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Our government had followed through on its plan to revoke the printer’s license of ‘problematic’ newspapers. Just yesterday, both the Daily Blurb and Money Watch had their license revoked. These newspapers had become important to the function of Vision and a vital part of the news flow. No one was expecting papers as prestigious as either of these papers to have their licenses revoked.
The famine has caused many difficulties and its continued progress has stunted Vision. Many are dying. Our government will need to solve this. Being elected also means that the government needs to help people. It needs to help solve the hunger problem. After all, its effects can be seen almost everywhere, even in the capital. The government will need to do something. Otherwise, the famine will not disappear and many more citizens of Vision will suffer and die.
The nation is reeling after the freedom of the press was so abruptly taken away. The discussion about it had all but vanished as people had started to be glad about their newfound freedom. It has been almost a month and a half since the freedom of the press was granted to us, though it feels like longer. During that time we have grown to depend on it. Even though this freedom may be problematic, there have been many benefits. We do have a government that is elected by the people, instead of one composed only of holdover revolutionaries. We have started to uncover the mystery behind the LilyPad Enterprises. These things may not have happened without the freedom of the press. But, not even those freedoms could change the stiff, uncaring Morning Star.
We would, first and foremost, like to thank all of you for electing us. We have all campaigned and you have decided that we would be the best people to represent you. We are pleased to be able to serve you. This will be a return to revolutionary ideals. We will neither abandon you nor betray you. The people that you elected are all loyal to Vision. We are the people of Vision, the common people, the poor, and the outcasts. It is for us that Vision was built for and it was also you who Vision was made for. Together, we will further the revolution.
The elections have indeed taken place. Due to pressures from the people, all members of the government have stepped down and have decided not to run for reelection. All except for Eliza Wellington. Vision has been changing. These elections are a sign of that. Everything about the event was unprecedented, from the people elected, to the public’s response, to even the fact that we were having elections at all. The elections may very well go down in history as a turning point in Vision.
There has been much campaigning recently. Many different people have expressed a desire to run again. Here we have talked to many of those people and heard tier stories and what they promise to do.
Recently, new elections have been announced, this is, of course, because public opinion has turned against those currently in power. This seems logical. Vision is structured to be a country based on the will of the people. If they revoke their support, the government must fall. Yet, things are not at all as cut and dry as all of that. Just under a month ago we were all discussing the freedom of the press and speech. We learned that one of the drawbacks of our newly granted freedoms is the influence of the rich on our news. As has been demonstrated, newspapers have been growing, not only in popularity but also in power. If you can control the newspapers, you can essentially control the course of Vision. We cannot let this happen to us, to our people. Vision must stay true.
Due to the recent shift in public opinion, we have sped up the pace of our elections. Our first, as you put it, “real” elections will take place a week from today. There will be two delegates from each province, as well as seven from the capital. We hope that this will mollify you and that it will curb your wrath. We are only passionate revolutionaries, we were not meant to be leaders. We do not exactly know what it was that we did to deserve our being condemned in this way. We had hoped that we had proved yourself earlier.
Protests have swept across the nation. Readers of the recently created paper ‘Last Remarks’ have started to revolt as of the last two days. This has created much unease in part due to widespread action spread by the paper. This will be another turning point, one that instead of bringing peace, will be a harbinger of instabilitty. We must hope that we can continue on our path to a utopia.
Elections still have not yet arrived, at least, not real elections. The elections that have taken place just two days ago are nothing but reporter elections. Bow, many of you wonder at the meaning of the term ‘recruiter election.’ This being our first election here in Vision, it must be good. Instead, this recruiter election is a sign that Vision is once again falling.