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Revolutionary Nationalism


"The national revolution has broken out!"


Revolutionary Nationalism (RevNat) is a broad current of nationalism that wishes to achieve nationalistic goals through a revolution against the status quo.

History

Americas

Nicaragua

Main article: Left-Wing Nationalism

An example of a revolutionary nationalist in the Americas is Augusto Cesar Sandino, a Nicaraguan revolutionary leader who fought against the United States occupation of Nicaragua from 1927 until 1933.

Sandino led a rebellious group known as the Sandinistas which fought an insurgency against American forces. One action taken by the Sandinistas was the Battle of Ocotal, where the rebels attacked the garrison of Ocotal. The Sandinistas also destroyed American-owned gold mines and attacked Marine bases. After the occupation ended, Sandino was eventually assassinated by the Somoza-led National Guard forces.

Peru

Another example of revolutionary nationalism in the Americas is the regime of Juan Velasco Alvarado in Peru, which lasted from 1968 to 1975. Velasco saw the coup he led as part of a national revolution that would secure Peru's indepence. He was later overthrown by his prime minister Francisco Morales Bermúdez.

Cuba

Fidel Castro was a Cuban revolutionary and Marxist-Leninist politician that led Cuba from 1959 to 2008. Castro is considered revolutionary nationalist due to the fact that he led the Cuban Revolution against military dictator Fulgencio Batista in 1959.

Mapuche groups

In Chile and Argentina, there are a series of armed Mapuche groups that engage in political violence in order to establish an autonomous state in the territory of Wallmapu, which is part of both Chile and Argentina.

In 1988, the Coordinadora Arauco-Malleco was founded as a result of the reignition of the Mapuche conflict around that time. The groups first attack was against a group of trucks in December 1997. In 2009, members of the organization occupied a estate in Chile in a incident that led to the controversial police killing of one of its members. Members of the CAM have also been accused of the murder of two wealthy farmers, although the CAM has denied this.

In 2012, members of another group, the Resistencia Ancestral Mapuche organization killed a police officer. A organization affiliated with the RAM took credit for the killing. In 2017, the RAM attacked trucks in Western Argentina with Molotov cocktails. These attacks led to the group being commonly classified as terrorist.

Africa

Algeria

An example of revolutionary nationalism in Africa is the Algerian War, where the National Liberation Front fought a guerrilla-war of independence against France from 1954 to 1962.

South Africa

Another example of revolutionary nationalism in Africa is the resistance against Apartheid in South Africa from 1948 until 1994. The resistance against apartheid was mostly peaceful, with methods such as labor and school strikes being used.

However, after the South African police fatally shot 69 people in the township of Sheepsvile in 1960, the anti-apartheid movement became more prone towards violence. The year after, Nelson Mandela founded the uMkhonto weSizwe paramilitary organization in order to start military resistance against apartheid. According to a trial of some of its leaders, including Mandela, the UMS carried out 221 militant acts within its first 3 years of operation. The group continued operation untill negotiations to end apartheid started in the 1990's.

Asia

Cambodia

The Khmer Rouge is considered a revolutionary nationalist movement due to its strong nationalism and due to the fact that it waged the Cambodian Civil War against the Kingdom of Cambodia, and later the Khmer Republic from 1967 to 1975. The Khmer Rouge was aided by North Vietnamese forces, while the government forces were backed by the United States.

After 5 years of bloody guerilla warfare, the Khmer Rouge defeated the government on April 17th, 1975, and Democratic Kampuchea was established. The Cambodian genocide would begin soon after, which would later kill 1.5 million to 2 million people.

Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh Thought, the ideology of Vietnam, is heavily influenced by revolutionary nationalism. In August 1945, the Việt Minh, under the leadership of Ho Chi Minh, launched a rebellion against the Japanese occupation. The revolution was mostly unopposed.

In 1946, the Việt Minh launched a revolt against the French colonial forces that sparked the First Indochina War, that lasted until 1954, and ended with the partition of Vietnam into two states: the communist North, and the anti-communist South.

This would spark the infamous Vietnam War, with the south receiving support from the United States and it's allies. After 19 years of guerilla fighting, the North Vietnamese forces ended up victorious with the capture of Saigon on April 30th 1975. Vietnam would be united in 1976.

China

Main Article: Tridemism

Criticism

Revolutionary Nationalism has been criticized for its support of violence in order to achieve national liberation. Many groups prefer alternative methods such as non-violent activism or negotiation.

For example, in Palestine, groups such as Hamas and the PFLP have been criticized by advocates of a two-state solution for their support of violent methods in order to achieve a independent Palestinian state.

