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Originally Posted by iggy_oi
I think use of the term “radical centre” is just about the greatest illustration of how absurd using left/right/centre to describe political views really is.
How about we focus less on radical views and more on rational ones?
Seriously, wtf is radical centre supposed to even mean?
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radical_centrism
It's not like it's anything new. Pierre Elliott Trudeau and Chretien were most definitely radical centrists in their way of governing. Ross Perot was seen as one. You are taking the word radical too literally.
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Perot did not fit the usual political stereotypes; his views were seen as either pragmatic or populist, depending on the observer, and usually focused on his economic policy, such as balancing the budget, to gain support from both Democratic and Republican voters. Perot supported stricter gun control such as an assault weapons ban and supported increased research in AIDS.[74][75] Perot was hesitant on covering the issue of gay rights during his 1992 campaign, but openly supported gay rights in 1996.[76][77]
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Nowadays "radical centrist" is barely a thing. If Liberals actively shifted their focus back to the center and radicalism which at least on the surface Carney is trying to do, it probably would piss off a lot of self described progressives while Conservatives would still see them as left. That's how you know they hit center.