The Commonwealth of Virginia (the Symphony That Never Ends)

Virginia is the only large overseas settlement Britain ever produced in Shikaku-mon. Its culture reminds Hommeline natives of the early 20th century United States, but a smaller nation that grew up under siege. Its society prizes dynamism and is much less aristocratic than Europe, but with a more defensive attitude than Homeline's USA; there is a common feeling that Virginia has to move twice as fast as the rest of the world just to keep up with the larger powers.
Every Virginian ~ since the Pyrrhic War, even women ~ trains as a soldier for two years. The martial virtues, including discipline but not unthinking obedience, are celebrated in local culture. Virginia produces both extreme patriots who think the country ought to follow Louisiana, and expatriates prominent in the service of the Brazilian megacorps and sometimes even in the zaibatsu.
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Category:The Symphony That Never Ends