What would a Centrist German State look like?

Hey all, I'm currently working on creating an alternate history Universe with a diverse array of divergences from real history coinciding at the same time. One of the most striking differences from reality is the NSDAP gaining power in Germany caused a Civil War within the country that ended with a Centrist party (the Blue Centrists) gaining power. This forces the rival communist factions to flee and set up a Socialist state in the south of Germany.

What I am wondering is what would a truly Centrist state look like? The basic premise for the faction, as far as I can tell at the current moment, is that they believe all political parties should be eliminated and thus make them illegal. But what other things would characterize a Centrist state? Or would it not be possible to be truly centrist, meaning that the name is only a farce?

If you're interested in learning more about the universe, you can check it out here.

Thanks for any replies.
 
The basic premise for the faction, as far as I can tell at the current moment, is that they believe all political parties should be eliminated and thus make them illegal.
That, uh... doesn't sound centrist at all.

I have no idea what you mean by "true centrist state", either. Centrism is just a loose idea for political parties neither left not right wing, right?
 
That, uh... doesn't sound centrist at all.

I have no idea what you mean by "true centrist state", either. Centrism is just a loose idea for political parties neither left not right wing, right?

This page was linked to me via reddit in a similar discussion. From their definition, eliminating political parties would seem very Centrist to me. However, the reason I posted this discussion was to get other people's opinions on what a state where being political is frowned upon would be like.
 
This page was linked to me via reddit in a similar discussion. From their definition, eliminating political parties would seem very Centrist to me. However, the reason I posted this discussion was to get other people's opinions on what a state where being political is frowned upon would be like.
Fringe American parties are never a good guide to understanding a political philosophy, since they attract people whose views are so extreme they can't be accommodated even within the extremely broad churches of the two main parties. Centrism exists in many different forms, but usually emphasises pragmatism and moderation. The post war CDU is the most obvious example of this in a German context.
 
Fringe American parties are never a good guide to understanding a political philosophy, since they attract people whose views are so extreme they can't be accommodated even within the extremely broad churches of the two main parties. Centrism exists in many different forms, but usually emphasises pragmatism and moderation. The post war CDU is the most obvious example of this in a German context.
Good point. Thank you for that example.
 

NoMommsen

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The topic is a bit confusing because there actually was a major party in Germany called the Zentrum.... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre_Party_(Germany)
A party, that has not much (if any) common, with what @frontlinesuniverse seems to mean, given his link about "centrists".

The concept of a party, which program is to eliminate all parties and gaining the upper hand against parties which programs are to replace the state (communists and Nazis) ... sounds a bit weird.

However, actually there WAS a german goverment, that tried this path :
the Brüning goverment.
None of itsd members felt and acted as bound to their party-lines and programs, may it be (catholic) Center-party, DDP, DVP, BVP, etc..
 

NoMommsen

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The post war CDU is the most obvious example of this in a German context.
Bad example.
Have you ever read the firts couple of party-programs if the CDU or even the CSU post-war ?

Todays post-communist leftish faction of "Die LINKE" (The Left") would be proud to sport such a socialistic party program.
 
Bad example.
Have you ever read the firts couple of party-programs if the CDU or even the CSU post-war ?

Todays post-communist leftish faction of "Die LINKE" (The Left") would be proud to sport such a socialistic party program.
I don't know the precise details, but I'm willing to bet that was less interventionist than the SPD. And unlike them, the CDU pursued a more pro western foreign policy, and were (and still are) more socially conservative than them as well. Keep in mind this is the post war era we are talking about, where a consensus was forming on all sides of politics that the state should play a bigger role. It was more a question of how much this should be expanded. This happened with the Tories in the UK, the CDU in Germany, and probably the Gaullists in France as well, from what I've heard. Views which would be firmly on the left now were fast becoming mainstream then.
 
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