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Enlightened centrist knows both sides are to blame (lemmy.world)
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[–] ToastedPlanet@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Maybe if you reformulated the idea as a set of acceptable ideologies.

https://www.mackinac.org/OvertonWindow

The Overton Window is a model for understanding how ideas in society change over time and influence politics. The core concept is that politicians are limited in what policy ideas they can support — they generally only pursue policies that are widely accepted throughout society as legitimate policy options. These policies lie inside the Overton Window. Other policy ideas exist, but politicians risk losing popular support if they champion these ideas. These policies lie outside the Overton Window.

Acceptable ideologies is what the Overton window is all about.

In the US specifically the Overton window has been shifted to the right since the Regan administration in the 80's. So for over 40 years now.

[–] dx1@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Huh you're right. I've just seen it cited a billion times before in terms of left/right, like, "the Overton Window shifted to the right". Like you just said. People cite it in terms of "only candidates this far left to this far right are acceptable", you know.

Anyway, point being that it describes an area in a highly multidimensional space, not a slice of a univariate left/right spectrum.