In pre-indepence Poland, a hypothetical revolt against Russian occupation was seen as unnecessary and was criticized by national democratic organizations such as Endecja, who preferred negotiation with the Russian authorities.

Influence on other movements

Ultranationalism

Factions of the ultranationalist movement believe in palingenetic nationalism, which is the idea that the nation must be rejuvenated via a national revolution against the status quo.

Black Nationalism

Although a majority of the black nationalist movement followed the ideals of non-violence promoted by Martin Luther King Jr, some believed that revolution was the only way to insure determination for black peoples. This idea was especially popular among black separatists who believed that a revolution was needed to secure a independent nation for black peoples.

The black anarchist movement was influenced by revolutionary nationalism. Lucy Parsons, believed that revolution was the only way to dismantle colonialism, capitalism, and authority and insure self-determination for black peoples.

Ba'athism

Ba'athism was founded on the principles that a revolution was needed to establish a independent and unified Arab state under the principles of socialism and liberty. The founder of the Ba'athist movement, Michel Aflaq, believed that only a revolution backed by a vanguard party could bring the Arab world into a state of progress.

Aflaq believed in the establishment of a revolutionary vanguard party in order to lead the Arab world into this revolution. This revolution, according to Aflaq, would rid the Arab world of ideologies such as capitalism and reactionism that infected it and caused its decline.

Indigenism

Many Indigenist groups believe in a revolution against imperialism in order to establish self-determination for indigenous peoples. Groups such as the Coordinadora Arauco-Malleco believe in militant revolt against the government in order to establish a state for native peoples.

Falangism

Despite its strong support for the preservation of hierarchy and traditional order in almost a reactionary sense, it is important to note that the Falange believed in revolutionary nationalism. The Falange believed in political violence in order to rejuvenate the Spanish nation and establish a new Spanish empire.

National Syndicalism

National syndicalist movements are heavily influenced by revolutionary nationalism. National syndicalist movements believe in launching a national revolution against the capitalist system in favor of a significantly left-leaning corporatist economy. The idea of revolutionary syndicalism is also a major influence on national syndicalist ideals and movements.

Variants

Palingenetic Ultranationalism

Palingenetic Ultranationalism is a form of Revolutionary Nationalism that is based off of the concept of palingenesis, a rebirth of the nation. Palingenetic ultranationalists usually advocate for a return to a time when the nation showed strength and power. For example, Nazi Germany purported itself as being the third incarnation of the German Empire, and Fascist Italy claimed to bring about the restoration of the Roman Empire.

Personality

RevNat is constantly talking about the impending revolution, and can often be spotted prepping with Jingoism.

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Relationships

Friends

Frenemies

  • Fascism - The idea of national palingenesis is based, but then you became oppressive and imperialist.
  • Nazism - Comrades shot by the Red Front and reactionaries, march in spirit with our ranks! But then again, you also ended up being imperialist.
  • Marxism–Leninism and Maoism - I like the idea of a revolution against the status quo, but you should embrace nationalism.
  • Gandhian Socialism - You should've used better methods to liberate India from British imperialism.
  • Bonapartism - I like that you embrace my ideals, but stop with all this imperialism and colonialism.
  • Reactionaryism - Revolting against the progressive order is based, but why do you want to preserve the status quo? Also, be more nationalist.
  • Revolutionary Progressivism - Slightly better than the above, but you need to be more nationalist.
  • Terrorism - Sometimes your tactics are useful.
  • Khomeinism - I like your revolutionary causes but not your internationalism. But you inspired a lot of nationalist movements and even supported nationalists abroad.
  • Kahanism - Another revolutionary comrade from Is- WAIT WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO TO ISRAEL'S NEIGHBORING NATIONS??
  • Legionarism - Glory to the Gu- WAIT WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO TO HUNGARY AND MOLDOVA??
  • British Fascism - Drop all of that imperialist BS and you will be perfect.
  • Jingoism and Irredentism - Wouldn't invading other countries be counterproductive?
    • Kill 'em before they get us first, simple as!
    • We are just taking back the land that was stolen from us by imperialists.
    • Wouldn't there be another way to do so..?

Enemies

  • Imperialism - Our nation will be liberated from you, you invader!
  • Neoconservatism - No different from the above two. The Vietnamese liberated themselves from your terror.
  • Showa Statism - Another imperialist who slaughtered millions of innocent people. The Vietnamese also liberated themselves from you.
  • Reformism - Stupid system that does nothing to achieve liberation.
  • Oligarchy - We must reclaim our nation from the oppressive elite.

Further Information

Wikipedia

People

Wars of national independence

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