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I would like to respectfully disagree. There are centre, centre-right and centre-left parties in Europe. If am not mistaken, Angela Merkel's party is centre-rig
by Gentil 5y ago
I would like to respectfully disagree. There are centre, centre-right and centre-left parties in Europe. If am not mistaken, Angela Merkel's party is centre-right. But even if it isn't, there are other types of parties than just Left and Right.
Right and Left which are just two sides is way too narrow view of the world.
- malloryerik 5y agoI wholeheartedly agree that left and right are often limiting and self-defeating categories. I'm talking about having a position on important issues, like global warming, democracy, foreign policy, and even property more broadly. The "Pirate Party" seems to be aiming their cannons mainly at file sharing of entertainment.
- Gentil 5y agoI agree with you here. I like that they are looking beyond left and right. But it should be clear where. It could be center, center-left or center-right. But I do understand why though. The people weren't even ready for Bernie Sanders this election. I found him as the better candidate among the lot, with a better plan. So adding the "centre" or "centre-left" party maybe way too much. But I think the file-sharing/pirate party movement is a lil way too late. At the peak of Pirate Bay, they really were revolutionaries giving chances to new artists and new ideas through their front page campaigns and what not. But we have bigger problems like climate-change right now. File sharing would be not in my priority list in the current political environment.