2023 Danzilonan coup d'état attempt: Difference between revisions

Since the original referendum on changing the national name and replacing the system of governance, most opposition to these reforms came from [[New Swisston]] and the [[Ranubism|Church of Ranubis]] which holds a lot of influence in the territory. The leader of the Church of Ranubis, [[Lone22wolf]], publicly refused to join any cooperative citing [[Free Workers' Cooperative of Danzilona|Danzilona's]] alleged "descent into communism"<ref>https://i.imgur.com/i3PbRdc</ref>. [[New Swisston]] also continued to use its institutions and private enterprises which often competed with Danzilonan cooperatives. DanzRail, a private company owned by Lone22wolf, refused to give up ownership of the [[Colonial Express]] and [[OneDest/Tree|North Line]] to the Division for Infrastructural Assembly & Maintenance Over National Domain (DIAMOND)<ref>https://i.imgur.com/ybbbvj7</ref>, and the February 2023 Census of Danzilona was started by the Danzilonan Census Bureau<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/11196gp/census_7th_census_of_the_free_danzilonan_republic/</ref>, another private company of Lone22wolf.

The [[Socialist Unity Coalition]] announced their takover alongside their manifesto in the morning UTC hours of 5 March 2023<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/11it4ko/operation_resurgo_is_complete_a_new_temporary/</ref>. The SUC claimed the goal of the junta was to "unilaterally update, correct, or abolish archaic laws and policies holding [[Danzilona]] back from a brighter, more egalitarian future." The junta took control over namelayer perms and Discord roles and quickly started to cleanse them of individuals which were deemed reactionary. All infrastructure within [[Danzilona]] was nationalized with the exception of the [[Colonial Express]] which was under the control of the private company DanzRail. A new 3-tier citizenship system was implemented which sorted citizens into different categories based on their activity. The SUC manifesto also introduced a new office to Danzilona - the Chairperson. The role of the Chairperson was to enforce decisions made by cooperatives and oversee their work.

One of the biggest announcements by the [[Socialist Unity Coalition]] was that of the partition and expulsion of [[New Swisston]]. Under the SUC manifesto, [[New Swisston]] was to be given independence in its [[Free Workers' Cooperative of Danzilona|FWC Danzilona]] borders with the exception of farms in the north, which were to remain part of Danzilona under the name North Swisston, and the ice farm to the east which was to be shared by [[Danzilona]] and New Swisston. With the expulsion of New Swisston, the junta also announced the end of the [[Concordat between the Church of Ranubis and the Free Danzilonan Republic|Church of Ranubis Concordat]], a document which grants the [[Ranubism|Church of Ranubis]] special status within [[Danzilona]] and regulates relations between them. Alongside the repeal of the CoR Concordat, [[Lone22wolf]] was stripped of Danzilonan citizenship. The SUC claimed this was due to the Church of Ranubis' history of harassing believers of other faiths, shooting down legislation and scheming to declare New Swisston independence.

Although the anti-junta movement did little materially to stop the coup besides burn some flags,<ref><nowiki>https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1077360271011627068/1087495472412889148/2023-03-07_21.08.32.png</nowiki></ref> the coup's unpopularity among the Danzilonans was almost universal. Danzilonans who the SUC thought would be allies of the junta-such as Azelair, architect of the cooperatives, and [[ViktorHr]], socialist leader of [[New Melonwood]]- actually opposed the coup and contributed to its undermining. Most Danzilonans dismissed or minimised the concerns raised in the SUC Manifesto, with some anti-junta Danzilonans not reading the document at all.{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}} Under mounting pressure, with no allies and increasing concern among Danzilona's neighbour [[Nara]] over how the coup was going to affect the upcoming [[Nara-Danzilona Olympics]], [[Des23]] withdrew her involvement from the junta, handed over primary ownership of Danzilonan infrastructure groups, and abandoned Danzilona altogether. As a last-ditch effort, [[The Workers' Party]] took full control of the junta and declared the Socialist Republic of Danzilona. However, this, too, was short-lived, and [[SandFalls]] also abandoned Danzilona. [[Red Steel]] tentatively remained a Danzilonan citizen, but she stepped down from her position as foreign representative of Danzilona and relocated her main residence to the [[Arsenio Pact]]. By the end of the day on Monday, March 6th, the coup was declared a failure, the Socialist Unity Coalition was dissolved, and the three coup plotters were banned from the Danzilona subreddit.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/11kfe35/this_community_cannot_tolerate_this_level_of/</ref>

During the coup, Danzilonan oldfriend [[Lowtuff]] attempted to act as a mediator between the junta and the anti-junta movement, though they themselves were personally opposed to the coup. In an attempt to unite the community after being given ownership of the Danzilona Discord server by Red_Steel, Lowtuff facetiously declared themselves to be in full control of Danzilona and changed the name of the Discord server to "Danzilowtuff." In-game, however, things largely returned to business as usual albeit three citizens shorter than before.