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by The World Capitalist Confederation » Sun Jan 05, 2020 2:40 pm
Main Nation Ministry wrote:The World Capitalist Confederation wrote:I just realised that the current Governor of California is Ben Montgomery, and not just some random NPC.
Let's see how he fares against Vohoffsky in 2022. In all likelihood, Vohoffsky will most likely lose because Montgomery's a moderate, but one can only hope.
Depends on if Montgomery is interested in re-election.
Also, expect Montgomery to send an email to Vohoffsky.
by The World Capitalist Confederation » Sun Jan 05, 2020 3:33 pm
The World Capitalist Confederation wrote:Might as well get a second character whilst Vohoffsky is doing his thing:
NS Nation Name: The World Capitalist Confederation
Character Name:Martin Taylor V2John Steinitz
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 73
Character Height: 190cm
Character Weight: 70kg
Character Position/Role/Job: Representative of the 11th District of Ohio, Chairman of the House Progressive Caucus, Former Chairman of the Minority Socialist Movement
Appearance: Bayard Rustin
Character State of Origin: Ohio
Character State of Residence: Ohio
Character Party Affiliation: Republican (1968-1980), Independent (1980-1984), Democrat (1984-2000, 2000-), Independent (2000)
Main Strengths: High name recognition, particularly in the Rust Belt, very popular amongst minorities and a strong, firebrand progressive. Seen as a hero by many thanks to his actions against the Vietnam War and against the remaining segregationists.
Main Weaknesses: Often controversial, particularly due to his actions in the in 1960s, hated by middle-class suburban whites, little money despite his political position, is seen as an old and dying breed.
Biography: Born to working-class parents in Ohio, Steinitz became involved with black rights movements at a young age, with one of his radical friends roping him in to the black rights movements, as he was born in the time of segregation. After finishing his education at high school, he became more involved in radical movements at college and university, being truly involved at the death of Malcolm X, as he formed the Black Society of the Ohio State University whilst studying for his political science degree. The formation of this society and his radicalisation of the other black students led to a large fight between him and some of the students at the rival White Rights Society, particularly as George Wallace had just lost the election less than three years ago. The rivalry continued until Steinitz finished university and began to enter politics.
He first entered politics in 1968, joining Richard Nixon's campaign in order to prevent the Democrats from retaining their power, along with stopping George Wallace from gaining power. With Nixon winning the election, he remained on Nixon's staff, helping him reduce the amount of US troops in Vietnam and pass environmental regulation. He later resigned at the eve of Watergate, helping the impeachment proceedings move forward as he turned against Nixon.
In 1976, he joined McCarthy's campaign staff, hoping to clutch at least 1%. He would've stayed with the Republicans, had it not been for Ford's pardon of Nixon. He also wrote a book at this time, entitled "The New Republic: The Rising Tide", in which he suggested radical action to change the United States, from busing and the removal of the death penalty to free healthcare and a second bill of rights. The book, whilst not well-received at the time, is now widely known, if not read, by left-wing figures.
Meanwhile, as the 1980 campaign rolled around, he turned his support to John Anderson, disillusioned from the Republican Party completely, as he saw it turn further towards the right. He assisted the Anderson campaign in its early stages, helping to increase its publicity and support. He was later picked by Anderson as VP Candidate, which he accepted mostly for his future ambitions, as he ran for Congressman of Ohio's 11th District in 1982, still an independent, albeit supported by the local Democrats as he caucused with them. He also formed the Minority Socialist Movement in 1982, seeing his election as a turning point in American history, joining up with the other minority progressive representatives to form a small bloc which later endorsed Jackson and later Mondale after the "Hynietown" comment. He later became affiliated with the Mondale campaign, during which he made a keynote speech at an MSM meeting fiercely attacking Reagan and the Drug War, along with many of Reagan's racist comments, calling Reagan a "West Coast Confederate" who seeked to "enslave the black race" and "dehumanise and delegitimise us [the blacks] by generalising and stereotyping us as drug takers, who did nothing but rape women and shoot each other...And then use that as an excuse to come into our communities, murder us and enslave us in these new private prisons. I say this not just to my fellow blacks, but also to all Americans: voting for Reagan is like voting for a bullet to be put between your eyes. Anyone who votes for Reagan is either rich, white and the owner of an arms company...or just a plain lunatic.", which gave him much bad publicity amongst the right and much good publicity amongst the left. Reagan even addressed him, saying that his comments were "hypocritical. The War on Drugs started under Nixon, the man that he worked for for his entire term in office."
However, Reagan still came into office in 1984, and so Steinitz got to work on another book: "Neoliberalism: The Murderers of Chicago" denouncing Reaganite economics as nothing but "pseudo-economic trite that would bring America to a much worse recession than before. The economy might be working now, but selling state assets will not lead to economic prosperity, only to temporary growth." which, whilst denounced by economists in his time, was still well-read for his stances on war, and many a progressive today will say that he was right in hindsight.
