Aurora:Anti-Cascadianism
Anti-Cascadianism is a movement prevalent mostly in North America that encourages the weakening of the Republic of Cascadia and the removal of its influence across North America, notably Canada. The idea comes from the stylization of Cascadia as an empire, due to its already obtaining of the borders of the greater Cascadian region, but still expanding. Anti-Cascadianism does not advocate for the destruction of the Republic of Cascadia as a legal entity, but rather for it to be shrunken down to its original namesake.
The movement generally does not advocate for a violent dissolution of Cascadian rule over its eastward territories, but a peaceful and diplomatic disassociation of the respective towns into their new nations. More radical members may call for violent uprising, with such people known as adherers to Right Anti-Cascadianism.
History
Dislike of the Cascadian state had existed long before the movement became official. This fact is evident due to accounts from veterans and civilians from previous worlds, such as Nova, who witnessed warfare against Cascadia firsthand. Cascadia had claimed land from weakened nations or outright absorbed them on multiple occasions, leading to a general dislike of the country by many people.
Official Movement
The movement began gradually taking shape in early November of 2025 in the Town of KalKash, later the Free Town of KalKash. Anti-Cascadian sentiment may well have existed prior to this, however. KalKash had previously been part of Cascadia under the name of KowKash before falling into ruin sometime in late 2024 or early 2025. The town was re-founded On November 1st, 2025. It was believed that Cascadia did not have any real care for the town, which contributed to its ruinous state. In spite of this history, upon the town being made newly independent, Cascadian recruiters began offering nationship back to KalKash. These offers were viewed as offensive by the KalKashian populace, who grew more distrustful of Cascadia as more offers were made. Seeing new towns join Cascadia made some view them as having fallen to the prey of the Cascadian monopoly on North American and even global power.
On December 24th, 2025, the mayor of KalKash, CallMiiChad, officially proclaimed the beginning of the Anti-Cascadian Movement with the following speech:
“This town has seen exponential growth since its founding perhaps years ago. As is well understood in our history, it indeed once was a part of the Republic of Cascadia, likely in its first days of initial foundation. We had diamonds and structures, sure, but we soon found ourselves in uninhabitable ruins, scourged by hunters. If it wasn’t for the reinvigoration of this town by its own civilians, it never would’ve made it to its current greatness in agriculture, industrialization, and community. Who wasn’t found as a piece in the puzzle, though? ANAPHIKISTHEMAN? Mizellland? No, each citizen played his part. There was one who never helped, who did not bother in aiding the town to keep it afloat, and it was not one man, but rather, an entity—Cascadia. It did not pay any mind to our fledgling town, which was, on paper, a fully integrated part of Cascadia; we had no special status or autonomy. All we were to that nation was merely an extension of their map and influence. Surely they gave us something that stuck with us, right? The diamonds were lost, the armor was broken, the tools went dull, the houses were ransacked. Nothing they left was truly of great value. We were the ones who did the repairs and the reconstruction. Cascadia did, however, reach out to us once again once we rebuilt—in the form of recruiters. No apologies or even recognition that we were once part of them, but constant invitations to rejoin their republic. This was a disgust to us, and we have prospered more than we ever would’ve if we had relied on Cascadia. At home, they may be a republic. However, their home does not extend to us. Here in Canada, they are an empire, we merely were and once again would become an outpost for them if we had accepted their invitations. The towns around us who have joined in their imperial monopoly do not realize this, but are blinded by the diamonds and false care that is provided them. These will not last, but the people will.”
“I now present to you the reason I make these remarks, and that is to proclaim a new movement, a new light over Canada and all of North America. I proclaim the need for the people to break free from the Cascadian empire and to join together in common union with happiness and with each other. This is our manifesto: to create a new nation—a confederation of free peoples—and to reverse the indoctrination of our local Canadians by the colonists. This is the foundation of a not-so-new movement, but it is now official. Today I proclaim to you the start of the Anti-Cascadian Movement.”
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