I was the deputy for Minister Brunelli
You were?
-a confused assemblyman
I was the deputy for Minister Brunelli
((If new members are still welcome I will be joining this game))
Name: Giuseppe Putini
Date of Birth: January 8th, 1832 (30 years old) in Livorno
Occupation: soldier
House: Assembly
Affiliation: The HUN ((This appears to be the party that best fits my characters militaristic views. If I'm wrong assuming that someone could let me know))
Bio: Putini was born a son of a fisherman in Livorno on the Italian coast. While he was poor, his father taught him to read and write, so he ended up with a solid education. Still, he had a falling out with his family and ran off to join the army at the age of 18. Despite being just a common soldier, he repeatedly distinguished himself on the battlefield. His low birth did prevent him from becoming an officer. During the war, he developed a belief in the need of a strong military and a dissatisfaction with the government that, in his eyes, failed its common soldiers. At the end of the war at the age of 30, he returned to Livorno. He quickly discovered that many fellow veterans and common people shared his concerns. At the behest of his army friends, he ran for the assembly and won a seat making him one of the youngest and lowest born ever to serve in the national government.
Beliefs: ((excerpt from speech outlining his ideas)) "I believe in Germany. I believe in its republic. I believe in our military. Our military is the strongest in the world. The combined strength of all the world's powers cannot hold it down. However, our government holds it back. Our government does not give our soldiers what they need. I have watched thousands die because they had inadequate weapons and inept leadership. Still, the German soldier prevailed. This is because Germany stands for all that is right in the world. No country is as free, no country is as great or historic. No country is as diverse and multicultural. Germany owes it to the world to bring its inspired leadership to all the world's people. The German soldier is prepared to do so. The only limit on the German soldier is the German government. The government sees the military as a servant to the country. I say no, the country: its economy, its people, its technology, its money, must be dedicated to the strength of the military. The German military will then spread German rule over the entire world, and that will enrich and grow Germany to even greater strength. Then, the entire world will be bettered, and will share in the legacy of the Hohenzollerns, of the Holy Roman Empire, and, most importantly, of the German Republic."
I agree with Herr von Schwaben: Hugo is an excellent candidate for this position and will ensure our armed forces get the weapons to win the next war with ease.
The next war? Was the last one not enough? Shall we continue until every drop of blood and every ounce of gold in Germany is gone, now the war party have hit on the convenient device of blaming Herr Brunelli for all our woes, rather than the politicians who sent us to war and the generals who commanded our troops?
As Herr Adimari observes, the recent war itself provides evidence that technology is no panacea.
War is a fact of life, whether we would wish it or not. It will not go away if we close our eyes and bury our heads in the sand. I would personally be delighted if there were no war as brutal as this one ever again. Sadly, I do not think this is likely. If you find a way to permanently alter men's opinions of one another, I will be the first to contribute money.
Herr Gutfruend and von Hohenzollern speak as if wars were visited on us. They are not; we visit them upon others. Tell me, when was Germany last at war without the connivance of the Reichstag?
I am all in favour of Germany defending herself, but the facts are plain: none dare attack Germany. This new plan for Education has little to do with defence, and everything to do with the war party arming itself for a fresh orgy of slaughter. I am not calling for a moratorium on military research, but to recognise that this is an overreaction to a war which we chose to fight and which, in the end, we won.
Herr Gutfruend and von Hohenzollern speak as if wars were visited on us. They are not; we visit them upon others. Tell me, when was Germany last at war without the connivance of the Reichstag?
I am all in favour of Germany defending herself, but the facts are plain: none dare attack Germany. This new plan for Education has little to do with defence, and everything to do with the war party arming itself for a fresh orgy of slaughter. I am not calling for a moratorium on military research, but to recognise that this is an overreaction to a war which we chose to fight and which, in the end, we won.
To claim that war has not been visited upon this republic by the foreign powers of Poland, France, and Britain is just the kind of traitorous idiocy that has become a trademark of Reichstag debate. You seem to have forgotten that Germany did not cause this last war; it was instigated by the tyranny of Warsaw, the bloodlust of Paris, and the arrogance of London. You spit on the grave's of Germany's dead soldiers, heroes who should be honoured, not despised!
It was this kind of thinking that killed thousands of our worthy soldiers in the last war. War would not be necessary if our enemies were acutely aware of our armed superiority. The last war would have been wholely unnecessary if our army was so superior that Poland would have rather handed over Tver than fight our men. Their lack of respect for German arms caused the conflict. This government's policy of denying modern weaponry to its army not only killed thousands in this war, but also caused the next war when our rivals think they can withstand backwards German weapons. The government should be dedicated to aiding its soldiers not inhibiting them!
~Giuseppe Putini, Assemblyman
((Thanks for the welcome Avindian!))