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Moderate is an

ideological category which designates a rejection of radical or extreme views, especially in regard to politics and religion.[1][2] A moderate is considered someone occupying any mainstream position avoiding extreme views. In American politics, a moderate is considered someone occupying a centre position on the left–right political spectrum
.

Political position

Further information: Centrism

Japan

Japan's right-wing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has traditionally been divided into two main factions: the based on bureaucratic "conservative mainstream" (保守本流) and the hawkish nationalist "conservative anti-mainstream" (保守傍流). Among them, "conservative mainstream" is also considered a moderate wing within the LDP. The LDP's faction Kōchikai is considered a moderate wing.[3] The current LDP has conflicts between moderate patriotist and extreme nationalist supporters.[4]

The

U.S.-Japan Alliance.[5] The party started to slowly support neoliberalism from the 1980s, and was disbanded in 1994.[6]

Moderate social-democrats of the JSP formed the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) with conservative-liberal Sakigake and other moderates of the LDP.[7] Most of the DPJ's mainstream factions moved to the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP), but the former DPJ's right-wing moved to the Democratic Party for the People after 2019.[8]

United States

In recent years,[

right-wing
politics.

Gallup polling indicated that American voters identified as moderate between 35–38% of the time during the 1990s and 2000s.[9] Voters may identify with moderation for a number of reasons: pragmatic, ideological, or otherwise. It has also been suggested that individuals vote for centrist parties for purely statistical reasons.[10]

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References

Notes

  1. doi:10.19165/2013.1.02
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  2. ^ "Types of social movements". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved January 10, 2020. Social movements may also be categorized on the basis of the general character of their strategy and tactics; for instance, whether they are legitimate or underground. The popular distinction between radical and moderate movements reflects this sort of categorization.
  3. ^ Karol Zakowski, ed. (2011). Kōchikai of the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party and Its Evolution After the Cold War Archived 2022-11-19 at the Wayback Machine. Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information.
  4. ^ Putz, Catherine (1 September 2022). "Jennifer Lind on Abe Shinzo and Japanese Nationalism". The Diplomat. Archived from the original on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  5. ISBN 9780521135740
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  6. doi:10.15002/00021756
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  7. ISBN 9781136728648
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  8. ^ Spremberg, Felix (25 November 2020). "How Japan's Left is repeating its unfortunate history". International Politics & Society Journal. Archived from the original on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  9. Gallup. Archived
    from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  10. S2CID 153540693
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