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Netaji Thought | |
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| Ideology | Arthani nationalism Cultural nationalism Councilism Militarism Guided democracy Republicanism |
| Political position | Right-wing (social) Left-wing (economic) |
Netaji Thought, or Netajism, is an Arthani political philosophy that builds upon councilism and the ideology of Sheru Ramprasad, known by his honorific Netaji. It was developed and codified by the Arthani dominated Satrian Section during the 1960s, although it would not be formalised until 1994. Netaji Thought is considered to be Councilist political theories and policies adapted for Arthani circumstances and history. Although the ideology is named after the Arthani revolutionary leader, it does not necessarily reflect the personal ideologies of Sheru Ramprasad, but rather the official ideology of the Satrian Section.
Netaji Thought promotes the formation of a pan-Arthani national identity based upon an adaptation of socialist patriotism and the legacy of the Satrian Commandery. It opposes the existence of ethnic nationalism, instead promoting social cohesion and cultural harmony between ethnic groups. In order to implement these ideals, the ideology supports the creation of a united front of Arthasthan's ethnic groups and social classes to govern the country. It promotes an adaptation of the councilist system of governance to administrate the country. Netaji Thought promotes a market socialist economy to unite the people of Arthasthan and develop the country.
History
Components
Nationalism
The central concept of Netaji Thought is the creation of a pan-Arthani national identity. Netaji Thought places the creation and continuation of a Arthani national identity as essential to the country's continued existence as an independent state. Sheru sought to establish an national identity by adapting the socialist patriotism promoted by the Pardals into a pan-Arthani nationalism that could unite Arthasthan's culturally and religiously diverse population. He argued that since Arthani nationalism is a pan-nationalist ideology it would unite people into a common cause instead of dividing them. Although Netajism does not go as far as to deny the existence of ethnic groups like Sattarism, Sheru supported actively downplaying and suppressing all ethnic identity in favor of a pan-Arthani identity. Instead Netaji Thought promotes a united "socialist Arthani consciousness" and "Arthani socialist patriotism" to discourage ethnic identity among Arthasthan's peoples. Sheru endorsed the concept of an "organic Arthasthan identity" formed from a harmonious symbiosis of a sense of belonging to the Arthani federation as a community and the collective experience of the Liberation War.
Thus Netaji Thought explicitly rejects any kind of ethnic nationalism, labeling it as bourgeois nationalism and declaring it unworkable for Arthasthan's multiracial and multicultural society. Instead it promotes the multi-ethnic cultural unity of the people, and defines ethnic groups as "sub-divisions" of the Arthani people. Sheru wrote in 1937 that "Arthasthan is of many races, languages, religions and cultures; to center an identity on any one would only serve to divide our country." As a result, he and other members of the Group vehemently opposed support of ethnic nationalism and especially separatism by any ethnic group. They believed that only with a single purpose, the country could achieve prosperity and defend its independence.
Councilism
Netaji Thought embraces a councilist system of governance in order to establish what Sheru called a "peasants' democracy" in Arthasthan. Netajists embrace most concepts of councilism such as federalism, direct democracy, localism and nonpartisanism, which it views as ideal qualities which are already rooted in Arthani culture. Therefore Netajists reject most forms of governance as unfit to rule Arthasthan, especially liberal democracies which it considers as a bourgeoisie democracies.
Netajism views the traditional tribal power structures originally used by country's overwhelmingly rural population as archaic and reactionary. However Sheru argues that despite its flaws the tribal system, especially the elder-led tribal councils, are already structured similarly to the foundations of the councilist system. In addition its proponents recognized that outright abolishing the tribal system would be incredibly difficult and would led to widespread anger and resistance. Instead Netajists advocate co-opting the existing traditional tribal structures and reform them into more egalitarian and pluralistic structures. These reforms include shifting to a tribal council from one person rule, expanding participation in tribal councils to all adults, and establishing a solely ceremonial and organisational leadership.
According to Netaji Thought, the councilist system would establish a framework for the organic introduction of democracy thereby bringing greater peace and prosperity to the people of Arthasthan. Netajists promote creating and increasing pluralism in tribal councils, which would transform into "popular councils" where all adult members of the community can participate in the political process. Councils in higher tiers would cover greater geographic areas and consist of representatives from local popular councils in the region. They argue that such councils would serve as the basic units of governance and as unifying institutions where citizens can address common issues and conflicts.
Socialism
Netaji Thought promotes its own interpretation of socialism, which it claims is adapted for Arthasthan's unique cultural and economic situation. The ideology views the main purpose of socialism in Netaji Thought is to promote economic equality and independence from colonialist powers, which would help achieve a unified Arthani society. The goal of creating a classless society found in traditional socialism is only mentioned in Netaji thought in the context of unifying Arthasthan's peoples. Other concepts that significantly differs from traditional socialism are its partial rejection of confiscation of private property, the seizure of the means of production, and class conflict. For these reasons, it has sometimes been accused of revisionism which its proponents strongly deny.
Netaji Thought rejects capitalism, denouncing it as an individualist economy run by the international bourgeoisie. Furthermore it rejects state socialism, arguing that the state would only subjugate the worker to an inefficient means of managing the economy. Instead it advocates for a social revolution led by the Satrian Section to create market socialist economy that revolves around "patriotic" organisations, consisting of both employees and employers to mutually organize and control economic activity while remaining accountable to the people. These organisations would consist of regional federations of local cooperatives governed by its workers and supported by its consumers. It further advocated large scale agrarian reform of confiscated land and respect for private property with the exception of nationalizing basic public utilities.
The ideology partially rejects the concept of class conflict. To a certain extent, Netaji Thought has a less hostile view of what traditional considers the bourgeoisie. It views that all people of Arthasthan who supported Netajism, regardless of wealth or social position, were ultimately oppressed by Etrurian imperialism. These includes groups such as tribal landowners, merchants, and other Arthani nationalists, that would be considered part of the petite bourgeoisie in traditional socialism. To reconcile this contradiction, Sheru argued that because of Etrurian imperialism, they were ultimately all part of the lower classes and thus the proletariat. It still opposes what it called the bourgeoisie, which largely consisted of Etrurian settlers and pro-Etrurian "collaborators", and views the Etrurians as a fundamentally "haute bourgeoisie society" who exploited the people of Satria for over a century.
Netaji Thought's partial rejection of confiscation of private property and the seizure of the means of production stems from its focus on Arthani national liberation.
To resist their influence, the ideology promotes the idea of a united front consisting of the Arthani petite bourgeoisie along with the working class, peasantry, and the intelligentsia. However Netaji Thought recognizes that including the petite bourgeoisie in a united front, would continue exploitation between them and the rest of the classes. To end exploitation, Netaji socialism promotes a tripartite model, led by the Satrian Section that would establish fair labor regulations and strong collective bargaining for workers.