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The ideology of the Republican Nationalist Party is [[Restarkism]]; a series of four principles - {{wp|nationalism}}, {{wp|republicanism}}, {{wp|statism|judicialism}}, and {{wp|reformism}} - developed by [[Melvyn Kalma]]. Though originally an ideology based on Occidentization and {{wp|modernization}}, Restarkism has changed much throughout the 20th century, and today manifests as a {{wp|civic nationalism|civic nationalist}}, {{wp|statism|statist}} and {{wp|Secularism|secularist}} ideology. | The ideology of the Republican Nationalist Party is [[Restarkism]]; a series of four principles - {{wp|nationalism}}, {{wp|republicanism}}, {{wp|statism|judicialism}}, and {{wp|reformism}} - developed by [[Melvyn Kalma]]. Though originally an ideology based on Occidentization and {{wp|modernization}}, Restarkism has changed much throughout the 20th century, and today manifests as a {{wp|civic nationalism|civic nationalist}}, {{wp|statism|statist}} and {{wp|Secularism|secularist}} ideology. | ||
Reformism in the Restarkist tradition has allowed the RNP to adopt a {{wp|big tent|wide variety of ideologies}} from left, right, and centre - sometimes all at the same time. It has therefore been argued that the party has no ideology and is interested in what is {{wp|pragmatic}} and what works. The relationship between ideology and policy in the party's governance is inductive in nature, with decision-making justifying ideology and not the other way around. Each generation of leadership since the [[1982 Republic Day revolution]], which led to the end of the party’s legal {{wp|one party state|single party rule}}, has believed that the ideology of the pre-1982 RNP was “rigid, unimaginative, out-of-touch, and | Reformism in the Restarkist tradition has allowed the RNP to adopt a {{wp|big tent|wide variety of ideologies}} from left, right, and centre - sometimes all at the same time. It has therefore been argued that the party has no ideology and is interested in what is {{wp|pragmatic}} and what works. The relationship between ideology and policy in the party's governance is inductive in nature, with decision-making justifying ideology and not the other way around. Each generation of leadership since the [[1982 Republic Day revolution]], which led to the end of the party’s legal {{wp|one party state|single party rule}}, has believed that the ideology of the pre-1982 RNP was “rigid, unimaginative, out-of-touch, disillusioning, and deserved of hate and overthrow by the people”. Therefore, they believe that party ideology must remain fluid and responsive to popular opinion. | ||
Although the party has cycled through a variety of ideologies since its foundation, the ones that follow are the ones currently in use. | Although the party has cycled through a variety of ideologies since its foundation, the ones that follow are the ones currently in use. | ||