At 12:38 PM 3/3/01 +0100, Jeroen wrote:
>>O.k. This has bothered me for a while, Jeroen. What exactly is it that
>>you have labeled the "universal political middle?"
>
>I never labeled anything the *universal* political middle. The distinctions
>I make between left, middle and right are based on European politics (which
>obviously differ from American politics). By "political middle" I mean
>parties whose opinions are so moderate they can't really be considered
>either specifically left-winged or right-winged.
But Jeroen - we use the same logic here in the USA. We call "moderates"
those whose opinions are neither left nor right. Yet, you have
repeatedly criticized us for not having any true "moderates" in this
country. So, what I want is for you to provide some detailed analysis of
what your political spectrum looks like - such that someone could take a
random US individual and place them reasonably accurately on your specturm.
JDG
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