The Greens? Not likely. The "Green" bit scares too many people.
The Dems? Ha!
PUP? Oh god no.
Other crazy minor parties? See: crazy minor party.
The reason we elect Liberals and Labor (apart from institutional momentum) is that they're the least despicable and dysfunctional. Besides, look at precedent. The last major move in politics was PUP getting seats in parliament for the 3(?) dumbest stooges I've ever seen. Essentially proving that you can buy seats in our parliament.
No, if we want to effect change we need to find another way. Possibly that means joining the major parties and attempting to effect change from within, or perhaps that means more protesting to increase awareness. I don't really know.
The Dutch parliament is the same size and the Australian parliament. In about 5 years they went from a new party to the 3rd largest in the Netherlands. They are still the 4th largest. And these guys seem a little bit wacky. Why can't we get a third party (or the Greens) elected?
The Greens? Not likely. The "Green" bit scares too many people. The Dems? Ha! PUP? Oh god no. Other crazy minor parties? See: crazy minor party.
The reason we elect Liberals and Labor (apart from institutional momentum) is that they're the least despicable and dysfunctional. Besides, look at precedent. The last major move in politics was PUP getting seats in parliament for the 3(?) dumbest stooges I've ever seen. Essentially proving that you can buy seats in our parliament.
No, if we want to effect change we need to find another way. Possibly that means joining the major parties and attempting to effect change from within, or perhaps that means more protesting to increase awareness. I don't really know.