I dont live in a two party country, and Im not commenting from that perspective. The major parties here are right wing, but someone can still be centrist.
The problem is that the center is defined relative to whatever political strains happen to exist at the moment, which are always in motion. The periphery moves, so the center moves with it. Anyone calling themselves centrists for an extended period of time is just someone without convictions who follows the general vibe around them.
Not everybody lives in a two-party hell-hole. Being able to choose a little bit of A, B, and C is possible.
I dont live in a two party country, and Im not commenting from that perspective. The major parties here are right wing, but someone can still be centrist.
So what’s with the anti-centrist rhetoric?
Because i think centrists go whichever way the prevailing wind blows, and at the moment its blowing to the right.
That by definition is not a centrist.
The problem is that the center is defined relative to whatever political strains happen to exist at the moment, which are always in motion. The periphery moves, so the center moves with it. Anyone calling themselves centrists for an extended period of time is just someone without convictions who follows the general vibe around them.
Are you a centrist?
Do I have to belong to a group to defend them?
I dont think so. Im just wondering whats with the passionate defence.