Declaration of Solidarity

[King Death II]

Declaration of Solidarity

Today is a momentous day, as it is the day in which popular support for a more independent Red will begin. The United Earth Directorate, the Socialist Workers Front, and the Soviet Union come together to build a better Red. The Solidarity movement in no way is a challenge to the current Red Dawn bloc, nor any of its member alliances, we respect their policy towards what they view as team unity.

Solidarity comes to Red to serve as a common forum for all to gather, exchange ideas, express issues and problems, and to inspire a new community among the nations of this sphere. We aim to not only elect a senator of our own, but to create a new image and reputation of Red. We don't promote an "exclusive club" type membership, anyone is allowed to talk with us, join us, or participate in our programs - all in all we're here to better the team, not generate agitation or a specific political agenda. I know there will be accusations that we're against this or that and supporting this, however that is not the case. Solidarity is just for the nations of Red, not to extend our personal or collective alliance goals, but to improve the life and quality of this team.

Visit us at: http://www.redsolidarity.co.cc or #solidarity on Coldfront!

Since the Liberation of Red this July, the Red Sphere has been struggling in development as its own independent team and the alliances that inhabit it have endeavored a tough journey on an only recently open playing field. Today, the people of the alliances (in alphabetical order) of the the Socialist Workers Front, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (the Soviet Union), and the United Earth Directorate declare themselves autonomous from the political entity that has ruled this realm. We do this in cooperation with one another to achieve the objective of electing a popular representative of the interests and affairs of the other Red alliances into the team senate. We, the alliances of Solidarity, form together to create a common forum for the exchange of ideals and assistance on the Red team.

MANIFESTO OF A SOLIDITARIAN RED

The united peoples of Solidarity come together to formally establish a manifesto outlining the current problems and proposed solutions to the current issues and affairs of the Red Sphere.

Section 1: Problems

Since the Liberation of Red in July, many new alliances on the team have popped up. A majority of those have already disbanded, without reaching many if any at all, milestones in development - either tactically, politically, or economically. This lack of development among the Red alliances have kept the sphere relatively weak, outside the borders of Pacifica. Because of this, much reliance has been placed upon Pacifica for economic development as well as political and tactical cooperation, as no other significant Red authority exists.

Red Dawn, the attempt made at a team bloc on the Tenth of August, has failed to create any good results with its member alliances. Its forums, the center of its activity, has a very low post count; analysis of the economic cooperation between Red Dawn alliances show little tech trading and trade circle development, virtually leaving its member alliances on its own. Political cooperation has been great, however not for the purpose of the free exchange of ideas and current events in its signatory parties, but rather attempted political dominance from a single source. This dominance is a continuation of a political hegemony on the Red team by the Pacifican administration. With its rule over the Red team for nearly three years, political affairs of the Red team have been associated with Pacifica. This close union of Red team issues and Pacifica issues was established during the era of the Moldavi and Revenge Doctrines - now appealed after the Liberation. Futhermore, because of this relationship, the image of Red is associated with that of Pacifica, something that must be changed.

Section 2: What is Needed

First and foremost, active communication between the alliances of Red is needed. A commons needs to be established that encourage the activity and cooperation of all the nations of Red. These commons will serve a place for Red alliances to exchange ideas, crucial for small alliance development and overcoming many of the common challenges that are faced. Among the ideas exchanged, increased economic cooperation is definitely needed to spur the economies of Red and to formally start to establish large alliances on the team.

Another result of these commons should be to end the political homogeneous atmosphere with Pacifica, which should allow for independent control of alliances and the creation of a new image of Red, that of a team and not a singular entity.

Our solutions are to be established within the:

SOLIDARITY SENATORIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN ORGANIZATION FOR THE RED TRADING SPHERE

Solidarity

OVERVIEW - GENERAL STATEMENT

Goal: Election of an independent candidate to the Red Senate.

Plans: Campaigns staged on various parts of the game. Solidarity will reach out to other Red alliances to gain support as well as stage a massive in-game messaging strategy. From this we will get to our base voters, a potential base of over a thousand nations.

