Kumjeyr Socialism

Kumjeyr Socialism, sometimes known as Unitist Socialism, is a political ideology and philosophy originally based on the writings of Azcorian Socialist Gunk Kumjeyr. It is was initially based upon the five principles outlined in a text called "The Manifesto of Socialismo Kumjeyr". Its adherents are typically called Kumjeyrists.

Kumjeyr Socialism is most present in Nova Azcoria and its former territories, where it was first created. With the Worker's Party of Azcoria being a Kumjeyrist party, and the primary leftist party in the Azcorian Democratic Republic.

Kumjeyr Socialism is often contrasted by the other main branch of socialist thought on Eldham, Xeroism, which is revolutionary in nature and often rejects electoralism and supports centralized initiatives against capitalist or feudal society.

Various political thoughts are often categorized under Kumjeyr Socialism, namely Lavenderism, which was spearheaded by philosopher Lavender Star.

Ideology
In the modern today, Kumjeyrists generally identify three primary principles to their political philosophy, being decentralized anti-capitalism, conditional electoralism, and opposition to one-party states. This is contrasted by early adherents to the ideology, who at the time called themselves Unitists, who followed two additional principles that were outlined in Gunk's original political theses; being principles of anti-vanguardism and the support of market socialism.

Kumjeyrists are similar to Xeroists in that they advocate for a socialist state (at least temporarily), which is what makes them different from the Anarchist movement in Eldham, who believe in a direct and immediate transition to communism, which both Xeroists and Kumjeyrists hold as being impossible.

Decentralised anti-capitalism
Kumjeyrists generally believe that revolution is best achieved with a varied and diverse socialist movements. Adherents generally believe that a combination of labor unions, mutual aid networks, political parties, and activist groups, forming a united front or coalition, is the best way to resist oppression and achieve "socialist democracy."

This is contrasted by the Xeroist movement which generally advocates for a singular united front in the form of a "vanguard", which can either take the form of a mass labor union or a political party, to lead the socialist movement in establishing a socialist state. This is often criticized as "undemocratic" by Kumjeyrists.

Conditional electoralism
Kumjeyrists are not outright opposed to violence nor revolutions, especially in the case of incredibly suppressive states and feudal monarchies. However, it is generally held by Kumjeyrists that a democratic and peaceful means of transition to socialism should always be attempted before violent revolution. This is advocated for in an attempt to avoid bloodshed of the working people (or proletariat) and to help preserve the resources and infrastructure of the country so that they may be used by the fledgling socialist state in the event of success.

By contrast, Xeroists argue that all revolutions are violent, and define revolution as the "inversion of society", or the replacement of one class of people by another, and that those currently sitting at the top of power will not cede their power without severe concessions, and so force is necessary to some degree or another. Kumjeyrists believe this premise to be false.

Opposition to one-party states
Kumjeyr Socialism holds that all beliefs, even reactionary ones, should be tolerated and allowed to exist in a socialist democracy. Exceptions are generally only given to those who outright threaten the wholesale elimination of the socialist and democratic state; such as fascists or monarchists. The "toleration of the intolerant" is done to avoid constraining or restricting the will of the people, and many Kumjeyrists argue that cracking down on "reactionaries" is authoritarian. For this reason, Kumjeyrists generally see the existence of one-party states as a betrayal of democratic and proletarian principles. This is one of the primary grievances that split the Kumjeyrist movement apart from the Xeroists in its early history, as the USSE maintained a one-party republic led by the Communist Party.