• xor@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    4 months ago

    I think it’s reasonable to call it centrist, despite also being right-wing (ie centre-right)

    To me, centrism isn’t just about being somewhere in the middle between the left and right of the political environment, but also about having policies that make small adjustments to the current system, as opposed to fundamental, large scale change

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      4 months ago

      policies that make small adjustments to the current system, as opposed to fundamental, large scale change

      The word you’re looking for is “conservative”

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        (in a political context) favouring free enterprise, private ownership, and socially traditional ideas

        Conservative implies right leaning, centrist implies opposed to large scale change

        One can be a radical conservative, and one can be centre-left

        The word I was looking for is “centrist”