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Stamp Out Monarchism[edit | edit source]

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Stamp Out Monarchism

It is time to put the outdated system of hereditary rule behind us. The monarchy must be removed and its supporters humbled, and it must be given time to fade into memory.

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Visibility conditions: Only while active
Activated by: Any of: Beginning to enact any of: Presidential Republic, Parliamentary Republic, or Council Republic Monarchy is overthrown by a coup or civil war

Completion conditions: For 60 cumulative months: Does not have Monarchy enacted No revolution has 75% or more progress No powerful interest group endorses Monarchy	Effects when completed: Triggers event The Last Monarchists If journal entry Fragile Unity is active, Increase its progress bar by 1

Invalidation conditions: Is not enacting nor has any of: Presidential Republic, Parliamentary Republic, or Council Republic

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The Last Monarchists

[Country] has successfully maintained a republican form of government for many years now. There are few who still remember the old monarchy with any fondness.

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Completion of journal entry Stamp Out Monarchism

Trigger conditions:

None

We must put the past behind us.

Characters can no longer generate with Royalist
Royalist and absolutist movements can no longer form
All Royalist interest group leaders become Moderates
The Landowners replace
Paternalistic
Including variants:
- Scholar-Gentry
- Junker
- Baronial
with Elitist

There is no harm in nostalgia.

The Landowners gain Hopeless NostalgiaHopeless NostalgiaInterest group modifier
+2 Approval
−5% Political strength for 5 years

Women's Suffrage[edit | edit source]

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Call for Women’s Suffrage

The rise of the Suffragist movement, calling for the voting franchise to be extended to eligible female citizens, has become a prominent feature of the contemporary political landscape.

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Visibility conditions: Has researched Human Rights Has any of: Landed Voting, Wealth Voting, Census Suffrage, Universal Suffrage
Activation conditions: Has researched Feminism Has researched Political Agitation Has any of: Propertied Women Women in the Workplace Has an empty agitator slot	Effects when activated: Triggers event Votes for Women Creates a Feminist movement

Completion conditions: Has enacted Women's Suffrage Is in an election campaign period	Effects when completed: Triggers event The First Election

Invalidation conditions: Has none of: Landed Voting, Wealth Voting, Census Suffrage, Universal Suffrage

Times out after 20 years with the following effects: None

Every month, the following random events can happen (weight): (200) Nothing (20) Suffragists March (20) Suffragists Speak in Parliament (20) Arson Attack (20) Suffragist Killed (20) Hunger Strikes (20) Declaration of the Rights of Woman (20) Convention of Women's Rights

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Votes for Women

Women in [Country] have begun organizing to campaign for their right to vote in general elections. [Suffragette] of the [Suffragist IG] has emerged as a leading figure of this movement.

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Activation of journal entry Call for Women’s Suffrage

Trigger conditions:

None

Immediate effects:

Selects one of the Industrialists, Intelligentsia, $IG petty bourgeoisie.png$ Petite Bourgeoisie, Rural Folk, or Trade Unions, which
- Is not marginalized and not led by a Feminist
That interest group gains a new Feminist agitator
Creates a Feminist movement if one does not exist

We must put the past behind us.

[Suffragette] gains Suffragist TrailblazerSuffragist TrailblazerCharacter modifier
+50 Popularity for 5 years
If one of the relevant interest groups is in government,
- Its leader becomes a Feminist

There is no harm in nostalgia.

[Suffragette] gains Suffragist TrailblazerSuffragist TrailblazerCharacter modifier
+25 Popularity for 5 years

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The First Election

[Country] is holding its first election since the voting franchise was extended to women, marking the beginning of a new era in [Country] democracy.

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Is triggered by:

Completion of journal entry Call for Women’s Suffrage

Trigger conditions:

None

Enabled if:

Trade Unions are in

government

The worker's movement must continue to fight for equality!

Trade Unions gain Egalitarian Trade UnionsEgalitarian Trade UnionsInterest group modifier
+3 Approval
+10% Political strength for 10 years

Enabled if:

Intelligentsia are in

government

Equality is part of our intellectual tradition.

Intelligentsia gain Feminist

Enabled if: A

Patriarchal interest group is in

government

Everyone must change with the times.

A Patriarchal interest group in government replaces it with Modern Patriarchal

Always enabled:

A great victory for the suffragists!

If any interest group is led by a Feminist,
- All interest groups leaders with Feminist gain Successful SuffragistSuccessful SuffragistCharacter modifier
  +30 Popularity for 5 years
Otherwise, one of the Industrialists, Intelligentsia, $IG petty bourgeoisie.png$ Petite Bourgeoisie, Rural Folk, or Trade Unions
- Its leader becomes a Feminist

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Suffragists March

Activists led by [Suffragist] have gathered to protest the lack of voting rights for women in [Country].

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Is triggered by:

Monthly pulse of journal entry Call for Women’s Suffrage

Trigger conditions:

Has not received a suffrage pulse event within 2.5 years
Has a Feminist politician or agitator
Does not have Women's Suffrage
Has any of Landed Voting, Wealth Voting, Census Suffrage, or Universal Suffrage
No interest group has Successful Protest or Arrested Protesters

This protest must be heard.

Every interest group with a Feminist gains Successful ProtestSuccessful ProtestInterest group modifier
+25% Pop attraction for 5 years

Round up and arrest these troublemakers.

