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Because conservatives, by definition, are not centrists

What does it mean to be “too far left” — and why are conservatives not scolded about centrism?

From our ever popular series headlines we can answer.

In more detail, the “political centre” is further left than anything which can be called conservative. Thus it’s not possible to be conservative and centrist.

Of course, there are other names for those who try – RINO being only one of the polite ones.

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Edward Lud
Edward Lud
6 years ago

I may have misunderstood but isn’t it one of Tom’s brainwaves, and one with which I entirely agree, that it is the Left (ie Republicans and Democrats, Tories and Labour, etc.) which is the most truly conservative forces?

Edward Lud
Edward Lud
6 years ago

And, theoretically (not that I give a tinker’s wotsit) is not conservatism entirely centrist at the centre?

Is it not the eye of the storm around which all else spools?

Don’t ask me, I am trying to think in between being seduced by an Austrian countess and a Basque barmaid. Just throwing it out there …

Bloke in North Dorset
Bloke in North Dorset
6 years ago

I may have misunderstood but isn’t it one of Tom’s brainwaves, and one with which I entirely agree, that it is the Left (ie Republicans and Democrats, Tories and Labour, etc.) which is the most truly conservative forces?

When it comes to the NHS there’s none more conservative than Labour.

Bloke in North Dorset
Bloke in North Dorset
6 years ago

OT

A good laugh to start the weekend – Titania McGrath at Comedy Unleashed

BniC
BniC
6 years ago

”Don’t ask me, I am trying to think in between being seduced by an Austrian countess and a Basque barmaid. ”

Surely that deserves a thread all of it’s own….

Pcar
Pcar
6 years ago

Worth a read

The decade when Work became God

A Review of Paul Joseph Watson’s YouTube Election Review Show
(BBC/C4 Bad : Sky News Aus Good)

TCW: We wish you a happy – and optimistic – New Year

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youtube.com/user/SkyNewsAustralia/videos

RichardT
RichardT
6 years ago

Edward Lud said:
”Don’t ask me, I am trying to think in between being seduced by an Austrian countess and a Basque barmaid.”

What the devil are you doing reading a blog then? Concentrate, man; you have decisions to make.

Edward Lud
Edward Lud
6 years ago

Multi-tasking, chaps. Multi-tasking.

Stop that, Ingrid. Lower!

Ingrid, Gräfin von und zu Ringstr., Wien
Ingrid, Gräfin von und zu Ringstr., Wien
6 years ago

You vant lower, Liebling? Too much off ze like you say Montelpulciano, darlink, for lower.

BlokeInTejas
BlokeInTejas
6 years ago

Hey, Ingrid, helloooooooo!!

Evident
Evident
6 years ago
Evident
Evident
6 years ago

@Ingrid

Min älskling, Jag älskar dig

xxxxx

Bloke in Costa Rica
Bloke in Costa Rica
6 years ago

Dorset Bloke: I did a rare thing watching that Titania McGrath clip: I LOL’d, as in actual, audible belly laughs. Brilliant.

Andrew C
Andrew C
6 years ago

off topic

“[Greta] celebrated her [17th] birthday by going to the weekly Fridays for Future climate protest outside the Swedish parliament building in Stockholm.”

Party hard!

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