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P.S. What has been the news from Helsinki? Ties have been seemingly cut since Lenin's coup d'état.
Well, at least you voted Revoloutionary. Hope the Anarchists second prefs knock us over the top! Also, Tommy, would the Democrats form a coalition with us? They'd make one with the Anarchists, and I'd take it as a personal insult if they backed Enewald over us!
Uuuu, abominable 'freedom'...
Why is everyone so against anarchy?
Equality for every human is too odious for our great Marxists.
You are creating a new gargantuan leviathan, international working class.
That class knows how to suppress other classes, a small elite rules for their best.
This Leninist-Luxemburgist ruling class, they are dooming the entire mankind into perdition with their corrupt policies.
The working class is a bestial thrall, it requires lot of input, can destroy other states in name of revolution, knows how to kill and abuse others and votes as their masters command.
But one day, there will not be enough food left. Farmers shall have enough.
Let the ruling classes tremble then!
The Revs and Luxemburgists are now level on 24 votes with Lenin 1 vote behind. The Anarchists are now 6 off the pace, that gap is still closeable. But it will take quite a surge.
Relations would have cooled to icy levels during Lenin's 2nd term. However under the liberalisation of Luxemburg things would have started to blow over. Yet Cologne-Helsinki relations remain amongst the most strained in the Comintern. Also, the do still harbour Enewald.
Remember that the Assembly is not being elected by you guys (your only electing the Chairman) but is instead being elected by the POPs.
But in order to form a stable government the new Chairman is probably going to need a coalition in the Assembly. Sadly for the new Chairman the Assembly is more divided than ever with 7 factions and several large ones.
I came up with 3 'natural' coalitions that would suite the participants very nicely:
Marxist Bloc (M-Ls, Militarists and Moderates)
Right Front (Dems, Lux and Anarchists)
Pro Peasant (Revs and Anarchists)
However none of these 'natural' coalitions can get near a majority with the largest mustering 39% of seats and the smallest gaining 33%.
This means that, depending on the Chairman, we are going to have to accept one of two 'unnatural' alliance in which factions that might not want to work together in normal circumstances unite. These alliances can that whoever the Chairman is they will have, somesort, of coalition in the Assembly. It should also make for fun times due to the inevitable instability.
Relations would have cooled to icy levels during Lenin's 2nd term. However under the liberalisation of Luxemburg things would have started to blow over. Yet Cologne-Helsinki relations remain amongst the most strained in the Comintern. Also, the do still harbour Enewald.
Remember that the Assembly is not being elected by you guys (your only electing the Chairman) but is instead being elected by the POPs.
But in order to form a stable government the new Chairman is probably going to need a coalition in the Assembly. Sadly for the new Chairman the Assembly is more divided than ever with 7 factions and several large ones.
I came up with 3 'natural' coalitions that would suite the participants very nicely:
Marxist Bloc (M-Ls, Militarists and Moderates)
Right Front (Dems, Lux and Anarchists)
Pro Peasant (Revs and Anarchists)
However none of these 'natural' coalitions can get near a majority with the largest mustering 39% of seats and the smallest gaining 33%.
This means that, depending on the Chairman, we are going to have to accept one of two 'unnatural' alliance in which factions that might not want to work together in normal circumstances unite. These alliances can that whoever the Chairman is they will have, somesort, of coalition in the Assembly. It should also make for fun times due to the inevitable instability.
Ah that's not even remotely correct. There are other possible coalition partners for the Anarchists, including the Luxemburgists.
Again with the misinformation. Enewald is not one of us! He may talk the talk (poorly), but he doesn't walk the walk. Goldman's style of Anarchism, in particular, is polar opposite to Enewald's mis-ideology.
Things are looking good for a Luxemburgist-Anarchist coalition. Precisely what the Republic needs. To those comrades who haven't voted yet I urge you, place the Anarchists first and the Luxemburgists second! Let Goldman introduce greater freedoms and decentralisation while Luxemburg continues to ensure our new Council Communist economy flourishes, and the needs of the people are met!
Edit: Tommy's post wasn't there when I started replying. Guess things aren't looking so good... but we can still give a Lux-Ana coalition the lead it needs! Vote well comrades!
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It should also make for fun times due to the inevitable instability.
You had me at instability.
Marxist-Leninists
No Second. Do not compromise with those who seek to weaken us with Pacifism and Anti-Militarism.
