In the Shadow of Rome

[jeps]

To USER
From Austria-Hungary-Yugoslavia

While I am not a communist, I do know the ideology. I agree with some, and disagree with some. The one thing I most agree with is about equality. All people were created equal. (Not all men, women are equal too) That is the foundation of Austria-Hungary-Yugoslavia, as even the name suggests that all three parts are equally important to the whole. Vienna is our capital, but the nation would not be the same without Budapest, Prague, Sarajevo, Zagreb, Warszaw(is that in Austrian Poland?), or Ljubljiana. We value equality, and so does the USER. We therefore propose a treaty of mutual co-operation. We wish to expand trades with countries that have a similar way of thinking, as buying from equality-centred countries supports equality. It does not matter whether you are Slavic, Teutonic, Magyar, African, Arab, or anything. What matters is the person.

To Greece
From AHY

If that is the case than I am fine with your decision. However, I would be willing to bet that there is a member of the axis who is that. There is most likely a paranoid member, and that is not a good thing.

 

[LittleBoots]

From Greece
To Austria-Hungary-Yugoslavia

We are not paranoid of revolutions and we do not oppress communist parties. Our nation supports the idea of democracy and if the communists are elected then they have the power to do what they please for their term but when they force their ideology through military means on other peoples we draw the line. This alliance is to help perserve the idea of freedom and democracy without the oppression or domination of one ideology over so many others.

We reject this excuse and hold our own government up as an example of the leftist ideas of liberalism and equality functioning within a free and fair democracy, while a member of the Commitern. This organization forces nothing on its members, as the freedom-loving Irish would be the first to decry it if it did.

 

[The Farow]

From Greece
To Austria-Hungary-Yugoslavia

We do not agree with you. When communist insurgents are attacking your cities and killing your civilians we believe that they have a right not to be paranoid but prepared in the event of a situation. Your nation is a boiling pot for civil war with your forced annexation of several miniorities. You have reformed your government which we applaud but we would much prefer the dismantling of your empire to fit the modern world. The Greeks know all to well the idea of being dominated by another people and we will never support empires like yours.


From Greece
To Ireland

We did not say all members of the commintern were trying to force their ideas upon others. We just believe its founder the EASR and your ally is which is making many governments around the world nervous. France will go through a civil war with ideologies duking it out and many will die thanks to your ally the EASR.

From Greece
To Commitern

All cargo or shipping coming into Greece will now be searched for any possible arms being shipped to insurgenicies within our borders.

 

[Swissempire]

We reject this excuse and hold our own government up as an example of the leftist ideas of liberalism and equality functioning within a free and fair democracy, while a member of the Commitern. This organization forces nothing on its members, as the freedom-loving Irish would be the first to decry it if it did.

The freedom loving Irish, HA. You would gladly lick the boots of whomever you thought would get you too the top. You would join both the Atlantic Alliance and the Comintern at the same time to hedge your bets. So go drink your booze, but when your people truly cry for freedom, the AAF shall be waiting to finally hold little Ireland close to the nourishing light of Liberty.

OOC: That hurt my soul

 

[EQandcivfanatic]

To: Axis Alliance of Freedom
From: Haiti

We will join as our long time ally USCA has joined as well.

 

[Insane_Panda]

EQ, Quand are orders due? (when)

 

[EQandcivfanatic]

@Panda, by wendsday sometime. I hate trying to spell that day of the week. And respond to diplomacy. The Axis Alliance of Freedom hopes you may join.

 

[LittleBoots]

Ireland is not going to take advice from the USCA on how to pick her allies. Our country hasn't been recently devastated by a war that resulted from foolish and unnecessary remarks. However, as our foreign ministry is currently bored, we shall reply to this ridiculous assertion.

First of all, with the threat of foreign invasion looming over the Emerald Isle, what leader in their right mind would reject the offers of foreign aid? What you call "hedging your bets", we call "intelligent leadership."

Secondly, one has to wonder what a stinking fascist (despite what names he attributes to himself) is doing criticizing the freedom loving nature of a truly free people. Add to this the membership of the fascist state of Scotland, the Monarchies of Russia, Turkey, Sweden-Norway, and Persia, and one begins to wonder what exactly the AAF defines freedom to be. The only democracy in your little alliance is Greece, which, by rights (as it is Socialist after all), should have absolutely nothing to fear from the Commitern even *if* one were to accept your ridiculous assertions that the Commitern funds rebellions.

Finally, Ireland's first loyalty is to her sovereignty, her people, and their freedom. We will do anything to maintain this freedom, despite insignificant demagogues and their questionable insults.

