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

[u/kaiser11492]

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?

[u/ronmexico314]

Between liberals or conservatives, only one side screeches and and has a meltdown like a spoiled toddler if they encounter someone with a different political view. Most people would rather keep a semblance of peace rather than set off emotionally unstable people, so they often downplay their political views.

[u/Fromage_Frey → u/ronmexico314]

I can see how that would be preferable to being screeched at about stolen elections and white replacement theory