The Broken Republic

[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

Cameron '22!

[America Needs R'hllor]

Cameron or Wallace 2022!

This plus Cromwell.

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Cameron or Wallace 2022!

This plus Cromwell.

I haven't forgotten about her!

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Polls for the Ninth Congressional District in the State of Illinois, February 19, 2021

John Fares (inc.)(Independent) - 47.43%

Xavier Perez (Socialists' and Ecologists' Party) - 45.97%

Don't Know/Undecided - 8%

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Xavier Perez was pleased at the recent polls. Very pleased. Three weeks ago he was down ten points to Fares, now he's within two points. The country is tilting left, at least the Ninth District was.

"That's great, right?" Jordan said, scrolling through the crosstabs.

"It absolutely is!" Perez replied. He clasped his hands together. It was still over a year away, but in a few months the campaigning would grow in intensity and importance. This is a great place to start, though, and Perez was soaking it in.

He smiled at his campaign manager and went back into his house.

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Polls for the Senate Election in the State of California, February 28, 2021

Matilda Schumer (inc.)(Social Democratic Party) - 53%

Elizabeth Carnley (Moderate Laborist Party) - 45%

Undecided/Don't Know - 2%

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Only 45%? Elizabeth Carnley thought. She was disappointed. She set the mental goal to at least reach 48% by March, and it didn't look like it was happening. Schumer is proving to be mighty popular in California, with her rallies in L.A. and San Fran bringing out thousands. Carnley could only turn out a measly few hundred in places like Bakersfield and Anaheim.

Maybe California is just too left-wing for Carnley? It was a conservative state for much of the pre-Second Civil War period, but languishing under an evil theocracy has created an underground leftism that is finally exploding with freedom. Maybe I should have just pitched my tent with the Social Dems. Carnley pondered, thinking she'd make a good moderate socialist rather than a center-rightist in a time when rightists are anathema in America.

Oh well. Let's see if Ab Fab is playing a rerun tonight. She sat down on the couch and turned the TV on.

"And we're getting reports that - reports that - okay," The anchor was saying. "My god. We can report that Michael Hawthorne has been captured outside of Albany, Georgia."

"Oh, my god!" Carnley exclaimed, standing up and gasping. Her husband came in alarmed. "They captured Hawthorne!" She said.

"What?" Her husband was incredulous. "Really?"

"Yes! That's what the news is saying!"

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HAWTHORNE CAPTURED

February 28, 2021

President of the CRA, Michael Hawthorne has been captured in Georgia by a special ops team apart of the United States military. The announcement has sparked a wave of celebrations across the United States and much of the world. People are reported to be cheering and crying in the streets, from New York, to Washington, Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Chicago. There have been celebrations in London, Sao Paulo, and Berlin as well.

President Suza Cameron made a formal announcement on the evening of February 28, extolling the "bravery and resolve of our citizens who captured Hawthorne and made the march to peace that much stronger."

Celebrators on the streets of New York have been chanting "Liberation", "Revolution", and "Death to Fascism" throughout the night.

(Above: The Situation Room in the White House shortly after Hawthorne was confirmed alive and captured)

The government has confirmed that Hawthorne will be tried for a number of offenses, including war crimes, genocide, ethnic cleansing, and state terrorism. All of these carry the death sentence, which Hawthorne will likely be convicted of.

Melinda Wallace has shied away from calling for his summary execution, a stark reversal of her earlier position of executing members of the CRA who are guilty of genocide.

"A full and fair trial is to be awarded to even the most despicable and guilty of people, and summary executions, while they send a message, muddy the waters and make it seem like we are no different than them." Wallace said earlier tonight when pressed on the issue.

The trial for Hawthorne is expected to be held this April.

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HAWTHORNE WILL HANG

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

Party platforms?

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Party platforms?

Parties are still being founded left and right, especially among the left-wing.

