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Springtime of Nations II: A European Republic Quest

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For comrades' consideration, discussion, and refinement:

[] Communist Party
-[] Plan: The Communist Party Program of 1901
--[] Extend all "ongoing programs" to all lands annexed after the Great Eastern War (the "new territories"), without exception, and encourage and assist Denmark, Poland, Ruthenia, and Danubia (the "new Allied states") in adopting the "ongoing programs." For "reforms in progress," prioritize getting the new territories up to Republican standard.
--[] In the new territories, nationalize, and institute self-management pursuant to the central plan of, all industrial enterprises, and public and ex-Imperial lands, but permit industrial enterprises to opt out only if a majority of their workers vote to collectivize instead. Encourage nationalization of the largest and most important industrial enterprises, and of water, power, transport, and credit by the new Allied states so they may participate as strong and equal partners in reconstruction.
--[] Begin linking the Main and Danube with a modern Liebknecht Canal, and electrifying and where feasible re-gauging rail in the new territories and new Allied states to link with the existing CER and Italian rail. Preferentially employ labor from the new territories on a two-year expedited national service basis for these projects within the CER, and from the new Allied states in their territories.
--[] Empower the CEI to centrally direct, with input from local and national planning bodies, reconstruction of old and new Allied states, including: rebuilding cities preferentially on the basis of damage; transferring technology and machinery to Allied industries; and integrating various industrial sectors. Ensure that local workers are involved in all levels.
--[] Invite the Second Philippine Republic to join the Republican Alliance and direct CEI development aid towards building it a modern fleet and army. Provide it with CER-surplus arms to forward to revolutionaries in China and Korea, and encourage it to provide sanctuary and Red political education to same.
--[] Provide the RSWP with CER-surplus arms, and propaganda, so that it may take advantage of the return of the POWs and the instability of the new government to agitate for Red revolution in Russia. Encourage it to promote the self-organization of affiliate parties in nations still subjugated by Russia.

Planks are in no particular order at this point.
 
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Zimmerwald1915 said:
--[] Nationalize, and institute self-management pursuant to the central plan of, all industrial enterprises, and public and ex-Imperial lands, in the new territories. Permit industrial enterprises to opt out only if a majority of their workers vote to collectivize instead.
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As a note for Radical Party voters, the underlined bit is specifically pre-limiting our aims to only the lands already "held by the state" in those areas as part of cross-party outreach on the economic restructuring, rather than taking a stance of full nationalization.
 
Godwinson said:
As a note for Radical Party voters, the underlined bit is specifically pre-limiting our aims to only the lands already "held by the state" in those areas as part of cross-party outreach on the economic restructuring, rather than taking a stance of full nationalization.
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This is to confirm that the intent is to maintain existing public lands in public ownership, and to exempt from nationalization (and make available for distribution on a land-to-the-tiller basis, presumably the Radicals will actually include this plank) all lands not directly held by the Imperial family (inasmuch as it was highly identified with the state).
 
Comrades, I come with a very different Communist proposal!

[] The Communist Party
-[] The Red Pan-European Tendency
--[] Propose to our allies to deepen our integration by expanding it into the political sphere, and form several higher-level political organs to lay the foundation for eventually merging into a united European state! European Nationalism will be a short-term goal on our Internationalist agenda that is both progressive and liberatory in nature!
--[] Nationalize all industries and formerly public and noble-held lands in the new territories. Where we do not have the political support for nationalization, we will instead push for setting up joint state-coop structures.
--[] Modernize the Landwehr's military equipment. Give cast-off and surplus arms to revolutionaries in Eastern Europe and East-Asia.
--[] Organize several festivals celebrating the various cultures of the CER and Alliance. Not festivals for each specific culture but ones celebrating a mix of various cultures, using these to bridge cultural gaps by emphasizing the shared beliefs and heritage of our people.
--[] Provide the Philippine Republic with economic and military aid to help it industrialize and build a modern fleet and army. Furthermore, use the Phillipines as a stop and depot from where we can support other revolutionaries in East and South-East Asia.
--[] Form a scientific committee to construct an artificial language, with an integral sign and braille component, incorporating only features shared in common across language groups and cultures originating from around the world. Goal is to create an international auxilliary language that can break through linguistic differences, a truly universal language!
 
