Chapter 1185: Life is like a play
Chapter 1162 Life is like a play
Ottawa, the radio had sounded.
“Good afternoon citizens, this is your Prime Minister Mackenzie Powell. I am very sorry to disturb you all at this time.
Yes, I bring bad news today. The gossip that has been circulating before is true, we have lost the war.
An armistice treaty has been signed between the London government and the Continental Union. Perhaps some of my compatriots already know about it, the same Vienna Agreement that was published in the newspapers earlier.
Under military pressure from the enemy, the London government was forced to give up all its overseas self-governing territories and colonies, Canada among them.
I know that you are reluctant to accept this sad news, and so am I, but now you must listen patiently to what I have to say.
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All efforts have been made in the past two months to preserve Canada, but the end remains unchanged.
Some people might think that this is the country abandoning us, and at first I thought so too, after all, we have always been inferior in front of those official grandmothers in London.
However, after getting the information from China, I realized that I was wrong. This time it really wasn’t about being betrayed, it was all about the enemy being too powerful.
I’ve already sent the information to the newspaper, and soon everyone will be able to see it. I’m afraid no one can imagine the tragic situation in the country now.
Our harbors are burning in flames, our factories are crying to the sound of enemy fire, even Downing Street and Buckingham Palace are now nothing but ruins.
It’s an unequal war, and we’ve run off to take on the world single-handedly with a bunch of loser pigmates who can only add to the problem.
Well, I am not going to go into the details, so let us all read the newspapers ourselves, for the actual situation is definitely more serious than what I have just said.
What I want to tell you now is this: Despite our defeat, we will never give in. I believe that the five million Canadian people, too, will never be willing to accept the rule of the enemy.
Of course, I am not asking everyone to take up arms to defend Canada now. As the British Empire was no match for the enemy, we are even less likely to do so.
If there is even the slightest possibility of preserving Canada, I will be the first to carry a gun into battle.
Unfortunately, the difference in strength between the two sides is so great that resistance by force will bring nothing but sacrifice.
As the Prime Minister of Canada, I have already been very remiss in not being able to preserve Canada, and now I am even more incapable of taking five million Canadian people with me to the battlefield to send them to their deaths.
The enemy wants to take Canada by force, doesn’t it want to colonize us and plunder our wealth?
Then let’s tear down the factories, blow up the bridges, burn down the houses and farms, and then let’s all leave the land together, leaving the enemy in ruins.
The great Canadians will never give in to any enemy. To enslave us is a dream!
After we leave here, we can go back to Britain or to the countries of South America, we just can’t let the enemy ride over our heads and shit and piss.
Parliament has made a decision to organize the immediate evacuation of the people from Canada, never leaving a screw to the enemy!
We have made agreements with several countries and everyone is free to emigrate wherever they choose. That’s all your unqualified Prime Minister can do now.
Where there are Canadians, there is Canada, and I believe Canada will never die, he will live in our hearts.
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The passionate speech was not greeted with fervor, but with a chorus of shouting and cursing.
Talking about the Canadian spirit these days is a joke.
We are all immigrants from all over the world, and more than half of us are first-generation immigrants. In the minds of the vast majority of people, Canada is a colony, a place for everyone to get rich.
Even if there is a change of ownership, what business is it of everyone’s?
It is important to realize that English immigrants are also a minority here, and other ethnic groups have no feelings for the British Empire.
It’s just a matter of changing the masters, and we’ll all go on with our lives as usual. Don’t look at it as British Canada now, but if you look back in the history books, it wasn’t the British who took it from others.
Now, Mackenzie Powell shouted a few slogans and told everyone to abandon their homes and businesses and run away with them, and it was a sign of respect that they didn’t immediately revolt.
The Indians, at least, were not willing to go along. Hispanics, Italians, Germans, and Irish will not buy it either.
The French and Scots were mostly unwilling to follow, including immigrants from England, not all of whom were willing to run away.
For the bigwigs, immigrants running away is just a small problem, but for ordinary families, one toss is going to hurt. Even the middle class has to worry about class slippage.
When personal interests are involved, it is very difficult for even the most fervent slogans to play their proper role.
If it was a call for people to rise up and resist, perhaps it would have been more effective. Unfortunately, the script is all written and Mackenzie Powell can’t add to it.
Everyone knew that it was unrealistic for more than five million people to run away together, and the autonomous territorial governments were not yet that organized.
Mackenzie Powell didn’t have that plan, and the Vienna government didn’t have that idea either. To come out and shout slogans now is in itself to fool one and all.
