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[–] 6 points 31 minutes ago

Centrists are just closeted right wingers that don’t want to be criticized for their right wing views.

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  • [–] 57 points 2 hours ago (5 children)

    "I'm neither right not left" = far-right. Always.

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  • [–] 6 points 47 minutes ago

    Some green parties tried the same nonsense for a while, though I think they all admit to being left by now. The argument was that they'd work independently of party blocks with climate as the only issue.

    Of course right wing politics are always an environmental disaster, but sometimes you would see unusual constellations in local politics.

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  • [–] [S] 16 points 2 hours ago (3 children)

    Yep, it's called Fish Hook Theory:

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  • [–] 21 points 2 hours ago

    Note that there is no such theory outside of Internet slang. There is no merit in it. Just as horseshoe theory is without merit. There are complex, underlying causes for it making so much sense, but do not be baited by comfort.

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  • [–] 3 points 55 minutes ago*

    We had a similar short-lived party in my region, leading up to this 2026 regional selection. For about 20 days, we had a centre party made up of far-right dickweeds who rejected their party's choice of chief dickweed and started their own.

    It was comically bad, but used the same "we're the centre" nonsense while being ver-ry far-right.

    Of course, they mended fences and rejoined the mob.

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  • [–] 1 point 33 minutes ago (2 children)

    I'm curious, what does the center look like?

    Like the center has to be somewhere right? I'm solidly left, but certainly not as left as your average person on Lemmy.

    Why I hate being left sometimes

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  • [–] 1 point 20 minutes ago (1 child)

    IMO ideally the center should be fine with government provided socialized services and regulation to fully support society, offer everyone the same advantages to change their economic status to middle-class, and prevent wild disparity and capture of the system by wealth yet still allow for people to achieve wealth that, does indeed, allow for some excess but not at the expense of society.

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  • [–] 2 points 57 minutes ago*

    Reminds me of the Apocalyptic Cult in Parks and Rec, the “Reasonableists”

    HAIL ZORP

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  • [–] 10 points 2 hours ago (1 child)

    Not typical for parties wearing that name. That being said the German Zentrum (CxU predecessor) did in fact happily vote with the NSDAP in favour of the enabling Act which was the major turning point in establishing Nazi Germany.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 hours ago

    That's some 1984 level shit

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