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[Servant Corps]

Radical Moderation, Year 2, Dry Season

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Our cabinet is looking a little empty after that last coup. We appoint Larry back to his original position as Internal Affairs Minister, and we need a new Popular Stability person to run External Affairs.


That person is Franciso Rosario Rosanes. He's the last Popular Stability candidate we can nominate, so he gets the job by default.


Huh. So this is why you deny funding the 'reactos'...so that you could still keep a diplomatic channel to Chimerica open. I hope upon hope that withdrawing the embargo would also mean withdrawing funds to the 'reactos'...Let me examine each demand in detail.

1) "Reverse communist-inspired economic policies." Code for abolishing the Marketing Board. The Marketing Board is voluntary, but a tad useless, so, alright, Buffard. It's a deal.
2) "Refuse Soviet bloc aid." I just survived two military coups with my army, suggesting that my army is strong enough to survive future coups. While I don't want to turn away military aid at such a critical juncture, I also know that defaulting on our loans would be worse. We'll accept this as well.
3) "Hold truly free elections." That, that's going to be a problem.

Buffard, you know full well that Sub-Commandate Correa runs the army. When we hold elections, Correa is going to rig the polls in favor of National Liberation. You aren't going to like it, and those elections won't be declared "truly free". I also am afraid that my policies will prevent me from being nominated as the candidate for National Liberation, meaning I'd lose my job. I'm not going to want that.

But maybe you might be able to help me Buffard. I heard rumors that you can offer us some 'help' for holding elections, altough that help may involve bringing Colonel Ehrlich back from exile. If you provide me that help Buffard, then those elections will be held.


I believe I have to manually meet all those demands to met. In my original runthrough, I only met only two of those demands, and the embargo continued, so I had to reload and try again. I also reloaded a second time due to me conducting a basic human error.

An interesting note: When I reloaded the game again, I went into economic default at the end of the season. However, the military spending wasn't cut! Huh. It appears all default does is just reduces the amount of money you get from international banks and ensure that your farmers (both export crops and food producers) can get no loans from the Bank of Chimerica.

When I reload the game a third time, I failed to go into economic default. It appears therefore that our survival is based not on the draft, but rather on variables out of my control (export crop prices). I am using this save (the non-default one) for this run.


The leftists are calling for extreme measures to counter the embargo, and refuses to even consider changing government policies.


And the moderates are hoping for the best, but are also against changes in government policies. It does not want to appear to give into the United States, and it also objects heavily to abolishing the Marketing Board.



Only Popular Stability supports our policy of appeasement...but that's because they support those policies independently; they just know that I have to implement their preferred policies to stop the embargo.


We carry through the first of the demands...we end all military cooperation with Cuba and the Soviet Union.



Buffard...I just don't know what to say.

Still, exporting the revolution is just plainly stupid.


Rosario had some other plans though: punishing the "army renegades" responsible for this. (uh...the Chief of Staff isn't exactly a 'renegade'). I decide to adopt this policy, because quite frankly, Correa needs to be taught a lesson.


You better end that embargo.

Now comes the hard part, holding those elections. We first call for a tripartisan committee to handle this issue.




Finally, some more cooperation! We're going to rush the creation of the consitution so as to hold elections by next season and appease the Americans.

First on the agenda, Election of Mayors:



I side with Larry here on this issue, in the hopes of boosting my centrist cred and getting nominated.

Next, Balance of Powers:



Again, siding with Larry.

Finally, Presidental term limits:



And, again, siding with Larry.

While the consitution is being drafted, censorship continues and the Revolutionary Tribunals still operate, due to the 'reacto situation'.




We currently have no aid from Other Countries as a result of these policies, which are quite frankly pointless. We need to address human rights as soon as possible to gain their support, especially if we're no longer relying on the USSR to bail us out (the Americans saving us, hah!).


Finally, we come to discussing about elections. Larry is for them...that's expected.


National Liberation hates my guts and want elections to be held so that they can oust me. They know Correa will rig the polls in their favor.


