ROD Schools of Historiography

The rise and fall of the 7th Republic of Discord saw the formation of two distinct schools of historical interpretation, primarily distinguished and thusly named for their respective stances on Logan and Porsche as leaders and server owners. The main controversies between the two focus on the formation of the 7th Republic and it's subsequent downfall, the ruling of the 6th Republic, and historical revisionism regarding the reign of Logan over the server. 
== The Porsche Apologetics ==
The Porsche School of ROD historical interpretation centers around the idea that the former owner was largely a positive figure in the server, who brought about effective management techniques and presided over a prosperous period in the server. Main proponents of the school are Orson Krennic, Taye, Replica, Rhenic, Jack Macklin, Erwin Rommel (now deceased), and Ion (now deceased).
Theorists in this school emphasize what they see as positive changes during Porsche's regime—including his more effective staff management system, handling of internal conflicts, and dedication to operating his server. They argue that while Porsche was a divisive figure who garnered much criticism, he still remained fair and open to his critics, though he did ban former Owners Logan and Mcl. 
They further argue that in contrast to the more autocratic ownership style of Logan, Porsche largely allowed his team of Administrators (which they believed to have been better selected) to perform their functions, and is credited with the establishment of a system (in the formal sense) where administrators were assigned to various departments that oversaw different aspects of the server. 
Another major point of the Apologetics was that Porsche made more competent choices when it came to the hiring of staff, and frequently pruned administrators that he believed to be lacking in performance. This, they argued, was a major reason for his success and popularity versus Logan, who they believed intentionally surrounded himself with staffers who were non-threatening and did not challenge his methods. 
Though they largely ignore the criticism from others that Porsche was "Nazi sympathizer", Porsche Apologetics do concede that his introduction of GOK-inspired elements into the Republic was responsible for the downfall of his servers. 
== The Loganites ==
The most prominent, and currently mainstream, school of interpretation are the supporters of Logan's rule of ROD, dubbed the "Loganites". Proponents of this school, among whom are Mcl, Swordpepi, Karl, and Fusion, tend to cast a more favorable opinion on the rule of Logan over the Republic as they consider his reign to be the golden age of ROD. Many of the Loganites, like their counterparts, also played roles in his administration of previous servers and were accordingly banned from all of Porsche's republics. 
The primary point of this school is that Porsche largely ruined the Republic of Discord, and transformed into something that more closely resembled GOK than the classical servers. They point out that Porsche's rise to power was primarily engineered by former GOK members, and liken his ownership to that of a GOK-led coup of the mock government, ultimately leading in its demise. 
The Loganites additionally place great emphasis on Porsche's reign ushering in more right-wing figures, frequently criticizing some as Nazis or right-wing extremists. His transparent support for more right-wing political stances remains a great sticking point for these members, who favor a more apolitical role for the Owner and his staff. It is worth noting that the supporters of this school have more distinctly left-wing views than that of the Apologetics, who are frequently labeled as far-right or alt-right. While real-life politics play a role in the server, the Loganites also argued that Porsche's support for more authoritarian measures also manifested itself in his servers, which featured him—as the owner—playing a very central role in politics. This critique is perhaps the most common and forceful of the points made by this school, as Porsche served more than 6 terms as President on his servers, being nearly unanimously elected several times according to vote results. This has led to skepticism among those more supportive of Logan as to the integrity of elections on Porsche's servers. 
Aside from their critiques of Werner Porsche, the Loganites also reinforce the idea that Logan's rule was incredibly beneficial to the Republic of Discord, as he presided over two servers which had over 1000 members. The early days of his rule are widely regarded to be ROD's golden age and the most active period in its history. 
== Prominence of the Schools ==
Though it remained the more dominant view from the period of the 7th Republic to the 11th (encompassing more than half a year), the more Porsche-friendly view of historical interpretation has largely faded away from the contemporary republics, with only a few still giving credence to its ideas. Since KarlKlues restoration of RoD, the Loganite view has become the most accepted amongst mainstream ROD historians, with many supporting the expunging of records that state Porsche as an official former owner. Though the more aggressive attempts to erase Porsche's reign over the Republic have been defeated or repealed, many still widely accept the notion that his ownership was primarily destructive to the Republic, and instead point to the success of the servers after his rule. There do, however, remain vocal critics of the current administration and debate amongst the two competing views continues. 
== Minor Schools & Controversies ==
Although the Porsche Apologetic and Loganite Schools of thought remain the most prominent within ROD, various minor historical schools and sub-sects of the existing schools exist, with their own beliefs and historical perspective.
Romulant School
The Romulant School of thought was once a prominent school during the early days of the Republic, purporting that Logan's reformist ways brought more damage to the Republic in contrast to what they saw as little to no benefit. The relevance of the Romulant school slowly dissipated following the success of Logan's servers, with it's more vocal members slowly distancing themselves from and exiling themselves from the Republic. 
Numbering Controversies
Although members of the respective Loganite and Porsche Schools more or less concur on most important historical details, there exists a divide within the Loganite School regarding the numbering of the RODs. More traditional and hardline individuals promoted the idea that ROD IV was actually ROD III, and that Romulus only owned one - if any- RODs. Meanwhile, more moderate individuals such as Mcl5 and Vito promoted the current and mainstream numbering system, which gave the Fifteenth Republic it's number. Some members of the Loganite school (spearheaded by KarlKLue) reject the numbering system altogether, preferring to refer to the ROD as simply one Republic with many owners.
Regardless, most contemporary historians concur that the current Republic is the Fifteenth Republic, despite their beliefs on the aforementioned topics. This leads to a interesting situation of doublethink, where individuals agree that the ROD number is 15, yet disagree about the early numberings of the Republic, which would make the current number invalid.