Sons of Liberty (alliance)

The Sons of Liberty or SoL was a small, defensive alliance led by a triumvirate including Socialists of Earth, Neo Siberia, and Kolomenskoye. They were members of the Comintern and had a close relationship with the late International Communist Party. =Alliance Information=

Ideology
SoL was dedicated to a Federalist, capitalist utopia. They allowed their members a long list of freedoms rivaling those provided by the United States constitution.

Purpose
To protect nations against reactionary and imperialist attacks, and provide nations with freedoms unheard of in most alliances.

Consitution
The Constitution was authored by Vyatich and Solidus, but has since been removed from this page.

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=History=

Foundation
In mid-August of 2006, a number of leaders from small Eurasian nations formed a Union of small nations, to protect their economic and military interests. This alliance came to be known as the Sons of Liberty, headed by Vyatich, Kurugeta and Solidus as a triumvirate.

October Massacre
For more information see main article October Massacre

In October of 2006 the Sons of Liberty were targeted by the Nordreich on the questionable grounds that the alliance had gone rogue. Only a small minority of nations within the Sons of Liberty had carried out rogue actions and it is generally accepted that the Sons of Liberty were targeted for two reasons; the Sons of Liberty were small and easily destroyed, the Sons of Liberty held Jewish members within the alliance.

The Sons of Liberty also had extremely high levels of tech for their nation strength which made them a fruitful target for not only Nordreich but their then allies the North Atlantic Defense Coalition. The soldiers of the nations were not prepared for the horrors they faced, as their nations had never experienced such brutality in their peaceful lives. They fought valiantly however, and killed Nordreichers in the thousands. It was not enough though, as the Nordreich had outnumbered them to a ridiculous point, and they couldn't hold much longer.

Blackmailed by The Trade Federation
During the October Massacre, during the time of the shortly observed ceasefire, an alliance known as The Trade Federation blackmailed key members of the Sons of Liberty, telling them they must attack specific unaligned nations or face the fury of The Trade Federation. When Sons of Liberty refused after the order of a particularly brutal attack The Trade Federation began attacking with the support of Nordreich.

Disbandment and Dissolution into the International Communist Party and Libertarian Socialist Federation
After the actions of the nationalist regime of Nordreich the majority of the members of the SoL were forced to surrender, as they no longer had any properly trained military or economy to fund the war. As most of the SoL members at the time were new, they had no idea how to handle 5-6 nations attacking them at once. On October 30th, Kaiser Martens and his staff met with the SoL triumvirate and decided that for the sake of their nations, they must end this war. The Sons of Liberty officially disbanded in the last hours of October, and went home to bury their massacred families. Most of its members fled to the protection of their closest allies, the International Communist Party and the Libertarian Socialist Federation. Those who survived these attacks vowed to never let this happen again, and dispatched forces all around the globe to train in the arts of warfare and acquire the necessary military technology to defend themselves. One nation in particular, Aksum, which is still led by the brutal dictator ComradeYerik has never ceased its constant war against its many political enemies. The former SoL wouldn't be unprepared again.

Reformation
In late November the Sons of Liberty reformed, with a Sons of Liberty/Nordreich Non-aggression treaty in effect. The former government was restored, however this time certain members were prevented from rejoining due to their antagonistic actions. A new constitution was drafted by the Minister of Justice and Triumvirate member, Vyatich of Kolomenskoye. Diplomats were dispersed to alliances worldwide, and we again settled to become a peaceful economic alliance. A communist ideology was applied the second time due to appeals from Kurugeta and Solidus, and it was democratically adapted. It was believed at the time that it would help us in the international scene.

Comintern Membership
On November 30th 2006 the recently reformed Sons of Liberty joined the Comintern, working towards their goal of solidarity and unity.

Second Great War
In January of 2007, a major international conflict took place pulling nearly all nations on the planet into a struggle for independance. The Sons of Liberty, numbering nearly 50 members at the time, entered the war on the side of LUE to defend the helpless Farkistanis. and battled valiantly against their old enemy, the Nordreich, and even a few GOONS. Led by President Vyatich and the Minister of War, Kurugeta, the Sons of Liberty anarchied nearly twice their numbers and gained a wealth of technology. However, the war was not with their side, and they were forced to surrender around the same time as LUE.

To the brink of Civil War
In late-February, the Minister of Economics Sovietslug went on a rampage through the SoL forums and fabricated countless stories about fellow members and government officials, prompting the President to hold a 3 day Summit involving all members to discuss the events and possible reform, if it was found that it was needed. In the end, many factions developed as most did not agree with our communist ideology. We returned to our Federalist roots, and for a time all was peaceful again.

The Great Admin Bloodletting
At a time when we were executing a massive infrastructure developement project, two of our Triumvirate members, Kurugeta and Solidus, had their nations deleted due to an oversight by the Admin. They were allowed to recreate their nations, but their power had diminished greatly. Solidus left for the International Communist Party, and kurugeta became a rogue for a time. A massive power vaccum was created, and another civil war looked to be brewing. Again, it didnt happen, however the SoL quickly became a 10 person alliance from all the faction bickering. President Vyatich left his position, and went to the Legion, whereupon the alliance fell into shambles.

The Epic War
During the fighting of the Epic War, the largest war on CN to date, the Sons of Liberty was reformed for a 3 week insurgency against the Nordreich, in which nuclear weapons were exchanged in a massive scale. Hundreds of thousands perished, and both sides eventually left each other alone. The score was settled with the Nordreich, and the Sons of Liberty once again dispersed, however in good spirits this time.

The Future
At the moment, the Sons of Liberty has only one member, jootopia, and is not an active alliance. The old members talk of resurrection, however nothing is concrete.