• @Filthcollins@lemmy.world
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    204 months ago

    Centrists in the EU don’t think like that at all. Centrists can hold strong opinions, their position isn’t just do not pick sides and play devil’s advocate at all times. As a centrist, both scenarios boil my piss.

    You’ve just described two extreme situations, that any centrist would instantly notice are extreme.

        • NoneOfUrBusiness
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          74 months ago

          Eg, free education, citizen pay, more renewable energy good but unchecked, uncontrollable immigration bad.

          That just sounds like a center-leftist with one extra step, and that’s the problem with centrism: The right has little to no good ideas, so someone who thinks critically about their positions will strongly lean left, and someone who doesn’t will strongly lean right. “Centrists” are therefore people who simply don’t care about politics and not subscribers to a coherent political ideology.

      • @CalipherJones@lemmy.world
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        4 months ago

        Everyone will have a slightly different understanding and perception of centrism. That goes for all words and ideas. Conversation is so vital because it helps us iron out the differences. Most people want the same thing at the end of the day; peace, prosperity, and love. All of the misunderstandings we have get in the way of that.