Marxism-Myohanism

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**Marxism-Myohanism**, sometimes shortened as **M-M**, is an authoritarian socialist ideology, that has been widely described as an ethnic religion, traditionally compromising the collective religious, cultural, and legal tradition of the Myohanian people. It has its roots in Tartrajimism and the Myohanism religion; implementations of Marxism-Myohanism have been considered to be elective theocracies, due to the internal elective system in which the Myohani is selected. The Myohani is title of the ideological and ethno-religious leader of the lands controlled by the Marxist-Myohanist Party, and traditionally, the Myohanians. Marxism-Myohanism is the ruling ideology of Myohania, and the federal government of the Myjohanian Union. The ideology is formulated on the works of the Myohani (plural), meaning in accordance to its own doctrine, it is frequently subject to changes and expansion. Marxism-Myohanism was initially laid out in the 1st Myohani's political work - The Myohani Commentaries: A Treatise on the Material and Spiritual Conditions of the Proletariat and the Tools of Rebellion and Liberation.

The ideology is the official doctrine of the Marxist-Myohanist Party, whose ruling structure is formally based on the Myohanist traditions. The party itself is generally considered to be an integral part of the ideology since it elects the leader and are, according to Myohanists, the recognized leaders of Myohania.

## Overview of deviations from Marxism and socialism

While being considered to be a socialist ideology, Marxism-Myohanism has a number of beliefs which differs from ordinary leftist and Marxist ones.

* Rejects Marx's notion that religion is a set of shackles to be thrown, M-M believes it is a tool of liberation in and of itself.
* A pseudo-monarch reigns via the spiritual will of the Proletariat, if they fail in their duties they must be over thrown by the People if they refuse to stand down. The title of this position is Myohani, the holder of the position forsakes their birth name when they assume the role.
* Tolerates other socialist ideologies within the Union because of the doctrines of Socialism-In-One-Republic and the generally held belief within Myohanian society that the ideology that reigns must be challenged if it is to be strong.

## Ideology

### Religion

Religion has long been a central ideological topic in Marxism-Myohanism. The first Myohani's disagreements with Marx laid the bedrock for what would later become Myohanism. Marxism-Myohanism asserts that religion is a tool for spiritual liberation which, according to M-Ms, will improve the material world. The ideology heavily draws from Marx's materialist points of views while at the same time asserting that spirituality is an essential tool for individual self-actualization.

While Marxism-Myohanism does not officially have a certain set of religious beliefs, as the central point is that the individual should seek out the answers themselves, there are however, certain limitations that various Myohanis have added throughout the years. According to Marxism-Myohanism religious beliefs may never justify actions that are considered reprehensible, rather, they should ideally strengthen the bond between people. Several Myohanis have expressed their issues with highly organized religion in general, though later ones have often claimed that truth and wisdom can be found in any religion to an extent.

#### Myohanism

**Myohanism** is the religion which asserts that the destiny of the Myohanian people is to collectively select a spiritual and political leader (People's Dictator) who must reign via the Myohanian proletariat's will. The chosen individual must give up their previous identity and merely go by the name of *Myohani*, in order to be the representative of all Myohanians. The Myohani retains the right to change the doctrines of Marxism-Myohanism, as the first Myohani believed that the material conditions would change, as would the ideology.

The belief system does not specify how the People's Dictator is to be selected. In recent years, Myohanism asserts the authority of the Marxist-Myohanist Party as the sole legitimate organization of Myohanism. This has lead to party higher-ups being tasked with selecting the Myohani. It is done via an internal religious ritual which has been compared to Esoteric Mackamanism, though this claim is strongly denied by the party. The ritual is performed by a certain religious agency of the party known as the Proletariat's Medium. The Proletariat's Medium consists of a group of 12 Myohanist priests.

## Political system

### Private enterprise

Most leftists or socalists advocate for either state monopoly, or worker cooperatives to be enforced on all or certain markets. In recent times, regions governed by Myohani or the Marxist-Myohanist Party have allowed traditional private enterprises to exist.

#### In ShitCraft IV

During ShitCraft IV, the states of the second Johanian Republic, were granted significant self-governing rights. Myohania, being an autonomous republic with special status at the time had near complete self-governance rights. The proletarian dictatorship system was allowed to be enacted in an otherwise highly democratic state, and the economic limitations of organizing companies or other instutions as worker cooperatives were not enforced in the Myohanian Autonomous Republic.

Myohani owned several private corporate enterprises such as the controversial Myohanian South Africa Company which colonized parts of southern Africa and established mines there. Furthermore, Myohani passed a law as Deputy President which made his plant and drug company have a legal monopoly on the distributions and sale of cannabis. The private companies owned by Myohani were not worker cooperatives.

#### In ShitCraft V

During ShitCraft V, the Myohanian South Africa Company re-opened and gained access to new regions in Southern Africa via the Myjohanian territory of Port Black. The Myohanian Clay Corporation's (MCC) revenue flourished in the wake of several new buildings projects being initiated throughout the greater union. Though Secretary General Gallus III later made the MCC into a state-owned enterprise.

Private industry was actively promoted in Odessa, as Myohani and the Myjohanian federal government had the goal to make the city the epicentre for trade in Western Eurasia. The city was later made into a special economic zone in order to further incentivize trade.

### Monarchism

During its inception Myohanians firmly believed in the importance of a monarch which would lead the Myohanian people. This belief largely sparked up due to the chaotic nature of the dissolution of the Thustian Empire's monarchy, which lead many to believe it could have been prevented if another monarch had been inaugurated. The Myohanian people of the British Isles initially attempted to set up a monarchy of their own, though it was officially ended after the first Myohani's political manifesto.

Officially, Marxism-Myohanism is against any form of monarchism, citing it as an anti-proletarian and unjust hierarchical societal structure. Though in practice, many have described the People's Dictator as being a non-hereditary elected monarch due to the sheer amount of power they wield, combined with the religious and cultural nature of the position.

### Republicanism

The Marxist-Myohanist Party are officially in favor of republican governments. Myohani and the party supported the Johanian Republic's abolishment of various local monarchies which were replaced with republican, and often also socialist, governmental structures. The party firmly supports the spread of socialism outisde of Myjohania, which *ipso facto* supports the spread of republicanism. For instance, the establishment of the People's Republic of Hellas was widely seen as a successful venture.