[RFA] Challenging Political Stereotypes

Day 841, 07:44 • Published in United Kingdom United Kingdom • by Radical Freethinkers Alliance


Rigid political ideologies, because dynamic, representative, politics is a bit too much like hard work.

The RFA was founded and continues to run on the basis it maintains no rigid political stance, that the approach taken will be that which is to the benefit of the majority of members, in the opinions of those members. It is in short a member led organization, and not one lead by a rigid set of ideological guidelines set down by anybody.

This approach has been criticized in some quarters as a naïve approach lacking in political thrust, as a “weasely” approach to politics. The criticisms have cited as an example the way in which the party stance can change from one position, to the diametrically opposed to position on an issue over a period of time. This, rather than highlighting a weakness in the party as a whole highlights the progressive and dynamic nature of the party, it highlights the parties ability to learn from it's mistakes and it's tendency to represent the views it's members hold there and then, rather than sticking to a fantastical party line.

This approach to politics is not something which has succeeded in RL politics, the lack of financial support for a party committed to an internal democratic ideal is not forthcoming. Those who fund political parties (The Unions and the Rich) are not know for being willing to support those who are happy to learn from their mistakes and tread a path which comes from the party, from the people, and not one laid down in the annuls of history by similarly restricted thinkers and dreamers. Rather than rejecting one point of view and accepting another. We as a party, accept and reject these positions and approaches as and when they are required, as and when the party membership fell it is required.



Whilst it might fit the simplistic ideals of small number of people who hold the reigns in a party and give the impression that all the members feel the same way, that clearly isn't always going to be the case. Memberships change and those who remain have the capacity to change. Surely the acceptance that times change and what was not right before, now can be, is a significantly less naïve approach than always assuming your dogma is correct?

This approach can to the outside seem to be a cynical attempt to succeed off the back of other parties, well that works both ways. The RFA holds a large enough membership that other parties are interested in our support, and as and when the membership feel it's right, then associations are made, and these are not exclusive to one side of the political spectrum or the other. To be critical of one party in this regard is to be critical of most of the parties in current eUK politics. We just happen to be flexible enough to see that both sides can be right in some contexts.

The RFA is a dynamic, representative and progressive party, which holds the right of it's members to have their voice heard and to push the members agenda on an issue no matter where that fits on the political spectrum.

This is not the traditional view of centrist politics, but this is a different game, with different rules.
If your party is a dogmatic an inflexible being with rigid ideas and you want to break out, then join
the RFA, let your voice be heard. Don't let the homogenised dogmatic politics of RL interfere with
the possibility of people powered, truly representative politics with in eRep.

Sonicslice,
Radical Freethinker