Once you understand that we have big problems, big solutions don't seem radical, they seem proportional.

When you have big problems, failure to mount an effective and proportional response is what seems radical.

November 15, 2025 - 06:32 UTC

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For example, on climate's existential threat to human existence, centrism is radical.

As another example, on the topic of Democracy, unwillingness to confront the real danger of a corrupt Supreme Court with lifetime appointments and no functioning oversight is radical.
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In many ways, centrism represents a willingness to tolerate injustice when it is safely far from oneself. Easy to see why old white men like centrist Biden feel less like big change is needed. They're used to things mostly working, so they try to calm people. That's not everyone's experience.
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