((Tomorrow? Ah, [censored]. Right, that blows most of my planning out of the window. Remedying that is going to be tiring. If only the Welsh dude could be more active this time (btw, what was the name of his character? Can't remember).))
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((Just a guess? Is there any exact date?
Ah, right. David Bevan. I wonder where he went.))
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((I for one, haven't been hostile to the FNT yet...and still don't plan to be.))
((Ah, but one bad egg can spoil the entire omelett.
Things have a tendency to work that way.))
Here are the policies that will return Chile to glory:
State Capitalism: We need a domestic arms industry. The disastrous lazy fair policies of the Germanistas have made us weak and pathetic, we should have built factories for our armies long ago.
Protectionism: The best way to protect our economy from foreign markets. Chile will supply for Chile.
Moralism: We are a people of Christ, and we must focus on our morality and protecting the Christian faith. One reason for our decline into decadence is that we don't focus enough on what's right and what's wrong. False ideas like Liberalism and Socialism replace the eternal wisdoms of the Good Book. God himself is angry with us, and we must repent.
Residency: Chile is for the Chileans. Me saying this must sound like hypocrisy, but we need to limit the voice of foreigners who only spread disastrous ideas and destroy the spirit and character of our nation.
Jingoism: The war with Argentina revealed the weakness of the Liberal tyranny. We must always be prepared to fight and take what's ours. The military must be the main focus of the next presidency. Making sure it's strong and powerful.
State Capitalism: We need a domestic arms industry. The disastrous lazy fair policies of the Germanistas have made us weak and pathetic, we should have built factories for our armies long ago.
Protectionism: The best way to protect our economy from foreign markets. Chile will supply for Chile.
Moralism: We are a people of Christ, and we must focus on our morality and protecting the Christian faith. One reason for our decline into decadence is that we don't focus enough on what's right and what's wrong. False ideas like Liberalism and Socialism replace the eternal wisdoms of the Good Book. God himself is angry with us, and we must repent.
Residency: Chile is for the Chileans. Me saying this must sound like hypocrisy, but we need to limit the voice of foreigners who only spread disastrous ideas and destroy the spirit and character of our nation.
Jingoism: The war with Argentina revealed the weakness of the Liberal tyranny. We must always be prepared to fight and take what's ours. The military must be the main focus of the next presidency. Making sure it's strong and powerful.
((Yep. No doubt about it. Of course, we might need a second mad man. Mathrim, we have a vacancy for you.))
((I think all interactive AARs have at least 1 mad man at some point. Let the Ruling Classes Tremble had an insane Finnish Anarchist for example.))
((It's in the rules, right next to where it says we need a coup every 10 years.,))
((The internetz regrets to inform you your insanity has been replaced.))
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((Aw.
Stupid game and its anarcho-liberal rebellions, making my German go into exile...))
Stupid game and its anarcho-liberal rebellions, making my German go into exile...))
"Mr. Gogolow, you've seen the platform the group I am working with put forward to the Politburo. You know that I do not wish to nationalize industries, when even many prominent and respected democratic socialist parties put forward plans to nationalize key industries. And as a member of a party that is not one of socialist intellectuals in isolation but is primarily a trade union federation, you should be able to appreciate my desire to socialize - rather than nationalize - industry. Furthermore, while I do feel Labor Councils are necessary for the unskilled and hard to classify sets of labor such as teamsters and dockworkers, for the most part my platform does not seek to supercede the city, region, and nation level organizing of the working class through trade unions; I have not proposed to split the nation into Syndicates or Council Republics that would overtake the influence of the unions.
I think that the biggest thing we disagree upon is an area where you agree with Comrade Commander Renin, which is affairs of a military nature. But even there, surely the differences are not insurmountable; as you can appreciate a platform that will attract more of the working and middle classes through a more balanced approach on such a key issue as it always is in Chilean politics.
I believe that our parties should work together from the outset of the general election, rather than defy or seek to trick our constituencies with later coalitions the way some of the other parties behave. I think we can do great things together.