Driven by Apathy said:
41 million eligible voters...

Holy shit, just how many people died during the war?
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Ezrin said:
Yeah, like wtf. The population increased by roughly 10 million since the last census, but the number of eligible voters decreased by 6 million. Do the Czechs not have voting rights or something?
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For Germany, around ~3.7 million+ casualties AFAIK - so much less than WW1. That's not the dead btw, which is likely a lower percentage of overall casualties than IRL Imperial Germany because we've standardized protections like steel helmets etc that they didn't & the fact that we didn't spend years stuck in brutal trench warfare. So that's not the reason for the big decrease in the electorate.

I forgot if it was already mentioned or not, but there's a massive wave of emigration into Poland, Ruthenia, & Danubia from the now-Central European Republic. That's the likeliest explanation for the massive decrease in electorate. Edit: Remember we had a great amount of population increase thanks to immigration sourced from Eastern Europe and elsewhere.

As for why our electorate is still not as big as it should since we absorbed ~10 million more people - as wallabon noted we have 3 year national service in either the Leuterwehr or the People's Labor Army (public works) as requirement for voting - with exception for certain disabled groups - so that likely contributes to the delay.
 
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Regency said:
For Germany, around ~3.7 million+ casualties AFAIK - so much less than WW1.
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Assuming by "casualties", you mean fatalities (which does seem to be the case, you don't loose your vote if you loose a limb), no, it's not much less than WW1. It is, in fact, much more. Getting close to WWII levels here, and we had a smaller population to begin with.
Regency said:
That's not the dead btw, which is likely a lower percentage of overall casualties than IRL Imperial Germany because we've standardized protections like steel helmets etc that they didn't & the fact that we didn't spend years stuck in brutal trench warfare. So that's not the reason for the big decrease in the electorate.

I forgot if it was already mentioned or not, but there's a massive wave of emigration into Poland, Ruthenia, & Danubia from the now-Central European Republic. That's the likeliest explanation for the massive decrease in electorate. Edit: Remember we had a great amount of population increase thanks to immigration sourced from Eastern Europe and elsewhere.
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If it's really emigration, then it's a massive wave indeed. And keep in mind our population was growing fast before and our demographic would therefore have been weighted towards minors. So for the number of eligible voters to have declined by 3.7 million, the casualties were likely higher still.

If these numbers are accurate, the war was devastating for us and must have been apocalyptic for our enemies. I mean, I'm not really surprised by that, but this is arguably even worse than what I expected.
 
Driven by Apathy said:
Assuming by "casualties", you mean fatalities (which does seem to be the case, you don't loose your vote if you loose a limb), no, it's not much less than WW1. It is, in fact, much more. Getting close to WWII levels here, and we had a smaller population to begin with.
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...no I do not mean fatalities. I meant casualties, based on our losses in the war. I actually even typed out or dead are much less than that since ~3.7 million is our approx. casualties due to various factors such as implementation of steel helmets in the very post you quoted. Please do not misinterpret what I said so severely.
 
Regency said:
...no I do not mean fatalities. I meant casualties, based on our losses in the war. I actually even typed out or dead are much less than that since ~3.7 million is our approx. casualties due to various factors such as implementation of steel helmets in the very post you quoted. Please do not misinterpret what I said so severely.
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In that case, what happened to those voters? Their number decreased by 7.63 million, in spite of natural population growth and the large populated territories we annexed.

We definitely lost a massive amount of people - if it was emigration, then that's a genuine mass migration.
 
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I bumped the voter pop a bit because I was calculating it off the wrong percentage, but as for why it declined: nearly a million fatalities in the war, population growth flatlining during the conflict, and substantial post-war emigration to newly liberated republics. It didn't rise because people in annexed territories under reconstruction are nationally disenfranchised until the process is complete.
 
Etranger said:
I bumped the voter pop a bit because I was calculating it off the wrong percentage, but as for why it declined: nearly a million fatalities in the war, population growth flatlining during the conflict, and substantial post-war emigration to newly liberated republics. It didn't rise because people in annexed territories under reconstruction are nationally disenfranchised until the process is complete.
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Nationally disenfranchised, or disenfranchised as individuals?
 
