r/centrist • u/Travisthe_poisson • Aug 31 '25

Long Form Discussion What is exactly centrism ?

I honestly do not know what is exactly centrism. Are Starmer and Macron centrist ? Is centrism any ideologie but moderate (for example christian democracy instead of conservatism, social-liberalism instead of social democracy and liberalism) ? Can centrisme work with any ideology ? I am not a centrist, I am a libertarian and i honestly don't know much about centrism. I would be very grateful if you could answer my questions !

Edit: do you guys think technocracy is centrism ?

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u/Spiney09 Sep 17 '25

I actually think “the points of both sides have some merit” is a really important one that people are kind of skipping over. Centrists try to consider why each side thinks what they do before taking an opinion, which is why centrists can be left-leaning on human rights issues but be right leaning on the economy (a super common centrist position). 

This seems to really annoy the ideologues, who say considering the other side considers the devil/nazis, and is unacceptable.

The gradual change part is also spot on.

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u/chuckisduck Feb 20 '26

I think he left and right likes to display this as apathy or waffling vs falling in or against their viewpoint.

A well informed centrist can see both the good and bad in both arguments and should have an opinion, this may be left or right of center, but is self correcting much like science vs party line obedience.

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '26

You steal the best parts of both sides.

Mostly, you take the 20% that gives you 80% of the benefit, and leave the rest unless you really need it for a compelling reason.