Northern Revolutionary Socialist Party

Banner of the NRSP.

The **Northern Revolutionary Socialist Party (NRSP)** is a left-wing political party that rules over Great Thornia and the Palus Socialist Republic (PSR; a member of the League of Palus), and paramount governing organisation of the Commonwealth of Socialist Realms. Through the PSR, it is also active in other regions of the League, advocating for reform or even complete absorbtion of its states by the Commonwealth. The party intends on extending its reach into the Democratic Federation of Tyavyli.

It could trace its origins to the early left-wing movement in Ume City, the colonisation and industrialisation of Palus Bay, and the left-aligned Crown of Great Thornia (so far, the server's only left-wing monarchy). The modern NRSP originates from Volovna. The party is currently headquartered in Volovna, with branch offices in Elysia and Palus Urbem.

It has never won power through democratic means, relying on the defection of the Federal Guard from the League of Palus to the short-lived Commonwealth, then to a revived Great Thornia. It rules with semi-authoritarian tendencies in Great Thornia, though it follows the democratic process in the League via the PSR.

## Ideology

The NRSP is officially a socialist party advocating for a welfare state with a regulated mixed-market economy.

It does not believe that the democratic process applies to all decision making, but believes that democracy and popular opinion are at certain times relied on.

In late April 2020, it endorsed constitutional socialist monarchism after the Crown of Great Thornia resumed its rule over Great Thornia. This could also be a sign of wanting to be compatible with Tyavyli's constitutional monarchy in the hopes of eventually winning power there through democratic means.

## Current policies

### Welfare

The party's welfare policies extend to all residents (not just citizens). This includes free housing in major cities or regions in need of an active populace, free food, and free sustinence packages (from iron tools to armour).

The state is responsible for stockpiling medical supplies such as milk (to clear the effects of potions), honey (for poisons in particular), and golden apples (for rapid health regeneration).

### Economic policy

It believes that a limited albeit heavily regulated form of capitalism must exist to ensure that there are multiple sources of resources and public goods. It also believes that the freer parts of the economy would allow the state to respond to public demand more efficiently.

Taxation is currently limited to public donations. Great Thornia's extensive natural resources has allowed the party to avoid levying heavy taxes. These resources are pooled in *district* treasuries for free public access by residents. The state must always have separate *provincial* treasuries for emergency situations.

### Foreign affairs

The party has tended towards military neutrality and economic isolation (after the Crown of Great Thornia's failed attempts to encourage more international trade).

### Religion

The party advocates complete separation of the state and religious bodies. The majority-religion of the League and the Commonwealth is the Faith of Aiwa, which was heavily endorsed by the former Crown of Great Thornia and the current League government. The party intends on equalising the status of Aiwanism with that of Xandunese Kebabism.

### Worker's rights

As the state is, as of April 2020, the sole employer, it allows workers to negotiate for higher pay. When more organisations begin hiring other residents, the party's policy is to require all organisations to concede to negotiation. All formally registered businesses employing more than one individual must pay a fixed tax to the state.

### Democratic rights

The government (in reality, the party) will always have the last say on decision-making. However, if the decision is proven to be highly unpopular, the will of the people must be *heard* via a public assembly and plebiscite. The government would then assess if the people's decision is pragmatic.

### Transportation

Transportation is a free right for all citizens. This includes the state providing horses to residents and building & maintaining rail network infrastructure between major population centres where economically sensible.

### Villagers and internal trade

Villagers must be protected at all costs from hostile mobs, especially pillagers (as a consequence of this policy, the NRSP has continued the former monarchy's Pillager War efforts). Villagers are to be welcomed to stay in major cities in state-funded and state-built public housing. Villager trading and individual resident-to-resident trading is encouraged to allow the local economy to prosper in light of foreign economies being at a trading standstill, as well as for rare or exotic goods to be accessed by residents.