Monarcho-Socialism

Not to be confused with Minarcho-Socialism

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Monarcho-Socialism, often shortened to MonSoc, is an authoritarian left culturally variable ideology that believes that the Monarch's role is inherently a public one due to the Monarch having a parental obligation to his state. This can take many form's from absolute monarchism to a constitutional monarchy where the king as the leader of the revolution in most cases, instead preferring to have the monarch as the constitutional head of state while the socialist government does the politicking.

History

Mladdorossi

The first arguably Monarcho-Socialist movement is the Mladorossism, although a lot of modern-day Monarcho-Socialists see that as more NazBol than MonSoc, which advocated for a Russian Monarchy under a soviet style system, under their motto "The Tsar and the Soviets!". Although there is some evidence that Mladorossi might just have been a Soviet puppet party to catch dissenters. After this rumor came out, the group disbanded fast.

Euskadi

The first movement that can be almost universally seen as Monarcho-Socialist is the Euskadi Carlism which resulted in the Carlist Party becoming more and more socialist in the image of Tito. While the Carlists are still considered a positive thing by most modern-day Monarcho-Socialists, some conservative elements may still be seen as controversial.

Grenada

Despite the memes, the Grenadan New Jewel Movement did not explicitly advocate for a socialist monarchy. They only kept the monarchy out of pragmatism.

Beliefs

While some Monarcho-Socialists still support absolute-socialist monarchies. according to this poll around 28.4%, most Monarcho-Socialists support a Socialist Government under a Constitutional Monarchy. it is estimated that most MonSocs, at least the constitutionalists, think that Mladorossi does not properly represent modern-day Monarcho-Socialist interests. While the reasons to want a monarchy are divided between stuff like patriotism (although not nationalism) and stability, religious reasons are rarely mentioned. The countries they consider most likely to turn MonSoc if there was one, are countries like Norway, the Netherlands, and Spain if Carlism regains popularity.

Important sections of the Work in Progress MonSoc manifesto "The Case for the Compatibility of Monarchism and Socialism" (not linked here due to author request, since he prefers it to be linked when it's done, although private copies can easily be gotten by DM'ing him) are the "Volkskoning", a king who may he doesn't actively promote a socialist government (perhaps due to constitutional reasons) but also doesn't actively work against it (a prime example of a Volkskoning being Haakon VII of Norway) and the 4 Rights of the People, those rights being the Right of Organisation, Right of Self-Rule, Right of Education and Right of Equality.

Variants

Brusilovism/Red Tsarism

Aleksei[a] Alekseyevich Brusilov was a Russian and later Soviet general most noted for developing new offensive tactics used in the 1916 Brusilov offensive, which was his most outstanding achievement.

Born into an aristocratic military family, Brusilov trained as a cavalry officer but, by 1914, had realized that cavalry was obsolete in an offensive capacity against modern weapons of warfare such as the mass adoption of rifled guns, machine guns, and artillery. He is an outstanding general who won many battles against the Austro-Hungarian army. His offensive in 1916 was the final major success of the Tsarist army. In the government, this offensive meant the transfer of the strategic initiative to the Russians and the beginning of preparations for the general offensive of 1917, which was disrupted by the revolution.

Because some of his former soldiers were serving in the newly formed Red Army, Brusilov concurred that radical change was necessary. Brusilov saw cooperation with the Soviet state as a way to hold the territory of the former Russian Empire together in the interests of the Russian nation. Privately, he expressed the hope that the communist system would pass and be replaced by a Russian nation-state. He accused exiled White emigrants and the White movement overall of putting their class interests above the interests of the Russian nation.