The hell? This is the last thing on the Americans' wish list, and we're going to throw away all our work? No. We're holding those elections.



Do you National Assembly people learnt ANYTHING about Farsante's rule? Empowering a bunch of vigiliantes to appoint mayors? Seriously?



It looks like we went into default anyway. It was going to happen eventually, I suppose.



...

Chrisitan Reform has a possible chance of winning this election, as we can receive CIA funding. Popular Stability enjoy no such support.



Not only that, but that stupid American embargo is still not being lifted! Argh!




Our army might be able to prevail. I think. I hope. Even though we just kicked out our socialist advisors, overlook horrible human right abuses by the leftists, and are currently in default, we can still win, right?



Nope.

...And what happens if we do survive? What happens if we somehow luckily avoid getting killed by Rosario?






This is the 'surgical strike' that was mentioned in USA Yesterday as a possible way to overthrow the Chimerican government. Reaction to the strike was...rather negative...





Mr. Daniel Thynewyt...let me tell you a little something about Chimerican politics:

The reactos have always been, and will always will be, a minor nuisance. They cause destruction and mayhem like common criminals, not even fit to be considered 'insurgents'. Their link to the death squads have caused them to have little popular support. I don't really care how many guns the reactos have; they can't win.

The real pressure have been the US embargo. That embargo, along with an IMF boycott, have threaten our economy. It has brought me to the table, because I know that even if I survive the embargo, Chimerica will not. It was because of that embargo that we have begun a policy of appeasement.

But you, Daniel, have showed me the light. Alejos and Gloria understands the value of dialogue. But you Americans do not know when to quit. We have agreed to everything, and yet you still persist in killing us.

"Bleed a little"? We have no more blood! And now that we are in default and our economy is wrecked, it is now useless to even bother lifting that embargo. Chimerica is now a living corspe, and the only thing keeping it from falling apart entirely is the army. The army that we have now weakened in a feeble attempt to please an unpleasable superpower.

The United States does not listen to reason. So it looks like we have to become unreasonable in response. When I reload back to my previous save, we're going to stay in the Socialist camp and keep our Socialist military aid.

Spoiler: Pax Americana (click to show/hide)

[Rolan7]

Dang.  You really tried to cooperate, for all the good it did you.  The US isn't really giving any incentive not to go communist.

[zchris13]

You know you brought it upon yourself, right?

[Gantolandon]

The showdown between Ehrlich and Correa seems to be the game's turning point. It's what really decides if your country becomes a leftist or a rightist one. LIMPIA and the military will make most left-wing reforms impossible or inefficient, and USA will become a huge dick if you let Correa win. Soldiers tampering with elections don't help either.

I also tried to do a moderate run - I survived to the end, but the country had begun to turn into a conservative hellhole after Ehrlich won. It's mainly because it seems that Correa is the only man who is both interested and able to deal with LIMPIA. After he is gone, even National Liberation won't propose anything useful to ban death squads. Despite constant pressure, Ehrlich essentially gives them free reign.

[EuchreJack]

In the LP, it was questioned whether backing Correa in the civil war between the two factions can go wrong.  In fact, if you let the funding to Ehrlich's forces continue and ignore the growing hostility between the two army factions, Correa can actually lose when you finally decide to back him against Ehrlich.

Remember this game was created in and is set in the 1980's, with the "hidden agenda" of showing how the US was more interested in founding "Capitalist" countries than free ones.  The Pro-American fascist was preferable to the Communist that truly loved the people.

[Servant Corps]

Except, of course, the Communist doesn't love the people, otherwise how did I get him to beat up food rioters and coffee workers? He and Ehrlich are just two sides of the same coin: they wants money and power (Ehrlich loves LIMIPA, and I think Correa want the State of Emergency).

Honestly, I think I hate everybody in Hidden Agenda other than Lady Mendoza. And the Bishop. 

