Dinh AaronMk

You're all ideology.

Is Communism still a form of Society, or has it already become a meme?

@Elgappa

Is the world not already just all of The Spectacle?

If a fly is born without wings though some bizzare mutation, is it called a crawl?

@Snipermoose

It is called garbage and you will eat it.

You're all ideology.

None of you are free from the garbage can.

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@shadowsaint007

You're good. Move it to Characters and prepare your IC posts.

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I haven't been posting lately because I had to do an exam, an art project, and a speech last week. Plus, I had to stop by the good old hospital for some personal stuff. Other than that, I am back. And Assassin's Creed Origins and Wolfenstein II came out also sooo

@The Spectre

My opinion on Ubisoft is low so I can only make snarky comments about AC. But Machine Games - if they did the second Wolfenstein and if Bethesda hasn't totally devoured them - is brtty dope, but having not yet gotten around to buying Wolf 2 I can only say: bash some fash.

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@Vilageidiotx

To add to this, as far as IRL Congo went there wasn't any sort of internal professional population, not even among the blacks who were kept away from education. So when the Belgians pulled out suddenly there was basically no one there with much idea of what to do, and it consistently train wrecked itself as it went along.

So on this, I would perhaps recommend some sort of discussion on a shift in Belgian policy towards the Congo, like a doubling down on administrating it post-war. But I'm no expert, so I'm leaving it mostly to Vilage and company before I make any final says.

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Hey, I used to do the same; I still do with some of my character-based RPs. It's sometimes hard to give one's nation believable flaws, all right?

@Letter Bee

He's simply putting them on in what sounds like a means to get me off his back like he's stapling "character flaw" to a cutout.

I'm not blind.

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Hope this is closer to what you are looking for.
@Dinh AaronMk

Caucasia Commonwealth

Name:
Caucasia Commonwealth

Map location:
Sochi and Krasnodar

History:
After Russian troops withdrew from the eastern front most people hoped that this would be an end to the violence. That maybe peace could once again return to their lives. However this was not the case as the violence was now Russian against Russian with the army brutally putting down any opposition. Bolsheviks in the Caucasus region gained some support but it wasn't enough to stop them from being wiped out by the superior and more equipped soldiers of the empire.

The government began a very well planned propaganda campaign portraying the Czar as the saviour of Russia. Blame was levelled at the socialists for loosing the war and many blamed them for over things as well. However there were still those who did not buy into the propaganda. Many women in Caucasus region had seen the Czar sacrifice their sons and husbands leaving thousands of mothers and daughters to take care of themselves. Many women had ploughed the fields, worked the factories and all number of jobs while men died on the battlefield. Many of them said that the fate of the nation shouldn't be in the hands of one man. They believed that Russia should be a republic. These women also believed that they should be equal to men as they had done very thing that was considered a mans job when they left for war.

However the movement faced a problem as talk like this could get someone locked up or worse. The leaders made the decision to keep the movement underground with a low profile until they had more members and could force the government to listen. The organisation spread mostly by word of mouth with friends bringing each other in. After this step they started handing out fliers with the organisations main beliefs and a message encouraging others to start their own movement/cell. It wasn't long before smaller groups formed all over the Caucasus region. Some even set up pirate radio stations to spread their version of the truth to the masses. Unfortunately they would also face step backs with some of them being caught and arrested with most never to be seen again.

As the Czar took more power and civil liberties away from the people the movement grew stronger. With antimonarchists and republicans joining the movement. However the movement also became more radical with some saying that the Czar had gone to far and needed to be removed by force if necessary. Thankfully the rest of the organisation had slightly cooler heads saying they should wait and build up. They would slowly start gathering weapons here and there from people who didn't ask them too many questions. This lead to dealings with organised crime and gun smugglers. Some soldiers even joined seeing that the Czar had gone to far and they would bring in other soldiers with similar views.

When Nicholas II's time came many hoped that with his death would bring a less heavy handed ruler to the throne in the form of Alexandre IV. Unfortunately even with the the passing of the previous Czar in 1946 everything stayed pretty much the same with some saying it got worse. People were arrested for no reason with some completely going missing never making it to trial. The movement lost some of their own in all off this but thankfully they never divulged anything.

