Perfect example of why I don't like leftists

More Than Mortal · February 01, 2015, 05:44:45 PM

Here are some of the things wrong with the Green Party in my country. The policies noted exist on their policy website.

1. The Green Party would destroy Britain's pharmaceutical industry by completely banning animal testing (AR414), and the alternatives they put forward (AR415) are either useless or use humans.

2. AR428 states they would ban xenotransplantation, which is essential to both academic and practical biomedical process and would probably cause the death of countless people.

3. They have no sense of balance between ecological preservation and human activity. CC100 isn't at all clear which trumps which and under what circumstances.

4. They have stated in CMS206 that they would not impose censorship in any way, shape or form and yet policies on the same page contradict this (namely CMS611, 660 and 662) would put mass media directly under State control and regulation.

5. EC658, whereby companies would be transformed into co-operatives if the consumers or workers agree, would probably kill investment.

6. The call for full-reserve banking in EC663 is completely unnecessary and would seriously hamper economic progress.

7. Expanding corporation and capital gains tax will cause higher deadweight loss than expanding, say, property or consumption taxes.

8. EC901 states competitiveness is a "zero-sum game", which completely ignores the theory of comparative advantage and the phenomenon of consumer surplus.

9. ED190, in all its multicultural glory, states that religious dietary requirements will be respected. Yet given the general trend towards not eating meat the Party wants to establish, and the admittedly cruel nature of Kosher and Halal slaughter, how can the Party possibly advocate this with any integrity?

10. FA713 just displays complete ignorance of most literature on GM foods, and FA711C is based on discredited 'science'.

11. PD205 claims nuclear weapons are disproportionate to any threat, which would necessarily include other nuclear weapons. . .

Nascent Email · February 01, 2015, 07:16:01 PM

Don't forget they want to destroy the nation state and allow ANY person in the world to get citizenship just by applying

Nick McIntyre · February 01, 2015, 08:11:31 PM

>Wants to ban animal testing
>is fine with kosher and halal

What the fuck

Super Irish · February 02, 2015, 02:11:15 AM

I disagree with their energy plans, totally unrealistic.

Plans to remove all Nuclear Power plants and cover the 20% loss in national energy supply with renewables is outlandish at best given that everyone's a NIMBY and doesn't want a wind farm near them.

Then you realise you need 50,000 wind turbines to cover 6 nuclear reactors, and that we need more energy capacity and generation to replace coal fired power stations also (which is the majority supplier for the UK at around 36%).

In other words: Hahahahahaha No.

challengerX · February 02, 2015, 03:01:11 AM

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More Than Mortal · February 02, 2015, 06:37:57 AM

Quote from: challengerX on February 02, 2015, 03:01:11 AM

It's not about leftism, it's about how Green parties are always fucking retarded.

Hue, can't disagree with that.

Mordo · February 02, 2015, 08:46:27 AM

So, basically Delusion: The Party?

BrenMan 94 · February 02, 2015, 08:48:25 AM

At least their hearts are in the right place?