When you live in a society rampant with extremist ideologies

You're still labeled an extremist even when you try to take things in moderation.

A balance and rational approach becomes labeled as extreme as well by those on opposite sides of ideological spectrums.

To extreme radicals moderation is extreme.

If you state "I don't entirely side with either A or B"

Both A and B will label you extreme for not choosing sides.

Extreme moderate = Oxymoron

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SW-User

They wouldn't call you extrem rather they would sort you into one of the two sides according to how they interpret your point of view.
Comparing US politics to other countries the democrats aren't even extreme. The problem is that a binary exists somewhere a binary doesn't belong. There should be more than two parties and if there only are two you either side a little more to one or the other.