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In politics, centrism usually refers to the political ideal of promoting moderate policies which land in the middle ground between different political extremes. Most commonly, this is visualized as part of the one-dimensional political spectrum of Left-Right politics, with centrism landing in the middle between left-wing politics and right-wing politics. However, there is arguably more than one dimension to politics, so even the center has its own radicals as exemplified by radical centrist politics. Politics, sometimes defined as the art and science of government. ...
In politics and religion, a moderate is an individual who holds an intermediate position between two extreme or radical viewpoints. ...
A political spectrum is a way of comparing or visualizing different political positions, by placing them upon one or more geometric axes. ...
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In politics, right-wing, the political right, or simply The Right, are terms that refer to the segment of the political spectrum often associated with any of several strains of conservatism, the religious right, and areas of classical liberalism, or simply the opposite of left-wing politics. ...
The term Radical Middle refers to a type of third way philosophy as well as an associated political movement, which defines itself by simultaneously affirming both sides of an apparently contradictory issue, whether that be Left-Right politics or a false dilemma. ...
Definitions No prominent people call themselves "centrists." The term is not widely used in the United States.
An alternate definition is to assume that the two poles in question (e.g., Left/Right) are well-defined, and then (i) define as 'centrist' any position which the Left considers too far Right AND the Right considers too far Left, and (ii) define as a 'Centrist' any person who self-identifies more with those positions than either the Left or the Right. The weakness in this argument is that it is difficult to unambiguously and objectively define both poles at once, but that difficulty affects all political defintions, not just centrists.
In practice, the two poles can only be well-defined in a specific place at a specific time, since they differ from place to place and change over time. Thus, "centrism" itself means different things in different places (depending on the local political spectrum) and changes over time. For example, ideas that were considered extremist 200 years ago (such as democracy and universal suffrage) are considered centrist today - while other ideas that were considered centrist 200 years ago (such as slavery and racism) are considered extremist today. Universal suffrage (also general suffrage or common suffrage) consists of the extension of suffrage to all adults, without distinction as to race, sex, belief, or social status. ...
Slavery is a condition in which one person, known as a slave, is under the control of another. ...
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Significance Centrism is important because it applies to very large swaths of the populace. In many countries, most members of the public tend to identify themselves as independent rather than as left-wing, right-wing, or any other political wing. Politicians of many parties try to appeal to this so-called Vital Center, although many pundits find fault in this approach. For example, candidates using centrist politics to gain wider appeal risk losing support from the more idealistic members of their political parties. Also, centrist candidates may find themselves strongly agreeing with opponents in debates, potentially confusing voters as to how they stack up. This may have contributed to the controversial outcome of the 2000 U.S. presidential election in the United States (admittedly aggravated by political polarization among voters, a fairly different phenomenon). A political party is an organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ...
In politics in the United States, the Vital Center is a term used to describe where the Presidential nominees of the two major political parties go to look for votes, traditionally after they have wrapped up their own partys nomination at the party convention. ...
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Debate or debating is a formal method of interactive and position representational argument. ...
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In politics, polarization is the process by which the public opinion divides and goes to the extremes. ...
It could certainly be argued that centrist politics do not infact exist, as there is no distinct definition of what it actually stands for. Traditionally, politics was based on ideology - whereby a democratic government is formed between two or more conflicting ideologies - eg. Communism, Socialism, Fascism or Capitalism. Once these ideologies come together, they automatically created a "centre ground" - the basic principle of democracy. In recent years however there has been a distinctive shift away from ideologies, embracing free market capitalism over all else. This is viewed as a mature step forward by so-called centrists who would argue that bitter squabbles over economic systems and tax structures have diverted politics away from far more important issues. Others would argue that economics and tax structures are absolutely key with regard to social stability. The main argument against centrism though, is the effect it has on the electorate - since the British Labour Party reinvented itself in 1997 as "New Labour", abandoning its key Socialist beliefs and embracing the centre ground, it has won 3 successive general elections - but voter turnout has dropped from 71.29% to just 61.36% in 2005. Perhaps the UK electorate feels powerless as all the main parties rush to the "centre ground". An ideology is an organized collection of ideas. ...
This article is about communism as a form of society and as a political movement. ...
Socialism is a social and economic system (or the political philosophy advocating such a system) in which the economic means of production are controlled by the people. ...
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Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Capitalism Capitalism has been defined in various ways. ...
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In politics, an electorate is the group of entities entitled to vote in an election. ...
The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in Britain (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ...
New Labour is an alternative name of the British political Labour Party. ...
The color red and particularly the red flag are traditional symbols of Socialism. ...
A general election is an election in which all members of a given political body are up for election. ...
Centrism in the Marxist movement "Centrism" has a specific meaning within the Marxist political movement. It usually reflects an ideologically held position between a revolutionary and reformist position. For instance, the Independent Labour Party was seen as revolutionarily centrist because they were a radical formation moving towards a revolutionary position and had the potential to become a full fledged revolutionary party or at least have a large number of their members move towards an openly revolutionary position. Marxist Centrism is often opportunistic, since it argues for a revolution at some point in the future but urges reformist practices in the mean time. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
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Reformism (also called revisionism or revisionist theory) is the belief that gradual changes in a society can ultimately change its fundamental structures. ...
The Independent Labour Party (ILP) was a former political party in the United Kingdom. ...
Opportunism is a term used in politics and political science. ...
On a related note, the term "Centrism" also denotes positions held by some of the Bolsheviks during the 1920s. In this context, "Centrism" refers to a position between the Right Opposition (which supported the New Economic Policy and friendly relations with capitalist countries) and the Left Opposition (which supported a planned economy and world revolution). By the end of the 1920s, all three factions had been outmaneuvered by Joseph Stalin who, while casually aligning with each of them in turn, built his own power bloc and had the leaders of the three factions removed from their positions, imprisoned and eventually executed during the Great Purge. At the same time, he implemented policies that drew some ideas from each of the factions, combined with his own characteristic ruthlessness. Bolshevik Party Meeting. ...
The 1920s were a decade sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ...
The Right Opposition was the name given to the tendency made up of Nikolai Bukharin, Alexei Rykov and their supporters within the Soviet Union in the late 1920s. ...
The New Economic Policy (NEP; in Russian ÐÐ¾Ð²Ð°Ñ ÑкономичеÑÐºÐ°Ñ Ð¿Ð¾Ð»Ð¸Ñ‚Ð¸ÐºÐ° - Novaya Ekonomicheskaiya Politika or ÐÐП) was officially decided in the course of the 10th Congress of the Russian Communist Party. ...
The Left Opposition was a faction within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union during 1923-1927. ...
A planned economy is an economic system in which decisions about the production, allocation and consumption of goods and services is planned ahead of time, in either a centralized or decentralized fashion. ...
World revolution is a Marxist concept of a violent overthrow of capitalism that would take place in all countries, although not necessarily simultaneously. ...
(help· info) is the form usually used in English for the Russian name of Iosif Vissarionovich Stalin (ИоÑиф ВиÑÑарионович Сталин), born with the Georgian name Ioseb Jugashvili (Georgian: áƒáƒ˜áƒ¡áƒ”ბ ჯუღáƒáƒ¨áƒ˜áƒšáƒ˜, Russian: ИоÑиф Джугашвили); (18 December [O.S. 6 December] 1878[1] – 5 March 1953). ...
The Great Purge is the name given to campaigns of political repression and persecution in the Soviet Union during the late 1930s. ...
See: Two Articles on Centrism by Leon Trotsky
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