On 30 May 1920, during the Polish Eastern offensive of the Polish-Soviet War, he published in Pravda an appeal entitled "To All Former Officers, Wherever They Might Be," encouraging anti-Bolshevik Russians to forgive past grievances and join the Red Army.[15] Brusilov considered it a patriotic duty for all Russian officers to join hands with the Bolshevik government, which in his opinion was defending Russia against foreign invaders. On 12 September 1920, Mikhail Kalinin, Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky, Sergey Kamenev and Brusilov signed an appeal, "To all officers of the army of Baron Wrangel," in which they called on White Army officers to go over to the side of the Russian Soviet Republic. In the document, they accused Wrangel of acting in the interests of the Polish nobility and the Anglo-French capitalists, who they believed had used the Wrangel army to enslave the Russian people (as had happened with the Czechoslovak corps and the "black-skinned divisions").

Initially, Brusilov served on a special commission to determine the size and structure of the Red Army. Later, he led cavalry recruit training and became Inspector of Cavalry. He retired in 1924 but continued to carry out commissions for the Revolutionary Military Council.

Kitaism

Kitaism, also known as Pure Socialism, is an ideology that emerged from the Japanese author and political philosopher Ikki Kita, known as "the Father of Japanese Fascism". The Buddhist socialism Kita preached had some similarities to Marxist socialism, but he saw parts of Marxism as outdated and instead relied on Platonism and Utopian socialism to make a uniquely Japanese brand of socialism. Kita envisioned a military coup d'état to usher in a totalitarian regime based on direct rule by the Emperor, who would suspend the Constitution and purge the Diet of "malign influence" (read: liberal and Western influences). The new "National Reorganization Diet" would nationalize industries, impose limits on individual wealth and private property, enact land reforms to benefit farmers and thus strengthen Japan to enable it to free Asia from Western imperialism. This blend of philosophies led Kita to support Japanese expansion into Korea and Manchuria, as well as to call for an alliance with France and war against the Soviet Union and Britain, whom he dubbed "landlord nations", with Japan a "proletarian nation."

Although fellow ultranationalists such as Hozumi Yatsuka subscribed to an Aryan-like Yamato myth that Japan was an ethnically homogeneous "family state" and that the Japanese descended through the Imperial line from the goddess Amaterasu Omikami, Kita rejected it, emphasizing the presence of non-Japanese in Japan since ancient times. He held progressive views on * race, and argued that along with incorporating Chinese, Koreans, and Russians as Japanese citizens during the Meiji period, any person should be able to naturalize as a citizen of the empire irrespective of race and ethnicity, with the same rights and obligations as ethnic Japanese. According to Kita, the Japanese Empire couldn't otherwise expand into areas populated by non-Japanese people without having to "exempt them from their obligations or ... expel them from the empire." One of his religious inspirations for this view was the Japanized Lotus Sutra.

Kita's passionate support for equality came from the belief that Japan's classism could not end without resolving international distribution issues. In his eyes, Japan held the role of the champion of pan-asianism demanded support for Indian independence and ending China's partition by Western powers. Thus, even while advocating Japan partitioning China by taking over Manchuria, Kita supported Japanese imperialist expansion "in the name of justice" and as a tool for Asian Liberation.

Other aspects of Kita's ideology would be utopian socialism, high authoritarianism, encouragement of Buddhism, Japanese conquest of the entire world, official use of Esperanto, and some anarchist aspects. His ideas were a significant influence on the state ideology of Showa Statism in Imperial Japan, aswell as on Juche in North Korea and Pancasila in Indonesia.

Paleoegyptianism

In a Paleoegyptianist society, the ultimate ruler is the current Pharaoh. The Pharaoh is seen as the god-on-earth, which makes this society an absolute monarchy. The economy is centrally organized and strictly controlled, with the majority of cultivated land being owned by the king, with the rest being owned by wealthy land owners and tempals. All property was coordinated by the state, in a way that some have compared to  State Socialism. The workers are paid with grain, which in this society, can be used as currency, and taxes are paid by the head of household.

Despite the Paleoegyptianist society being very stratified, all people are equal under the law. Although it contains slaves, they can work themselves out of slavery. Some citizen, enjoy free healthcare. There's also an amazing level of gender equality for the time, although women generally end up less educated than men. On the other hand, there are all levels of punishment for criminals, usually corporal punishment and fines, but sometimes up to death. Prison sentences are rare, as feeding a prisoner in a cell without their labor is seen as unproductive.

