Interspecies relations

Interspecies relations refers to the standing of sentient species, most often juxtaposed as humans versus Nara, Xō or Mec, with each other. Interspecies relations is an area of academic study as well as the basis for numerous ideologies along with being a factor in numerous ideologies such as nationalism. Interspecies relations are raised as a major concern most intimately connected with issues of colonialism, imperialism, racism, economic inequality, war and cultural matters. One issue that is often cited as being a cause for countless misunderstandings and conflicts is humanocentrism, a highly contentious idea that is often explicitly mentioned as off limits due to how rapidly heated it becomes.

Humanocentrism
Humanocentrism is a term generally agreed to be as neutral as one can be when discussing such a subject, though arguments are given against its use. Humanocentrism as a concept is hotly debated amongst human and non-human philosophers, economists, social justice activists and political parties. Most commonly it is cited as another form of the racism that humans inflict on one another, the issue became instrumental during and after the War of Independence in Naja, for many it is still a core issue.

Naja
Humanocentrism, often referred to at the time as 'Nara genocide' or 'Ultimate Speciesism', was central in the discussions of Naja independence and Chū-Mèe imperialist control over the region, being cited as one of the many reasons for the invasion of Naja and subsequent cultural hegemony that was installed. Numerous groups came together with the aim of combatting humanocentrism beginning with the Chū-Mèe empire, most notable of these is the Že na Ṡa which came to power after the War of Independence ended. Due to the heavyhanded and generally acknowledged totalitarianism of the ŽnṠ, anti-humnocentrism became more entwined with the idea of anti-human sentiment, with some conflating the terms anti-humanocentrist and anti-humanist either accidentaly or purposefully, sparking further debate.

Xō
Due to the empire of the Xō, many humans claim that anti-humanocentrism is not justified since humans are not the only species to have formed empires and that they are not the only expansionist species, which is said to be a claim made by many anti-humanocentrists. The latter talking point is often dismissed as few if any anti-humanocentrists actually explicitly state that human expansionism is an exclusively human trait, though the point has become popular enough to often be explicitly dismissed before further discussion begins to prevent the argument for and against the point being held [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_nauseam#targetText=Ad%20nauseam%20is%20a%20Latin,have%20grown%20sick%20of%20it. ad nauseum].