"Centrism"

[Centurion1]

Now i like to think i am a centrist. I support limited social spending, etc. however, most people would consider a pretty far right guy. My question is that almost everyone considers themselves a centrist. In reality though, very few people are really "centrist". Why do you think that people are so enamored with the concept of centrism? Perhaps the feeling that one is able to relate to everyone on some level?

[Lemur]

I'd say it's a lot more basic than that; whatever we experience we consider "normal." Whatever happens to us is terribly important; when it happens to other people, not so much.

By the same logic (or lack of logic, really), whatever politics we have formed or inherited are "centrist," and anyone who believes otherwise is clearly a fringe nutjob.

It's just a matter of us, as human beings, being unable to have any perspective that is not our own.

[Beskar]

Majority of my opinions are "common sense", in my view, but anyone on the right of Mussolini thinks I am so far left, I lapped them on the scale.

[Centurion1]

I agree i think that it is simply a persons perspective. For better or for worse, everyone's perspective is different and that is probably one of the things that defines us as human beings.

[Husar]

I'm not centrist, I'm just right...

[HoreTore]

I'm no centrist, I belong on the left.

[Megas Methuselah]

Now i like to think i am a centrist. I support limited social spending, etc. however, most people would consider a pretty far right guy. My question is that almost everyone considers themselves a centrist. In reality though, very few people are really "centrist". Why do you think that people are so enamored with the concept of centrism? Perhaps the feeling that one is able to relate to everyone on some level?

Lol. No offence, but I'd never call you a centrist.

[Ironside]

Can be worth mentioning that the classical centrist parties are normally quite small here in Sweden.

Centurion1, you are an American correct? In the US those mega parties and the high pitched rethoric, on both sides, makes people that can consider voting for either party and tries to distance themself from the fringes, consider themself centrist.

Generally, people usually consider thier ideas as sane and having common sence. That combined with that the average of anything is usually seen as a fair compromize, gives that the you're part of the (sane and good) center a certain appeal that occationally pops up.