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==== Signs of Revolt ====
On December 3, the first signs of rebellion were observed. Was this a case of a self-fulfilling prophecy or were these true visions of the future is a matter still debated upon. The leadership of '''69SwagBalls420''' took notice of the growing '''girardian Revolutionary Movement''' within its borders, and sensed that a coup was imminent.

The protests all began from a single member, '''Charter''', losing his '''Soyjak Gold''' role for an ''unknown reason''<ref group="editor's note">'''Walter''' here, I'll try to find the specific reason, you will be satisfied with '''3rd degree chuddery''' in the meantime. I believe it had to do with the bullying of '''greenies'''.</ref>, being executed by an ''unknown staff member that we do not know the name of''<ref group="editor's note">At this point I'm just leaving these as a reminder for myself. -'''Walt'''</ref>. They soon escalated as '''Koknese''' started rallying up popular support and asking mods to give him his role back, which was met by suppression<ref group="editor's note">Honestly can't remember, did we remove people's messages or is this just the usual '''literally 1984'''? -'''Walt'''</ref> from the '''mod team'''. Later '''Koknese''' and '''Charter''' called upon the '''greenies''', persuading them with slogans such as "united as one against the mods"<ref>{{Cite message|author=Charter|date=December 3, 2023|content='we are uniting as one', 'against the mods', 'for the wealth of all people'|channel=🏴-revolutionary-encampment|link=https://discord.com/channels/938728183203758080/1180957923069919412/1180962888190541945}}</ref><ref group="editor's note">I can't find anything by just searching this up, may be a misquote, I'll find an actual slogan to put into the quotes (I'm sure there's bound to be something) -'''Walt'''</ref>, etc.

Armed forces and popular support against the rebellion were quickly mobilized,<ref name=":2">{{Cite message|author='''Walter'''|date=December 5, 2023 - December 7, 2023|content=The War - A Timeline|server=69SwagBalls420|channel='''🏛-swagballs-historical-society'''}}</ref> but the measures were unable to control the emerging threat. Within hours, the server was soon almost completely polarized between the '''Loyalist''' and '''Revolutionary''' factions, the former fighting to uphold the status quo, and the latter revolting against the '''mod team''', demanding change and - unacceptable to the '''mods''' - '''greenie''' rights.
[[File:Revolutionaryflagswag.png|thumb|207x207px|The '''Revolutionary''' flag, designed by '''Koknese'''.]]
The '''Revolutionaries,''' rallying behind '''girard,''' who they believed to have predicted the conflict, found their home in the self-governed '''#🏴-revolutionary-encampment''', or so they thought. Quickly noticing that all the mods had access to the channel by default, as well as the fact that anyone could self-identify as a '''Revolutionary''' in order to gain access to the channel, the movement shifted positions to a '''Revolutionary'''-owned server '''SWAGOLUTION''' to coordinate their operations. General '''Charter''' was ultimately elected to lead the movement. 
[[File:PouSwag.jpg|left|thumb|155x155px|A '''Loyalist''' fighter holding the newly designed national flag days before fighting would break out.]]
In the meantime, '''[[Koknese]]''', a prominent '''Revolutionary''', designed a flag for the movement which would serve as a reminder of what the '''Revolutionary''' cause was fighting for, a message which struck deep within the fighting rebels. Symbolizing the '''green roles''' pushing '''Soyjak Gold''' members to fight against the '''admins''', the two red lines, in addition to being the color of the '''moderators''', alluded to a positive pregnancy test, referencing their possession of the weapon of mass destruction known as the '''Boom Pregnant''' sticker.

Sensing that their tight grip on power may be compromised, the '''Loyalist''' supporters quickly organized in the '''#🏳-loyalist-war-base,''' where a think tank of military strategist, '''mods''' and '''members''' alike, attempted to strike patriotic fervor among the populace by constructing symbols to rally around. Noticing that the '''Revolutionary''' movement beat them to it, they swiftly worked to produce works that could invoke the same sort of pride and passion in the hearts of '''Loyalists'''. Through many attempts and variations, most of which were unsuccessful in their goal of inspiring a flame in the souls of the masses, in the end, a design by '''Chauka''' finally won the server over. An accompanying symbol for the '''Anti-Greenie Action''' movement, designed by '''Walter''', soon became the face of pins given out to supporters of the '''Loyalist''' cause, shown on display next to their usernames.<gallery>
File:Flag0.webp|The first flag of the '''Loyalist''' movement, designed by '''Chauka.''' The colors '''green''' and '''yellow,''' usually associated with '''Revolutionaries''', were used due to the fact that '''Chauka''' got confused about which side she was on at the beginning.
File:SwagLoyalistFlagVariant1.png|The second '''Loyalist''' flag variant, designed by '''Walter,''' uses the colors yellow, red and cyan, representing the '''swag members''', '''mods''' and '''admins''' respectively.
File:FlagVariant2.png|The third variant of the '''Loyalist''' flag, introduced by '''Devil''', responsible for the addition of '''Daredevil''', and '''Mossfish''', who added the '''T-rex''', both of whom felt that the second variant didn't have enough cool stuff on it.
File:SwagLoyalistFlagVariant3.png|The fourth variant of the '''Loyalist''' movement, designed by '''Devil''', employing the Xbox logo in the middle, was ultimately rejected for being too '''British'''.
File:Flag of the swagballs loyalists.png|Final flag design ultimately used by the '''Loyalist Resistance,''' designed by '''Chauka'''.
File:Anti-Greenie-Action.png|The Anti-Greenie Action symbol, designed by '''Walter,''' ultimately became the main '''Loyalist''' rallying cry in the fight against their tyranny.
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