What parties would you be in other countries?

[Leftbehind]

Australia: Green
Austria: SPO
Belgium: PS/sp.a
Canada: NDP
Denmark: SF
Finland: V
France: FG
Germany: De Linke
Greece: SYRIZA
Ireland: ULA
Israel: Meretz
Italy: SEL
Netherlands: SP
New Zealand: Greens
Norway: SV
Portugal: BE
Switzerland: Greens
Spain: IU
Sweden: V

I'd lend my support to labour/socialist parties at certain points in various countries or when the left is too weak to vote elsewhere.

[Leftbehind]

Indeed, the Lib Dems are now the best fit for an American libertarian (who aren't social-conservative, war-mongering hypocrites like most Tories and UKIPpers).

[Leftbehind]

Indeed, the Lib Dems are now the best fit for an American libertarian (who aren't social-conservative, war-mongering hypocrites like most Tories and UKIPpers).

From what I hear, the Lib Dems are basically a joke, protest party like the Democratic Alliance, who promise all sorts of wonderful things, but will never, or could never deliver them.

They're an awkward alliance between social liberals and market liberals, compromising, but largely depending on what faction's leading to define what you'd be getting (much like all parties, really). For the first half of the noughties it was led by standard social liberals, however it's been the market liberals turn and they've alienated all but the Rightists, so it's looking like a British FDP for the foreseeable future.

Their ideology was always one of centrism, so the only reason their policies were undeliverable were because a) the voting system never looked likely to deliver them enough seats to govern and b) their leadership are absolutely woeful at negotiating, to the point most people are rightly suspicious - because the neoliberals are leading the party - that they were all too comfortable with a Tory government to bother trying to mitigate it.

[Leftbehind]

Yes. Seriously, I think many regard you as sellouts for your actions within the coalition, rather than merely forming it (although a significant contingent also subscribe to that as well).

It's true that social liberal as a term confuses things, after all both liberals are liberal socially, perhaps I should've said social democrats, but I think I got over my point non-the-less.

I think the first-and-foremost liberals you mention are the back-of-a-taxi minority of yesteryear, but Labour's current authoritarian approach no doubt helps you retain many voters who perhaps are more willing to stomach neoliberalism than give up a socially liberal stance.

[Leftbehind]

Not to mention only allowing women into the party to receive state funding.

[Leftbehind]

Well that and his sanity back (Democrats 'far-left', GTFO).

[Leftbehind]

Australia: Green
Austria: Green
Belgium: Green
Brazil: Brazilian Socialist Party
Canada: NDP
Cyprus: Progressive Party of Working People
Czech Republic: Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia
Denmark: Red–Green Alliance
Finland: Left Alliance
France: Left Front
Germany: The Left
Greece: SYRIZA
Greenland: Inuit Party
Iceland: Left-Green Movement
Ireland: United Left Alliance (or what remains of it)
India: Left Front
Israel: Meretz
Italy: Left Ecology Freedom
Japan: Japanese Communist Party
Luxembourg: The Left
Malta: Labour Party
Mexico: Party of the Democratic Revolution
Netherlands: Socialist Party
New Zealand: Alliance
Norway: Socialist Left
Poland: Polish Labour Party
Portugal: Left Bloc
South Africa: Workers and Socialist Party
South Korea: Unified Progressive Party
Spain: United Left
Sweden: Left
Switzerland: Green
United States: Green

[Leftbehind]

Australia: Green
Austria: Green
Belgium: Green
Brazil: Socialism and Freedom Party
Canada: NDP
Cyprus: Progressive Party of Working People
Czech Republic: Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia
Denmark: Red–Green Alliance
Finland: Left Alliance
France: Left Front
Germany: The Left
Greece: SYRIZA
Greenland: Inuit Party
Iceland: Left-Green Movement
Ireland: United Left Alliance (or what remains of it)
India: Left Front
Israel: Meretz
Italy: Left Ecology Freedom
Japan: Japanese Communist Party
Luxembourg: The Left
Malta: Labour Party
Mexico: Party of the Democratic Revolution
Netherlands: Socialist Party
New Zealand: Alliance
Norway: Socialist Left
Poland: Polish Labour Party
Portugal: Left Bloc
South Africa: Workers and Socialist Party
South Korea: Unified Progressive Party
Spain: United Left
Sweden: Left
Switzerland: Green
United States: Green

A Best fit for you would be PSOL in Brazil! (Socialism and Freedom Party) The PSB has cooled its agenda!

Obrigado!