centrism


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a political philosophy of avoiding the extremes of left and right by taking a moderate position or course of action

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Centrism is a moderate form of politicking, where an easy-does it, non-ideological approach to political policy is seen as the most practical route to bringing about change.
To take inventory of our centrism in any given moment, we can ask ourselves: Am I an egg-collector or an egg-nester?
It is far and remote from the urban centrism of Manila, Cebu, or Davao.
Most have leftist opinions on the economy, although a considerable proportion of those polled identify themselves with centrism and right-wing ideas.
The feasibility of doubling down on centrism has diminished ever since the party severed its identification with constitutional monarchy.
Appearing for the first time in the annual meeting of World Economic Forum (WEF) in this alpine Swiss resort, he also enumerated the three biggest challenges before the world climate change, terrorism and self centrism being practised by countries.
People's Party Chairman Ahn Cheol-soo has pursued centrism, while Bareun Party Chairman Yoo Seong-min is a four-term lawmaker from Daegu, the conservative heartland.
He further pointed out that the government's performance was declining in terms of financial indicators and international confidence, calling for a return to "the centrism that had enabled the formation of this government." Hamadeh also warned against "rumors about the fate of the resigning prime minister," saying the national crisis may be long.
Will he urge David Miliband to come back from the States and, following the playbook of Emmanuel Macron, start a new party of radical centrism? He helped stage one political earthquake in 1997, and he may wonder if he can do it again.
It takes only a simple act to reform Manila centrism: a collaborative approach toward listening to those on the ground.
chief Macron - still the bookies' favourite - could lead to a revival of centrism across Europe, which has fallen into electoral failure in the past 10 years.
Ben Helli pointed out that Sudan has provided all the capabilities, the favorable climate and appropriate arguments to this intellectual dialogue to search for the most efficient way possible approaches to be performed in the framework of the inclusive confrontation, which led by the Arab states to eliminate the scourge of terrorism The Assistant Secretary General of the Arab League praised the contributions of International University of Africa in the success of gathering by the organization of a significant symposium focused on the adoption of centrism and moderation in the handling of religious and jurisprudential matters, praising Sudan's experience in combating this lesion (of terrorism).
An angry populism - a belief that ordinary citizens, not elites, should control government while avoiding centrism and compromise - is on the rise in Europe and the United States.
The concept of network centrism means building and maintaining up to date common to the whole image of the real situation of the system in the most clear and simple form.
But we're not talking center as much as centrism. Consider it a thought experiment of a metaphysical rather than scientific kind.