Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

[ricky2tricky4city]

Yes, Restore is ridiculously extreme. Policy proposals that would not have seen the light of day not that long ago, but now are shamelessly thrust into the public discourse by a credulous/complicit media. But those on the right usually stay on the right. Labour (and the democrats) have learned the hard way that tacking right on certain issues to appease right-wing nuts is a vote loser from their own base. It gains negligible amounts of converts and drives their own core voters elsewhere. Staying true to your ideals is the way, and those on the right know this lesson better than those on the other side. Do you see Reform or Restore throwing a few left-wing policies on their manifesto to win lefties? No fudging way would they, as it would drive their base (more) rabid.

The reason the right won't entertain pandering to voters from the other side is they operate in a Project 25 type doctrine way. Their beliefs are unwavering.

Conversely any politician close to the centre can eyeball stuff over the otherside of the centre line and find it palatable, if they think it'll gather voters. That said, that's not a game plan for current day politics.

 

[Rorschach]

The reason the right won't entertain pandering to voters from the other side is they operate in a Project 25 type doctrine way. Their beliefs are unwavering.

Conversely any politician close to the centre can eyeball stuff over the otherside of the centre line and find it palatable, if they think it'll gather voters. That said, that's not a game plan for current day politics.

Yes, they all goose-step together.

As politics gets more divisive, as it increasingly is now, then the centrist approach will always fail. Those politicians who pretend that this is the way back to normality are not learning the lessons of history.