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I run into this on dating apps. “Centrist” and “apolitical” are both code for “conservative.”
I've heard that many men do this because they've realized, in some capacity, that outright admitting they're right-wing limits their opportunities. In my circles, I've noticed this "I'm actually a centrist/apolitical" trend is also found among popular developers and tech influencers.
Saying you're anti-woke gets you shunned and surrounded by horrible people, but saying you're just apolitical gets you the blessing and protection of self-proclaimed centrists. When you, for example, marginalize LGBT folks and get called out, countless will gather to complain about people "dragging politics into tech." Bryan Lunduke will come out of his cave and write a piece about how the trans fetish is trying to kill open source.
I’m talking about women, but I e heard the same things you have about men.
It's not really a gendered thing to publicly distance yourself from personally held beliefs if those beliefs are unpopular.
"I believe women have the right. The right to be a trad wife."
Right probably think apoliticals are secret leftist too no?
I don’t know many leftists who keep that secret. “Apolitical” is typically indicative that someone is more or less fine with the status quo, which is an inherently conservative position.