RE: My idea for a progressive 3rd party
February 17, 2017 at 11:49 am
(This post was last modified: February 17, 2017 at 11:51 am by The Grand Nudger.)
(February 17, 2017 at 1:57 am)Won2blv Wrote: It doesn't matter that some people would like the current gun narrative. The new party would not be catering to extremes. It would be catering to common sense. So if someone read the platform and decided it still sounded like and infringement of their rights, well, that person probably has been building an arsenal of weapons since the 70's. Oh, and they're probably a libertarianI think it would matter..and I wasn't referring to those who marched to the NRA's tune...I was referring to the majority of -dems- who think that the current party platform on gun control is either good, or should be even more restrictive. This third party would fail to draw dems who wanted"stricter gun control" or...the removal of private ownership on grounds of that particular issue. It also wouldn't draw repubs, since that exactly what -moderate- republicans already propose...and the nutter want crazy people to be able to purchase guns.
I'm not criticizing the proposed platform, I'm commenting on the ability of any platform to draw votes on the grounds of that particular issue as stated.
Quote:Exactly, people don't understand how a good mixture of capitalism and socialism is the best system. There is an incentive for growth and ingenuity, but also a limit to profit over basic humanitarianism. This is the best time for this party to be rolled out because people are so frazzled. Its like we have been listening to a debate between bill maher and bill O'reilly for years, and the new party would be like watching Barney instead.If Bill Maher is the standard for an extreme leftist position.....then there is no extreme left, left...in america. Maher is a progressive libertarian.
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