• HipHoboHarold@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    So American “centrist”, but not actual centrist. Which means you’re the guy in the meme on the right

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      9 months ago

      Look man, I’ll defend your right to say that stupid ass shit and make stupid ass assumptions about me, and I’ll defend it with my life, but you’re getting the Steve Harvey look right now…

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        9 months ago

        Except it’s probably true. In the US centrist is usually used as a way go say between the two parties. In reality it’s used to say between capitalism and basically everything else. So groups like the democrats are on the right. The are what’s generally referred to as “right of center.” They are not in the center of the right, but just a little past centrist. And to he exact, they would be authoritarian right of center on the political compass.

        The Republicans are further right and further into the authoritarian square.

        So for you to be lib center, you would need to be to the left and further south from the democrats

        Which means the dems are between you and the Republicans

        But yet even though you’re closer to dems politically, you prefer the ones that are so far removed from you that you likely have little to nothing in common

        Vs the dems who are closer to you politically

        Feel free to make it make sense, but the majority of the time I see other Americans talk about being center or libertarian, they really mean right wing authoritarians who just want no taxes and sometimes legal weed

        Edit: Also, “I’m giving you the look you’re giving me” is just “No u”. But k