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Here is the core problem that I have a hard time articulating: Here is what OP is doing: 1) Point out ills on the other side - QAnon, Climate denial, etc. 2)
by systemvoltage 5y ago
Here is the core problem that I have a hard time articulating:
Here is what OP is doing:
1) Point out ills on the other side - QAnon, Climate denial, etc.
2) Make a sweeping statement that being a centrist means giving attention to aforementioned theories and giving "equal" importance to both sides. That's not what centrists do.
OP's condenscending take on Centrists is based on low-blows and not much substance.
- JKCalhoun 5y agoI feel like there was a time when you could be centrist and it made you appear objective, wise, open to discourse from both sides (a bit like Switzerland, LOL?). I think that time has passed though. Maybe it's the extremists that are forcing us to take sides. It's a little too nuanced in today's political climate to say, "I'm a centrist and entertain ideas from both sides … but not those crazy ideas."
- systemvoltage 5y agoDo you think we're being manipulated by foreign adversaries? I know its crazy to think about and conspiratorial, but we're rotting from the inside and it's insane how divided America is.
- JKCalhoun 5y agoI think there are foreign actors. But I don't think that's the entire explanation. I think rather they're taking advantage of rifts that were already here. And there are plenty of home-grown actors taking advantage of these rifts as well.