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The politics behind the WLF.

Been playing the game since October and have always wondered what exact politics the WLF might follow.

They’re a group of paramilitary fighters who emerged out of the Seattle QZ in the early 2020s. The WLF started off innocent enough, peacefully protesting against FEDRA about the lack of food and rights for its civilians inside the QZ. the WLF then began to promote anti FEDRA sentiment, producing propaganda posters and encouraging others to join their cause. FEDRA responded violently and began a hard crackdown on all protests, Torres, the leader of the Seattle QZ ordered that all WLF protesters be shot. This lead to the Thursday Market Massacre.

The Thursday Market Massacre occurred when protesters were peacefully demonstrating for food. After this attack WLF numbers soared, the people of Seattle seeing them as freedom fighters, even a few in FEDRA defected to join their cause.

The WLF fought a guerrilla war against FEDRA and ultimately won. Now with no regime in power they stepped up. The WLF started a brutal crackdown on those who disagreed with them. They enacted strict rules and regulations. Soon the WLF were no better than FEDRA, they killed anyone who stumbled into Seattle, as they deemed them “trespassers” they began a war with the Seraphites, even shooting a group of Seraphite children in a case mentioned by Manny and Mel.

Issac Dixon is a power hungry dictator who wants to destroy the Seraphites and rule Seattle under the banner of the WLF, he wastes countless lives in the invasion of the Seraphites island, ultimately dying during this crusade, and most likely the rest of the WLF either splintered out or were killed.

To me the WLF are a left leaning authoritarian paramilitary organization. They began fighting for the rights of the people and were well liked and respected by the community, but after the war with FEDRA they became ruthless and power hungry.

Idk tell me what you guys think, just my personal thoughts.