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ZombieHorde

(29,047 posts) Thu Jan 16, 2014, 05:58 PM Jan 2014

What is the difference between the centrist left and the centrist right?

We all see these phrases used from time to time, but I don't know what they mean.

What are the center left and right positions on the war in Afghanistan?

What are the center left and right positions on the war on drugs?

What are the center left and right positions on the TPP?

What are the center left and right positions on the bank bailouts?

What are the center left and right positions on the Keystone pipeline?

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What is the difference between the centrist left and the centrist right? (Original Post) ZombieHorde Jan 2014 OP

Glossary: geek tragedy Jan 2014 #1

Im not sure there is a difference in policy positions on any of those issues NoOneMan Jan 2014 #2

The centrist left exists. KamaAina Jan 2014 #3

that means on those issues our center left actually lines up with the conservative right. liberal_at_heart Jan 2014 #5

"R" and "D"? 1000words Jan 2014 #4

Laundry and nothing more. Chan790 Jan 2014 #6

There is no centrist right, it is currently the extreme right and the extreme fringe right. Rex Jan 2014 #7

The difference is the so-called wedge issues MO_Moderate Jan 2014 #8

Like marriage equality and firearm magazine sizes? nt ZombieHorde Jan 2014 #9

2nd Amendment issues definetely MO_Moderate Jan 2014 #10

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)

1. Glossary:

Reply to ZombieHorde (Original post)

Thu Jan 16, 2014, 06:01 PM

Jan 2014

Center-right: any Democrat or DUer that I imagine is more conservative than I imagine myself to be

Center-left: The membership of the Democratic party, in aggregate, by definition

NoOneMan

(4,795 posts)

2. Im not sure there is a difference in policy positions on any of those issues

Reply to ZombieHorde (Original post)

Thu Jan 16, 2014, 06:02 PM

Jan 2014

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

3. The centrist left exists.

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Thu Jan 16, 2014, 06:03 PM

Jan 2014

liberal_at_heart

(12,081 posts)

5. that means on those issues our center left actually lines up with the conservative right.

Reply to KamaAina (Reply #3)

Thu Jan 16, 2014, 06:07 PM

Jan 2014

That is scary.

1000words

(7,051 posts)

4. "R" and "D"?

Reply to ZombieHorde (Original post)

Thu Jan 16, 2014, 06:04 PM

Jan 2014

Chan790

(20,176 posts)

6. Laundry and nothing more.

Reply to ZombieHorde (Original post)

Thu Jan 16, 2014, 06:07 PM

Jan 2014

The Centrist Left panders to the Democratic base. The Centrist Right panders to the GOP base. (Ineffectively. They're more popular with Democrats than their own party seemingly.)

The only ally either has is the other Centrist faction.

Fuck all centrists.

Rex

(65,616 posts)

7. There is no centrist right, it is currently the extreme right and the extreme fringe right.

Reply to ZombieHorde (Original post)

Thu Jan 16, 2014, 06:08 PM

Jan 2014

And the centrist left is what is known as moderate democrats. There is no such thing as left wing teabaggers nor is there a GOP liberal party.

Afghanistan = both say should be out.
War on Drugs = end it, more drug testing needed.
TPP = don't know this one.
TARP = moderates love it, RWingers hate it because Obama did it.
Keystone = don't know.