Every interest group with a Feminist gains Arrested ProtestersArrested ProtestersInterest group modifier
−2 Approval for 5 years

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Suffragists Speak in Parliament

Proponents of women’s suffrage have come to speak before parliament to argue for their cause, prompting ridicule from [Anti-feminist], who argues women have no place in parliament.

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Monthly pulse of journal entry Call for Women’s Suffrage

Trigger conditions:

Has not received a suffrage pulse event within 2.5 years
Has a female Feminist politician or agitator
An interest group in government opposes Women's Suffrage
Does not have Women's Suffrage
Has any of Landed Voting, Wealth Voting, Census Suffrage, or Universal Suffrage
No interest group has Parliament Speech or Suffragist Speech

This protest must be heard.

[Suffragist]'s interest group gains Parliament SpeechParliament SpeechInterest group modifier
+25% Pop attraction for 5 years
[Anti-feminist]'s interest group gains Suffragist SpeechSuffragist SpeechInterest group modifier
−2 Approval for 5 years

Round up and arrest these troublemakers.

[Suffragist]'s interest group gains Dismissed SuffragistsDismissed SuffragistsInterest group modifier
−2 Approval for 5 years
[Anti-feminist]'s interest group gains Dismissed SuffragistsDismissed SuffragistsInterest group modifier
+2 Approval for 5 years

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Arson Attack

[Anti-feminist], a prominent opponent of voting rights for women, has been the target of an act of arson by proponents of this cause.

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Monthly pulse of journal entry Call for Women’s Suffrage

Trigger conditions:

Has not received a suffrage pulse event within 2.5 years
Has an unhappy interest group with a Feminist politician or agitator
An interest group in government opposes Women's Suffrage
Does not have Women's Suffrage
Has any of Landed Voting, Wealth Voting, Census Suffrage, or Universal Suffrage
No interest group has Leader Imprisoned or Suffragist Leader Not Arrested

Arrest the leader behind this dangerous movement!

[Suffragist]'s interest group gains Leader ImprisonedLeader ImprisonedInterest group modifier
−25% Pop attraction
−2 Approval for 3 years

Prosecute those directly responsible for the attack.

[Anti-feminist]'s interest group gains Suffragist Leader Not ArrestedSuffragist Leader Not ArrestedInterest group modifier
−3 Approval for 5 years

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Suffragist Killed

An activist seeking to bring attention to the cause of women’s suffrage has died in an incident at a derby, killed by a race horse belonging to [Ruler].

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Monthly pulse of journal entry Call for Women’s Suffrage

Trigger conditions:

Has not received a suffrage pulse event within 2.5 years
An interest group with a Feminist politician or agitator
- Is not in government
- Ruler is not affiliated with this interest group
Does not have Women's Suffrage
Has any of Landed Voting, Wealth Voting, Census Suffrage, or Universal Suffrage
No interest group has Martyr for The Cause or Protester Death Disregarded

No one would have had to die for this cause if these basic rights had been granted!

[Suffragist IG] gains Martyr for The CauseMartyr for The CauseInterest group modifier
+25% Pop attraction for 5 years
Ruler's IG gains Blamed for Protester DeathBlamed for Protester DeathInterest group modifier
−2 Approval for 5 years

We won't extend political sympathy to such reckless behavior.

[Suffragist IG] gains Protester Death DisregardedProtester Death DisregardedInterest group modifier
−3 Approval for 5 years
Ruler's IG gains Absolved of ResponsibilityAbsolved of ResponsibilityInterest group modifier
+2 Approval for 5 years

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Hunger Strikes

Many suffragists who have been arrested during their political activities have gone on hunger strike to protest their imprisonment.

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Monthly pulse of journal entry Call for Women’s Suffrage

Trigger conditions:

Has not received a suffrage pulse event within 2.5 years
An interest group with a Feminist politician or agitator
- Has any of:
  - Leader Imprisoned
  - Arrested Protesters
Does not have Women's Suffrage
Has any of Landed Voting, Wealth Voting, Census Suffrage, or Universal Suffrage
No interest group has Force-feeding Hunger Strikers or Released Suffragist Prisoners

Implement a policy of force feeding hunger strikers.

Every interest group with a Feminist gains Force-feeding Hunger StrikersForce-feeding Hunger StrikersInterest group modifier
−4 Approval for 5 years
5% of Middle strata pops become more radical

Release prisoners until they return to better health, then return them.

Every interest group that opposes Women's Suffrage gains Released Suffragist PrisonersReleased Suffragist PrisonersInterest group modifier
−1 Approval for 5 years
Every interest group loses Leader Imprisoned
Trigger event The Cat and Mouse Act in 90 days

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The Cat and Mouse Act

The practice of releasing prisoners who go on hunger strike and arresting them again when their health improves is being criticized as cruel and absurd.

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Event Hunger Strikes

Trigger conditions:

None

We stand by the decision.

Every interest group with a Feminist gains Cat and Mouse ActCat and Mouse ActInterest group modifier
−2 Approval for 3 years
Every interest group in government gains Upheld Cat and Mouse ActUpheld Cat and Mouse ActInterest group modifier
−25% Pop attraction for 5 years

The act should be abolished.

