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Consolidated from the Democratic-Republican establishment pact, no one can deny that the American Moderate Party (AMP) hasn't had its share of accomplishments. Successfully instituting cap and trade. Initiating political apportion reform and instating the Wyoming rule. Guiding the United States through the beginning of climate change and the Long Crisis. Reforming the bureaucracy into an autonomous, technocratic institution. Responding to the threat of synthetic intelligence. Crushing the May 31st Rebellion, quenching the Water Riots, and ruling unopposed for more than 30 years.

Plenty of accomplishments.

It's the eve of the primaries for the 2068 U.S. elections, and the AMP has come upon a bitter crossroads, and the chickens have come home to roost. With the Long Crisis drawing to a close and with civil society reawakening across the West, the party's rule has been met with renewed resistance. The 2054 Agreement to appease the protest movement and end the Water Riots included a variety of democratic reforms. While the Candidate Competency Board had keep the ballot closed to the AMP and candidates from its puppet parties, the new ballot laws have allow both the left-wing Liberation Party and the right-wing Municipal Party to make gains across the country, threatening the Party's technocratic rule and market facilitation.

Now, the question is reform or retribution. To pass further reforms and accept the need to appeal to the masses, or to crackdown on the upstart opposition, returning to hardline technocratic rule. Allowing reform and opposition gains at the polls would enrage the Departments, the oligarchs, and the Zentrum International. But returning to pure authoritarianism could lead to another revolution, one that might actually win. The entire world is watching the AMP as it makes its decision. The Zentrum in Frankfurt with concern. The Politiclubs in China with amusement. The Anarchists in Buenos Aires with hate and a desire for revenge.

The clock's ticking, and there's only so much time to try and figure out how to defuse this bomb.

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Note: This project uses a fair amount of invented political ideologies and associated jargon, as well as references to other events and organizations. Due to the changes in language over time, some terms may no longer line up with their contemporary definitions. Some explanations for this box.

Bioconservatism: Bioconservatism is a stance that "transhumanist" technologies, such as body modification, genetic engineering and synthetic intelligence, are dangerous ideas and need to be treated with caution. Bioconservatives do not necessarily believe these technologies should be eliminated entirely, but that they should be carefully controlled and regulated so that they can serve as a social good without threatening human civilization.

Managed Democracy: A belief that the Democratic process should be "curated" by the government in order to ensure that the general public comes to the correct decision. Managed democracy is usually considered a form of Technocracy.

Post-Liberalism: The evolution of Neoliberalism. Post-Liberalism holds that the sole responsibility of the state is to facilitate the growth of a society's total utility. In the Post-Liberal worldview, the state has no obligation to individual rights or welfare, but only to society's prosperity as a whole. Post-liberals believe that state intervention to distribute social gains only diminishes social gains, thus stealing from everyone. To this end, the role of the state is to facilitate markets, as only markets can increase utility efficiently. Post-liberal governments seek to marketize all potential commodities in order to maximize utility, including natural resources like water and carbon dioxide emissions, as well as novel markets such as security, metadata and education.

Technocracy: The belief in rule by experts, as opposed to rule by the people (Populism). Technocracy is not necessarily anti-democratic, but usually involves the insulation of the state apparatus from politics. Tendencies include Technocratic Democracy, Managed Democracy, and Maximalist Technocracy, along others.

Zentrum International: Constituted with the Vienna Declaration, the Zentrum is a political international that unites the world's Post-Liberal parties. Committed to trade, security and prosperity, the Zentrum supports or props up technocratic regimes across the west. Funded by some of the West's largest corporations, the Zentrum is deeply opposed to China and its hegemony as well as the Marxists and Anarchists of the Fifth International.

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From the shining mega-cities of the African coast, to the flooded streets of Old Miami. From the packed arcologies of China, to the bleak burning fields of Venezuela. From the vigorous debate of commune meeting halls in Buenos Aires, to the hushed whispers of secret party meetings in Munich. From the singing in the historicist concert halls of Montreal, to the screams over the burning slums of Moscow. From crowds of protesters in London, New Delhi, and Oran, to lonely miners on the Moon. All of it lives, all of it breathes, and all of it will one day die. All under the same twinkling light of the stars.

Our Fathers' Stars.