But, of the major parties and factions, there are:

Social Democratic Party

Socialists' and Ecologists' Party

Communist Party

Workers' Emancipation Party

Moderate Laborist Party

Centrist Party

Minor Parties include:

Revolutionary Socialist Party

Conservative Party

Nationalist and Patriotic Party

Platforms

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Social Democratic Party

Center-left to Far-left

Big Tent of the Left

Social Justice

Socialism

Social Democracy

Social Liberalism

Religious freedom, love all religions

LGBTQ Rights/Minority Rights

Allow greater immigration and global free movement across borders

Green Politics

Wealth redistribution through reform

Anti-corruption

Anti-theocracy

Urban and Labor interests

Pro-technology, anti-globalization, pro-world view

Socialists' and Ecologists' Party

Left to Far-Left

Socialism

Democratic Socialism

Social Justice

Social Democracy

Social Liberalism

LGBTQ rights/Minority rights

Religious freedom, abolish religious discrimination

Allow greater immigration and global free movement across borders

Green Politics, conservationism, ecologism, anti-coal

Abolish capitalism through reform

Wealth redistribution through reform

Anti-corruption

Anti-theocracy

Left populism

Anti-globalization

Communist Party

Far-Left

Communism

Socialism

Democratic Socialism

Social Justice

Social Democracy

LGBTQ rights/Minority rights

Anti-religion, move towards agnosticism and atheism

Abolish borders and allow global free movement

Abolish capitalism through revolution

Wealth redistribution through revolution

Revolutionize laborism

Anti-corporatism

Anti-conservatism

Anti-globalization

Anti-corruption

Anti-theocracy

Workers' Emancipation Party

Center to Center-Left

Social Democracy

Capitalism

Social Liberalism

Economic Populism

Moderate on LGBTQ rights/Minority rights

Center-right on Immigration

Safeguard Capitalism against cronyism, corruption, and monopolies

Safeguard the rights and bargaining power of all workers

Urban, suburban, and rural workers' interests

Centrist populism

Pro-technology, anti-globalization

Anti-corruption

Anti-theocracy

Moderate Laborist Party

Center-Right to Center

Socially Moderate

Economically Center-Left

Capitalist

Center-Right on LGBTQ rights/Minority rights

Slow down immigration to protect workers

Equity between employer and employee

Pro-union, but pro-employer as well

Safeguarding capitalism against cronyism, corruption, monopolies

Safeguarding capitalism against socialism, communism, and regulations

Anti-corruption

Anti-theocracy

Centrist Party

Center-Right to Right

Socially moderate to conservative

Economically right-wing

Capitalist

Anti-socialist, anti-communist

Center-right to right on LGBTQ rights/Minority rights

Slow down immigration

Pro-employer, pro-business

Safeguarding capitalism against socialism, communism, and regulations

Pro-technology, pro-globalization

Anti-theocracy, pro-faith

Urban and Suburban interests

Revolutionary Socialist Party

Far Left

Similar to the Communist and Socialist Parties

Anti-Social Democrats

Safeguard communism and socialism from compromised Social Democrats

Conservative Party

Right to Far-Right

Socially Conservative

Economically Rightist

Anti-LGBTQ rights

Only allow limited immigrants to enter each year, quota system

Capitalism

Abolish all regulations and socialistic aspects

Laissez Faire capitalism

Pro-business

Pro-globalizations

Nationalist and Patriotic Party

Far-right

Socially Conservative

Economically Rightist

Capitalist

Anti-LGBTQ rights

Centrist/Center-Right on Minority rights

Anti-immigration, immigration hurts and endangers communities

Pro-Christian

Nativist

Safeguard capitalism against any and all regulations

Mercantilism

Isolationism

Anti-globalization, anti-world view: some cultures are bad for America

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White House - Afternoon of March 15, 2021

President Cameron gathered her top people in the Oval Office. It was a group the media have since called Cameronland, which also extended to advisors, staffers, and other associates. However, only the closest knit of them were there: President Cameron, Vice President Marquez, National Security Director Melinda Wallace, and Defense Secretary Mary Cromwell.