Gain Backtracked on LawBacktracked on LawCountry modifier
−10% Authority for 3 years

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Declaration of the Rights of Woman

[Suffragist] has written a work arguing for the political and civic rights of women, presenting a vision for equality between the sexes in the political sphere.

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Monthly pulse of journal entry Call for Women’s Suffrage

Trigger conditions:

Has not received a suffrage pulse event within 2.5 years
Intelligentsia has a Feminist politician or agitator
Does not have Women's Suffrage
Has any of Landed Voting, Wealth Voting, Census Suffrage, or Universal Suffrage
No interest group has Treatise Banned or a leader with Treatise on The Rights of Women

Always enabled:

This tract should be widely disseminated.

[Suffragist] gains Treatise on The Rights of WomenTreatise on The Rights of WomenCharacter modifier
+25 Popularity for 5 years

Enabled if: Has

Outlawed Dissent or

Censorship

The publication should be banned.

Intelligentsia gains Treatise BannedTreatise BannedInterest group modifier
−2 Approval for 5 years

Enabled if: Any of

Industrialists, $IG petty bourgeoisie.png$ Petite Bourgeoisie,

Rural Folk, or

Trade Unions does not have a

Feminist leader

Other political leaders should study this.

One of the Industrialists, $IG petty bourgeoisie.png$ Petite Bourgeoisie, Rural Folk, or Trade Unions
- Its leader becomes a Feminist

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Convention of Women's Rights

A convention on the rights of women is being held in [Capital]. The organizers are determined to pursue extended property and social rights for women, but are debating whether to extend their ambitions to the political arena.

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Monthly pulse of journal entry Call for Women’s Suffrage

Trigger conditions:

Has not received a suffrage pulse event within 2.5 years
Any interest group leader is a Reformer
Any of the of the Industrialists, Intelligentsia, $IG petty bourgeoisie.png$ Petite Bourgeoisie, Rural Folk, or Trade Unions:
- Leader is not a Reformer
- Does not have a Feminist politician or agitator
Has Legal Guardianship
Has any of:
- Census Suffrage
- Universal Suffrage

Voting is a fundamental right which must be pursued!

One of the Industrialists, Intelligentsia, $IG petty bourgeoisie.png$ Petite Bourgeoisie, Rural Folk, or Trade Unions
- Its leader becomes a Feminist

Incremental change is a safer path to progress.

One of the Industrialists, Intelligentsia, $IG petty bourgeoisie.png$ Petite Bourgeoisie, Rural Folk, or Trade Unions
- Its leader becomes a Reformer

Positivism[edit | edit source]

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To Venerate Mankind

Auguste Comte, a philosopher of the sciences at the École Polytechnique in Île-de-France, has published a treatise on the reorganization of society along positivist principles.

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Trigger conditions:

This event has not occurred before
Date is 1842.6.1 or later
Owns Île-de-France
Does not require Colossus of the South

Always enabled:

A curious boon to [Country] academia.

Intelligentsia gain Discourse on PositivismDiscourse on PositivismInterest group modifier
+15% Pop attraction for 2.5 years

Enabled if: Can research

Philosophical Pragmatism

His idea of social physics should be given a closer look.

Gain 4150 progress towards Philosophical Pragmatism

Always enabled:

If he wishes to change society, he is welcome to try.

Auguste Comte becomes an agitator in [Country]

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The Positive Stage

Followers of the social theory of Positivism have begun organizing for political reform in [Country]. The Positivists desire to focus on the future of [Country], and for the nation to develop and industrialize under the governance of technical experts.

Effects at the conclusion of this Journal Entry will depend on the degree of influence that the Positivists secure

Positivism is the philosophical theory that all things may be derived by logic and reason from the senses. The Positivist movement advocates for reforms based on the scientific principles, to advance beyond the theorized "theological" and "metaphysical" stages of human development and establish a society based on full knowledge of the natural world.

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Visibility conditions:

Has researched Psychiatry
Event To Venerate Mankind has occurred for any country

Activation conditions:

Has researched Philosophical Pragmatism
10% or more of pops are radicals
Any of:
- Has Catholic State Religion
- Has enacted State Atheism
Has elections

Effects when activated:

Triggers event Positivist Church
- Starts a Positivist movement

Entry buttons:

Completion conditions:

The progress bar has reached 100%

Effects when completed:

Triggers event The Positive Epoch
- The effects of this event are modified by the current influence of the positivists

Times out after 10 years (120 months) with the following effects:

If progress bar is at least 50, triggers event The Positive Epoch
Otherwise, triggers event A Peculiar Cult
- The effects of these events are modified by the current influence of the positivists

Every month, the following random events can happen (weight):

(100) Nothing
(10) Practicing Positivists
(10) Military Science
(10) The New Generation
(10) Theory and Practice
(10) Temples of Humanity
(10) The Modern Oligarchy

Each month, progress bar increases based on

Positivist movement

+0.1 per percent of support
+0.05 per percent of activism

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The Positivist Church

[Positivist agitator], a student of the philosophy of Positivism, has founded the Positivist Church of [Country] in [Capital]. The Church's events have become a meeting place for Positivist intellectuals.

