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| Topic | "Radical centrists" contribute to the problem of political division |
| hockeybub89 06/24/18 11:39:23 PM #27: | NonDairyMiltank posted... hockeybub89 posted...The whole problem is that we view politics as two teams in America. Politics is a spectrum and not everyone on either side of middle is completely agreeance, and speaking to actual people makes that obvious. Saying "I hate both sides" or "Both sides make good points" just reinforces the notion that there are two beliefs and the solution is a logical compromise of the two. You're bound to wind up in situations where the "2" options are not equally valid, but your desire for equilibrium forces you to validate bad ideas. Also, unless you have literally none of your own opinions or make a conscious effort to split up your beliefs equally between both "sides", then you are likely not in the center and do trend in one direction or the other. Yes. The problem is viewing politics as two distinct teams (left and right) with a set of beliefs and the heroic centrist thinks the solution is in the middle. However, politics is a spectrum and it is highly unlikely that you are dead center unless you are a mindless husk or basing your beliefs more on balance than any personal conviction. The problem isn't the spectrum. It's the false belief that it is a dichotomy. The "Both sides" centrist is buying into that belief. --- ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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