03-25-2007, 09:43 PM
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What does a moderat stand for? Take the two "extremes", add them together, divide by two, and voila, that's what moderates stand for.
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Just like extremist, moderates stand for what they believe is right, it's just that what they believe may not fit neatly into a liberal or conservative category. Take myself, for example. I support liberal causes such as gay rights, and affirmative action. I don't think the Iraq war was justified, and I support a strict separation of church and state. However, I also support many conservative causes, such as gun rights (though I do support some restrictions). I'm also pro-life.
That's kind of the problem with Americans bipolar poltical system. If you don't neatly fall into either a liberal or conservative category, people think you stand for nothing. But that just doesn't really make sense. |
My problem with moderates is that they don't have any principles, they are just in the middle of whatever range prevails. What would a moderate nazi have been like? A moderate cambodian communist?
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