Transmission to Agency 404 - Printable Version

Agent Kerensky,

I am appreciative of your interest in aiding the Bundschuh's cause. Your understanding on the Exiled Party's purpose is fairly close to its actuality; the Bundschuh functions as a sort of "government-in-exile" in which the various sects endorse varying but ultimately similar agendas against the rogue Bundesrepublik. We differ of course from the standing recognized government of Rheinland in that our political parties are in fact also our soldiery and manpower. I lead the Widerstandsarmee, which thanks to our successes throughout Rheinland space has catapulted us to helm much of the Party's enthusiasm. In short, we've led by example.

If you were not aware, the current Bundschuh movement is in fact the "second wind" of populist revolutionary sentiment in Rheinland. Our original forefathers actually toppled the former Empire of Rheinland by taking advantage of the fact that the Corporate corruption and autocracy of our nation ran its well-being into the abyss.

Opinions within the contemporary Party may differ, but it is my personal and fervent belief that the populist reforms of the Bundesrepublik that we created hardly went far enough. Daumann, Kruger, and what was formerly "Imperial Shipping" were forced to pay substantial reparations to the people and the nation they enslaved, but evidently not enough was done to neuter their greed and ambition. The experiment with a corporate-democratic republic not at all dissimilar to the other Alliance colonies had, in effect, failed after Fifteen short years. Nearly every other political party at the time united against the majority Bundschuh Party and tore it down. It wasn't enough that the Bundschuh of the time had lost their influence; they were branded traitors and exiled into the status that you, Rheinland, and the colonies know us as now.

It has become steadily more apparent to me that the Bundesrepublik and Rheinland cannot simply be reformed; more than a century ago our predecessors optimistically believed that the Rheinland-based Megacorps would choose to support and heal a broken state. They paid a terrible price for letting their guard down.

When you mention that a "changing of the guard" needs to occur within the Bundestag, I respectfully disagree. The entire Bundestag as an organization needs to be burned to the ground and something new, innovative, and far more respectful of the dignity of human lives and freedoms must be put in effect.

What subsequently causes me mild concern when you state that your objective is to enrich House Liberty's position is that my mind then moves towards certain Libertonian Megacorporations enriching themselves at the People of Rheinland's expense. We already know Synth Foods - Which I believe to be headquartered in Liberty - To be a soulless entity that has disenfranchised millions and are quite literally responsible for the formation of what you know as the Landwirtrechtbewegung. While the Bundschuh attempt if at all possible to avoid harming civilian and even corporate assets, it cannot be entirely dismissive of the legitimacy of the LWB's casus belli.

If you find our cause just and fair - despite our caveats against allowing anyone or anything to enslave Rheinland's people again - Then I invite you or your representatives to the Bremen system; specifically, the Westerstede Nebula. It isn't easily navigable, but members of the Party should find you easily enough, and we can speak in relative safety and security there on how we may specifically aid one another.