Quote:
Originally Posted by Anthony
Unless you have other parts of the system pulling to extremes, such as primary elections.
|
It also only works that way as long as the 'left-middle-right' or whatever spectrum is the sole axis of division. When there are two or more axes on which the population can split, the 'center' becomes unstable. As long as TPTB can keep the debate focused on that first axis, the center holds, if something kicks it over to one of the others the center suddenly becomes an extreme without even moving.