Peace And Freedom Party Research Paper

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The Peace and Freedom Party was founded on June 23, 1967. This party was created during the 1960’s while the civil rights and antiwar movements occurred. This party’s intentions back then were to get people to work together instead of fighting each other in order to achieve the goal they were pursuing. Today the party has taken on more issues and continues to address them concerning minority groups, women, the environment and so much more. Their public statement says that they believe in socialism, democracy, ecology, racial equality, internationalism and antiwar movements. Also, they want to represent the working and lower class to give them a voice and bring them together. In other words, this party believes that everyone should live as they …show more content…

On the about page of the Freedom and Peace party, they directly say they are all for the second amendment which is the right to bear arms. The Republican party and the Freedom and Peace party would both agree on the right to have a gun if you choose, while the Democratic party believes that the only people to have guns should be law enforcement and there should be gun control. Now, the Republican and Freedom and Peace Party would disagree on both topics regarding education and gun control because Republicans are all for pro-life or not being able to have abortions, having prayer in schools and anyone who is poor should help themselves because it’s not the government’s job. Whereas the Freedom and Peace Party think the exact opposite of the Republican Party’s views on gun control and education in regards to the lower and middle class. As for me, I do share a lot of interests and beliefs with the Democratic party, but I would definitely join the Peace and Freedom Party anyway. I would join simply because they advocate for pretty much all that I believe in which includes everyone having the choice and opportunity to do what they want and feel is right to …show more content…

I simply like how the Peace and Freedom Party focuses on a broad scale of issues and they go into depth about wanting to have peace and freedom for everyone and protecting and preserving Earth for as long as we all shall live. Also, I like how the peace and freedom party doesn’t simply focus on the large issues that attract people to them, but it seems like they actually want to make a change in the way people think about each other and instead of fighting one another they want people of all races, genders, sexual orientations and more to come together and help each other out. Overall, this is an amazing third party that I would join because they want the same thing I do for this state and eventually for the country as a whole and they not only concentrate on big issues, but small ones too. The democratic and republican parties share some differences and similarities to the freedom and peace party, but The Freedom and Peace party is like having the best of both worlds for me and that is what makes it appealing to

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