Mission objective: In the election of our candidate, we will show that Red has entered a new age, that is has opened up to the rest of the sphere. These other alliances deserve fair repsentation in the Senate, and they should act together as a whole to achieve this goal.

Currently (October 2009) there are nearly 700 independent nations that have voted for the three current Senators. In addition to that, the top ten runners up accumulate to over a thousand voters that have casted a ballot in this election. Approximately 300 alone do not vote for the current three Senators, and that voter base is critical to our election.

CHAPTER ONE: NATION OUTREACH PROGRAM

The paritipating parties of Solidarity will contribute to the outreach program of Solidarity. The outreach program's mission is to send out campaign messages to promote the Solidarity ideal of fair representation of the Senate and how the Solidarity candidate will contribute to the collective of Red and all unrepresentated nations.

A master list of potential voters will be compiled prior to the 45^th Senate election, and before and during the voting process, these messages will be sent out. All Solidarity personal messages (PMs) will be reviewed by the participating parties of the plan. The alliances in this plan must mutually agree for a message to use to send out to nations.

Alliances are allowed to place a "sponsored by: <alliance>, of Solidarity" in their messages, to promote their alliance. However blatent recruitment of aligned nations is strictly forbidden by Solidarity messagers.

The goal of this campaign is to reach out to individual nations in-game to support the Solidarity cause and to vote for our candidate(s); to put the message of Solidarity out there to Red nations; promote voter responsibility and knowledge of who they're voting for.

CHAPTER TWO: ALLIANCE OUTREACH PROGRAM

Alliances of Solidarity will open up to other Red alliances and build intra-sphere relations. Solidarity will act as a collective force in promoting team unity behind the election of a senate seat. The signatory parties will promote cordial relations and provide for a cooperative environment in its outreach program.

The diplomatic organizations of the governments of the signatory parties will copoerate with one another to accomplish the common Solidarity foreign policy goals. Solidarity, however, will not set foreign policy objectives that require the signatory alliances to agree to any economic, tactical, and/or politically binding treaty, document, and/or act with any other alliance or international organization.

Solidarity alliances are allowed to promote the movement on IRC, public forums, and private alliance forums, in an appropriate matter. The foreign affairs administrators for each of the Solidarity alliances will conduct buisness with each other on a regular basis, as to act as a consolidated force instead of autonomous organizations.

CHAPTER THREE: COMMUNICATION INTEGRATION

Solidarity alliances will integrate communication among each other to keep contact with one another. A common forum and/or IRC channel will be used to keep the governments, administrations, and memberships within contact of each other. These common forms of assembly will allow Solidarity to exchange ideas freely and effeciently. Programs that Solidarity will enact will be decided upon through these integrated channels of communication.

CHAPTER FOUR: RED ALLIANCES

This document defines a "Red alliance" has an alliance that has (1) declared through constitutional amendment or internal policy act that it is an alliance of the Red sphere (2) has more than 50% of its nations of the Red sphere. To be considered a Red alliance by Solidarity, a ratio of 50% of an alliance's nations must be located on the Red sphere in order to be eligible for Solidarity.

CHAPTER FIVE: ADMISSION AND WITHDRAWAL

Red alliances (as defined in Chapter Four) may apply to join Solidarity. A unanimous decision must be made by the current Solidarity alliances in order to pass a referendum allowing their admission. If an alliance wishes to withdraw from this pact, they may do so at their own free will, however a forty-eight hour warning must be given before the document becomes invalid for them.

If Solidarity wishes to disband, it must be approved by a unanimous decision of the signatory parties.

CHARTER ON THE OPERATION OF THE SOLIDARITY SENATORIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN ORGANIZATION FOR THE RED TRADING SPHERE

Section A, Common Forums

1. There will be two administrators per signatory alliance on the Solidarity forums and official IRC channel. The respective alliances may choose who they wish to be their administrators. These officials make up the Solidarity Administrating Council, or AC.

2. The AC will moderate the forums and IRC channel, archive old topics, enforce forum and IRC conduct, and analyze the legality of all proposed actions of Solidarity.

