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The '''Empire of Stomaria''' is a [[micronation]] based in the United Kingdom. It was created by | The '''Empire of Stomaria''' is a [[micronation]] based in the United Kingdom. It was created by Andrew Stott after the two political parties he founded in the UK failed miserably. | ||
==Andrew Stott== | While Stomaria was initially held in high esteem by the greater micronational community, its reputation suffered after Stott released a series of videos on YouTube criticising the attendees and organizers of [[MicroCon 2023]] and [[MicroCon]] in general. This has led some analysts to label Stomaria a "joke" micronation intent on trolling other micronations through social media. | ||
Stomaria is the brainchild of Mr. Andrew Stott, who proclaimed himself Emperor shortly after creating the country. Publicly, his motivation for founding Stomaria is altruistic and noble, but Stott's career as a failed | |||
==Emperor Andrew Stott== | |||
Stomaria is the brainchild of Mr. Andrew Stott, who proclaimed himself Emperor shortly after creating the country. Publicly, his motivation for founding Stomaria is altruistic and noble, but Stott's career as a failed politician suggests he has taken refuge in micronationalism as a result of his wounded ego and unrelenting desire to wield absolute, unquestioned power over others. | |||
===United People's Party=== | ===United People's Party=== | ||
In | [[File:UPP Logo.png|300px|thumb|Logo of the United People's Party]] | ||
In 2009, Andrew Stott founded the United People's Party (UPP), a short-lived political party in the United Kingdom. Stott's motivation for creating this party was, "a hatred of political extremism." | |||
The UPP claimed to represent "a non-xenophobic form of nationalism." However, by 2012, some political commentators in the UK mused that the party was borderline fascist and dismissed it as a serious contender in upcoming elections. It was self-described as "a fusion of left-wing and right-wing values and beliefs." In classic dictatorial fashion, the party bylaws stated: "All Party Officers are appointed by the Leader [Andrew Stott], who has absolute authority and responsibility within the Party, to ensure that the Party remains internally stable and active." | |||
From 2009 - 2012, three members of the UPP won seats on parish councils, but the party's lead candidate, Alan Valentine, failed to garner even 1% of the vote in his sole electoral attempt. Due to the tremendous failure of Stott's leadership, the UPP was no longer active by late 2012. | |||
===Patriotic Socialist Party=== | ===Patriotic Socialist Party=== | ||
After the dismal failure of the United People's Party, Andrew Stott founded the Patriotic Socialist Party | [[File:Emperor Andrew.jpg|300px|thumb|Picture of Andrew Stott with the Patriotic Socialist Party logo behind him]] | ||
After the dismal failure of the United People's Party, Andrew Stott founded the Patriotic Socialist Party (PSP) on 1 January 2014 as a successor body to the UPP. Two of the party's primary goals were the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union and the abolition of the British monarchy. The party participated in several elections in 2014, and was brutally beaten in all but one of them (their candidate won a seat on the Wittering Parish Council). In the Newark Parliamentary by-election, the PSP candidate, Lee Woods, garnered only 18 votes (.05%) coming 11th out of 11 candidates. Most PSP candidates came in last in their elections. | |||
Stott's ego was battered by these continuing public humiliations and he resolved to run for election himself in the 2015 Newbury General Election. He used the tagline: "You don't have to hate anyone in order to love your country." Despite telling a local report he was "feeling confident" about his chances of winning, Stott came in eighth out of eight candidates, garnering a meager 53 votes (less than 1%). To add insult to injury, Stott lost his £500 election deposit due to his pitiable results. | |||
==Creation of Stomaria== | |||
[[File:PSP Logo.jpg|200px|thumb|Logo of the Patriotic Socialist Party]] | |||
After his crushing electoral defeat, Andrew Stott began searching for an alternative form of ego satisfaction. He discovered the [[micronation|micronational]] community and decided to create his own country where he could be the autocratic ruler with no one to question his leadership. Although the official date of Stomaria's foundation is 16 June 2019, Stott registered the domain name stomaria.com a few weeks prior on 24 May 2019. | |||
Stott | There is no indication of where Stott derived the name "Stomaria" from, but it is frighteningly close to "Stormfront," the oldest white supremacy website on the internet. Additionally, the logo for his Patriotic Socialist Party strongly resembles the logo of Stormfront. The star on the center of Stomaria's flag is the original logo of Stott's United People's Party. | ||
