The People's Party was more a movement than a party. It was the culmination of the best and brightest in Atlasia. While The Party was not invitation only, it drew in the most handsome boys in Atlasia. The Party was truly the original Radical Gay Movement; when you see a handsome boy, you just want to be in a group with them. It was a lovely example of how comradery can trump numbers, how love and support can trump over the top recruitment, and how fighting for The People can be more rewarding than personal accolades. The Party was home to former Presidents, movers and shakers, and young up and comers like our dear Simfan, who was elected to the Senate in The Party's first ever election.
It was an experiment that came off without a hitch - a party of 20 members controlling 5 senate seats and the Vice Presidency at its height. And our finest hour came in February 2013. The odds were stacked against The People. How could a party with 18 members hold 3 senate seats at once? But as I said once and I will say again: never doubt The People. We held.
The Party was never about a particular ideology; it was never about rigid structures, because at the end of the day, The People do not buy into that. They buy into results, and The Party delivered results. We never failed.
When The Party dispersed into the night on that clear April evening, it did not die. It had to change form so that Atlasia could live once again, but The Movement never died. Indeed, The People live on: 3 straight terms in the White House, a Supreme Court Justice, an SoIA, and a Senator still walk the halls of Nyman. The People have been even more successful after they dispersed to spread their love all over the faces of Atlasians.
So when people compare The People's Party to the Liberal Party, they are comparing apples to oranges. One was a conventional party; the other was a movement. One was bound by raw numbers; the other way bound by love and support, a group of people who truly wanted what was best for one another, best for The People we hold so close to our hearts, and The People we serve.
So today, while we mourn the loss of The Party (RIP
) as we do every day we see that first sunlight, we must keep its memory alive for newer members like winjammer, who missed those miraculous few months when The People were publicly organized and walked amongst us. Now, we live on, and you never know where you might turn or who you may speak with that has accepted The People into their lives. We are the silent majority, the quiet whisper in the wind, and the watchful eye over Atlasia.
May The People and The Party live now and always in our memories and in our hearts. For They came before us, and They will live on long after we leave this earth.
