Staatsfrage (Event Chain)

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The Staatsfrage was an event chain in a time full of tension. It is the successor of the Exilfrage and resulted in more roleplay inside the nation. The Staatsfrage can be considered as a roleplay crisis that showed problems inside the friendship. Although the Staatsfrage only tooked one week the intensity of the Crisis showed many problems in the national affairs.

## Beginning

The Exilfrage was solved with proposals for anti-central and almost anti-national reforms that would give provinces huge advantages over the population. In the so called Aprilreformen, some democratic aspects were also adopted. The Nation was no longer presidential, its was more of a democratic congress or council, around the Empress Elena I. The new Elarian Aristrocratic Congressional Republic after the reforms was promising a better future after a month of crisis.

Many of the existencial crisises were kind of prophesised to come up. A grand theory was made around the 5-7 February 2023, making a prophecy of greatness, crisis the world and everything. 3 Months were predicted in which 3 bigger crisises would come up. 2 of them were predicted right, with the Hommburgfrage (Event Chain) as question about federal power and the need of centralisation and the Exilfrage (Event Chain) with the question about the navy, warfare, goals of expansionism. It also showed that roleplay has a limit, a limit, that melts together with an each one's personal recognition of the system and eachother. 2 - 3 Weeks were left, and they predicted a bad ending for the Republic - one that would split the Republic. The Golden Age was over for the Republic, weeks of crisis decimated the powerful view, when the Republic made up 50% of the players in average.

> *"Wer hoch fliegt, kann tief fallen."* - a german saying
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## Staatsfrage I - Zweifel

On the 21 April the Aprilreformen were already 1 day old. Senator Paule al-Jamal (Paule\_1813), when he saw the news about the reforms, saw that no votes were held in the senate. He quickly charged the Empress Elena I. in the Generalgerichtshof (General Court) on the same day. What Paule didnt knew was that those reforms were essential, not only for the state, but for the friendship and "elarian"-Community. As many of them were not possible to be roleplayed, as those were personal demands and out of that personal opinion would merge with roleplay opinion. People applied the Roleplay to the personal opinion, also merging the 2 views. It was catastrophic. A Dilemma, able to destroy a state, a community and even years of friendship if not solved. It makes it not better that a/the break of the Exam-Phase ended, and soon, again, exams would be written.

### Schicksal

> *Ob das von Anfang an klar war? Wir wissen es nicht.*
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Due to time reasons the Generalgerichtshof judged at the same day. Senator Paule and Empress Elena were both also Judges in the Generalgerichtshof, which is why both were excluded of that special case. Only (MattisPower) would judge over the Aprilreformen. After a lot of arguments by both sides a judgement was made. Elena I. was found guilty:

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> *Da die Änderungen die Struktur beeinflussen, können sie nicht ohne Zustimmung des Senates in kraft treten, aber aufgrund der Punkte, die Elena I. (@Goldi\_Gold) zuvor bereits gennant hat und weil sie die einzige ist, die überhaupt als Legislative aktiv ist, ist eine Bestrafung nicht angemessen. Paule al-Jamal’s (@Paule al-Jamal) Abschließender Satz ‚Nichts fördert Demokratie mehr als sie tatsächlich auszuführen und nichts schwächt sie mehr als sie zu übergehen.‘ ist nicht falsch, doch: „Demokratie ist schön, wenn sie ausgeführt wird, wenn sich aber niemand beteiligt, entsteht Anarchie und da ist die Herrschaft einer wohlwollenden Monarchin besser.“ Für heute ist die Hauptfahndung geschlossen."* - MattisPower — 21.04.2023 15:36
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### Oh Baum der Weisheit

Chaos broke out. Panic spread. Reforms were undone? - Quickly an Abstimmung was made in the Senate, which tooked 2 days. The Abstimmung legitimised the Aprilreforms as the Vorschlag was accepted on the 23 April. For 2 Days a, since 2 Days outdated, system was readopted to make a vote that legitimises the "new" system. Many people were confused, In one week 3 diffrent senates ruled. Sometimes there was a Kanzler, sometimes not. It was the least personal event however, as it was solved in roleplay, due to roleplay. No one knew that such an event showed a weakness to another party, that for longer time, havent been in a crisis, but is predicted to have one after the Prophecy.. former Viktoria: Schwanstein.

