Sonderweg oder Anderweg? -- An interactive AAR in the Hohenzollerns megacampaign

[Avindian]

An editorial appears under the Hermann von Leute byline:

The bourgeois courts of the corrupt German state need not worry about any who harm Ferdinand von Hohenzollern. You may turn him over to revolutionary justice if you are too cowardly to do what needs to be done.

 

[Dadarian]

An editorial appears under the Hermann von Leute byline:

The bourgeois courts of the corrupt German state need not worry about any who harm Ferdinand von Hohenzollern. You may turn him over to revolutionary justice if you are too cowardly to do what needs to be done.

Small advertisements are circulated in limited numbers.

Vote von Altmark. He literally isn't part of the Liberal Cabal.

 

[Dr.Livingstone]

Here's the thing: all of those are bad options, except maybe d). A) is unpredictable, B) probably isn't enough, and C) makes me an ogre and would probably kill the iAAR dead. If we really want to "get stuff done", break the deadlock, it's ultimately up to you. The liberals should, in all honesty, hate each other and/or want to work with other parties, but that's not something I can fix, short of mandatory brain surgery for everyone (which would be extremely expensive). The engine probably won't fix our problem for us, unless/until the Socialists start eating a substantial portion of the vote. It's up to you guys to sort things out via the coalition mechanic, or hell, even the coup mechanic/assassination mechanic.

((I think one thing to remember is that eventually the Conservatives/Reactionaries did die out, being replaced by 'Liberal factions', and the Socialists, Fascists, and Communists all gained more power, with the Socialists replacing the role of the Liberal as the "Breaker of the status quo". I'd let the current system go one for a few more election cycles, and then gear it so that those factions I named start getting more of the vote.))

 

[Sakura_F]

Declaration by the Arbeitersversammlung

The rhetoric issued by Hermann von Leute is not endorsed or encouraged by the Central Committee of the Communist Party. We are not legally liable, nor are we politically responsible for any actions taken as a result of Comrade von Leute's rhetoric. Thank you, good day.

 

[alxeu]

((Could you update the parties post to show the actual stance the Conservatives have on the issues. As it stands, I see the now defunct HUN and New Society.))

 

[Avindian]

((That reminds me -- I'm going to enforce, in the future, a hard limit of two parties per ideology, because otherwise voting for President gets really complicated and it messes up my spreadsheet. Liberals are grandfathered in, but if two or more merge, you won't be able to make a third party.

OP is updated.))

 

[Andre Massena]

((That reminds me -- I'm going to enforce, in the future, a hard limit of two parties per ideology, because otherwise voting for President gets really complicated and it messes up my spreadsheet. Liberals are grandfathered in, but if two or more merge, you won't be able to make a third party.

OP is updated.))

((I think in that case some parties should have to have a minimum numbers of players. Otherwise it would be almost impossible to make a new party for certain ideologies.))

 

[PTSnoop]

((I think one thing to remember is that eventually the Conservatives/Reactionaries did die out, being replaced by 'Liberal factions', and the Socialists, Fascists, and Communists all gained more power, with the Socialists replacing the role of the Liberal as the "Breaker of the status quo". I'd let the current system go one for a few more election cycles, and then gear it so that those factions I named start getting more of the vote.))

(( ...depending on what country you're looking at. In the UK, for example, the Liberal Party fizzled out in the 1920s, and we've been alternating between the Conservative Party and the originally-kinda-socialist Labour Party ever since.

You could argue that the 20th-century Labour and Conservatives look much more like Vic2 Liberals than Socialists or Reactionaries, sure - but for us in-thread, the gradually-turn-into-Liberals strategy is now much less of an option since Avindian's latest ruling. Ah well! ))

 

[TheChalk]

(( ...originally-kinda-socialist Labour Party ever since.))

((And perhaps soon-to-be? ))

 

[Avindian]

((I think in that case some parties should have to have a minimum numbers of players. Otherwise it would be almost impossible to make a new party for certain ideologies.))

((We already have a minimum of four active players to start a party, so that would apply to maintaining a secondary party as well, with the NLPD grandfathered in. The DDA would also be exempt as we'd ideally want at least one party per ideology.))

 

[Sakura_F]

((And the KPD is exempt as we have three registered players right now; myself, DutchGuy, and Avindian. ))

 

[Avindian]

((And the KPD is exempt as we have three registered players right now; myself, DutchGuy, and Avindian. ))

((Yeah. The first party in an ideology is exempt from having a minimum -- you were your own party for a while!))

 

[Sakura_F]

((Yeah. The first party in an ideology is exempt from having a minimum -- you were your own party for a while!))

Party of one best party. Never have to deal with internal politics and I can dictate everything. Now I have to share the floor, which is fine. ^^

 

[Avindian]

((Party leaders: is there any progress toward a coalition? Do you need anything from me?))

 

[Dr.Livingstone]

((Party leaders: is there any progress toward a coalition? Do you need anything from me?))

((We are pretty close, just finalizing some small details. We'll post tomorrow, I think.))

 

[Dr.Livingstone]

Proposed Coalition:

Chancellor- Hals Friedrich "HF" Gutfreund (NLPD)
Foreign- Maria Victor (BP)
War- Konrad von Schwaben (NLPD)
Interior-Franz von Bavel-Timmermans (DSU)
Finance- Frederick Thiessen (UAI)
Education- Walther Herwig (UAI)
Gendarmerie- Franz Meningen (BP)

The BP supports this coalition.

 

[Avindian]

The Commander of the Gendarmerie may only be chosen by the Minister of the Interior. Other than that, the Supreme Court considers that all other requirements are met as soon as the President approves the coalition.

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

((One last time. The post of Commander of the Gendarmerie is not part of the coalition agreement. The Minister of the Interior alone makes the decision.))

 

[TheChalk]

I approve the coalition.

 

[DensleyBlair]

It is heartening to be assured once again that the Alliance is far too insignificant to be involved in such lofty matters as coalition building. This is not a liberal coalition; it is a mere marriage of convenience!

If the government were at all serious about promoting unity amongst the liberal blocs of the Republic – allowing them to come together for the good of all Germans – then they would focus themselves on including all liberal voices. They would not simply shut the doors to fellow friends of freedom once the majority mark had been safely navigated in each chamber.

~ G. A. Servatius van Kloetinge​

 

[Avindian]

With the President's approval, the new ministers are free to make their policy for the next four years. New legislation may also be submitted at this time.

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court