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Boojatta

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2. Political parties serve more than one purpose.

Reply to backscatter712 (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 19, 2012, 10:24 AM

Mar 2012

I'm interested in the idea of an organization that serves some of those purposes and not others.

Of the purposes that are usually served by a political party, which are stuck to the concept of a "political party" by definition?

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Non-Partisan Political Parties: Already Exist or Logically Impossible? [View all] Boojatta Mar 2012 OP

Political parties are partisan by definition. n/t backscatter712 Mar 2012 #1

Political parties serve more than one purpose. Boojatta Mar 2012 #2

But a party that has no ideological orientation will not attract any members. Skinner Mar 2012 #5

OPTION 2 motivates me to ask a question. Boojatta Mar 2012 #6

This sounds too rigid to me ... Boojatta Mar 2012 #7

By defn, it's oxymoronic longship Mar 2012 #3

What definition are you relying upon? Boojatta Mar 2012 #8

Sorry, I was merely commenting on the etymology longship Mar 2012 #9

If our electoral process allowed for instant run-offs, I'd be OK with multiple parties Old and In the Way Mar 2012 #4

In the near future ... Boojatta Mar 2012 #10