## Staatsfrage II - Krieg der Straßen

The evening of the 23 April was a debateable event. When the Nation faced crisis, Schwanstein faced a Golgen Age of Construction. Personal opinion merged with the roleplay when roads were built. After national law, those had to be out of gravel, Schwanstein however built them out of stone and andesite intentionally. The Empress ordered the roads to be rebuilt, out of gravel. While Zodrom I. (Dr\_Zodrom) left the debate, his bartender of choice, (YetiTobias), threatened with Schwanstein leaving the Republic, which even though he had no political power, showed a significant problem in the unity of the republic. The Debate escalated and (Einfach\_Emi) proposed then to hold a vote in the senate in order to decide if roadmaterial should be free for choice. The vote overall is insignificant, its the chain of events that was pulled with it. After the Exilfrage, everyone saw that the State is way weaker, but hosting a lot of power. If the Vote would be denied, provinces would see that there are no efficient limits and instead unexploited potential of freedom and power.

### Alle wollen Macht doch nur die Wenigsten wollen regieren

On the 24 April, a debate about the vote escalated. The vote indicated to be denied and with that, Elena I. would pay a price again, that is not worth it. Time, Motivation and Work. All crisises showed that people wanted more power. Power that was most often in some kind not in everyone else's interests. A constant Disharmony faced the Republic, now larger than ever. People smelled the power and wanted it, but no one of them, in any way, really participated in the State. Everyone wanted to only get the largest portion for "his" province, mostly viewing them as "own" part and the of the Republic as the "others". A fatal situation.

The Road-Vote (A20) was denied, and with it provinces can build roads how they want. The National government thus got depowered in most national affairs, effectively making the once united republic, to an oligarchy, ruled by provincial monarchs, outsourcing citizens and the government for every bit of power and wealth they can get.

### (Staats)sicherheit

As predicted in the Prophecy, the social utopia would collapse. The people will somehow "survive", but not the State as it was. The Empress Elena I. was furious, thoughts about abdication became public. The "Trades" that became more and more personal with every crisis crossed a limit. In order to keep people in the provinces, more and more concessions had to be promised to each provinces and the people. The System, intended after the Systematic Relation, was corrupting more and more. After the Systematic Relation, its a personal thing that everyone is in the nation, together, that the nation of course does forbid the single one absolute freedom is a kind of price for friendship. The balance was abused as some people wanted to be friends, but others placed conditions on that friendship, with the demand of priveleges over others - ingame. It is where reality begins and people became more and more personal, merging Personal Opinion with Gameplay/Roleplay, only increasing the problem.

The Zentraler Zivilschutz was observing whole Schwanstein, forming a Funkdienst and growing in presence.

In order to build up power and change the focus of the provinces, 2 colonies, Elarian Arakoss and Elarian Cowistan were officially formed on the 27 April. with success. They led in a new situation, that helped the republic as a whole. The Staatsfrage became way too personal way too fast. The Roads became free, another time at the cost of the Systematic Relation, represanted by the State. Merging of Personality and Role-/Game-Play is a Danger, the Republic is luckily aware of.

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The Freedom-Paradox is fatal for a state, it has to always stay in a healthy balance. Freedom is understood as the best and the goal to be achieved, but sometimes it is not always good. Freedom is fatal for order, centralisation and safety, those aspects that made the republic great. A new balance was found, promising federal systems and provincial power. After the 27 April, the Aprilreformen led in a new chapter. A new Balance.

> *Staaten entstehen, Kriege passieren, Entropie gewinnt, Menschen regieren, Einzelne verlieren, die Mächtigen Triumphieren.*
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## See also

* Exilfrage (Event Chain)
* Hommburgfrage (Event Chain)

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Generalgerichtshof: *a2 - Prozess 1 "Die illegale Verfassung" - Paule klagt gegen Kaiserin Elena I.*
2. ↑ Senat: *A19,G-a2* ; Elarian Republic (Lore)
3. ↑ See: *Senatsprotokoll : 24.04. (1)*
4. ↑ Senat: *A20* ; Elarian Republic (Lore)