You recognize patterns by observing long-term trends, not by overreacting to whatever most outrageous news headline you see right now

Who are you referring to as “the whole world”, specifically? People on Lemmy? Leftists? Your friends IRL?

His salute does not affect your life in any meaningful way unless you let it do so.

Centrism does not mean coming up with a middle-ground solution for all issues. It could be taking a left-leaning stance on one issue, and right-leaning on another.