3. There are three levels of membership in Solidarity: Congressman, Assemblyman, and Councilor. Each of these levels will have access to different forums and different posting abilities.

4. All members of the Solidarity communication areas are given the right of free speech, thought, and publications. However, the exchange of confidential information is strictly prohibited. The right to free membership in any alliance is given to all members of Solidarity. The right to withdraw from Solidarity's areas of communication is given.

Section B, Leadership

1. Solidarity's administration will be selected though democratic processes in election held on Solidarity's forums (aside from members of the AC).

2. Solidarity will have a Red Congress, a body that is open to all nations of the Red team whether they're a member of a Solidarity alliance or not.

3. The Red Congress, or RC, will be a common assembly of nations where they are open to discuss grievances, problems, ideas, or look for tech/trade deals. the RC is the link between Solidarity and Red.

4. The Soliditarian Assembly, or SA, will be the primary legislative authority in the organization. It will consist of all member nations of the signatory alliances to Solidarity. Each SA member as the right to propose any action to Solidarity and is guaranteed free voting rights in the Assembly.

5. The SA will operate as a forum to discuss the activities, affairs, and issues of Solidarity. The programs and services of the organization will be operated and established though the inter-governmental organ. The Administrating Council may veto any proposal made in the Assembly due to the proposed action possibly violating terms of the Solidarity agreement, an alliance's sovereignty, or international law and foreign policy. Ties in veto polls are considered to determine the legislation to be not legal.

6. If a piece of legislation is deemed legal, it requires a simple majority (50%+1) to pass and become ratified. Amendments to the Declaration of Solidarity require supermajority (67%+1) and a unanimous consent from the Administrating Council.

7. Two directors will be elected in Solidarity, one for campaigning, one for census. These directors can be nominated by any SA member (including themselves) during a period of two days after the third Tuesday every month. The next two days following will be polling within the Soliditarian Assembly. The winner of the poll is declared the new director, to take office the day following the end of polling.

7i. In the event of a tie, the election will go onto the Administrating Council for a final vote.

7ii. If a director is to resign, the runner-up in the previous election is to become the temporary director the remainder of the term.

8. The Campaign Director is to manage the sending of message, their content, and the production of media materials on behalf of Solidarity and its candidate.

9. The Census Director is to gather lists of voters to use for PMs, and managing the relations between Solidarity and other international organizations. This however will not ovverride the foreign policies of the individual alliances in Solidarity.

Section C, Senate Candidate

1. Senate candidates are to be nominated and elected by the Administrating Council. The AC, as being representatives of the governments of the alliances of Solidarity, will declare to the Red Congress their choice for that month's Senate's candidate from Solidarity.

2. The chosen nominee, to be declared the Nominee from Solidarity to the Red Senate, is to be backed by all programs of Solidarity responsible for the election of candidates into office.

3. Chosen nominees at any time are allowed to withdraw their candidacy or their Senate seat. The Administrating Council will then choose a succeeding nation to be supported by the organization.

RATIFICATION

We, representatives of the alliances below, sign this document and agree to establish Solidarity and adhere by its guidelines and policies set forth in this text:

Signed for the Socialist Workers Front,

The General Congress of Workers' and Peasant's Deputies of the Socialist Workers Front

Signed for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Soviet Union),

The Soviet Council of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Signed for the United Earth Directorate,

King Death II, The People's Premier

Roofus, The People's Representative

Minister of Defense: KingCharles

Minister of Internal Affairs: President Harris

Minister of Foreign Affairs: Andorra 3

Minister of Propaganda: Limehead020

Edited November 14, 2009 by King Death II

[TheStig]

Well, this is interesting. Congratulations I suppose.

[ChimpMasterFlash]

Since the popcorn smiley alone is spam I would like to elaborate the feeling behind the smiley. I find this OP entertaining. O/ All evolved Edited November 13, 2009 by ChimpMasterFlash

[Ferrous]

What does everything related to communism always have to be a manifesto?

[x8BitL0gic]

What does everything related to communism always have to be a manifesto?

Because Karl Marx is kickass.

