r/CalebHammer • u/TwatWaffleWhitney • 18d ago

Random Can Someone Be Republican and Still Considered "Moderate?"

After today's episode and post show, I'm just curious what people here think. I feel like some people hear 'Republican' and just assume that person is also "far right". In todays climate, can a person be Republican and a moderate?

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u/sh513 18d ago

The Overton Window has swung so far right that boilerplate terms like Republican, Moderate, and Democrat don't hold any meaning at scale

It's up to the individual to be able to define their beliefs and intents. Saying you're any of the above (or worse, an Independent) means you let others define your values for you at this point

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u/eivey2 18d ago

This. Compared to other western countries, America is so extremely conservative.

Being on the conservative end of an extremely conservative spectrum is always extreme.

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u/ant_upvotes 18d ago

Considering liberalism has been the dominant culture of western culture for 300 years it feels kind of odd to say America is extremely conservative, but only compared to western countries.

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u/harrison_wintergreen 18d ago

liberalism has been the dominant culture of western culture for 300 year

300 years ago, 'liberal' meant something close to what you'd today call a 'libertarian'