As soon as these diehards are gotten out of the way, half of the deal between London and the Vienna government is done.
As for the other half, naturally, it was to take out the local leaders who had a face and had not hooked up with Shinra. The charge was already laid – collaboration with the enemy.
It doesn’t matter that this kind of nonsense will make the local people “angry”. Britain has already said goodbye to Canada, so why should a Briton care?
The same thing is happening not only in Canada, but also in Australia and New Zealand.
Bureaucrats shouting the slogan, “Leave no screws for the enemy,” continue to lure the public into running away in preparation for the handover that is to follow.
Even attempts to organize armed resistance were quickly suppressed by the governments of the self-governing territories, in the name of avoiding pointless sacrifices.
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Compared to the sparsely populated and cooperative regions of Canada, New Zealand, and Australia, the newly occupied Persia and East Africa became troublesome.
As for the Central and South Peninsula, the most populous and enlightened region of Annam had already been exchanged for Portugal, and the rest was no longer enough to worry about.
According to the prior plan, both Persia and East Africa would be localized in the future, which required kicking out all the disturbing factors.
Then, Frederick’s “plan to exchange the cage for birds” came out.
“The plan is really good, but under what name do we proceed? Involving the movement of tens of millions of people, without a proper reason, it does not make sense!”
When a bitch knows how to set up a house of cards, as the world’s dominant government of Vienna, naturally need to pay attention to their own image.
Despite having the endorsement of the countries of the world, Frederick felt that it was still necessary to cover up a bit, so that his eating face was not so ugly.
Prime Minister Chandler said in a serious manner: ”Your Highness, the South American countries are sparsely populated, and there is a serious lack of labor, which affects the domestic economic development.
Multiple times, they have applied to us, hoping to bring in laborers. For the purpose of helping the countries of the world to develop and progress together, we generously disregarded our previous suspicions and approved their talent introduction program.”
Anyone knows that this is nonsense. Even if talent was imported, it was imported from Europe, there was no mention of importing it from Africa.
However, this is not important, the Vienna government just need a can take the stage to say excuse.
As for the South American countries, why they went to introduce talents from Persia and East Africa, that is their own problem, and Shen Luo does not have half a penny to do with it.
If someone asks, that is the South American dignitaries head was kicked by a donkey, bureaucratic style on the head, patting the butt to do out of the decision.
As for whether South American countries will agree with this statement, this kind of worry is completely superfluous. Defeated countries are not good to be, the Vienna Peace Conference was not liquidated, does not mean that there is no need to pay the price.
Take over this trouble for the Holy Roman Empire, and the matter in front of it will be considered to be over. If it refuses to cooperate, then a new government that is willing to cooperate will come up.
As long as the Holy Roman Empire is still the hegemon of the world, this statement is the final word. Even if you have any objections, you will have to hold them in your heart.
Anyway, the ones who are being jerked around are all members of the original Oceanic Union. The other countries in South America are just following to make up the numbers, and don’t need to receive these troubles.
As if inspiration was activated, Frederick added, “Maybe we can add another United States alternative, if they don’t secede, then we’ll stuff them with some more people to increase the ethnic conflicts in their country.”
In fact, Frederick’s real target was the British. The British Isles were so small that they could not afford to add a few million more immigrants.
Unfortunately, the next handover of the colonies still needed the full cooperation of the British and could not take things too far.
“Yes, Your Highness.”
Prime Minister Chandler replied.
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“Your Highness, another problem has arisen in the Indian region. The countries have been bickering around the issue of the boundary markers.
We have mediated many times, but unfortunately it still yielded little results. Often, before the old problems are resolved, new ones appear.”
From Leo’s tired face, one could tell that being caught in the middle of the European countries was really hard on him.
It wasn’t easy to be a hegemonic country, especially the hegemonic country’s foreign ministry, which was notoriously busy. Every day there are endless things to deal with, and often run around the world.
After a little thought, Frederick waved his hand and said: “You look at it, anyway, as long as they do not fight, then let them go to make trouble!
It’s good to make a fuss, so that they don’t have nothing to do all day long. When they have made enough of a mess and are able to sit down and talk things out in peace, they will know how the problem should be solved.”
Life is like a play, and politics is an even bigger play. Often many times what the eyes see is not necessarily true.
It may seem that the countries of Europe are in the midst of infighting because of the division of Indian interests, but who can guarantee that this is not something they have deliberately done to make the Vienna government look at it?
(End of chapter)