• kokiriflute@lemmy.world
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    Self-professed “everything is black or white” fools think they’re always right and the other side is always wrong.

    There’s no room for nuance or looking at laws/topics individually in a two party system. Instead two-siders usually think everyone and everything from a side that isn’t their own e.g. Centrists are all wrong.

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      Self-proclaimed centrists tend to believe that there are two sides and the best place to be is in the middle.

      There are not two sides. There are many. There is no middle between them. Centrists are just advocating continuous compromise with one side. And curiously, it always seems to be compromise with the powerful seeking more power.

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        I’m a centrist who believes there are many sides. Middle is not necessarily the best place to be. Each issues requires careful consideration. I also don’t think compromise is necessary when one side is clearly wrong. For example, we don’t need to hear from climate change deniers or people who think other humans shouldn’t have body autonomy.

        I dislike the two-party system in the United States and wish we had more parties. We need things like Ranked Choice and Star voting methods to combat the two-party bullshit that’s forced down our throats. It feels like we’re constantly having to choose the lesser evil with the two party system.

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          Serious question: how can you call yourself a centrist if the things you say you want are extreme left of the center?

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            Because I also have beliefs that are to the right of the center.

            For example, I think the left takes “reverse racism” way too far and it results in racist policies e.g. Asian kids having a hard time getting into college. Perhaps we should be looking at more intelligent metrics like the wealth of the family rather than solely looking at someone’s skin color.

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        As a self proclaimed Centrist, no the problem is not being in the middle of things but that each side typically more nuance than most sides are willing to concede.

        Promotion of a Nordic Model of Economy is still an embrace of Capitalism, Laissez-faire fundamentalisrs will decry the government oversight & taxation, and Socialists will decry the lack of workers/community owning the means of production. Meanwhile the nuance looks at the efficacy of capitalism while mitigating the worst consequences.