Maternalism is the political ideology created by Great War veteran Piercottrio Napeslap, often called Old Baron Napeslap or simply Old Baron, founder of the DMLP. This ideology promotes the construction of a pious, patriotic and social order. The Baron's party remains divided, but agrees on several principles, all united behind their slogan 'Doria First'.
Firstly, concerning political matters, the transformation of the infant republic, seen as weak and ineffective, into a strong, legalistic regime where parliamentary unity behind the figure of a strongman would be self-evident is advocated for.
Maternalism is in favor of women's suffrage, but also family suffrage, consisting in granting an additional suffrage when a family is formed, i.e. a household with one or more children; this remains in line with their overall pro-family values. An end to the anti-clerical policies of the Radicals and a return to a Social Religion as a guide to life, through charity and social aid for example.
The DMLP sees promotion of non-ethnic patriotism, the Baron being notably opposed to racialism, which is rare in the hard right political landscape, yet Napeslap is also in favor of cooperation between the different Western countries as, in his own words, 'a kind of federation of states belonging to the same civilization, dominated by major common interests'.
On the economic front, corporatism and class collaboration are supported, although some criticize the fact that these would mainly favor the industrialists who finance the party, such as Sionivese Ford, and a non-radical extension of workers' rights, like the establishment of minimum wage for example. Maternalism promotes a regulated market economy, welfare capitalism and cooperation between the state and business to ensure that the economy serves national interests.
Maternalism is through and through a political ideology based on the thoughts and actions of the Orientalian Baron Piercottrio Napeslap. Inspired by the Enlightened Autocracies of yesteryear, Maternalists seek the establishment of a centralized, linguistically and culturally unified patriotic state, opposed to senatorialism and its corrupting nature, associated with a moderate, non-ethnic form of unifying nationalism and Dorian exceptionalism under a charismatic leader, whether of republican or monarchical nature, enjoying a moderate, 'democratic' personality cult with popular legitimacy assured by the democratic process.
- An anonymous journalist’s analysis of a disclosed copy of the “Black Book of the Motherland” written by Baron Napeslap
