Independent Moderate Party

[MrWhereItsAt]

skywalker, I appreciate what you are trying to do and have been similarly annoyed with the partisan nature of posts by many in our Democracy. However I do not believe this attempt will work (as evidenced by the above, HIGHLY sceptical posts ).

Many here believe that the party endorsements of certain candidates does not mean any member will necessarily vote for them - I may disagree vehemently with this but until we have a disaster in Government there is little evidence to support this line of reasoning.

I commend your intention, but advise you don't try such methods that would allow some further ammunition against you to bring up in public debates here. It seems that some have a low opinion of you, and perhaps you can convince them otherwise by continuing to post sensibly and intelligently. This thread has certainly raised my opinion of you - many have complained of the party tactics, but no-one that I have seen has been arsed to do anything about it, but you.

[Mr. President]

I would advise that you remain independent. If you form a party that goes around saying, "Look at us, we're independent!", that's not independence.

In the real world, plenty of people are not registered to any one party (including me and my family). It seems oxymoronic to have a party for people who are not members of any party.

[punkbass2000]

Originally posted by Ninot
this reminds me of the Planet Neutral from an episode of Futurama (dont ask me why).. and a great quote just before the planet is going to explode....

"Tell my wife I said... hello"

Yeah, that was a good episode

[Kuciwalker]

Mr President -

We aren't proclaiming anything. This party doesn't do that. We don't do things in the name of the party, we do them independently. The whole point of this party is to give people a way to be independent without leaving the security of the party system, and to draw the real moderates out of the extremist DIA and UFC.

[Inverse Icarus]

who does being independednt give them "a way to be independent without leaving the security of the party system", if you're not voting as a party in the system. it makes no sense.

it's like ure trying to make IND a party, it serves no purpose.

[Kuciwalker]

It does serve a purpose. To many people feel that they need to join a party. This is a compromise between being in a party and acting independent. If you have a suggestion on how this idea could be improved, please tell us. If not, please stop with the unconstructive criticism.

[Kuciwalker]

*bump*

[Spiffor]

I'm imagining what a "compromise between acting independent and being in a prty" is. The IND leader decides that all independant should vote DIA in the city planner election. And all INDs vote blindly to follow party discipline

[Kuciwalker]

No, we DON'T VOTE AS A BLOC!!!!!!!!!!!! READ THE FIRST POST!!!!!

God, I HATE it when people do this.

[Ninot]

ok, i got this question then

If I am an independant, and i dont really feel i want a party, is there any reason for me to join this party?

[Kuciwalker]

No, but if you're in the DIA or UFC, and you want to be more independent and less extremist, then you should join. People who are independent already don't need this party.

[Ninot]

so this is a defection party for people who are from parties already?

but what I am asking is like, what if i am DIA and dont want to be in ANY parties? then why would this party appeal to any non-party independants.

[Kuciwalker]

If you don't want to be in any parties, then you wouldn't be in the DIA. Right now, most people want to be in a party, but they might not like partisan politics or the extremism of the two major parties. This broadens their choices and is as close as we will probably ever get to eliminating parties altogether.

[Timeline]

LOL, leave it to skywalker to form a "defection" party

[Kuciwalker]

Timeline -

That's another example of partisan politics. You are taking words that someone else said about me and making it look like I said them.