Description
Consolidated from the Democratic-Republican establishment pact, no one can deny that the American Moderate Party (AMP) hasn't had its share of accomplishments. Successfully instituting cap and trade. Initiating political apportion reform and instating the Wyoming rule. Guiding the United States through the beginning of climate change and the Long Crisis. Reforming the bureaucracy into an autonomous, technocratic institution. Responding to the threat of synthetic intelligence. Crushing the May 31st Rebellion, quenching the Water Riots, and ruling unopposed for more than 30 years.

Plenty of accomplishments.

It's the eve of the primaries for the 2068 U.S. elections, and the AMP has come upon a bitter crossroads, and the chickens have come home to roost. With the Long Crisis drawing to a close and with civil society reawakening across the West, the party's rule has been met with renewed resistance. The 2054 Agreement to appease the protest movement and end the Water Riots included a variety of democratic reforms. While the Candidate Competency Board had keep the ballot closed to the AMP and candidates from its puppet parties, the new ballot laws have allow both the left-wing Liberation Party and the right-wing Municipal Party to make gains across the country, threatening the Party's technocratic rule and market facilitation.

Now, the question is reform or retribution. To pass further reforms and accept the need to appeal to the masses, or to crackdown on the upstart opposition, returning to hardline technocratic rule. Allowing reform and opposition gains at the polls would enrage the Departments, the oligarchs, and the Zentrum International. But returning to pure authoritarianism could lead to another revolution, one that might actually win. The entire world is watching the AMP as it makes its decision. The Zentrum in Frankfurt with concern. The Politiclubs in China with amusement. The Anarchists in Buenos Aires with hate and a desire for revenge.

The clock's ticking, and there's only so much time to try and figure out how to defuse this bomb.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Note: This project uses a fair amount of invented political ideologies and associated jargon, as well as references to other events and organizations. Due to the changes in language over time, some terms may no longer line up with their contemporary definitions. Some explanations for this box.

Bioconservatism: Bioconservatism is a stance that "transhumanist" technologies, such as body modification, genetic engineering and synthetic intelligence, are dangerous ideas and need to be treated with caution. Bioconservatives do not necessarily believe these technologies should be eliminated entirely, but that they should be carefully controlled and regulated so that they can serve as a social good without threatening human civilization.

Managed Democracy: A belief that the Democratic process should be "curated" by the government in order to ensure that the general public comes to the correct decision. Managed democracy is usually considered a form of Technocracy.

Post-Liberalism: The evolution of Neoliberalism. Post-Liberalism holds that the sole responsibility of the state is to facilitate the growth of a society's total utility. In the Post-Liberal worldview, the state has no obligation to individual rights or welfare, but only to society's prosperity as a whole. Post-liberals believe that state intervention to distribute social gains only diminishes social gains, thus stealing from everyone. To this end, the role of the state is to facilitate markets, as only markets can increase utility efficiently. Post-liberal governments seek to marketize all potential commodities in order to maximize utility, including natural resources like water and carbon dioxide emissions, as well as novel markets such as security, metadata and education.

Technocracy: The belief in rule by experts, as opposed to rule by the people (Populism). Technocracy is not necessarily anti-democratic, but usually involves the insulation of the state apparatus from politics. Tendencies include Technocratic Democracy, Managed Democracy, and Maximalist Technocracy, along others.

Zentrum International: Constituted with the Vienna Declaration, the Zentrum is a political international that unites the world's Post-Liberal parties. Committed to trade, security and prosperity, the Zentrum supports or props up technocratic regimes across the west. Funded by some of the West's largest corporations, the Zentrum is deeply opposed to China and its hegemony as well as the Marxists and Anarchists of the Fifth International.

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From the shining mega-cities of the African coast, to the flooded streets of Old Miami. From the packed arcologies of China, to the bleak burning fields of Venezuela. From the vigorous debate of commune meeting halls in Buenos Aires, to the hushed whispers of secret party meetings in Munich. From the singing in the historicist concert halls of Montreal, to the screams over the burning slums of Moscow. From crowds of protesters in London, New Delhi, and Oran, to lonely miners on the Moon. All of it lives, all of it breathes, and all of it will one day die. All under the same twinkling light of the stars.

Our Fathers' Stars.