Syndicalism in Season 1

**Syndicalism** was one of the most important ideologies in the first season of PR. Most imprtant countries would probably be France(EUS) and Technicratic Union.

### EUS/Rylo Ken's additions

Rylo Ken was basically founder of this movement in PR and PAO. His entries are crucial to how Syndicalism was viewed during the whole season.

*"It was only natural that for a world branded Pixel Anarchy Online, that anarchists and syndicalists alike would find a safe haven to form their utopias. And so they did. Many wars and battles ensued, the French Commune had to live in exile, return, only to be expelled again out of their homeland, longing for the next chance to strike and reclaim their territory once more, along with their allies - the Italians, British, Spanish, and even Ukrainians. Such was the way of PAO Syndicalist Europe.*

*Two years have passed, and a new Europe emerged from the ashes of PAO; that of PR Europe (Pixel Royale). On the 12th of January 2023, the French Commune had once more set foot on Europe, along with the Socialist Republic of Italy, the territory of Iberia under the C.N.T F.A.I, and the Union of Britain - all marching under the banner of Anarcho-Syndicalism, ready to free the workers of Europe from the chains of slavery once again."*

**"Syndicalism in Europe:** *It was not long before Ukraine had joined the ranks of Syndicalism, rebranding itself as Ukraine-Belarus. Shortly after the admission of Ukraine-Belarus into the Syndicalist brotherhood, a massive continental-wide uprising had toppled the Syndicalist hegemonies, proclaiming themselves as the PCR. In reaction to this, Ukraine-Belarus was renamed into the Technocratic Union of Ukraine, affirming themselves as the last stronghold of Syndicalism in Europe at the time. The PCR's victory however, was short lived, as Ukraine, Greater Croatia and the Syndicalist resistance joined arms and defeated the enemy, restoring their territories. After having realized the threats that surround them, the communes of Iberia, France, Germany, Italy and Britain had decided to all unite under the flag of the European Union of Syndicalists (EUS). Embassies of Croatia and Ukraine had subsequently been the first to have formed in Île-de-France.*

*Following the formation of the EUS, the Technocratic Union of Ukraine had declared itself a subject of the EUS. However, having the stability of their nations as their best interest, the EUS had made numerous attempts in pressing the Ukrainian leadership to withdraw from occupied Poland due to strategic reasons, but all attempts have failed.*

*It had not taken long, however, for the PCR to return under the guise of the RSD. Swiftly they took hold of the Iberian peninsula and thrusted into northern France, only to be pushed back to the Pyrenees. Meanwhile, the straits of Gibraltar have been seized, as Syndicalist expeditionary forces have been sent to aid the Toast forces. Ultimately they have failed. As a result, a tripartite defensive pact has formed including the EUS and Ukraine, Croatia and Toasterland. After threats from the RSD leadership of amassing manpower on the front, the EUS has decided in launching a preemptive strike beyond the Pyrenees."*

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*"However, the EUS' allies have rejected the call to arms, and ultimately after a few skirmishes the conflict was concluded indecisively - known as the War of Attrition. In retaliation to the preemptive strike, the RSD had attempted to catch the EUS off-guard and seize Ireland, however the invasion force had been repelled."*

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*"Croatia has left the defensive pact shortly after, having concluded that the very nation that let Iberia fall could not confidently guarantee its independence. Still having their stability of rule in their best intentions, the EUS has sent a diplomatic treaty to the RSD to settle on the accord that the EUS will guarantee the RSD's territorial integrity and will not threaten it, only if the RSD will not threaten the territorial integrity of the EUS and Ukraine. However, there was no reply from the RSD leadership and as such, the RSD embassy which had initially been built without the consent of the EUS, was demolished - ever perpetuating the tension between the two nations.* *It had been noticed on the night of the 14th of January that the RSD had begun colonizing Canada. Their progress was slow and as expected to be as such. However, just 20 minutes after the first colonies had been found, the Ukrainian leader had made an emergency broadcast to the world telling of the complete conquest of North America by the RSD. The entire world was shocked by this development, and Syndicalist intelligence had started working immediately to uncover the nature of these developments. What their findings have concluded was nothing short of extraordinary - The EUS leadership had therefore published their report to the world, which entailed the following:* *"We have strong reason to believe that the rapid advance of the RSD in North America can be explained only by their leader directing their nationalistic will with the aid of a canine Romanian deity." Believers in the Lexu God around the world have subsequently begun to question his morality, such as none other than the leader of Croatia in the following remarks: "Lex how many tittie pics did she (RSD's leader) send you"."*

