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Showing Original Post only (View all)"When did moderate become a political dirty word?" CNN [View all]
Admittedly, this is from 2012 election when Romney was still fighting for the right to get ass handed to him by Obama, but this commentator brings up some good history on moderation and why some in modern times seem to think it is aptly used as a weapon such as here on DU and on other message boards of the opposite political persuasion.
It was Barry Goldwater in 1964 who said:
"I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue."
And then he promptly got HIS ass handed to him by LBJ. The vast majority of Americans are centrist. That's just a fact.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/01/opinion/greene-moderate/
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for the most part, the national Dem party is moderate. which is why they suffer blistering attacks
Pretzel_Warrior
Nov 2013
#10
Yep, on the same wavelength as you are regarding this new "moderates are great!" campaign
quinnox
Nov 2013
#9
I consider myself a moderate Dem, did that mean I voted for Bush when I thought he'd win? No!
moriah
Nov 2013
#49
Kansas would elect more democrats if there were some outspoken liberals to move the goal posts.
lumberjack_jeff
Nov 2013
#63
No offense sendero, but one can not walk new paths with steps already tried. Only old beaten
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2013
#23
See but those wearing Moderate Centrist tee shirts attacked those seeking equality and choice
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2013
#27
When "Centrists" used it for cover for ideological corporatisim and when moderates tolerated such.
TheKentuckian
Nov 2013
#13
moderates and centrist broke everything -- then they piss and moan that progressives
xchrom
Nov 2013
#18
They will become even more dangerous when the Republicans who fliped to Democrats
Morphia
Nov 2013
#19
I'm going to cut right to quoting the Bible because Centrists always like that.
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2013
#20
Moderates love to post about religion in GD but they never have an answer for a quote from their own
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2013
#24
If 'that's just a fact' you should be able to easily and fully support your assertion with stats and
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2013
#38
Silly? If it shapes opinion, and moves the dialog further right, then it's hard to say it's silly.
lumberjack_jeff
Nov 2013
#61
Because for the last 50 years liberals and centrists have fetishized moderation.
lumberjack_jeff
Nov 2013
#41
when it was adopted by the likes of Joe Lieberman or Evan Bayh to promote their right-wing extremist
Douglas Carpenter
Nov 2013
#47
When moderate Democrats voted Reagan into office enmasse, allowing corporations to seize
Zorra
Nov 2013
#50
Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice. Thomas Paine
Tierra_y_Libertad
Nov 2013
#53
Well some people are moderates because that is what will get elected in their district.
hrmjustin
Nov 2013
#58