[X] Plan: Feeding The People
-[X] Design A Native Plane (Describe) (+4 Reputation) (+1 People's Opinion)
--[X] A small fertilizer plane or helicopter. Something that works well in a small area. Guangzhou isn't a very large island so you don't need anything fast.
-[X] Construct A Fertilizer Factory (Helpful) (-2 Reputation)
-[X] Clear Jungles For Farming (Helpful) (+1 People's Opinion) (-1 Reputation)
-[X] Increase Farming Space (Helpful) (+1 People's Opinion) (-2 Reputation)
-[X] Laufpanzer (Rename Pending) Armor Foundry (1/3 to produce Laufpanzer (Rename Pending))
-[X] Wei Jungming - (RP)
--[X] Keep trying to find a significant other. You might have better luck this year.
--[X] Plan a surprise tour of the new factories.
--[X] Plan to visit either Beijing or Moscow, in order to consolidate recognition by either "communist" nations as a ally to the proletariat cause and possibly get either trade or investment from our comrades
Heh, rather than tractors to help agri but would hurt rep, we design a plane to help agree instead, nice. 😏
Also, when the day comes when we finally have to unveil our laufpanzers, we should totally make an agricultural variant. Let our rivals settle for boring tractors. Our people shall have nothing but the best farming mechas.
I highly suggest you guys watch season 1 episode 4 (Suits) of Love, Death + Robots. Farmers with mechas to fight out overgrown pests.
Mayhaps we can also create laufpanzers designed as heavy-duty diving suits and cargo haulers.
Finally, there's something that's been bugging me. @HeroCooky, the blueprints and notes we have on the laufpanzers… are these the originals? Are there copies? Because if these arent the original copies, and/or there are other copies out there… well, we likely won't have a monopoly on mechas for very long, if at all…
the blueprints and notes we have on the laufpanzers… are these the originals? Are there copies? Because if these arent the original copies, and/or there are other copies out there… well, we likely won't have a monopoly on mechas for very long, if at all…
[X] Mech Name: Actually, for this I think we'll need to establish some kind of military designation for our small arms, equipment, armored vehicles, utility vehicles, transport helicopters, gunships, aircraft, and of course, our mechs.
Since I understood what the red color meant, I had been a communist. My great-grandfather was a victim of the massacre at the Santa Maria school; my grandfather fought within the Spanish civil war; my father fought alongside Fidel Castro. And all of them were killed by the revolution and the proletariat's struggle.
I decided that maybe there were other ways to build class consciousness, ways that would leave life rather than death. So, as I grew, I read The Capital as a bed book, studied its theory as if I were bourgeois counting coins, and I entered the University of Chile as a mechanical engineer. Not to bring forth more revolutionaries from within, but to make the engines of the revolution, because someone had to, right?
So imagine me when, days after the election of comrade Allende, a man from the party told me that there could be a unique assignment in a foreign country. I was in the clouds; it was finally my time to show my family that it is unnecessary to die for the revolution to be a "true revolutionary!" And maybe I was also a bit attracted to the idea of the beaches of Cuba or the pretty girls (or guys) of Germany; even the cold nights of Moscow seemed to warm my chest at the thought of them. But after saying yes and signing the contract, it occurred to me that it didn't say where I would go. It could have been a printing error, but what started to raise alarms within my mind was that when I asked the party, they gave me roundabout and forced answers, as if they were sorry for what would happen to me. Seeing it from where I am, I now know why. The port is a bit "exotic," with all the walls painted red, similar to the worker's blood, but I am also new and do not know the customs. Besides, all experiences are good experiences, right?
Walking off the boat, the interpreter awaiting me told me that I would work on a kind of German prototype, something about a vehicle with legs. Of course, they weren't the exact words, but what was clear was that if something of this "wunderwaffe" ever leaked, "I would be very sure that I would know my ancestors, and I see why the Guangchou people are so little known." But I think I can endure the four years of the contract and see again how much socialism has advanced in Chile.
