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[-] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 3 points 8 months ago

The centrists has their basic needs met and isn't part of a social group that is threatened so they see both as a waste of tax spending.

[-] MehBlah@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Balance is required to see things clearly. Just because both sides suck equally in their own 'special' way doesn't change the fact they are their own worst enemy.

[-] Speculater@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago

"If we just improve the education system, racism will go away." - My centrist friend

Bro, no. Also, who the fuck do you think is trying to fund education? Assuming we even accept your premise.

[-] Infynis@midwest.social 1 points 8 months ago

Education does help, or the right wouldn't be trying to gut it so hard. But it's not all we need

[-] esc27@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Maybe I’m the centrist in this scenario, but isn’t that just normal left? I’d expect far left to be like “we are going to exterminate all the rich then give their stuff to everyone else”

[-] Maven@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

In the US at least, the entire country is so far right that the position above is actually far left in our political sphere.

[-] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Haha yeah US is so backwards. And I'm surprised the world hasn't built a massive wall around us because we literally use God as part of our laws, how many weapons we have stockpiled, how many citizens die from unnecessary violence, how little we care about the homeless.

And any sort of empathy about any of those problems, even pointing it out, isnt even a discussion point in politics because itll go nowhere fast.

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[-] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

centrists are usually right wing wanting the votes/approval from left

[-] reagansrottencorpse@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

It's funny to see people that have swallowed anti communist peograganda hook line and sinker flounder in here trying to discredit the far left.

[-] NutWrench@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Undecided voters are the stupidest people on the face of the Earth.

[-] rival@mastodon.social 1 points 8 months ago

@FlyingSquid In my humble experience and understanding 'centrism' has been always an euphemism for 'far right' for the "politically correct" miserable cowards...

[-] bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works 0 points 8 months ago

That's quite a humble understanding imho. Centrists are technocratic. Evidence led, not ideological. Take good ideas from the centre right on regulating business and combine that with social policies from the left.

The Nordic model basically.

[-] masquenox@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago

Evidence led

I have yet to encounter a self-described "centrist" that can justify their hollow pandering with anything that can remotely be called evidence.

[-] bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago

The success of the Nordic social market model?

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago
[-] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago

USA: we don't have a left. Democrats are at best center.

[-] unreasonabro@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

You don't have a right either though, at least not a right on the democratic spectrum.

All you've got are "unacceptable" and "fascism".

[-] Sorgan71@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago

why do people say these thing when they know its not true

[-] adorable_yangire@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago

i just try my best to think logically and realistically idc abt left or right opinions

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 months ago

Thinking logically and realistically, without checking if left or right, inevitably leads to a leftist slant. There's nothing logical or realistic about right wing thought, that's why they usually suppress the scientific community and educational systems.

[-] taanegl@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago

Well, it's hard to tell liberals and conservatives apart, mostly because liberalism isn't left wing, but actually slightly right from centre, and both liberalism and conservativism share some similarities.

This is what McCarthyism did. It's the great goal post mover.

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 months ago

Liberalism is solidly right of center, its Social Democracy that is slightly right of center. Conservativism is just fascism.

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[-] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago

CPAC organizers did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

[-] gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago

How does that change anything? In the past they were willing to eject these people, but not this time.

[-] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago

It doesn’t. I just found it funny they expected a comment. The news not calling this fascism is why it’s going to get worse.

[-] gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago

I doubt they actually expected a comment. Reaching out for a comment is just part of what you do as a journalist.

[-] redfox@infosec.pub 1 points 8 months ago

I used to think that the type of hatred displayed by the filth guy was a small backwards group ina larger whole, but I'm not seeing anyone else in the larger whole, who might be less ridiculous, saying anything about the fridges. It makes them all appear the same.

This is a basic example of issues caused by not policing extremist views within your own group, or a group being too big and not representing the majority of people's views.

[-] hOrni@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago

It says something, that securing people's basic needs is considered "far" left.

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[-] ThatFembyWho@lemmy.blahaj.zone -1 points 8 months ago

But isn't being forced to pay taxes a form of extermination?!

[-] JairSterre@feddit.nl -1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

The left: we're gonna spy on everyone to make sure you're fine and doing well!

The right: dude nobody's looking who cares

Centrists: are either of you sure and aware of your statements?

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 0 points 8 months ago

The left is not saying this.

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