No Second. Do not compromise with those who seek to weaken us with Pacifism and Anti-Militarism.
1. Luxembergists
2. Democrats
Fight Tyranny, Fight Poverty, Fight Chaos! Fight for the Luxermbergists!
2. Democrats
Fight Tyranny, Fight Poverty, Fight Chaos! Fight for the Luxermbergists!
1. Luxemburgists
2. Democrats
No surprises with my first choice. Rosa hs led us well and council communism is a great success. I would have preferred an intervention in the French Civil War, but domestic recovery must take precedence. As to my second choice, the Marxist-Leninists are tempting, but I cannot in good conscience vote for the man who started the Civil War. The Anarchists have some interesting ideas too, but their shameful and reactionary desire to lengthen the working day rules them out. The Revolutionaries want to tip the balance too far away from the workers and reduce even more social reforms, so they're out. Thus the Democrats are the least worst.
2. Democrats
No surprises with my first choice. Rosa hs led us well and council communism is a great success. I would have preferred an intervention in the French Civil War, but domestic recovery must take precedence. As to my second choice, the Marxist-Leninists are tempting, but I cannot in good conscience vote for the man who started the Civil War. The Anarchists have some interesting ideas too, but their shameful and reactionary desire to lengthen the working day rules them out. The Revolutionaries want to tip the balance too far away from the workers and reduce even more social reforms, so they're out. Thus the Democrats are the least worst.
What are the polls currently at?
Comrades! Let us not raise the price of food, rather instead of paying the farmers wage solely with the sales of food and the industrial proletarian's wage solely with the sale of luxurys, Pool all sales from both luxury's and food together and pay all peoples wages from that pool. This way both groups can be payed a fair amount without increasing the price of food!
Comrades! Let us not raise the price of food, rather instead of paying the farmers wage solely with the sales of food and the industrial proletarian's wage solely with the sale of luxurys, Pool all sales from both luxury's and food together and pay all peoples wages from that pool. This way both groups can be payed a fair amount without increasing the price of food!
Would'nt The M-L's and the Revolutionaries be coalition partners?
Both of them favour aggressive foreign policy and they are both of 'reolutionary' spirit
Both of them favour aggressive foreign policy and they are both of 'reolutionary' spirit
They're polar opposites; the Marxist-Leninists favour advancing the revolution through worker-centric policies, whereas the "Revolutionaries" are filthy reactionaries who would happily strip the workers of everything they have and starve them to increase profits from their farms. And also place normal farmers into servitude, as detailed in Zimmerwald's letter.
This opinion does not show bias at all. Honest.
No two factions in the history of the VSVR have had such differing opinions. No two factions in the history of the Republic have ever so clearly aligned themselves with different classes. No two factions' views of socialism have ever been so different.
So no. There isn't even a small chance of a coalition. Pretty much all they share is the desire for expansion.
Here you go:
1st prefs:
M-Ls: 20 (impressive score)
Anarchists: 15 (amazing how well the Anarchists are doing on 1st prefs)
Revs: 13 (oh how the mighty have fallen, they were once running away with this election)
Lux: 10 (an increase but still much lower then their 2nd prefs)
Dems: 0
rofl2nd prefs:
Lux: 29
Revs: 26
M-Ls: 25
Anarchists: 22
Dems: 6
So Luxemburg seems to be taking a decent lead. Lenin continues to be let down by his lack of 2nd prefs whilst Sorel continues to show impressive symetry by having exactly the same 1st and 2nd prefs. Goldman is starting to look too far behind to pull this back, but don't rule her out. Finally, Bernstein. Oh Bernstein.
3 votes is all the difference between a good chair(wo)man and a worker-hating Frenchman? I just hope more Marxist-Leninists don't go all silly-headed and vote for Sorel as their second preference.
I suppose there's no hope for a grand Marxist coalition against the Anarchists and Revolutionaries. One can dream.
I suppose there's no hope for a grand Marxist coalition against the Anarchists and Revolutionaries. One can dream.
That's not the answer at all! It's still using nonsense bourgeois economics! Funnily enough, the most Marxist proposition to solve this issue comes from the Anarchists. Vote for Goldman and let the old adage 'from each according to their ability, to each according to their need' rule the distribution of goods. This will forever end inequitable distribution and the current problems that plague us! Vote Anarchist!
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