Is This Democracy

7. We Need to Talk About Centrism

Dec 16, 2022

01:16:55

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Are We Talking About Power?

03:38

Are You a Liberal or a Democrat in Good Standing?

02:12

Are You a Democrat on Racial Issues?

03:28

Introduction

3min

What Is Kristin Sinema Doing?

4min

Centrism in the Senate

5min

What's Centrism?

3min

Is There a Difference Between a Third Party and a Forward Party?

4min

Are You a Centrist?

2min

The Politics of Centrism in American Politics

5min

Is It Bad to Talk About Threats to Democracy Because Only One Party Is Talking About It?

2min

Is There Only One Pro-Democracy Candidate?

6min

10.

The Centrist Critique of Democracy Discourse

5min

11.

Is There Such a Thing as Human Dignity?

2min

12.

The Death at Peace - I Don't See Democracy as a First Order Issue

4min

13.

Are You Really Committed to Democracy?

4min

14.

What's the Origins of the Term?

2min

15.

What Is Reactionary Centrism?

5min

16.

Are You a Liberal or a Democrat in Good Standing?

2min

17.

The Democratic Party Moved Away From Me

5min

18.

Is There a Cascade Effect?

3min

19.

Are You a Democrat on Racial Issues?

3min

20.

Reactionary Centrists Are So Dangerous, Right?

3min

21.

Amorphous Abortion Policy

2min

22.

Are We Talking About Power?

4min

A deep dive into “centrism,” inspired by Kyrsten Sinema leaving the Democratic Party: What is centrism (as an ideology, a political project, a brand)? Who are the centrists? And what do they actually want? – The centrist critique of the democracy discourse: Why do certain centrists reject the focus on the crisis of American democracy? What kind of democracy do centrists envision for the country? – Anti-“Left” centrism: The centrist critique of “wokeism” and the reactionary sensibilities of the centrist mind.

This episode was produced by Connor Lynch