28-02-2004, 23:26
(OOC: Background information - Back in July or August, Belem, Diwaniyah, and Xanthal removed the previous Kiealian government and established three sectors of control. Diwaniyah (me) controlled Western Kieales, Belem controlled South or somesuch and Xanthal the Northeast, I believe. W. Kieales then expanded to control over 60% of the territory by buying out a portion of land that was not under any of our control but was under the control of another force from a war past.)
IC:
Western Kieales had grown into a model country since the end of the war. With massive amounts of aid from Diwaniyah, factories, farms, and many different industries were established. Private ownership had been outlawed. Though, with recent corruption and inefficeny, the system was quickly slowing down and massive economic problems were caused. Diwaniyah continued to send aid to the country in order to keep it solvent, but there was a limit on how much more aid Diwaniyah could provide without damaging her economy.
The people knew it.
Anti-government sentiment had been gathering for some time now, but the government kept tight control and had spies everywhere. The problem had been exacerbated with the arrest of a popular labour figure just two days ago. The majority of people now refused to go back to work until he was released. The army was shakey. No one knew if the army was going to follow its orders or not. Diwaniyah's occupation force of some 225,000 men and several hundred APCs and tanks had moved into the streets of the capital and other provinicial capitals to bolster the government forces.
Today was a record all-time high for the protests. Some 1,250,000 workers filled the capital, another 750,000 in the second largest city named 'Qassem City' and up to 500,000 spread out in three other cities. The country had shut down.
IC:
Western Kieales had grown into a model country since the end of the war. With massive amounts of aid from Diwaniyah, factories, farms, and many different industries were established. Private ownership had been outlawed. Though, with recent corruption and inefficeny, the system was quickly slowing down and massive economic problems were caused. Diwaniyah continued to send aid to the country in order to keep it solvent, but there was a limit on how much more aid Diwaniyah could provide without damaging her economy.
The people knew it.
Anti-government sentiment had been gathering for some time now, but the government kept tight control and had spies everywhere. The problem had been exacerbated with the arrest of a popular labour figure just two days ago. The majority of people now refused to go back to work until he was released. The army was shakey. No one knew if the army was going to follow its orders or not. Diwaniyah's occupation force of some 225,000 men and several hundred APCs and tanks had moved into the streets of the capital and other provinicial capitals to bolster the government forces.
Today was a record all-time high for the protests. Some 1,250,000 workers filled the capital, another 750,000 in the second largest city named 'Qassem City' and up to 500,000 spread out in three other cities. The country had shut down.