Should everything be in moderation? How can we find a middle ground and compromise? Can temperance lead us to better results?
We ask these questions about many aspects of our lives, and their application has probably led to practical and desirable results for you. I know they have for me.
There can be many examples, but relationships and health always seem to be discussed when talking about these concepts.
Many doctors, psychologists, and other experts say that compromising and/or taking a moderate approach can help us solve specific issues in these areas.
We may not get exactly what we want in the end, but following this line of thinking will be in the best interest of the relationship or our overall health.
But another very important example is our country. It works this way, too, and more importantly, our founders designed it this way. In a world of kings and queens where one person made all the decisions, they embraced and designed a system around the concept of democracy, where many opinions are considered, and different points of view are accepted and embraced.
A system that allows many different groups with many different ideologies to come together and negotiate in a bipartisan way to solve problems.
Although we are now split between the ideologies of the Republican and Democratic parties, the system ensures that those ideologies must come together to find solutions to those problems.
It’s a system designed for bipartisanism—a system designed to embrace centrism and moderate politics.
Centrism and moderate politics could even be said to be the foundation of our democratic system, and many citizens identify themselves as centrist or moderate Republican or Democrat.
However, the concepts of centrism and moderate politics can be a bit nebulous in America, as can their effects on the political environment.
So, let’s dive deeper into this and discuss what centrism and moderate politics are, their role and effect on the political environment, and the positives and criticisms of these political views.
