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Seems like there's plenty of room for a new party imo, that maybe is just a bit younger an in touch. I think it sohuldn't be too hard to find policies with broa

Seems like there's plenty of room for a new party imo, that maybe is just a bit younger an in touch. I think it sohuldn't be too hard to find policies with broad support: - weed legalization - right to repair - 99% vs 1% - Oversight of corruption/congress - Envirnonmental safety - digital privacy - EULA reform

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basch 3y ago
Sounds like socialism. Why do you hate America? And with those two sentences your party is done for, regardless of the truth or reality.
- OkayPhysicist 3y ago
  I think you over estimate the power of the word "socialism". The reply "yeah, and?" would probably play over pretty well with the kind of crowd that would have a chance in hell of voting for such a party anyways.
comte7092 3y ago
While I like this platform, I feel like this is a tech nerd echo chamber party rather than something broad based.
- Taikonerd 3y ago
  You mean you've never been to those massive, million-person "EULA Reform" rallies?
  - solardev 3y ago
    Just a bunch of people holding "I accept" signs they've never read. Not that different from most politics, I guess.
    - comte7092 3y ago
      Honestly the signs should read “I do not accept”, since it’s a protest. Would be pretty good actually.
  - zug_zug 3y ago
    I mean people don't go picket over it, but it's got broad enough appeal that one of south park's more famous episodes is ridiculing it. It's not inside the overton window right now, but no reason it couldn't be. Most people thought AI wouldn't be a political topic 5 years ago.
    - Taikonerd 3y ago
      Well, that's true. You never know what the next big issue is going to be.
nh23423fefe 3y ago
policies dont matter
mrnotcrazy 3y ago
I don't think the average person has a concept of what digital privacy is but its still a fine list of things to work towards. I think these are policies which are important but parties are built around ideologies right? so maybe by looking at all of these and finding a common thread you could make that the corner stone of the hackernews party or whatever. Getting people to believe your party aligns with them wont be enough though, you have to get people to believe that by not voting for their favorite entrenched party they aren't helping their opponents to win.
spywaregorilla 3y ago
If there's any room for a new party it's probably white folks who want to identify as economically responsible but are embarrassed by the republican party's direction.
Buttons840 3y ago
Where's the voting reform? Without voting reform, even if this third party succeeds they'll just pull the ladder up behind them.

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basch 3y ago

Sounds like socialism. Why do you hate America? And with those two sentences your party is done for, regardless of the truth or reality.

OkayPhysicist 3y ago
I think you over estimate the power of the word "socialism". The reply "yeah, and?" would probably play over pretty well with the kind of crowd that would have a chance in hell of voting for such a party anyways.

comte7092 3y ago

While I like this platform, I feel like this is a tech nerd echo chamber party rather than something broad based.

Taikonerd 3y ago
You mean you've never been to those massive, million-person "EULA Reform" rallies?
- solardev 3y ago
  Just a bunch of people holding "I accept" signs they've never read. Not that different from most politics, I guess.
  - comte7092 3y ago
    Honestly the signs should read “I do not accept”, since it’s a protest. Would be pretty good actually.
- zug_zug 3y ago
  I mean people don't go picket over it, but it's got broad enough appeal that one of south park's more famous episodes is ridiculing it. It's not inside the overton window right now, but no reason it couldn't be. Most people thought AI wouldn't be a political topic 5 years ago.
  - Taikonerd 3y ago
    Well, that's true. You never know what the next big issue is going to be.

nh23423fefe 3y ago

policies dont matter

mrnotcrazy 3y ago

I don't think the average person has a concept of what digital privacy is but its still a fine list of things to work towards. I think these are policies which are important but parties are built around ideologies right? so maybe by looking at all of these and finding a common thread you could make that the corner stone of the hackernews party or whatever. Getting people to believe your party aligns with them wont be enough though, you have to get people to believe that by not voting for their favorite entrenched party they aren't helping their opponents to win.

spywaregorilla 3y ago

If there's any room for a new party it's probably white folks who want to identify as economically responsible but are embarrassed by the republican party's direction.

Buttons840 3y ago

Where's the voting reform? Without voting reform, even if this third party succeeds they'll just pull the ladder up behind them.