Radical Centrism

Radical Centrism, shortened to RadCent is a term used to describe any ideology which advocates for radical change and measures, with an emphasis on pragmatism over ideology.

The essence of Radical Centrism can be described as something along the lines of “ideological grocery shopping”. It uses policy positions from any ideology across the political spectrum in a non-partisan pragmatic way to solve individual issues with the fundamental goal of reforming institutions.

History
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Foundations and Beliefs
Radical centrism is a concept that arose in Western nations in the late 20th century. Despite being conflated with ideologies such as syncretism, dead centrism, moderatism, radical liberalism or anti extremism, it is actually a “meta ideology” that may incorporate elements of these frameworks. Radical centrism, instead of actively searching for compromise between extremist ideologies like a dead or moderate centrist, is willing to use radical solutions. It uses individual policy proposals from across the political spectrum in a pragmatic way that does not fall upon partisan lines. There are no clearly defined policies for radical centrists but the ideology places a heavy emphasis on pragmatism over ideology, going so far as to calling themselves “un ideological” or “anti ideological” due to their willingness to break through party lines to solve systems. Radical centrists borrow ideas from the left and the right, often melding them together and incorporating aspects that are complementary. It should be noted that although the radical centrist has a tendency towards moderate solutions, he isn’t above radical solutions. Most tend to support market-based solutions to social problems, with strong governmental oversight to represent public interest. There is support for the growth of an empowered middle class. General policies common to many radical centrists and radical centrist literature include-

1. A commitment to fiscal responsibility, even if it entails reduction of social programs.

2. A commitment to market-based solutions in health care, education, energy, the environment etc so long as the solutions are carefully regulated by government to serve the public good. The policy goal, says Matthew Miller, is to "harness market forces for public purposes".

3. A commitment to provide jobs for everyone willing to work, by subsidizing jobs in the private sector.

4. A commitment to need-based rather than race, gender or other identity based affirmative action; more generally, a commitment to identity neutral ideals.

5. A commitment to participate in institutions and processes of global governance.

6. A commitment to decentralization of power to limit corruption through methods such as a Swiss style direct democracy

Personality
RadCent when in contact with other ideologies will try to get them to "peacefully talk it out" and often incorporate their policies into their own framework. He can be quite commanding in the presence of other ideologies when he needs to be due to being more coherent and radical (get it?) than other centrist ideologies. He can get hypnotized by the four quadrants, tricking him into accepting policies from all around the compass.

How to Draw
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 * 1) Draw a ball with eyes.
 * 2) Fill it grey.
 * 3) "Carve out" 4 arrows from the 4 cardinal directions of the ball pointing towards the centre of the ball.
 * 4) Separate each arrow into 2 parts around the center of each arrow.
 * 5) Fill the sections of the ball with the color of each of the political compass that corresponds to the relative area on the political compass.

Friends (Centrist gang!)

 * [[File:Apolit.png]] Apoliticism - Grilling is definitely a good policy from him.
 * [[File:Moder.png]] Moderatism - He agrees both sides should compromise, but he thinks my ideas can be too radical at times.
 * [[File:Horshu.png]] Horseshoe Centrism - Says there's no difference between balance and imbalance.
 * [[File:Altcentr.png]] Dead Centrism - Both sides may be bad, but this "exactly 50%" thing seems rather impractical.
 * [[File:Radape.png]] Radical Apoliticism - Another radical who hates non-centrists! Wait, you hate me because I'm political?
 * [[File:Anrad.png]] Anti-Radicalism - We need to deal with radicalization! Oh wait...
 * [[File:3way.png]] Third Way [[File:Third Way - alt.png]] - My sweet adopted child.
 * [[File: Progconf.png]] Progressive Conservatism - I admire you’re pragmatic way of solving things.
 * [[File: Capcom.png]] Capitalist Communism & [[File:Soccap.png]] Social Capitalism - Love your economics.
 * [[File: Mach.png]] Machiavellianism - Political opportunism is absolutely based.
 * [[File:Orlib.png]] Ordo-Liberalism - Respectable German lib.
 * [[File:Soclib.png]] Social Liberalism - Similar to above but left leaning.
 * [[File:Fiscon.png]] Fiscal Conservatism - He also loves fiscal responsibility.
 * [[File:Soccorp.png]] Social Corporatism - Class collaboration pragmatism.

