When some people see any disagreement, they just assume a compromise is the best option.
While they may not be aware it’s a reason, a very large amount of them do it for attention.
It’s a “pick me” thing, they know if they claim to see both sides, most of the time both sides will try to recruit them.
They may not even understand that the two groups don’t give a fuck about them, and are just finessing them. They just know people are paying attention to them, and that makes them feel important.
The way to break thru that thinking, is open ended questions. Don’t give them a binary, or even sliding rating of agreement.
Ask them out right what they support, and 99 out of 100 they’ll give the same answers as progressives. It’s not till a fascist shows up that they start blindly supporting moderation.
If it was AOC vs Bernie, they’d all claim to have lifelong positions between the two.
It doesn’t matter what the two choices are, some people just always pick “both”
On the left side of the spectrum, it’s someone who thinks that it’s better to be half-fascist than to be progressive. On the right side, it’s a guilty fascist.
What the fuck even is a moderate?
When some people see any disagreement, they just assume a compromise is the best option.
While they may not be aware it’s a reason, a very large amount of them do it for attention.
It’s a “pick me” thing, they know if they claim to see both sides, most of the time both sides will try to recruit them.
They may not even understand that the two groups don’t give a fuck about them, and are just finessing them. They just know people are paying attention to them, and that makes them feel important.
The way to break thru that thinking, is open ended questions. Don’t give them a binary, or even sliding rating of agreement.
Ask them out right what they support, and 99 out of 100 they’ll give the same answers as progressives. It’s not till a fascist shows up that they start blindly supporting moderation.
If it was AOC vs Bernie, they’d all claim to have lifelong positions between the two.
It doesn’t matter what the two choices are, some people just always pick “both”
And people like that have no principles, which many other people find objectionable.
On the left side of the spectrum, it’s someone who thinks that it’s better to be half-fascist than to be progressive. On the right side, it’s a guilty fascist.