Sihanouk

Sihanouk was the Cambodian King from 1993-2004 and he implemented some of the first modern-day monarch socialist policies. In April 1955, before leaving for a summit with Asian and African states in Bandung, Indonesia, Sihanouk announced the formation of his political party, the Sangkum, and expressed interest in participating in the general elections slated to be held in September 1955. While the Sangkum was, in effect, a political party, Sihanouk argued that the Sangkum should be seen as a political "organization", and explained that he could accommodate people with differing political orientations on the sole condition that they pledged fealty to the monarchy.

Once in office, Sihanouk introduced several constitutional changes, including extending suffrage to women, adopting Khmer as the sole official language of the country, and making Cambodia a constitutional monarchy by vesting policy-making powers in the prime minister rather than the king. He viewed socialism as an ideal concept for establishing social equality and fostering national cohesion within newly independent Cambodia. In March 1956, he embarked on a national program of "Buddhist socialism", promoting socialist principles on the one hand while maintaining the kingdom's Buddhist culture on the other.

Spengler

Main Article: Spenglerism

Tylerism

Wat Tylerism was a radical current within late medieval English politics, rooted in the explosive grievances of the 1381 Peasants' Revolt. Drawing from agrarian populism and localist traditions, it emerged as a movement of the rural commons against the entrenched hierarchies of feudalism and state-sanctioned corruption. Anti-taxation and anti-serfdom sentiments formed its immediate rallying cries, but beneath them lay deeper egalitarian and communitarian ideals that challenged the moral legitimacy of lordship and clerical privilege. The influence of Lollardy—an early proto-Protestant reformist theology—infused the movement with a distinctly anti-clerical edge, rejecting the wealth and worldliness of the Church while advocating vernacular scripture and lay piety. Tyler’s platform combined proto-communist calls for common ownership with a belief in monarcho-socialism: a vision where a sovereign ruler could act as custodian of the people's welfare against the parasitic nobility. Rejecting prostitution, feudal rent-seeking, and legal inequality, the movement foreshadowed later class-conscious uprisings. Its flirtation with stratocracy rule by those who bore arms in defense of the people marked a rejection of aristocratic monopoly over violence.

Wang mang

Wang Mang (Chinese: 王莽) (45 BCE[1] – 6 October 23 CE[2]), courtesy name Jujun (Chinese: 巨君; pinyin: Jùjūn), officially known as the Shijianguo Emperor (始建國天帝), was the founder and the only emperor of the short-lived Chinese Xin dynasty. He was originally an official and consort kin of the Han dynasty and later seized the throne in 9 CE. The Han dynasty was restored after his overthrow, and his rule marked the separation between the Western Han dynasty (before Xin) and Eastern Han dynasty (after Xin). Traditional Chinese historiography viewed Wang as a tyrant and usurper, while more recently, some historians have portrayed him as a visionary and selfless social reformer. During his reign, he abolished slavery and initiated a land redistribution program. Though a learned Confucian scholar who sought to implement the harmonious society he saw in the classics, his efforts ended in chaos.

Stylistic Notes

MonSoc is portrayed to some degree as a stereotypical king or another member of royalty, however, he is known to take a paternal role in regard to his people and vehemently defends their right to be protected from the oppressive nature of capitalism, often through his government.

MonSoc often claims he has "the divine right to destroy the bourgeoisie" in response to those who challenge his actions or views. Upon being asked about his stance on the Russian Civil War, MonSoc has claimed to have funded both sides, remarking that "both Lenin and the Tsar were based".

