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betsuni

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8. Why labeling candidates black-or-white all-or-nothing centrist/establishment bad vs progressive good is stupid.

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Sun Oct 26, 2025, 04:31 AM

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Purity test types see that CENTRIST STATUS QUO ESTABLISHMENT label and that's it, don't even see or listen to the actual person, the cartoon villain is bad and corrupt end of story.

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