"You have some good ideas, but you should consider some compromise with them"

 * [[File:Neoliberal-icon.png]] Neoliberalism - How about partially open borders and less outsourcing?
 * [[File:Necon.png]] Neoconservatism - Just bomb the uncompromising ideologies but maybe don’t forget the nation building.
 * [[File:Socdem.png]] Social Democracy - How about affordable healthcare and education?
 * [[File:Lib.png]] Liberalism - How about free speech except when it's dangerous speech?
 * [[File:Cdem.png]] Christian Democracy - How about a little bit of religion in government but we maintain separation of church and state?
 * [[File:Soc.png]] Socialism - How about we stick with unions? Unions are good but don't upset the status quo.
 * [[File:Socliber.png]] Social Libertarianism - How about we put some women and minorities on the boards of directors?
 * [[File:Libertarian.png]] Libertarianism - How about some corporate freedom but we regulate them when things get out of control?
 * [[File:sec.png]] Authoritarianism - How about having a government but allowing the people to speak out?
 * [[File:Nation.png]] Nationalism - How about praising your nation unless it does something wrong?
 * [[File:World.png]] Globalism - How about uniting humanity but give them some independence?

Salty Extremists (Morons)

 * [[File:Antcent.png]] Anti-Centrism - You are just me but wacky. Stop denying.
 * Far Left Commies - We beat the living hell out of you in 1991.
 * Far Right Fascists - We beat the living hell out of you in 1945.

Literature

 * Independent Nation (2004) by John Avlon
 * Toward a Radical Middle (1969) by Renata Adler
 * Stalking the Radical Middle (1995) by Joe Klein
 * The Radical Center (2001) by Ted Halstead and Micheal Lind
 * The Two Percent Solution (2003) by Matthew Miller
 * Radical Middle (2004) by Mark Satin
 * Ethical Realism (2006) by Anatol Lieven and John Hulsman
 * Break Through (2007) by Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger
 * Food from the Radical Center (2018) by Gary Paul Nadhan
 * Winning the Race (2005) by John McWhorter
 * Unfinished Business (2016) by Anne-Marie Slaugher
 * Try Common Sense (2019) by Philip K. Howard
 * The Origin of Wealth (2006) by Eric Beinhoker
 * How to Run the World (2011) by Philip K. Howard
 * The Righteous Mind (2012) by Jonathan Haidt
 * Voice of the People (2008) by Lawrence Chikering
 * Radical Middle: Confessions of an Accidental Revolutionary (2010) by Dennis Becket
 * On New and Radical Centrism (2018) by Alexandru Filip
 * The Time for Radical Centrism Has Come (2018) by Micheal D. Fricklas
 * The Radical Middle: Building Bridges Between the Muslim and Western Worlds (2012)
 * Road to Generation Equity (1995) by Tim Penny, Richard Lamm and Paul Tsongas
 * An Invitation to Join the Radical Center (2003) by Gary Paul Nabhan
 * Ground Rules for Civil Society: A Radical Centrist Manifesto (2003) by Ernest Prabhakar
 * The Cape York Agenda (2009) by Noel Pearson
 * Ten Big Ideas for a New America (2007) by New America Foundation
 * The Liberal Moment (2009) by Nick Clegg
 * Depolarizing the American Mind (2014) by Steve McIntosh and Carter Phipps
 * Radix: Think Tank for the Radical Centre (2016) by David Boyle
 * Unlocking the Climate Puzzle (2017) by Ted Halstead
 * California for All (2019) by Michael Shellenberger
 * The Center Can Hold: Public Policy for an Age of Extremes (2018) by Niskanen Center

Criticism

 * The Radical Centre: A Politics Without Adversary (1998) by Chantal Mouffe
 * Beware the Radical Center (2017) by Ryan Shah

Wikipedia

 * Radical centrism
 * Syncretic politics
 * No Labels
 * Demos (UK think tank)
 * Cape York Institute for Policy and Leadership
 * New America (organisation)
 * Thinking outside the box
 * Reform Party of the United States of America
 * Poland 50

Online Communities

 * r/radicalcentrism

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