Assuming the political leanings of the populous are measured in a vacuum, sure. But they aren’t. They are so much not that the idea of centrist in the US is pretty solid right for the rest of the democratic world. When your only options of votes are “guys who have a hard-on for fascism” and “let’s appeal to those who aren’t entirely sold but are willing to see where the fascism goes”, you see how this can, over time, really shove things in that direction. It’s a false choice that’s even further reduced due to both parties controlling educational resources and the generational knowledge base used to influence successive generations
Assuming the political leanings of the populous are measured in a vacuum, sure. But they aren’t.
Right, we also aren’t measuring political leanings worldwide. We are measuring them in the United States.
In the United States leftist have very few voters and candidates because of its lack of popularity.
When your only options of votes are “guys who have a hard-on for fascism” and “let’s appeal to those who aren’t entirely sold but are willing to see where the fascism goes”,
The reason these are the two options are because these options win in the primaries by the majority of voters choosing them in a democracy.
Leftists run in the primaries and lose fairly, even to AIPAC candidates.
If the majority of voters are centrists then shouldn’t the policies reflect that?
Do you think leftist policies should be forced onto voters that don’t want them and vote against them?
Assuming the political leanings of the populous are measured in a vacuum, sure. But they aren’t. They are so much not that the idea of centrist in the US is pretty solid right for the rest of the democratic world. When your only options of votes are “guys who have a hard-on for fascism” and “let’s appeal to those who aren’t entirely sold but are willing to see where the fascism goes”, you see how this can, over time, really shove things in that direction. It’s a false choice that’s even further reduced due to both parties controlling educational resources and the generational knowledge base used to influence successive generations
Right, we also aren’t measuring political leanings worldwide. We are measuring them in the United States.
In the United States leftist have very few voters and candidates because of its lack of popularity.
The reason these are the two options are because these options win in the primaries by the majority of voters choosing them in a democracy.
Leftists run in the primaries and lose fairly, even to AIPAC candidates.