This platform is quite incredible. It is a very interesting and creative space for negotiating our ideas for what we think would help to improve our beautiful country. However there have been a few suggestions that have shocked me, that I stand in direct opposition to.
This is not to say that I want to argue with a person on a personal level or that there should be any personal disaggreements here. However I do think there should be an opposition button added and perhaps have the like button removed too. We can vote for somethng or stand in opposition to it. In the end, the votes for are measuresed against the votes agains to give us a good idea as to whether or not there might be some form of public backlash.
So if a policy receives 30 votes and 5 opposition the carrying number would be 25. This was we can safely object and start to decide where the Party lines can be drawn down to work out who we are as a political body.
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If you disagree and it matters to you, you should stick your neck out and raise your actual objections, much better than a social media style thumbs down icon. We all will learn this way. You may be right, they may be right, or the correct answer may be a third option your discourse reveals. No one should be so offended by you holding a different opinion. Ideas need to be shaken down, tested and criticized before they move off the platform. We should all be prepared to change position if someone presents better arguments. People should be grateful you have taken the time to respond.
