Beaconist Party
The Beaconist Party, also referred to as the Beaks, is a major political party in the city of Snoopy, founded by the city's third Dude, Thijs van Pelt. The party is named after a famous quote from Homer Simpson's political manifesto, Dude-ies, in which he states:
- "Snoopy has been endowed with the potential... to serve as a beacon of progress, of humanity, of republican ideology, for the world as a whole."
The Beaconists' dominant worldview is characterized by republicanism, support of Judeo-Christian values, moral absolutism, free markets and free trade, anti-communism, individualism, and, especially, advocacy of Snoopian exceptionalism. Beaconists typically support strong, dominant foreign policies, first exemplified by Thijs van Pelt's annexation of Playa Sardinia. Despite the party's history, Beaconists typically distance themselves from van Pelt, instead attaching their image to that of Snoopy's founder, Homer Simpson.