Empire: Difference between revisions

The monarchist Empire has been stridently opposed to [[wikipedia:Republicanism|republicanism]] since the time of Emperor [[Henson Duval]]. Countless proponents of the republican ideology of [[Marlin Duval|Marlinism]], which advocates restoring the form of government implemented by the old [[Republic of Achenar]] and replacing the [[Imperial Family]] with democratic representation by elected senators, have been systematically oppressed within the EmpureEmpIre through imprisonment and even execution over the centuries.<ref name="Terrorist Attacks" /><ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/6059e5c0ba4f074cea705020 GalNet: Marlinists Reject Accusations of Terrorist Links]</ref> Marlinism managed to survive in the Empire's fringe systems into the 34th century,<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5f5ba29c7848ca3e4c19edd1 GalNet: Terror Attacks Used Thargoid-Derived Explosives]</ref> but millions of Marlinists were either detained by Imperial authorities or forced to [[Marlinist refugee crisis|flee their homes for non-Imperial territory]] to escape persecution in late 3306, after the Empire launched a crackdown on Marlinism in response to a wave of terrorist attacks and assassinations carried out by the [[Neo-Marlinist Liberation Army]].<ref name="Refugees Flee" />