Eternity RPC Board
08-07-2019, 08:31 AM
"Indeed, it's quite the quagmire." Kurn answered, biting his lower lip as he spoke. He listened closely as the Adwestene foreign minister spoke, and then explained what he knew about the protesters.
"To answer your first question, we do have some idea of what they want. The protests started as a demonstration against our withdrawing of subsidies for the largest food providers in our country. However, they have since evolved to include other demands. Legalization of opposition parties and democratic elections are two of their most consistent demands. I won't lie, I fear that what they hope to do is use those elections to force my government out of power.
"I agree that the option of crushing the protesters should not be completely taken off the table, should things spiral out of control we will need that option. However, regarding the second question, I fear it is not that simple. At the moment, there is little centralized leadership among the protesters. Based off of the information I have, I can tell you that they organize themselves with cells, each with their own leadership. While generally speaking some cells are more powerful than others, when the leaders of one cell is arrested a different leader from a different cell takes their place. It has been, and I fear it will continue to be, an endless game of cat-and-mouse."
He let out a sigh.
"We have been attempting to disrupt the communications between these cells, but these demonstrators prove very resourceful. They seem to have set up their own unique underground network. People from all walks of life are taking part, some of the cells are even organized by Ladan's1. Messages are traveling through various different means. It's tough to track down and stop."
1 - A Ladan is a Tikist (Kolhar's traditional religion) place of worship, similar to a Mosque or Church.
"To answer your first question, we do have some idea of what they want. The protests started as a demonstration against our withdrawing of subsidies for the largest food providers in our country. However, they have since evolved to include other demands. Legalization of opposition parties and democratic elections are two of their most consistent demands. I won't lie, I fear that what they hope to do is use those elections to force my government out of power.
"I agree that the option of crushing the protesters should not be completely taken off the table, should things spiral out of control we will need that option. However, regarding the second question, I fear it is not that simple. At the moment, there is little centralized leadership among the protesters. Based off of the information I have, I can tell you that they organize themselves with cells, each with their own leadership. While generally speaking some cells are more powerful than others, when the leaders of one cell is arrested a different leader from a different cell takes their place. It has been, and I fear it will continue to be, an endless game of cat-and-mouse."
He let out a sigh.
"We have been attempting to disrupt the communications between these cells, but these demonstrators prove very resourceful. They seem to have set up their own unique underground network. People from all walks of life are taking part, some of the cells are even organized by Ladan's1. Messages are traveling through various different means. It's tough to track down and stop."
1 - A Ladan is a Tikist (Kolhar's traditional religion) place of worship, similar to a Mosque or Church.