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I'm a centrist. Am I allowed anywhere in this cruel world?
“If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice”
When I say I'm a centrist that means for some stuff I'm liberal and for other I'm conservative
Centrist isn't someone who is not into politics. They classify themselves as "non politicals"
You got the difference?
What conservative positions do you support?
Stop hating and check my other comment
I'm from india so I can tell my perspective only for my country
I want
I have bad news for you brown guy, you are a middle ground between conservatives and fascists. Almost all of your takes are aggressive and repressive. People don’t work like that, we are all different and we should account for all diversity. You think “uneducated low earning people” should not get free shit but because they can be bribed. So you understand that desperate people would do anything, so why not help them? Why are they desperate? You remove the freebies but you keep the poverty.
You can step into fascism when you realise that “removing DEI” it’s a lot of bureaucracy and wasted time. Bullets are much cheaper.
I know it's a mixed side. But I'm definitely not a fascist nor do I support fascism
I don't know if you don't understand the situation but in india shit is complex. There have been interviews of people living in slums, they say they are making more children to get a little more money from the govt (from the scheme which was made for educational purposes of lower income households), some of them are regularly caught to be begging instead of doing some work (specially the ones who are fully fit and fine).
You know why it's like that? Because most of them got the bread and circus and they don't want anything more.
The govt doesn't even care about the poor and handicapped people tbh, because they get less seats from the affirmative actions. The so called oppressed groups "STs/SCs" get it.
Recently I gave an exam, the cutoff for general category is 94%ile but for ST it is 49%ile. Just look at the difference
That's why affirmative actions should be income based only for the ones who are in the BPL (below poverty line) list
I have some very superficial knowledge of Indian system casts etc… but regardless, people are people, fundamentally they act the same.
Let’s start from here: they don’t want anything else. Are you sure? Would you believe in a system where you are confined in your cast (or for any other countries, general poverty), where you need to slave just to survive? If you live in a slum, yes your first issue is bread, second issue is bread tomorrow. You are not drinking grass smoothies dreaming a lambo. Why? Because you know, you see it everyday, that no matter what you do the probability are against you.
So why anyone living in a slum would even try to game the system? “Nobody expects me to make it… why not make as many kids as possible and get the money, at least my first son will survive. “
We need to stop thinking about people in terms of good vs. evil. We are surviving machines, we do what profit us and make us last long, good or bad doesn’t matter. Governments should account for that and give everyone the same OPPORTUNITIES and bridge differences with empathy and understanding.
Talk to homeless people, listen to their stories. You will realise it’s an unlucky, unsupported, discarded version of you.
As I understand you, you're in favor of abolishing quotas for SC/ST persons, for example. In view of the large and rising income inequality and wealth inequality across the Indian population (stats), would you be open to an ambitious 'caste-blind' social security system, financed by taxing the rich? Or to income-based educational support programs?
What's caste blind social security system?
There should income based affirmative actions, for the ones who comes in BPL (below poverty line) list and for the specially abled people
If more than half a century of affirmative actions wasn't able to give jobs to certain communities, then it's a skill issue not a society issue
Casteism doesn't exists except in some villages, left extremists would say otherwise
It means your convictions are meaningless & you will become a tool of the Fascists eventually.
Check my other comment in this comment thread and tell me if I'm wrong
Nah.
See that's what
But people in this comment section already thought I would be a fascist
"I only oppress people when they deseve it."
Well I don't deserve 6 downvotes 💢
Balancing on the knife's edge is always a dangerous act.
Share your thoughts, be cordial, question politely, answer in kind.
I always answer politely unless the other person fcs around
Still you'll targetted everywhere id you're a centrist. Just look at the down votes😂
You can't please greek and trojans and politics are always a dividing subject but, in my opinion, nobody has the reason by themselves. Usually, everyone has a good idea that everyone should support.