Posted on by Nathan Riley

Freedom Democrats Are for Everybody

The Freedom Democrats’ biggest attraction will be its weekly parties, a chance to dance, make friends, even dates.

But Democrats also need non-fun skills. It’s an opportunity for those who had bad experiences with school and people who use their education to be successful to work together. All too often these groups live separate lives. The parties should try to make these groups have fun together.

Not everything in politics is fun. For example, politically active people should identify the districts in their community. Almost every community has multiple districts. One way elected officials stay in power is by understanding or even changing their districts so they get the biggest vote.

In state government, the state senators will have one district; in the other house, be it called the assembly or house of delegates, each member will have a different district.

At the local level, the members of the town council in larger cities may also have separate districts. It’s complicated and must be learned, but you don’t have to have done well in school to know the names of streets and the people who live on them. This task can be done by people with an education working with people who wish to keep learning.

In small towns, there may be no districts, but usually at the county level there are officials who are elected by district. In every state, there are officials who are elected statewide, meaning their district is the entire state. For example, the state attorney general and governor.

Like I said, it’s complicated, but learning how it works may help Freedom Democrats change laws and create new policies. And that, after all, is the goal of the Freedom Democrats. People who know these things may find decent jobs and become activists in their state.

Politics offers the chance for those who graduated from college to work with people who never finished school.

The basic goal is to protect the lifestyles of people who like to party. Not everyone will have a family and stay at home. Not everyone is happy with only one lover; some people like the thrill of the hunt. The Freedom Democrats exist to protect the lifestyle of people who watch porn, date sex workers, go out drinking—in a word, party.

Learning about the politics in your community will help you and your friends find space to live the life you choose.

Freedom Democrats exist to resist those who say their lives, based on love and monogamy, is superior. It will resist those who believe their life is so virtuous that everyone should live like they do.

Freedom Democrats are not trying to take over, are not trying to force people to live a certain way. Rather, the group exists to protect the lives of people who are often criticized and quite likely chased by police enforcing bad laws.

Sometimes the cause is straightforward. Adults should have the right pay for sex without having to commit to a relationship. Living in a legal environment is a good thing. It offers space for people to learn why their choices are legitimate and escape the sense of shame imposed by those who believe they have made superior choices.

In other words, making activities legal can increase confidence and self-knowledge. It allows people to meet, talk, and learn new ways of looking at their lives. It encourages pride. For example, sixty years ago gay guys were often called “faggots,” and women were ridiculed as “dykes.” To fight these demeaning attitudes, people who enjoyed same sex fun insisted on gay pride. They fought back against the terrors of AIDS and became politically influential.

The fight against AIDS led many people to become puritanical, to label people who had multiple sex partners as “promiscuous,” and become suspicious of people who used medications rather than condoms to stop the spread of AIDS.

Freedom Democrats will find that many LGBTQ+ people oppose their program. The group will also find that many straight people are friendlier.

Part of the fun of becoming a Freedom Democrat is engaging with many different viewpoints. It helps a person find happiness and make sense of their lives.

So what are you waiting for? Call your friends and start throwing a Freedom Democratic party.  

Posted on by Nathan Riley

Freedom Democrats: Medical Care for All

It must be repeated over and over again that the way voting works small groups can have big impacts on elections.

The United States has 330 million people, but as few as thousands can change election results. That is because elections divide the nation into districts. The largest are the 50 states, the smallest are election districts, which pool voters from a neighborhood or a small town.

Only a few thousand voters can decide who wins.  Freedom Democrats are not trying to take over the country they are trying to be heard and persuade.

Getting started requires no special skill; people who party should throw a party. Weekly parties allow people who share common interests to get to know each other. The objective is to get a group with different skills and backgrounds working together. Most political groups are only for serious people; the kind who debate if a proposed law is a good or bad thing.

The weekly party allows such people to attend but the main event is a party—dancing, chatting, having a good time. A specific attraction is no cover charge; the group pays for soft drinks or, if they choose, beers. Obviously a party that only has soft drinks can attract a younger crowd. If beer is served the group should consult a lawyer to learn how to throw a hassle-free get-together.

Small steps like this are called “organizing.” It gives everybody a chance to see who is helpful and finds things to do even for people who promise to do something and then don’t deliver. Excluding people for their weaknesses makes no sense when it comes to political organizing.

The object is to attract the maximum number of people who support full rights for people who party. Once the group gains momentum, it can decide what steps to take. It could be simple, like asking the police to change their enforcement policy, or it could be a big deal, like asking the state legislature to legalize drugs or sex work.

The proposal I have made stresses that drug users are denied medical care and this is a violation of their rights. In most places in the United States, the facts will be on your side.

According to the latest U.S. data, more than 109,000 drug users died in 2022, “a new record.”  Many of these deaths were associated with the use of fentanyl, but the law interferes with the doctor patient relationship when it comes to individuals who get high. Freedom Democrats believe that drug using patients should enjoy the same right to privacy as any individual who visits a doctor. Regulating patient-doctor relationships with people who get high makes no more sense than using the law to interfere with women seeking abortions.

In fact, women exercising their right to choose are more likely to find a doctor than patients who use mood-altering drugs. The law used to forbid women from getting medical advice on difficult pregnancies. When the law stopped doctors from providing treatment, women died. Today, drug users have limited choices in the kind of assistance they can receive from doctors. Many doctors don’t trust the intense supervision exercised by agencies like the Drug Enforcement Administration and simply don’t treat these patients.

This is a grievous violation of the rights of drug users. Doctors should have every right to work with users on a course of treatment. That right might include helping drug users get high in a controlled environment. Getting high is a basic human freedom and claiming that this behavior negates a person’s right to medical care is foolish. Thousands who would live are dying. Allow doctors to treat drug users like any other patient.

Freedom Democrat parties are for people who support the right of everyone to get medical care.