Not necessarily. You could simply be opposed to radical changes like I am.

But is your opposition to these radical changes based on reason or uncertainty?

Do you hold any argument(s) as why you are opposed to those radical changes? Are they a solid foundation to those beliefs?
Or do these radical changes just not feel comfortable to you?

The radical change seem to alienate most people. Moderates often see merits to both sides and don't really mind either way. I see no problem with that.

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Hmm, you didn't answer me. So, what do you have to hide?


Moderates base their political decisions on the fear of uncertainty. Rather than truly understanding either side they act on what makes them feel the most safe.
They live in a uncertain world which they do not truly understand. Ruled by fear. This shouldn't be confused with being open-minded.
Moderates present us with many problems since they are plentiful: they are cowardly and so perfect prey for warmongering politicians to manipulate using terrorism,
also they are blindly obedient to authority figures so wont take a stand when these figures do not adhere to laws they have sworn to uphold,
additionally their over active amygdala's combined with a general lack of moral and ethical conviction leads society down a road to cultural ruin.
They really don't really care what our laws are to begin with as long as they are safe.
Moderates value safety over freedom. Freedom is scary as it comes with inherit risk. Risk is the bane of moderates.
We are a nation which stands for Freedom and Liberty. Moderates just don't fit in. A moderate American is therefore a dysfunctional American.

You seem to assertive to be a moderate. So you must be in a position to exploit them. This however is not nationalistic since it leads to less Freedom and Liberty to go around.
Even though these persons cause trouble it is unprofessional to make use of them like this.

Most of us would be better off if such dysfunctional persons simply stayed out of important matters & stuck to GC.

Replace 'moderate' with 'liberal' and t-cock will agree with you

What specifically did you want answered? I mentioned that radical points of view tend to alienate most people. This is not idealr in a democratic based government. I'm moderate when it comes to economics, not because I don't know about it, but because I think a mixed economy is best for this country. I'm moderate when it comes to foreign policy because I don't think there is a magical principle that exists. In some cases, I think we should stop genocide. In some cases, I think we should bomb the living shit out of a country. In some cases, I think sanctions will do. We live in a complicated world and there is no single principle that will cause us to succeed IMO.

the greatest presidents through out history have been moderates in one way or another.

Washigton, Lincoln, JFK, FDR, Jefferson...

This post was edited by Ylem122 on Jun 19 2014 02:53am

So you're not only lumping all religions together and berating them equally, but you're lumping every school of economic thought together as well.

This way of thinking must be very fruitful, and conductive to progress and mutual understanding as a society.