When the ethnic minorities of the Caucasus rebelled the movement had to go extremely silent to avoid detection. It was a brutal put down as the rebels as they were slaughtered. Allegedly alongside some innocents though the government would never it admit it was their fault always blaming the rebels. The movement tried to protect as many of the minorities as they could as most didn't even do anything. However that didn't the Czars soldiers thinking that they were all up to something. Some rebels were also saved by the movement as they began losing many searched for somewhere to hide. That's how the movement found out the minorities had been encouraged and funded to rebel by the communists. The movement switched them to their side arguing that they should not trade a Czar for a Communist dictator. A lot of them joined on and those that didn't were dealt with as they couldn't afford a breech in security.

This people's liberal movement in the Caucasus region finally realised that freedom from the Czar would require careful planing and force to seize power. It would take the right circumstances and the right timing for the movement to work. The conditions proved to be right shortly after the Czar was killed and the royalists were in panic. With the top brass of Caucasus region army meeting to organise it was easy for the rebels to use this to their advantage. Using soldiers who were members of the movement they were able to sneak a reasonably sized task force in taking the generals by storm. One or two fought back but they only got off a few shots before being killed. At the same time several other officers were poisoned by there secretaries or in some rare cases their wives. With their leadership either killed or held prisoner the soldiers gave into the demands of the revolutionaries and surrendered. With soldiers loyal to revolution disarming the rest of the army and arming more of the rebellion things were looking up for a change.

It took several months but they finally managed to piece together a provisional government. The provisional government was made up of the highest ranking military members and the leaders of all the resistance cells. They were also getting ready to release the last group of army captives. Upon release they always gave the soldiers a rifle for every man 1 out of 20 and enough food to make it to a loyalist stronghold before they starved. However that didn't help them much as many would still be killed or captured in a few days by revolutionaries with some even joining the revolutionaries. Many others no one knows what happened to them. In the last group they also sent them away with the generals who they had been holding hostage. Without an army the generals wouldn't be able to just turn around and attack and they would have to leave to survive.

It took about 6 months for the provisional government to get even the basics in place. The way they did this was by nationalising any form of cottage industry that made tools, weapons, ammunition or clothing. With this they were able to trade with the local farming communities so they could feed the people. They also managed to get the sewers and rubbish collection working again with them now actually able to pay them. The government also nationalised the mines using most metal for every day uses. However the precious metal or metal that had no practical use was traded away to other countries (mainly Romania and Bulgaria). This trade was technically illegal as they were not a recognised country and it was mainly run by criminals. Often vessels would dock up and purchase the metal at an extremely low price then smuggle it back home. With this they had a small treasury of foreign currency. They would use this currency to buy anything that couldn't be made internally. Unfortunately they were hampered by the fact they couldn't mine or make anything fast enough only having hand tools and horse drawn wagons. At the same time other factions were now attacking them and with their forces so spread out they didn't stand a chance. So it was decided to concentrate their forces in the western part of the Caucasus region.

When they had finished retreating back to Sochi and Krasnodar the question was put forward of how they actually protected and hold the land. It was fairly easy to garrison the two main cities of Sochi and Krasnodar. They also stationed large garrisons at the oil fields and mines as they were the life blood of the country. Unfortunately it was very hard to find anyone capable of making the oil fields leading shortages. Also there was still the problem of protecting the small towns and villages on the vast plains of farmland. In the end the area was doted these areas with remote earthwork forts were they would station a large platoon and there horses. The idea being that the closest platoon could engage any enemy incursion quickly while other platoons converged to provide backup. They also helped keep law and order in the territory. They caught a lot of criminals and stopped several incursions. Unfortunately with the territory so expansive they couldn't stop everything and often things would slip though the net.

