Old Parties

[Blouman Empire]

I read the title of this thread COMPLETELY the wrong way.

Same.

[Molested Sock]

I read the title of this thread COMPLETELY the wrong way.

Same.

Old Pirates?

[Pantera]

Panties. Year old rotten-crotched panties.

[Molested Sock]

Panties. Year old rotten-crotched panties.

Not crotchless?

[Grays Harbor]

Democratic-Republicans, classic liberals of their time. It'd be nice to have an updated party like that, one that survived, original ideals intact, only adjusting to the economic and social movements through the ages.

It did adjust... by becoming separate Democratic and Republican parties...

well, not really. the Democratic-Republican party did sort of evolve into the Democratis party in the 1830's, but the modern Republican party is primarily an offshoot of the Whig party and wasn't formed until 1854.

Democratic-Republican Party

[Risottia]

If you could pick a political party that was extinct or no longer officially around which one would it be? I'm mainly talking about American political parties but for our non-Americans you can include yours here too.

Personally I'd like the Democratic-Republican party to still be around because that's what I would be. Though many parts of the Federalist party I agree with as well. Anyway how about you guys?

The PCI, Partito Comunista Italiano (lasted 1921-1991).
The Communist Party that:
1) had the largest number of members, both in absolute numbers and in percentage of population, outside the socialist bloc (that is: iscription to the PCI didn't give any benefit, actually it was hindered by the State)
2) got the highest percentage of votes in free, multiparty elections (the PCI even won the majority at the European Elections in 1984, beating the Democrazia Cristiana).
3) had the balls to condemn the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia ("most severe and unjustifiable", the PCI leadership stated)
4) was able to put together intellectuals and workers, bourgoise and proletarians, in a mass party effectively transcending class gaps
5) fought against both left-wing and right-wing terrorism