Arriving at the hostel where I will stay for the rest of my work, I notice how it looks pretty deteriorated by the standards of a capital; perhaps with the new leadership, things may change.
I only hope it is for the better.
Diary of Rigoberto Rojo - 1970, 1 of June
Pd: Sorry if this seam a little out of nowhere but this is my 1st time writing anyting apart the difference in idioms, so
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Since I understood what the red color meant, I had been a communist. My great-grandfather was a victim of the massacre at the Santa Maria school; my grandfather fought within the Spanish civil war; my father fought alongside Fidel Castro. And all of them were killed by the revolution and the proletariat's struggle.
I decided that maybe there were other ways to build class consciousness, ways that would leave life rather than death. So, as I grew, I read The Capital as a bed book, studied its theory as if I were bourgeois counting coins, and I entered the University of Chile as a mechanical engineer. Not to bring forth more revolutionaries from within, but to make the engines of the revolution, because someone had to, right?
So imagine me when, days after the election of comrade Allende, a man from the party told me that there could be a unique assignment in a foreign country. I was in the clouds; it was finally my time to show my family that it is unnecessary to die for the revolution to be a "true revolutionary!" And maybe I was also a bit attracted to the idea of the beaches of Cuba or the pretty girls (or guys) of Germany; even the cold nights of Moscow seemed to warm my chest at the thought of them. But after saying yes and signing the contract, it occurred to me that it didn't say where I would go. It could have been a printing error, but what started to raise alarms within my mind was that when I asked the party, they gave me roundabout and forced answers, as if they were sorry for what would happen to me. Seeing it from where I am, I now know why. The port is a bit "exotic," with all the walls painted red, similar to the worker's blood, but I am also new and do not know the customs. Besides, all experiences are good experiences, right?
Walking off the boat, the interpreter awaiting me told me that I would work on a kind of German prototype, something about a vehicle with legs. Of course, they weren't the exact words, but what was clear was that if something of this "wunderwaffe" ever leaked, "I would be very sure that I would know my ancestors, and I see why the Guangchou people are so little known." But I think I can endure the four years of the contract and see again how much socialism has advanced in Chile.
Arriving at the hostel where I will stay for the rest of my work, I notice how it looks pretty deteriorated by the standards of a capital; perhaps with the new leadership, things may change.
[X] Plan: Feeding The People
-[X] Design A Native Plane (Describe) (+4 Reputation) (+1 People's Opinion)
--[X] A small fertilizer plane or helicopter. Something that works well in a small area. Guangzhou isn't a very large island so you don't need anything fast.
-[X] Construct A Fertilizer Factory (Helpful) (-2 Reputation)
-[X] Clear Jungles For Farming (Helpful) (+1 People's Opinion) (-1 Reputation)
-[X] Increase Farming Space (Helpful) (+1 People's Opinion) (-2 Reputation)
-[X] Laufpanzer (Rename Pending) Armor Foundry (1/3 to produce Laufpanzer (Rename Pending))
-[X] Wei Jungming - (RP)
--[X] Keep trying to find a significant other. You might have better luck this year.
--[X] Plan a surprise tour of the new factories.
--[X] Plan to visit either Beijing or Moscow, in order to consolidate recognition by either "communist" nations as a ally to the proletariat cause and possibly get either trade or investment from our comrades
The new names for Laufpanzer collated: Iron Tiger - (Naming Scheme: [Metal][Carnivorous Mammal]) Iron Dragon - (Naming Scheme: [Metal][Mythological Creature]) Type 1 Cobra - (Naming Scheme: [Production Number][Designation])
Swear I just found it this morning! Didn't know it existed and yet it goes so perfectly with this quest!and the animation has freakin' tigers and catapults!
--[X] A small fertilizer plane or helicopter. Something that works well in a small area. Guangzhou isn't a very large island so you don't need anything fast.