And I would be amenable to a fair compromise: if the Party chooses myself to be their Presidential candidate, and the FNT agrees to a coalition, the FNT's leading primary candidate can be the Interior Minisiter and then; in the next election; the Communistas can switch roles with the FNT and run on a coalition platform again, this time with the FNT primary winner as the Presidential candidate and the Communist primary winner as the Interior Minister.
I am willing to make this commitment, this power sharing arrangement, should I win the Party primary. So please, consider seriously working with us in this pivotal moment for Chile."
I think that the biggest thing we disagree upon is an area where you agree with Comrade Commander Renin, which is affairs of a military nature. But even there, surely the differences are not insurmountable; as you can appreciate a platform that will attract more of the working and middle classes through a more balanced approach on such a key issue as it always is in Chilean politics.
I believe that our parties should work together from the outset of the general election, rather than defy or seek to trick our constituencies with later coalitions the way some of the other parties behave. I think we can do great things together.
And I would be amenable to a fair compromise: if the Party chooses myself to be their Presidential candidate, and the FNT agrees to a coalition, the FNT's leading primary candidate can be the Interior Minisiter and then; in the next election; the Communistas can switch roles with the FNT and run on a coalition platform again, this time with the FNT primary winner as the Presidential candidate and the Communist primary winner as the Interior Minister.
I am willing to make this commitment, this power sharing arrangement, should I win the Party primary. So please, consider seriously working with us in this pivotal moment for Chile."
I support Comrade Guerrero's idea to make an equal coalition witht he FNT, now is not the time for infighting comrades, as a great friend of liberty once said "We must all hang together, or surelly we will all hang seperately."
Also as a trade unionist and proud fighter for worker's rights I whole heartedly support the your syndicalist ideals. Marx would be proud.
Fellow Communistas, I would urge caution when dealing with the FNT. This is not because they have proven themselves to be trustworthy (in fact our previous partnerships with them have been both amiable and successful), but because I believe that both parties could function as independent political entities without each other's help. In order to ensure that our two parties remain independent of one another we on the far left must not join together so easily with those that have distinct political differences with us. I do not call for an end to our amiable relations, just our partnership for the time being (that is, until one of us wins the presidential elections or it becomes clear that the only way either party would win would be by the support of both the FNT and the Communistas). In this way we can ensure the independent growth of our two distinct political parties while we hold onto the friendships that we have forged between each other. I know I will be able to call on the FNT if the Communista's were only a few votes short of power, and likewise I know that the FNT will be able to call on us if the inverse predicament presents itself.
---Basilio Bautista---
---Basilio Bautista---
I respectfully disagree with Comrade Bautista, in an election when our opponents consist of some of the most vile reactionary's known to man kind then I think it is our responsibility, neigh, our duty to band together to fight against any way the reactionary government can oppress it's citizens through the congresso.
At some point it may well be necessary to form a coalition with our FNT counterparts, I find it disheartening to learn that a presidential candidate from my own party is so willing to forsake a pure Communist agenda purely from fear of an increasingly small group of reactionaries in government. If we are to bring about the rule of the worker then we must not be so willing to compromise our views at the first sign of disparate opposition from the far-right.
I also find your use of the term reactionary surprising in that you would go so far as to brand the Liberal Andonie's administration with a term only used to describe the insane monarchists of the past (the disgraced Angelo Araya, Jorge Roseno, and other deluded fools) as well as the far-right of today, like Wiessmuller. If we as a nation and a government are to make strides towards the future it will not be due to unnecessary name calling. The Liberales may be our political rivals but so far they have not tried in any way to silence our opposition to their administration. We should be appreciative to the Liberales that they have taken the high road at a time when many on the right would pressure them to act against us.
---Basilio Bautista---
I also find your use of the term reactionary surprising in that you would go so far as to brand the Liberal Andonie's administration with a term only used to describe the insane monarchists of the past (the disgraced Angelo Araya, Jorge Roseno, and other deluded fools) as well as the far-right of today, like Wiessmuller. If we as a nation and a government are to make strides towards the future it will not be due to unnecessary name calling. The Liberales may be our political rivals but so far they have not tried in any way to silence our opposition to their administration. We should be appreciative to the Liberales that they have taken the high road at a time when many on the right would pressure them to act against us.
---Basilio Bautista---