tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312853715123370916.post7214290090805863718..comments2024-03-17T00:10:44.022+00:00Comments on From Arse To Elbow: The Bitter Harvest of CentrismDavid Timoneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03568348438980023320noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312853715123370916.post-5402250312817180122019-02-09T18:42:21.212+00:002019-02-09T18:42:21.212+00:00I would agree until the last sentence, I don't...I would agree until the last sentence, I don't see guilt so much as a very indignant incomprehension.chris stileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16220270505988683271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312853715123370916.post-77393069343838686872019-02-09T13:54:11.090+00:002019-02-09T13:54:11.090+00:00The irony is that these 'long-term demographic...The irony is that these 'long-term demographic trends' that centrist thinkers are so fond of are actually used to bolster some very short-term political arguments. Indeed, they were used a few years ago after the bizarre 2015 election to forecast the end of the 'traditional' party system that was revived spectacularly in 2017. Anyone taking a step back can see Europe as an idiosyncratic issue that has traditionally evaded party lines and, as such, been the only issue that has provoked national referenda. There is no reason not to believe that obsession about the cause of Europe will revert to being the preserve of a few cranks once a reasonable compromise agreement is finally sorted out.<br /><br /><br />I agree with your assessment- the wholesale use of flimsy faith and 'values'-based arguments by centrists is evidence of ideological and moral bankruptcy. Igor Belanovnoreply@blogger.com