History PlayingWith / GoodRepublicEvilEmpire

* '''Straight''': [[TheRepublic The Voterton Republic]] and [[TheEmpire The Crownburg Empire are at war.]] The former is a [[TheRepublic a democratically elected republic]], the latter [[TheEmpire is a hereditary feudal monarchy]]. The Author expects you to root for the first one.
* '''Exaggerate''': [[BlackAndWhiteMorality WITHOUT EXCEPTION]], every Emperor-King to ever rule Crownburg has been an [[EvilOverlord irredeemable tyrant,]] and everyone who supports the monarchy is AlwaysChaoticEvil, while everyone who doesn’t support the monarchy is an oppressed citizen who hates thier government. Meanwhile [[MarySuetopia every official and citizen in Voterton]] is AlwaysLawfulGood.
* '''Downplayed''': [[GrayAndGreyMorality Despite being shown to be more prone to arrogance]], Crownburg still abides by a form of gentlemanly honor and [[WhatTheRomansHaveDoneForUs like the Romans does stuff for people]]. Likewise, Voterton is shown to have some corrupt politicians of their own, and are not able to get infrastructure done because of party-politics and corporate influence.
* '''Justified''': The author believes Democracy is better on the basis that it allows the best and brightest to rise to power despite their birth, that dissent and political in-fighting doesn't have to lead to a bloody SuccessionCrisis, it has freedom of speech and none of the censorship in Kingdoms and an independent judiciary which is mostly missing from the Empire and the main cause for the problems faced by people living there.
* '''Inverted''': TheGoodKingdom of Crownburg is fighting a defensive war against [[PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny The People's Democratic Republic of Voterton]]. While the former and [[KnightInShiningArmor its armies]] at least follows through with it's treaties and abides by The Laws and Customs of War (or at the very least an old form of Chivalry), the latter commits war-crimes like it's going out of style and violates treaties under the guise of "liberation".

** The Republic and the Empire only appear good and evil respectively because of Voterton’s PropagandaMachine [[PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny to cover up the fact that it’s a communist dictatorship invading a peaceful empire.]]
** The so-called republic is in fact an oligarchy with limited suffrage and deep inequality, it supports and advocates slavery (“reperations”), practices segregation (“diversity”), and is warmongering and expansionist (in the name of “liberation”) while the Empire is ruled by an Enlightened Monarch with a centralized bureaucracy that protects minorties from [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyranny_of_the_majority the Tyranny of the Majority]].
* '''Double Subverted''': It is revealed that The "Republic" is actually a dictatorship (there are technically elections ... but voting for anyone other than the incumbent results in getting thrown in a work camp) while The "Empire" has a freely elected Parliament and a Monarch who only fills a figurehead role.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Everyone thinks that the Republic is "good" now but it wasn't always so. For nearly a century after the first revolution, the actions taken by radicals were so controversial that moderates made compromises with reactionaries to back-down from the original scope of the revolt. After that there were restorations of monarchies/coups/failed revolts, and some Republicans co-operated with conservatives to stiffle the radical ones who wanted to do crazy stuff like give every man the vote or *gasp* possibly women, and this led to that election where the people "voted" for the Emperor because they didn't see any difference between them and the moderates. It's only recently that the original national anthem in the first revolution has become consensual and everyone agrees that the Republic is truly better than the Empire, and even now you have people whining about how the Empire had better art, better music while the Republic has no culture.
* '''Averted''': [[GreyAndGrayMorality Both forms of government are shown to have strengths and weaknesses.]] While Crownburg is old-fashioned and is currently lead by a a tyrant, its government is at least stable with a low crime rate. While Voterton has more freedom, the nation has a large crime rate, and the government [[WeAREStrugglingTogether is often busy squabbling one another over petty differences, rather than actually ruling.]]