They all sat on the plushy couches. A pile of paperwork and documents lay sprawled out on the coffee table. "Plans for a presidential system", "Plans for a parliamentary system" read some of the documents. Cameron had circled the parliamentary document with a red sharpie.

"I personally think we should model our government in a parliamentary way, with a prime minister being the head of government and a ceremonial President. I'm planning on campaigning on a parliamentary system too." She said. "Does anybody have any objections?"

"Well, no, but - " Wallace started. "I just fear the implementation will be very messy, since this is such a foreign system for many Americans. Plus, I feel we should still be focusing on the war."

"Right, but we can focus on both the war and fixing the broken political system." Wallace started. "Besides, I plan on the system being implemented throughout 2022 and 2023 in time for congressional elections in 2024. I also want to alternate elections, with congressional elections falling on even years and presidential elections on fixed odd years starting on 2025 and being held every five years."

"So you want a presidential election in 2022, then again in 2025, then every five years from then?" Marquez asked.

"Yes. I hope that makes sense." Cameron said.

"It does, but I'll suggest a simpler one." Cromwell interjected. "How about fixed presidential elections every six years, starting in 2022, and then parliamentary or congressional elections every four years at minimum, with rules for sooner elections in case of no-confidence?"

"Hmm." Cameron ruminated. "I'll think about that. It might just be better."

"I agree with Cromwell. It's a bit less complex, and it provides for elections frequently but not always overlapping. I feel like elections that always overlap could - enable ferocity and division." Marquez said.

"Agreed. But I feel we should look forward to elections, not dread them." Wallace said.

"Well, that's all apart of our Revolution, right?" Wallace asked. "Not just changing systems, but changing the way people think, act, and perceive their state."

"It'll be hard, but I think we can all agree that the current and pre-Revolution system is just garbage!" Cromwell said.

"Exactly." Wallace said, then paused. "Now onto my next - uh - point. I don't know who will succeed me as President, nor do I know who will be my Prime Ministers. I kinda want you all in this room to run for something in the next few years."

"For what?" Melinda Wallace asked, having never ran and never planning to.

"Well, I'd like you or Cromwell to succeed me as President when I leave office. And I want Marquez to be Prime Minister, as I feel he's a good party leader."

"Oh, jeez. I don't know." Wallace said, thinking it over. President? In a ceremonial office with no powers? She thought. If she was to hold office, she'd want power. She'd want to be Prime Minister.

"Prime Minister Marquez?" Marquez asked aloud. "I don't know. I might want to run for president some day."

"Look, you all can run for whatever or not run, I'm just saying you all have strengths and can contribute to the government in all these unique ways, so I want to stock as many offices as I can with you." Wallace said. "You can run for President with Cromwell as your veep or whatever we'd call that office, if we still have one, while Wallace leads the party in congress."

"Thank you, I also want us to be in government, but I just don't feel like a campaigner." Marquez said.

"It's a revolution, who gives a sh*t?" Cameron said, laughing. "Maybe you all go into congress and some socialist succeeds me as President!"

Prime Minister Cromwell. I like that. Cromwell pondered. Though she wasn't very partisan, despite being as leftist as any of them there, she wasn't ready to commit to any party. But, Cameron planted the idea in her head.

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HAWTHORNE CONVICTED, SENTENCED TO DEATH

April 19, 2021. New York.

Former leader of the CRA, Michael Hawthorne, was convicted of a slew of crimes against humanity and has been sentenced to death by a military tribunal in Princeton, New Jersey

His execution is set for June 12, 2021. He will be publicly hanged in a yet-to-be-determined location.

Above: People cry at a memorial for genocide victims in Washington. The genocide in the Southern CRA continues despite persistent bombing efforts.

It is unclear how long the Southern CRA will hold out for, but it is predicted that the top remaining leadership will capitulate and surrender to the United States by June.

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Montgomery, Zone A - Afternoon of March 23, 2021

Lora almost forgot a teddy bear of hers when all the liberated prisoners were being herded out of the barracks. It was a plushy animal she found outside the barracks after her grandmother died, along the trail that prisoners were forced to walk death marches on. It was ragged, but Lora still found it cute.

