Hi Billy, My main complaint about this list is not the content, but the tone.
The majority of issues are identified as things to be *against*. That is not how I want Radical Centrism to be identified. I would much rather pick a few key principles to be *for*, and then demonstrate how those value *lead* to being against normalization of homosexuality, the Islamicization of American society, etc. -- Ernie P. On Jun 29, 2013, at 9:41 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Centroids: > In the mid-1990s, I have traced this as far back as 1995 in letters > from that time period in my files, I first became interested in Radical > Centrism. > What appealed the most to me was how it was possible, as an expression > of RC philosophy, to combine otherwise disparate political positions > almost always identified with either the Left or the Right into a coherent > political platform. Not a hypocritical campaign slogan, something > actually worth believing in. > > In 1995 many of my Radical Centrist ideas were not carefully thought through; > a few ideas that have become important in the 2000s were not even on my radar > at the time. But here is a personal list of my 10 most important Radical > Centrist > political positions. You are free to disagree, and equally free to borrow > any or all of these ideas for your own purposes. > > The following list consists of pairs of related issues, pro vs. con in some > cases. > In each case the current identification of these issues with Right or Left or > Other > is indicated in 10 point typeface. Several are neither Left or Right but are > Independent or Libertarian -or Radical Centrist, i.e., a unique solution > to political problems. > > > > > > 10 Issues to identify Radical Centrism with -in the public mind > > > The strongest possible opposition to homosexuality. > This is not reflexive conservatism by any stretch of the imagination. > Everything is research-derived and based on behavioral science. > The case to be made is empirical and follows the views of > some of the best known names in the history of psychology. > > Hard Right; Liberal-inspired reasoning.. > > > > > The strongest possible advocacy of gender partnership values > in which men and women are seen as essential to each other in > every way imaginable. The ideal should be clear to one and all: > Marriage between men and women, child raising, and personal > self-actualization as much as this can be done in a nurturing family. > Anything that interferes with this value can only be interpreted as > completely unacceptable and morally sick. This necessarily means > the strongest possible criticism of pornography of all kinds, but > making a distinction between hard porn and erotic arts. This has > nothing to do with so-called soft porn or sexually suggestive humor. > > Liberal-inspired but congruent with emphasis on family values > on the Right to the extent that this is a fusion position. You can > also identify this position with Libertarian values although a corollary > is that strong families need to be part of healthy communities that are > supportive of family formation and family success. Hence this is > also a communitarian position. > > ----- > > The strongest possible opposition to Islam > (with the qualification that not all Muslims are alike, and > the fact that none of this is intended to indicate bias against > Arabs or Iranians or Pakistanis, etc, indeed, ethnically > we are pro-Arab, pro-Iranian, pro-Pakistani, etc ) > > This position is generally identified with the Right but > in origin it has everything to do with how Liberal values, > especially as found in the US Constitution, are in > direct and almost total conflict with Muslim values. > > > > > Strongly in favor of both Bible study and Comparative Religion > in the schools > > Bible study is associated with the Right, Comparative Religion is generally > associated with the Left. The specific approach desired is unique > to Radical Centrism and blends Left and Right and "Other." > > ----- > > The strongest possible agreement with sociobiology / evolution. > Generally very supportive of science and social science. > > Liberal / classic Socialist (Not contemporary so-called socialist) > > > > The strongest possible desire for creating new models for education > that take full advantage of online learning, computer tech, etc > > Neither Left nor Right; we are simply interested in what works, > what is good, and how to make the most of creative ideas. > > ----- > > > The strongest possible opposition to strip mining of coal > (but otherwise pro-coal, pro-Keystone pipeline, pro-natural gas) > > Left - Liberal viewpoint. Congruent with parts of Green politics. > But also congruent with some conservative objectives. > > > > Critical of both Keynes and laissez faire economics > Priority: new economic theory Re: Denning , etc > > Independent viewpoint. > > > ----- > > Strongly in favor of major changes in African-American culture. > We don't need affirmative action, we need a new paradigm for black > achievement though education, job opportunity, and new values. This > does mean strong criticism of Rap so-called music but simultaneously > strong advocacy of Jazz as a unique American musical art form. > > Independent viewpoint with some conservative inspiration. > > > > Strongly in favor of Free Speech. This means strong criticism of the mass > media > and its regime of blatant bias in favor of the agenda of the political Left. > This also means willingness to consider ideas from the entire political > spectrum except > authoritarian systems, especially Nazism / Fascism and Communism. This means > strong sentiments in favor of Israeli success, and strong opposition to > anti-Semitism. > We are singularly unimpressed with most forms of Anarchism while recognizing > that the systems advocated by Tolstoy and Kropotkin are in a different > category. > > Independent - Libertarian inspired. > > > > > > -- > -- > Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community > <[email protected]> > Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism > Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community" group. 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