* '''Exaggerate''': WITHOUT EXCEPTION, every King to ever rule Crownburg has been an [[EvilOverlord irredeemable tyrant,]] and everyone who supports the monarchy is AlwaysChaoticEvil, while everyone who doesn’t support the monarchy is an opressed citizen who hates thier government. Meanwhile [[MarySuetopia every official and citizen in Voterton]] is AlwaysLawfulGood.

* '''Deconstructed''': The conflict between Voterton and Crownburg initially seems to be about values as to which is the better government but then it turns out that Crownburg was once a democracy that was toppled by Voterton who installed the present Emperor as a puppet dictatorship because the Crownburg revolutionaries wanted to nationalize its industry [[CapitalismIsBad and negotiate equal trade with]] Voterton. Voterton itself was not always as free and equal [[{{Hypocrite}} as it believes itself to be and likewise internally promotes reform and gradual change while denying Empires and moderate reformers inside the Empire, the right to change gradually]] and while there is freedom of dissent, powerful people are protected by several LoopholeAbuse and a corporate-financed propaganda campaign indistuinghishable from the propaganda put out by the Empire. In other words its MoralityKitchenSink where nobody disputes that a Republic is the better form of government but they dispute the context and background in which the trope is employed and the justification of this trope for nationalist bickering.

* '''Averted''':

* '''Lampshaded''': "People sure like to think that democracy is pure and good, and kingdoms are tyrannical"

* '''Defied''': [[GreyAndGrayMorality Both forms of government are shown to have strengths and weaknesses.]] While Crownburg is old-fashioned and is currently lead by a a tyrant, its government is at least stable with a low crime rate. While Voterton has more freedom, the nation has a large crime rate, and the government is often busy squabbling one another over petty differences, rather than actually ruling.

* '''Subverted''': The Republic is Good (i.e. people inside are happy and it has a better human rights record), the Empire is Bad (i.e. rulers are bad and it has a poor human rights record) but the Republic has consistently violated treaties and international obligations and starts a WarForFunAndProfit that oppresses the lives of the Empire, far worse than the Empire does.

* '''Averted''': The so-called republic is in fact an oligarchy with limited suffrage and deep inequality, it supports and advocates slavery, practices segregation, and is warmongering and expansionist while the Empire is ruled by an Enlightened Monarch with a centralized bureaucracy that protects minorties from [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyranny_of_the_majority the Tyranny of the Majority]].

* '''Exaggerate''': WITHOUT EXCEPTION, every King to ever rule Crownburg has been an [[EvilOverlord irredeemable tyrant,]] and everyone who supports the monarchy is AlwaysChaoticEvil, while everyone who doesn’t support the monarchy is an opressed citizen who hates thier government. Meanwhile every official and citizen in Voterton is AlwaysLawfulGood.

* '''Straight''': The Voterton Republic and The Crownburg Empire are at war. The former is a [[TheRepublic a democratically elected republic]], the latter [[TheEmpire is a hereditary feudal monarchy]]. The Author expects you to root for the first one.
* '''Exaggerate''': WITHOUT EXCEPTION, every King to ever rule Crownburg has been an irredeemable tyrant, and everyone who supports the monarchy is AlwaysChaoticEvil, while everyone who doesn’t support the monarchy is an opressed citizen who hates thier government. Meanwhile every official and citizen in Voterton is AlwaysLawfulGood.

'''Bob:''' "The old Senate was a pack of greedy liars and I hope they all burn in Hell! I spit on the old republic!"\\

* '''Double Subverted''': It is revealed that The "Republic" is actually a dictatorship (there are elections ... but voting for anyone other than the incubnat results in getting thrown in a work camp) while The "Empire" has a freely elected Parliament and a Monarch who only fills a figurehead role.

* '''Inverted''': {{The Good King}}dom [[TheKingdom of Crownburg]] is fighting a defensive war against [[PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny The People's Democratic Republic of Voterton]]. While the former and [[KnightInShiningArmor its armies]] at least follows through with it's treaties and abides by The Laws and Customs of War (or at the very least an old form of Chivalry), the latter commits war-crimes like it's going out of style and violates treaties under the guise of "liberation".

