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| ====== Whites ====== | ====== Whites ====== |
| The whites are a sectarian faction of [[polemos:4th_age:factions:dythos|Dythos]] that existed in the 13th century 4A and are dedicated to fairness, egalitarianism, and compassion. They see the injustice of their society as intentional and systematic, and are willing to turn the culture upside-down in order to build a more enlightened framework for living. Whites are usually collectivists, and may see the best way to produce a fair society is to form hyper-communal "enclaves" that are run by the most educated and most enlightened leaders. The group is designed to take care of their individuals at all costs, which they see as invariably needing to overturn bigoted social traditions, to which they sometimes include religion. The whites are popular with the poor, bureaucrats, intellectuals, and ethnic minorities such as the [[polemos:4th_age:factions:saniori|Saniori]]. Whites in general dislike Dythos's colonial culture, and see [[polemos:4th_age:factions:blues|blues]] as only a few steps above barbaric tyrants. They were especially concerned with the [[polemos:4th_age:characters:ceryn_kaile|Sovereign's]] crack-down on enclaves and universities, and the imposition of near martial law in [[polemos:4th_age:locations:genopolis|Genopolis]]. | The whites were a sectarian faction of [[polemos:4th_age:factions:dythos|Dythos]] founded under the auspices to advance the values of equality, compassion, and fairness. |
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| | Membership was drawn from the urban poor, ethnic [[polemos:4th_age:factions:saniori|Saniori]], bureaucrats, rural estate laborers, and intellectuals. |
| | Whites were more varied in their specific aims than Blues, but often saw societal problems as intentional and systematic, and were more often in favor of sudden and radical cultural changes. |
| | This put them at odds with more traditional institutions such as the temples, but would often see the Whites act as the voice of populism and cults of personality. |
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| | More so than Blues, Whites often disagreed on methods and ultimate goals, with moderates favoring popular movements for incremental reforms and radicals indulging in violent insurrection. |
| | To circumvent traditional power bases, Whites would sometimes form urban //enclaves//, where educated individuals would rule over hyper-collectivized areas with parallel legal structures, and acted as an experimental social order free from traditional colonial culture and religious norms. |
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| | ===== Common Positions ===== |
| | |Domestic Government Form |Favored disbanding annual colonial assembly, preferring direct rule by parent polis or incorporation into the mainland republic.\\ Radical wing in favor of 'democratic dictatorship'. | |
| | |Mainland Relations |Pro-integration. | |
| | |Slavery |Anti-slavery.\\ Radical wing in favor of violent dissolution of the estates. | |
| | |Barbarians |Moderate wing and base in favor of conquest and forced re-location to further frontiers.\\ Radical wing favored mass de-tribalization and reorganization into enclaves. | |
| | |Legal System |Pro-enclave with absolute collective law-making.\\ Favored innovating legal re-interpretation, including sub-charters. | |
| | |Ideal Land Use |Large sub-chartered polis cities, with large polis-owned rural estates and industrial resource sites. | |
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| | ==== Historical Positions ==== |
| | Whites were especially concerned with the [[polemos:4th_age:characters:ceryn_kaile|Sovereign Kaile's]] crack-down on enclaves and universities, and the subsequent imposition of near martial law in [[polemos:4th_age:locations:genopolis|Genopolis]]. |