Editing Radical centrism (section)

=== Internal concerns ===
Some radical centrists are less than sanguine about their future. One concern is co-optation. For example, [[Michael Lind]] worries that the enthusiasm for the term radical center, on the part of "arbiters of the conventional wisdom", may signal a weakening of the radical vision implied by the term.<ref name=Lind/>

Another concern is passion. [[John Avlon]] fears that some centrists cannot resist the lure of passionate partisans, whom he calls "[[Wingnut (politics)|wingnuts]]".<ref>Avlon, John (2010). ''Wingnuts: How the Lunatic Fringe Is Hijacking America''. Beast Books / Perseus Books Group, pp. 1–3 and 238–39. {{ISBN|978-0-9842951-1-1}}.</ref> By contrast, [[Mark Satin]] worries that radical centrism, while "thoroughly sensible", lacks an "animating passion" – and claims there has never been a successful political movement without one.<ref>Satin, Mark (fall 2002). "[http://www2.gwu.edu/~ccps/rcq/issues/12-4.pdf Where's the Juice?]". ''The Responsive Community'', vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 74–75. Retrieved 5 February 2013.</ref>