Democratic Alliance believes in working to create pragmatic solutions to the problems facing Atlasia.
the most generic meme centrist take possible
Only with a party of elected leaders who will work with all sides to achieve moderate, common-sense solutions will Atlasia truly succeed and prosper.
the middle is always right because it is the middle
Democratic Alliance believes in open leadership and transparency, and finding ways to involve new players, rather than just using them for votes.
Party consists only of has-beens.
Democratic Alliance believes in activity, both while in office and during campaigning, and holding our elected officials accountable for their activity levels.
This is easy to say when you have barely any elected officials.
Democratic Alliance believes elected officials should decide how they vote on policy without pressure from party leaders.
We have literally no beliefs and our members are going to do whatever the ****! We stand for literally nothing!
Democratic Alliance believes in not letting elections go uncontested, as to always provide voters an alternative choice on the ballot to let their voices be heard.
So starting a new party solely for the sake of having a new party.
Democratic Alliance is a firm believer in capitalism with regulations necessary to protect consumers and ensure fair business practices where needed.
"necessary regulations should be implemented when necessary". Galaxy Brain.
The welfare and other social programs that help citizens should be protected from harmful funding cuts.
As opposed to, presumably, the welfare and social programs that
don't help citizens? And conveniently you haven't told anyone which is which.
Outsourcing of Atlasian jobs by businesses should be limited through fair trade agreements and tax repercussions for companies that do outsource.
So "fair trade" has over time meant anything from "almost free trade with a bit of red tape thrown in" to "protectionism but with a nicer sounding name". Given that you have both free-traders like Ninja and protectionists like Jimmy, we really have no clue what you're actually saying here.
Incentives should be created to encourage businesses to move operations back to Atlasia and create jobs.
Incentives like...what? tax cuts? lower wages? reduced worker protections?
Democratic Alliance views global warming as a serious issue, and believes actions must be taken to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.
Oh, good! In complete agreement with you there! What actions are you proposing?
This includes investment in clean energy development and production, especially in areas with economies based around fossil fuels. By incentivizing private businesses, Atlasia can continue to innovate and develop more green infrastructure and technologies, and create good paying jobs.
...so 'actions must be taken' means 'pass it off to the private sector and hope for the best'. Good to know!
Protecting public lands and waters, and the wildlife that live in them is important for the future of Atlasia. Balancing development with these goals will be key to ensure our environment will be protected for future generations.
wow, we need to "balance development and public lands and wildlife". What a clear, revolutionary concept!
Democratic Alliance recognizes Atlasia has a role to play in the security of countries around the world, but believes Atlasia should avoid war whenever possible through the use of diplomacy.
Atlasia has "a role to play" but not *too much* "of a role to play". Nice to know, very useful. Also war bad. Wow. As if every major political party in Atlasia didn't already support this.
Strategic cuts to defense spending where practical should be made.
Wow, softening with just one of "strategic" and "where practical" wasn't enough? You really had to use both?
Investment in infrastructure development and maintenance to rebuild our crumbling infrastructure will create jobs and modernize Atlasia.
Wow, so brave. Yet again saying you support something that literally everyone and every party in Atlasia supports.
Investments should also be made into programs for helping our communities suffering from economic decline to rebound.
Which programs? What do we define as a 'rebound'? Is gentrifying a neighborhood a 'rebound'?
Democratic Alliance believes in the constitutional right to own guns, and supports responsible gun ownership alongside reasonable measures to prevent gun violence such as comprehensive background checks...
Support guns, but not too much. Given that your party contains Jimmy, Ninja, and ASV, who are some of the strongest pushers of gun control in the game, and also people like tmth who are very much pro-gun, this is quite obviously a joke plank. I mean, the only policies you actually list here are something that's been done long ago...
and reformed sentencing laws for gun-related crimes.
...and "reformed sentencing laws" as a "measure to prevent gun violence". Unless I am mistaken here, this means you are calling for *increasing* sentencing and incarceration as a measure to fight gun violence. Wonderful. We found a concrete policy where DA stands apart...advocating for the acceleration of mass incarceration!
Democratic Alliance believes the right to have access to abortion services should not be restricted to women during their first 20 weeks of pregnancy
Isn't this just taken from the Labor platform?
Democratic Alliance supports a tax system with low taxes for the middle class and lower income citizens
So you believe in progressive taxation. Wow, what a unique concept.
and fair taxation rates for higher income levels.
except you're not even willing to say "higher taxation for higher income levels". Instead, "fair taxation". This is possibly the most meaningless phrase in this entire "platform", which is pretty remarkable.
Tax loopholes need to be closed so that no person can avoid paying the taxes they are supposed to.
Show of hands, how many players in Atlasia actually support "tax loopholes?" The question here is *always* - which tax credits etc. does one consider "loopholes" versus "worthwile and fair adjustments"? Which, once again, you completely fail to answer.
I'd be completely fine with this if it was done for just a few issues; every party has a few issues they have to waffle and not take positions on in order to keep a coalition in favor of its main positions. But when you do it for *every issue* it means you literally stand for nothing. At this point all I'm waiting to see here is a platform point about what the shape of our democracy should be.