*"***Mounting tensions:** *The EUS finds itself in a perilous position as the British isles have been seized by RSD forces. However after a few back and forths, the isles have been recaptured. It had been discovered however, that the RSD could have easily kept hold of the isles seeing as they have deployed the Lexu God in combat.* *What followed suit were additional skirmishes in Ireland, Corsica and Sardinia, and even Normandy. Also, Iceland had been taken by RSD forces. However, the EUS leadership had revealed to the world the true nature of the RSD: Republic of Socialist Dacia, its name deriving from ancient Romania. Thus, a direct link between Romania and RSD had been drawn, and in response, Romania revealed its true colors - that of being RSD in disguise. Furthermore, the RSD HQ has been revealed in being based in no other than the Romanian capital of Bucharest.* *What followed was the immediate invasion of Ukrainian Moldova by the RSD, under the guise of "Special military operation". The Syndicalist League condemned this action with extreme prejudice, dictating that this is an unforeseen level of savagery directly linking to the real world. The RSD forces have been repelled by Syndicalist forces, however the Ukrainian military had pushed its aggressions to the limit as it had attempted to invade the Romanian heartland. In response, the EUS declared that it will only defend Ukraine on its sovereign territory and will not confront the RSD in their own in the conflict. Ultimately, the conflict was concluded in a stalemate, with neither side gaining or losing territory. Ukraine had however continued in unprovoked aggressions against the RSD which had also ended inconclusively and as a result the RSD demanded Moldova as war reparations. The demand was rejected and followed in Ukraine demanding Hungary, which was also rejected.* "

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*"This series of events had led to the EUS to prepare for the worst, and as such begun a classified post-apocalyptic survival project, after the EUS leader wrote to Hetman, the leader of Ukraine, that "You may yet doom us all.""*

*"**The Fall of Poland**. It was another rigorous session in the Central Committee's meeting in the famous high tower on the Rue de la Commune, overlooking the Arc de Triomphe, having just been renovated to include the carving of the famous torch and hammer in a cogwheel on its face, to symbolize the victory of the revolution.* "...in any case, we must prepare for the worst. Have a team working overtime on the new project, I want to see these plans ASAP. If we are not--" Chairman Phantom had just stumbled on his words as he noticed the live feed of Europe's geopolitical situation taking another ominous turn. The rest of the central committee's members turned their gaze from their leader to watch the screen. However, the Chairman remained stoic. "So, they've finally did it, Poland has finally fallen." He said, as the last remaining pixel of red turned dark gray."

"**The Fall.** *Jan 16, 2023, 0600 hours Paris time: With the crack of dawn, tanks have been rolling by the masses down the now former Syndicalist hegemony's capital. Men were seeing cheering and the black-red-back flag was seen flying over the Eiffel tower. However, the cheerful spirit of the occupying army gradually died down as they noticed that something was amiss. This wasn't the Paris they saw in newspapers, on TV, or even the same that some soldiers had remembered. They expected it to be... redder. Except that it wasn't. It was as if Syndicalism never existed - The high magnificent tower in the Rue de la Commune? Nonexistent, along with the "Made up" street name. The Arc de Triomphe? Torchless. Hammerless. Cogwheel-less. But the most baffling of all? The city was completely deserted. Void of life. The empty city was... too clean. It had resembled a fake city for nuclear tests - only on a gigantic scale.*
*Ukraine, now the last bastion of Syndicalism still very much intact, along with Poland, had however brought a swift end to the RSD in Europe, claiming total victory. Only that Paris was a hollow shell of what it used to be - literally. A provisional government had been set up, but the local politicians had no sense of what this thing called "Syndicalism" is; trade unions were neither even nearly experienced to rule an entire country, for crying out loud. It had all seemed forced upon the people of France.*
*In a fit of the most severe survival instincts, Ukraine's leader, Hetman, now viewing himself as the only hope for the survival of Syndicalism on Earth, had decided to reform Syndicalism into a much, much harsher version of what it used to be. It began with the banning of freedom of speech, as more and more rights were revoked, along with a rapidly increasing criteria for enemies of the state. This new form of Syndicalism driven by paranoid insanity was recoined as the Kyiven System.*"

