• @[email protected]
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    169 months ago

    This is the fundamental flaw with conceiving of politics as points on a line. “Moderates” aren’t actually in the middle of things. They are their own political philosophy. But it’s not as though you add communism and fascism together and divide by two and you get neoliberalism. They are all distinct philosophies.

    • @ralphio
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      109 months ago

      Yeah there’s this push to equate “moderate” with “unbiased” and therefore above the fray of politics. But you’re spot on with your assessment.

    • @Candelestine
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      -49 months ago

      Yeah, and throwing in economic vs political classifications doesn’t simplify anything either.