Cult of the Nation

Cult of the Nation (Rakeoian: Nacia Kultado) was the de jure ideology behind the politic apparatus of Rakeo, and its government, the Stratocratic Authority from 1960–1974. The basic ideology calls for the submission of the individual to the state, a return to populist rule, and the prime role of the military in civil and political life. The ideology was mostly excised during the 1974 Rakeoian coup d'état and following Silent times.

Tenants

Pragmatism

More a product of the troubled times surrounding the creation of the ideology rather than intentional influences. An example of Nacia Kultado's pragmetism is the ideology of Cornellism, which was founded in response to a faltering of the Stratocratic Republic which threatened then General Secretary Richard Cornell's position as head of state.

Collective individualism

Collective individualism, as outlined in The Book of Red Fabric (Rakeoian: Libro de Ruĝa Ŝtofo), is based in the idea that liberal and socialist societies produce men who seek an easy existence over challenge or adversity.

'Third Path' Economics

Anti-communism

After a fringe ideology that combined Nacia Kultado's religion of the state with official state atheism and components of Marxist thought developed, it was disavowed by western Militant leaders, and a concentrated effort was made throughout the later half of the fifties to distance the ideology from Marxism, and codify anti-communist sentiments.

Anti-capitalism

Modern criticism of capitalism is almost always couched in terms of degrading consumers of products. In the earliest literature, 'internationalists' and corporations were frequently blamed for issues in Rakeoian society, but following the Paragon uprising, great care was taken to avoid providing support for communist elements. In modern practice, countries like Greater Sacramento are focused on as examples of capitalist decay. Crimes (particularly murders) in the country are regularly covered by state media, for discussions of how the consumerist disease leads to violence.

Criticism

Under the isolationist policies promoted by the government throughout the 60s, the economy collapse, drug and alcohol addiction rose to unheard of levels, and military infighting contributed to a humiliating defeat at the hands of Sequoyah and Creeperopolis in the Surian Fishing War. It is seen as an unmitigated failure of government policy in wider academia.