The Articles of Deconfederation: A World Without America
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I'd be right on the border to the North Korea from ITTL. Like, legit a minute walk here. Guess I'd be among the first to fuckin' die though
New England Resistance Army
The New England Resistance Army (NERA) is an anti-government militia currently operating in the Theocratic People's State of New England. The group has operated since 2000, on the basis of attempting to overthrow the current government of New England. It is an illegal organization in New England, and all of its estimated 8,500 to 10,000 members are wanted for arrest for conspiracy, treason, blasphemy, and hold the official status of "Abomination in the Eyes of God" as proclaimed by the governmentally-interconnected God's Church of New England. Additionally, it is a proscribed terrorist organization in New England and Canada, although the latter has sent material and humanitarian aid to NERA despite this. NERA was founded after the Fredericton Massacre of November 1999, in which government troops opened fire on a crowd of secular protesters, killing 145 and arresting those left alive.
Since its formation, NERA has run a campaign of violence against government officials and infrastructure, their most notable being the burning and destruction of Christ's One Church, the largest in all of New England, in Halifax in 2001. Over the course of its 18 years of operation, the group has been responsible for an average of 346 deaths a year, consisting mostly of attacks on clergy and government ministers. Although not confirmed, it is believed that NERA was responsible for poisoning Craig Blomberg, lead pastor of the Theological Legislative Council, to death in 2016, which would make Blomberg's death the army's most high-profile killing. NERA also targets minor figureheads and church officials with gunning attacks, grenades, planted explosives and, on several occasions, mustard gas bombs. The most noteworthy gas attack carried out by the army occurred in 2003, in which executive Jerry Falwell was injured and made sick for several weeks, although it is not considered to have led to Falwell's death in 2007.
When asked why NERA resorts to such brutal violence during an interview in Toronto, Tim Ashe, deputy head of the army, responded; "The government of the State of New England has committed atrocious acts of violence against our Jewish friends, our Catholic friends, our gay friends, and anyone else who has been brave enough to step out of line. The only thing that a Jerry Falwell or a Cal Thomas will understand is violence, because they know that their god will judge them harshly for what they've done, and that to stay alive is the only way to keep out of hell." Ashe, being forced to remain in Canada due to possibly exposing his whereabouts during a 2017 attack, has led the army from across the border alongside chief commander David Zuckerman.
From its founding onward, NERA's goal has been the dissolution of New England's current government in exchange for a republic. The exact position of the army as a political entity was not always clear, until 2013 when NERA published its manifesto through a proxy in New York. This pamphlet stated that the army was devoted to "anti-fascism, anti-religious radicalism (as opposed to the common outside perception of NERA being plainly "anti-Christian"), and republicanism" although some chapters of the army reportedly hold definite socialist or communistic values.
Since its formation, NERA has run a campaign of violence against government officials and infrastructure, their most notable being the burning and destruction of Christ's One Church, the largest in all of New England, in Halifax in 2001. Over the course of its 18 years of operation, the group has been responsible for an average of 346 deaths a year, consisting mostly of attacks on clergy and government ministers. Although not confirmed, it is believed that NERA was responsible for poisoning Craig Blomberg, lead pastor of the Theological Legislative Council, to death in 2016, which would make Blomberg's death the army's most high-profile killing. NERA also targets minor figureheads and church officials with gunning attacks, grenades, planted explosives and, on several occasions, mustard gas bombs. The most noteworthy gas attack carried out by the army occurred in 2003, in which executive Jerry Falwell was injured and made sick for several weeks, although it is not considered to have led to Falwell's death in 2007.
When asked why NERA resorts to such brutal violence during an interview in Toronto, Tim Ashe, deputy head of the army, responded; "The government of the State of New England has committed atrocious acts of violence against our Jewish friends, our Catholic friends, our gay friends, and anyone else who has been brave enough to step out of line. The only thing that a Jerry Falwell or a Cal Thomas will understand is violence, because they know that their god will judge them harshly for what they've done, and that to stay alive is the only way to keep out of hell." Ashe, being forced to remain in Canada due to possibly exposing his whereabouts during a 2017 attack, has led the army from across the border alongside chief commander David Zuckerman.
From its founding onward, NERA's goal has been the dissolution of New England's current government in exchange for a republic. The exact position of the army as a political entity was not always clear, until 2013 when NERA published its manifesto through a proxy in New York. This pamphlet stated that the army was devoted to "anti-fascism, anti-religious radicalism (as opposed to the common outside perception of NERA being plainly "anti-Christian"), and republicanism" although some chapters of the army reportedly hold definite socialist or communistic values.
The New England Resistance Army (NERA) is an anti-government militia currently operating in the Theocratic People's State of New England...
So, hypothetically, if the rebels overthrew the regime, would they ask for New York's land that was formally New England back? Or are Mass., Connecticut, and Rhode Island effectively New Yorker by now?
ST15RM
Banned
Okay, i’m living next to Nazi Germany ITTL.
Also, what on earth is the Militia of Christ? Is this New England’s SS?
From my understanding, more of a North Korea but it's not subtle about being a cult-state.
ST15RM
Banned
Well, the New Englanders hate Jews and Catholics and LGBT people just like the Nazis IOTL. To what extent i’m not sure.
New York has held these areas for 160 years, so they’re considered New York territory by now.
The Militia of Christ is “officially” an independent militia that enforces state laws when the cops don’t. In actuality, they’re simply an extension of the government and carry out extrajudicial killings and beatings, and operate mainly in cities.
Bob Casey, Jr.
