Re:Mob justice is trampling democratic discourse
by throwaway894345 on Saturday September 04, 2021 @09:04AM
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It’s not cowardice, it’s that centrists or moderates are looking at issues rather than teams, so on some issues they’ll vote Republican and others Democrat. But partisans don’t understand the concept of “trying to do what’s best for one’s country”, so they can only understand this as “fear of committing to a team”.
Re:Mob justice is trampling democratic discourse
by rnd0 on Saturday September 04, 2021 @01:51PM
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It is cowardice when it's used as an excuse to not commit to a stand on an issue, and a lot of people do take issue with that.
Re:Mob justice is trampling democratic discourse
by throwaway894345 on Saturday September 04, 2021 @08:07PM
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But this is a strawman. There’s no evidence that any significant portion of centrists are so motivated.
The problem isn't that they are waiting for conclusive information -but that they pick "both sides" out of moral cowardliness. When people accuse them of "both sides" it's cowardice that they're being accused of.
Cowardice aside, Centrists and Moderates are not people who are sitting on the sidelines carefully weighing the issues.
Far from it!
It would be useful to do some reading on who and what "Centrists" really are about:
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-moderate-middle-is-...
https://novaramedia.com/2019/12/11/the-centrist-delusion-mid...
https://www.vox.com/2014/7/8/5878293/lets-stop-using-the-wor...