[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

There is no “middle ground” with a leftist.

In negotiating with Hitler, would the “middle ground” have been, “Okay, you can kill *half* the Jews. But no more!” (with self-righteous finger wag)

[ChessExpert]

“Okay, you can kill *half* the Jews. But no more!”

That would have been the moderate position.