To define what is micronational, we need to first define what is not micronational.

As my article "What micronationalism is in essence" argues, somehow the mass media doesn't believe things like Independent Long Island, a junior secessionist movement, are practical or achievable, but the idea that you can actually change the system by simply pulling a lever, and handing all your power over to another guy to accomplish miracles, is not an impractical idea!

So First Worldism is essentially the idea that societal change can be accomplished at the ballot box, but since that idea is not a realistic one, then First Worldism needs narcotic words like democracy, but it really leads to things like colonialism, imperialism and capitalism.

Another interesting thought is that while Fifth Worlders are not taken seriously at all by First Worlders, Fourth Worlders, who mainly represent secession and self-determination movements, are given far more dignity than the numbers of supporters of such movements would normally warrant.

So Fourth Worldism is essentially the idea that societal change can be accomplished by splitting from a larger state either peacefully or through violent means. Racism is always convenient in a First World context, but in a Fourth World context it is used as a scapegoat by First Worlders to paint Fourth Worlders.

As my aforementioned article above states, "[i]n a micronational community, people are in charge of everything, including their own government! In fact, the very essence of micronationalism is self-sufficiency, autonomy, independence."

So Fifth Worldism or micronationalism, is essentially the idea that societal change can be accomplished when everyone has an actual input into things. In a First or Fourth World context there are still two categories of people, representatives and represented. At least ideally, this is not true in a Fifth World context, and "[t]his is the complete opposite of life in the Official World, where people yield all their power to others, and these others are not their parents, spouses, children, relatives, or even caring friends, but complete strangers."

So micronational is when you or people you know run the show, while in a non-micronational context things are run entirely by strangers.