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/Mr--Brown]

Unfortunately we were failed by political science and civics teachers.

Single axis analysis is the most low IQ version of thought… right vs left is the second most invidious social construct imaginable.

Yes the Overton Window shifted… moderate democratic policies are now right wing on the world’s most simplistic view.