'The Time Has Arrived' - PM Burkanbol Calls for 'Historic Resurgence' of Bae Nation Amidst Stagnation5425.1.2.Prime Minister of the Federal Kingdom of Dankuk Schelebeje Burkanbol declared in his New Year's Address yesterday his intention to launch a "Historical Resurgence" for the Peninsular nation.
Burkanbol made history last year when he was sworn in as the first "indigenous" Prime Minister in the history of the Kingdom. Burkanbol, whose first name means "Servant of God" and last name means "Man of Steel", is the first Head of Government of Dankuk to have been born a native Penru speaker to an indigenous Penru family. Ever since the original Penru language was revived in 5354, first as a learned language and then as the colloquial speech of the Penru ethnic minority, it has experienced a rapid resurgence at the expense of the Draddwyr language that it replaced. Draddwyr was first introduced in the 17th century to Penru people by Alorian settlers and explorers that wished to establish trade and influence on the Dovanian continent. Alorians interbred with the initial population (generally the modern Penru genome is believed to be about 54% indigenous and 46% Draddwyr-descended), and by the time of Egelian colonization the Draddwyr language had overtaken the native Penru tongue as the majority language.
However, with the explosion in Penru revivalism and the success of anti-Draddwyr campaigns in Penru communities, that changed. PM Burkanbol's rise to power was the ultimate culmination of revival activists that fought successfully for generations to get rid of old colonial traditions and return to the original roots of their unique and native cultures. The Prime Minister's father, Gogda Burkanbol, was originally born "Penllyn Owen" but later eschewed his Draddwyr name when he joined N'garin Hokto. N'garin Hokto is seen as the representative political party for the Penru Cultural Revival Movement, or
Bu Ili'tscheren.
Bu Ili'tscheren is a cultural and self-labeled "indigenist" movement heavily popular amongst the younger demographics of the Penru community. A 5424 poll conducted by N'garin Hokto itself claimed that 84% of all Penru communities practice cultural institutions aligning with
Bu Ili'tscheren, and since the early 55th century the Royal Government has been recognized and used Penru as a national language alongside Kyo and Draniano.
Reflecting this symbolism of rebirth and revival was the message the PM spread during his new year's address:
'It is time that the Bae Nation rekindles the great fires that drove the extraordinary economic success of the Miracle on the Kan River [Editor's Note: a historic period of exponential economic growth in the Kingdom of Great Bae during the early to mid 54th Century]. As a developed nation secured by our many regional and economic allies, we have grown accustomed to a high standard of living that is increasingly unsustainable unless we work hard for it. A complacent society is one doomed to fall behind the modernizations and epics of the new age. As the sun dawns on the year 5235, I would humbly ask that all Baegukese citizens reflect and work for a truly new year. A new year of growth, of self-reflection, of betterment, and of national rebirth. The time is now that we end the stagnation, the time is ripe for a truly historic resurgence.
Burkanbol was chastised by the opposition Liberal Party as well as some members from his own political coalition,
Tomédemo (short for "Toméng Democrátican", or "Democratic Movement" in the Draniano language) for his brash insistence on using the old, more nationalist term "Baeguk". Analysts consider this move to be a populist play to the growth of civic nationalism in Dankuk. It remains to be seen whether Burkanbol can deliver on his promises, but many are hopeful.
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