He also wrote another book known as "Israel and Apartheid: A Case of Modern Racism", talking about how those who wanted to fight racism abroad needed to focus on Israel as well, no matter the cost. The book was also his first truly pro-Palestine stance, as he also added to the mounting pressure against apartheid, promoting two causes at the same time. He also famously called Apartheid "South African Jim Crow" and Israel's Palestinian incursions a "case of modern genocide". He also rallied against the Gulf War, calling Operation Enduring Freedom "an imperialistic invasion which will sentence many brave young men to death". The MSM also merged with the new House Progressive Caucus in
In 1992, he and the new Progressive Caucus, under his influence (albeit not leadership), supported [not-Tom Harkin], and Steinitz was again offered VP, which he accepted, but it did not come to fruition due to [not-Clinton] winning the primary and Harkin dropping out. He wrote another book during the Clinton's term, known as "The Rising Tide Revisited", in which he attacks certain wings of the Democratic Party, declaring that "the pestilence of neoliberalism has infected the Democrats as well, and so we, like any immune system, must rid this disease from our bodies.", and declares that the Rising Tide will finally strike within the next 40 years, and that "A great battle shall erupt between the elites and the people, with the elites planning to double down and the people finally fighting back. Who will win this battle? We shall see.". The book was effectively a rallying call to the progressive movement, strengthening them further and increasing their resolve. It was also very famous, whether for good or bad.
Upon the eve of the millennium, the Battle of Seattle began as [not-Clinton] attempted to join the WTO. That was the last straw. The Progressives actively rebelled against Clinton, but moderate Republican votes allowed [not-Clinton] to join the WTO anyway. Despite this, it was still a win for the Progressives anyway, as the Democrat Party finally began to stir with the call of Progressivism. Progressives actively encouraged people to vote for [not-Nader], as he reached 5% in the polls, perhaps even slightly higher at times. The Democrats, however, despite winning the popular vote - with [not-Bush II] getting a mere 45% of the popular vote - still lost to him as Progressive rebels showed off their power to the moderate wing, humbling them and actively presenting themselves as a powerful force.
After showing their feathers, however, the Progressives got back to work, slowly mobilising their base, ready to begin swaying the Democrats further left. Progress was slow, but worth it. They had formed their own think-tank, known as Progress, along with a newspaper and website, sending out news to their base and effectively showing themselves as a popular movement. Their aggressiveness increased even more with the beginning of the Iraq War, as Steinitz fanned flames of [not-Bush] being impeached for war crimes and "the murder of over a million, perhaps even over two million people", rallying his base against the Iraq War, and pushing against [not-Bush] himself.
He had intensified his attacks heavily, writing a book, with consultation from progressive lawyers, about the [not-Bush] administration and its "war and international crimes", which paved the way for his 2004 campaign, where he was just barely beaten by [not-John Kerry] in the primaries. The election went as usual, Kerry lost, etc, etc...Steinitz continued to sponsor bills in the House, even writing a few himself. He was waiting for the perfect time to finally strike out. If even the Democrats weren't ready for him, he needed to keep going.
But then, in 2008, came an opportunity. The world had just come out of the worst recession yet, and he held the perfect scapegoat in his hand. He blamed the banks, the elites and the rich. He almost won the primary, beating out [not-Clinton] but still losing to [not-Obama]. He was offered VP almost as a consolation prize or an attempt to unify the party, but he simply declined, as he still believed that [not-Obama] was one of the neoliberals he needed to fight against. He continued mobilising the base and declaring in his new book "The Neo-Progressive Revolution" that the time had finally come, as Steinitz seeked to "get a progressive in office by 2024 at the latest", perhaps even considering yet another run in 2016.
He moved through the [not-Obama] administration, begrudgingly voting for the ACA as he continued to charge forward with his movement. He was effectively kept shut by the whip, who was effectively able to bribe him enough with future power to prevent him from rebelling. This didn't stop him and parts of his caucus from rebelling, creating the "End All Sales to Terrorism" or EAST Act, which was meant to "block US companies from selling arms to states which had been complicit in terrorist activity", specifically targeted at Saudi Arabia. The bill ultimately failed, as the Republican House and [not-Obama] supporters both blocked it.
He seeked to run in 2016, but then decided to stockpile his resources instead, letting [not-Sanders] fight the battle instead. He was still heavily endorsed, but Steinitz had hoped to use his time in the [not-Sanders] campaign to continue building grassroots support, as he had believed that running in 2020 would be much preferable, particularly since there would be a President with a record to attack.
He seems to have gotten a jackpot in that aspect,thanks to the Wolf Presidency, and he now moves to take the Presidency, ready to take his seat in the Oval Office as an icon of the progressive movement. Rumours of him running for Presidency are increasing, and whilst he has not announced it, his latest book, which was a large hit amongst left-wing readers, namely "A Socioeconomic Thesis: A Vision for the Future" is hinting at him running, as it seems it will become his manifesto for the campaign.
Other Info: If the HPC Chairman is taken, I'll go for Chairman of Progress instead.
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Granluras wrote:So, does anyone mind telling me what happened to Washington? I fell into activity for a few months back then, and when I started to come back around a few months ago it was dead. It lasted for quite a long time so I was pretty surprised.
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