Jingdaophobia
"Jingdaophobia had been the last big export product of a once-respected - and long ago even feared - empire in decline. It spread as a poison to the uneducated masses of eastern Benacia and Tapfer. An easy excuse for their own shortcomings. An even better excuse for mercenaries and thieves to keep large standing armies, ready to pillage and rape their neighbours."
—Jingdaoese professor of the Ecclesiastical Academy of Pentapolis, Tsu Hai
Jingdaophobia can be an aversion to the ruling dynasty of Jingdao and its empire, or to its cultural or religious practices and value systems, or towards the Jing race in its entirety. Or it can be a marked dislike based on elements of all of the above.
A certain ambiguity among scholars in defining the meaning of the term permits the Jingdaoese state to conflate criticisms to Jingdao into a single phobia which it presents, to its own people and to the wider international community, as a mental illness which encompasses a range of negative attitudes and feelings towards Jingdaoese people, Jingdaoese culture and the Jingdaoese state. On the the other hand, far-going racism and stereotypes in foreign countries, like depicting the Jing as people who eat dogs to survive, is not uncommon to rally its own people around a cause which it would otherwise not support. Henceforth, the existence of Jingdaophobia has become an integral part in the politics of both USSO and Raspur Pact countries.
According to the research of Unit 666, a biological research laboratory of a certain reputation, there is a strong comorbidity with paranoia and schizophrenia. Sufferers from the disease often see Jingdaoese influences in their lives and society, even where this is not apparent. For example, they believe to be followed by the Tegong or even believe they have been instructed by the Tegong to commit acts of arson and murder.
Cause
A variety of mass culture clichés about Jingdao and the Jing exist. Many of these stereotypes were originally developed in the Shirerithian Imperial Republic at the start of the Sxiro-Jingdaoese Confrontation, with the uprising of Kildare from Shirekeep's rule, and its subsequent independence as Apollonian Republic, as main cause. The Jing were early on blamed for those developments. Even though no proof could be shown, these feeling were strengthened after successful and peaceful negotiations saw the Apollonian Republic become part of Jingdao.
Ever since, ruthless politicians abused stereotypes to blame Jingdao for their country's own demise. Economical decline, corruption and social inequality, as a result of being unable to keep financing its huge military-industrial complex and large armed forces after the War of Lost Brothers, led to the nation's collapse. Jingdao had seen, and survived, a likewise decline. This had been countered by huge efforts of the USSO.
The collapse and fracture of the ancient Shirerithian Empire strengthened the fear among the new, smaller and weaker nation states, as Jingdao had not only outlived the struggle but had seemingly become stronger and more stable under the reign of the Chidao Emperor.
Jingdaophobic nations
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