Etranger said:
Basically, the reconstruction territories aren't nationally represented (no delegates in the Assembly) and aren't allowed to submit referenda, so the franchise can't be exercised there except on a local level.
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But certainly not disenfranchised on the basis of nationality?
 
Etranger said:
I bumped the voter pop a bit because I was calculating it off the wrong percentage, but as for why it declined: nearly a million fatalities in the war, population growth flatlining during the conflict, and substantial post-war emigration to newly liberated republics. It didn't rise because people in annexed territories under reconstruction are nationally disenfranchised until the process is complete.
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That's more in line with what I had expected. A million deaths is still really bad, but it seems about right for a war of that size. About half the toll of WWI.

Though I think population growth flatlining for 3 years shouldn't have reduced the growth of the voter population? After all, new voters aren't newly born, they were already around for a while before reaching voting age.
 
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1901 in the Central European Republic
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    • 1901 in the Central European Republic​

    With "politics as usual" suspended for the duration of the war, during which a grand coalition served as a caretaker government while much of the nation's energies were directed eastward, the 1901 contest is the first truly contentious election since 1895. By now, most of the members of the Grand Coalition are due to step down as a consequence of term limits, allowing for a fresh slate of new political actors to take the stage in a bold, bright 20th century.

    The Republic is much-changed since the outbreak of the Eastern War, in name and in substance. Nearly a million young men and women perished in Denmark, Poland, and Danubia, with twice that number left permanently disabled or rendered unable to carry out strenuous labor. Several million citizens, having emigrated from their autocratic homelands in previous decades, now return to their countries of origin to build a better life for themselves and their brethren. Finally, millions of new citizens have joined the Republic as a consequence of annexing Austria, Czechia, and Slovenia, though none of them yet possess the national franchise. As a result, though the Republic has grown tremendously, the voter base is about the same size as it was a decade ago.

    The second-most visible change is the Republic's new name. Now the Central European Republic in acknowledgment of its multicultural, multiregional, and multiethnic character, the Republic has set forth a new proposition: national unity that is not just cultural, regional, or ethnic, but continental. The Republic has made clear its aspirations by laying the foundations for a future in which all of Europe is united beneath one flag and represented by one legislature. Now all it must do is realize that future.

    Of a scale with the Republic's ambitions are its new responsibilities. Having dismantled the Habsburg Empire and pried Poland and Denmark free of their imperial masters, the forces of the Republic now garrison over a million square kilometers of land, oversee over 75 million people, and shelter four new nations beneath their umbrella of collective defense. Unlike almost every conquering force in history, the Republic proposes not to exploit or leave fallow its former enemies, but to lift them up, to rebuild their broken territories, and to make them full allies and friends in the course of time. This has the potential to be ruinously expensive in both monetary and personnel costs, but if it succeeds, then the dream of a united Europe will be one sizable step closer.

    For the moment, Central Europe must contend with the paradox of national exhaustion combined with international invigoration. There is much hope and promise abroad with the dismantling of the Imperial League, as centuries-old despotisms have been shattered, but the Republic itself is weary of conflict and overburdened with self-imposed obligations. It must navigate the tumultuous new century, shepherd its strength, seek advantage where it can be found, and prepare itself for decades of hardship.

    To the victor go the spoils and woe to the vanquished, as the common sayings go. But victory carries with it fatigue and malaise, whereas a defeated enemy may find themselves motivated beyond reason to seek their revenge. Only time will tell whether the burdens of victory can be borne or whether the malice of defeat can be overcome.
     
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    with twice that number left permanently disabled or rendered unable to carry out strenuous labor.
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    I know that all war veterans, as citizens, are covered by the state's social services but I think we should start a new program focused on this issues. We should fund phisical therapy and prosthetic research along with a public campaing to normalize whatever wounds they might have suffered. I imagine that we are much better at this than other countries (given that post-civil war reconstruction must have involved something of the like) but it never hurts to do more.​
     
    We must seriously focus on helping build up our new allies and other friendly Nation but also not forget improve ourselves as well, so that the allies and friendly Nations have someone they can count on to make others more hesitant to act hostile.
     
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