re: #243 Obdicut

Yes. That ‘left’ means ‘Democrats’ and ‘right’ means Republicans.

If you’re just making the obvious statement that the other party exists and has some input, thus requiring compromise, then sure. But that’s a truism, so I figured you weren’t saying something so unnecessary.

Because you’re talking about centrism. I don’t know how I can be clearer about this. “Reality has a liberal bias” is a true statement these days: reality more accords to the Democrats version of things than the Republicans. That centrism even exists, or that Obama became more centrist, is not true.

I don’t mind if people talk about ‘left’ and ‘right’ instead of “Democrats” and “Republicans”. It’s still half-assed, but it’s fine. I do find it ridiculous when we then create the fiction of the ‘center’.

So each side is real only the middle is fictional? Um, no. And your idea that one must be leaning Republican or Democratic is incorrect as demonstrated in principle & fact by the rest of the parties and those with no affiliation.
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If reality had this liberal bias we would have Dem controlled houses and single payer health care.