But then many of them they seem to find something to criticise in that Hillary Clinton quote there ("takes a village to raise a child") - and also to be very keen on the rights of individuals as against those of the wider community, as for example in the case of gun control.

It's not as simple as a matter of labels, it's one of drawing the lines in different places in relation to different issues.

Think of someone like Jim Wallis - pre-eminently communitarian in his attitudes.