Thu 13 Nov 2008
Reforming a Party and Starting a blog
Posted by Frank White under Announcements
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The National Federalist Party was falling apart and it seemed like nobody was going to step up and get it going. Granted, there are countless third parties in the United States, but I wanted an organization more tailored to actually helping people, rather than just talking politics. Sure, politics are important, especially to a political organization, but when one obsesses over it people become alienated and get bored really easily.
So, after becoming party leader, my first act was to declare a clear path and direction for this political organization. Most importantly I do not want this to be an “activist organization”. Nothing is more asinine than a group of individuals who set their goals and terms so high that the only thing they would be willing to accept is full on world revolution — and this goes for both Leftists and Libertarians.
Secondly, I wanted to rework how members interacted and how the whole party fit together. We will be creating a new party site over the next few months that will be more like a social network, but for those who are similarly principled to us. That seems to be something most organizations lack, a great way for people to communicate and organize.
Thirdly, no druggies, no BEE-ESS social activism about how legalization of drugs will cure everything from poverty, to violence, to cancer, to hunger, to Christ coming back. This was not a problem before, but some people were on the fence, and I just want to take a stand on this issue right here and now. Alcoholism is another issue that should be dealt with and will not be tolerated in this organization. Several people have brought up the issue of “freedom of choice”, but this is a private organization, and they have the choice to join, leave, or quit.
In forth place I want to announce a largely socially conservative stance, but a mildly conservative economic stance, with room for movement. I do not want to say we are either on the left or right, because both sides have good ideas and both sides have bad ideas, but I honestly would say we are more towards the middle-right.
While there are more changes and stands being taken, I do not want to put them all in one single post. The point of this blog is to outline, with member help, what this party’s principles will be, where we will stand, our direction, and our stance on various issues.
What it all comes down to is that this will be a charity and community organization as well as a political party. A lot of planning must be done first, and I want to be sure we have everything planned out and in order before we start spreading the word about what we are trying to do.
It’s time to create change, not by spreading the wealth, but by taking back control of our communities from criminals and the socially amoral.