Socialist Republic of Tyrrhenia
The Commune of Kastoria; Kastoria
People's Palace
Thanasis Laskaris was sitting in the old office of President Katsaros, with Angelos Tsamis, Chrysanthos Fotios Samaras and around twenty other men, members of the Post-Delegationist Alliance and representatives of the Citizens’ Councils that were formed in and around Kastoria. The majority of them were writing in their bloc notes what Tsamis and Laskaris were proposing for the first All-Citizens’ Council that will convene in Kastoria in the weekend.
“So, dear colleagues, the main goal of the council will be the adoption of the Post-Delegationist constitution, followed by the election of a warden of the people and discussions regarding the status of Tyrrhenia in the RDTO, support for our friends in Boliatur, in Yujin and in the Eastern Cape,” said Tsamis as he noted with a marker all the proposals on a large panel in front of the seated people.
“There could be resistance against the new constitution. We don’t know what Raptis has in plan, as he left for Iordanopolis and frankly, we should be ready for anything coming from him as I find it strange that he resigned so easily.” Someone from behind the room raised and said, gesticulating with his hands.
“That is why we need to adopt the constitution as quick as possible. It will give us legitimacy,” said Thanasis Laskaris as he rose from his place and went to the panel. “Regarding the criticism against the constitution, of course there will be some, even if by absurd, everything would be perfect and 100% of the people would support it, I’m sure that Raptis would pay some people to be against it. But what makes us certain that it will pass, is the fact that most of the people that take part in the Citizens’ Councils are people who support it and that is what we base our change on. Maybe some of the critics have understood that the only possible way to save this sinking ship would be to join the councils and be against it, asking for a Carentanian model, but I don’t believe that they would be accepted to represent the smaller councils in the national one. Not this soon at least.”
“And we are also trying to unite the socialist ideals with the Post-Delegationist ones, you will see it if you will read the latest monitor of the academy. We are trying to show the people that Post-Delegationism is the future, the next step in the development towards socialism, so that the people will understand that we are not trying to steal the society they created, as Raptis said, but to reach the last level of improvement, before the fabled communism,” Samaras said entering into the discussion.
“We must also make that military reform as quickly as possible. We also need to have the socialists and the post-delegationists work together to defend their revolutionary societies. As of now, we the Tyrrhenians have another menace, in addition to the foreign capitalists and our old and dying breed that is the royalists: I fear that all those vanguardist socialists that Raptis managed to unite under his name will also fight against us, trying to destroy and to see our projects fail. We must be sure that the Red Guards and the National People’s Army stand with us. I believe we should have them united under a single, white-blue banner, “Tsamis continued.
Right when someone from the back of the room was preparing to say something, a soldier entered the room.
“Excuse me colleagues, Thanasis Laskaris, you are being called by Stratigos Leonidas Paraskevopoulos.”
Thanasis first shared a short glance with Tsamis and Samaras and then went outside the office, following the soldier through the Spartan decorated halls of the People’s Palace, until he reached the office of the Stratigos.
“Colleague Laskaris, I’m glad that you came so quickly and I’m sorry if I interrupted the meeting with the representatives of the smaller citizen councils, but I need some advice…”
“Of course…” said Laskaris as he approached him, both of them standing in front of the window, overlooking the Revolution Square and the argument of a man and a woman who crashed their cars in the middle of the intersection attracted their attention.
“I have two things that I must communicate to you and through you to the rest of the citizen councils,” Said Paraskevopoulos. “First, the reports of the State Security Service state the Raptis tries to get the commanders of the Red Guards to attack Kastoria and to end our little project.”
“So, we finally find out from where the possible aggression will come… We were expecting it to come from the National People’s Army, not from the Guards.”
“Yes, the National People’s Army commanders said that they won’t intervene, but will respect the orders of the legitimate government.”
“It means that we are in a race with Raptis to form a new government.”
“I don’t believe that, colleague Thanasis. The generals said <<legitimate government>>, this means a government in Kastoria. I believe that Raptis already spoke with them and he understands that only a government in Kastoria can be called legitimate. So, he hopes to strike swiftly, if he didn’t plan that, I believe…” Paraskevopoulos was interrupted by Laskaris.
“He would have already declared a government in Iordanopolis, but declaring that government would have meant a start of a civil war. He hopes to quickly crush us without great resistance. He must be stopped and the commanders arrested,” said Laskaris as he opened the window, the sounds of a passing tram and the cars flooding the room. From time to time, parts of the words from the argument of the drivers who had that accident could still be heard. Laskaris took out two cigarettes and gave Paraskevopoulos one.
“The second one is a report coming from Ionia,” the Stratigos continued as he lighted his cigarette. “It seemed that they didn’t like that the people start to think for themselves and start to ask for more and more right and a more just world. They just arrested the majority of the socialist MPs. Also, the State Security Service said that they also received reports of a hunt taking place in Ionia, where the socialists and the communists are hunted by the Ethnarch’s henchmen.”
“Sadly, there is nothing we can do…” said Laskaris as he took a puff from the cigarette. “As long as we have no viable constitution, no organization yet, we must simply look at what is happening as simple spectators. Until the All-Citizens’ Council is formed, we must simply wait and hope that the whole world doesn’t go to hell by then…” said Laskaris finishing is cigarette.
