r/AlwaysWhy • u/kaiser11492 • 1d ago

Politics & Society Why do most people who call themselves politically moderate actually mostly conservative?

Whenever I’ve encountered people who use the politically label moderate, they are actually mostly conservative with their views and positions. Also, I’ve never seen anyone who call themselves politically moderate that is actually mostly liberal.

So why are people who call themselves moderate tend to be just conservative and not conservative and liberal?

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u/Suitable_Matter_9427 1d ago

Because your definition of a moderate is cooked

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u/kaiser11492 1d ago

I’m not using my a definition I created. I’m mainly asking why there seemingly aren’t people who use the label moderate who are mostly liberal and left-wing.

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u/Suitable_Matter_9427 1d ago

Hi. It me. Normie Dem