While I agree that calling centrism just fascist in a disguise wouldn't be apt without context, the political support the centrist parties and people gave to the most nutjob right wing, fascist or fascist-tendency showing parties have made the left hardened against the "can't we all get along" wolf cries of the center aimed at them and not the right wingers, while the said right wingers kept chipping away at freedoms and human rights everywhere.
I called myself a centrist till about 5-6 years ago. I know all the views one can rightfully hold there, mostly wrapped around constructive criticism of the left, but also the naive and exploitable inexperienced approaches one can fall into and play into the hands of fascists-ideologies-in-disguise, mostly presented as detracting propaganda when you develop an eye for it.
On top of this, there is also the real fascists-in-disguise posing as harmless, well wishing centrists that prey on dejected centrists' need for belonging, abusing it via inclusionary gatherings and confusing it via sidetracking the topics with false, thought killing presumptions.
The left already has its own criticisms in it, including conservative or traditionalist approaches in a non-american connotation. Actually I would argue the left is more grounded in its traditionalist approaches than the right. For example, the cyberpunk dystopia is often attributed to diversified and uncontested will that is confused by the left's diversified and unhindered rights, while in reality the right's diversified political-corporate speech and uncontested will that don't respect others' rights are leading us into it.
With the left already being capable of covering the tradition, common sense, and unity among its reason-based thought system, a centrist or right wing defense of such topics is justifiably left out to being considered a backwards, exploitable and abusable naive or disguised confusion propaganda.
And on top of this, today's social, political, economic, ecological, etc. environment in all its aspects is suffering the results of the half-assed and exploitable leeways given to the right wing parties and corporations for decades during the cold war period when most of the both western and eastern political hemisphere fell into us vs them fascist underlying ideologies. Do you expect any more leniency given to the exploitable or already exploited centrist ideologies after the decades of backsliding it helped grow?
Well, you see, the thing about the current state of affairs is that it’s really a reflection of where we are as a society. When you think about it, the issues at hand are not just about policy, but about the fundamental values that we, as a people, hold dear. It’s not just about the left or the right, or even about the center; it’s about the larger picture, the overarching narrative that defines us. And when we look at the events unfolding, it’s clear that there’s something deeper, something more profound, that we need to address. But the question remains: are we ready to face it? Are we prepared to take a hard look at ourselves and make the necessary changes? Because at the end of the day, it’s not just about the headlines or the soundbites; it’s about who we are as a nation.
“Can you believe everything that’s going wrong in the world?”
“I know, right? It’s like, let people live their lives! Interfering in people’s lives has allowed society to regress 40 years in only 3, which bodes poorly for the future.”
*pause* “Agreed! I love gays and transes. They deserve my taxes, not white people.”
I'll always love their disbelief that we're able to sus then out. They're like reverse sovereign citizens in that they think if they avoid certain words or phrases it's impossible to know their feelings.
"I'm a bluepilled, beta cuck power bottom leftmaxxing asshole jock who's not at all like those nice guys that you friendzone. Of course I love Biden! He's my favorite communist!"
My best guess for a plausible hypothetical: Anon thinks dems and centrists are "the establishment", zionists, and "fascists" like all the projection Fox News throws at them, so he repeats all that stuff about his favorite billionaires, says corruption claims are overblown, and yay capitalism with very little nuance or understanding of policy, but doesn't realize he's inadvertently described the politics of Lauren Boebert.
Honestly a young guy being interested in politics, or rather what he thinks is politics, is a red flag per se, I understand why most women rather want to be together with someone who isn’t.
You can just tell when someone is sounding you out to see when they can drop their real belief that women and coloureds should be the property of white men.
I think they maybe meant to say "commie" libs. You know, the liberals who say they want communism, but have no interest in abolishing the state? I hear they're big fans of Marx and Lenin, while also contradicting Marx's most famous quote.