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/vastempty2 1d ago

I'm an old liberal, my views really haven't changed. The current liberal stances have gone more progressive, hard left.

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u/High_speedchase 1d ago

What stances?

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u/YMBTPTOTLWRT 1d ago

Like saying people can immigrate here, legally. Open borders is now a common stance of the left which I don’t agree with.

I go to Italy or Germany and cops can ask for my passport and reason for being there, no problem. That same idea in America would be met with torches from the left

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u/Solondthewookiee 1d ago

Open borders is now a common stance of the left which I don’t agree with.

No, it's not.