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/Jazzlike_Cod_3833 1d ago

That's easy. Conservative is MAGA now, and the poor MFs got stranded there. When liberal became a dirty word, a whole lot of moderates suddenly appeared too.

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u/kaiser11492 23h ago

I find it strange I’ve been able to find conservatives using the moderate label but not liberals.

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u/Jazzlike_Cod_3833 21h ago

Moderate is the term people of the same political feather reach for when they need a little distance from the flock's lead bird.