Hi Gmak. Well, a philosopher is a not a politician. In fact, a good philosopher should probably be as apolitical as possible as political thought is often about following a very generic set of beliefs to get people to follow and make change. Philosophy is about thinking carefully and questioning assumptions. That means questioning every party line that is fed to you.

Here's a bit of evidence of the distorting nature of being political.

"Studies of Republicans and Democrats, as well as Trump voters and non-Trump voters, found that people with opposing political views don’t simply see issues like income inequality through different lenses, those beliefs distort their basic understanding of the issues themselves even though accurate information is readily available..."
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/06/study-finds-political-bias-skews-perceptions-of-verifiable-fact/#:~:text=Studies%20of%20Republicans%20and%20Democrats%2C%20as%20well%20as,candidate%3B%20and%20Stefanie%20Stantcheva%2C%20a%20professor%20of%20economics.

Pre-determined beliefs and a need for fitting into a group for change often involve forgoing critical thinking. I have discussed at length and challenged ideas that both political parties hold as sacrosanct, and often they are often defended emotionally and through one-sided 'studies' of questionable merit. Because the goal of being political is to win at any cost and 'critical thinking' that would interfere with the idea is shunned and often attacked.

"First and foremost, Republicans and Democrats tend to seek out very different news sources so they often get very different information. But even within those sources, the information that’s received is understood differently based on variables like a person’s education or life experiences, how much they trust the messenger or principals involved, their prior beliefs about a given issue, and other ideas they associate with an issue."

Translated above, "Group think and cultural bias." Much like "Your religion is where you were raised in the world," your politics often are influenced in the same way. Critical thinking teaches us to stretch outside of our personal preconceptions, biases and backgrounds. Often of course we aren't aware of our own bias, but practice in critical thinking will often reveal it to us if we honestly stick with it.

“How much you’re going to change your belief as a function of that information is going to depend on the weight you put on it, and that weight will depend on what you already think,” she said. “Without interruption, it’s just a cycle that will reinforce itself.”

A good philosopher constantly tries to break personal and group biases. You cannot be a good philosopher and be married to any one party.

You cannot be a good philosopher and be married to any one party. — Philosophim

What if you start a party?

You cannot be a good philosopher and be married to any one party.
— Philosophim

What if you start a party? — I like sushi

Sure. I'll have some alcohol, coffee, and sparkling water. There will be multi player video games, a karaoke machine in the corner, and a few board games. I just won't marry it. :)

I wonder whom philosopher man or women that do everything in the center of two political axes. A pope? — Gmak

Pope? Catholic pope? Not often at the centre, whether you think of the right-wing anti-communist John Paul or the progressive Francis. Popes, like any other political figure, will always be aligned with some constituency, ideology, or historical moment, whether they intend it or not.

Who comes to mind in global politics as a centrist? Who you consider a centrist often depends on your own baseline thinking. Some people thought of Tony Blair as a centrist, but others saw him as right-wing, focused on market forces and military interventions.

What does it mean to be a centrist philosopher? Does it mean someone who makes safe choices, subject to the era they live in?