Do you consider yourself a political moderate?

Question

In my opinion, political moderates take the best of both the left and the right and mold them into a "real woirld" view.

Question #1: What does it mean to be a political moderate? Where do you stand on today's hot button issues?

Question #2: If you consider yourself a liberal or conservative, (meaning at the far ends of the political spectrum), how does your respective ideology solve today's somewhat intractable problems?

I use the word moderate because some people are liberal on some issues, and conservative on others. I also believe that moderation is a good idea, because IF you want to solve the problems, you're going to have to compromise on the issues, sometimes give a little, sometimes get a little. Otherwise, we are going to discuss policy and ideology all day long but in the end, NOTHING GETS SOLVED!

And those who feel that moderation is a failture to decide missed the point!

Answer 1

MOST moderate are afraid of taking a firm stance because their spine twists a little farther to the left.

Answer 2

I agree with your opinion, on some issues I am conservative on others I am liberal, for example I do not believe in income inheirtance or property taxes, I do not beleive in gun control, but I beleive in the right to free speech and assembly, and a national health and housing program

Answer 3

I'm a moderate and I think both reps and dems have good ideas. Regarding abortion, I'm pro-choice and I support gay marriage. However, I'm for tax cuts and for churches to provide welfare services that way the government won't have to. Stem cell research is fine.Ilegal drugs are wrong and we need to be tougher on the people who buy it and sell it. I'm for the death penalty especially for child rapists and terrorists. I'm agains the Iraq war but supported at the beginning and think Bush is being soft on illegal immigration.

Answer 4

'Mixed' would be more accurate. 'Centrist' would be dead-inaccurate. Moderate can mean either, so no.

Having mixed political views requires you to compromise without giving up the essence of the concerns of your positions. To be centrist is to actively surrender to the middle without even truly advocating your position first.

Centrism is just as dangerous as hard-line frozen religious beliefs (political).

Answer 5

Most Moderates are Liberals who are in hiding, so people won't know what freaks they really are.
Democrat Politicians always try to fool the people that way. And the Liberal News Media helps them get by with it.

Answer 6

I AM A NEO-CON! I USE TO BE A DEMOCRAT! I BELIEVE I HAVE MIDDLE GROUND ON LIMITED FREE HEALTH CARE! SUCH AS ANY CHILD UNDER 12 SHOULD HAVE UNLIMITED COVERAGE AND WE DO WITH THE CHIPS PROGRAM AND THIS ALSO COVERS A FAMILY OF 4 MAKING 40,000 OR LESS! I AGREE TO WEALFARE BUT WITH LIMITS LIKE A YEAR AND A MAXIMUM OF 4 FOR YOUR WHOLE LIFE! UNLESS YOUR SICK OR DISABLED! I BELIEVE IN TOTAL HEALTHARE FOR OUR VETRANS AND ELDERLY! JUST BECAUSE THEY MADE MY LIFE WHAT IT IS AND WITHOUT THERE SCRAFICES WE WOULDN'T HAVE A AMERICA! I BELIEVE IN A STRONG DEFENCE AND BELIEVE THIS SHOULD ALWAYS BE STATE OF THE ART AND LEADING THE WORLD! I BELIEVE WE SHOULD CONTROL OUR BORDERS NO MATTER WHAT AND AT WHAT COST! I BELIEVE WE HAVE TO BE HAWKISH IN A WORLD THAT WANTS TO KILL US PERIOD!

Answer 7

Not at all, but for a few moderate aberrations, gun control, I am actually a little to the right on abortion. But when it comes to voting I would vote for that yellow dog if he was a democrat.

Answer 8

a political moderate is someone who desecrates government buildings with political statements that reflect the views of both liberals and conservatives. then burns them down.

Answer 9

a moderate is someone who cant make up his mind on the issues and gets run over by the big trucks as he plays in the middle of the road.