Describe the change you would like:
As part of the Rocky Mountain Ceasefire event chain if MacArthur chooses to step down from office, the PSA may in event ustates.530 demand MacArthur be arrested before they peacefully reunify with the Federalists. I was thinking it would be kinda cool for MacArthur to go down with a bit more flair before he is imprisoned (and presumably for either life or maybe get executed). Something to mirror his OTL farewell address, that is self-serving and somewhat ambiguous in terms of his actual feelings about the matter, but also serves as a definitive "period" to end his tenure as a politically relevant figure. Something like this
Title
MacArthur’s farewell address
Body
Sensing that he would soon be arrested, General Douglas MacArthur has elected to make one final speech before Congress, convincing several of his former allies to do him one last favor. Wear his old Army uniform, the former Chief of Staff of the United States Army reflected upon the course of the war, his coming fate, and informed the audience that he would not resist arrest. Instead he said that he would accept imprisonment if it would bring the nation back together again without further bloodshed. He stated that he only did what he did in order to protect America, and was grateful for his many years in service as a “fulfilment of his boyish hopes and dreams”.
Though many in the audience clapped, critics have almost immediately lashed out, noting that MacArthur’s coup helped trigger the civil war in the first place. Moreover, his speech seems to not only be a last ditch effort to gain pity (and a possibly pardon), but also appears to try taking credit for the reunification between the Pacific government and the Washington government, a success they argue is a credit to [Root.GetLeader] and diplomacy, not MacArthur. However, the public will probably remember MacArthur’s iconic phrase he said in his speech’s closing, before he turned himself into the custody of the waiting FBI. Lyrics from an old army ballad.
Response Text
“Old Soldiers Never Die, They Simply Fade Away”
Effects
+2% Paternal Autocrat Support
-5% war support
-1 manpower
Explain the reasoning behind this change:
I thought it would just be a cool little flavor event. It leaves the setting ambiguous if MacArthur is truly and selflessly sacrificing himself for America or if he's just trying to save face and/or gain a pardon for his actions latter down the line. I think it also sets up the idea that MacArthur's cult of personality is not likely to go away even with his arrest, and his legacy will likely be both divisive and controversial for years to come. It also just kinda feels like an MacArthur thing to spite the sitting President with one final flamboyant speech. Also I kinda wanted MacArthur to have an "Old Soldiers Never Die" speech somewhere along the line.
Alpinia
commented
3 years ago
Quick questions HOI4 version: 0.10.4 Kaiserreich version: 0.16
Describe the change you would like: As part of the Rocky Mountain Ceasefire event chain if MacArthur chooses to step down from office, the PSA may in event ustates.530 demand MacArthur be arrested before they peacefully reunify with the Federalists. I was thinking it would be kinda cool for MacArthur to go down with a bit more flair before he is imprisoned (and presumably for either life or maybe get executed). Something to mirror his OTL farewell address, that is self-serving and somewhat ambiguous in terms of his actual feelings about the matter, but also serves as a definitive "period" to end his tenure as a politically relevant figure. Something like this
Title MacArthur’s farewell address
Body Sensing that he would soon be arrested, General Douglas MacArthur has elected to make one final speech before Congress, convincing several of his former allies to do him one last favor. Wear his old Army uniform, the former Chief of Staff of the United States Army reflected upon the course of the war, his coming fate, and informed the audience that he would not resist arrest. Instead he said that he would accept imprisonment if it would bring the nation back together again without further bloodshed. He stated that he only did what he did in order to protect America, and was grateful for his many years in service as a “fulfilment of his boyish hopes and dreams”.
Though many in the audience clapped, critics have almost immediately lashed out, noting that MacArthur’s coup helped trigger the civil war in the first place. Moreover, his speech seems to not only be a last ditch effort to gain pity (and a possibly pardon), but also appears to try taking credit for the reunification between the Pacific government and the Washington government, a success they argue is a credit to [Root.GetLeader] and diplomacy, not MacArthur. However, the public will probably remember MacArthur’s iconic phrase he said in his speech’s closing, before he turned himself into the custody of the waiting FBI. Lyrics from an old army ballad.
Response Text “Old Soldiers Never Die, They Simply Fade Away”
Effects +2% Paternal Autocrat Support -5% war support -1 manpower
Explain the reasoning behind this change: I thought it would just be a cool little flavor event. It leaves the setting ambiguous if MacArthur is truly and selflessly sacrificing himself for America or if he's just trying to save face and/or gain a pardon for his actions latter down the line. I think it also sets up the idea that MacArthur's cult of personality is not likely to go away even with his arrest, and his legacy will likely be both divisive and controversial for years to come. It also just kinda feels like an MacArthur thing to spite the sitting President with one final flamboyant speech. Also I kinda wanted MacArthur to have an "Old Soldiers Never Die" speech somewhere along the line.
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