Relating as persons: psychology, society, politics
The Centrist Project proposes to break the gridlock in Washington by electing five independent Senators. It’s an appealing strategy. But their Centrist Principles show a moderate go with the flow attitude that eschews “ideology” for trendy politics. For example, under Environmental responsibility it reads: “I will act as a steward of the environment for future generations. […]
In my usage, centrism is distinguished from moderation as follows: The moderate seeks the relative middle so if the winds blow in one direction, the moderate moves in that direction to a moderate degree. In contrast the centrist stakes out a position in the long-term middle so if the winds blow in one direction, the centrist
The first and second article of the Virginia Declaration of Rights, which was written by George Mason and adopted unanimously by the Virginia Convention of Delegates on June 12, 1776, states: That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of
