Radical Centrism

"This article is referred to combining strains of the current Status Quo. For other uses, see Centrism."

Radical Centrism, shortened to RadCent is a term used to describe any ideology which advocates for radical change and measures, while neither aligning or being discernible as Left-wing or Right-Wing (also neither as Libertarian or Authoritarian). Radical Centrism can be used to represent Syncretism, although Syncretic Politics usually reject the political dichotomy entirely while RadCent aligns in the middle of it.

The essence of Radical Centrism can be described as believing that all ideologies (usually within the status quo of course) have "some good ideas" and therefore it is the job of a good state to pick out the good ideas and not pick the bad ones from the various ideologies in a vein that balances into the centre.

History
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Personality
RadCent when in contact with other (usually status quo) ideologies will try to get them to "peacefully talk it out" and will often try to make compromises between them (often unsuccessfully). Although he can be quite commanding in the presence of other hard center ideologies when he needs due to being moderately (get it?) more coherent than other centrist ideologies.

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: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:Apolit.png]] Apoliticism - Grilling is definitely a good policy from him.
 * [[File:Altcentr.png]] Dead Centrism - Both sides are bad, but this "exactly 50%" thing seems rather impractical.
 * [[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

"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 countries that hate America and forget the nation building.
 * [[File:Socdem.png]] Social Democracy - How about affordable healthcare and college?
 * [[File:Lib.png]] Liberalism - How about free speech except when it's dangerous speech?
 * [[File:Liberalconservative.png]] Liberal Conservatism - Ditto.
 * [[File:Cdem.png]] Christian Democracy - How about some 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 when things get out of control?

Salty Extremists

 * [[File:Antcent.png]] Anti-Centrism - You are just me but wacky. Stop denying.


 * [[File:Fash.png]] Fascism - How about some nationalism? Maybe a little [[File:Corptism.png]] Corporatism? Cool it with the racism.
 * [[File:ML.png]] Marxism–Leninism - How about a worker on the board of directors? Cool your jets with the revolution talk.
 * [[File:Ancom.png]] Anarcho-Communism - How about just some personal freedom? You really need to learn to compromise.
 * [[File:Ancapf.png]] Anarcho-Capitalism - How about some corporate freedom? Cool it with the anarchy talk, okay?
 * [[File:Nazbol.png]] National Bolshevism - That's not what I meant when I said we need to combine parts of different ideologies! You are why I believe in horseshoe theory!

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

Online Communities

 * r/radicalcentrism