Human Nation

Everyone should have a home. The Dwarves have their Underground Kingdom and their halls of stone; the Moogles their motherland of Kuvalla; and the Esperians speak of building their proud dimensional Union. What, then, of us, of our people, spread as they are across the Web? What, then, of the Human Nation? -[Richter Thoon], Saving Homo Sapiens

The Human Nation is an interdimensional, human supremacist organization. Despite its stated mission of "Building a Home For Humanity," the HN has often been associated with violence against non-human sapients, and a political agenda that some say advocates human dominance in all spheres of life in the Web. As one crowd chant puts it, "Human Nation, Inhuman Obliteration! Human Domination, Inhuman Eradication!"

Ideology

You may think you are Tasnican, but that is a lie. You may think you are Scandian, but that is a lie. All so-called 'cultures' and 'national identities' are lies. Such things are social constructs. They are fabrications meant to keep you in line, and to divide you from your fellow Men. You are Human. That is biology. That is the Truth. -Richter Thoon, The Truth of Our Hearts

Although some might say the Human Nation as a rabble with nothing more to offer but blind, dumb hatred, the HN also dabbles in faux-sophisticate, self-justifying, aggrandizing hatred.

In the early Web, human supremacy tended to take on a mystical, almost religious justification. The Web was a wonder -- a whole series of interconnected worlds. The presence of humans on each of these worlds was surely a sign that humanity was a chosen people, afforded a special place in creation by the Gods themselves. During the Great War this explanation somewhat fell out of favor, replaced by a kind of racial militarism, fueled by the fact that the armies fighting the war largely consisted of humans. To HN adherents, this was proof that the humans were the strongest race. This eventually gave way to a kind of pseudo-scientific justification couched in the language of evolutionary biology. Humans are a species, and as such are in competition with every other species for land, food, and other resources. A whole cottage industry of people pretending to be serious intellectuals publish whole books on the topic.

Of course, there's a conspiracy wing, who believe that "species traitors" like Rhodes Palmerston and Travin Rumanski are purposely "managing" the decline and replacement of the human race with other races, or that a Celpo bioweapon exists that will out all humans (and only humans.)

There is more than a whiff of sexism to this newest HN incarnation, as "females" are regarded "essential breeding stock."

Operations

There are Human Nation chapters almost everywhere there are humans -- which is to say, practically everywhere. Although most people like to believe that the HN is a small, radical fringe group, the reality is that they are probably bigger than people realize.

For many rank-and-file members, the HN is a social group, and day-to-day activities involve chatting around table in a private hotel or rec room. ("It's so good to get out of the prying eyes of those people and be with my own kind!"). The HN's most potent recruitment tool is that it gives people an identity, a place to belong, in fast-moving Web torn apart by war and dislocated by rapid technological advance.

The Executive Board, however, can direct the membership to engage in various activities, such as protests or riots. Some of these activities are surprisingly petty, such as giving bad OmniNet reviews to the latest Jacoby Armstrong movie because Jacoby Armstrong ("the pinnacle of human potential and performance") has an Elven love interest. Some are much more nefarious, although incitements to violence are usually carefully masked ("Senator Kuvan should learn his history so he properly respects humanity's power and contributions to Web culture. Perhaps someday, we will have the pleasure to teach him.") Sometimes, they're not, though the HN insists they're "only joking" or "being ironic" ("Look, I just said Queen Zelda should be shot in the head by a sniper because she's a Hylian bitch who squeezes out more Hylian bitches. Can't you people take a joke? Don't you understand humor?")

Notable Figures

• [Richter Thoon] is considered by many to be the organization's "true founder", although the organization existed before him. Getting on in years, he is rarely active in Executive Board politics these days.
• [Jefferson Chusetts]. Chusetts is representative of the organization's more political wing, attempting to put a good face on the group's activities, arguing merely that it is advocating for the interests of humanity
• [Bryant William Pabbert]. "Billy" Pabbert is considered more activist member of the organization, the side that believes a race war is imminent and it's time to train everyone in paramilitary camps less humans fall victim to genocide. Some have said he's just all talk these days, though.

Legal Status

The Human Nation is outlawed in several countries for various reasons. In the Scandian League, this is because the orthodoxy of the All-Union Communist Party (of the Dragon Dimension) holds that the Scandian people is one people, holding political views contrary to those of the Party (like, say, "one race is better") is a crime. In Guardia the Human Nation once had some association with the [{Xenos]], which has led to the Human Nation being branded terrorists. In more than a few countries the Human Nation's has been outlawed on the basis of violent activities. The Human Nation is, however, legal in the Tasnica Republic; despite Tasnica's relatively good record of inter-species harmony, HN lawyers have repeatedly and successfully argued in court that their activities are protected political free speech under the Code of Belgememnon.