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[–] AceTKen@lemmy.ca 37 points 1 year ago (27 children)

The reason that you are running into situations like this is because you never see the Centrist also vehemently argue with right-wing policies frequently.

You only see them argue with you and therefore have a skewed view of them and their politics. If you are left wing, and argue for left-wing policies in every case, that means you will also be argued with by somebody who believes political nuance and not just waving a party flag.

The right wing also shits on centrists because they think they are secretly left-wing since they argue with some of their stupider points as well.

These people aren't secretly right-wing and just don't have the balls to say it. That is a horrendous take no matter where you fall on the political spectrum the only serves to limit conversation.

[–] Hextic@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I would love to see a centrist argue against right wing policies. Once.

Not even to me just in general. Surely there is a library of video / audio / text examples out there that for some reason hasn't crossed my path, and a whole lotta shit has in almost 30 years of internet.

[–] smurfkiller013@feddit.nl 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Oh I gotcha. Right-leaning centrist here: fuck guns, don't ban abortion.

It's not that hard /shrug

[–] Hextic@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Congrats. You are now a liberal going by USA terms.

[–] HardlightCereal@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

That's not an argument, that's a conclusion. Conclusions are meant to go at the end of arguments.

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