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minus-squarezxqwas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down3·1 month agoEvery vote from the center is not only a vote you gain but a vote you deny the other party.
minus-squareOwOarchist@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·1 month agoAnd every step you take toward the center is a step closer to being indistinguishable from the other party.
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoThat’s the entire idea, and why people demand unquestioning support for centrists.
minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 month 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-up7arrow-down3·1 month agoUnfortunately, it’s usually the opposite: lie to the progressives for their vote, then be centrist.
minus-squaresubversive_dev@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-21 month agoIf there were any parties outside the control of finance capital that might have some significance
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.
That’s the entire idea, and why people demand unquestioning support for centrists.
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.
If there were any parties outside the control of finance capital that might have some significance