The Commune of Kastoria; Kastoria
People's Palace
Thanasis Laskaris was sitting in the old office of President Katsaros, with Angelos Tsamis, Chrysanthos Fotios Samaras and around twenty other men, members of the Post-Delegationist Alliance and representatives of the Citizens’ Councils that were formed in and around Kastoria. The majority of them were writing in their bloc notes what Tsamis and Laskaris were proposing for the first All-Citizens’ Council that will convene in Kastoria in the weekend.
“So, dear colleagues, the main goal of the council will be the adoption of the Post-Delegationist constitution, followed by the election of a warden of the people and discussions regarding the status of Tyrrhenia in the RDTO, support for our friends in Boliatur, in Yujin and in the Eastern Cape,” said Tsamis as he noted with a marker all the proposals on a large panel in front of the seated people.
“There could be resistance against the new constitution. We don’t know what Raptis has in plan, as he left for Iordanopolis and frankly, we should be ready for anything coming from him as I find it strange that he resigned so easily.” Someone from behind the room raised and said, gesticulating with his hands.
“That is why we need to adopt the constitution as quick as possible. It will give us legitimacy,” said Thanasis Laskaris as he rose from his place and went to the panel. “Regarding the criticism against the constitution, of course there will be some, even if by absurd, everything would be perfect and 100% of the people would support it, I’m sure that Raptis would pay some people to be against it. But what makes us certain that it will pass, is the fact that most of the people that take part in the Citizens’ Councils are people who support it and that is what we base our change on. Maybe some of the critics have understood that the only possible way to save this sinking ship would be to join the councils and be against it, asking for a Carentanian model, but I don’t believe that they would be accepted to represent the smaller councils in the national one. Not this soon at least.”
“And we are also trying to unite the socialist ideals with the Post-Delegationist ones, you will see it if you will read the latest monitor of the academy. We are trying to show the people that Post-Delegationism is the future, the next step in the development towards socialism, so that the people will understand that we are not trying to steal the society they created, as Raptis said, but to reach the last level of improvement, before the fabled communism,” Samaras said entering into the discussion.
“We must also make that military reform as quickly as possible. We also need to have the socialists and the post-delegationists work together to defend their revolutionary societies. As of now, we the Tyrrhenians have another menace, in addition to the foreign capitalists and our old and dying breed that is the royalists: I fear that all those vanguardist socialists that Raptis managed to unite under his name will also fight against us, trying to destroy and to see our projects fail. We must be sure that the Red Guards and the National People’s Army stand with us. I believe we should have them united under a single, white-blue banner, “Tsamis continued.
Right when someone from the back of the room was preparing to say something, a soldier entered the room.
“Excuse me colleagues, Thanasis Laskaris, you are being called by Stratigos Leonidas Paraskevopoulos.”
Thanasis first shared a short glance with Tsamis and Samaras and then went outside the office, following the soldier through the Spartan decorated halls of the People’s Palace, until he reached the office of the Stratigos.
“Colleague Laskaris, I’m glad that you came so quickly and I’m sorry if I interrupted the meeting with the representatives of the smaller citizen councils, but I need some advice…”
“Of course…” said Laskaris as he approached him, both of them standing in front of the window, overlooking the Revolution Square and the argument of a man and a woman who crashed their cars in the middle of the intersection attracted their attention.
“I have two things that I must communicate to you and through you to the rest of the citizen councils,” Said Paraskevopoulos. “First, the reports of the State Security Service state the Raptis tries to get the commanders of the Red Guards to attack Kastoria and to end our little project.”
“So, we finally find out from where the possible aggression will come… We were expecting it to come from the National People’s Army, not from the Guards.”
“Yes, the National People’s Army commanders said that they won’t intervene, but will respect the orders of the legitimate government.”
“It means that we are in a race with Raptis to form a new government.”
“I don’t believe that, colleague Thanasis. The generals said <<legitimate government>>, this means a government in Kastoria. I believe that Raptis already spoke with them and he understands that only a government in Kastoria can be called legitimate. So, he hopes to strike swiftly, if he didn’t plan that, I believe…” Paraskevopoulos was interrupted by Laskaris.
“He would have already declared a government in Iordanopolis, but declaring that government would have meant a start of a civil war. He hopes to quickly crush us without great resistance. He must be stopped and the commanders arrested,” said Laskaris as he opened the window, the sounds of a passing tram and the cars flooding the room. From time to time, parts of the words from the argument of the drivers who had that accident could still be heard. Laskaris took out two cigarettes and gave Paraskevopoulos one.
“The second one is a report coming from Ionia,” the Stratigos continued as he lighted his cigarette. “It seemed that they didn’t like that the people start to think for themselves and start to ask for more and more right and a more just world. They just arrested the majority of the socialist MPs. Also, the State Security Service said that they also received reports of a hunt taking place in Ionia, where the socialists and the communists are hunted by the Ethnarch’s henchmen.”
“Sadly, there is nothing we can do…” said Laskaris as he took a puff from the cigarette. “As long as we have no viable constitution, no organization yet, we must simply look at what is happening as simple spectators. Until the All-Citizens’ Council is formed, we must simply wait and hope that the whole world doesn’t go to hell by then…” said Laskaris finishing is cigarette.