Bob Casey, Jr. (born 13 April, 1960), or simply Bob Casey, is a New York politician currently serving as president of New York. Casey is a member of the Progressive Party, and served as prime minister under 39th president Shannon O'Brien from 2008 to 2016. Additionally, he served as leader of the opposition as head of the Progressive Party from 2006 to 2008.
From 2000 to 2016, Casey was a member of the New York House of Representatives, and represented the constituency of Ward 5, located in southwestern New York State, near the border with Midatlantica, where Casey was born. He was elected as leader of the Progressive Party when former party leader John Kerry stepped down in November of 2006 due to a health scare, forcing a leadership vote which Casey won by a relatively large margin against Jerrold Nadler and Jeff Woodburn. Under Casey's leadership, the party took the direction of "Real Progress" and re-branded from the days of Kerry's leadership. The Progressive Party put public emphasis on the "Progress" part of its platform, and stated its mission to be one that would push morally-right change in the face of what Casey perceived to be the Pataki administration's lack of care for the poor, the sick, and the needy citizens of New York and its neighbors. Casey's policies became integral to the foundations of the New York Third Way, sometimes also called the Left of the Third Way; an ideology which is relatively similar to the Third Way politics seen in Europe and North America, but with a greater focus on governmental economic intervention, a matter on which Casey regularly expressed concern. During his term, he has overseen the passage of new tax laws which treat New York's upper classes more harshly than other codes, an expansion of most of the country's social services and welfare, and a more hostile position toward New England with the goal of "Damaging [New England's] political infrastructure, from the inside, as much as possible."
In 2008, the Progressive Party won in a landslide in both the House and Presidential elections, making Casey prime minister on April 1 of that year. This was the Progressive Party's largest landslide win since the 196 house-seat win of 1968, after which Robert F. Kennedy became president alongside prime minister Claiborne Pell. The party picked up 68 seats in the house in 2008, followed by an additional three in 2012. Casey was immensely popular, with an average 78% approval rating during his time as prime minister. The O'Brien-Casey administration essentially remolded the entirety of New York's economic and social structure by lowering income and wealth inequality, introducing the Children First educational model, and by promoting net neutrality and freedom of information on the internet, among others. Casey gained a reputation for being very pro-American by fighting hard to ensure New York's further integration with the American Union, and even negotiated Cuba's entry into the union, which went through in 2017.
In foreign policy, Casey initiated a refugee-acceptance program in cooperation with France and Italy, in which a portion of Saudi refugees coming to France and Italy would be redirected to New York upon screening. Additionally Casey has brought New York significantly closer to Japan with the goal of creating an anti-fascist security net from northeast North America to the Pacific.
Casey was succeeded as leader of the Progressives by Luke Bronin, who, upon the party's victory in 2016, became New York's youngest ever prime minster. In 2015, Casey was awarded a ceremonial Order of Arts and Letters award by French president Nicolas Sarkozy as a sign of friendship between New York and France.
From 2000 to 2016, Casey was a member of the New York House of Representatives, and represented the constituency of Ward 5, located in southwestern New York State, near the border with Midatlantica, where Casey was born. He was elected as leader of the Progressive Party when former party leader John Kerry stepped down in November of 2006 due to a health scare, forcing a leadership vote which Casey won by a relatively large margin against Jerrold Nadler and Jeff Woodburn. Under Casey's leadership, the party took the direction of "Real Progress" and re-branded from the days of Kerry's leadership. The Progressive Party put public emphasis on the "Progress" part of its platform, and stated its mission to be one that would push morally-right change in the face of what Casey perceived to be the Pataki administration's lack of care for the poor, the sick, and the needy citizens of New York and its neighbors. Casey's policies became integral to the foundations of the New York Third Way, sometimes also called the Left of the Third Way; an ideology which is relatively similar to the Third Way politics seen in Europe and North America, but with a greater focus on governmental economic intervention, a matter on which Casey regularly expressed concern. During his term, he has overseen the passage of new tax laws which treat New York's upper classes more harshly than other codes, an expansion of most of the country's social services and welfare, and a more hostile position toward New England with the goal of "Damaging [New England's] political infrastructure, from the inside, as much as possible."
In 2008, the Progressive Party won in a landslide in both the House and Presidential elections, making Casey prime minister on April 1 of that year. This was the Progressive Party's largest landslide win since the 196 house-seat win of 1968, after which Robert F. Kennedy became president alongside prime minister Claiborne Pell. The party picked up 68 seats in the house in 2008, followed by an additional three in 2012. Casey was immensely popular, with an average 78% approval rating during his time as prime minister. The O'Brien-Casey administration essentially remolded the entirety of New York's economic and social structure by lowering income and wealth inequality, introducing the Children First educational model, and by promoting net neutrality and freedom of information on the internet, among others. Casey gained a reputation for being very pro-American by fighting hard to ensure New York's further integration with the American Union, and even negotiated Cuba's entry into the union, which went through in 2017.
In foreign policy, Casey initiated a refugee-acceptance program in cooperation with France and Italy, in which a portion of Saudi refugees coming to France and Italy would be redirected to New York upon screening. Additionally Casey has brought New York significantly closer to Japan with the goal of creating an anti-fascist security net from northeast North America to the Pacific.
Casey was succeeded as leader of the Progressives by Luke Bronin, who, upon the party's victory in 2016, became New York's youngest ever prime minster. In 2015, Casey was awarded a ceremonial Order of Arts and Letters award by French president Nicolas Sarkozy as a sign of friendship between New York and France.
What is the capital of New England? Also, more information on this abomination of a nation (ITTL) would be good... How do they select a dictator? What institutions (even if rubber-stamp) are there? What is the "Militia of Christ" and are there other such state militias? Do they burn people at the stake (I routinely expect this from extremist Christian theocracies)?