The camp was liberated about two weeks ago, but soldiers were finally evacuating the prisoners after securing Montgomery. They let everyone out, including gay people and lesbians. Lora's mother told her that Americans in World War Two wouldn't liberate gays due to the German laws against them. Lora responded by saying that it was weird, since she didn't quite comprehend the cruelty of it. Her father was still missing, and the night before, Lora's mother told her, struggling through tears, that he might be in heaven along with Grandma. Lora was saddened, but she had her mother and all her sisters, and a few supportive prisoners.

They left the camp and relocated to a massive sports arena in Montgomery, built by the theocrats for religious performances and football games. Now, it was housing thousands of refugees and genocide survivors. Lora didn't feel like a survivor, she just felt like herself, just more hungrier and sadder than ever. Doctors told her she was emaciated and needed to be under care, which her mother agreed with. Another doctor told her she might have health troubles all her life due to the starvation she endured. Lora got anxious from hearing that, but she was still glad to be brought from the brink of annihilation.

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Native Americans beat back Interior CRA in Oklahoma, begin siege of Tulsa.

A predominantly Native American organ of the U.S. armed forces has redirected their focus towards the Snake River Front in Oklahoma and has pushed back the Interior CRA up to Tulsa, and are planning a siege of the city.

Under the CRA, Native Americans were sequestered in increasingly desolate reservations and expunged from society. Laws were passed outlawing indigenous/non-indigenous marriages, and Native Americans were gradually barred from holding property, voting, holding credit cards, and free travel.

Now, after the Revolution, Native Americans flocked to the United States military and civil services, and have provided an integral role across the new society. In the military, they have been instrumental in securing the Snake River along the Texan-Oklahoman border. A successful siege of Tulsa would open up the rest of Oklahoma for Conquest and better enable the United States to take Arkansas and push into Kansas.

[America Needs R'hllor]

Yess, down with Hawthorne! Also, good job Native Americans.
As for the parties... Wow, not even a single pro-globalization, capitalist to Social Democrat party which is also pro-LGBTQ rights? I guess I'd support a ragtag of Social Democrats, Worker's Emanicipation and Moderate Laborist politicians. I'd probably be most comfortable supporting socially liberal Moderate Laborists.

[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

Yess, down with Hawthorne! Also, good job Native Americans.
As for the parties... Wow, not even a single pro-globalization, capitalist to Social Democrat party which is also pro-LGBTQ rights? I guess I'd support a ragtag of Social Democrats, Worker's Emanicipation and Moderate Laborist politicians. I'd probably be most comfortable supporting socially liberal Moderate Laborists.

Social Democrats for me

[Sir Mohamed]

Yess, down with Hawthorne! Also, good job Native Americans.
As for the parties... Wow, not even a single pro-globalization, capitalist to Social Democrat party which is also pro-LGBTQ rights? I guess I'd support a ragtag of Social Democrats, Worker's Emanicipation and Moderate Laborist politicians. I'd probably be most comfortable supporting socially liberal Moderate Laborists.

Same for me. Very well written, by the way!

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Polling Data for Political Parties

Do you have a positive or negative view of the Social Democratic Party?

Positive - 74%

Negative - 26%

Do you have a positive or negative view of the Socialists' and Ecologists' Party?

Positive - 68%

Negative - 32%

Do you have a positive or negative view of the Communist Party?

Negative - 53%

Positive - 47%

Do you have a positive or negative view of the Centrist Party

Positive - 55%

Negative - 45%

Do you have a positive or negative view of the Workers' Emancipation Party?

Positive - 61%

Negative - 39%

Do you have a positive or negative view of the Moderate Laborist Party?

Positive - 53%

Negative - 47%

Do you have a positive or negative view of the Revolutionary Socialist Party?

Negative - 51%

Positive - 49%

Do you have a positive or negative view of the Conservative Party?

Negative - 69%

Positive - 31%

Do you have a positive or negative view of the Nationalist and Patriotic Party?

