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ArchDukeJohn has been inactive for a while, and when he went, Socialism went with him. I still continued to support Socialist values, but at the same time there was for me to challenge the consensus of Centrism. Law7441, I believe, is the furthest right figure in Politics, but by the end of his Presidency, even he'd accepted centrist ideas, with taxes at a balanced level. Socialists existed by in small, and quiet numbers. TPP called itself Socialist, but had all but accepted Centrism, with Tulip, having lost enough elections to a Centrist to realise that that was the way to win, still leading the Party. When Tulip came to power in July, the public's choice was between the long-serving right wing President, adopting Centrist principles, who had led Britain during its occupation by Ireland (not that it was Law's fault, it was just an unfortunate association) and the Centrist Tulip, who people believed could free Britain. Socialism didn't figure anywhere. When I began to lead TPP, I began to pull it closer to my position, over on the Left, but without any strong Socialist feeling even within the Party, it couldn't go far.
The big legacy of ArchDukeJohn's defeat, is not only resurrecting Socialism, but reinvigorating it too. Last night Socialism proved it can win votes. During the campaign John proposed radical and exciting Policies, never dreamed possible. I didn't dare stray too far from the Political centre within my own party for fear of losing popularity, but over the last few days, John's Presidential bid has given a message to all Socialists: Don't be afraid to be radical. Why didn't John win? Because, frankly, some of his policies were ill-thought, damaging and plain stupid. 50GBP for all citizens, especially with an ever fluctuating and changing population, would tear 85% of our national treasury. The minimum wage was a good idea, but there were plenty of holes that weren't thought about, and his proposed Chancellor, Dannydan, was contradicting both John and himself.
So what is the problem for Tulip and his Centrist supporters caused by ArchDukeJohn's bid? Socialism is back. Policies that had never been considered or talked about were brought into general Political debate. A genuine alternative to status-quo centrist policies was put forward. Yes, it was defeated, but John provided a starting point to Neo-Socialism. Socialists, who before yesterday would not even consider talking about minimum-wages can now develop his proposals to make them workable, achievable and electable. Socialism is now back in the public-forum and this time it's not going anywhere. That's John's legacy.
(Note - Credit to ArchDukeJohn for the 2nd chart).
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