Wikia Workers Party The Workers Party is a radical center party that holds six seats in the _New Shetlandian_ (http://newshetland.wikia.com/wiki/New_Shetland) _Senate_ (http://newshetland.wikia.com/wiki/Senate) . It is usually abbreviated to WP. The Workers Party is a grassroots party that strives to conquer political issues by means of pragmatism instead of ideology. The party was founded in 1989 and its current frontman is _Max Kinzer_ (http://newshetland.wikia.com/wiki/Max_Kinzer) . Ideology The terms radical center (or radical centre), radical middle or radical centrism describe a philosophy as well as an associated political movement and position on the political spectrum. Adherents of this philosophy claim to improve policy and general politics by not harboring a bias toward the precedence of either markets or the state, as can be characterized of right-wing politics and left-wing politics respectively. The Workers Party is pro-abortion, and a proponent of a small government and a flat tax rate. The party wants to legalize soft drugs and has been quoted as a proponent of same sex marriage, although there is no official viewpoint on this matter in the party. Generally speaking, the party adheres little to no set viewpoints in favor of a more general ideology of pragmatism. The Workers Party does support equal opportunity for all New Shetlandians regardless of sex, age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, or national origin. The Workers Party Progressives is a small group within the party that aims to clarify more views on economical matters. It is in favor of a higher minimum wage, and more regular increases. ------------------------------------------------------------ . New Shetland (officially United States of New Shetland and the Ascension Islands) is a country and sovereign state in the Pacific Ocean, west of the United States at approximately _35°N 159°W_ (http://maps.google.nl/maps?q=35+N+160+W&hl=nl&ll=14.264383,-162.597656&spn=102.663268,214.277344&sll=28.7676 59,-126.5625&sspn=96.976473,214.277344&t=h&z=3) . New Shetland is a federation and consists of 30 states with a combined population of 11 million inhabitants. The country has been independent since 1923, preceded by a long history of colonial dependence. Nowadays, the country forms a democratically governed member of the commonwealth together with the Ascension Islands and the Harvian Islands, that respectively joined the country in 1946 and 1923. New Shetland is a member of the United Nations and the WTO, and serves as a role model for other Pacific nations, as it has one of the highest life standards of the Pacific area and a stable, thriving economy. New Shetland is mostly an industrial nation with a big mining industry and lots of forestry. Intensive dairy farming and meat production is practised in small core areas in the southern tip of mainland New Shetland, as well as the centrally situated _Nieves Valley_ (http://newshetland.wikia.com/wiki/Nieves_Valley) . Important cities include _Marbella_ (http://newshetland.wikia.com/wiki/Marbella) , _Dunbeg_ (http://newshetland.wikia.com/wiki/Dunbeg) , _Pinggo_ (http://newshetland.wikia.com/wiki/Pinggo) , _Mount Errigal_ (http://newshetland.wikia.com/wiki/Mount_Errigal) , _Blakeney_ (http://newshetland.wikia.com/wiki/Blakeney) , _Yarmouth_ (http://newshetland.wikia.com/wiki/Yarmouth) and _Ralston_ (http://newshetland.wikia.com/wiki/Ralston) . Demographically spoken the country is a mixture of native inhabitants, that live mostly in the Harvian Islands and the northern part of mainland New Shetland, and European descendants of colonists that moved to the country in the 19th and 20th centuries. Most of these European colonists hail from British territories such as Wales, Scotland and England, and from central European countries such as Germany, Poland, Bohemia (now the Czech Republic) and Dalmatia (present-day Croatia). Other important groups include Spanish and Russian dissidents, Jewish WWII refugees and east-European expats. Indian and Chinese workers make up a significant part of the population of Marbella. There are also mostly Mexican and Nicuaraguan economical refugees that left the United States, and Asian immigrants from Japan and South Korea. Most inhabitants are non-religious or Protestant. The polarized political environment expresses the tense relationship between these two "faiths"; the Senate consists of two ideological blocks: social-liberal democrats and conservatives. New Shetland was the subject of a Cold War crisis in which the Soviet Union and the United States quarreled over a territorial claim by the USSR. The area, the Olivera Strait Islands northwest of New Shetland, remain disputed, but aren't of any economical importance, so the conflict is currently dormant. Also, New Shetland was devastated in WWII when a failed Japanese invasion and subsequent air attacks caused much financial damage.
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