Alexandras
Establishing Nation
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January 8th, 2018
After a long deliberation, the annual Grand Commune finished its convening, putting forth Samuel Westmoreland of the Commune of Lake Buckhorn as First Citizen for 2018.
Westmoreland is so far the youngest First Citizen, at the age of 21, a shock and point of contention for many at the Commune. Apart from his age, his views on allowing foreign businesses and especially on mutual recognition of "sovereignty," was hotly debated on the floor.
However, his history as Head of Operations at the Lake Buckhorn Whiskey Distillery, turning it from a failing company to a world wide known brand, was recognized as a massive achievement in business acumen among his supporters, who also pushed for more "realistic" views on the outside world at large.
"I understand that many people may have their doubts about my capabilities to uphold the virtues of the office," Westmoreland said to the press after the verdict of the Grand Commune, "I've had a lot of people come up to me and compare me to the leaders of other states in regards to my age, and I just have to laugh. I'm not a statist leader, I'm not a monarch or a president. Like all the First Citizens before me I merely act as the head of the communities of Alexandras, such as my home of Lake Buckhorn."
Westmoreland went on to lay out his plans for the new year, stating that "One of the few responsibilities laid at the feet of the First Citizen in Alexandras is to be the public voice of the world facing Alexandran Community. I think First Citizens before me have been lax in that regard. I am not just the ambassador of the teachings of Sir Richard Alexander here at home, but should be the ambassador to the world at large."
"Because of this," Westmoreland went on, "I am opening Alexandria to the world. To all those who do not fear the idea of a stateless society, we welcome you. I have asked the Commune of Alexandria to come up with a contract for me to work through on procuring parcels of land for proper embassies to be built upon. While we here in Alexandras do not believe in the power of states, I consider it fool hardy to have dismissed the voices of statist communities for so long. I am not afraid of the outside world, and hope that the outside world comes to understand us just as equally."
Alex Newton, from the Commune of Fort Pleasant, disagreed, and lead the voices of opposition to Westmoreland's appointment during the Commune.
"It reeks of statism. By definition, the de facto recognition of foreign states is recognizing the ownership of the people by a state entity. When we converse with states, we recognize that a state as an entity is a valid and deserving entity to communicate with. Not to mention the reverse. We do not need to be recognized by the world stage, as we are not a government, we are a nation of individuals. It's foolhardy to think that allowing embassies and foreign interference is going to help Alexandras to become anything more than a state in name only."
Samuel Westmoreland will be writing his first statement to the public in "A Message From the First Citizen," in this very paper later today.