Time for Australia to Change the Party System
Day 1,887, 00:07
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by Mr Crumpets
Good Evening eAustralia,
Despite the hiccup of the Tasmanian RW (bloody Argentina), we find ourselves entering a stage a peace.
A time where we can focus on the little things that we forget about when we are worried about making war or treaties.
Therefore, I believe now is the time for change in our party system.
The idea spawns from looking at my own party, the Green and Gold Party.
We are no longer active on the forums. In fact, the president primaries saw just nine out of (then) 38 members vote.
We have lost 10 members since then and only 18 voted in the PP elections.
eAustralia is made up of 10 or 11 parties with all outside the top 5 (which includes the GGP) not at all that active on the forums.
These parties are essentially a waste of space.
The problem however doesn't just lay with the smaller parties. The APP got caught napping in the PP elections and was PTOed (of sorts). Also, if anyone knows what the KightHawks military council's goal and ambitions are, you are doing better than me.
In reality, the only parties putting out news is the ARP and ACP. The once feared ANP has gone dead silent in the press.
I propose calling a summit of all Party Presidents with the aim of merging parties down, until we are left with just five active parties.
My idea (though it may not be the one that succeeds) is that we start completely from scratch. That is, all current (and formerly known) party names are wiped out. I know it would be popular with the likes of the ANP, but it has to be done.
The reason for it, is that some will be reluctant to move into parties with a 'history'. Thus if we start with five new names, manifestos for each party can begin from scratch. A true new beginning.
I propose there a Far Left Party, a Centre Left Party, a Centre (or Independents) Party, a Centre Right Party and a Far Right Party. An even balance of party representation.
If that is agreed upon, a forum for each proposed party is set up. Those wanting to join one of those parties simply enter that forum and register their interest.
In those party forums, each party will debate their manifesto (in line with the party's political leaning - eg: Far Left) and vote for their first Party President.
Then after the Country President elections, it will be announced what the new party names are which current party they will replace. For example, the Far Left Party may take over the ACP, the Far Right might take over KnightHawks, etc...
ONLY the forum voted Party President will be the authorised candidate for the first PP election. Ensuring that the smooth transition happens.
At the same time, a selected group of eAustralians will run for Party President in the non Top 5 parties. When they are elected they will change the party names to mention they are now closed. Members left in those parties will be asked to leave and join one of the top 5 parties.
Once their is only the Party President left, they can leave, which eRepublik will automatically shut down the party.
I understand this is all a radical idea, especially since a number of players are attached to their current party names and history.
However, if we are to create a NEW CHAPTER in the history of eAustralia, which includes CoT Membership and a Land-Swap with Indonesia, we have to go all the way. We need a new five party only system to make sure we are as active as possible.
If we do not and allow this smaller parties to stay, it just opens us up to PTOs and stretches our few active players over too many parties.
I'm interested to hear your thoughts.
Mr Crumpets
Re-Elected Party President of the Green and Gold Party
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I remember the days when you needed nearly 100 members just to break into the top 5!
An examination of the party system is well worth while although I doubt if there will be support for name changes. What will be revealed is that there are only six serious parties. The other five have about 40 members between them and most of these members are inactive..
Everyone join KHMC! heuheuheuheueheuheuehuehueheu
But seriously: http://www.erepublik.com/en/party/knighthawks-military-council-3612/1
yeahhhh
DO NOT WANT
The left-right political spectrum is pretty much irrelevant to eRep, to be able to really do this we'd need to find what the actual epolitical spectrum really is.
Yeah must be a blue moon because I agree with Infin. ofc it's up to the parties to decide their own course so it's nice for PPs to get together over a bourbon now and then and chow ding, but not sure parties would want to sign away what they've worked for. Unless someone's a scourging multi'er, parties work hard to build whatever numbers they have. Certainly a positive sentiment for those who want it, but just saying those against the idea should not be branded by the government as great enemies of the state and empire who choose to maintain their own identity is all. My 2 cents.
I'm not quite down with how Parties work nor have I checked my info here.
But I'd assume most of the Parties you're talking about disassembling would have 'at least' 1 inactive or dead member stuck in them and would never vanish as neatly as that.
Despite being a member of the ACP, I don't think the concept of left, centre and right means anything anymore in the current eRep context.
I hope everyone can at least admit, even if you don't like the idea, that the creativity expressed here is helpful and thought-provoking. I wish we had more idea generation like this.
I wouldn't mind canceling out all party affiliation and forcing everyone to rejoin to see who is really active. The great thing is that everyone can still clump together into their preferred groupings after the shift. I agree that maybe the left/right thing doesn't matter so much, but no one should be holding onto a party "just because." I think too much of eAus still operates by, "but we've ALWAYS done it that way."
Well done Mr Crumpets!
Serfman please get abck to work before we have to sen you to the gulags.
Sorry CH but freedom of association will beat you everytime on this issue.
You will never destroy the NAP with your rigged systems.
Well, At least you are expressing ideas, But personally i disagree.
But those inactive parties i think do need to be out of top five *Eyes KHMC and ANP*
Fighting for independence is NOT a hiccup! It was the work of true patriots and our true allies!
Fourms are stupid
This has been raised a couple of times elsewhere so I'll ask the question - why the hate on the KHMC and ANP besides not being the favourites of the government? What are the charges? What's the cause for the torches and pitchforks? Time for less one-liners and more explanations if people are going to say such things.