The Red Party
"By burning Luther's books you may rid your bookshelves of him, but you will not rid men's minds of him." Desiderius Erasmus
Formed by erudite scholars, the Red party wishes to make the Netherlands a strong place in Europe through it's bright minds and hard workers. If every boatswain or line infantryman can quote Helenistic philosophers then we have accomplished our dreams of a better Netherlands, nay, a better Europe. However we cannot accomplish this if the ineffective and corrupt peoples of the world try to take advantage of our nation, therefore, we also believe in a strong standing army with competent Generals... We are still hard at work on the latter, after disasters at Mysor and the New World it is clear the Netherlands needs better educated generals who know the works of all the famous leaders throughout history. Only then, can the Republic be truly safe. We adhere to a philosophy of political pragmatism, believing shrewd and reasonable decisions are better than those made in fervor, anger, or without thought.
Our goals and views are this:
1) A highly educated Netherlands, decades if not centuries ahead of all others.
2) Control of the trade lanes in India and the New World. These will aid in making the Netherlands a prosperous nation
3) Investments in improving life in the colonies and our homeland via roads and security
Founders: Tristram van Rotterdam, Alphonse van Benschoter, and Broos van Trine
Head: Tristram van Rotterdam
*We are currently in a coalition with the Oranges and the Yellows given the dire situation in the Indias and the Americas.