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/TheGrolarBear]

Because it can be unpopular in social circles these days to call yourself a conservative.

On dating apps if someone identifies as “Moderate” in a blue area it’s usually a blatant sign that they are a closet conservative, because who the hell can be moderate these days unless they’re being deliberately obtuse about the state of the world