Negative - 89%

Positive - 11%

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Hawthorne Executed in New York

June 12, 2021 -

Former President of the Christian Republic, Michael Hawthorne, has been publicly executed in Chelsea Park, Manhattan today, in front a crowd of about 200. Hawthorne was convicted of genocide, state terrorism, and a host of other crimes against humanity in April of this year. In a capture that was widely celebrated across America, Hawthorne's execution comes as a symbolic watershed moment in the war against the CRA.

Hawthrone was 52 years old and is survived by his wife, Mary McClelland Hawthorne, and his two children, Johnny and Greta Hawthorne. They have attempted to flee to Russia, but were arrested by British authorities at Gatwick Airport in London. They are currently waiting for extradition to the United States. Mary Hawthorne has been called the "Ava Braun of Dixie".

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SOUTHERN CRA CAPITULATES

September 23, 2021 -

In a stunning move, the senior military leadership of the Southern CRA has capitulated to the United States, surrendering every held territory to the U.S. as well as surrendering to imprisonment. There has reportedly been a coup this past month among the leadership, which has resulted in the rumored execution of anti-capitulation hardliner General Matthew Elias Stockmeier.

The announcement, first confirmed by President Cameron and Secretary Cromwell, has triggered a massive wave of public celebrations across the United States comparable to New Years' celebrations. Revelers are reported to be crying and screaming exclamations of joy on the streets. Remarks include "Victory!", "U.S.A!" and "No Fascism!".

The President and Vice President have announced a victory tour around the United States to celebrate the end of the war against the CRA and strategize for the war against the interior CRA.

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Presidential Debate Commission Sets Dates for Three Debates

The Presidential Debate Commission, established by a triumvirate of universities, has set the dates for three presidential debates. The dates are as followed:

First Debate: April 3, 2022

Second Date: April 24, 2022

Third Debate: May 8, 2022

Furthermore, the Commission has dedicated a range of topics to each topic:

First Debate: Revolution, Theocracy, The Future of America

Second Debate: Parliamentary System vs. Presidential System, Capitalism vs. Socialism

Third Debate: Refugees, Global Image, and Foreign Policy

That is all the information the Commission has released thus far. It is rumored that candidates must achieve an average polling range of 3-5% two weeks prior to the debate to be considered a valid applicant for participating in the debate. With this, it is likely that the debate members will be President Suza Cameron of New York, Senator Kyra Welsh of Kentucky, Senator Garrett Dillon of California, Mr. Jaremy Omid of New York, and Ms. Mirei Song of Washington.

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The Candidates for the 2022 Presidential Election and their Parties

Social Democratic Party

President Suza Cameron (NY)

Socialists' and Ecologists' Party

Senator Kyra Welsh (KY)

Communist Party

Senator Garrett Dillon (CA)

Workers' Emancipation Party

Ms. Mirei Song (WA)

Moderate Laborist Party

Mrs. Helena Kingsley (LA)

Centrist Party

Mr. Jaremy Omid (NY)

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Gallup - Presidential Candidate Favorabilities - September 12, 2021

Do you have a positive or negative view of the following people:

President Suza Cameron

Positive - 94%

Negative - 5%

Don't Know/Undecided - 1%

Senator Kyra Welsh

Positive - 58%

Negative - 36%

Don't Know/Undecided - 6%

Senator Garrett Dillon

Positive - 47%

Negative - 45%

Don't Know/Undecided - 8%

Ms. Mirei Song

Positive - 42%

Negative - 30%

Don't Know/Undecided - 28%

Mrs. Helena Kingsley

Negative - 37%

Positive - 36%

Don't Know/Undecided - 27%

Mr. Jaremy Omid

Positive - 34%

Negative - 34%

Don't Know/Undecided - 32%

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SUZA 2022

[Cold War Liberal]

SUZA 2022

I'M WITH HER

[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

SUZA 2022

I'M WITH HER

MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN

**Unironically**

(Also sorry for taking up this much space, I love these (quote) memes)