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Is triggered by:

Activation of journal entry The Positive Stage

Trigger conditions:

None

Immediate effects:

Selects one of the Armed Forces, Industrialists, Intelligentsia, or $IG petty bourgeoisie.png$ Petite Bourgeoisie
That interest group gains a new Atheist Positivist agitator
- With Doctrinaire PositivistDoctrinaire PositivistCharacter modifier
  +25 Popularity
Creates a Positivist movement if one does not exist

An intriguing institution.

The selected interest group gains Positivist InfluencePositivist InfluenceInterest group modifier
+10% Political strength for 5 years
The capital gains Positivist TemplePositivist TempleState modifier
+10% Education access
+10% Qualifications growth
+20% Radicals from political movements for 10 years
Progress bar of journal entry The Positive Stage advances by 20

Another eclectic, short-lived cult.

The selected interest group gains Opposing Positivist InfluenceOpposing Positivist InfluenceInterest group modifier
+5% Political strength
−2 Approval for 5 years
The capital gains Positivist TemplePositivist TempleState modifier
+5% Education access
+5% Qualifications growth
+10% Radicals from political movements for 10 years
Progress bar of journal entry The Positive Stage advances by 5

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The Positive Epoch

The work of the Positivists has deeply enshrined their principles within professional circles in [Country]. The principles of Positivism are assured to guide [Country] professional institutions for many years to come.

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Completion or timeout of journal entry The Positive Stage

Trigger conditions:

None

We are nearing the next stage of our evolution.

If the progress bar reached 85% or more,
- Gain Positivism in SocietyPositivism in SocietyCountry modifier
  +15% Education access
  +15% Qualifications growth
  +22.5% research speed for 5 years
Otherwise, if the progress bar reached 65% or more,
- Gain Positivism in SocietyPositivism in SocietyCountry modifier
  +10% Education access
  +10% Qualifications growth
  +15% research speed for 5 years
Otherwise, gain Positivism in SocietyPositivism in SocietyCountry modifier
+5% Education access
+5% Qualifications growth
+7.5% research speed for 5 years

There is more they may do to lead us forward.

Every interest group with a Positivist:
- If the progress bar reached 85% or more,
  - Gains Positivist LeadershipPositivist LeadershipInterest group modifier
    +50% Political strength
    +4 Approval for 5 years
- Otherwise, if the progress bar reached 65% or more,
  - Gains Positivist LeadershipPositivist LeadershipInterest group modifier
    +25% Political strength
    +2 Approval for 5 years
- Otherwise, gains Positivist LeadershipPositivist LeadershipInterest group modifier
  +12.5% Political strength
  +1 Approval for 5 years
Gain permanent increased weight for the Positivist ideology

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A Peculiar Cult

After a brief period of prominence, the Positivist trend in [Country] has begun to decline, as middle-class reformers seek other frameworks to analyze their problems. With its fading popularity, the Positivist Church will soon be regarded as just another ephemeral cult.

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Timeout of journal entry The Positive Stage

Trigger conditions:

None

Another grand design, faded into obscurity.

Every interest group with a Positivist:
- If the progress bar reached 35% or more,
  - Gains Fading Positivist InfluenceFading Positivist InfluenceInterest group modifier
    −10% Political strength for 5 years
- Otherwise, if the progress bar reached 15% or more,
  - Gains Fading Positivist InfluenceFading Positivist InfluenceInterest group modifier
    −15% Political strength for 5 years
- Otherwise, gains Fading Positivist InfluenceFading Positivist InfluenceInterest group modifier
  −20% Political strength for 5 years
The Armed Forces will no longer be more likely to select Positivist leaders

They will chase their impossible dreams forevermore.

Every interest group with a Positivist:
- If the progress bar reached 35% or more,
  - Gains Fading Positivist InfluenceFading Positivist InfluenceInterest group modifier
    −5% Political strength for 5 years
- Otherwise, if the progress bar reached 15% or more,
  - Gains Fading Positivist InfluenceFading Positivist InfluenceInterest group modifier
    −10% Political strength for 5 years
- Otherwise, gains Fading Positivist InfluenceFading Positivist InfluenceInterest group modifier
  −7.5% Political strength^[1] for 5 years

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Practicing Positivists

The philosophy of Positivism has spread beyond the Positivist Church, with many Engineers, Academics, and Officers adopting its scientific principles in order to fulfill their reformist ambitions.

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Monthly pulse of journal entry The Positive Stage

Trigger conditions:

This event has not occurred within 10 years

A great benefit to the reformist cause.

Positivist characters will be more likely to appear for the next 10 years
Progress bar of journal entry The Positive Stage advances by 10

There are surely more reasonable forums for politics.

Positivist characters will be slightly more likely to appear for the next 10 years
Progress bar of journal entry The Positive Stage retreats by 10

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Military Science

The practical and scientific nature of Positivism has led to the growing popularity of Positivist thought in the [Armed Forces]. Many professors and officers in [Country] military academies have begun to embrace the philosophy.

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Monthly pulse of journal entry The Positive Stage

Trigger conditions:

This event has not occurred within 10 years
Armed Forces are not marginalized

Always enabled:

A foundation for a new military doctrine.

Progress bar of journal entry The Positive Stage advances by 5
Gain Positivist Military ReformersPositivist Military ReformersCountry modifier
+10% Military technology research speed for 5 years

Always enabled:

The Academy should embrace this trend further.

