12 Facts About Radical centrism

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Radical centrism is a concept that arose in Western nations in the late 20th century.

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The Radical centrism refers to a belief that genuine solutions require realism and pragmatism, not just idealism and emotion.

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Radical centrism centrists borrow ideas from the left and the right, often melding them together.

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One common criticism of radical centrism is that its policies are only marginally different from conventional centrist policies.

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Radical centrism called for the "reconciliation" of the white working class and African-Americans.

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Radical centrism said their concerns were fueling "what is becoming a significant intellectual movement, nothing less than an attempt to replace the traditional notions of liberalism and conservatism".

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Radical centrism centrists have been and continue to be engaged in a variety of political activities.

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Radical centrism says Pearson's methods have much in common with those of deliberative democracy.

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Radical centrism stated that Clegg's conception of liberalism rejected "statism, paternalism, insularity and narrow egalitarianism".

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Radical centrism emerged as the voice of middle class disaffection, yet included in his [party] list two Ethiopians, representatives of one of the country's poorest constituencies.

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Radical centrism is a possibility in another Dutch party as well.

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Progressive social theorist Richard Kahlenberg says that Ted Halstead and Michael Lind's book The Radical centrism Center is too skeptical about the virtues of labor unions and too ardent about the virtues of the market.

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