The Development of Prehistory
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History is a strange thing. Through time it takes on new meanings to new people as facts get clouded or lost and the atmospheric context dissipates with the passing on of eye-witnesses. The more time that passes, the more distant and abstract the history becomes. The result? In most cases the moment is passed and lost forever; but the big moments remain in the memories of those that they comes into contact with. Unfortunately, as I outlined, it never survives intact, and through the process of degradation often becomes a clumsy weapon for use by those who know little of it (and understand much less).
Given this we dread to imagine what becomes of prehistory -- that which occurred even before the existence of our world. The example par excellence of this has been the August Revolution and the early NPO under Comrade Franco. Of course we all know the basic story of the oppressed class rising up to defeat an empire, taking its destiny in its own hands against all the odds and facing down the armies of the whole imperialist world in pursuit of the ideals of 'Peace Strength and Prosperity'. It's a powerful and inspiring story no question, and it's one that still echoes in every move that the Order makes. But for many it's a vague story, little understood -- a mere series of stories and events without depth -- and for those looking for a way to attack Pacifica it has thus become an easy target to co-opt for subversive purposes.
Suddenly the Dictatorship of the Feederites has disappeared and talk of electoral democracy and social niceties have taken their place, or the great purges have evaporated into thin air as talk of an individualised sovereignty attempts to take over, or (more recently) an ultimately powerless institution inside the Order suddenly becomes the king-maker, and destroyer of the Revolution. These are just a few examples, but they serve well to demonstrate the way that even the basics of such a monumental historical moment can be so drastically twisted and misunderstood in ways that at the time would have seemed impossible.
It falls to me then, one of the last remaining Senators of Franco's Pacific, to expand the historic record and try to bring back some of what has been lost to time.
In the past we have generally discussed The Pacific in chronological order, detailing the Revolution, the subsequent invasions, the advances, Comrade Franco's departure, and the NPO's reformation into the PRP [People's Republic of the Pacific] under the new Emperor. Doing this may give a useful overall picture of events, but it is also much to blame for allowing subsequent misrepresentations. Without going into the specifics of a principle, policy or moment it is impossible to provide and accurate picture, and thus the few details given are easily pulled out of their real context and placed into the context of a fledging ideology trying to base itself on Pacifica's historical experience.
Due to time constraints it is impossible for all that is necessary to be said in this post, and so, having outlined the problems, it serves only as an introduction to an upcoming series that will aim to rectify them. In the brief interlude perhaps others interested in the subject (if there are any who read this blog) will put forward things that they would look to see discussed.
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