"**The Syndicalist Union.** Jan 17, 2023
*Reform after reform, more and more criminals, less and less hope. Such is life now under the new, hellish regime, also known as The Syndicalist Union. Hetman, now serving as the Acting Chairman of the original Syndicalist leadership - however officially known as the Blessed Chairman, has declared Syndicalism as the new state religion. Now, Syndicalism was not only a way of life, but also a sacred duty that every citizen must fulfill.* *"...it is also the sacred duty of the Syndicalist Union to manifest the Syndicalist holy light as far and wide as possible, and to free the workers from their masters' chains. That has been our forefathers' dreams, pursuing these goals is the only way to hasten their return." These were the Blessed Chairman's remarks as had been heard in every radio broadcast across Europe earlier this noon.* *The reorganization of the Syndicate Provisional Government into the Provisional Syndicates of Europe by the Blessed Chairman was the latest development in Europe tonight. However, since none are fit to be in the shoes of the giants that brought the light of Syndicalism to the world in the first place, the only one who is able to be at the helm is the very same Blessed Chairman; effectively making him the sovereign ruler of two national bodies, with the will of the new hegemony still being dictated from Kiev.* *Meanwhile, the search for the lost members of the original Syndicalist leadership continues...*

May God help us all, for no one else can."

### Technocratic Union of Ukraine/Lorekeeper's additions

Lorekeeper also had big impact on Syndicalism. Here are his entries about the same events from TUU's perspective:

"*Technocratic Union of Ukraine* Backstory: *Just Ukraine and Belarus united lol. Later syndicalism spread and they fell to its influence and renamed themselves to Syndicalist Union of Belarus and Ukraine. For some time there was Syndicalist Union of Intermarium which included Poland but it didn't last long. After Syndicalists fell, Ukraine-Belarus renamed into Technocratic Union of Ukraine just to not be the last syndicalist nation on Earth.* Ideology: *Ukraine has to protect its allies and stand together against massive threats. But also expand the revolution. Which is why they were in many conflicts... Lead by "red hetman" elected by one-party parliament.* Flag: white/yellow/blue tricolor, red flag with tricolor in the corner, tricolor with the emblem and white/red/blue tricolor Wars: First anti-griefing war, PCR partition, War against RSD in France, War against RSD in Toastland Ongoing lore(*yes, more loreee*): now as Ukr-Bel government became strong and smug, they formally declared dependence from EUS(European Union of Syndicates) but with the amount of influence they feel free to ignore direct orders. During one of wars with RSD U-B didn't help EUS because war was offensive, not defensive. During partition of PCR U-B occupied half of Poland. EUS adviced to withdraw troops from Poland to avoid future conflict but U-B has confidently ignored that advice."

"**British isles war**. *Ukrainian perspective.* Suddenly the Syndicalist League(EUS and its puppet TUU) noticed that *Britain was gone*. They were invaded by forces of RSD. Ukrainian general staff reported this incident to HQ in EUS and so the operation begun to retake Britain into rightful hands of EUS. What was meant to be a quick mission to return Britain became holy war since RSD had god's air support on their side. Many people died but god has seen that syndicalists never surrender and joined them, letting Britain to return to the Syndicalist League. **Irish wars.** *Ukrainian perspective.* "Ireland had to be liberated!" Hetman of Ukraine said and so the second phase begun. First gods helped RSD but then let syndicalists to settle this on their own. RSD forces had finally arrived and the actual war has started. First war ended with syndicalists' victory after defeating RSD in Ireland and France. Second war ended in syndicalist victory and peace talks about what is war. RSD had declared that Ireland actually joined via revolution, not invasion. During third and last Irish war RSD forces had reached Wales but also were defeated. **The fall of Romania.** *Ukrainian perspective.* After the last war it was mentioned on peace talks that RSD stands for Republic of Socialist Dacia. When asked where is Dacia, leader of RSD replied "everywhere". But historians claim that Dacia is a region in Romania... Hearing that and the fact that Romania stayed neutral this whole time RSD ~~invaded~~ ~~liberated~~ held referrendum in which Romanian people voted 101% to join RSD. Capital/HQ of RSD were positioned in Bucharest."

