Kauzka-Procellia meeting [IC]

Idle chatter passed the time as the final preparations for the parade were made, and crowds of civilians began to form along the sidewalks of the road. Finally a clock tower chimed twelve and the Prime Minister stood to give his speech.

"Greetings and welcome comrades to our annual celebration of the socialist revolution. For thousands of years our nation was the victim of the cycle of theocratic wars. Wars that killed millions of innocent people. These wars would last for decades and often result in entire cities being razed. The genocide of minorities, torture, cultural destruction and other atrocities were the result."

He paused looking out over the crowd "These wars were the only knowledge we had of revolution. Even our early forms of democracy inevitably became corrupted by the bourgeoisie and failed to respond to the people without war. Entire ethnic groups and religious have been destroyed by Atheist and Demonist alike, because we had no recourse for change."

The Dras bowed his head, as if ashamed "But thanks to Comrade Marx this cycle was broken. Two hundred and twenty three years ago today his ideology won out in the newly reformed People's Assembly, and took power through election. This peaceful take over lasted over a decade and laid the ground work for our modern empire. His radical democracy, which demanded all adults be required to vote, allowed our first peaceful revolution. Democracy and Socialism were and are the cure for every ailment we have faced ever since. It has allowed power to shift between the throne and the assembly peacefully, without bloodshed. And every five years we again choose our path. Let us bow our heads in mourning for those who died before we finally got things right"

Dras Ishay allowed his tears to flow freely, as he said a silent prayer to the King of demons to protect the souls of the fallen ancestors of his people.

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