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The thing though is that you NEED a centrist government. Just as a pure right wing government ignores the wishes of many, a pure leftwing government will so too.
I'm not even saying it should be 50/50, you just need actual honest representation.
That ain't ever going to happen though with the current first past the post and winner takes all system. You need a representative democracy
Depends how you define the left. Really, representative democracy is a leftist idea compared to most historical governments.
Ignoring people's wishes is OK when those wishes are to hurt other people.
Unfortunately, I have to disagree there. Right-wing politics are fundamentally hierarchical and anti-democratic. Going for Centrism there is saying that wolves should have a say in decisions related to fencing and whether barns should have doors.
One key point in politics is you never have only two possible views. The simplistic notion of left versus right doesn't make sense at all because people have a wide variety of priorities and problems and needs. It's convenient to use those terms, but don't fall into the trap of thinking that they could ever define what's actually happening.
Anyway, specifically in the US in the last few decades, what people call the centrists are actually pro-corporate politicians. They will vote for whatever makes money for big companies. And we don't need people representing big companies.
No. You honestly don't.
The Democrats in the US fall to the right of conservative parties in other countries, and we seem to be the only modern country that can't get it's shit together.
Depends on what you mean by "centrist". If you mean what the US calls centrist, then hell the fuck no. Actual centrism is considered "radical left" around here. If you mean "centrist" by the rest of the world standards, then we can talk.