It was in 1956 that the provisional government announced its upcoming disbanding and the first election of the new council to replace it. They also announced the name for this new country which was the Caucasia Commonwealth. The new council began its term in office on January second 1957 and begin its 5 year term. They were already facing problems with criminal and rebel elements now sneaking though the mountains. Forcing the government to build remote outposts in key passes and routes through the mountains. Another problem is that rebel groups have now started raiding the oil fields in the west both stealing and destroying equipment. To counter act the both the criminals and rebel the government started putting prices on any rebel or criminal killed. However the bounties were only paid out a decent some for high ranking individuals. Lower ranking soldiers or criminals were barely worth killing. The government paid these bounty hunters in the foreign currency they had made from the illegal trade of metals. However this severely limited their ability to buy things that they couldn’t make. But there was no way around it as they needed the bounty hunters for the good of the nation no matter the cost.

The year is now 1960 and the government has become increasingly concerned for the safety of the nation. With the forces of the country incapable of stopping the enemy or crime the government realises that they need help. They realised that waiting and hoping for the region to stabilise was not going to happen. So now the government is looking to establish ties with other countries to help. Although this makes them look weak they see no other choice if there way of life and nation is to survive. The idea is to see if they can get them to invest in infrastructure, tools and education for the nation. In return they are prepared to offer almost anything. Diplomats have been dispatched to neighbouring countries in the hope that they will other a helping hand.

@Inkwell

>Nationalize cottage industry

Excuse me, but how do you expect the state to seize someone's homes and for this to work?

Honestly, reviewing the app it reads more like you're tacking on what I'm saying and not really critically applying any or much of it. It's at the stage that if you really want to be someone in southern Russia does it really need to be a liberal democracy? Frankly, the military order would be more capable of asserting itself. A Kuban Hetmanate would be more viable in the area given the relatively powerful political position of the Cossacks in the area.

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However they are so far west that this would be a challenge for them if they come from inland.

@Inkwell

It wouldn't be that difficult. Literally two major Cossack Hosts would be your neighbor.



The Kuban in the north and Terek in the east. Both over lap and envelop the area around you centered on the rivers they derive their names from. And without Soviet-styled forced deportation or elimination of them as a group, they are considerable adversaries. The whole of Kuban Oblast would more than likely be a Russo-Ukrainian Hetmanate due in part to the Kuban's long history of Imperial patronage.

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I understand your points but do have a few to make. For one near Krasnodar their is both oil extraction and refining (I looked on some old resource maps). So that will provide me with some fuel. Also you can make dry stone walls without concrete but I have to admit earthworks would be better maybe. Also transport I was thinking of limiting it to very high ranking officers or government officials so there would only be a handful on the roads (less than 50). All other cars would have been scraped for parts. Also there is a limited rail network in the south so I could use diseal trains but would probably only have one or two.

I have to say north of the city of Krasnodar I would probably have it as technically under there control but it is pretty much lawless like the old west. Only a few horse patrols go every now and again. They offer rewards for bounty hunters.

My government would probably collect a food tax from farmers which would have them collect a small portion of the farmers crops. Thus keeping the cities feed.

For the most part I see my country going back to 1860. However you would see government using what little fuel/resources to have a small amount of technology. But I imagine that by 1960 my country is at the limit of what it can produce and it small pieces of advanced equipment are now beginning to fail. Thus them looking out to the wider world for support.

@Inkwell

The thing with fortification lines is that projects like the Maginot Line took eleven years to build for a relatively wealthy, industrial, non-civil war wrought country like France. If we excused the depth of the line itself, the French built it at 4-5 miles a day over the span of those eleven years for the 943 miles. Geography may be different where you're situated, but the reality of Russia is different with borders less than static.

And possessing oil fields and refineries doesn't really imply automatic security in wealth. Simply having it doesn't mean you get the wealth-creation of someone like the Arabs or any large oil-carrying nation. Not only would oil and gas be cheap, but local instability means either no one would want to gamble their investment and put money into the area to develop or maintain those fields until the situation stabilizes, but because other groups may and will need fuel oil and gas that they would also be raiding those locations to either knock them out and deprive you, or seize them and enrich themselves. Places where there is conflict does not mean that there'd be a consistent workforce in the area; either working skeleton hours or abandoning the area all together.

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@Shyri

no wot r u doing his soul is supposed 3 b pain