How to Draw

Based on this flag by u/r0bbins

Flag of Monarcho-Socialism

1. Draw a circle.
2. Colour the inside of the circle red.
3. Make two yellow lines and color the inside purple.
4. Draw a yellow crown inside the purple area.
5. Draw a red star with a red inside.
6. Add trims to the yellow line, similar to a Fleur de Lis.
7. Add a crown on top (Gold for the crown, and red for the jewels),
8. Add the eyes and you are done.

Color Name		HEX	RGB
	Red	#CD2A21	rgb(205, 42, 33)
	Yellow	#FED216	rgb(254, 210, 22)
	Purple	#832D84	rgb(131, 45, 132)
	Gold	#FEE400	rgb(254, 228, 0)
	Red	#FF0000	rgb(255, 0, 0)

Relationships

Loyalist Comrades

• Constitutional Monarchism - You're cool. With you, I can have both a monarch and a revolutionary leader.
• Socialism - It is the worker's right to be freed from the chains of capital.
• Monarchism - Long live the king! But you need to see the benefits of socialism.
• Monarcho-Syndicalism - Based sister!
• Euskadi Carlism - Carlos Hugo did nothing wrong!
• Christian Socialism - The Münster Rebellion was very epic. Hong Xiuquan was based too.
• Gaddafism - Hell yeah! The way you crowned yourself as King of Kings was based! Despite the fact you literally overthrew the Libyan Monarchy.
• Atleeism - Best British prime minister ever. The Sun will never set on the British Social Empire.
• Japanese Communism - Thanks for supporting the monarchy even if it’s just simple pragmatism.
• Corbynism - Same as above, shame you were ousted by your own party after losing the 2019 election.
• Move Forward Party - And again.
• Pagan Theocracy - The Inca Empire, Heliopolitae, and to a lesser extent ancient Egypt, are all great examples of me in practice.
• Mladorossism - The Tsar and the Soviets indeed! ONE STRUGGLE. Why simp for Mussolini?

Frenemies

• Anarcho-Monarchism - You confuse me, brother.
• Monarcho-Capitalism - You're right half of the time (and Mohammad Reza Pahlavi had some based ideas, as well as the music).
• Reactionary Socialism - You have the right idea even if sometimes you behave more like him than me.
• Pu Yi Thought - I’m really glad Mao was able to convert you into a socialist. What do you mean Manchruria had collective farming?!
• Neo-Bonapartism - Napoleon III identified himself as a Socialist! But was he really, though?
• Bismarckism - You're sooo close! Just drop the Anti-Socialism, please!
• Longism - About as good as you can get within the republican system. You are just like above though just also a fake king.
• Nordic Model - You aren't even a socialist, but you did a decent job in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. Just don't give in to those bourgeois , all right?.. Oh wait, Finland and Sweden already did. Shame.
• Conservative Socialism - Sometimes we get into disagreements about social views and government systems but you like both socialism and traditional institutions and I can respect you for that.
• PSOE - Too moderate and sympathetic to capitalism. But I still like what you did after that old geezer kicked the bucket.
• British Labourism - Same as above, Attlee was a G I G A C H A D.
• Austromarxism - Pretty nice, but would've been even better if you supported the restoration of monarchy with Erzsi as the queen.
• Paternalistic Conservatism - He is much more likely to support the monarchy than socdem, but has an even higher chance of opposing socialism.
• Juche - We are different but a lot of people seem to think we're the same.
• National Bolshevism - I don't know how to feel about you, but the Mladorossi were extremely based.
• Hoxhaism - Why can't we just go back to being allies against the liberals?
• Marxism-Leninism - Republicanism? And you want to abolish the state in the end? Cringe. But the New Jewel Movement was based.
• Kemalism - You are a republican who abolished the caliphate and deposed the Sultan, which is cringe. But thanks a lot for your inspiration on the nation-building of Amanullah Khan and Mohammed Zahir Shah in Afghanistan, as well as Reza Shah and Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in Iran.
• Social Authoritarianism - Tends to be a republican, but Wang Anshi, Amanullah Khan, Mohammed Zahir Shah, Reza Shah, and to some extent Rama IX were based.

