Moderate is an
ideological category which designates a rejection of
radical
Radical may refer to:
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or
extreme
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views, especially in regard to
politics and
religion. A moderate is considered someone occupying any mainstream position avoiding extreme views. In
American politics
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, a moderate is considered someone occupying a
centre position on the
left–right political spectrum.
Political position
Japan
Japan's right-wing
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has traditionally been divided into two main factions: the based on bureaucratic "conservative mainstream" (保守本流) and the hawkish nationalist "conservative anti-mainstream" (保守傍流). Among them, "conservative mainstream" is also considered a moderate wing within the LDP. The LDP's faction ''
Kōchikai'', is considered a moderate wing. The current LDP has conflicts between
moderate patriotist and
extreme nationalist
Ultranationalism or extreme nationalism is an Extremism, extreme form of nationalism in which a country asserts or maintains detrimental hegemony, Supremacism, supremacy, or other forms of control over other nations (usually through violent coerc ...
supporters.
Democratic Socialist Party (DSP) is formed by a group of politicians who splintered off of the
Japan Socialist Party (JSP) in 1960. The party advocated a moderate social-democratic politics and supported the
U.S.-Japan Alliance. The party has supported
neoliberalism since the 1980s, and was disbanded in 1994.
of the JSP formed the
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) with conservative-liberal
Sakigake and other moderates of the LDP. Most of the DPJ's mainstream factions moved to the
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP), but the former DPJ's right-wing moved to the
Democratic Party for the People after 2019.
United States
In recent years, the term ''political moderates'' has gained traction as a
buzzword
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. The existence of the ideal moderate is disputed because of a lack of a moderate
political ideology. Voters who describe themselves as centrist often mean that they are moderate in their political views, advocating neither extreme
left-wing nor
right-wing politics.
Gallup
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polling indicated that American voters identified as moderate between 35–38% of the time during the 1990s and 2000s.
Voters may identify with moderation for a number of reasons: pragmatic, ideological, or otherwise. It has also been suggested that individuals vote for centrist parties for purely statistical reasons.
See also
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Centrism
Centrism is a political outlook or position involving acceptance or support of a balance of social equality and a degree of social hierarchy while opposing political changes that would result in a significant shift of society strongly to the l ...
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Centre-left politics
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Centre-right politics
Centre-right politics lean to the right of the political spectrum, but are closer to the centre. From the 1780s to the 1880s, there was a shift in the Western world of social class structure and the economy, moving away from the nobility and me ...
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Independent voter
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Moderate Democrats
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Moderate nationalism
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Moderate Party (disambiguation) The Moderate Party is a liberal-conservative major political party in Sweden.
Moderate Party may also refer to:
* Moderate Party (Illinois), a former political party made by Bill Scheurer for his campaign for the U.S. House in 2006
*Moderate Party ...
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Moderate Republicans (modern United States)
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Radical centrism
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The Establishment
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