If you started a Political Party, what would it be called, and represent?
Us here in Australia are entering "election season" again, with several state and federal elections in the next 12-18 months, which will see a ramping up of politicians on media outlets, with promises, and b*tching about other politicians, leading up to the start of official election campaigns.
With most political parties these days (here and abroad) trying to be as far from political centre(#) as possible, in order to differentiate themselves from their main opponents, it means most (regular) people/voters are pawns of major parties instead of being targeted or represented by them... prompting sudden support for idealistic people and parties (like Palmer United Party, Xenophon Team, One Nation), which can disappear just as quickly if they don't have rational objectives or party leaders.
So it had me thinking, a bit like a school assignment, if you had to create a political party...
- what would you call it,
- what primary demographic or ideology would it prioritise with its policies (*),
- what would be the 5-10 major policies your party would take to the election.
(*) some examples of the primary demographics or ideologies of some of our major parties...
- Labor - Unions
- Liberal - Businesses
- Nationals - Farmers
- Greens - Environment
(a lot of minor parties are obvious just by their name)
(#) left-wing/centrist/right-wing is the overall position of political parties, based on how conservative or radical most of their policies are - for more reading about the political spectrum, go here.
This topic isn't for debating or criticising existing political parties or politicians, so please avoid it unless noting something as an example is absolutely necessary to make a point with your posting.
(BTW, if you want to post up something that isn't serious, please note it, even if it might seem obvious to you and most others that it isn't serious.)