[Gantolandon]

I view this game as a deconstruction of a myth that history is shaped by Great People. Powerful leaders who step up and save countries with their charisma and strength of will are somewhat uncommon. The real politics looks like that - it's full of half-way implemented solutions and hardly satisfying compromises.

I don't think a discussion about who is evil in "Hidden Agenda" is really productive. It really depends on your personal beliefs - people tend to demonize those who they don't agree with. Ehrlich may really believe that he is saving his country from communism - and perhaps he really does, National Liberation won't go anywhere with their reforms if he wins. Correa is a revolutionary - being one usually is a great way not to become rich and powerful. When the insurgency strikes, both have no reason not to propose martial law - what else could they do being military leaders? They could either admit to being inefficient, or claim it's all because their hands were tied.

And they may really believe they would get reactos/commies with all this power.

[Servant Corps]

Radical Moderation, Year 2, Dry Season, Let's Try This Again

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Let's do this right. First, we increase socialist military aid, in order to defend against  Rosario.

Then we began a practice of modifying the State of Emergency Law to please the Europeans and the  Popular Stability opposition. I start off by abolishing censorship and getting rid of the  Revolutionary Tribunals, in the hopes of appeasing the Europeans.

So CIA funding is actually STOPPING the 'reactos' from engaging in more disaster? It's more than  likely just Padilla boasting through the roof. Still, our regime is weaker than we offically  claim...

...wait a second? Padilla is merely the MILITARY chief? This is interesting; it means that the  reactos are organizing themselves into something more than just a simple paramilitary group.
  This could be terrible.


So I shot myself in the foot in the first place by authorizing the State of Emergency. Great.  Just great.

Then we began talking about legalizing opposition rallies.



Uh...Calderon...I don't know where to begin.

First, LIMIPA the 'reactos' aren't brutal mercenaries. They'll kill people for free.

Second, they AREN'T aiming to destroy all that "we" have struggled to "build". That's just as  inane as saying "Terrorists hate us for our freedom". The 'reactos' want an amnesty, the right  to operate death squads again, and to have a rightist or centrist regime to ensure that their  death squads will not be 'hampered'. Any future government will have to respond to popular  opinion (or get quickly overthrown) so they will still be SOME leftist reforms made. Not as much  as you want...and considering how leftist reforms have a nasty tendency of backfiring, I don't  think that's a bad thing.

Third, you give the 'reactos' a reasonable excuse to keep on being 'reactos', and force the  'loyal opposition' to consider more 'violent' ways to express their opinions. Like a military  coup. Conducted by Alejos. Remember him? Of course not. You have a memory of a goldfish.

Finally, Chrisitan Reform politicans ARE NOT 'reactos'. Inform your National Liberation goons,  why won't you?

So, opposition rallies legalized, yay.



The moderate and the left wants me to cut infrastructure spending as a cost-saving measure to  prevent default. I find no reason to disagree, despite the rightists ranting about international  competition and having the right tools for the job.

The right drew my attention to a growing situation in Panslavia.





Worker unrest.

Worker unrest.

Calderon, you are the worst Commie ever. I'm voting For the resolution to condemn Panslavia.

Back to human rights, we now talk about the issue of 'wage freezes'.



Calderon, of course, has other plans:

I'm not entirely unsympathetic to the idea of a National Salary Scale, however, I am wanting to  increase "human rights", so we're going to have to abolish the 'wage freeze'.

Oh, and, um...er...would you mind telling me why we actually need a wage freeze and a ban on  strikes?


Hold on a second, Calderon. We got some visitors.


Gloria! It's so nice to see you! Since I have a new and improved army, killing me would be  impossible, so it's just better to skip the whole 'coup' business and take the next airplane  to...um...I was going to say Havana, but we're close allies with Cuba, so that won't work. Maybe  Argentia?




It's back to appeasement, huh? Let's see.

I know Gloria likes Land Reform, but our economy is already going to default; there is no reason  to implement something that would disrupt our economy greatly.


