The Workers' Party: Difference between revisions

== Ideology ==

=== ZombieLeninism ===

Much of the core ideology of The Workers' Party was derived from the ideas of its founder, ZombieLenin. ZombieLenin (aka ZL) was a self-described Left-Communist<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Civcraft/comments/1h9nnp/leninist_intro_and_qa_now_reintroducing_your/</ref> and Leninist<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Civcraft/comments/1d8q8o/iama_zombielenin_leader_of_leningrad_buenos_aires/c9nzx03/</ref> who was the leader of TWP and the nations it controlled (most notably [[Leningrad]] on [[CivCraft 1.0]]) from the party's foundation in 2010 until stepping down as party chairman in August 2013.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Leningrad/comments/1kf0ug/im_afraid_ill_have_to_leave/</ref> ZL's ideology was anti-democratic, as he believed a political party (which may or may not be internally democratic) should lead the nation unilaterally, backed up by a paramilitary wing.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Civcraft/comments/1p1x8m/moment_with_lenin_how_to_thrive_in_a_democratic/</ref> ZL believed workers should be included in the party as much as possible, even if they only held low-level positions, and they should always have jobs to do through means of public works projects.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Civcraft/comments/1mlvpp/i_can_leninism_and_so_can_you/</ref> Propaganda is also a major aspect of ZombieLeninism, as ZL himself was keen on making posters and art in order to boost worker morale.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Leningrad/comments/1i5ut2/requesting_posters/</ref>

Following his departure, TWP donned ZL the "Eternal Glorious Leader" of the party, cementing his influence within the party regardless of his actual activity.

=== Anarcho-Stalinism ===

The ideology of Anarcho-Stalinism can date its origins back to [[Maltovia]], which TWP founded on [[CivClassic 2.0]] in June 2018.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Maltovia/comments/a2u34l/about_the_republic/</ref> However, Anarcho-Stalinism really took shape when it was implemented by [[SandFalls]] as the system of governance of the [[Confederation of Socialist Augusta]] and subsequently the [[Confederation of Cities Communes and Protectorates]] in 2021. The oxymoron of the ideology describes its two-pronged approach to governance. On a day-to-day basis, governance is mostly ''anarchic'', with citizens living by means of mutual aid and free association and largely doing whatever they want with only basic regulation, regardless of their affilication with the party itself. However, whenever there is an unresolvable dispute in regards to policy, foreign affairs, or between at least two citizens, the party steps in and rules unilaterally, hence the ''Stalinism''.