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The Luthorian Guardian

Is Luthori, the New "Leader of the Free World"? Worrying nationalism grows in society.

February 5591

Fort William, Principality of Orange

Luthori. What a nation isn't it? The cradle of human civilisation as we know it. If you don't believe me, look at the World, look at the ideas of democracy enshrined all over the World, from Dundorf to Lourenne, passing by Hutori, and others, or from Dankuk to Mordusia, the ideas and ideals which create the basis for a democratic society to strive and develop itself are present all over the World. Yet, while this is a good image, if we only look at the window, we see a World unrecognisable from the one we were born into, from the critical withdrawal from world affairs by the Canrillaise Empire and the total collapse of the Vanukean Monarchy in Vanuku and the exile and then marriage of King Wrunktai XII to Queen Theodora of Narikaton & Darnussia, to the collapse of the Kundrati Union into fascism and then civil war and the victory of fascism in our backyard, but what can we learn from this?

The World is changing rapidly, whether we like it or not. It is a fact of life. The Globe as we've known it for so many generations has collapsed into shattering glasses, with no power being capable of calling itself the "Global Hegemon" as the Canrillaise could have done in the past, no nation can say that it controls the world economy thanks to the sheer size of its own economy or through its currency, and where does this has led us? In the brink of collapse, free market capitalism isn't as dominant in the world as it once was. People are turning to radical ideologies, such as communism, any form of left-wing authoritarian ideology prompted by fears of inequality, wishes for a revolution from the Old Order.

And the Old Order? Where is it today? Headless, without a clear leader, while many nations could potentially take up the mantle left up by the Canrillaise Empire and remould it, taking into account its ideology and its geopolitical goals. Alas, today, we are in a time of crisis, where one Leader of the Free World can rise and take up the mantle of fighter against communism, fascism, autocracy and other ideologies around the World. What wouldn't it be, as I said earlier, that said craddle of human civilisation as we know it. While we are not the point of departure of the human race, nor are we the foundation for much of the beautiful cultures that we may find in this diverse and developed World, which make it unique in itself, we can be considered to be the home of democracy itself, after all, who founded the Williamite system of governance that most countries have used to or created their parliamentary system derived from that said system.

Luthori, the place where the Industrial Revolution, which transformed our way of lives and the World's ways of lives to unseen heights ever since the days of both the Rontin and Augustan Empires on the Artanian and Majatran continents, first started to grow with the invention of numerous techniques which allowed the development of industries and the industrialisation of the World. Due to these achievements coming from Luthorian might and knowledge, and let's be honest, a bit of luck. We are now, forced by the circumstances of time, by the dangerous tides engulfing that World, to take upon the mantle as the Leader of the Free World. It is not only our destiny, but also...our birthright.

This was the speech expressed by Dr. Lindsay Hoyle, Professor of History at the University of Fort William, when asked what would, in his view, the future of Luthori would look like. While it's quite a bold claim to lay claim upon the title of "Leader of the Free World", as he did during his speech, his claim has been widely taken as granted by many in Luthorian society. Especially on social media, people have begun taking his views quite seriously, with people reminiding about "how much the Luthorians have supported the KPP against fascism", how much the Luthorians were willing to cast aside to build safe relationships with both the Jelbic Empire and the Anantonese Empire. Yet, one of these deals fell through and flat into the ground, as first, the Vanukean constitutiant of the Jelbic Empire collapsed into revolution, forcing the Emperor in Exile and then, the House of Orange-Villayn laid claim over the Yeudi Throne, using as a pretext that fact that such a weakened Jelbic Empire couldn't possibly and appropriately defend the Holy Land.

Whatever this means for the future Jelbo-Luthorian relations, they are likely to take a turn for the worse, as observed the Luthorian Diplomatic Independent Inquirer, which predicted that if Luthori couldn't find a settlement favourable to the Jelbics in the next year, relations are likely to take a turn for the worse. Regardless of the state of these relations, the Luthorians seems to be obsessed over one ideal. The ideal of democracy. Luthori, beginning to feel paranoid over the increasing number of extremist or radical states in the Western Hemisphere (the ones who are not following the doctrine of free-market capitalism or liberal democracy), seems to have engaged in a quite radical path, in shark contrast to the quite pacifist and moderate views of Luthorian foreign policy, traditionally focused around the finding of a balance of powers between all Terran nations.

Yet, it is no longer to be. With the increasing numbers of radical states having "invaded" the Globe, whether it is in Vanuku or in Kundrati. The Luthorians wishes to be the front-runner of the preservation of the "Old Order", where the "old ways" of free market capitalism and liberal democracies shall be preserved against the threat of both communism and fascism. Although, the rise of communism is a much more pressing threat to the Luthorian Way of Life.

Mr. Hoyle stated that it was Luthori's duty to strengthen all "lovers of liberty and capitalism", and he also stated it was the "Luthorians' duty to become the Light of the World, enlightening the World with democracy and capitalism, the two main points of the Luthorian Way of Life", before concluding his speech by praising Luthori and the Luthorian people.

This worrying trend of nationalism is stated to be "heavily watched" by the Department of Home Affairs, with this "Civic Nationalism" seemingly taking its toll over the Luthorian populace. Crown Street, for its part, has remained silent. While many people are beginning to point fingers to see who is responsible, at least, politically, for the rise of such nationalism and proudness in Luthori that has never been seen before.

Is Luthori the new "Leader of the Free World"? Only time will tell, although most of the time, Luthorian hubris killed its ambitions and Luthori herself, whether time will tell if its going to be the case yet again.

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