How about letting government bureacrats decide what wages are the most fair?




Fun.

How about implementing those food subsidies you were always talking about, Calderon? The food  riots are an embarrasment in Moscow, and we really need to end them now.


Nope. Forget it, I got an idea. I'll fire you, Calderon, and appoint Gloria in your post as  Defense Minister. This will allow me to ask Gloria what she feels is most important, allowing me  to appease her...


And let's get to that...wait a minute...

This is the exact same list of agenda topics that Calderon had when he was Defense Minister!  Gah!

New plan. Keep Calderon as Defense Minister, I'll appoint Gloria to the position of External  Minister. This might give me a new set of agenda topics that I might appease her with.


We can't really afford to alienate what few friends we got, so, yes, establishing diplomatic  relations with Libya and the PLO.




Pledge? PLEDGE? Gloria Jimenz Fleming, Sub-commandate Correa is currently funding rebels right now, and unless we stop the Chief of Staff---

--well, it would be seen as hypocritical for our guys to be funding revolutions in Panama while  condemning the United States for doing the same thing. And Chimerica is not an advanced country  by any means. Not at all. If a person really want to go into exile, he'd do so in Cuba,  certainly not in this war-torn location.

Yet, you're the one trying to kill me, so I don't have any latitude in disagreeing. "Buffard, we  are pleased to inform you that our troops have pledged to not give any weapon whatsoever to  Marxist insurgents. Now, we are not going to enforce our pledge due to the reacto insurgency,  and if anyone is caught violating this pledge, he'll get a slap on the wrist, but that's  alright, right Buffard?"


Sadly, Chimerica also pays attention to its own national security.


Wee...a new mandatory Marketing Board.

I'm tired of appeasement Gloria, so I'm going to do something else...like improving our economy.  I'm going to talk to big business.



Ever thought that maybe the bosses want to actually reward good workers so as to retain them (instead of having them flee out of the country)? It might be true that big business want  to put the government under pressure...but there has to be a good reason for that pressure,  after all.

Okay, we're done with that nonsense, let's decide to enact a major left-wing agenda: give loans  to the food producers.





Well. I guess I can't go that route. I guess I'll go back to talking to Gloria.


I decide to condemn a missile strike in Diwaniya. Certainly not at all foreshadowing a future  CIA attack on Fonseca.

We finally decide to round this season up by ending censorship and punishing human right  abusers, in the hopes of appeasing Europe. Well, that's it for this update. Hope to see you  next-



...

How about this? We establish that glorious National Salary Scale and then do a photo-shoot with  Correa, so that Correa and Gloria knows that our government are strongly anti-'reactos'.

Correa...

...isn't that what an insurgency is SUPPOSED to do?

What stupid insurgent would actually fight the Army directly? Come on, now. You're a gurellia  leader. You should know better.

But, yes, I give you again a meaningless proclaimation telling you that we are building an army  capable of protecting our citizens.

 Happy, Gloria?



Appeasement isn't just plain working for you, and it's certainly not letting me govern the  country in the moderate way that I desire it too. It looks like I have to resort to military  force to suppress you then.

Socialist military aid is certainly helping out, but it's not enough to actually defeat Gloria.  What I need to do is to increase my popularity. If I can do that

The main problem is finding out what policies actually increase my popularity. Each Minister  wants to present his party's view in the best light possible, leavin git to

---wait a second. Why should I rely on my Cabinet? They live a completely sheltered life, and  does not know what the people want. All they believe is whatever the Party tells them to  believe, and all they really want is their Hidden Agendas to be implemented.

And what happens if I want to implement a policy a Cabinet Minister dislike, but the people  like?


No more. No more of this stupidity.
 I am hereby requesting the resigination of every Cabinet  Minister...now!



Instead, I'll talk to the Influentials directly. Just talking to the Influential gives me a big  boost in Support

...implementing that Influential's proposed policy is just icing on the cake.

Let start by talking to the Doctor.




