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minus-squarezxqwas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·16 days agoEvery vote from the center is not only a vote you gain but a vote you deny the other party.
minus-squareOwOarchist@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·16 days agoAnd every step you take toward the center is a step closer to being indistinguishable from the other party.
minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·16 days agoLook at this guy. He thinks politicians will do what they say. Lie to the center for their vote. Then be progressive.
minus-squareOwOarchist@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·16 days agoUnfortunately, it’s usually the opposite: lie to the progressives for their vote, then be centrist.
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 days agoThat’s the entire idea, and why people demand unquestioning support for centrists.
Every vote from the center is not only a vote you gain but a vote you deny the other party.
And every step you take toward the center is a step closer to being indistinguishable from the other party.
Look at this guy. He thinks politicians will do what they say.
Lie to the center for their vote. Then be progressive.
Unfortunately, it’s usually the opposite: lie to the progressives for their vote, then be centrist.
That’s the entire idea, and why people demand unquestioning support for centrists.