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Post by Dunwik on Aug 3, 2021 22:31:32 GMT
O Noble City of Sheen, and of her surrounding states.
We, the Technocratic Corporate Confederation Of Dunwik, and you, the Associated Free Cities Of Sheen, have more in common than any other two nations in the world. The both of us recognize the true might of the free market, the true value of technology, and the true importance of industry. We hold you in high esteem, and it pleases us to hear that you too have taken steps to destroy the specter of Communism within your lands.
However, we are of the belief that merely banning the Communist party alone will simply play into their ideology. It is a pernicious thing built on the belief of being persecuted and the desire to laze about and have others toil on one's own behalf. We at Dunwik have taken more rigorous steps to cleanse ourselves of this taint before it spreads, and we wish to offer to you a deal - let this paper not fall into the hands of the Rodina or Ymir. Once you accept, send your reply, then burn this document.
Our deals are always generous, and this is no exception. Let us, in secret, pool our resources in fighting Communists. Let us tell each other through the means of science how to dissuade men from this new philosophy, let us discuss how to find and destroy Communist cells, let us seek to keep the Red Menace isolated in the frozen wastes of Rodina, where it belongs.
-Your friend,
Percival Clarke
P.S. Try the canned pineapples we sent!
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Post by xander10 on Aug 4, 2021 22:42:48 GMT
O Noble City of Sheen, and of her surrounding states.
We, the Technocratic Corporate Confederation Of Dunwik, and you, the Associated Free Cities Of Sheen, have more in common than any other two nations in the world. The both of us recognize the true might of the free market, the true value of technology, and the true importance of industry. We hold you in high esteem, and it pleases us to hear that you too have taken steps to destroy the specter of Communism within your lands.
However, we are of the belief that merely banning the Communist party alone will simply play into their ideology. It is a pernicious thing built on the belief of being persecuted and the desire to laze about and have others toil on one's own behalf. We at Dunwik have taken more rigorous steps to cleanse ourselves of this taint before it spreads, and we wish to offer to you a deal - let this paper not fall into the hands of the Rodina or Ymir. Once you accept, send your reply, then burn this document.
Our deals are always generous, and this is no exception. Let us, in secret, pool our resources in fighting Communists. Let us tell each other through the means of science how to dissuade men from this new philosophy, let us discuss how to find and destroy Communist cells, let us seek to keep the Red Menace isolated in the frozen wastes of Rodina, where it belongs.
-Your friend,
Percival Clarke
P.S. Try the canned pineapples we sent! The Right Honourable Percival Clarke, I, Lord Mayor Garend Marston, have recieved your letter in good faith. I agree that our two most serene nations are truly the finest on our fair planet. You are also correct that the banning of communism is not enough, it is like a disease, it spreads through nations, rotting it's foundations with it's foul stench. It must be eradicated with ferocity never before matched. Communism's only column to stand on is the poor management of a country, and through technology Communism's seed can be eliminated. Yours faithfully, Garend Marston Having sent out his response, Garend burned the original letter, and tried the canned pineapples, which he asked his butler to have sent to his chefs to be made ready for desert. |
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Post by Dunwik on Aug 4, 2021 22:55:50 GMT
The response would come uneventfully, with another can of the pineapples and a small, brightly colored bird in a cage and a gigantic stack of papers. While a bit too sweet, the first can of pineapples were of an exotic taste likely never encountered before by Marson. Some salt or lemon juice would balance it out quite easily.
"To The Most Amicable Garend Marson
We are in complete agreement as to the nature of Communism and revolt - such things spring solely from poor management. In future days, we at Dunwik wish to seek closer ties with you at Sheen, so we may adopt each other's technology, improve upon each other's infrastructure, and ensure that no potential link in either of our great societies remains to be exploited by this red menace. We furthermore wholly support your belief in technology curing us of all ills, be they financial or psychological. Attached to this document, as another gift, are the intellectual means we are using to destroy Communism. Merely banning the party is not enough, the people must not believe in Communism at all. Thus, attacking it at the root, by arguing against and proving false the fundamental assumptions of Communism, namely the concept of inescapable systems of progression and the fundamental flaws in the idealized state of Communism, will dissuade the intellectual spreaders, the mouth and root of Communism. The body of Communism, the people, follows the head. If their demagogues are silenced willingly, most will lay down their arms according to our theory. In coming days, we hope to hear of your efforts in rooting out Communist cells, as well as your results from the application of our method. Good science is built on replicating experiments, and, with all things, we must apply science to this new threat.
