[PRIVATE] Conservative Union for Eutopia, party HQ

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"As you can see, I have released a statement to the press through my share in the Independent newspaper detailing an Extraordinary General Party Meeting, in which I hope we can unite behind a common purpose. Please attend. It is really vital that we hammer our a compromise on the clear policy differences between us."

 

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Extraordinary General Meeting of the CUE​

Held in the central press office and meeting hall of CUE HQ, this general meeting was publicised to be the time and location of the first major overhall of the party since its inception a term ago. Filled with party delegates, Strasse made his way through the crowd to the front of the room, sitting himself before the attendant party members and rose to speak with a serious composure.

"Our message is disunited and fractious. We have no idea in hell what we are. We once had a purpose. But that purpose has since been forgotten or become useless. We must seize upon our mission, we must push through a new agenda, and we will triumph over the pragmatic technocracy of the Fourgeres regime. But we must also reform our party. That is our task. Now is the time."

To loud applause, Strasse wielded a sheet of paper labled clearly as the CUE party platform. "This was our party. Let me hear it from you all. What needs change?"

Link to Meeting Thread​

 

[aussieboy]

Hapsburg, dressed in casual attire, with a Eutopian flag badge on his lapel, steps up to the podium.'

"First of all, we should strive for a balanced budget. Second, I propose endorsing a scheme that would skim a little off one's wages to put in an account, to be opened in official retirement age."

"Also, I would propose an overhaul of gun laws, in order to deny terrorists the ability to use weapons to assault civilians."

 

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I have to say this....I HATE CONSERVATIVES!!!...Sorry...

 

[aussieboy]

Per Martinez, hoe in heaven did you get here (OOC: Notice the word in brackets in the title... P-R-I-V-A-T-E?)

 

[Sterkarm]

Roger Forbes rises slowly from his chair and walks towards this Mr. Martinez, holding a lit cigar in one hand and saying rather sardonically and calmly, "But we here are not conservatives, Mr. Martinez. We are capitalists, reactionaries, and don't forget, members of the old guard. Just as you are not a corrupt communist scum, but a revolutionary, a servant of the people, and a champion of the downtrodden. You see, Mr. Martinez, we all have names used to cover up our true identities. The difference between our names and yours is the extent to which they stretch (or break) the truth. I assume you get my meaning, and I don't have explain it more simply. After all, you are really just, as I said, a servant of the people. You speak and understand their language, but not that of us capitalist fat-cats."

After Mr. Martinez has been rather forcefully shown the door, Forbes becomes more serious. "The most pathetic thing about that was that he actually brought life and energy to this party, something that none of us have managed to do. Therefore, I would like to propose the creation of a new party, more moderate and without the "conservative" label. Do I have any support?"

 

[aussieboy]

Hapsburg rises and says,"I am not a reactionary, unlike certain people here.... I call this meeting to order!"

 

[Sterkarm]

"Apologies, Mr. Hapsburg, it was merely sarcasm. I was pointing out the names many have for us, not what we actually are. Mr. Martinez and his communist buddies do not respond to serious arguments, but sarcasm shuts them up quite quickly. Or they just change the subject and continue to crap like a bull." Mr. Forbes smiles at this last remark of his.

 

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"Create a new party? Inject life into this party? In case you hadn't noticed, I have been extremely busy in the General Assembly - pushing through a controversial privatisational agenda. I would be extremely happy if any of you would wish to propose any further legislation that we should be bringing up.

The CUE has the GA by the kneck - by clogging it up with CUE legislation we are succeeding in destroying any UMP motivation there ever was for devising their own bills. When we were destroyed at the ballot box, we have triumphed at the fillibuster.

I want this party to change as much as you do, Mr. Forbes. But if we take the leap and push into the centre-ground we will only be surrendering our conservative credentials. I have proposed a new agenda in the Extraordinary Meeting, but there has been little interest in its content. What I want is for this party to continue along its socially conservative line, but push forth fully into economic liberalism."

 

[aussieboy]

Hapsburg rises, and addresses the party
I wish for this party to be more of a broad-based right of center coalition party, ranging from the 'border' of the UMP, to the right we tend to dislike.

 

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Indeed. That's what we must be. I sort of think we already embody that sort of variety amongst our membership. I'm economic liberal, but socially quite conservative, whereas I think some of you are more socially progressive but still very much conservatives. I think we should relaunch the party using the agenda that I proposed within the next week or so. Does anyone disagree to that?

 

[aussieboy]

Perhaps we could add in an anti-secession act, what with the threats by militant separatists lately, and removing these strange trade embargos would allow us to trade with the free world for a change.

 

[Sterkarm]

I support Mr. Hapsburg's idea and wholeheartedly agree to relaunching the party, perhaps under a different name? I suggest no "Union of, United, or Alliance", as those have been far overused. However, I am out of ideas for names right now.

 

[aussieboy]

Perhaps "National United Democratic Party" would be a good name...

 

[HJ Tulp]

Actually the idea of a anit-secession act is bad in my humble opinion. We would loose our moral high-ground in the New Bengal matter.

 

[Sterkarm]

Well, speaking of New Bengal, we must take a hard line and make it clear that we are ready to go to the brink of war (and beyond) to ensure that New Bengal is allowed to decide its fate.

 

[HJ Tulp]

I am presonally for it though we must be clear that it's about New Bengal choosing, if New Bengal chooses for independence or for Tilapia, we should respect it.

 

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I'm not sure an anti-secession act, although being a move in the direction I would like to see us going (reunification), would be a wise move. Indeed, it could only provoke more violence - with non-Anglos seeing it as a step towards suppressing their rights to do what they please. What I really think we should be doing is avoiding any stance that could see us pushing people away from the UPE, and encouraging relations with the two countries to be as close to reunification as possible.

We can't get anything out of Tilapia and St. Espirit if we are seen to be against them or against 'their' people over here. That's not to say that I'm above giving out threats. I agree with both the Admiral Tulp and Per Forbes that we should go towards the brink of war to let New Bengal get a chance to choose. I've raised the issue in the Assembly, but as O'Floinn is being a slow bugger, we'll have to wait.

I'm also interested by what you say about a name change. How about the Conservative Unionist Party (CUP)? Or the New Right Party (NRP)? Any other suggestions?

 

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I'm just sending out feelers. What do people think about privatising Omnicare?

 

[Sterkarm]

I believe that is a step in the right direction of moving Eutopia away from a welfare state. But we don't have the GA seats to do it. I think we should also privatize ENDTech.