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I was called "extremely right wing" the other day by a tankie, so I guess I can technically answer:
...yeah, as you can probably guess, I don't exactly consider myself a conservative. You need to define what you consider centrist in this context.
Can I say I’m a single issue voter on Firefly?
Honestly, based on the stories I've heard about Joss Whedon, I'm not too sad about Firefly anymore.
Edit: I'm surprised this comment is so controversial, given how Joss made one of the writers on Firefly cry twice during a meeting and thought it was funny.
I must point out, that's not what conservatism has ever meant. Words don't work that way. The guiding principle of conservatism is simply "well, someone's got to be king." It's a hierarchical worldview. Any effort toward wider equality is seen as misguided bordering on world-ending, and they will burn down everything to prevent the wrong kind of small change.
That's why this sort of thread is unhelpful. You're gonna get some apologia that doesn't stand up to scrutiny. You're gonna get some absolute horseshit, defended as 'well that is what OP asked for.' You're gonna get the continued normalization of modern conservatives embracing outright fascism.
All of it is rooted in the dogmatic insistence that conservatism is some legitimate and worthwhile political movement, deserving of equal time and the respect of those who oppose it. That's simply bullshit. Conservative politics are a story made-up by conservatives. 'Things were awesome thirty years ago, which was all because we were in charge; now our opponents have gone mad and we must abandon gradual change for extreme measures.' But they were always extreme. They were always lying. They just make shit up and some fools believe them. Year after year after decade after generation. A constant churn of excuses for violence, right now, based on a completely fictional past.