The Future: Centrist America

With much consideration of the current government and my personal political views, I believe that America would prosper under a centrist run government. Advocates for Self-Government describe centrism as the "middle ground" in regards to government control; sometimes government intervention is favored and sometimes individual freedom of choice is supported. A centrist keeps an open mind and hopes to make decisions that will result in practical solutions for national and regional issues. The flexibility of the government would be beneficial in advocating change seeing that there is not one set belief and each realm of possibility would be taken into consideration. The US Centrist states that one should "change his mind to adapt to the needs of the people to represent the needs of the people", demonstrating that government is all about the welfare of its citizens. With the current political situation I believe that it is important for people to feel that the government is working in their favor rather than in favor of the set beliefs of its political party.

Of course, each political party has its flaws. Without set beliefs, centrist candidates will have no promises for citizens other than trying to make decisions that will maintain "value, equity, balance, and fairness". Present day politics illustrate a scene of corrupt and dishonest officials, so why should one trust the candidate to do what's best for the citizens? Also, as stated by The Indepublicrat, "no identifiable 'centrist position' may exist on a given issue because different centrists will apply their own experiences and priorities to end up in different places." The possibility of disagreement within a party causes debate, slowing down the process of passing new laws and making final decisions. The deceleration in government would ultimately lead to accomplishing a minute amount of change.

In the end, it is evident that the goal of government should be to do what is in the best interest of its people. Unfortunately, without motivation of radical ideas, it may be difficult to come to a joint agreement. I believe that with enough advertisement, education, and campaigning for centrism, people will begin to support these ideologies and a centrist movement may gain momentum.