This will be a TL written by myself and by kevvy2010. It will be about a fictional, tiny island nation in the South Caribbean, known as Tierra Pacifica. It starts in July 2012, with revolts against His Majesty King Bernardo II...
Last week, in Ciudad de Pacheco, protesters took to the streets to speak out against what many Pacificans are calling the "tyrannical" rule of His Majesty and Protector of our Freedom King Bernardo II. The majority of them are Students from the Imperial University, one of Tierra Pacifica's only three colleges. When asked about why they were protesting, we recieved a wide variety of answers. The most common ones were disapproval with King Bernardo's handling of the nation's decaying railway networks, the declining economy, bad working conditions for the miners in the center of the country, the nation's underperforming school system, massive wealth inequality between the nobility and the peasantry, and a desire for a Democratic government after almost two centuries of being ruled by Royal Decree alone. His Majesty's Government has not issued a formal statement as of yet, though there have been sightings of members of the Royal Guard conducting surveillance on the protesters. While traditionally respected due to their long history and many years of service to the Crown, the Guard has been referred to as a sort of "Secret Police" in the same league as Hitler's Gestapo in recent years.
We spoke to Marti Iglesias, a student at the Imperial University and one of the de facto leaders of the protesters. He had this to say:
"We do blame the King for the current massive inequality which exists here. We do. And that's because he is a dictator, no better than someone like Kim Jong-Un in North Korea or Assad in Syria. When you have total control over policy and that policy causes problems, then the problems are your fault. We will continue fighting for a Republican government until we get that. We want the railroads repaired. They used to be the method of transportation of this country, but now they are crumbling due to years of neglect. We want good quality education for everyone, not just those who can afford it. We want the King to let the miners unionize. And we want the King's secret police to stop murdering those that disagree with him. We want Democracy."
As of now the protests are disorganized, and do not have a central message. Commentators on the nation's premier news network, Pacifica News Now, have called the event ineffective, and referred to the protesters as nothing more than irrelevant and destructive left-wing agitators.
So what do y'all think so far?
Last week, in Ciudad de Pacheco, protesters took to the streets to speak out against what many Pacificans are calling the "tyrannical" rule of His Majesty and Protector of our Freedom King Bernardo II. The majority of them are Students from the Imperial University, one of Tierra Pacifica's only three colleges. When asked about why they were protesting, we recieved a wide variety of answers. The most common ones were disapproval with King Bernardo's handling of the nation's decaying railway networks, the declining economy, bad working conditions for the miners in the center of the country, the nation's underperforming school system, massive wealth inequality between the nobility and the peasantry, and a desire for a Democratic government after almost two centuries of being ruled by Royal Decree alone. His Majesty's Government has not issued a formal statement as of yet, though there have been sightings of members of the Royal Guard conducting surveillance on the protesters. While traditionally respected due to their long history and many years of service to the Crown, the Guard has been referred to as a sort of "Secret Police" in the same league as Hitler's Gestapo in recent years.
We spoke to Marti Iglesias, a student at the Imperial University and one of the de facto leaders of the protesters. He had this to say:
"We do blame the King for the current massive inequality which exists here. We do. And that's because he is a dictator, no better than someone like Kim Jong-Un in North Korea or Assad in Syria. When you have total control over policy and that policy causes problems, then the problems are your fault. We will continue fighting for a Republican government until we get that. We want the railroads repaired. They used to be the method of transportation of this country, but now they are crumbling due to years of neglect. We want good quality education for everyone, not just those who can afford it. We want the King to let the miners unionize. And we want the King's secret police to stop murdering those that disagree with him. We want Democracy."
As of now the protests are disorganized, and do not have a central message. Commentators on the nation's premier news network, Pacifica News Now, have called the event ineffective, and referred to the protesters as nothing more than irrelevant and destructive left-wing agitators.
So what do y'all think so far?