Methinks there is a coalition brewing
EDIT: any chance of a order preference poll coming along?
A coalition between Liberals, Labor-Farmers, and MN? Might be good to have a coaliton genuinely representative of different ethnic and class interests...
OOC: What is an order of preference poll?
OOC: Pa Dutch makes some compelling arguments, I think the Mapuches' (and other indigents) best hope is that the land they live on is of no use, not just to the Empire but also the settlers, ranchers, small farmers, industrialists, miners etc...
The question is does Patagonia go like Australia, South Africa, or New Zealand? It could probably be argued the native populace are closest in societal development to the Maori, in which case the population might be as much as 20% now.