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silverport t1_iqsdmrk wrote

Reply to comment by Kiddie_Kleen in What do people on this sub think about the Maine Communist Party by [deleted]

Yes! Please change your name! Maine CP sounds like Maine Child Porn.

How about Social Democratic Labor Party? Or Maine Labor Party? Keep the agenda, change the name. In fact, Communist Party should rebrand itself to Social Labor Party!

You can capitalize on increased labor union sentiment in the country and drive up numbers. People are looking for a viable 3rd option.

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Kiddie_Kleen t1_iqsdzd3 wrote

We would love to do that! But sadly the second we do that we get the people saying “you changed your name to trick people into liking communism”

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Kiddie_Kleen t1_iqsewgs wrote

Also, currently we operate as a branch of the national communist party USA so it would be impossible to switch the name unless they wanted to and currently it’s not really on their to do list

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silverport t1_iqsgih7 wrote

This is America bro! People are stupid! You can put a lipstick on a pig here and call it Marilyn Monroe.

Look at the MAGA crowd. Those people are looking to cling onto something because neither party cares enough about them and Trump is totally exploiting them. They are just too stupid to understand.

You can reword a communist agenda into a language that is more appreciated in the United States. Reword it along the labor movement or black lives matter or lgbtq+, (whatever don’t care) something and make it about those poor working class people, living paycheck to paycheck, being taken advantage of by their employer, and I guarantee that you will win elections and make a change.

If you guys really wanna make a change, now is the time to really strike when there is disharmony in Washington. This is the perfect opportunity for a third-party to shoehorn their way into politics and stick around.

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Kiddie_Kleen t1_iqshe7l wrote

You make some really good points, and I think a lot like you do but sadly I’m only one person in the party of around 50, though I have been the one pushing for actual candidates to run and other things. But thank you for actually being constructive and giving me some things to talk to the party about :)

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silverport t1_iqskk3x wrote

DM me to if you want to keep the conversation going. I’m independently fierce! I vote for the least bad choice.

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