Progress bar of journal entry The Positive Stage advances by 10
Gain Emboldened Military ReformistsEmboldened Military ReformistsCountry modifier
+5% Military technology research speed
+10% Armed Forces political strength
+10% Positivist movement pop attraction for 5 years
The Positivists will acquire influence amidst the [Armed Forces] academies

Enabled if: [Armed Forces leader] does not have any

This sentiment could bolster [Armed Forces leader]'s reform proposals.

Progress bar of journal entry The Positive Stage advances by 20
Gain Emboldened Military ReformistsEmboldened Military ReformistsCountry modifier
+5% Military technology research speed
+10% Armed Forces political strength
+10% Positivist movement pop attraction for 5 years
[Armed Forces leader] becomes a Positivist
The Positivists will acquire influence amidst the [Armed Forces] academies

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The New Generation

The prevalence of Positivist teachings in [Country] military academies has led to a generation of officer cadets in the [Armed Forces] being educated in its principles.

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Monthly pulse of journal entry The Positive Stage

Trigger conditions:

This event has not occurred within 10 years
Armed Forces are not marginalized
The Positivists acquired influence amidst the [Armed Forces] academies

They had ought to stick to military affairs.

Progress bar of journal entry The Positive Stage retreats by 10
Armed Forces gain Rejected Positivist TeachingsRejected Positivist TeachingsInterest group modifier
−10% Political strength
−2 Approval for 5 years
The Armed Forces will be permanently more likely to select Positivist leaders

They could only improve the [Armed Forces].

Progress bar of journal entry The Positive Stage advances by 20
Gain Positivist CadetsPositivist CadetsCountry modifier
+20% Military technology research speed
+20% Officers political strength
+20% Positivist movement pop attraction for 5 years
The Armed Forces will be permanently much more likely to select Positivist leaders

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Theory and Practice

Several prominent Positivist reform advocates have become entangled in a dispute with the Positivist Church over their political activities. The orthodox stance of the Church is that its members should not be carrying out political activities outside of itself.

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Monthly pulse of journal entry The Positive Stage

Trigger conditions:

This event has not occurred within 10 years
Any interest group has a Positivist

The Church is not the sole arbiter of the cause.

Progress bar of journal entry The Positive Stage retreats by 10
Gain Practical Political PositivismPractical Political PositivismCountry modifier
+5% Academics, Engineers, and Officers political strength for 5 years
The Armed Forces will be permanently more likely to select Positivist leaders

Their practices represent a breach of Positivist principles.

Progress bar of journal entry The Positive Stage retreats by 10
An interest group with a Positivist gains Stifling OrthodoxyStifling OrthodoxyInterest group modifier
−10% Pop attraction for 5 years

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Temples of Humanity

The Positivist Church of [Country] has petitioned to be allowed to construct an additional church in [State]. The proposed "Temple of Humanity" will serve as an important node of Positivist activities.

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Is triggered by:

Monthly pulse of journal entry The Positive Stage

Trigger conditions:

This event has not occurred within 5 years
Any incorporated state with a level 3 or higher Urban Center
- Does not have modifier Positivist Temple

There is no harm in it.

Progress bar of journal entry The Positive Stage advances by 10
[State] gains Positivist TemplePositivist TempleState modifier
+10% Education access
+10% Qualifications growth
+20% Radicals from political movements for 10 years

They will not spread disorder to [State].

Progress bar of journal entry The Positive Stage retreats by 10
An interest group with a Positivist gains Refused Temple of HumanityRefused Temple of HumanityInterest group modifier
−2 Approval for 2.5 years

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The Modern Oligarchy

The influence of the philosophy of Positivism on [Brazilian] society has extended as far as the attitudes of the [Landowners] towards state power.

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Either:
- Monthly pulse of journal entry The Positive Stage
- Annual event pulse (~1% chance)

Trigger conditions:

This event has not occurred within 10 years
Is Brazil
Either:
- Progress bar of The Positive Stage is at least 50
- Previously received event The Positive Epoch

Brazil evolves with the times.

Landowners replace Stratocratic with Oligarchic

Nihilism[edit | edit source]

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The Nihilism Movement

Claiming to desire the abolition of all things declared to be sacred, a movement of radical Intelligentsia has begun to spread tracts condemning divinely-appointed rule. This movement threatens the very foundations of our government with its criticism.

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Visibility conditions: Has researched Realism Has not researched Socialism Has State Religion
Activation conditions: Has an empty agitator slot Has Monarchy or Theocracy Has Autocracy or Oligarchy Intelligentsia are not marginalized and have less than 0 approval	Effects when activated: Triggers event Nihilism Starts a Nihilist movement

Completion conditions: Any of: Both: The progress bar has reached 100% Intelligentsia has more than 0 approval or is marginalized All of: The progress bar has reached 100% Has Outlawed Dissent or Censorship The Nihilist movement is being suppressed Does not have a Nihilist movement	Effects when completed: Triggers event Nothing Ends

Failure conditions: Has Total Separation or State Atheism	Effects when failed: 5% of Academics pops become more loyal

Times out after 10 years (120 months) with the following effects: Triggers event Into Oblivion

Every month, the following random events can happen (weight): (160) Nothing (30) Condemnations of the Children (10) Black Coats and Feuerbach (10) A Deficit of Respect (10) Chaos on the Courtyard (10) Unholy Activities (10) Taxes and Torches (10) The Wedge in the Academia (10) A Forum Argument (10) The Red and Black Unite

Each month, progress bar increases by 1 if any of: Intelligentsia has more than 0 approval or is marginalized Both: Has Outlawed Dissent or Censorship The Nihilist movement is being suppressed

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Nihilism

An anti-clerical and anti-monarchist movement known as Nihilism has taken hold among the [Intelligentsia]. Led by [Nihilist], these dangerous thinkers are sure to be a thorn in the side of the status quo.

