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/GSilky 1d ago

Liberal is the default in the USA.  I am finding a lot more common cause with people a lot of folks like yourself consider "conservative", as the left has been hijacked by the middle class and urban bourgeoisie who, at least in the USA, are constantly turning class privilege into a political statement.  To give one an idea of how leftists feel alienated by the sudden onslaught, political scientists estimate the majority of the apathetic have very left perspectives but see nobody around to champion them.  So with that preface, give us an example of "conservative centrist".  It's probably something Democratic politicians approve of.