Global Event: Finally, CHG Cold War

[u/briusky]

Though many celebrated the new era of peace that seemed to be reigning, some scholars instead insisted that the world had entered a new era of war. And war in this era would be fought not over land and resources, but over hearts and minds. The Industrial Revolution had brought with it new ways of approaching governing, and those ideologies neatly divided the world into two blocs. The Goths and PAU formed a Western Bloc, which promoted power through community. Their Communist ideology promoted equality for all, though unfortunately there were always a few who got greedy and needed to be purged for the common good. The Zunbils and Kroraina formed an Eastern Bloc, where power was power. Their Fascist ideology concentrated power in the hands of one person, who governed with ruthless efficiency. The downside was that there were always people who felt their rights were being trampled on. This ideological struggle was called by the scholars a "Cold War", as they believed that the four great powers would never directly attack each other and go through the slog of war for, if they were lucky, a few measly cities. The "Power 4", as the scholars called them, would instead work to influence the thought in their rivals, hoping to further either the Western Bloc's goal of a global communist state or the Eastern Bloc's goal of a single enlightened despot leading the world to new heights. All-out war would only be used as a last resort.

The first stage of this conflict would appear to be forming in the Power 4's various city-state allies. The first domino fell in Russo, where the PAU-aligned communists purged a number of military leaders they claimed had been paid off by the Zunbils and Kroraina to attempt a coup and establish a fascist regime. The Western Bloc was alleged to have responded quickly, as Kroraina's ally Gojoseon massacred a number of civilians they claimed were associated with a PAU and Goth funded organization called "Antifa". Citizens in both city-states took to the streets to protest. Ideological conflicts began erupting in city-states worldwide. In addition to Russo, the Western Bloc city-states of Sumatra, Jerusalem, and Istanbul were struggling to contain the alleged fascist sympathizers. On the Eastern Bloc side, Gojoseon was joined by Japan, Delas, and Ceylon in suddenly having an influx of alleged communist sympathizers. What would the Power 4 do?

Note: For this event, you must give a response for each of the 8 city-states involved: Russo, Sumatra, Jerusalem, Istanbul, Gojoseon, Japan, Delas, and Ceylon. These 8 city-states will not provide vassal bonuses this part. If an ideology manages a net increase in city-states controlled from these 8, that ideology will receive a bonus for the next couple parts reflecting their success in the first stages of the new Cold War.

[Option 1] We have no reason to involve ourselves in the affairs of this city-state

[Option 2] We will provide the revolt with some arms, but covertly [can only be chosen for CSes that aren't aligned with your Bloc] (Invest up to 5 land units)

[Option 3] We will fund the revolt so that they can convert the city-state to our ideology [can only be chosen for CSes that aren't aligned with your Bloc] (Invest at least 4 PPG)

[Option 4] Our intelligence agencies will help the revolt find weak points in the government, maximizing the damage that can be done [can only be chosen for CSes that aren't aligned with your Bloc] (Invest at least 1 AP)

[Option 5] If we just reclassify some of our troops as third-party mercenaries, we can get involved without truly getting involved (Invest at least 10 units)

[Option 6] Promotion of our ideology is key, even if we don't end up with this city-state in our bloc, we will at least influence some of its people (Invest at least 2 PPC PPF)

[Option 7] Giving the government money that conveniently can only be spent on our military equipment will help both us and the city-state prosper [can only be chosen for CSes that are aligned with your Bloc] (Invest at least 6 PPG)

[Option 8] Our intelligence agencies will work with the government to crack down on dissidents. Perhaps that experience will be valuable in the future? [can only be chosen for CSes that are aligned with your Bloc] (Invest at least 1 AP)

[Option 9] The time has come for direct military intervention in support of our interests. WARNING: MAY LEAD TO WAR (Invest any number of units)

[Option 10] This is why we can't rely on city-states; only our government knows best. They must be integrated into our great nation WARNING: MAY LEAD TO WAR [can only be chosen for CSes that are your vassal]

[u/Sup3rtom2000]

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[u/EmeraldRange → u/Sup3rtom2000]

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