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Activation of journal entry The Nihilism Movement

Trigger conditions:

None

Immediate effects:

Generates a Nihilist agitator for the Intelligentsia;
With Voice of the People,
- If date is between 1862 and 1882, Russia receives Varfolomey Zaitsev^[2], instead
- If date is between 1844 and 1866, a German culture country receives Max Stirner^[2], instead
- If date is between 1876 and 1930, USA receives Benjamin Tucker^[2], instead
- If date is between 1846 and 1906, Great Britain receives George Holyoake^[2], instead
- If date is between 1878 and 1908, Japan receives Kume Kunitake^[2], instead
Creates a Nihilist movement if one does not exist

Always enabled:

Perhaps they have a point.

Gain Nihilist ConspiraciesNihilist ConspiraciesCountry modifier
+50% Nihilist movement pop attraction for 10 years
[Nihilist] gains Thriving Nihilist MovementThriving Nihilist MovementCharacter modifier
+50 Popularity permanently

Always enabled:

This is treason! Heresy!

Gain Nihilist ConspiraciesNihilist ConspiraciesCountry modifier
+25% Nihilist movement pop attraction for 10 years
[Nihilist] gains Suppressed Nihilist MovementSuppressed Nihilist MovementCharacter modifier
+25 Popularity permanently

Enabled if: Has

Outlawed Dissent or

Censorship

The state must ban Nihilist literature.

[Nihilist] gains Suppressed Nihilist MovementSuppressed Nihilist MovementCharacter modifier
−25 Popularity permanently

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Nothing Ends

The rigorous suppression of the nihilist movement has finally borne fruit, as the word "nihilism" becomes nothing but an obscenity once more.

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Completion of journal entry The Nihilism Movement

Trigger conditions:

None

They were more trouble than they had any right to be.

Intelligentsia gains Nihilism in RecessionNihilism in RecessionInterest group modifier
−15% Political strength
+3 Approval for 5 years
If the Intelligentsia leader is a Nihilist,
- Replace leader with a newly generated Moderate
Gain Nihilism OvercomeNihilism OvercomeCountry modifier
+10% Academics political strength
+5% Production technology research speed
+15% Authority for 5 years

Use this to reassert our control over the academia.

Intelligentsia gains Nihilism in RecessionNihilism in RecessionInterest group modifier
−15% Political strength
+3 Approval for 5 years
If the Intelligentsia leader is a Nihilist,
- Replace leader with a newly generated Moderate
10% of Academics pops become more loyal

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Into Oblivion

The conflict within the nihilist movement has finally led it to burn itself out, but the spirit of radicalism is not gone. Former nihilists have flocked to other radical movements in droves.

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Timeout of journal entry The Nihilism Movement

Trigger conditions:

None

Only a taste of the conflict to come.

2% of pops in the Intelligentsia become more radical
Gain Activist AcademicsActivist AcademicsCountry modifier
+20% Interest group pop attraction^[3] decaying over 5 years

Let them fade into the past.

Only common effects

For both options:

If Socialism has been researched:
- All Nihilist agitators become Communists
- Nihilist leaders of the Intelligentsia and Trade Unions are replaced by newly generated Communists
If Socialism has not been researched:
- All Nihilist agitators become Radicals
- Nihilist leaders of the Intelligentsia and Trade Unions are replaced by newly generated Radicals

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Condemnations of the Children

A popular member of the [Country] [Intelligentsia] has released a novel condemning the trend of nihilistic excess amongst the youth. The main character, professing vocal nihilism, bears a resemblance to [Nihilist].

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Monthly pulse of journal entry The Nihilism Movement

Trigger conditions:

This event has not occurred within 10 years
The Intelligentsia have less than 0 approval
Has a Nihilist agitator

At least one of them has some sense.

Intelligentsia gains Endorsed Anti-Nihilist LiteratureEndorsed Anti-Nihilist LiteratureInterest group modifier
+20% Political strength
+2 Approval and Conservative IntelligentsiaConservative IntelligentsiaInterest group modifier
+15 Character popularity for 5 years
The Intelligentsia leader becomes a Royalist
- Russia gains the Reformer Ivan Turgenev^[2] as a new leader instead
- For France, if a Divided Monarchists dynasty is in power,
  - the leader becomes an Orléanist or Moderate instead

Isn't the main character dashing, though?

Intelligentsia gains Wrong Lessons LearnedWrong Lessons LearnedInterest group modifier
+10% Political strength
−1 Approval for 5 years
[Nihilist] gains Romanticized NihilistRomanticized NihilistCharacter modifier
+25 Popularity permanently

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Black Coats and Feuerbach

Students embracing the aesthetic and attitude of nihilism have become more and more common at [State] University, and numerous parties have raised concerns about radicalism in academia.