==National goals== | |||
The primary function of Stomaria's website is getting other micronations to join its empire as associated states. It also devotes significant space to fundraising in various forms, mostly through selling coins (silver starters) and knick-knacks through ebay. For these reasons, Stomarians consider themselves the most serious [[micronation]] that has ever existed. | |||
== | ==Government== | ||
After creating Stomaria, Stott declared himself Emperor Andrew. According to their national laws, the Emperor of Stomaria has complete power over Stomaria and is an absolute monarch. The Emperor is surrounded by his Imperial Court which advises him on national matters. | |||
Stomaria consists of multiple states, protectorates, and provinces that make up the greater Empire. | |||
==Conflict with the micronational community== | |||
On 27 September 2023, Emperor Andrew posted a 23-minute video announcing that he had been invited to attend [[MicroCon 2023]], but he declined the invitation because attending such an event would not benefit Stomaria in any way. He then went on to disparage most of the micronations which have attended previous MicroCons, including the [[Republic of Molossia]], [[Westarctica]], and [[Republic of Slowjamastan|Slowjamastan]], among others. All micronationalists who watched the video expressed outrage at Emperor Andrew's condescending tone and holier-than-thou attitude. | |||
The following day, the Sultan of Slowjamastan released a hilarious music video remixing Emperor Andrew's speech called "Friends Without Benefits." This video was met with widespread acclaim, further damaging Stomaria's reputation and making its emperor look like a fool. On 3 October 2022, Emperor Andrew posted a lengthy reply video addressing the outrage and ridicule. During this speech, he further insulted many prominent members of the micronational community, calling out anyone he felt had criticized and mocked him. Naturally, Emperor Andrew was further mocked for his haughty attitude and nonsensical ravings. | |||
After researching Andrew Stott's background as a political dingbat, [[Grand Duke Travis]] directed top Westarctican government officials to cease contact with any states affiliated with Stomaria. | |||
==Sources== | |||
* [https://www.newburytoday.co.uk/news/election-interview-andrew-stott-9173566/ Interview with Andrew prior to his election defeat] | |||
* [https://www.dewsburyreporter.co.uk/news/patriotic-socialists-have-candidate-2244985 News story on a defeated PSP candidate] | |||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141121225843/http://www.patriotic-socialist.org.uk/officers/party-leader PSP website (archived)] | |||
* [http://howiescorner.blogspot.com/2015/04/fringe-2015-patriotic-socialist-party.html Political commentary on how bizarre the PSP is] | |||
* [https://electionresults.parliament.uk/election/2016-05-05/results/Location/Constituency/Newbury Newbury election results] | |||
== | ==External links== | ||
* [https://www.facebook.com/slowjamastan/videos/490795526423179 Hilarious video mocking Emperor Andrew] | |||
* [https://www.stomaria.com/ Stomaria's Official Site] | |||
* [https://twitter.com/psp_sw?lang=en The PSP Twitter Feed] | |||
* [https://micronations.wiki/wiki/Empire_of_Stomaria MicroWiki Article] | |||
[[Category:Micronations]] | [[Category:Micronations]] | ||
Revision as of 07:53, 6 October 2022
| Empire of Stomaria | ||||
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| Motto "Loyalty - Honour - Courage" | ||||
| Fleet, Hampshire, United Kingdom | ||||
| Official language(s) | English | |||
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| Short name | Stomaria | |||
| Demonym | Stomarian | |||
| Government | Federal absolute monarchy | |||
| - Emperor | Andrew Stott | |||
| Legislature | Imperial Court | |||
| Established | 16 June 2019 | |||
| Population | 13 (2022 estimate) | |||
| Currency | Stomarian Stater | |||
Official website | ||||
The Empire of Stomaria is a micronation based in the United Kingdom. It was created by Andrew Stott after the two political parties he founded in the UK failed miserably.
While Stomaria was initially held in high esteem by the greater micronational community, its reputation suffered after Stott released a series of videos on YouTube criticising the attendees and organizers of MicroCon 2023 and MicroCon in general. This has led some analysts to label Stomaria a "joke" micronation intent on trolling other micronations through social media.
Emperor Andrew Stott
Stomaria is the brainchild of Mr. Andrew Stott, who proclaimed himself Emperor shortly after creating the country. Publicly, his motivation for founding Stomaria is altruistic and noble, but Stott's career as a failed politician suggests he has taken refuge in micronationalism as a result of his wounded ego and unrelenting desire to wield absolute, unquestioned power over others.
