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Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 9:20 pm
Whig Party Chairman Carson Threadgood
Whigs seek to distance themselves from what Threadgood calls 'Right-wing extremism'
Answering questions about the Whigs recent call for early elections and the Nationalist Union's 'Traditional Rutania Act the Whig Party Chairman seemed to distance himself and the Whig Party from what he called 'extremist' in other parties and organizations. Since the Whig Party was re-organized in 4355 they have toe'd the line with the Nationalist Union and have been ardent supporters of all Nationalist Union policies until Mr. Threadgood led a reversal of the isolationist foreign policy the Whigs once pursued. Threadgood sought to focus attention on the Whig's economic policies and less on the social beliefs of Whig members saying that 'We must do whats right today and not be bound by the mistakes of our past' when asked questions about previous Whig stances on some controversial issues in the Traditional Rutania Act. Below is a short excerpt of the exchange:
Reporter: Mr. Threadgood, in the past the Whigs championed racial politics, even before they were re-organized in 4355. I mean its a commonly known fact that one of the great Whig leaders was the 'Duke of Ardinia' President Elmer Clark, and he is pretty famous for championing segregation and other racial issues.
Threadgood: Well your wrong there and its probably a result of the liberal brainwashing going on in public schools these days. Elmer Clark should be best known for championing the Royalist cause during the last Rutanian Civil War. He was a revolutionary political thinker and had his ideas been adopted we would be living in a Free-Market paradise and not to mention Rutania would probably be more respected in the world. Instead our leaders would rather see us remain a socialist back-water while they poison the minds of children as yours seems to have been all so that no one ever truly questions their ideology.
Reporter: Well sir, I didn't mean to offend you. Lets keep it professional and get back to the questions. Many political analyst are now questioning whether the Whigs vote against the Traditional Rutania Act represents a split from the Nationalist Union or a split in Whig social policy.
Threadgood: Well thats a two part question so Ill give you a two-part answer but I'll try to make it quick. Myself and the Whig National Council don't view this as a split from the Nationalist Union, there is still a lot of common ground between us; they want to get tough on crime and support our military just as we do. They also believe in a morality more closely in line with the Hosian faith we believe in so I would hope that we can continue to find common-ground. Now as for a shift in Whig Social policy, yes this does represent a shift. I see what seems to me extremist on both sides of the political aisle, manifesting on the left as the DSPR of course and on the right I've got to say some of the 'all or nothing' rhetoric I've heard from the Nationalist Union and the new Fascist Party is pretty extreme. We will continue to maintain the greatest respect for the Hosian faith and morality within are party but that must be done while respecting liberty, the liberty to live ones life without interference so long as you don't harm another.
Reporter: Well that certainly is a shift. Many Whig voters might not agree with this, aren't you afraid that this will turn some voters away? Especially since the Whigs are calling for early elections?
Threadgood: I think our hard-line social policies have turned away many voters of the years who would happily embrace our economic philosophy but can't quite stomach the social side. So looking forward I think the Whig Party will be better served focusing on our economic philosophy and polices in which we can improve Rutania's economic and global status and not issues that divide us so much among each other.