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[[File:Cowboy 1.jpg|thumb|Arco cattle ranchers round up some of their herd in the late 1800s.]] | [[File:Cowboy 1.jpg|thumb|Arco cattle ranchers round up some of their herd in the late 1800s.]] | ||
Arco Determinism is the governing political and cultural philosophy of Arcer citizens, a group of Cronan-naturalized Carnish and Gaelic peoples who arrived between the 18th and 20th centuries to Southern Crona. The central ideology of Arcerion is a cultural and societal belief that the Arcer people (of the two major migratory groups during the colonial era) are destined to settle, civilize, and create a modern Occidental state in Crona. Concurrent to this, it is a common goal of the society and culture to defend Arcerion and its people, and by extension extend the rule of the Carnish Crown. It also represents a common ethnic and cultural heritage from AEngles, Gaels, and Carnish peoples on values such as community, the family compact, and self-reliance. | '''Arco Determinism''', also known as '''Frontier Spirit''', is the governing political and cultural philosophy of Arcer citizens, a group of Cronan-naturalized Carnish and Gaelic peoples who arrived between the 18th and 20th centuries to Southern Crona. The central ideology of Arcerion is a cultural and societal belief that the Arcer people (of the two major migratory groups during the colonial era) are destined to settle, civilize, and create a modern Occidental state in Crona. Concurrent to this, it is a common goal of the society and culture to defend Arcerion and its people, and by extension extend the rule of the Carnish Crown. It also represents a common ethnic and cultural heritage from AEngles, Gaels, and Carnish peoples on values such as community, the family compact, and self-reliance. | ||
== Etymology and Philosophy == | == Etymology and Philosophy == | ||
The term is essentially two distinct parts, that being Arcerion and the philosophy of Determinism. In essence, this is the philosophical doctrine that every state of affairs, including every human event, act, and decision, is the inevitable consequence of antecedent states of affairs. In layman's terms this is referenced as cause-and-effect. Arcers believe that their settlement and nation building have determined that they are the rightful owners and caretakers of much of the Southeastern Cronan Peninsula. The cultural belief itself is blended with ethnic and social values from the settlement of the Arcer plains and lowlands, in which bands of settlers would forage together and set up communities, battling disease, Indigenous peoples, wildlife, famine, and inclement weather to forge a new state. It is in this vein that the Arco people see themselves - a frontier spirit wherein their effort and toil determine them to be the civilization that has dominion over Southeastern Crona. | The term is essentially two distinct parts, that being Arcerion and the philosophy of Determinism. In essence, this is the philosophical doctrine that every state of affairs, including every human event, act, and decision, is the inevitable consequence of antecedent states of affairs. In layman's terms this is referenced as cause-and-effect. Arcers believe that their settlement and nation building have determined that they are the rightful owners and caretakers of much of the Southeastern Cronan Peninsula. The cultural belief itself is blended with ethnic and social values from the settlement of the Arcer plains and lowlands, in which bands of settlers would forage together and set up communities, battling disease, Indigenous peoples, wildlife, famine, and inclement weather to forge a new state. It is in this vein that the Arco people see themselves - a frontier spirit wherein their effort and toil determine them to be the civilization that has dominion over Southeastern Crona. | ||
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The emphasis on decentralized governance and community consensus is no more prevalent that in the official name of Arcerion, the Confederated Provinces of Arcerion. Arcerion is technically still a grouping of provinces (the Governorates) that observe the Constitution and are joined in a common union, that to protect the fate and right to self-govern of the Arcer peoples. | The emphasis on decentralized governance and community consensus is no more prevalent that in the official name of Arcerion, the Confederated Provinces of Arcerion. Arcerion is technically still a grouping of provinces (the Governorates) that observe the Constitution and are joined in a common union, that to protect the fate and right to self-govern of the Arcer peoples. | ||
== Role in Arcer Society == | == Role in Arcer Society == | ||
[[File:Northlea Flag.png|thumb|Flag of Northlea Governorate, representing the blend of Carnish Monarchy (red lion), Arco agriculture (yellow), and the Cronan landscape (green). ]] | In Arcer society the lack of a defined code [[File:Northlea Flag.png|thumb|Flag of Northlea Governorate, representing the blend of Carnish Monarchy (red lion), Arco agriculture (yellow), and the Cronan landscape (green). ]] | ||
== Lasting Impacts and Modern Interpretations == | == Lasting Impacts and Modern Interpretations == | ||
== Effects on Foreign Policy == | == Effects on Foreign Policy == | ||
== Relationship With Arcer Cultural Psyche == | == Relationship With Arcer Cultural Psyche == | ||