I just know I'm going to regret this. Our economy is currently collasped into oblivion, and what  am I doing? Basically bribing Influentials. Maybe this could be a temporary policy...just to  ensure I survive long enough for me to repeal it.



And this press release was meant to make me hate the reactos...how?

Judith Escobar de Royce covertly supported the Insurrection. She did not do so out of any  alturism...she did it because she wanted money. Padilla was one of the few loyalists of  Farsante. Judith was a valid target.

In fact, it's you who should start realizing that maybe your big army build-up isn't really  saving people's lives.


YOU IDIOT. I just got done talking to Calderon in a previous timeline, and then you go in  repeating those exact same misunderstanding---

You know what? Sod it. Here's your blood money, Teacher. As long as the children learn how to read, I don't care if you force them to read Das Kapital. Get out of my sight.


...now, how am I supposed to pay for all this?


It is just a propaganda stunt, but one that will likely remind the people that I'm the one waging the war against the reactos. This could help my popularity.



Our Supreme Court ruled that the Revolutionary Tribunals illegal...and I wasn't even informed of that  by my Cabinet? Must be that National Liberation Censorship Commission at work again.



Huh. So the Syndicate is foreshadowing my eventual overthrow by Gloria, who would likely  implement food subsidies just soon after becoming Presidente. I suppose I might as well give  into pressure...the food riots have to eventually end some day.

We finally end the season by:
1) Talking to Correa, and reassuring him that we will continue to build the army to protect  against the reactos.
2) Implementing the National Salary Scale.
3) Accept more Cuban military aid.

Will this work?
 Can I make it?




YES! This season is finally, finally over---






We started off this game with 9 Politicans, 3 Politicans from each of the political parties.  Now, we have only 5 Politicans left, 2 National Liberation, 2 Chrisitan Reform, and 1  Popular Stability. Almost half of the Junta is now in exile, and we're only half-way through the  game. I won't be surprised if we end the game with only 2 politicans left, and both of them are  Chrisitan Reformists who are prohibited by the game from launching any military coup in the  first place.

We are soon going to have to confront a Cabinet Problem...we have 5 politicans...and only 4  Cabinet Ministeral positions to hand over. If the pace of coups continue, we may end up having  less politicans than we do Ministers.


I would berate you on incompetence, Correa, except that you just saved me from military coups by  Gloria and Rosario.


Was this...intentional by the rationing authorities? It's hard to say. We don't have a mandatory  Marketing Board though in this timeline, so I don't know where these rations are coming from.  Maybe it's that stupid State of Emergency going on...


...El Independiente...

There are no cooperatives in Chimerica. We didn't engage in land reform and we didn't  turn the Farsante farms into cooperatives, so there is not actually a legal cooperative located  anywhere here. This is seriously making me wonder if the entire article in question is a lie...



The Europeans like our trials but...will it bring in the moolah?



Slow news day, huh? I don't even know why eggs are considered that big of a deal...


It's certainly not in Hector's list of demands for food he want to eat.


NO.

Bernie blamed both the CIA and the government, the CIA for launching the attack, and the  government for engaging in provocations that caused the CIA to launch the attack. This sounds like a reasonable criticism to me, and not at all treasonous. Besides, Bernie is the only Popular Stabilitarian not trying to kill me, and El Independiente had said far worse stuff about my regime, so I want to give him and Chimerican Ahora some slack.

(I also liked the Padilla interview by the way. It's nice to keep your enemies close.)

Well, that's it for this season. If anybody is reading this, I'm right now confused on what to do from here, so I'm holding a vote. The Cabinet is a useful insitution to have: it can deal with corruption, infrastructre, international affairs, and a whole lot of other issues Influentials just don't seem to care about. At the same time...if I want this regime to stay alive, I need the support of influentials.

Obivously, I can (and will) manlipuate Cabinet members and Influentials to implement the  policies I want (the most important policy being "remove those stupid price controls", by having Bernie run the Agricultural Ministry when I plan on repealing the price controls)...but for the most part, should I rely on talking to Influentials directly, or restore the Cabinet's  traditional power? This may impact the future direction of our country, so choose wisely.

