[pp.int.general] Stances on different ideologies (was: Current state of Piratenpartei Deutschland in general)

[Kaj Sotala]

On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 11:23 PM, Félix Robles <redeadlink at gmail.com> wrote:
> So, at first, you don't move from core issues, but when you have some more
> people yoy add non-core issues to the party? That's SO bad!

The unfortunate fact is that if one wants to gain real influence,
there is a point where you have to start adding non-core issues to the
agenda. If you don't, your votes will forever be limited to those
you'll gain from a very limited group - and even those will start to
diminish, as other parties begin picking up your ideas.

Look at the history of the other political parties. Every party
started out with a limited agenda, but eventually expanded to cover
more things. That's the way how e.g. the various Green parties have
managed to become important, after having started out with a limited
agenda.