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Activationism, also known as national activationism or Steenism, is a political ideology that developed in Keppland during the early 20th century. The ideology is broadly characterized by populist rhetoric, an expansive view of property rights, state support for churches and other traditional social institutions, and opposition to electoral democracy. Political scientists often describe activationism as a syncretic movement, and supporters of the ideology claim to reject conventional left- and right-wing politics.

The philisophical foundation of activationism is rooted in the enlightened absolutism of Mats I, who ruled Keppland as Emperor from 1840 to 1852. In the aftermath of the Great Collapse, Henrik Steen seized power in a military coup d'état and served as President until 1935. Steen was heavily influenced by Emperor Mats, whose reputation as a benevolent dictator had resulted in a wave of nostalgia for imperial Keppland during the early 20th century. Activationism was banned under the Kepplandic Council Republic, but reemerged as a major political movement after the X Revolution. In the 2010 elections, X of the National Activationist Party was elected as Keppland's first openly activationist president since 1935.

Activationism considers private property to be the ultimate expression of human liberty, and views the right to property as both a negative and positive right. As such, the state has a responsibility to not only defend the rights of the people from infringement, but to actively ensure equitable access to property ownership through non-invasive welfare programs and support for churches, charities, and other social institutions. Activationism also rejects liberal democracy, which it considers too easily manipulated by elites

Tyranny of the majority corruption

promotes a strong and authoritative state apparatus that protects the rights of the people,


  • Individualism
  • Promotes a strong and authoritative state apparatus to maximize human liberty and defend the people against aggression and coercion
  • Using the state to strengthen social institutions such as churches
  • Freedom of choice for the individual to engage with society as much or as little as he chooses
  • Safety net to ensure equitable access to property, and thus freedom
  • Basically property ownership is the ultimate form of freedom
  • Rejects liberal democracy as being inneffective and prone to corruption by elites and/or tyranny of the majority, instead supports a strong state which is compelled to act in the best interest of thr people out of fear of armed rebellion
  • Differentiates between political and personal freedoms

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