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==Canon== | ==Canon== | ||
Much of Restarkism is based on Kalma's seminal work, ''[[A Theory on National Revolution]]'', enacted policy, and the ''[[Three Speeches]]'', a compilation of speeches Kalma delivered in the final year of his premiership. His landmark works were short, to his wishes, and left open to interpretation by future citizens and leaders of the Cape. Indeed, the authoritarian [[National Reclamation Government]] added [[Restarkism#legacy|annexes]] to all four principles, using them to explicitly reject Kalma's democratic thinking and the {{wp|communism}} prevalent on the continent during the [[Great War]]. These annexes were later rescinded by subsequent governments. | Much of Restarkism is based on Kalma's seminal work, ''[[A Theory on National Revolution]]'', enacted policy, and the ''[[Three Speeches]]'', a compilation of speeches Kalma delivered in the final year of his premiership. His landmark works were short, to his wishes, and left open to interpretation by future citizens and leaders of the Cape. Indeed, the authoritarian [[National Reclamation Government]] added [[Restarkism#legacy|annexes]] to all four principles, using them to explicitly reject Kalma's democratic thinking and the {{wp|communism}} prevalent on the continent during the [[Second Great War]]. These annexes were later rescinded by subsequent governments. | ||
Yet, the issue of canon is one some historians and policymakers find moot. As Kalma remarked himself: "''There is no canon other than the four words of the principles. My interpretation, should one choose to follow it, is mine and mine alone. [Restarkism] is simply a faith - an inner power, and one that will inevitably have its interpretation changed in the minds of each individiual throughout the decades to come. This is by design.''" | Yet, the issue of canon is one some historians and policymakers find moot. As Kalma remarked himself: "''There is no canon other than the four words of the principles. My interpretation, should one choose to follow it, is mine and mine alone. [Restarkism] is simply a faith - an inner power, and one that will inevitably have its interpretation changed in the minds of each individiual throughout the decades to come. This is by design.''" | ||
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==Analysis== | ==Analysis== | ||
===Restarkism and Cape politics=== | ===Restarkism and Cape politics=== | ||
The [[Republican Nationalist Party]] was established by Kalma shortly after the foundation of the Federacy of the Cape in 1871. The Republican Nationalist Party has continued to update and change the philosophical roots and interpretations of Restarkism to fit the time and situation. As an example, it renounced Kalma’s nationalist ideal of {{wp|neutrality}} and non-interference during the [[Great War]] as the RNP and the Cape aligned itself with anti-communist forces against the [[Austral Democratic People’s Republic]]. With this constant adjustment, Restarkism has remained the popular ideology of the centre. | The [[Republican Nationalist Party]] was established by Kalma shortly after the foundation of the Federacy of the Cape in 1871. The Republican Nationalist Party has continued to update and change the philosophical roots and interpretations of Restarkism to fit the time and situation. As an example, it renounced Kalma’s nationalist ideal of {{wp|neutrality}} and non-interference during the [[Second Great War]] as the RNP and the Cape aligned itself with anti-communist forces against the [[Austral Democratic People’s Republic]]. With this constant adjustment, Restarkism has remained the popular ideology of the centre. | ||
===Restarkism outside the Cape=== | ===Restarkism outside the Cape=== | ||