* '''Invoked''': [[PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny The People's Democratic Republic of Voterton]] sent in cells to incite a rebellion on [[TheGoodKing The Good Kingdom]] [[TheKingdom of Crownburg]] by spreading the propaganda on the Royal Family as tyrants. With Voterton being seen as their liberators instead of conquerors.

* '''Defied''': Both forms of government are shown to have strengths and weaknesses. While Crownburg is old-fashioned and is currently lead by a a tyrant, its government is at least stable with a low crime rate. While Voterton has more freedom, the nation has a large crime rate, and the government is often busy squabbling one another over petty differences, rather than actually ruling.

'''Alice:''' "How??? We get no say in our own country's laws!"\\

* '''Conversed''': ???

%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???

* '''Exaggerate''': WITHOUT EXCEPTION, every King to ever rule Crownburg has been an irredeemably evil person.

* '''Straight''': Voterton and Crownburg are at war. The former is a [[TheRepublic a democratically elected republic]], the latter [[TheEmpire is a hereditary feudal monarchy]]. The Author expects you to root for the first one.

* '''Downplayed''': Despite being shown to be more prone to arrogance, Crownburg still abides by a form of gentlemanly honor and [[WhatTheRomansHaveDoneForUs like the Romans does stuff for people]]. Likewise, Voterton is shown to have some corrupt politicians of their own, and are not able to get infrastructure done because of party-politics and corporate influence.

* '''Inverted''': [[TheGoodKing The Good Kingdom]] [[TheKingdom of Crownburg]] is fighting a defensive war against [[PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny The People's Democratic Republic of Voterton]]. While the former and [[KnightInShiningArmor its armies]] at least follows through with it's treaties and abides by The Laws and Customs of War (or at the very least an old form of Chivalry), the latter commits war-crimes like it's going out of style and violates treaties under the guise of "liberation".

* '''Parodied''': Literally the moment the first vote is placed into the first electoral ballot, all of the [[WretchedHive Wretched Hives]] turn into [[ShiningCity Shining Cities]] and the tattered rags the peasants are wearing turn into suits and designer dresses. And it's not a montage either; this change happens mid-sentence.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Everyone thinks that the Republic is "good" now but it wasn't always so. For nearly a century after the first revolution, the actions taken by radicals were so controversial that moderates made compromises with reactionaries to backdown from the original scope of the revolt. After that there were restorations of monarchies/coups/failed revolts, and some Republicans co-operated with conservatives to stiffle the radical ones who wanted to do crazy stuff like give every man the vote or *gasp* possibly women, and this led to that election where the people "voted" for the Emperor because they didn't see any difference between them and the moderates. It's only recently that the original national anthem in the first revolution has become consenusal and everyone agrees that the Republic is truly better than the Empire, and even now you have people whining about how the Empire had better art, better music while the Republic has no culture.
* '''Averted''': The so-called republic is in fact an oligarchy with limited suffrage and deep unequality, it supports and advocates slavery, practises segregation, and is warmongering and expansionist while the Empire is ruled by an Enlightened Monarch with a centralized bureaucracy that protects minorties from [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyranny_of_the_majority the Tyranny of the Majority]].

--> Alice: "The King executed the stable boy for winning his daughter's heart? What right has he to do that?!"
--> Bob: "He's the King, he has the divine right to do that if he so wishes."
--> Alice: "This would never have happened under the old republic ..."
--> Bob: "We're better off under a Monarch."
--> Alice: "How??? We get no say in our own country's laws!"
--> Bob: "The old Senate was a pack of greedy liars and I hope they all burn in Hell! I spit on the old republic!"
--> Alice: "You old fool ..."

