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In reply to the discussion: ???What the bloodly hell are Centrists??? [View all]The Magistrate
(95,264 posts)29. It is A Seductive Fallacy, Sir, Known As The Fallacy Of the Golden Mean
It is far from always the case, or even the usual case, that the truth lies in the middle between two views, but the idea has a certain charm. It lets people posture as deep and wise, when what they really do is apply a cookie-cutter to complex matters without having much awareness of facts concerning them, or having to give much thought to the question at all.
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Which conservative/Republican arguments are you referring to? Which ones should we look at?
JHB
Aug 2012
#12
"Populism" can be good or bad depending on whether is based on the left or on the right.
pampango
Aug 2012
#18
you just managed to illustrate how far to the right the "center" has migrated..
frylock
Aug 2012
#25
They are people who have committed their entire political ideology to a logical fallacy.
white_wolf
Aug 2012
#24
Anyone to the right of me is an evil idiot and anyone to the left of me is a delusional crackpot.
Throd
Aug 2012
#26