I just noticed that one of the news communities here discourage the use of least biased/centrist news sources and I saw some people who put that they hate centrists in their bios.

All is that is kind of weird to me and does not make sense, as I thought that all sides should encourage ideas from centrists and least biased sources.

Is there is something that I miss here?

  • RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    There is no political center between the current left and right parties in the United States. For example, one is pro-choice the other is pro-life. There is no middle on that issue. This is the post-truth world and we are now in different realities. You can’t believe half of the Q stuff and then believe half of the Bernie stuff. If you don’t follow politics enough to have an opinion you wouldn’t call yourself a centerist.

    Describing yourself as a “centerist” in today’s conditions usually means you support Trump but are too embarrassed to say it out loud/you know you’ll receive backlash for saying it.

      • RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world
        123·
        3 months ago

        I wouldn’t call that centerist because you’re not claiming to be in the middle on any issues. Too many of these “ideas from both sides” are at complete contradiction to each other. One of the parties is overtly racist and says diversity is bad. Being a racist pro-choicer doesn’t make you a centerist.

        Also about news bias, it should be the default to be least biased in my opinion. The news should be boring and should just tell you what happened without telling you how you should feel about it.

        Yeah would be great. That sort of reporting died a long time ago.

      • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
        95·
        3 months ago

        For example: Support abortion rights but be againest Universal Basic Income.

        And that’s mainstream tho…

        Like, that’s what the Dem party is doing…

        Republican party is as “conservative” as it’s most extreme voters, Dem party is as “centrist” as it’s most conservative voters.

        You don’t half ass fighting fascism, which is why people on the actual.left do t like the people who want half ass the fight against fascism

          • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
            73·
            3 months ago

            The people who would be “centrist” in other civilized countries are called left wing extremists, even by their own party…

            Do you not understand why those people would then not be happy with the most viable “left” option in American politics and not be upset with the “centrists” who would be called conservative in other societies?

            It’s incredible basic, but your question was so basic the answer obviously was going to be too.

      • Draedron@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        32·
        3 months ago

        Nothing the right stands for or wants brings any real value. Why should I respect anyone picking stuff from that side?

      • Death_Equity@lemmy.world
        21·
        3 months ago

        You understand what a centrist is, however the meta perception in online America is that a centrist is a right-winger in disguise.

        News has determined decades ago that they get more attention by being entertaining. Dry factual news and clearly delineated opinion pieces don’t get the views/clicks, and by extension money, so it is unsustainable. It still exists, but it isn’t prevalent.

    • LunchMoneyThief@links.hackliberty.orgEnglish
      14·
      3 months ago

      For example, one is pro-choice the other is pro-life. There is no middle on that issue.

      Individuals should have full autonomy over their bodies, including to abort. However, the practice itself is a very sad decision for individuals to make and should be discouraged where possible.

      Maybe that’s just slightly left of center