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Well that sucks. I love Sealab.
I think he has changed his views since then.
I hope so.
EDIT: Wikipedia says: "He is the co-author of the New York Times bestseller The Party's Over: How the Extreme Right Hijacked the GOP and I Became a Democrat." So basically an 'enlightened centrist.' Better than before, I guess.
Imagine thinking being a centrist is a bad thing. God forbid everyone's views don't align with yours.
Imagine thinking becoming a Democrat because Republicans went too far right actually makes you a centrist.
America has two parties. A right-wing party and a far-right wing party.
Or, now hear me out, you don't have to align with either of the two major American political parties. You don't have to support either. What either party does or does not do has no bearing on my views on a subject.
When did I say what he or you had to do?
If you don't like being criticized for your political position, keep it hidden and don't get butthurt when people criticize someone else's.
Neither you nor he are granted a special dispensation to be free from criticism, sorry.
Being centrist inherently means trying to hold two opinions that don't jive together. Say someone likes lower taxes, but also says health care will be publicly funded. We would need higher taxes on that system--which would be less money out of your pocket over time--and something needs to give.
Then there are issues where there is no center position. Like getting into a war or not.
You're entitled to your opinion. It's wrong, but you're entitled to it. Centrists have views all across the political spectrum. One can support abortion rights while supporting the 2nd amendment. One can support smaller government (in a individuals life) while supporting more regulations for corporations.
There's leftist groups that agree. That's not inherently centrist.
Which of these positions do you consider left or right? Because if you're confusing Democrats with leftists, I can see how you think this is centrist.
They're just another centrist reaffirming that centrists are morons.
Gottem.
Centrists are the ones who think they can agree with everyone. They think you can strike a compromise between genocidal neo nazis and gay people who want to be alive, and make everyone happy. Leftists are the ones who understand that some opinions are just plain bad.