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Originally Posted by Slava
It just comes across as being hilarious to me. I actually had no idea that any political party would have to tell their executive as how to refer to themselves. Why does this have to be mandated though...wouldn't the party members just naturally know that they were socially moderate?
I'm also still wondering where Byfield was taken out of context? Maybe its comments like that combined with obvious social conservatives running for leadership that lead to the labelling of the party?
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Here's the deal with grass roots politics... Any member can put anything forward as a motion, and then it can get seconded and passed. Yeah, we knew we were socially moderate, however we get asked a lot. So, a motion was brought forward to make it VERY CLEAR how we're supposed to tell people what our version of socially moderate really means.
You found it 'hilarious' why? Because a lot of people label our party and we're forced to defend it? Or because it got brought up in our AGM? It's a real issue for our party... as evidenced by your lack of belief that we really are socially moderate. Of course it's going to be brought up.
I don't think I can help you with the Link Byfield thing. You're right, there are social conservatives running for the leadership of our party. The person Link is supporting is not one of them. When you put it in that context, it might make more sense. And he's as 'socially conservative' as they come.