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Originally Posted by TheIceStorm
That is seriously the Green Party platform? 
What pot-smoking 20-year old first-year sociology major wrote that? Pretty much every one of those ideas would not work in Canadian society, for reasons that Incinerator gave, among other ones.
The biggest laugh is that some of you jokers pay heed to this nonsense. |
Politics is the art of negotiating. Their platform is their starting point, but if they were involved in policy making, things wouldn't occur word-for-word like their platform says. It never happens for the Liberals or Conservatives, so why would it for the Greens? There is always compromise in a democracy. Of course, how much compromise depends on the power of the ruling party compared to the opposition. I wouldn't expect, or necessarily want, the Green Party to be in a position of great power, but I think their voice is important enough that they should at least be involved in negotiating policy. That is why I support them.
I also see validity in the Conservative, Liberal, and NDP platforms and think they all deserve to be involved, but I support no party 100%. I want a particular balance in the government.