Address to the Nation on Kansas
My fellow Atlasians, I come to you at a somber hour. Last night, I authorized our Armed Forces to conduct a police action in the state of Kansas. As of this moment, troops are advancing eastwards towards Topeka on all fronts. Now, I am a peaceful man, and am no warmonger. To have Atlasian take up arms against each other is the very last thing I want. But this action is unequivocally necessary. Let me state, the passage of the Our Kansas Act was a monstrous and violent escalation and a evident expression of the will of the Nashville government to commence an armed revolt against the Government of this Republic. That is the first and foremost reason for my actions last night; the preservation of this Republic.
The day after this bill was passed, many patriotic Kansans who support Fremont and wish to join it as a fellow state were shocked that the government would make such a violent declaration of ownership over them. Accordingly, they took to the streets to protest this action. As the Attorney General informed me last night, less than an hour before I issued EO 55:02 and while making final deliberations on my response, they were met with violence and killed indiscriminately. Hearing of the massacre of Atlasian citizens, for expressing their right to free speech, I decided had to act and I acted quickly.
All of the intel provided to me, by the Department of Justice and the National Security Council, suggests that Kansan citizens continue to be the victims of violence from the Southern Government. Evidence points to any and all protests being met with execution. A report has made its way to my office, alleging that snipers and attack helicopters are being used against Pro-Fremontian protestors. A massacre is occurring in Kansas, it is outrageous, barbaric and must end. My heart aches for the victims of these senseless crimes. It is a humanitarian crisis and I will not hesitate to deploy further military resources to ensure peace and to protect innocents.
In addition, I want to say that Governor James Benson has handled the events of the past few hours quite poorly. To embrace the South and call for the Governor to intervene is an effective endorsement of more bloodshed and more destruction. For the good of the nation, he should resign.
I make a ultimatum on this day to the Southern Government, all Southern National Guardsmen must leave the state of Kansas by March 30th. If not, I will authorize the deployment of 95,000 more troops to the front line, and I will request the Attorney General to make the forceable removal of Southern troops from Kansas his primary mission. This is a peacekeeping mission, above all else. To protect to lives of Kansas and uphold the promises of our constitution and Republic, I will not hesitate to use the full force of our military. Thank you and god bless Atlasia.
I'm pretty sure Lumine said there is no deployment of the Southern militia and that reports of violence against civilians (at the hands of Southern authorities) have no basis in fact at this moment.
Also, I might add that part of Putin's excuse for invading Ukraine was to stop a genocide against ethnic Russians in Ukraine. This line of thinking coming from people who are proud "supporters" of liberal democracy is certainly disturbing.
The strongman, authoritarian approach taken by some individuals including the PPT, the AG, and the President seems highly unusual given that they brand themselves inside the game and outside of it as pro-democracy left-wingers who stand for the people. This political claim is directly contrasted with their actions in the game. Furthermore, the President's claim directly echoes Putin's claim that his invasion of Ukraine was for the Russian defense and what he initially said about his troops being in East Ukraine as peacekeepers only.
Mr. President, ignoring the Constitution now (which says Kansas is Southern) and in doing so carrying out Putin-esque actions and utilizing Putin-esque "logic" is problematic as is making light of events like 1/6 (which we saw in the left's reaction to the Southern elections in January, the implication that the left wanted to storm the state capitol in Nashville, etc.). Even in "jest," joking about unfortunate events at home and abroad is highly distasteful.
Furthermore, the President and the AG should uphold the rule of law and the President should be able to work with all of the Governors of Atlasia instead of calling on those politically opposed to him to resign. The President is also supposed to respect regional sovereignty, the rule of law, and to not support the imperial claim of one region upon another.
