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[–] hmonkey@lemy.lol 3 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (5 children)

Can you describe what a centrist is? It sounds like you might just be talking about undecided voters

[–] Loss@sh.itjust.works 3 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

Someone that believes the middle of a political spectrum is the difference between the two most popular sides, regardless of those sides positions in the actual political spectrum; i.e. someone that believes liberals and conservatives should work together and compromise in order to not be too left or too right, despite both of those ideologies being inherently far right wing.

I.e. "let's listen to what Nazis have to say and give them a place in government"

[–] hmonkey@lemy.lol 4 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

I've actually never met anyone like this. I think people on social media want a binary so they simplify all opinions into fascism vs antifascism and then point and laugh at those who try to bring the details back into the discussion. They claim that centrists are somehow "splitting the difference" between fascism and antifascism.

It's so illogical I can't help but rule it out when trying to understand someone's train of thought.

[–] Loss@sh.itjust.works 0 points 7 hours ago

You have, you're on a reddit clone. Reddit, especially r/politics is centrism defined,, including the ever rightward shift it has taken that follows the natural path of centrism.

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