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===Isolationists===
Although they would not receive their title until after the creation of the Second Fortunan Empire, many of the existing Isolationists were actually part of the second wave of party members that joined between the 1990s and the 2000s. This included prominent party members such as Tristano Lyone and Bernard Leandro. As with the Old Guard, they also believed in a centralized government in order to protect and promote Fortunan culture and tradition. What separated them from the Old Guard was their fanatical belief in the superiority of the Fortunan people, strong distrust of the international community, and prejudice towards other species. They also believed that full autarky was the only way to protect the nation from outside influence and heavily promoted it. Many Isolationists were also strong believers in Marchellic Clarityism, and as Tristano Lyone grew in popularity, they heavily pushed the idea that he was thea lesser deity prophesied to reunite the islands. After gaining control of the party following the birth of the Second Fortunan Empire and "Lyone's Purge," the main focus of Isolationists was to stay away from foreign affairs as much as possible and focus on strengthening the party's control over the nation. They also attempted to achieve autarky by trying to implement a self-sufficient economic system which included heavily limiting trade with the outside world. This inevitably was a failure and only further destroyed the barely functioning economy. between the 2000s and 2010s, the Isolationists would slowly start losing support from the populace as many felt the faction's policies were more harmful if anything. Also between this time period saw another wave of rising party members who persistently criticized, to an extent, the Isolationist faction and pushed for change. Finally by 2005, convinced by these party members and other economic advisors, Lyone made the decision to overhaul the government and economy, replacing many Isolationist party members and moving away from self-sufficiency for the time being. In present days, Isolationists still make up a large fraction of the party and their policies of Fortunan superiority, promotion of Clarityism, and hatred of the outside world continues to persist. However, as the Empire began making a switch from being a closed, isolated country to a more open and expanding one entering into the 2010s, much of their influence over the High Commander has dropped as this third wave of members gain control of the party.
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