--> Cal: "Hey Diane? Ever notice that our country is always at war with Kingdoms and Empires? Like, we never fight against another republic or another democratic nation."
--> Diana: "Huh? You know I've never thought about it like that before?"

* '''Discussed''': ???

* '''Inverted''': [[TheGoodKing The Good Kingdom]] [[TheKingdom of Crownburg]] is fighting a defensive war against [[PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny The People's Democratic Republic of Voterton]]. While the former at least follows through with it's treaties and abides by The Laws and Customs of War (or at the very least an old form of Chivalry), the latter committs war-crimes like it's going out of style and violates treaties under the guise of "liberation".

* '''Parodied''': ???

* '''Defied''': Both forms of government are shown to have strengths and weaknesses. While Crownburg is old-fashioned and is currently lead by a a tyrant. Crownburg's government is at least stable with a low crime rate. While Voterton has more freedom, the nation has a large crime rate, and the government is often busy squabbling one another over petty differences, rather than actually ruling.

* '''Inverted''': [[TheGoodKing The Good Kingdom]] of Crownburg is fighting a defensive war against [[PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny The People's Democratic Republic of Voterton]]. While the former at least follows through with it's treaties and abides by The Laws and Customs of War (or at the very least an old form of Chivalry), the latter committs war-crimes like it's going out of style and violates treaties under the guise of "liberation".

* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Envoked''': ???

* '''Defied''': Both forms of government are shown to have strengths and weaknesses.

* '''Inverted''': The Republic is Good, the Empire is Bad, but the Republic is seen by neighboring nations as a BigBrotherBully KnightTemplar that doesn't respect treaty obligations or promote fair trade, while the Empire, oppressive as it is to its subjects, is an AffablyEvil NobleDemon that respects treaties and sovereignties and has a smaller military than the Republic so is much less of a threat to international relations.

* '''Double Subverted''':

* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???

* '''Implied''': ???
* '''Enforced''': ???

* '''Zig Zagged''': The conflict between the Republic and the Empire initially seems to be about values as to which is the better government but then it turns out that the Empire was itself a democracy that was taken over into a puppet dictatorship because the other democracy wanted to nationalize its industry, that the Republic was not always as acceptable and tolerant of dissent as it is today and that powerful people are protected by several LoopholeAbuse and a corporate-financed propaganda campaign indistuinghishable from the propaganda put out by the Empire. In other words its MoralityKitchenSink where nobody disputes that a Republic is the better form of government but they dispute the context and background in which the trope is employed and the justification of this trope for political purposes.

* '''Implied''': ???
* '''Enforced''': ???

%%* '''Deconstructed''': ???
%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???

* '''Straight''': Voterton and Crownburg are at war. The former is a [[TheRepublic A democratically elected republic]], the latter [[TheEmpire is a hereditary feudal monarchy]]. The Author expects you to root for the first one.

* '''Downplayed''': Despite being shown to be more prone to arrogance, Crownburg still abides by a form of gentlemanly honor. Likewise, Voterton is shown to have some corrupt politicians of their own.
* '''Justified''': The author believes Democracy is better on the basis that it allows the best and brightest to rise to power despite their birth.

* '''Double Subverted''': ???

* '''Zig Zagged'''

* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': ???

* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': ???

* '''Deconstructed''': ???
* '''Reconstructed''': ???

* '''Played Straight''': Voterton and Crownburg are at war. The former is a [[TheRepublic A democratically elected republic]], the latter [[TheEmpire is a hereditary feudal monarchy]]. The Author expects you to root for the first one.
* '''Exaggerate''': WITHOUT EXCEPTION, every King to ever rule Crownburg has been an ABslouteMonster.

* '''Deconstructed''': ???
* '''Reconstructed''': ???
* '''Played for Laughs''': ???
* '''Played for Drama''': ???

* '''Exaggerate''': ???
* '''Downplayed''': ???
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* '''Played Straight''': ???
* '''Exaggerate''':