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Monthly pulse of journal entry The Nihilism Movement

Trigger conditions:

This event has not occurred within 5 years
Event Condemnations of the Children has already occurred
The Intelligentsia have less than 0 approval
Has a University

The only education these people deserve is from the school of hard knocks!

Intelligentsia gains Interference in AcademiaInterference in AcademiaInterest group modifier
−10% Political strength
−1 Approval for 5 years
[State] University gains Interference in AcademiaInterference in AcademiaBuilding modifier
−10% Throughput for 5 years

This is a matter for university authorities.

5% of middle strata pops in a state with a University become more radical

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A Deficit of Respect

A woman affiliated with the Aristocrats of the [Landowners] has angrily reported an incident of a group of students refusing to stand aside for her on the side of the road, and teasing her as she walked by.

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Monthly pulse of journal entry The Nihilism Movement

Trigger conditions:

This event has not occurred within 5 years
Event Condemnations of the Children has already occurred
The Intelligentsia have less than 0 approval

How far can these nihilists' depravity go?

Landowners gain Asserted Social StandardsAsserted Social StandardsInterest group modifier
+1 Approval for 5 years
Intelligentsia gains Cultural AuthoritarianismCultural AuthoritarianismInterest group modifier
−10% Political strength
−1 Approval for 5 years

Hardly a matter for the legal system.

Landowners gain Declining Social NormsDeclining Social NormsInterest group modifier
−1 Approval for 5 years
Intelligentsia gains Flexible Social NormsFlexible Social NormsInterest group modifier
+10% Political strength
+5% Pop attraction for 5 years

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Chaos on the Courtyard

In visiting [State] University, [Nihilist] has stirred up an impressive crowd of students, and disrupted the activities of several people affiliated with the [Wronged IG].

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Monthly pulse of journal entry The Nihilism Movement

Trigger conditions:

This event has not occurred within 5 years
Event Condemnations of the Children has already occurred
The Intelligentsia have less than 0 approval
Has a Nihilist agitator
Any interest group endorses State Religion
Has a University

Enough with this nonsense! Break up the demonstration.

[State] University gains Student Body PersecutedStudent Body PersecutedBuilding modifier
−25% Throughput
+5% Academics mortality for 5 years
Intelligentsia gains Persecution of IntellectualsPersecution of IntellectualsInterest group modifier
−10% Political strength
−1 Approval for 5 years

We cannot deny it was a good show.

[Wronged IG] gains Disregarding HeresyDisregarding HeresyInterest group modifier
−2 Approval for 5 years
[Nihilist] gains Audacity RewardedAudacity RewardedCharacter modifier
+25 Popularity for 5 years
Gain Growing Academic PrivilegesGrowing Academic PrivilegesCountry modifier
+10% Academics political strength
+5% Production technology research speed for 5 years

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Unholy Activities

A group of nihilist students has carried out an obscene and outlandish protest in front of a church, prompting demands by the [Devout] to halt these activities by force.

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Monthly pulse of journal entry The Nihilism Movement

Trigger conditions:

This event has not occurred within 5 years
Event Condemnations of the Children has already occurred
The Intelligentsia have less than 0 approval

Track down everyone involved, and charge them with blasphemy!

Devout gain Asserted Social StandardsAsserted Social StandardsInterest group modifier
+1 Approval for 5 years
2% of middle strata pops in a state with a University become more radical

How do they expect us to identify the perpetrators?

Devout gain Declining Social NormsDeclining Social NormsInterest group modifier
−1 Approval for 5 years
2% of upper strata pops in the capital become more radical

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Taxes and Torches

In the dead of night, a group of nihilists have committed arson against a Government Administration in [State], leading to it being severely damaged by fire.

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Monthly pulse of journal entry The Nihilism Movement

Trigger conditions:

This event has not occurred within 10 years
Event Chaos on the Courtyard or Unholy Activities has already occurred
The Intelligentsia have less than 0 approval
Any owned state has a University and Government Administration

The perpetrators will rebuild what they destroyed in prison.

[State] Government Administration gains Kissed by FlameKissed by FlameBuilding modifier
−25% Throughput for 2.5 years
A non-marginalized interest group that endorses State Religion,
- Gains Suppressed NihilismSuppressed NihilismInterest group modifier
  +1 Approval for 5 years
Gain Arson AttacksArson AttacksCountry modifier
−10% Bureaucracy for 2.5 years

The classrooms will be shuttered until that building is restored.

[State]
- Government Administration gains Kissed by FlameKissed by FlameBuilding modifier
  −15% Throughput for 2.5 years
- University gains Classrooms ShutteredClassrooms ShutteredBuilding modifier
  −50% Throughput for 2.5 years
A non-marginalized interest group that endorses State Religion,
- Gains Harshly Suppressed NihilismHarshly Suppressed NihilismInterest group modifier
  +3 Approval for 5 years
Intelligentsia gains Abuses of StudentsAbuses of StudentsInterest group modifier
−3 Approval for 5 years

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The Wedge in the Academia

With the rise in discontent amongst the academia, a new, proudly Nihilist leader of the [Intelligentsia] has come to the fore.