A. Restore The Cabinet
B. Rely On Influentials

While you're voting, I'm going to leave Chimerica on a state visit, and sign a military alliance with the USSR in San Fernado, Islari. There's going to be vodka and dancing. It's going to be fun.

[Servant Corps]

I don't think a discussion about who is evil in "Hidden Agenda" is really productive. It really depends on your personal beliefs - people tend to demonize those who they don't agree with.

That's true, and I'm really worried my outbursts against National Liberation and my speculation on the motives of Padilla aren't really productive. I am however trying to figure out what are the Hidden Agendas that these Influentials and Politicians hold, in the hopes of manipulating these people to my advantage. That's pretty much it.

[Rolan7]

That must be Tropico, huh?  Sounds right up your alley

I'll vote B.  Useless politicians, they don't seem to do much besides overthrow you.  I guess they give you the chance to say no to the influentials, but that just doesn't seem worth it.  You think you can get Correah and Ehrlich thrown out?  Is that even possible?

As for the right vs left debate that we aren't starting, clearly the moderates are the real devils for playing those extremists against each other (:
Nevermind that the extremists on both sides seem to love killing citizens and destabilizing the government when they don't get their way.

[EuchreJack]

Except, of course, the Communist doesn't love the people, otherwise how did I get him to beat up food rioters and coffee workers? He and Ehrlich are just two sides of the same coin: they wants money and power (Ehrlich loves LIMIPA, and I think Correa want the State of Emergency).

Honestly, I think I hate everybody in Hidden Agenda other than Lady Mendoza. And the Bishop. 

El Presidente!  I beg to report that we just recieved two intellegence reports!

Lady Mendoza:

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She never had a daughter.

The Bishop:

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He abused more little boys during the rainy season than Pascillia ever did.

 

Oh, and I vote A.  I'd like to see what happens when you do not have enough ministers to file the cabinet!

[Servant Corps]

Radical Moderation, Bonus Update: Elections, Oh Yeah!

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Correa, I'm getting incredibly upset at how you're turning Chimerica into your own personal playground. It's time we hold elections and show you who's boss. You and me, one on one. Ready?



The fact that I got nominated by the far right shouldn't put me in much danger.




Nor should the fact that the two biggest foriegn newspapers and my own party newspaper don't even think I have a chance either.

The news stories about my electoral rivals just keep pumping out:



...and you know how bad volcanos are, right? Vote for Rosario Elemental!



Gee, you think? But, I got a plan. A great plan. A plan that won't backfire on me. Bernie, say it!


This is the worst plan ever. Don't you got, like huge election fraud rings, or plans to stage a new State of Emergency? You're seriously going to tell Correa not to rig elections? Is Correa even the one rigging these elections? Look, you can do better. Tell me a new plan.


That sounds a bit better. A bit. Let's hope that works.


Oh whoops. You're the worst political consultant ever, Bernie. I'm taking matters into my own hands. Buffard, I want you onthe phone.


Uh...if you think Correa is rigging the polls, then why do you trust Correa to listen to what I say? Can't you, um, help us hold free and fair elections, using your automatic ballot stuffers?

It's almost as if you want me to lose.


 








They don't even treat me seriously...


Thanks...I guess. At least this abomination of a Popular Stabilitarian government controlling a National Liberation army is finally dead.

Spoiler: Pax Americana...With Twist Ending! (click to show/hide)

During the playthrough, I got impeached by Larry, so that last part is a bug. I'm going to accept that last passage (detailing what happened to Calderon) as canon anyway. Seems fitting.

Hey, wantto have fun in elections too? Here's the save, if you can improve on my performance, you get a cookie!

[EuchreJack]

It is probably too late to for you to win the elections.  Basically, you lost when you got the Popular Stability nomination instead of the National Liberation one.  Tacking to the extreme left for a bit would have secured you National Liberation backing instead, and you would have easily won the elections.  Firing your conservative minister would have kept you from getting impeached.

