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		FDSGSG on Nov 8, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for d... Is it even meaningful to speak of centrism in a US context?

scrollaway on Nov 8, 2020 [–]

Not really. The US has turned "centrism" into a swear word. But that's kind of the point and why calling Biden centre-right is, eh. He's a Democrat; most Democrats are centre-right and most progressives are centre-left. Such is the left wing of the USA.

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