<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[I used to be a centrist.]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>I used to be a centrist. I thought both sides... well, you know the drill. </p><p>Seeing things from both sides is how I learned that The Right<img src="https://forum.fedi.dk/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/2122.png?v=7979fdcf9c7" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--tm" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="™" alt="™" />️ is fundamentally different from The Left<img src="https://forum.fedi.dk/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/2122.png?v=7979fdcf9c7" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--tm" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="™" alt="™" />️ &amp; centrism is a fallacy. </p><p>Basically we both have extremists but while ours are in conflict with our core beliefs, theirs are the core beliefs in pure form. It's simplified &amp; not the only difference &amp; it can easily be "No true Scotsman"-ed but it's pivotal to how &amp; why I came to choose side. </p><p><a href="https://helvede.net/tags/politics" rel="tag">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://helvede.net/tags/centrism" rel="tag">#<span>centrism</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/7d6dbf29-a564-4353-a273-d58ea6e471dd/i-used-to-be-a-centrist.</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 01:37:45 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/7d6dbf29-a564-4353-a273-d58ea6e471dd.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 06:49:34 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl></channel></rss>