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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 8 Mar 2018

      Jeet Heer Retweeted Jonathan Chait

      1. The problem with this formulation is that it sees illiberalism & extremism as rooted only in far left & far right. But historically the most dangerous illiberalism is from centrists.https://twitter.com/jonathanchait/status/971802635912269829 …

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      Jonathan ChaitVerified account @jonathanchait
      Replying to @jbarro
      And there's also no question that extremism on the right is a far bigger problem than extremism on the left.
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    2. Dana Houle‏ @DanaHoule 8 Mar 2018
      Replying to @HeerJeet

      You’ve decided to take the rhombus peg of the term “centrism” (which Bernie people decided to use for all Dems who aren’t w Bernie) & try to pound it in to a hectogram of reality hole. I think “centrism” isn’t useful in describing Wilson, JFK admin dreamed of controlling FBI, etc

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    4. Dana Houle‏ @DanaHoule 8 Mar 2018
      Replying to @JoeMattes @HeerJeet

      I’m not criticizing a “broad use of ‘centrism,’” I’m saying it’s doesn’t mean much to roughly equate “centrists” of 1919 & today, because I don’t know what a centrist of 1919 was, & it’s mostly a dishonest ploy (i’ll grant Jeet presumption of good faith) by Bernie Twitteratti…

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 8 Mar 2018
      Replying to @DanaHoule @JoeMattes

      Meaning of centrist is clearly contextual. Wilson centrist compared to Debs, Truman centrist compared to Wallace, JFK centrist compared to MLK or Malcolm X. This isn't hard.

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        2. Dana Houle‏ @DanaHoule 8 Mar 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet @JoeMattes

          Debs is the only comparison? Really? Why not vs TR? Or LaFollette? Or does centrist just just a pejorative for liberal (which in many ways wouldn’t apply to Wilson anyway)? As for MLK/Malcolm X…seriously?

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        3. the hair apparent‏ @prince_o_tide 8 Mar 2018
          Replying to @DanaHoule @HeerJeet @JoeMattes

          What's your issue with MLK/Malcolm X comparison?

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        1. Dana Houle‏ @DanaHoule 8 Mar 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet @JoeMattes

          And “Wallace” singular made me chuckle.

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        2. Robert Waldmann‏ @robertwaldmann 8 Mar 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet @DanaHoule @JoeMattes

          If it is so easy, was Malcolm X to the left of Kennedy or to the right ? I'd say a devout advocate of traditional morality who praised self reliance and segregation was a reactionary. I suppose it is possible to claim he was a leftist, but I can't imagine how.

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        3. Dana Houle‏ @DanaHoule 8 Mar 2018
          Replying to @robertwaldmann @HeerJeet @JoeMattes

          I think the core problem is if you’re starting out w a concept of “centrism” that holds both Joe Lieberman & Chris Murphy—IOW, all non-Southern Dems, but giving a lot of weight to Lieberman & the DLC—you can’t find a clean definition that goes back any further than 1968.

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        2. Robert Waldmann‏ @robertwaldmann 8 Mar 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet @DanaHoule @JoeMattes

          To be more serious, I think your assertion that centrists repress is true by definition if you define the center as the then current establishiment including the government of the day. People without power don't abuse power. We can't know what Debs would have done with Wilson

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        3. Vinnie Tesla might even prove useful‏ @VinnieTesla 8 Mar 2018
          Replying to @robertwaldmann @HeerJeet and

          No, he's clearly defining it in terms of the political spectrum of the US at the time. Kennedy and Truman were centrists. Reagan or FDR would not be.

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        1. PeteyOnBlogs‏ @PeteyOnBlogs 8 Mar 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet @DanaHoule @JoeMattes

          While Dana is seeing intra-Democrat dog whistles that aren't there, Jeet has made a foolish and inexplicable decision to make "centrist" mean "wielding power".

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