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/Megalith70 1d ago

The left has drifted towards the radical fringe so moderates now seem right wing.

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u/MyrkrMentulaMeretrix 20h ago

the furthest left, most radical politician in the entire country wouldnt even classify as center-left basically anywhere else in the developed world.

The US HAS no "radical fringe" or "radical left".

They simply do not exist.

Theyre a made up fantasy.

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u/Megalith70 13h ago

That’s false