Warning: This chapter may be controversial or upsetting.
There was frost in the ground
When the tigers broke free
And no one survived
From the Royal Fusiliers Company Z
They were all left behind
Most of them dead, the rest of them dying
And that's how the High Command
Took my daddy from me
- Pink Floyd, When The Tigers Broke Free
Map of The United Kingdom of Simbria and its six countries.
As it is with our world on planet earth, unfortunately, the Simtopian Planet is not a planet permanently free of conflict...
To understand a little bit about some current events and politics it's necessary to go back to the
year of 1935 when what became known as The Great War had come to an
end. The Great War was a worldwide disaster for the Simtopian planet,
lasting from 1930 to 1935, killing millions of sims and leaving almost
no nation without any scars or consequences. During the times of war,
the world was thrown into chaos and suffering, and it was all because of
the greed, selfishness and short-sightedness of power hungry political
leaders. As with any war or conflict, there will always be losers and
winners.
Downtown
Sunset Valley, april 9th, 1935, after The Great War had ended. Photo
courtesy of The National Wartime Museum. Picture was taken next to where
the Corsican Bistro is today.
And so it was in this war. The losing side consisting of countries from
the Northern Ocean Alliance Treaty Organization (NOATO) was as a result
subject to international isolation by the other countries, essentially
stopping all forms of trade between the alliance and the rest of the
world. This, as well as the unusually cold years of 1948-1950 and
1983-1986 which froze the oceans around them and killed the majority of
their crops, gradually sent the countries towards poverty.
World map of the Simtopian planet, pre-1997 NOATO countries highlighted in yellow.
As a result, an increasingly discontent and starving population was an
easy manipulation target for corrupt politicians with other plans on
their mind than peace and quiet. This was especially notable in the
country of Ines Wrist where Glomi Jink of the National Wristparty (NWP)
won the 1992 election.
Glomi
Jink holding an enthusiastic speech at The Triangular Office. His son,
Gnumo Jink, in the front left. Photo credit: Ines Wrist Central News
Agency.
To make a long story short, Glomi Jink and his party continued to starve
his population while at the same time expanding the military section to
abnormal proportions. In 1997 the country left the NOATO alliance,
further isolating the country. By the year of 2012 it had turned into a
full fledged military dicatorship. Following the death of Glomi Jink in
2013, it was clear that his predecessor would be his son, Gnumo Jink.
Fibi Lei Delta Bravo Internment Camp, somewhere along the border between Ines Wrist and Genaro Molokai.
Then, during winter season of 2019/2020 chaos broke lose, as Gnumo Jink
invaded its southern neighbour, Genaro Molokai, literally bombing every
city, killing hundreds of thousands of sims and putting sims in
internment camps for no reason. This sent several thousands more on a
desperate escape and dangerous journey away from their own country where some of them had by
spring 2020 made their way to Sunset Valley...
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