Radical Centrism

Radical Centrism, shortened to RadCent is a term used to describe an 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 a 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 call 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. 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 means reducing 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 the government to serve the public good. The policy goal, says Matthew Miller, is to "harness market forces for public purposes".

3. A commitment to providing 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.

Centrist Gang!

 * [[File:3way.png]] Third Way [[File:Third Way - alt.png]] - My sweet adopted child.
 * [[File:Synclib.png]] Syncretic Liberalism - Were we separated at birth?
 * [[File: Progconf.png]] Progressive Conservatism - I admire your pragmatic way of solving cultural issues.
 * [[File: Capcom.png]] Capitalist Communism & [[File:Statecap.png]] State Capitalism - Love your economics.
 * [[File: Mach.png]] Machiavellianism - Political opportunism is absolutely based.
 * [[File:Orlib.png]] Ordo-Liberalism & [[File:Soccap.png]] Social Capitalism - Respectable German libs/caps.
 * [[File:Soclib.png]] Social Liberalism - A more left-leaning version of the guys above. Still pretty good overall, even if I like some of your [[File:3way.png]] more modern variants a bit more.
 * [[File:Social corpratism.png]] Social Corporatism - Class collaboration pragmatism.
 * [[File:Classdeal.png]] Class Dealignment - Pretty much me but more focused on just economics.
 * [[File:Scientocracy_Small.png]] Scientocracy & [[File:Neotech.png]] Technoliberalism - Objective science and merit over ideological infighting.
 * [[File:Dem.png]] Democracy - The least bad form of government.
 * [[File:SpaCiudadanos.png]] Ciudadanos - The most based party in Spain.

Misguided Centrists

 * [[File:Moder.png]] Moderatism - He agrees both sides should compromise, but he also thinks being radical is bad.
 * [[File:Horshu.png]] Horseshoe Centrism - Says there's no difference between balance and imbalance as if that makes much sense.
 * [[File:Altcentr.png]] Dead Centrism - Both sides may be bad, but this "exactly 50%" thing seems rather impractical. Also I hate when people constantly stereotype me as if I'm you.
 * [[File:Fiscon.png]] Fiscal Conservatism - I'm for fiscal responsability but you can be a bit exagerate sometimes.

"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:Civlibert.png]] Civil Libertarianism & [[File:Lib.png]] Liberalism - How about free speech except when it's hate 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 just stick with the unions instead of revolting and upsetting the status quo?
 * [[File:Socliber.png]] Social Libertarianism - How about we put some women and minorities on the boards of directors? Aside from that, you're pretty cool.
 * [[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 giving them some independence?
 * [[File:Rpop.png]] Right-Wing Populism - How about combatting the excesses of globalism, multiculturalism, and progressivism while maintaining their good aspects?
 * [[File:Altl.png]] Alt-Lite - Hey, we can condemn wokeness without being culturally right, y’know?
 * [[File:Merit.png]] Meritocracy & [[File:Technocracy.png]] Technocracy - You are very intelligent and skilled, but that doesn't mean you get to dictate all of society, because all opinions including those from ordinary people are equally important feedback to our society. Tbh, [[File:Scientocracy_Small.png]] they [[File:Neotech.png]] are more preferable to you two.
 * [[File:Liberalsoc.png]] Liberal Socialism - Honestly not too bad by socialist standards, but I'd still rather just have decent workers' rights and a solid enough social welfare system than a goal of complete social ownership.

Salty Morons

 * [[File:Antcent.png]] Anti-Centrism - You are just me but wacky. Stop denying.
 * [[File:Ormarxf.png]] Marxism & [[File:Fash.png]] Fascism - Stop saying I'm a right/left-winger with a mask. I have elements of both, and that's a good thing.
 * [[File:React.png]] Reactionarism - No, social progress isn't evil degeneracy.
 * [[File:Ultraprogressivism.png]] Revolutionary Progressivism - And no, traditions aren't evil oppression.
 * [[File:Anrad.png]] Anti-Radicalism - Radicalization is good, get that through your skull.
 * [[File:Apolit.png]] Apoliticism & [[File:Radape.png]] Radical Apoliticism - Apathy and antipathy aren’t going to get us anywhere.
 * [[File:Awaj.png]] Anarchism - We need to have some form of government to prevent chaos. I don't care if you claim to support "anarchism but not anarchy".
 * [[File:Ancapf.png]] Anarcho-Capitalism & [[File:Austrobert.png]] Austrolibertarianism - The tiniest bit of government regulation isn't Stalinism you utter idiots!
 * [[File:Ancom.png]] Anarcho-Communism & [[File:LeftCom.png]] Left Communism - Just as much as the tiniest bit of markets aren't the oppression of workers. Also someone get the latter guy to stop being such a lazy snob already.

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
 * 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
 * Grand coalition

Online Communities

 * r/radicalcentrism

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