POLITICAL FOUNDATION, 2000

Foundation

Every person is unique.

All people are different, live their lives differently and experience the world differently. A society's humanity is measured by the degree to which it protects the diversity of each individual and every minority. It is society's duty to cherish and protect freedom of diversity, and that freedom is best protected by ensuring complete and unqualified equality before the law, not just in name, but also in fact.

It is the duty of the state to unconditionally guarantee the right of every citizen to a dwelling place, medical assistance and the necessary resources to maintain a dignified existence. It is the responsibility of the state to ensure that nobody suffers want, that work is allocated to those seeking work on the basis of equality, and that everybody has equal access to education.

Every person is an equal part of society.

Prologue

The Minority Party is a humanist party, which fights for cultural diversity, social justice and equal rights for all within the borders of Denmark.

An inclusive Denmark, without homelessness or poverty, a society and culture characterised instead by tolerance, solidarity and caring.

A Denmark free of discrimination, regimentation and surveillance, a society and culture characterised instead by its humanity, its freedom and its diversity.

A Denmark without the centralisation of capital, without Euro-centrism or the abuse of political power, a society and culture characterised instead by the just distribution of its wealth, greater individual autonomy and decentralisation in general.

The Minority Party wishes to unite the various minorities and ostracised sections of society in mutual understanding, freedom of diversity, and a joint cultural showdown, from immigrants and refugees, to the elderly and sick, the poor and the disenfranchised.

Politics

1. The right to be different – abolish discrimination and inequality before the law
   We wish for a society with equal rights and equal protection under the law for all its citizens, with universal suffrage, with equal distribution of social benefits, with unconditional freedom of speech and expression with accountability, and with equality before the law for everybody within the borders of the state – the same punishment for the same crime and no deportation of any person with an affiliation to Denmark.
   
   
2. Meaningful employment – abolish forced labour and reduce working hours
   We wish for a general reduction in working hours and the allocation of meaningful employment to all those seeking work, on the basis of equality, with equal pay for equal effort and equality of status between the sexes.
   
   
3. Basic income - abolish poverty
   We wish for a basic income as an unconditional, tax-free minimum payment to all, in place of personal tax-free allowances and all welfare payments - and to guarantee every citizen a secure and dignified basis for existence.
   
   
4. Society's responsibility - abolish the neglect and disempowerment of the elderly, the weak and the infirm
   It is our wish that living conditions in our institutions for the elderly, the sick, the mentally ill and the disabled, are optimised through increased resources, additional personnel, a less clinical atmosphere and a drastic reduction in the use of forced medication and forced restraint, to be used only in cases of absolute necessity; just like there should always be a choice between help in one's own home and residence in an institution.
   
   
5. The right to a dwelling place - abolish homelessness and the housing shortage
   We wish for all forms of homelessness, as well as the housing shortage in general to be abolished, and inflated rental costs to be reduced by increased construction of new housing, so that the supply is always greater than the demand.
   
   
6. Decentralisation of the decision-making process - abolish Eurocracy
   We wish for the decision-makers as well as the decision-making processes to be more attentive to the wishes of the people whose lives they influence, in sharp contrast to the ever-increasing concentration of power within the European Union, where the individual is lost in a corrupt, self-sufficing bureaucracy with super-power ambitions.
   
   
7. Integration with a multicultural goal - abolish the marginalisation of immigrants
   We wish for a dignified integration process and a normalisation of the country's newly developing cultural tendencies, with amongst other things, the following decisive elements: The right of instruction in the use one's own mother tongue as well as Danish, respect and consideration for immigrant cultures and freedom to take up residence, circumstances permitting, in a place of one's own choosing, and not at the dictate of the authorities.
   
   
8. Asylum for the persecuted - abolish the criminalisation of asylum-seekers without ID
   People in dire need who arrive at these shores, with or without identity papers, shall have their cases processed by competent lawyers within three months of their arrival, and with the possibility of appeal for the decision to be reviewed by a separate group of lawyers
   
   
9. Reduce defence spending - abolish conscription
   We wish for a defence force with fewer soldiers, fewer weapons and fewer expenses, with voluntary service instead of conscription and the complete exclusion of Danish military intervention in the internal conflicts of other countries.
   
