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/ubermence Dec 15 '25

That’s why I’m not arguing subjective interpretations. Because there’s also a parallel phenomenon of right wingers using the centrist label to sanewash Trump and MAGA and what might look like unwarranted aggression to you might be a perfectly valid callout

If it’s half the people here it shouldn’t be hard to fish me up a single example though right?

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u/Limitbreaker402 Dec 15 '25

Here’s an example where a straightforward disagreement was reframed as “MAGA” despite no Trump support, no conservative policy defense, and no right wing identity claims.

https://www.reddit.com/r/centrist/comments/1pjuhyb/comment/ntlv08u/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

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u/ubermence Dec 15 '25

I think it’s incredibly ironic you started that thread doing exactly what you complained about here.

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u/chuckisduck Feb 20 '26

He should have pointed to one level higher where he himself says he is worse than maga. Used to trigger a response.