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Monthly pulse of journal entry The Nihilism Movement

Trigger conditions:

This event has not occurred within 5 years
Event Chaos on the Courtyard or Unholy Activities has already occurred
Intelligentsia:
- Have less than 0 approval
- Leader is not a Nihilist
Did not select the first option in Condemnations of the Children within 2.5 years

Immediate effects:

Generate a Nihilist for the Intelligentsia;
- If date is between 1858 and 1875, Russia receives Dmitry Pisarev^[2], instead
- If date is between 1840 and 1882, a German culture country receives Bruno Bauer^[2], instead
- If date is between 1853 and 1891, Great Britain receives Charles Bradlaugh^[2], instead

Keep a close eye on [Nihilist].

5% of middle strata pops in a state with a University become more radical

Perhaps [he] is simply a product of our actions.

Intelligentsia gains Nihilist PredominanceNihilist PredominanceInterest group modifier
+20% Political strength for 5 years

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A Forum Argument

[Nihilist] and [Communist] have found themselves in a spontaneous public argument about the merits of their respective ideologies.

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Monthly pulse of journal entry The Nihilism Movement

Trigger conditions:

This event has not occurred within 10 years
Event Chaos on the Courtyard or Unholy Activities has already occurred
Intelligentsia:
- Have less than 0 approval
- Leader is a Nihilist
Have a Nihilist agitator
Have an Anarchist, Communist, or Vanguardist agitator

Immediate effects:

[Communist]'s interest group is marked as the "[Nihilism-Communist IG]"

[Nihilist] comes to a victory over his opponent!

[Nihilist] gains Triumphant in ForumTriumphant in ForumCharacter modifier
+25 Popularity for 5 years
[Communist] gains Defeated in ForumDefeated in ForumCharacter modifier
−25 Popularity for 5 years

[Communist] clearly possesses stronger arguments.

[Communist] gains Triumphant in ForumTriumphant in ForumCharacter modifier
+25 Popularity for 5 years
[Nihilist] gains Defeated in ForumDefeated in ForumCharacter modifier
−25 Popularity for 5 years

They have potential for something larger than the sum of its parts.

2% of lower strata pops in the capital become more radical

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The Red and Black Unite

Spurred by close ties between their respective agitators, the [Nihilism-Communist IG] and [Intelligentsia] have begun to cooperate against the influence of the [Devout].

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Monthly pulse of journal entry The Nihilism Movement

Trigger conditions:

This event has not occurred within 10 years
Chose the third option in event A Forum Argument
Intelligentsia:
- Have less than 0 approval
- Leader is a Nihilist
[Nihilism-Communist IG] has less than 0 approval

Enabled if: [Nihilism-Communist IG] leader is an Anarchist,

Communist, or Vanguardist

The product of zero times two is still zero.

[Nihilism-Communist IG] leader becomes a Nihilist
[Nihilism-Communist IG] gains Anti-Clerical
[Nihilism-Communist IG] and Intelligentsia gain Proletarian NihilismProletarian NihilismInterest group modifier
+20% Political strength for 5 years
Every interest group that opposes State Atheism
- Gains Neglected Anti-ClericalistsNeglected Anti-ClericalistsInterest group modifier
  −2 Approval for 5 years

Always enabled:

Surely the [Nihilism-Communist IG] cannot actually be united behind this absurdity.

[Nihilism-Communist IG] gains Anti-Clerical
[Nihilism-Communist IG] gains Divided Trade UnionsDivided Trade UnionsInterest group modifier
−10% Political strength
−1 Approval for 5 years
5% of lower strata pops in a state with a University become more radical
5% of middle strata pops in a state with a University become more radical

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Spiraling Ascension

The ascendant nihilist sympathisers in the government have arranged a gambit to abolish and forcefully liquidate all property of the [Devout], and immediately enact [Nihilist Law].

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Trigger conditions:

Has active journal entry The Nihilism Movement
Has State Religion
Is enacting Total Separation or State Atheism
Any interest group in government:
- Leader is a Nihilist
Does not have Institutions Salvaged

The [Devout] will perish, for it stands against reality itself!

Activate [Nihilist Law]
Every interest group that endorses State Religion
- Gains Nihilist DepravityNihilist DepravityInterest group modifier
  −10 Approval for 5 years
Devout gain State DeicideState DeicideInterest group modifier
−10 Approval
−50% Political strength for 10 years

This path is doomed to fail!

Gain Institutions SalvagedInstitutions SalvagedLaw enactment modifier
+15% Enactment success chance
+20% Enactment time

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Possible bug, the effect strength of at least 15% and this seem to be swapped
↑ ^{Jump up to: 2.0} ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 ^2.8 English Wikipedia article
↑ Possible bug, adds interest group attraction in country scope, so it applies to all interest groups

Primary file references:

/Victoria 3/game/common/journal_entries/00_abolish_monarchy.txt
/Victoria 3/game/common/journal_entries/00_suffragists.txt
/Victoria 3/game/common/journal_entries/02_nihilism.txt
/Victoria 3/game/common/journal_entries/03_positivism.txt
/Victoria 3/game/events/brazil/positivism.txt
/Victoria 3/game/events/1848.txt
/Victoria 3/game/events/nihilism.txt
/Victoria 3/game/events/suffragist_events.txt

[1] Possible bug, the effect strength of at least 15% and this seem to be swapped

[en_wiki-2] {Jump up to: 2.0} ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 ^2.8 English Wikipedia article

[3] Possible bug, adds interest group attraction in country scope, so it applies to all interest groups

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