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'''Wittonian Socialism''' is a political ideology in [[Urcea]]. Derived from various sources - primarily the policies of [[Michael Witte]] during his tenure as Procurator, the ideology has been described as the "application of the principles of [[Organicism|organicism]] as a coherent political program and using the power of the state to bring about the {{wp|Common_good#In_Catholic_social_teaching|common good}}". For this reason, some [[Occidental]] sources - especially in [[Kiravia]] - refer to the ideology as '''Organic Socialism'''.
#REDIRECT [[Urcean_socialist_philosophy#Wittonian_socialism]]
 
==History==
===Early attempts at application===
 
Attempts to deliberately apply of [[Organicism|organic]] thought were made almost immediately with the development of organic philosophy in the 18th century. In [[Urcea]], multiple attempts at creating a political faction to oppose the dominant [[Crown Liberalism|Crown Liberal]] [[National Pact (Urcea)|National Pact]] throughout the 18th and early 19th centuries failed, beginning a long history of rivalry between the two ideologies within the [[Government of Urcea]]. Many of these early approaches were employed by reformed adherents of {{wp|absolute monarchy}}, and consequently failed to take root as a cohesive, distinct political ideology. Only during the [[Red Interregnum]] did a coherent political application of organic principles apart from absolutism emerge. The later portion of the rule of [[Gréagóir FitzRex]] saw a more coherent application of the principles of organicism within the political sphere. The newly formed [[National Democratic Party (Urcea)|National Democratic Party]] began to espouse an organic position ''contra'' the legitimists, a position they maintained throughout the restoration. The initial NDP version of organic ideology largely excluded the monarchy as they viewed it as a necessary and organic institution, but one largely outside of and excluded from society. As the [[Great War]] approached, the NDP adopted more traditionally {{wp|moderate}} political positions, abandoning a coherent ideology.
 
===Witte Procuratorship===
 
[[Michael Witte]] was elected to the [[Concilium Daoni]] in 1990 at the age of 30 along with what was called the "New Wave" of the [[National Democratic Party (Urcea)|National Democratic Party]], who began seeking a coherent alternative to the advancing {{wp|neoliberal}} policies of the [[National Pact (Urcea)|National Pact]]. Witte, as a major leader of the New Wave, began to speak openly of a "social organicism", bringing about what he called the "common good society" with a series of policies employing a welfare state model with a proactive labor market policy, based around a "golden triangle" with a three-sided mix of flexibility in the labor market combined with social security and an active labor market policy with rights and obligations for the unemployed. Witte's key innovation was reconciling the National Democratic Party's traditional position with that of the [[Apostolic King of Urcea|monarchy]], stating that the King - and his government - have a fatherly duty entrusted by God to protect his people from the effects of ruinous economic forces and social calamity. Upon his election as [[Procurator]] of [[Urcea]] in 2000, Witte began to implement his policies, including the creation of the [[Healthcare in Urcea|King's Health Aid]] program among other major economic changes. The term "Wittonian socialism" originated as a derogatory term among Witte's National Pact opponents which was soon embraced by Witte and other allies within the party, including [[James Cossus Reed]].
 
==Ideology==
 
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[[Category:Politics of Urcea]]
[[Category:Types of socialism]]
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