-Your ally against Communism
Percival Clarke.
P.S.
In Dunwik, it is tradition to give gifts to friends and business partners. We have not received any information on your likings on the canned pineapple, but we can engage in negotiations to ship that to your fine city at bargain prices if you find this product pleasing. The bird is a parrot - if trained well, she can speak and even perform simple mathematical calculations.
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Post by xander10 on Aug 6, 2021 16:16:00 GMT
The response would come uneventfully, with another can of the pineapples and a small, brightly colored bird in a cage and a gigantic stack of papers. While a bit too sweet, the first can of pineapples were of an exotic taste likely never encountered before by Marston. Some salt or lemon juice would balance it out quite easily. "To The Most Amicable Garend Marston We are in complete agreement as to the nature of Communism and revolt - such things spring solely from poor management. In future days, we at Dunwik wish to seek closer ties with you at Sheen, so we may adopt each other's technology, improve upon each other's infrastructure, and ensure that no potential link in either of our great societies remains to be exploited by this red menace. We furthermore wholly support your belief in technology curing us of all ills, be they financial or psychological. Attached to this document, as another gift, are the intellectual means we are using to destroy Communism. Merely banning the party is not enough, the people must not believe in Communism at all. Thus, attacking it at the root, by arguing against and proving false the fundamental assumptions of Communism, namely the concept of inescapable systems of progression and the fundamental flaws in the idealized state of Communism, will dissuade the intellectual spreaders, the mouth and root of Communism. The body of Communism, the people, follows the head. If their demagogues are silenced willingly, most will lay down their arms according to our theory. In coming days, we hope to hear of your efforts in rooting out Communist cells, as well as your results from the application of our method. Good science is built on replicating experiments, and, with all things, we must apply science to this new threat. -Your ally against Communism Percival Clarke. P.S. In Dunwik, it is tradition to give gifts to friends and business partners. We have not received any information on your likings on the canned pineapple, but we can engage in negotiations to ship that to your fine city at bargain prices if you find this product pleasing. The bird is a parrot - if trained well, she can speak and even perform simple mathematical calculations. To the Honourable Percival Clarke, Firstly I would like to say that the Canned Pineapple was well liked, and that your sending of a 2nd can and proposal of exporting this product to Sheen is gratefully accepted. To respect your people's tradition, with this letter you shall find a collection of some of our finest exports, Scrumpy Cider from the City of David, Coiled fennel sausages and some Aged Barleywine Ale. Furthermore, we can provide your nation with Ice at a reduced rate from what would normally be available from other northern countries. As to your method of, as my interior minister says, "cut the head off the snake, and the body will die", we have found in these first few weeks of implementation a strong reduction in Communist activity in the northern industrial sector of the city since the Union leaders have been taught how truly the world actually works, however more moderate Socialists still grasp onto their view that it is the state's job to provide, and not that of the best of our society. I will keep in touch to let you know about any successes. Yours in good faith, Lord Mayor Garend Marston |
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Post by Dunwik on Aug 7, 2021 21:38:16 GMT
The response would come uneventfully, with another can of the pineapples and a small, brightly colored bird in a cage and a gigantic stack of papers. While a bit too sweet, the first can of pineapples were of an exotic taste likely never encountered before by Marston. Some salt or lemon juice would balance it out quite easily. "To The Most Amicable Garend Marston We are in complete agreement as to the nature of Communism and revolt - such things spring solely from poor management. In future days, we at Dunwik wish to seek closer ties with you at Sheen, so we may adopt each other's technology, improve upon each other's infrastructure, and ensure that no potential link in either of our great societies remains to be exploited by this red menace. We furthermore wholly support your belief in technology curing us of all ills, be they financial or psychological. Attached to this document, as another gift, are the intellectual means we are using to destroy Communism. Merely banning the party is not enough, the people must not believe in Communism at all. Thus, attacking it at the root, by arguing