Democratic Alliance of Mirage

The Democratic Alliance of Mirage was an movement based on the Human colony-world of Mirage in the Pavo star-cluster. The Democratic Alliance, abbreviated DAM, was associated with major Insurrectionist movements on two other colonies in neighboring star-systems and formed a formidable network of paramilitary and guerrilla forces between them. The organization formally opposes rule by the Unified Earth Government on numerous political and social grounds and actively advocates for localized and progressive forms of colonial government.
== History ==
Since its founding in 2498, the Democratic Alliance of Mirage advocated for progressive representatives in the planet's colonial parliament and spearheaded a number of civic initiatives in the planetary capital. These initiatives were initiated as an attempt to help support the colony's low-income and homeless populations with employment, housing, and food. Additionally, the Alliance pressured colonial legislators to expand regulations on the planet's many large commercial agricultural corporations and advocated for community supported communal agricultural operations to support the population.
These initiatives were initially successful and gained the Democratic Alliance of Mirage much support among the planetary population. In 2505 the organization managed to win four seats within the colonial parliament which the group used to great effect to expand social programs in the planetary capital. Five years later after the election of Planetary Governor Carmen Dewitt the organization lost its support in the planetary parliament and a series of measures were introduced to begin dissolving projects developed by the organization for the previous five years including a controversial proposal which included retroactively charging the planetary citizens for their use of some of the government programs that had been made free to the public in 2506. These controversial steps taken by the new planetary administration coupled with massive reports of voter intimidation, political cyber attacks, and electoral manipulation propelled the members of the organization into a more confrontational and violent platform and marked the beginning of the organization's transition into an active paramilitary force. 
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