[ChimpMasterFlash]

Because they think 'manifesto' sounds better than "leeches linking lose lingering ladies labia's lacking libidos list. "

[Eretz Yisrael]

Can we join?

[silentkiller]

We definitely need to join this after term ends.

red team unity is always good and you obviously cant have this unity when you ignore more than half of red.

Edited November 13, 2009 by silentkiller

[Vladimir]

Nice use of irony in the name choice.

[King Death II]

Nice use of irony in the name choice.

We asked a few of the RD signatories if they wanted in on this, they said no. Its solidarity to those that agreed to it.

[silentkiller]

Political cooperation has been great, however not for the purpose of the free exchange of ideas and current events in its signatory parties, but rather attempted political dominance from a single source.

I would like this clarified please.Apparently giving up a seat of power in red is us somehow trying to gain political dominance :S.

Edited November 13, 2009 by silentkiller

[King Death II]

I would like this clarified please.Apparently giving up a seat of power in red is us somehow trying to gain political dominance :S.

It means exactly what it says.

Also the senate seats arent yours to give up, they should be free and open for anyone wanting them if they have enough support. Just throwing that out there...

Edited November 13, 2009 by King Death II

[silentkiller]

Too bad most of red is actually NPO then?

[hawk11]

Also the senate seats arent yours to give up, they should be free and open for anyone wanting them if they have enough support. Just throwing that out there...

That's basically how it is on Red, yeah.

[King Death II]

Too bad most of red is actually NPO then?

If you call 38.492% most of the red team, then you sure have an awesome definition of majority. There are still 1053 red nations who are not part of NPO that dont vote for your senators. Double check your facts next time.

Edited November 13, 2009 by King Death II

[Elendil old]

Red Dawn, the attempt made at a team bloc on the Tenth of August, has failed to create any good results with its member alliances. Its forums, the center of its activity, has a very low post count; analysis of the economic cooperation between Red Dawn alliances show little tech trading

I wonder why...

[King Xander the Only]

And we grow ever closer to a Red Civil War.

Congrats.

[silentkiller]

If you call 38.492% most of the red team, then you sure have an awesome definition of majority. There are still 1053 red nations who are not part of NPO that dont vote for your senators. Double check your facts next time.

let me rephrase that, most of the nations that are not new or will last longer than 2 months and not move to another team or even vote for that matter.

Edited November 13, 2009 by silentkiller

[Ogaden]

Too bad most of red is actually NPO then?

Total nations on the Red Team:

1,712

Number of NPO nations on the Red Team:

578

Percentage of the Red Team made up by NPO:

33.76%

Edited November 13, 2009 by James Dahl

[silentkiller]

I'll give you time to read the post above

[Vladimir]

We asked a few of the RD signatories if they wanted in on this, they said no. Its solidarity to those that agreed to it.

You have an impressive ability to miss the point while simultaneously walking straight into it.

What is it with Bobian communists and their constant compulsion to set up splinter sects. Art imitates life.

[Ferrous]

Nice use of irony in the name choice.

Don't you understand? It's solidarity for all on Red!

...unless of course you are the NPO, The Moralist Front, Little Big Alliance, or the Destiny Project. They apparently don't count.

[Ogaden]

let me rephrase that, most of the nations that are not new or will last longer than 2 months and not move to another team or even vote for that matter.

So you have nothing to worry about then B)

[LegendoftheSkies]

Don't you understand? It's solidarity for all on Red!

...unless of course you are the NPO, The Moralist Front, Little Big Alliance, or the Destiny Project. They apparently don't count.

Well, to be fair, according to King Death they didn't want to be counted.

Also, interesting note, by my count:

Total UED nations: 78

UED nations on red: 37

Unless I miscounted, UED has less than 50% of their nations on red, so aren't they not considered a Red alliance by your own definition?

Edited November 13, 2009 by Legend of the Skies

[silentkiller]

Who said I am worried? Definitely not me.

UED has less than 50% of their nations on red, so aren't they not considered a Red alliance by your own definition.

lol

Edited November 13, 2009 by silentkiller