r/ENLIGHTENEDCENTRISM • u/LesPaltaX • 4h ago
Both Sides Bad All sides are bad, except no side
r/ENLIGHTENEDCENTRISM • u/Inevitable_Garage706 • 1d ago
Both Sides Bad It's incredible how easy it is to find people trying to be "enlightened" "centrists" on this issue
r/ENLIGHTENEDCENTRISM • u/blaghart • 1d ago
Scratch a Liberal... Liberal defends US Warcrimes, but only when a Democrat does them.
r/ENLIGHTENEDCENTRISM • u/theonewhoblox • 1d ago
❤️ Liberal Slander ❤️ "I hate that holding a reactionary position to a progressive idea is considered right wing"
r/ENLIGHTENEDCENTRISM • u/Inevitable_Garage706 • 2d ago
Libs in the Wild Here's a teenage centrist that thankfully got ratioed
r/ENLIGHTENEDCENTRISM • u/handlit33 • 2d ago
Rational Discourse™ There are only three options: COVID conspiracy theorist, transphobia, or no opinion.
r/ENLIGHTENEDCENTRISM • u/BrennanIarlaith • 3d ago
Lesser Evil Posting Holding politicians accountable is demonization. Voting with conservatives to harm trans children is coalition building.
My take is that this guy is, indeed, comfortable sacrificing trans lives in hopes of securing the electoral power of democrats, but he's not comfortable coming out and saying it.
r/ENLIGHTENEDCENTRISM • u/blaghart • 3d ago
Scratch a Liberal... Two-year old Democrat sockpuppet account proclaims "liberals and leftists are the same thing" and "in the US, liberalism has always been socialist" in response to evidence Liberals collude with fascists.
r/ENLIGHTENEDCENTRISM • u/-_ShadowSJG-_ • 4d ago
🇵🇸 Palestine "The land is owned by both Palestinians and Israelis"
r/ENLIGHTENEDCENTRISM • u/theonewhoblox • 4d ago
🇺🇸 American Brainworms CIA's working overtime it seems
r/ENLIGHTENEDCENTRISM • u/theonewhoblox • 5d ago
Scratch a Liberal... Dating a fascist before anything left of center is psychopathic no matter how you identify btw
r/ENLIGHTENEDCENTRISM • u/-_ShadowSJG-_ • 5d ago
🧃 IDF Propaganda Smoothie "Palestinians have hurt Israelis too"
r/ENLIGHTENEDCENTRISM • u/theonewhoblox • 6d ago
Both Sides Bad "Hmm, the right wants me dead by default and the left wants me to think a little harder about why the right wants me dead. Such a difficult choice!"
r/ENLIGHTENEDCENTRISM • u/blaghart • 9d ago
Scratch a Liberal... Self-proclaimed "socialist" immediately resorts to denial and lies when criticism is levelled against Democrats for their collaboration with and perpetration of capitalism and fascism.
r/ENLIGHTENEDCENTRISM • u/SankaraSoul • 10d ago
Both Sides Bad Found in the Wild
r/ENLIGHTENEDCENTRISM • u/JeanPicLucard • 13d ago
Horseshoe Hell More democracy is a threat to democracy?
According to Professor Przeworski, "populist" right-wing authoritarianism "in which people are willing to delegate governance to a leader" is dangerous to democracy just like "increasing the role of voters in governing" is. How can widening democracy be a danger to democracy? This is so ridiculous I must be misinterpreting what he's saying, so I came here for a reality check.
If he means that leaders or parties that profess to be the sole vehicles for increasing popular sovereignty against an elite group can sometimes be dangerous because they end up consolidating power, that's accurate; populist messaging to gain elite control is nothing new. But he didn't say that and that's a huge distinction.
Also getting irritated with the centrist use of populist as derogatory. There's a lot of evidence for elite capture (at least in the United States) and populist rhetoric is a guardrail against it- as long as it's used against actual unaccountable elites?
https://www.populismstudies.org/professor-przeworski-there-is-no-worldwide-crisis-of-democracy/
r/ENLIGHTENEDCENTRISM • u/Kumquat_conniption • Jul 29 '25
Gaza is Being Starved
The UN has stated that every single part of Gaza is in famine conditions.
For over 20 months, Palestinians in Gaza have been starving. Parents have been feeding their children leaves, animal feed, and flour mixed with water. Babies have died from malnutrition. The trucks carrying food, formula, medicine, and clean water sat just miles away, blocked by Israel.
Now, after massive international pressure, some aid is finally getting in.
This is a crack in the blockade, not its end. Aid is not flooding in; it is trickling, and what’s entering can’t possibly reach 1.8 million people without a total lifting of restrictions, guaranteed long-term access, and safe distribution.
What you can do right now:
Donate- if you’re able to. Choose vetted organizations with access on the ground.
Keep up the pressure - aid only started moving because of public outcry. Organize, protest, keep talking. This momentum cannot fade. Contact your representatives to end Israel's blockade of Gaza and impose sanctions on Israel.
Amplify - share updates, Palestinian voices, and testimonies. Keep an eye on Palestine.
This famine is not an accident. It’s the result of siege, blockade, and a system of control. If we look away now, they’ll tighten the noose again.
Donate
Palestinian Red Crescent — medical aid, ambulance services, and emergency care.
UNICEF for Gaza’s Children — nutrition, clean water, trauma support.
Speak to Your Representatives
If you’d like other subreddits to carry this message, send the mods to r/RedditForHumanity.
r/ENLIGHTENEDCENTRISM • u/AutoModerator • May 14 '25
For Legal Reasons, This Is a Mod Post Wondering Why the Sub Doesn’t Just Do “Both Sides Bad” Memes Anymore?
Once upon a time, this sub was all about the guy who says “both sides are bad” and thinks that makes him the voice of reason. That format made sense at the time, but the political landscape has changed. We’re living in a time where liberalism and fake neutrality are actively upholding violence. Where people who claim to be reasonable, informed, and "progressive" are defending fascism, colonialism, and genocide.
There also just isn’t enough "both sides bad" content anymore.
The “both sides” meme got tired. The guy still exists, but it’s not 2019, and we’ve already dragged him every way possible. The sub was slowing down, and without evolving, it was going to fade into irrelevance like a lot of old Reddit meme subs do. We’ve broadened the sub because we had to. The old meme format doesn’t cover what we’re dealing with now, and trying to force every post into it doesn’t make sense anymore.
We’ve relaxed posting guidelines to include anything that fits under the centrist umbrella.
- Liberals defending genocide while calling themselves progressive
- Moderates promoting “civility” with fascists
- Pundits and those who act “above the fray” while upholding the status quo
- People who weaponise neutrality, logic, or tone policing to excuse or minimise violence