Are there people who call themselves centrists, and who also throw aside all available evidence and work towards something because it’s something they believe in, them and all their friends? Who cannot be reasoned with, and will do almost anything to see their political goals achieved? I would say so, yes. That, to me, is what radicalism really means.
I mean it is a meaningless phrase in the sense that tweet means it, that it’s a revolutionary type of politics that could unite the electorate and lead us out of the mess this country’s in. I think it’s crucial not to view centrism as being any different from the left or the right in terms of it having an ideology and political goals, though. You absolutely can adhere to and work towards those things, even all the while believing you’re simply being a pragmatic politician.
