Comment by MyOutfitIsVague
2 months ago
Very many of us are quite critical of all authoritarianism, and don't feel like we've been represented by any presidential administration for our entire lives. Centrist liberalism isn't flashy or popular, though, and it doesn't spawn many angry rallying cries or outrage that goes viral, so you'd think that we don't exist.
The current flavor of authoritarianism is quite bad, though, and does distastefully wear its hypocrisy on its sleeves.
If "centrist liberal" means being critical of all authoritarianism, from Obama to Trump, where would the democrats lie in this political balance?
I ask sincerely here. That would be a centre which would be ten miles left of where the centre seems to be, from where I'm sitting. Curious to know how you view the political spectrum to arrive at this framework.
For example, Macron might be a good example. How would you classify his politics, based on the above framing?