When the Republicans took over Durus, they did so insidiously and
strategically. They didn’t just start screaming about how much they hated
women. They didn’t even openly talk about women disparagingly. They dressed it
up in innuendo and subtext. They started out by mentioning all the people they
believed had caused most of their problems, and conveniently left out all the
men that fell into that category. Smith and Kosta were undoubtedly villains in
Durune history, but even though they agreed with this truth, acknowledging it
was counterproductive to the Republicans’ goals, so they deliberately focused
on only the women. By the time the majority of the population figured out what
was happening, it was already too late. Their numbers were too great, and they
had control of all of the resources that Aljabara needed to survive. They
didn’t have everyone on their side, but they had enough. Plenty of men were
completely against this insane new system. It wasn’t like they turned all of
them into misogynists overnight. Further generations would be indoctrinated
into these ideals, but until then, there was going to be a lot of internal
conflict. In the beginning, detractors tried to remain peaceful, and use
reason against the fear and distrust that the Republicans were trying to
instill in everyone. Over the course of about a year, however, this method was
proving to be ineffective, and some of them decided that it was never going to
work. So they strayed, and started working on more violent solutions. There
were actually two entirely separate groups who were not aware of each other,
because each had to operate quietly and secretively. A war broke out in 2095,
where insurgents attempted to gain control over Watershed, so the civilians
would no longer be held to these people’s whims. Unfortunately, the
Republicans were more prepared for the attack than they knew they would be. No
one had betrayed them, and warned the Republicans that the attack was coming.
They were just ready for anything, because they were fairly confident it was
going to happen sooner or later. The rebels lost not only this first battle,
but also the support of the people. The Republicans twisted their actions, and
claimed that the rebels weren’t trying to make the world a better place, but a
worse one. By calling their system a republic, they could easily paint any
opponent as a fascist, or maybe an anarchist, whether this was true or not. So
the rebels not only failed, but actually worsened the situation, because now
they were the bad guys. The Republicans were even smart enough to leave the
survivors alive, suggesting that they were the victims, who were only trying
to do the right thing. Over the decades, more groups would rise up, but the
establishment labeled them all terrorists, and easily maintained their power.
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My name is Nick Fisherman III. It's not my real name, but that's not because I'm trying to hide from my former agency, or something. I named myself after someone I've known for most of my life, and he chose it in honor of his late best friend. I took up writing when I found myself failing 8th grade science, and realized I might never reach my dream of becoming a biochemist, a meteorologist, and a quantum physicist. I started developing my canon after a scouting trip to an island inspired what I thought would be my first novel. I founded this website upon the advice of many people, who told me I needed to get my work out there, and not wait for an agent to accept my manuscript. You can expect one new story every day. Weekdays are for microstories, which are one or two paragraphs long. They're usually only thematically linked, so you won't have to read one to understand another, but they do sometimes tell a combined story. Sundays are for my continuous longer story, The Advancement of Mateo Matic, which I started in the beginning, and won't end until 2066. Saturdays are for long series, most of which take place in the same universe as Mateo, and add to the larger mythology.
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