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**Ninjagoism** (Ninjagoan: *Ninjagō shin'nen*, 忍者信念: lit. "beliefs of Ninjago") is a form of a far-right, authoritarian, ultranationalist and pan-Ninjagoan identitarian ideology, originating in the Ninjagoist movement in the Skulkin Shogunate before ShitCraft IV, lead by Kareastikuru. The main tenets of the ideology was written down in his autobiographical manifesto, *Watashi no Tatakai*. Ninjagoism later became the leading ideology of the Empire of Ninjago, characterized by its opposition towards democracy, liberalism and Vaushism and fervant disdain towards non-Ninjagoan ethnic groups, particularly westerners and Johanians. The ideology was later revisioned by Kareastikuru in the third chapter of *Watashi no Tatakai*, known as Meta-Ninjagoism, meant to fit in a post-United Nations landscape, where Ninjago accepts the Johanians as their opposite and hence must coexist for the world to be in balance. Meta-Ninjagoism is a form of neo-Ninjagoism, as Ninjagoism mainly adheres to the original beliefs under SC IV.

The ideology also incorporates the idea of the Land of the First Spinjitzu Master (Ninjagoan: *Spinjitzu tatsujin tochi*, 忍術達人土地) from the Way of the Ninja beliefs (Ninjago's indigenous religion). The territory substitutes large parts of Asia, Oceania and the New World, which were supposedly once part of the Ninjago landmass. Ninjagoists believe this region to rightfully belong to the Ninjagoans, which has lead to Ninjagoan expansionism and the expulsion of the inhabitants, known as *motto heya*. In ShitCraft IV, Ninjago committed several crimes against humanity, mainly the Kurenjingu, where Ninjago murdered an estimate of 30-300 million people in its expanded territories. During and after ShitCraft V, Ninjago has instead focused on forcibly evacuating non-Ninjagoans away from the Ninjagoan territory.

## Origins

Before ShitCraft IV, Ninjago had been ruled by the Skulkin Shogunate for over two centuries. When the western powers arrived to Ninjago in ShitCraft III, Ninjago's isolationism ended, and soon after the feudal system was replaced with a constitutional democracy. This revolutionary change, confused and infuriated many Ninjagoans who were used to the previous system. The Neo-Feudal movement, lead by Jay Walker, attempted to keep Ninjagoan traditions but with notable differences. He wanted to insert himself as *shōgun*, democratize the landlord system, remilitarize Ninjago to fend off the colonizers and remove the emperor, as Emperor Dareth was majorly hated within Ninjago. They emassed great support within the new representative democratic system, however, the colonists whose votes counted more than the avarage Ninjagoan, always got their interests through.

Hate towards westerners started to rise and crimes towards them became more common. This only increased when the Prince Kareastikuru released the first chapter of *Watashi no Tatakai*. Unlike the conservatives, Kareastikuru promised an alternative future to their feudal past. He invisioned a *great Ninjagoan Empire*, which would rival the western powers and would be free from colonizers. He added that the Ninjagoans were the only race in ShitCraft to have achieved peace and that it had been broken by the westerners. This meant that the forces who creates war and chaos must be removed, including liberalism and democracy. However, what Kareastikuru believed to be the complete opposite of Ninjagoan tradition was Vaushism, which he tied directly to the Johanian "race" and as the ultimate form of evil.

The support towards Kareastikuru skyrocketed, even by Jay Walker who had previously been sceptical towards the monarchy. Eventually he helped Kareastikuru to take the throne as Emperor and the Neo-Feudalist Party was renamed to the Ninjagoan Imperial Rule Assistance Association (NIRAA). Ninjagoans trusted by the western colonizers turned against them and started to side with the Ninjagoists. The sitting ruler was forced to resign and a new national vote was set. NIRAA won with a large majority. Precisely after gaining power, the NIRAA started directly with dismantling the old system and establishing the Empire of Ninjago. The colonists were forced to flee, however those who remained became the first victims of the Kurenjingu.

## Ideology and programme

### Nationalism and racialism

Ninjagoism is sometimes described as clerical Ninjagoan nationalism, as it combines the Way of the Ninja religion with strong Ninjagoan traditionalism. Every policy in Ninjago is in some way linked to the Way of the Ninja, often to justify immorality. However, many argue it is very hard to distinguish Way of the Ninja with Ninjagoan traditions and therefore claim Ninjagoan clericalism and traditionalism are the same. Ninjagoists would instead argue that the scripts of Way of the Ninja are fact, and thus Ninjagoism being neither. Some also argue Ninjagoism is esoterical as it includes ideas beyond Way of the Ninja, e.g. "racial energies". In Way of the Ninja, the Ninjagoans were created by the First Spinjitzu Master. Ninjagoists use this to explain how they and Ninjago are surperior towards other ethnic groups and nations.

#### Irredentism and expansionism

Ninjagoan irredentism began with the idea of returning the First Spinjitzu Master Land back to the Ninjagoans, which has resulted in Ninjagoan expansionism. Expansionism is the norm in ShitCraft, but Ninjago has been criticized for their expansion rate and their exection. The Ninjagoists original goals were never to make the local inhabitants to submit to Ninjagoan rule, but to be completely removed from the lands. Near the end of ShitCraft IV, the idea failed as Ninjago got too large and the internal and outer border resistance grew too strong, with the final blow being the Oroch and Johanian invasion of Ninjago.

#### Racial theories

In Way of the Ninja, the First Spinjitzu Master split the Ninjago landmass to defeat his polar opposite, the Overlord, made by darkness. The Ninjagoists believe the Overlord fled to unknown territories to create the new lands far away from Ninjago and that he remanifested on them as the Johanians. The eastern expansion during western colonialism have been seen as an attempt to take over once more. In general, Ninjagoans were highly negative to the colonialists and the Vaushist ideology and along with the Emperor worship, the Ninjagoan people fell easily for the idea that all misfortune had been caused by the Johanians. During ShitCraft IV, Ninjago made several tests of various ethnic groups in their occupied territory, to see their Johanian to Ninjagoan procentage, and created a racial hierarchy thereafter. True Ninjagoans would get a 0% score, however scores below 10% were seen as passable.

### Economics

The economics of the first and second Ninjagoan empires have entirely different systems, which shows how economically variable Ninjagoism is. The Empire of Ninjago's economy was driven by stealing wealth of occupied land and the use of slavery, while the Second Empire of Ninjago supports Ninjagoan corporations and businesses to create wealth for Ninjago. However, both systems have been aided by the exploitation of people, including forced labor of political opponents and POW's. The two Ninjagoan governments have also been regulatory to the market and have welfare systems.