Cult nihilism (ideology): Difference between revisions

{{WIP}}{{about|the political ideology of [[Kæra'zna]] since 1853|the underlying philosophy also occasionally referred to as Cult Nihilism|Ritual Nihilismnihilism}}

'''Cult nihilism''', known in formal contexts as '''Kæra nihilism''' or '''Azraic nihilism''', is the extremist ideology and associated doctrine produced from the implementation of [[Ritual Nihilismnihilism|Ritual nihilist]] philosophy in [[Kæra'zna]]. In [[Kæra'zna]] proper, the term is associated with extremist interpretations of the state ideology - most prevalently expressed by the [[Cult of Absolute Purity|Purity faction]]. Due to its ideological roots as a political expression of [[W:Moral nihilism|Moral nihilism]] through the lens of furthering a [[W:Collective|collective]] [[W:In-group favoritism|in-group]] based upon an [[W:Ethnic nationalism|ethnonationalist]] framework of inclusion, the ideology has a complex relationship with [[W:Fascism|fascism]], with debates on the exact nature of the ideology in relation to that of fascism a common facet of the political analysis of [[Kæra'zna]].

While even the term '''Azraic nihilism''' has been refuted as official doctrine by the currently ruling [[Fundamental Doctrinaires]] - with the faction's formal position being that the Kæra state adheres entirely to [[Ritual Nihilismnihilism|Ritual nihilism]] in its "pure, philosophical form", outside observers have noted the continuity of Kæra-specific additions to its philosophical root which can be presented as a broader ideological framework for the nation. Due to this ''de facto'' framework, factions within the Kæra Government tend to, with some deviation in specific aspects, adhere to the same ideological basis, with conflicts between factions generally over the implementation of Cult nihilism, rather than the basic foundations of the ideology itself.

Cult nihilism presents itself as - and predominantly adopts practices from - [[Ritual Nihilismnihilism|Ritual nihilism]], however the ideology places considerable emphasis on the traditional cultural values of the Azraic people of North-eastern [[Borea]], to which the ideology traces back much of its doctrine of [[Species]] [[W:Supremacism|supremacism]], Anti-[[W:Individualism|individualism]] and the encouragement of [[W:Death|Necro]][[W:Equanimity|equanimity]] - the traditional Azraic practice of rejecting the [[W:Veneration of the dead|veneration of the dead]]. This willingness to adopt cultural practices has previously been linked to the tolerance towards the [[Cardiniality|Cardinial faiths]], despite the adoption of predominantly [[W:Secularism|secularist]] and occasionally [[W:Antireligion|antireligious]] policies within the ideology, primarily targeted at the previously existing [[Akuanism|Akuan]] minority in Kæra'zna.

As an expression of such a convergence of beliefs, Cult nihilism has been described as promoting a semi-[[W:Consequentialism|consequentialist]] model of the state, in which the overarching goals of the state are taken as absolute justification for any action taken by it that may cause harm to its population. This model naturally promotes a system to which the populace are [[W:Disfranchisement|disfranchised]] and taken out of the decision-making process in order to establish a meritocratic hierarchy for the advancement of the state as a whole, comparable to a [[W:Technocracy|technocracy]]. Despite this, the system's rejection of morality diverges it from traditional [[W:Consequentialism|consequentialism]], with adherents of Cult nihilism describe themselves as advancing the power of the state not for moral means, but as an adherence to a "natural state of belief" in which a group must seek to empower itself at the expense of others. In this, the ideology adopts an extreme and radical interpretation of the [[Ritual Nihilismnihilism|Ritual nihilist]] acceptance of pointlessness as a quality of the universe providing its beauty, advocating actions which can be internally described as without true purpose, while justifying them as expressing intrinsic aspects of sentience.