Working Akitsu Out

[Zabuza825]

Speak for yourself.

I have a number of mixed thoughts on all of this, but you all know my line of thinking by this point. I'm will just say what the consequences of an actual war will be and a Kazemuran victory.

In such a case Kazemura will probably play this out in a far more brutal fashion to send a stronger message to the world: That fascism or aggression in Ostara shall be met with a swift end by the sword. Literally they would push for the harshest retribution against the fascist leadership in Akitsu: execution. Brutal, bloody, execution. Possibly in public. They would probably be more favorable towards a joint occupation of the country during its reconstruction as well.

This would also have greater ramifications for how Kazemura views the world and its allies. Specifically it would become a more proactive player in regional affairs to try and become a unspoken leader of the region. It would also then make it more likely that Kazemura would be willing to take a more active (and violent) approach if needed. This is largely because Kazemurans would feel largely to blame for allowing this to spiral so much out of control and not intervening in the entire mess sooner.

To be frank I OOCly am not thrilled with the idea of having a war given that the entire timeline up to this point has been shaky at best and literally caps locking at each other in chat at worst. But at this point it doesn't really matter. ICly though, Kazemura would be far more against the fascists and would take a far more proactive foreign policy. I don't know if that's what people want though, but I'm playing with the hand that I've been dealt.

Edit: By the way, the moment Akitsu shows any intention of taking another nation's territory is the moment Kazemura snaps and begins its war. As in, it will act before anyone else and take the lead in this war come Hell or high water.

Setting aside the fact that public executions would be viewed with huuuuge distaste by the Akitian public and be used by fascist movements in Akitsu later on to prove that Kazemura is a country that "betrayed Akitsu  and all of Ostara to imperialist Brigidnan forces" later on.

This is just setting Kazemura up for conflict with Akitsu later on down the road, regardless of the answer to the question of "will Akitsu go Weimar Germany and just elect the fascists into power later on in anger". Akitsu was already on the road to a more proactive foreign policy before this, with the Nationalist Party that was the last staunchly isolationist political party in Akitsu in part abandoning that position. After the restoration of the old government and recovery of the economy, it's easy to see how Akitsu would want to become a regional leader (NOT the sole regional leader, but a leading regional power). If Kazemura wants to become the leader of the region though, and isn't willing to share that mantle with others (for the record I'm just assuming this), that'll cause a lot of resentment.

Also, I'm not saying that the war (involving Akitsu invading others) HAS to happen. But the alternative isn't exactly the best either.

EDIT: Also, considering that the fascists in Akitsu will have had links to far-right movements elsewhere in Ostara, I'm fairly certain where they stand on the issue of invading others is clear. Also, at no point will Akitsu really "annex" any territory that belongs to other countries. But if there is an active independence movement in an area, don't be surprised if the fascists hijack that movement to create a not-Manchukuo.