Manifest Destiny of Texas

Since John Rivington Jr. took power in 2654, the reformed United States of America has adopted a reimagining of Manifest Destiny as its state ideology. While the adoption of Manifest Destiny as state ideology is relatively recent, its tenets have been common practice within Texas for centuries.

Collective burden
Manifest Destiny posits the idea that a just society is a society that pursues law and order. Proponents of Manifest Destiny believe that free will is nonexistent and that believing in individualism is dangerous to society as a whole. This foundational idea has sprung the concept of Collective Burden where the individual is expected to sacrifice his or her autonomy to the state so that the state can protect the collective from the evils of individuals.

Perpetual warfare
A major tenet of Manifest Destiny is the idea of reforming the United States of America's old borders and, later, the annexation of all of the Americas. Proponents of Manifest Destiny understand that since the fall of the Old World, hundreds of independent states have formed within the borders of the former U.S.A.

To deal with this reality, proponents advocate for perpetual warfare with the new states of the world on the basis that all other states are morally inferior to the U.S.A. and must be subjugated to see the errors of their ways. True to this tenet, the U.S.A. has been engaged in war with its neighbors for over a decade.

The role of god and the church
The American Church, which was established shortly after the fall of the Old World by Christians in the South, plays a crucial role in maintaining law and order within the United States of America. Manifest Destiny posits that all moral civilians of the nation should be members of the American Church. However, religious freedom is allowed to an extent in order to maintain a state of order within the regions of conquered peoples.

Those who do not affiliate themselves with the American Church are considered to be inferior citizens and, by the decree of Manifest Destiny, are not afforded the same rights as pious Americans.

The role of state and government
Manifest Destiny, through the justification of Collective Burden, grants the state near-complete control over the lives of citizens. It advocates that in order to maintain law and order, the state must have access to the private lives of its citizens because secrecy leads to insurrection and chaos.

Race
Carrying over much of the scientific racism of the Old World, Manifest Destiny holds that the white man is genetically and morally superior to all other races because the white man is closer to God.

Gender
Manifest Destiny holds that a woman's role is in the household where they can better care for the children of the United States of America. Within just societies, women are expected to uphold traditional gender roles where the man holds power over them. Proponents of Manifest Destiny see the ascension of women to positions of power as being a major point of degeneration in other states.