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| The Great Sputnik War Chapter 1: Background
To truly understand the origins of The Great Sputwar, it is necessary to look back not too far into what the situation was before the first shots were fired.
An Aging Aristocracy:
A crucial aspect of the Sputpire was its Old Guard Aristocracy that maintained as well as benefited from the status quo, and quickly exiled those who were a threat to their system. At the top were the staff, who acted at the ruling class of the Sputpire and hoarded all of the country’s resources to themselves. The Contributor/Emeritus classes could best be seen as a buffer class, designed to be a distraction that the lower “User” class strived for, despite few actually making it, due to frequent nepotism and a virtual shutting out of the lower class from opportunities to advance themselves in any way. It goes without saying that this system perpetuated vast amounts of inequality that drove many to flee the Sputpire in the 2010s, to the more democratic and prosperous neighbors of Redditia, Twitterstan, and Fourchanis. This marked the start of the Sputpire’s decline in power, as various demands for change within the Sputpire emerged during the same period, most importantly the Peripherand and Blaqtong incidents, that drew international attention towards the Sputpire’s abuse. The Sputpire economy tanked as more countries put embargoes on it, and the Aristocracy was forced to tighten its grip, repressing freedom of speech and detaining various important figures as they spoke up or tried to mobilize resistance. | | 1 |  | Rise Against
Revolutions per Minute
Resistance Rises-The Emergence of Jeffrey Bigglestein:
It can undeniably be said that the emergence of Jeffrey Bigglestein into the Sputpire public consciousness was like a match dropped into a powder keg. With the power of the pen, his views gained traction via a series of articles attacking many of the figures the Sputpire held in high regard, calling out rampant capitalistic exploitation1 and homophobia2 . He quickly found an audience, as many lauded his writing skills and what he expressed with them3. Bigglestein’s articles possessed a certain assertiveness to them, a feeling of pure, distilled conviction standing behind every word that he wrote. It was a level of sincerity not seen in the heavily regulated Sputpire press, and quickly drew an audience from the lower classes. | | 2 |  | Incendiary
Thousand Mile Stare
Backlash Against Bigglestein:
The second Biggle article was notable in that it drew much backlash from much of the Sputpire “Old Guard” or the upper classes that had controlled most of the narrative for so long. One could easily see it as a sudden reaction to what the upper classes of the Sputpire had now realized was a legitimate threat to the status quo, and thus their power. After years of mismanagement and tyranny, it was quite ironic that the highest ranking members of the Sputpire had created the biggest threat to their control in their efforts to maintain it. Many attacks were lobbed at Bigglestein and his ideas, most notably from longtime Sputpire traditionalist Sinternet, who would grow to be the figure that opposition to Bigglestein rallied around4. | | 3 |  | Verse
Aggression
Citations:
1. https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/81623/Frank-Ocean-Blonde/ (lines 10-55)
2. https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/81606/Chance-the-Rapper-Acid-Rap/(lines 3-6)
3. https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/81606/Chance-the-Rapper-Acid-Rap/ (Cole T, comment section)
4. https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/81623/Frank-Ocean-Blonde/ (Comment Section Page 1) | |
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08.04.20 | Next up: Rise of The Dark Army, Skirmishes leading up to war | evilford
08.04.20 | Tldr | sixdegrees
08.04.20 | i've been saying this | Sinternet
08.04.20 | biased | LeddSledd
08.04.20 | You have done the Biggle Boys a great service to chronicle the events of The Great War in accurate detail. As far as I am concerned, you are welcome among our ranks. | LeddSledd
08.04.20 | Jeffery, is he worthy? | Joeman82
08.04.20 | 1 is a fucking goated album | Joeman82
08.04.20 | And thank you for the comprehensive background on this very prevalent story | Colton
08.04.20 | Lol this is actually gold | Toad
08.04.20 | it's beautiful to see sputnik drama remain epic and stupid | Keyblade
08.04.20 | and I thought the site was dying | Cygnatti
08.04.20 | i dont get it | Trundle
08.04.20 | BREAKING: Spiderman has turned into some sort of MAN-SPIDER! | JayEnder
08.04.20 | That made me chuckle thank you | Gnocchi
08.04.20 | I'm not sure what this is but I feel the need to subscribe. |
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