Venus has never been as wealthy and powerful as it has been under the monarchial principle. The First and Second Empires are the high points of Venusian culture and society, with the points at which some or all of Venus subscribing to leftist ideologies being the worst times in our history. The Socialist-Nationalist Congress committed genocide against our Nerran bretheren, and class warfare against the peasant and upper classes. The UVSR caused even more destruction, shattering planetary unity to side with offworld powers and murder tens of millions of their own countrymen.
Venus is not an isolated case. Brazil is thrown into chaos solely by the actions of socialists and their aggressive, interventionist allies. West Africa experienced similar turmoil and destruction during their own socialist rebellion. It is clear that the worker and peasant are hurt most by self-serving communists who seek to use them for their own power-hungry ends. We will not hear anything else from the illegitimate UVSR, a Mattibean puppet.
- Foreign Minister, Empire of Venus
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A socialist protest against the party ban in Buenos Aries was put down with force, with many protestors being hospitalized or arrested by agents of the State Security Commissariat. The Emperor has declared martial law in the major cities with a large socialist presence, warning that he cannot be held responsible for whatever may happen if communists disobey the lawful authority of the Empire again.