--[X] Plan to visit either Beijing or Moscow, in order to consolidate recognition by either "communist" nations as a ally to the proletariat cause and possibly get either trade or investment from our comrades
[X] Mech Name: Actually, for this I think we'll need to establish some kind of military designation for our small arms, equipment, armored vehicles, utility vehicles, transport helicopters, gunships, aircraft, and of course, our mechs.
Adhoc vote count started by CedeTheBees on Jan 22, 2022 at 9:23 AM, finished with 58 posts and 16 votes.
[X] Plan: Feeding The People
-[X] Design A Native Plane (Describe) (+4 Reputation) (+1 People's Opinion)
--[X] A small fertilizer plane or helicopter. Something that works well in a small area. Guangzhou isn't a very large island so you don't need anything fast.
-[X] Construct A Fertilizer Factory (Helpful) (-2 Reputation)
-[X] Clear Jungles For Farming (Helpful) (+1 People's Opinion) (-1 Reputation)
-[X] Increase Farming Space (Helpful) (+1 People's Opinion) (-2 Reputation)
-[X] Laufpanzer (Rename Pending) Armor Foundry (1/3 to produce Laufpanzer (Rename Pending))
-[X] Wei Jungming - (RP)
--[X] Keep trying to find a significant other. You might have better luck this year.
--[X] Plan a surprise tour of the new factories.
--[X] Plan to visit either Beijing or Moscow, in order to consolidate recognition by either "communist" nations as a ally to the proletariat cause and possibly get either trade or investment from our comrades
[X] Mech Name: Actually, for this I think we'll need to establish some kind of military designation for our small arms, equipment, armored vehicles, utility vehicles, transport helicopters, gunships, aircraft, and of course, our mechs.
After the second world war, Germany and its people found itself within the grasp of two superpowers, both with legitimate and vaunted interest in keeping the nation and those that had supported the Nazi Regime from collapsing, or starting another war. Both powers, the Allies and the USSR found their own way to ensure that Germany would, or could, never pose such a threat again, with two different strategies implemented by both sides. The Allies forged ahead with the thought that integrated and dependent cross-European economies would block any attempt at invasion or war. Such an attempt would do far more damage than any gains gained by fighting. The USSR wasted no time to establish a puppet state, and, before the widespread use of the Internet, the singular most effective secret police, the Stasi, also known as the Ministerium für Statssicherheit (Ministry of State Security).
However, both sides implemented anti-Nazification campaigns and measures to varying degrees of effect, accuracy, and damage. The Allied approach was criticized for its lack of results, often unable to prosecute even the large and prominent figures within the Nazi Regime. At the same time, the USSR had to weather (from the outside) accusations of random massacres of scapegoats and innocents for political gains. However, one of the measures implemented by the Allies was the strengthening of political systems and the re-introduction of "uncorrupted" agencies and institutes after the war, one of which was the Institut für Sexualwissenschaft (Institute for Sexual Science) after Magnus Hirschfeld and his staff returned from exile within Ghuangchou. Having wasted no time with the re-building of his Institute, Magnus Hirschfeld started to apply the insights and knowledge gained from the people of Ghuangchou and that of their Institute predating his by three days.
Though he was able to help many people struggling with their sexuality and gender identity, the government of the BRD tried to shut down his Institute to "Safeguard the morality of the people" in 1953. An action that would spark the Studentenproteste (Student Protests) starting on the 24th of March, as several liberal papers focused on the government's attempts to shut the Institute down and discovered that the 104 politicians that championed and introduced this measure had worked for the Nazi Regime. Further investigations uncovered the extent to which the "De-Nazification" had not only failed but provided coverage for those that had worked for the dismantled Regime.
Yet, despite growing anger and protests from the youth, police were ordered to protect the construction crews that had been attacked by protesters when they had tried to dismantle the Institute on the 5th of July. An action that would result in the Tag der Toten Rosen (Day of Dead Roses), where the police murdered 25 students as they held roses to display their peaceful and unarmed nature.
