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The Realist Party

We are not conservatives or liberals. We are people who think there are patterns to reality we should pay attention to. For this reason, we want politics guided by adaptation to reality and not debate over what "ought" to be.

* The root of all environmental problems is land overuse. If we want our environment to be healthy, we need to use one-third of the land and leave the rest in an unbroken, unfenced state for nature.

* While capitalism is not ideal, we need some kind of system that rewards those who are organized and dedicated and smart, and does not subsidize the others.

* Civilizations die when they accumulate lots of disillusioned, angry, directionless people.

* Liberalism takes a fundamentally negative stance toward collaboration by defending the individual. It encourages breakdown, which creates directionless, angry, disillusioned people.

* Mass media can be as destructive as bullets and needs to be regulated.

* Bureaucracies cannot fix problems. Having quality people with good brains dedicated to fixing them can. More bureaucracy means more state control.

* Without culture to say what should or should not be done, the profit motive of capitalism turns everything it touches into a lowest common denominator.

* Nations which have wealth are targets for those that do not. Our foreign policy should reflect this reality.

* Class divisions and struggle are inevitable as they are based on intelligence and dedication. Class warfare destroys nations.

* No product or technology should be created without a cradle-to-grave plan for handling its disposal and its side effects. Its effects should also be considered.

* Schools, hiring and other rewards should be strict meritocracies on the basis of competence only. No nepotism and no subsidies for those who are falling behind. Vocational education is a good idea.

* War, conflict, disagreement and being offended are a healthy part of life and we should never seek to eliminate them.

* People tend to like to live, work and play with people who share their values, culture, language, heritage and experience, and we should not inhibit this.

* Family-oriented people produce our future generations, and making our policies family-oriented is essential.

* Tolerance of exceptions does not mean everyone, universally, must be indoctrinated into accepting those exceptions.

* Drug use, alcohol use and excessive sexual behavior are signs of people who cannot control their own urges, and correlate highly with criminal activity.

* Government works best when it concentrates wealth and channels it into research and development of new technologies and building of new infrastructure.

* Because people who don't have what another person has will demand it from them, that person should never be compelled to give to others. They may be taxed so that wealth can be concentrated.

* All civilizations die, but this can be avoided with good decisions. If we get it wrong, we self-destruct. We should always remember what stakes we're playing for.

* The real challenge in life is not to get material things from others, but to improve yourself morally, intellectually, physically and in socioeconomic circumstance. Those who do this are the most productive members of any society.

If you agree, join the Realist Party at the following locations and pass on this document to others.

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* http://groups.myspace.com/therealistparty

* http://www.petitiononline.com/realism/

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