The key to a ministry run is to place ministers in offices that will do what you want them to do.  Instead of directly ordering the farms to be distributed to coffee farmers, for instance, you would place a moderate in the agricultural ministry.  Perhaps placing your conservative advisor as either the minister of the interior or ministry of defense may have helped with the elections going the way of Popular Stability.

My main complaint about the game is that half the time it seems the player is not reacting the the situations of the game world but rather the game system.  It seems a bit forced at times.

[Servant Corps]

Yes, I could have won by bootlicking the NL goons...but I already did that in the last run, and I want to try something different.

My strategy for this election was based on exploiting a bug documented on the Something Awful forum:

Wow...just had another peaceful election where I lost power. I guess that's the default ending or something...that is, if you pursue even remotely socialist ideasls.

Seems the US influence the election somehow if you agree to accept aid for them during the election process. Which resulted in a hilarious bug for me where rigged voting machines were being sent to Ehrlich...despite me having already defeated him ages ago and sent him into exile. Not to mention when I finally lost, not only did I lose the election, but somehow I also got a coup against me where someone who I'd already beaten showed up with the right-wing milita.

If I could somehow replicate that bug, then I might, MIGHT be able to prevent NL from winning, but it all depends on how Ehrlich is going to rig the elections. It's rather likely he'd rig it in favor of Popular Stability, and hence my endorsement of PS could have sealed my victory...

I think I basically lost when I endorsed the Soviet Union and did the military build-up. By making the Americans angered at me, I prevent them from offering me election aid.

[Servant Corps]

Radical Moderation, Year 2, Rainy Season

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Since it was a tie, I decided to be a tie-breaker and decide to keep the Cabinet  abolished...with one major exception. I appoint Bernie back to the Agricultural Ministry, and  Larry back to the Internal Ministry, because I need their services.



We first remove those food subsidies, now that the threat of a military coup has passed, and I  have to worry about paying for what few government services we got. I talk to Manzon to try and  get some needed popularity, since I'll lose popularity for removing the food subsidies.





Since we get hit by an Interrupt, we have Bernie suggest suppressing the protests, thereby  ensuring that the food subsidies stay abolished.



According to Goggle, finca means 'estate'. Wait, all the Farsante farms were disbanded, right?



It looks I stumbled upon a bug. The graphs are saying there are no cooperatives, because we  didn't implement land reform and we didn't convert the Farsante Farms into cooperatives.  However, the flavor text for El Independite and Sergio suggest that there ARE such things as  cooperatives, otherwise the reactos wouldn't attack them.

I suppose it make sense for the game developer to make such an oversight. I don't think Jim  would have ever thought a right-winger would ever think about empowering Correa. It just bugs  me, just all, espesically since Mr. Sergio demanded for the National Salary Scale to be  implemented since the cooperatives weren't created in the first place.



The military is getting a little over-confident...I decide to repeal the censorship provisions,  since they aren't doing very well in actually protecting the government from criticism.




...yeah, I better do something about that.

Illiteracy is that low though? I'm shocked. Farsante must have done some good, at least.


This is why we have Larry here. Larry can propose cutting infrastructure, meaning we can then  use those funds for government programs like education.

We end the season by supporting Correa again and telling the teacher that we're finding the  money to pay for government programs.


Well, when you National Liberation goons do stuff like this...


Is it really that suprising?


Amnesty International, re-read that report again.

"Incidents involving the Chimerican military were judged not to be a reflection of government policy".

What does that mean? It means that the government has no control over its own military!

I'm a puppet of Correa!

I'm also confused on why the reactos are using human minesweepers. Either they don't know where  they're laying their mines, or Correa is using mines himself, neither of which is good...


Good excuse? Don't you already have one (say, the worsening human rights situation)?