Due to immediate outrage from nearly everyone at the actions of the police, from every age group or political spectrum, further attempts to dismantle the Institute ceased.
Despite this, the outrage continued, culminating in the founding of Die Pinken (The Pink), a political party focused on clearing out any trace of the Nazi Regime from Germany and holding high the freedoms and rights of the people trampled under the current government.
Within their first election, they gained 72% of the votes of those under 25 and a total of 8.8% nationwide. Wei Cai, then leader of Ghuanchou, sent a personal card of encouragement to the party's founders, with congratulations for their success, citing their work to better human rights "both critical and inspiring to many.". Currently, the Regenbogenallianz (The Rainbow Alliance), the fusion-party of the Greens, Pinks, Party of the Humanists, and Party Human Nature Protection of Animals holds 27.8% of the Bundestag.
Reputation - (23/100 Reputation, +1 for 3(Three) Turns - Beware the Opportunists) People's Opinion - (39/100 Reputation, +1 for 3(Three) Turns - Ours is to do and die, but at least we can complain. Quietly.) Chinese Opinion - (8/10 - I like your witty words.) History Page - (A name, three dates. Birth, reign, death.)
--[X] Plan to visit either Beijing or Moscow, to consolidate recognition by either "communist" nations as an ally to the proletariat cause and possibly get either trade or investment from our comrades
(52)
You cannot decide if you were merely giddy for your upcoming meeting and mingling with the Chinese Party or nervous due to the secrets you now hold. It was one thing to walk into a country with backward notions of identity when you were a child, another to do so as the leader of a nation whose existence could be snuffed out if said nation wanted it so. Yet, you needed to present a strong front and one of competence despite such. Especially when faced with Mao, you could only guess what would happen if you angered him.
But, as the ship on which you were traveling slowly entered into the harbor, with you seeing the welcome party arranged with press nearby, you could not help but be giddy at the prospect of the contacts and resources to be gained with a bit of talk and ego-stroking. A few promises here, some favors there, an assurance to this politician, some big speech over yonder, and some late-night dinner and talks with some admirals, and you could make out like a bandit, with all happy, thinking they got one over you.
Now, onto the greasy work of politics.
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(As part of your visit to Beijing, you can spend Reputation and Chinese Opinion to gain materials, trade, information, knowledge, experts, instantly completed Actions and more. Alternatively, you could trade favors, either to complete an Action now (like a Mandate) or be called upon later.)
Eastern Naval Attention
While Ghuangchou had never been a titan among the Asian nations or even the communist sphere there, it still occupies the minds and hearts of many important people. It stands as a critical port to lay claim to the Chinese Sea for the Chinese. Likewise, the Japanese see them in the light of a small island that withstood years of the Imperial Navy and Air Force bombarding them after the Iron Dragon handed their navy a humiliating defeat. The Taiwanese Exiles look at their eastern neighbor with unease and a close-by navy, wary of any movements in their direction. And now, Wei Jungmin's declaration of naval ambition has set them all on edge, each for their own reasons.
(+4 to Design A Native Ship)
Internal Naval Scheming
The Chinese Communist Party is not the block it presents itself to be. Schemers, plots, secrets, backstabbing and secret deals brim within the One Big Tent Mao created for those he deemed ideological pure. Now, with rumors of his waning health, his advancing age, and the ascendance of a new pawn in Ghuangchou, those with ambitions rear their heads and pens, ready to strike against those that think to stand in their way of ever-greater positions. And one man may be the linchpin for those Admirals seeking more resources for their projects.
(Reduced friction when Mao dies.)
Small Allies, Small Hopes
Ghuangchou may be seen as degenerate by many nations and more cultures for their acceptance of "unnatural" sexualities, gender identity, transitions, and much more. Yet it is a beacon of small hope for those who are oppressed for things they cannot control or have chosen. One of those has now set foot among the shores of a nation, now never having to fear being hunted again for their feelings and thoughts in that regard.
(+1 to 1(One) Social Roll)
