Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 11:27 am
October 20, 2017
The New Shanowinn Telegraph
Termon, Shanowinn
The New Shanowinn Telegraph
Termon, Shanowinn
The New Shanowinn Telegraph
The Better TelegraphPresident Faoláin Speaks on Mass Graves, Suggests Total Highland-Lowland Unification
Following the grim discovery of two mass graves from her predecessor, President Karolíne Catrín Faoláin secured Highland President Tadhg Dúney's blessing to speak in the Highland Republic. Faoláin spoke in front of the Highland government in Damhford just this morning.
In her speech, the Owinn President sympathized with Highlanders and the hardships they faced under the previous, Ahernric regime. "The last regime," she said, "was completely unjust to the Highland people, going so far as to brutalize and kill them for the sake of personal power and greed."
The second part of the President's speech took the form of an appeal. She respectfully proposed that the Highland government and President Dúney consider dissolving the Highland Republic and rejoin as a part of Shanowinn like it was before. Many of those in the Highland government appeared uneasy at her appeal, despite her statement that "we can move away from this haunting past together."
Although some in the Highland government were less hospitable to the idea of complete unification, President Dúney closed the session with his own statements. He thanked President Faoláin for her sincere apology, but respectfully declined her proposition of unification.
In this way, it appears that the answer to the "Highland question" is still at large, with some favoring more total unification and others favoring greater levels of autonomy. One political consultant has commented that "she made a big move too fast here, at a bad time. I understand that her angle was moving through this together, but I don't think it was right, yet."
To a lesser extent the "Carrighinnis question" also remains. The minor Island LIberation Party (ILP) has experienced a surge in popularity on the island of Carrighinnis following the discovery of the mass grave there. According to President Faoláin's staff, she plans to speak in Carrighinnis next.