I think this is a great idea, I hope someone is crazy enough to try.
The key point might be that the most important EA ideas are not partisan (all existential risks, improved quality of aid, caring for the long term future) and could be adopted by more than 90% of parties in the Western world.
A less radical version would be “EA’s who care about politics but don’t identify with any party should overcome that shyness and evaluate which parties are they at least slightly aligned with, and which ones present to them the greatest opportunity.”
In Europe there are several powerful parties, even in government, that have a structural problem attracting young people.
Another one would be that EA’s trying to lobby for a particular idea should seek interactions with all parties until key ideas become the default option for everybody.
I think this is a great idea, I hope someone is crazy enough to try.
The key point might be that the most important EA ideas are not partisan (all existential risks, improved quality of aid, caring for the long term future) and could be adopted by more than 90% of parties in the Western world.
A less radical version would be “EA’s who care about politics but don’t identify with any party should overcome that shyness and evaluate which parties are they at least slightly aligned with, and which ones present to them the greatest opportunity.”
In Europe there are several powerful parties, even in government, that have a structural problem attracting young people.
Another one would be that EA’s trying to lobby for a particular idea should seek interactions with all parties until key ideas become the default option for everybody.