Grespanism

Grespanism (pronounced /ˈgrɛspænɪzm/; portmanteau of green spanner) is the ideology and practices associated with the Green Spanner Movement (GSM), a Jonathian far-left organisation founded by Caleb Collins in January of 2021, which at first opposed the Liberal Party and prime minister Jonas Albert, but have since broadened their reach to oppose all mainstream Jonathian political parties. The number of grespanists worldwide is unknown; GSM claims to have 16,700 members in Jonathia alone as of August 2022, though this number is disputed by fact-checkers and analysts.
Grespanism is considered a sub-branch of communism, with disdain for liberalising policies. The COVID-19 pandemic in particular is one of the organisation's big campaigning points, though their viewpoints widely mix; case in point, while grespanists disagree with mandates, they do agree with the application of the COVID-19 vaccine. Other views of grespanism are ultimately on-par with those of who are considered anti-vaccine or anti-abortion. Grespanism does not have any tendency towards any religion, though the majority of grespanists are either Christian or protestant.
Other views of grespanism include the end of mainstream politics, the restructuring of the government into a body more representative of the people, and more funding into better defence and surveillance to deter terrorism and other conflicts. They oppose regional control over matters and call for more central control. They do however support LGBT rights, and are supportive of freedom of speech and freedom of religion.
Grespanism has been criticised as being a "leftist excuse to be fascist". Many others also claim grespanism to be "the far-right attempting to blend in with the left". It is sometimes viewed as ironic how some right-wing circles are quick to criticise grespanists despite both sides having similar views.
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