against and proving false the fundamental assumptions of Communism, namely the concept of inescapable systems of progression and the fundamental flaws in the idealized state of Communism, will dissuade the intellectual spreaders, the mouth and root of Communism. The body of Communism, the people, follows the head. If their demagogues are silenced willingly, most will lay down their arms according to our theory. In coming days, we hope to hear of your efforts in rooting out Communist cells, as well as your results from the application of our method. Good science is built on replicating experiments, and, with all things, we must apply science to this new threat. -Your ally against Communism Percival Clarke. P.S. In Dunwik, it is tradition to give gifts to friends and business partners. We have not received any information on your likings on the canned pineapple, but we can engage in negotiations to ship that to your fine city at bargain prices if you find this product pleasing. The bird is a parrot - if trained well, she can speak and even perform simple mathematical calculations. To the Honourable Percival Clarke, Firstly I would like to say that the Canned Pineapple was well liked, and that your sending of a 2nd can and proposal of exporting this product to Sheen is gratefully accepted. To respect your people's tradition, with this letter you shall find a collection of some of our finest exports, Scrumpy Cider from the City of David, Coiled fennel sausages and some Aged Barleywine Ale. Furthermore, we can provide your nation with Ice at a reduced rate from what would normally be available from other northern countries. As to your method of, as my interior minister says, "cut the head off the snake, and the body will die", we have found in these first few weeks of implementation a strong reduction in Communist activity in the northern industrial sector of the city since the Union leaders have been taught how truly the world actually works, however more moderate Socialists still grasp onto their view that it is the state's job to provide, and not that of the best of our society. I will keep in touch to let you know about any successes. Yours in good faith, Lord Mayor Garend Marston To the Shrewd Lord Mayor Garend Marston It is our pleasure to provide our products to any market - especially to such potentially lucrative and staunch allies as you. A more formal negotiation normalizing trade relations of consumer goods between our two great states at some point in the future and closer ties between us would be in our best interests. We have interests in your exports, save ice, for the high elevation and peaks of Leng's Plateau provides us with ice without need to import overseas. Your generosity and continued kindness towards us has been noted, however. My colleague, Minister Of The Interior Maxwell Haig, has observed similar phenomena, although we have had fewer outright Communist ideologues, as the ideology had not spread to our own lands before Grand Chairman Nelson was enlightened to the threat by myself, alongside Ministers Haig and Lucas. In that time, we have begun our anti-Communist education. The principal action we have engaged in is pointing out the simple facts of economics, namely the Tragedy of the Commons. The defense of the Communist is that their policy is to construct a utopia - thus, attacking their "utopia" is our first offensive action. If all men take from a common pool, then eventually men will seize as much as they can - in defense of the possibility that another will do the same! If this is to be prevented, then that requires a massive state doling out a man's allowance. Here, in Dunwik, as it is in Sheen, one's wage is determined by their drive and ability. Defensively, removing any reason for the people to rebel is necessary, but a purely reactive policy will eventually lead to getting overwhelmed, at least in the opinion of Ministers Lucas, Haig, and the Grand Chairman himself. Thus, the following attacks on Communism are being enacted. 1: Attacking the end state. The Tragedy Of The Commons and pointing out that such a system stifles creativity, value of labor, and places too much power in a single stagnant entity. 2: Attacking the fundamental assumptions of Communism. The fundamental assumption is the Hegelian Dialect and the concept of an inevitable march towards their end state, but that isn't true. Just because one state is Communist, doesn't mean all will be. 3: Prominent Communists, if one is to be found, are to be educated in the matters of economics. When they are properly educated, they strike at Communism with new vigor, and nothing changes the mind of the Communist than his own ideologue railing against what he previously said. Your gifts are quite well accepted. As before, canned pineapple will be sent alongside this letter, alongside a box of the finest cigars. I hope that our gifts will lead to a more general trade treaty. -Minister Of Foreign Affairs, Percival Clarke. |
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