((OOC: I'm sure, in TTL, the Irish are *quite* the worthless mob of drunkards they are in OTL. Or at least the history seems to imply as much ))

 

[The Farow]

Ireland is not going to take advice from the USCA on how to pick her allies. Our country hasn't been recently devastated by a war that resulted from foolish and unnecessary remarks. However, as our foreign ministry is currently bored, we shall reply to this ridiculous assertion.

First of all, with the threat of foreign invasion looming over the Emerald Isle, what leader in their right mind would reject the offers of foreign aid? What you call "hedging your bets", we call "intelligent leadership."

Secondly, one has to wonder what a stinking fascist (despite what names he attributes to himself) is doing criticizing the freedom loving nature of a truly free people. Add to this the membership of the fascist state of Scotland, the Monarchies of Russia, Turkey, Sweden-Norway, and Persia, and one begins to wonder what exactly the AAF defines freedom to be. The only democracy in your little alliance is Greece, which, by rights (as it is Socialist after all), should have absolutely nothing to fear from the Commitern even *if* one were to accept your ridiculous assertions that the Commitern funds rebellions.

Finally, Ireland's first loyalty is to her sovereignty, her people, and their freedom. We will do anything to maintain this freedom, despite insignificant demagogues and their questionable insults.

((OOC: I'm sure, in TTL, the Irish are *quite* the worthless mob of drunkards they are in OTL. Or at least the history seems to imply as much ))

Constitutional Monarchies are considered democracies arn't they

 

[Swissempire]

((OOC: I'm sure, in TTL, the Irish are *quite* the worthless mob of drunkards they are in OTL. Or at least the history seems to imply as much ))

Hundreds of years of starvation and opression can do that to you, but as soon as the enlgish yoke was off, the Celtic Tiger was released from its cage. YAY #2 European Economy

 

[LittleBoots]

A) Constitutional Monarchies are not really democracies, but can cover a wide range of things (the Magna Carta can be considered a constitution and the Medieval Kings of England constitutional monarchs, but one would hardly consider that a democracy). A Constitutional Monarchy simply has some limit on its power. Even so, if I remember right, only Russia and Sweden-Norway were constitutional, the other two were absolute monarchies.

B) Bah, Swiss, they could've put up a better fight back in the day or properly assimilated after they lost and then we never would have had these problems ((Just so you know, I'm kidding around))

 

[The Farow]

Well you would have to ask EQandCivfanatic whether the monarchs are mere puppet heads but I believe they are...

 

[EQandcivfanatic]

monarchs are figurative heads of state in a Constitutional Monarchy in the whole. mostly the power resides in a prime minister of sorts.

 

[LittleBoots]

Even so, they are both reactionary, and even if you consider those as pseudo-democracies, that still leaves two fascists, two absolute monarchies, two reactionary pseudo-democracies, and a socialist democracy that is anti-Socialism apparently

 

[The Farow]

I am not ant-socialism. I am anti-communism and I do not support the EASR which is the radical version of my ideology.

Just because I oppose your alliance does not mean I am anti-socialist. I would join the alliance if the EASR and their communist friends were not in it.

I do not approve up admitting Turkey or any other Absolute Monarchy to the alliance.

 

[Swissempire]

I am not ant-socialism. I am anti-communism and I do not support the EASR which is the radical version of my ideology.

Just because I oppose your alliance does not mean I am anti-socialist. I would join the alliance if the EASR and their communist friends were not in it.

I do not approve up admitting Turkey or any other Absolute Monarchy to the alliance.

I do. Seriously its just a name to fool our populances with. They think they're right, you think you're right= Lots of young men die for causes that don't really matter

 

[The Farow]

Greece has several good reasons to oppose the EASR...

They occupy Greek lands which we cannot live with and this is one of the main reasons we hate the EASR.

 

[Sheep]

To Greece
From the EASR

We impose a total embargo and blockade against your nation until you end your senseless and disruptive rhetoric against the Soviet government and your warmongering diplomacy. We do not wish for war and will not start it however we feel that you must be reminded of the Soviet military's power in regards to your attacks upon its government.

 

[Sheep]

To Austria-Hungary-Yugoslavia
From the Union of Soviet Equal Republics

We agree to a treaty of co-operation however such treaties will have to be bilateral as you are not a socialist nation. We do however seek warm relations with you along with all our neighbours and do see the rise of the Axis as something that can be only viewed as a threat to world peace.

 

[das]

Okay, I'll soldier on with the Republicans! Vive la Masoch! But once I get crushed, I'll probably switch to some other nation, like Russia if it remains untaken.

IC:

From: French Republic
To: Russia

We request your assistance against the murderous lackeys of Rome.