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@evan@cosocial.ca My impression is that the US used to operate much like Canada where party membership was purely a private affair and parties themselves were purely private organizations. I think I h
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@evan@cosocial.ca I get why party politics can be helpful in legislatures to produce legislation (less negotiation and more production) but when the identification spreads to the general population, I
Activist Politician/Municipal Councillor in Central Saanich, # YYJ , 🇨🇦. Doctoral candidate at RRU interested in the 'engagement cycle' of political/community organizing. Champion of local urban food production. In my pokemon like game that I call Mastodon following, I'm searching for # Canadians (1pt), # BritishColumbians (2pts), those living in # YYJ (3pts), and the rare, elusive, and beautiful creatures of # CentralSaanich (4pts). I'm against all violence, human suffering, and injustice.
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Activist Politician/Municipal Councillor in Central Saanich, # YYJ , 🇨🇦. Doctoral candidate at RRU interested in the 'engagement cycle' of political/community organizing. Champion of local urban food production. In my pokemon like game that I call Mastodon following, I'm searching for # Canadians (1pt), # BritishColumbians (2pts), those living in # YYJ (3pts), and the rare, elusive, and beautiful creatures of # CentralSaanich (4pts). I'm against all violence, human suffering, and injustice.
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Interesting thoughts.
I offer that most municipalities have no 'parties,' but division exists as much if not more at the municipal level where each elected member acts as if they were their own political party.
Thus, I suggest division is not a result of groups or political parties; it's a consequence of the relationship between those with interests/needs/wants and those with resources. This is the relational nature of #power. As old as the hills. #cdnpoli
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