United People's Party
In 2009, Andrew Stott founded the United People's Party (UPP), a short-lived political party in the United Kingdom. Stott's motivation for creating this party was, "a hatred of political extremism."
The UPP claimed to represent "a non-xenophobic form of nationalism." However, by 2012, some political commentators in the UK mused that the party was borderline fascist and dismissed it as a serious contender in upcoming elections. It was self-described as "a fusion of left-wing and right-wing values and beliefs." In classic dictatorial fashion, the party bylaws stated: "All Party Officers are appointed by the Leader [Andrew Stott], who has absolute authority and responsibility within the Party, to ensure that the Party remains internally stable and active."
From 2009 - 2012, three members of the UPP won seats on parish councils, but the party's lead candidate, Alan Valentine, failed to garner even 1% of the vote in his sole electoral attempt. Due to the tremendous failure of Stott's leadership, the UPP was no longer active by late 2012.
Patriotic Socialist Party
After the dismal failure of the United People's Party, Andrew Stott founded the Patriotic Socialist Party (PSP) on 1 January 2014 as a successor body to the UPP. Two of the party's primary goals were the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union and the abolition of the British monarchy. The party participated in several elections in 2014, and was brutally beaten in all but one of them (their candidate won a seat on the Wittering Parish Council). In the Newark Parliamentary by-election, the PSP candidate, Lee Woods, garnered only 18 votes (.05%) coming 11th out of 11 candidates. Most PSP candidates came in last in their elections.
Stott's ego was battered by these continuing public humiliations and he resolved to run for election himself in the 2015 Newbury General Election. He used the tagline: "You don't have to hate anyone in order to love your country." Despite telling a local report he was "feeling confident" about his chances of winning, Stott came in eighth out of eight candidates, garnering a meager 53 votes (less than 1%). To add insult to injury, Stott lost his £500 election deposit due to his pitiable results.
Creation of Stomaria
After his crushing electoral defeat, Andrew Stott began searching for an alternative form of ego satisfaction. He discovered the micronational community and decided to create his own country where he could be the autocratic ruler with no one to question his leadership. Although the official date of Stomaria's foundation is 16 June 2019, Stott registered the domain name stomaria.com a few weeks prior on 24 May 2019.
There is no indication of where Stott derived the name "Stomaria" from, but it is frighteningly close to "Stormfront," the oldest white supremacy website on the internet. Additionally, the logo for his Patriotic Socialist Party strongly resembles the logo of Stormfront. The star on the center of Stomaria's flag is the original logo of Stott's United People's Party.
National goals
The primary function of Stomaria's website is getting other micronations to join its empire as associated states. It also devotes significant space to fundraising in various forms, mostly through selling coins (silver starters) and knick-knacks through ebay. For these reasons, Stomarians consider themselves the most serious micronation that has ever existed.
Government
After creating Stomaria, Stott declared himself Emperor Andrew. According to their national laws, the Emperor of Stomaria has complete power over Stomaria and is an absolute monarch. The Emperor is surrounded by his Imperial Court which advises him on national matters.
Stomaria consists of multiple states, protectorates, and provinces that make up the greater Empire.
Conflict with the micronational community
On 27 September 2023, Emperor Andrew posted a 23-minute video announcing that he had been invited to attend MicroCon 2023, but he declined the invitation because attending such an event would not benefit Stomaria in any way. He then went on to disparage most of the micronations which have attended previous MicroCons, including the Republic of Molossia, Westarctica, and Slowjamastan, among others. All micronationalists who watched the video expressed outrage at Emperor Andrew's condescending tone and holier-than-thou attitude.
The following day, the Sultan of Slowjamastan released a hilarious music video remixing Emperor Andrew's speech called "Friends Without Benefits." This video was met with widespread acclaim, further damaging Stomaria's reputation and making its emperor look like a fool. On 3 October 2022, Emperor Andrew posted a lengthy reply video addressing the outrage and ridicule. During this speech, he further insulted many prominent members of the micronational community, calling out anyone he felt had criticized and mocked him. Naturally, Emperor Andrew was further mocked for his haughty attitude and nonsensical ravings.
After researching Andrew Stott's background as a political dingbat, Grand Duke Travis directed top Westarctican government officials to cease contact with any states affiliated with Stomaria.
Sources
- Interview with Andrew prior to his election defeat
- News story on a defeated PSP candidate
- PSP website (archived)
- Political commentary on how bizarre the PSP is
- Newbury election results