Wikipedia says that the 82nd Airborne divisione is an airborne infantry division, and  classified as part of the US Army. They are not at all Marines. Huh. So the National Liberation  goons turn out to be wrong. Again.



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I decided to talk to Buffard to understand what's going on. He went on this long and angry  , so I'll just  summarize what he said here. Note that this is the United States' version of events, it's likely  just as full of lies as USA Yesterday is.

-In Year 1, Dry Season, Farsante was overthrown and Correa's gurellias was intergrated into the  Reconciliation Army.

Correa began covertly supporting other left-wing gurellia forces in Central America, including
  the so-called Civic Crusade. Civic Crusade was a well-organized and well-equipped  insurgency; launching general strikes, bombing hotels, occupying Panama City, and even  kidnapping American military advisors.

The previous leader of Panama, General Manuel Antonio Noriega, was very unpopular both  domestically and internationally, and was indicited on charges of drug trafficking in the United  States. A military coup led by center and right-wing parties overthrew Noriega and replaced him  with a civilian leader, Guillermo Endara. Endara sought to restore order and began searching for  any sort of leverage it can use to try and stop Civic Crusade from overthrowing the new junta.

When Correa cracked down on LIMIPA, Endara found a solution to his problems. It welcomed Major  Padilla, and allowed him to speak in Panama City. Padilla declared the formation of the Chimerican Resistance (otherwise known as the 'reactos') to battle against the "communists".  Endara and Padilla had a common enemy, Correa, and decided to ally together in order to defend  Panama.

-In Year 1, Rainy Season, Panama began overtly providing military support to the reactos. In  response, Correa only began increasing its military aid to Civic Crusade. It did so by building  a massive military and receiving USSR military aid and training. This huge army was engaged in a  covert war with the Panama regime, and provided both shelter and aid to Civic Crusade.

Endara realized that the reactos were becoming useless as a tool to defend Panama from Civic  Crusade. He therefore opened up talks with the United States, telling the US that Panama was in  danger of being overthrown, and that the United States was obligated to guarrante Panama's  independence.

The United States protested Correa's funding of Civic Crusade by withdrawing US developmental  aid.

-In Year 1, Harvest Season, the United States sought to compel the Chimerican Presidente to stop  its military build-up, stating that such a build-up threaten the national security of Latin  America (due to Correa's exporting of the revolution, without the Presidente's knowledge). The  Presidente refused.

Panama stated that Correa's forces were engaging in cross-border raids on reacto camps, and  began petitioning the United States for assistance in response.

Hard-liners within the administration managed to get the go-ahead for the CIA to provide  assistance to the reactos. The United States would later claim that this was an action for  "collective self-defense", done on behalf of the Panama regime in order to combat Civic Crusade,  and thus is not a violation of international law. Buffard assured me that the aid to the reactos  was geared not towards overthrowing the Chimerican government, but rather, to prevent Correa  from providing any military aid to Civic Crusade.

-In Year 2, Dry Season, Buffard provided evidence of Correa exporting the revolution to other  Latin American countries, including Panama. The Presidente ordered the exile of all Marxist  gurellias, but such an order was not carried out effectively. Correa still continued funding  Civic Crusade. With hopes of a peaceful resolution dead, the CIA authorized the sabatoge of the  Fonseca docks, in the hopes of damaging the Chimerican economy and cutting off aid to Civic Crusade.

-In Year 2, Rainy Season, Fonseca was sabatoged by the CIA, and the Chimerican government sued  the United States in response. The United States finally came clean about the CIA's involvement in Chimerica.

The United States stated to the ICC that it did not hold jurisidiction over the area due to the  US holding a "reservation" to the ICC treaty. The ICC declared that the American reservation was valid, but that it still held jurisidiction over this case due to 'customary international law'.  The United States was enraged, and refused to accept the court's verdict in response.

After listening to Buffard, I told him that I'd be happy to drop the case if the United States ceased funding to the reactos, end the unilateral embargo, and restore US developmental aid.

Buffard hung up.