Maxwell Thanum's Failures

This is journalist David Eades from BBC news. A civil war has broken out between the people of United States and their government. The oppressive leader, Maxwell Thanum, and his band of fanatic followers have usurped the government, and replaced it with a tyrannical dictatorship, much like that of North Korea. The people are tired of his oppressive rule and want to reinstate the previous Republic system. So, the people are fighting to earn their rights once again.

Five years ago, Thanum lost the general election by a landslide. Even so, he had earned the support of the military. Thanum and his followers conducted a successful Coup d'etat. He took over the Presidency, Senate, House of Representatives, and Supreme Court. Using his newfound …show more content…
In order to ensure his own personal well being and that of those loyal him, he created an unfair system. Ninety-five percent of the population toils in farms, factories, and construction sites. The proletariat don’t even get to enjoy to their fruits of labor, and are forced to give up their produce to the government. Their hard work supplies the lavish lifestyles of the top five percent, who are Thanum lackeys. Often these lackeys steal, and murder civilians with impunity. The gap between the upper and lower class is tremendous. The lower class lives in squalor, there is no clean water available to them, and starvation is the leading cause of death. The majority of the population is given a ration of one Foodbar a day, which cannot sustain a human body. Whereas the rich live in multi million dollar homes, have access to a near unlimited supply of food, and throw lavish parties on a daily …show more content…
Freedom of speech has been constricted such that the government can not be criticized. If one even attempted to debase the rule of Thanum, and was caught, they would be sentenced to death. People who support Democracy have been known to ‘disappear’ and are never seen again. There is no privacy. In addition, the government constantly monitors all areas both public and private. Cameras are placed inside homes and even bathrooms. All phones and computers are tapped by the government. Policemen are used as undercover spies, causing distrust between citizens, keeping them in line. Also, all forms of foreign communication have been cut off. There is no easy way in or out. The entire country is barricaded by a twenty foot tall electric fence, patrolled constantly by the military. Only three citizens have ever managed to escape the country. Currently, BBC has stationed an undercover reporter feeding news about the country to the