Forging the Future
of New England

I have repeatedly been advised that the path to populist victory in Connecticut is through the Republican Town Committees, hereafter in this article referred to as “RTCs”. This comports with the observable discourse among disaffected Republicans, who know that there is clearly a problem with their party but are uncertain how to go about fixing it. Unfortunately, this situation is not new, but nothing has come of it in the past. Do we remember the TEA Party? What about Occupy Wall Street on the left? Efforts to press the political establishment on both sides of the aisle have consistently failed and burned out, because the political establishment does not want to be reformed, and the electorate currently does not posses the will to force reform upon them. The Democratic Party is a private political club, beholden to the wealthy donors who set the objectives, that utilizes emotionally charged arguments to parasitize on the egalitarian nature of white Americans, and cater to the grievances of various minority groups. The author is obviously no friend of the Democratic Party, but their model has been in use since at least the 1960s, and has been fabulously successful due to the (orchestrated) collapse of the public education system. This is exactly why we see such strong devotion to liberalism and the Democratic Party here in New England, because we suffer from an abundance of over education, or more precisely over schooling. If only we had listened to Mark Twain; “I never let my schooling interfere with my education.” Now I shall address the Republican Party as this is the faction with the most disgruntled rank and file, while the Democratic Party continues to enjoy a far more compliant base, despite the challenges of their rainbow coalition strategy. We seem to have developed this fanciful idea that the Republican Party functions as a democracy, which is simply not the case. The Republican Party is also a private club, with visible leadership that serve as figureheads and mouthpieces for the real power; the money holders. What then even are RTCs?  Well the truth is that if RTCs had any real power, then the Republican leadership would not allow them to exist. The actual purpose of RTCs is to capture the politically minded and motivated private citizens and diffuse their energy into a benign endeavor that will not threaten the establishment. No doubt many RTC participants will be filled with ire at this statement, because it certainly feels like they are doing something that matters, but ask yourselves, what have you actually accomplished in the grand scheme of things? Have the ripples you made even reached the pond? Or are you deliberately isolated in a vernal pool, so as not to disrupt the status quo as you intend? The status quo of power, or “system” is everything to the state level politicians. This is why they so often proclaim the importance of “our democracy” (its not ours, its theirs) and how sacred it is. In this system meritocracy is not valued, compliance with the party agenda is. The real purpose of an RTC to these people is not to build the party from the ground up, but to keep the politically minded citizenry corralled and occupied, much in the same way that televised sports and various other entertainments do for the apolitical broad masses. Think back to the Republican’s most recent failed gubernatorial candidate, Bob Stefanowski. Did HE come from an RTC? Or did he strike directly for the head of the beast in the same fashion as President Trump back in 2016? The author has the conviction that seizure of the RTCs by grassroots activists, while potentially a useful tactic for forming a local network, is not a viable strategy for rectifying the ailments permeating Connecticut politics. Now dear reader, do not take any of this criticism as an excuse for inaction. “There's nothing you can do, because the power structure will not allow you to have a voice!” No, that is not at all what I advocate. The politically minded man has a duty to take action in politics, but he must be astute and observe which pathways are dead ends or traps carefully laid by the adversary. We are like Christian in John Bunyan’s famous work “The Pilgrim’s Progress”. Christian knows the destination he seeks, but cannot yet see it unless he stays strong in the faith, and follows the narrow path. There are dozens of political action organizations in Connecticut. Focus your efforts on things that matter, and reject the Republican RTC trap. There is a better path. -Adam Hart Adam Hart is a Connecticut resident, political activist throughout New England, and associate of the New England National Party

Defining Ideology To address a question that has been received numerous times now; The New England National Party is not a libertarian party. While many of the values we promote are shared by libertarians, and many of our members are (recovering) libertarians themselves, we emphatically reject the platform of the Libertarian Party in America as both inadequate, and unserious in addressing the modern problems facing our nation. The NENP is developing from a foundation of populism and nationalism within the common people of New England. We do not have credentialed writers and intellectuals who have established party dogma for us to coalesce around, we are building that center for ourselves, and from the ground up. This places the NENP in the unique position of being a true grassroots initiative. With no established influential personalities dominating and directing the discourse, the members themselves will be able to have genuine dialogue concerning the building and direction of the party. Unlike the established political parties throughout the country, leadership will be transparent and accessible to rank and file members, as the founding members and De facto leaders of the party are entirely committed to building a party “of the people”. It is understood that each and every person will bring their own presuppositions and influences to the NENP. This will create the “diversity of ideas” that conservatives often advocate for, but in practice the Republican Party has never provided for them. This early after its establishment, all NENP members and affiliates will also be contributors. Their ideas will be heard and their perspectives considered, which is something that is entirely unheard of in our current political system. Through this process we hope to build the core of a movement that will challenge the political establishment throughout New England.  The platform is established, and pillars are clear, although additions to it are certainly expected as the party grows in size and scope. As for ideology, this will always be guided by one principle; Is it best for New England? Now let there be no confusion on where the founding membership stands, the NENP is a nationalist and populist party. - The NENP