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They are the centre-right coalition of all centre-right political parties in Europe. It is beyond laughable levels how they corrupt they are. You can predict th

They are the centre-right coalition of all centre-right political parties in Europe. It is beyond laughable levels how they corrupt they are. You can predict their stance 100% of the time by assuming it is the business friendly position.

Shiboleth 8y ago
How the hell did a right wing organisation get the title "The People's Party"?
- etatoby 8y ago
  Makes sense to me. If you are liars through and through, why be honest on your party's name, of all things?
- spanishthrow 8y ago
  In Spain it was created by former Francoist hierarchs during the transition from dictatorship to democracy.
- Vinnl 8y ago
  How the hell did North Korea get the title "Democratic People's Republic"? Edit: To be clear, I'm not trying to compare the People's Party to the North Korean regime, just pointing out that organisations can pick their own name, and that doesn't necessarily have to reflect what they are, or what they will become years after they have chosen the name.
- dsfyu404ed 8y ago
  I don't see anything unusual about their name. Any country with "democratic" or "people's" in the name is not democratically run and the people have pretty much no say in anything (Congo, DPRK, etc). Any armed faction that references a religious figure or text in their name commits atrocities condemned by that religion (LRA, ISIS, etc). Any state that calls itself "commonwealth" is run by a political elite that does a piss-poor job looking out for the interests of the commoners (maybe worth granting an exception for Kentucky, I've never been there and don't know many people from there so it might be alright). The car dealership that has radio ads talking about what a great value they are is nothing of the sort. A political party that prioritizes business over people calling itself the "people's whatever" seems pretty standard as far as naming conventions go.

Shiboleth 8y ago

How the hell did a right wing organisation get the title "The People's Party"?

etatoby 8y ago
Makes sense to me. If you are liars through and through, why be honest on your party's name, of all things?
spanishthrow 8y ago
In Spain it was created by former Francoist hierarchs during the transition from dictatorship to democracy.
Vinnl 8y ago
How the hell did North Korea get the title "Democratic People's Republic"? Edit: To be clear, I'm not trying to compare the People's Party to the North Korean regime, just pointing out that organisations can pick their own name, and that doesn't necessarily have to reflect what they are, or what they will become years after they have chosen the name.
dsfyu404ed 8y ago
I don't see anything unusual about their name. Any country with "democratic" or "people's" in the name is not democratically run and the people have pretty much no say in anything (Congo, DPRK, etc). Any armed faction that references a religious figure or text in their name commits atrocities condemned by that religion (LRA, ISIS, etc). Any state that calls itself "commonwealth" is run by a political elite that does a piss-poor job looking out for the interests of the commoners (maybe worth granting an exception for Kentucky, I've never been there and don't know many people from there so it might be alright). The car dealership that has radio ads talking about what a great value they are is nothing of the sort. A political party that prioritizes business over people calling itself the "people's whatever" seems pretty standard as far as naming conventions go.