Regiciding sellouts

• Banana Republicanism - Least exploitative Republic. Literally my polar opposite!
• Anarcho-Communism - Naive utopian who believes I'm just as bad as the capitalists because I'm a king.
• Anarcho-Capitalism - You are the embodiment of everything I hate. You believe Monarch hierarchy is unjust but believe the exploitation of the working class by rich capitalist scum is fully just. Filthy Anarchist and Capitalist scum!
• Classical Liberalism - Your worship of laissez-faire economies and occasional republicanism disgust me.
• American Model - The American Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the working class. Also, I will never forgive you for deposing Mossadegh and corrupting Pahlavi, as well as for invading Grenada. Maybe, just maybe, you and the world would have been better off if that revolt failed and you stayed British? After all, your northern neighbor - far from my ideal as he is - still outpaces you a little in the healthcare department...
• Objectivism - The f*ck is this?
• Jacobinism - Bourgeois "revolutionary" and king-killer!
• Girondism - Even worse than the Jacobins due to being pro-capitalist.
• Leninism - Why tf did you slaughter the entire family of the Tsar when you could have at least left them alive as a figurehead? No wonder you were rendered a pariah.
• Fascism - The monarchists and the socialists fought side by side against your tyrannical Social Republic.
• Nazism - Xenophobic scumbag who opposed the monarchy and murdered a bunch of random people.
• Daoudism - You're the reason Afghanistan turned into a mess and remains so for nearly half a century.
• Lon Nolism - And you're the reason Cambodia turned into a mess.
• Pol Potism - Disgusting, I don't want to be your figurehead.
• Yamaguchism - You killed Asanuma along with the Japanese socialist movement… and then you committed suicide.
• Khomeinism - Monarch-hater who rejects socialism. Had Tudeh known you would backstab them, they would have sided with the Shah.
• Thatcherism - Look, as a royal I am supposed to be polite with the ladies, but... YOU RUINED THE WORK OF ATTLEE AND HIS SUCCESSORS DAMMIT!

Further Information

Articles

• Inejiro Asanuma: Japan's Nationalist Martyr by Zero Schizo
• A King For The People?
• Ikki Kita: The Philosopher of Imperial Japan by Zoltanous and Nahobino

Literature

• A Constitution For the Socialist Commonwealth of Great Britain
• Ikki Kita Articles's in Japanese
• AN OUTLINE PLAN FOR THE REORGANIZATION OF JAPAN by KITA IKKI
• Political thought of Kita Ikki : the logical link between his critique of the national polity and his advocacy of war Osedo, Hiroshi
• Profile of Asian Minded Man –II- Ikki Kita

Videos

• Why I am a Monarcho Socialist
• What is Marxist-Monarchism? (Monarcho-Marxism)
• How Asian Empires were Socialist by Infrared
• Why did communist Grenada keep the Queen? by History Matters]
• Kita Ikki: The Father of Japanese Nationalism by The Minarchist
• Writers and Revolutionaries (entire)

Wikipedia

• Bourgeois_socialism#Monarchical Socialism
• Royal Government of the National Union of Kampuchea
• Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea
• Sangkum (Popular Socialist Community)
• People's Revolutionary Government
• Cambodian People's Party
• Carlist Party (1970)
• Lys Rouge (First Publication)
• Mladorossi
• Nouvelle Action Royaliste
• Red Army intervention in Afghanistan (1929)
• Economy of the Inca Empire
• History of Socialism in antiquity
• Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
• King of Kings: Libya
• Mohammad Reza Pahlavi: Economy
• Mazdak
• Münster rebellion
• San people: Society
• Afro-Bolivian Monarchy
• Ancient Egypt: Gouvernment and economy
• Palace Economy
• Democratic Federal Yugoslavia
• Qarmatians
• Ikki Kita
• New Policies (Song dynasty)

Online Communities

• r/MonarchoSocialism

Gallery

Comics

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Portraits and Artwork

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Alternative designs

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