<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 10:18:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/political-party/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Why do political parties exist?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Practical grouping of like minded people is probably what comes to peoples head first, but thats actually the weakest argument I believe. One of the strongest factors in party politics is our voting system.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/libertarian/@amthomasiv/why-do-political-parties-exist</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/libertarian/@amthomasiv/why-do-political-parties-exist</guid><category><![CDATA[libertarian]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amthomasiv]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2018 02:33:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eNLJHof8TA5RvkkPVtYUYgdJcQtbGNoiLaS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>