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jasonmp85yesterday at 7:24 PM2 repliesview on HN

"Centrist" in America is just "far-right but doesn't talk about it very loudly"


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JumpCrisscrossyesterday at 9:56 PM

> "Centrist" in America is just "far-right but doesn't talk about it very loudly"

Centrist in America means institutionalist, i.e. gunning for the status quo. That's going to piss off lefist and right-wing fanatics because both want to blow up the status quo. (They tend to be seen as a spoiler for progressives and conservatives. Think: Joe Manchin or Susan Collins.)

boroboro4yesterday at 9:22 PM

But this particular one does?..