   
10. Better hospitals and complete subsidisation of medication expenses - abolish waiting lists
    We wish for a hospital service with more staff and the capacity to abolish waiting lists in all areas, as well as complete subsidisation of all prescription medicine, plus all elderly and sickness-related aid products
    
    
11. Free choice of kindergartens and increased numbers of child-minders per child - abolish waiting lists along with the obligation to place one's children in an institution
    We wish for freedom of choice between available kindergartens as well as freedom to take care of one's own children in the home for those parents who choose to do so - and this freedom of choice, a long with an increased number of child-minders per child, shall establish markedly improved conditions for both children as well as child-minders.
    
    
12. Openness and transparency - abolish political surveillance and the registration of personal convictions and social circumstances
    We wish to make public all information concerning hitherto intelligence activity and abolish any and all future surveillance by the intelligence services, as well as any potential casting of suspicion through registration or the synchronisation of existing registers, not least because the registration of individuals' or groups of individuals' political affiliations, as well as their social and economic circumstances have been abused in the past and continually run the risk of being abused.
    
    
13. Religious freedom - abolish privileges of state church
    We wish for equality of status between the various religions as a prerequisite for genuine religious freedom, so that state and church are separated, favouring no one religion to the detriment of any other.
    
    
14. Free access to education - abolish access limitations in institutions of higher education and open the doors to everybody
    It is our wish that all instruction in institutions of higher education be open to as many people as possible, whether they wish to sit exams or not and independent of formal qualifications, as well as that the right to sit the relevant exams be enjoyed by all who follow the courses, though without this effectuating any deterioration in the quality of instruction or the level of examination.
    
    
15. Greater priority to the environment - abolish economic advantages of pollution
    We wish to support a vibrant and healthy environment, extra taxes on the most environmentally damaging products and tougher sanctions against those who pollute than is the case today - not only fines sufficiently high enough to cover the cost of cleanup operations, but also the effective penalisation of offenders.
    
    
16. Genuine right to strike - abolish government intervention in labour agreement disputes
    We wish for the right to strike to be a right, not just in name, but also in fact, so that employers and unions have complete sovereignty in deciding the outcome of labour agreement disputes without government intervention.
    
    
17. Everybody is innocent until proven guilty - abolish the use of solitary confinement
    We wish for the imprisonment of people on remand to be avoided as far as possible, for the use of solitary confinement to be totally abolished, for lay judges and jurors to be chosen randomly not politically and for the judiciary to be expanded so that an accused can appear before a court of law a few days after investigations have been completed - furthermore, in deference to the victims, sentences in cases where personal injury or death is concerned, should take effect immediately after being handed down by the court.
    
    
18. A sentence served is a new beginning - abolish criminal records
    It is our wish that any and every sentence, once served, should mark a final end to society's demand for retribution, facilitating a new beginning, not just in name, but also in fact, with criminal records being held by the police only in cases of very serious crime and only for periods of up to five years, though under no circumstances ever being made available to any other individual, authority, agency, employer or the like, with the sole exception of the individual concerned.
    
    
19. Genuine aid to developing countries - abolish the support for western capital interests in the Third World
    We wish for Denmark to contribute with an actual one percent of its GDP in aid to developing countries, and that this aid should not be encumbered with stipulations or clauses to the advancement of western capital interests, but constitute a non-repressive initiative towards cooperation and development, which has as its only goal, the improvement of living conditions for the under-privileged populations of the relevant countries.
    
    
20. Let the rich enrich the poor - abolish discrimination by taxation
    We wish for a tax system with fewer deductions and fewer privileges for the wealthy, so that every form of overabundance is channelled to and benefits as many people as possible.

Appendix

Everybody, who has resided in Denmark for a period of three years, should have the right to be issued with a permanent residence permit, regardless of their ethnic, religious or ideological affiliations.

Everybody with a permanent residence permit in Denmark, should likewise, have the right for their spouses and children to be issued with permanent residence permits, regardless of their ethnic, religious or ideological affiliations.

Everybody with a permanent residence permit in Denmark should have the right to Danish citizenship, with the same rights as everybody else, regardless of their sex, political affiliations, religious convictions or ethnic origins.