12-18-2018, 04:17 AM
Done.
Most of the ethnicities are Uralic, have some connection to Uralicness (such as the Chuvash), or share a common belief (Christian); there are aspects about every Uralic culture that line up with Christian ideals, and some that outside the sphere of morality that are simply practical. By focussing on balancing the role of the individual with the role of the various levels of community, Uralica has built itself up as a highly modernised (actually somewhat futuristic) power. There is a certain Abrahamic morality that undergirds the whole society, even for those that don't practice one of the Big Three (Christianity, Judaism, or Islam).
One thing in this that runs a little afoul of some countries is that the death penalty is permissible, but only in extreme cases; there's a three-strikes policy with regards to murder. If one murders one or two people, maximum is life in prison. Three or more, kiss your butt goodbye. It has never had to be enacted in Uralican history. Any mass deaths in Uralica were either from disasters (natural or otherwise) or war crimes by other nations, in which case they were already tried for crimes against humanity.
There are other ties that bind, of course. Besides the maxims of "Uralic by blood or Uralic by choice," the balance of individual and community for the good of both, and the promotion of Uralic (and in the case of Chuvash, quasi-Uralic) cultures, there is a general love of the arts in the country. Uralicans tend to be musicoholics but they also enjoy creative writing, visual arts of all sorts, and dance. There tends to be a strong thirst for knowledge, and aptitude tests are administered on a yearly basis in secondary school to find out which areas prospective university and college kids should explore. Some might not be as academically brilliant but are better with their hands, and these generally end up working the trades, or in things like agriculture or mining. But there's a reason Uralikan Yliopisto is considered one of the world's best Christian universities (if not the best).
There is also a general love of sport - not to the point of madness or idolatry, but it's there.
Most of the ethnicities are Uralic, have some connection to Uralicness (such as the Chuvash), or share a common belief (Christian); there are aspects about every Uralic culture that line up with Christian ideals, and some that outside the sphere of morality that are simply practical. By focussing on balancing the role of the individual with the role of the various levels of community, Uralica has built itself up as a highly modernised (actually somewhat futuristic) power. There is a certain Abrahamic morality that undergirds the whole society, even for those that don't practice one of the Big Three (Christianity, Judaism, or Islam).
One thing in this that runs a little afoul of some countries is that the death penalty is permissible, but only in extreme cases; there's a three-strikes policy with regards to murder. If one murders one or two people, maximum is life in prison. Three or more, kiss your butt goodbye. It has never had to be enacted in Uralican history. Any mass deaths in Uralica were either from disasters (natural or otherwise) or war crimes by other nations, in which case they were already tried for crimes against humanity.
There are other ties that bind, of course. Besides the maxims of "Uralic by blood or Uralic by choice," the balance of individual and community for the good of both, and the promotion of Uralic (and in the case of Chuvash, quasi-Uralic) cultures, there is a general love of the arts in the country. Uralicans tend to be musicoholics but they also enjoy creative writing, visual arts of all sorts, and dance. There tends to be a strong thirst for knowledge, and aptitude tests are administered on a yearly basis in secondary school to find out which areas prospective university and college kids should explore. Some might not be as academically brilliant but are better with their hands, and these generally end up working the trades, or in things like agriculture or mining. But there's a reason Uralikan Yliopisto is considered one of the world's best Christian universities (if not the best).
There is also a general love of sport - not to the point of madness or idolatry, but it's there.
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