**"Border wars between RSD and TUU.** *Ukrainian perpective.* It didn't take long for RSD to invade Moldova, claiming it was a special military operation and exercises and etc. But Ukrainians had enough of that shit already and decided to engage in full-on war. Ever since the order to advance into Romania was stated, EUS politely ordered leadership of Ukraine to hold back in Moldova. But Technocratic Union knew that this tactic would mean defeat sooner or later. Leader of Ukraine replied: "the best defence is offence" to which EUS' leader later commented "Hetman will doom us all..." After third of fifth invasion Ukraine decided to open a secon front in Hungary, calling it military exercises. RSD quickly said that Ukrainian side is the aggressor. Without allies, both sides destroyed many villages in the bordering regions. EUS interfered but only in de-jure territory of TUU. As soon as ceasefire was met, peacetalks begun. RSD claimed Moldova, Ukraine claimed Hungary, both didn't agree on each other claims and war had stopped. War wouldn't continue anymore since Greater Croatia started to have friendly relations with RSD which could mean fall of the TUU. EUS guaranteed Poland and gays decided to celebrate that in Eastern Poland by having first lgbt+ parades in the world. The same day gay-free zone was established in Hungary of RSD."

"**Fall of EUS**. *Forces of RSD have taken swift victories over EUS in France, encircling and destroying the heartland of EUS, capturing the capital all while the leader of the nation was on a summit outside the country. Hetman of TUU came with his forces and defended Switzerland for some time but later withdrew his troops, seeing that he couldn't do anything against the army of RSD. It didn't take long for EUS to completely collapse. Some say that EUS' relations with TUU got bitter and that was the reason why Hetman decided not to help. He even didn't do anything as Ukrainian Austria was captured. Soon after the fall, embassies of EUS were closed and memorials were taken to museums. But now without EUS TUU was free to continue its expansionist and aggressive politics... Why would Hetman meet up with king of Polish Greenland?*"

"Rise of Poland
TUU and RSD were in a long-lasting stalemate. Hetman looked for opportunities to expand and didn't find any. He prepared for the future invasion of his country by RSD... Then one day he was interrupted by breaking news: *"INVASION, WE ARE GETTING INVADED!!"* Hetman stood up *"RSD?"* *"No, sir, it's Poland!"* A sudden turn of events shaped the next events in Europe. Polish resistance started to take over the whole Europe, people were joining the new Polish army despite not being Polish just to take down RSD! Armed forces of TUU changed their patches to white-red and advanced into Romania, soon helping in Belgium, Luxembourg and Italy. Then the military suddenly changed patches back to white-yellow blue and started to liberate territory of France, proclaiming EU and its provisional government until the new one will be established. Greenland..? Since Ukrainian businessmen expected war to break-out any moment, they started to invest into project to create diplomacally-free zone of Greenland which is a project for artists to be out of politics. Workers Union of Czechia

*Hetman thought that borders were weird, we liberated Czechia as a puppet.*"

"Syndicalist Ukraine
After the fall of European RSD, Poland took over. EU was established by the forces of TUU to form new EUS there but the elites weren't found anywhere. Ukraine stood once again as the only syndicalist state. Government became aware, it's in danger. About to go extinct. So parliament has done the unthinkable and wrote new constitution. Now freedom of speech was banned, Hetman became Head Secretary with unlimited power while parliament would have to take care of regional problems. The first thing new Head Secretary has made was war with Poland which turned out to be too weak to hold all of its colonies. Then suddenly Ukrainians saw a new threat..."

*"Provisional Syndicates of Europe* was established by the forces of Syndicalist Union after the new regime of Blessed Chairman started its ambitios expansions into Europe, trying to reclaim what was once lost. All of the members of the last provisional government of EU were never found."

*Events took place in: https://pixelroyale.net/*