>>5161000>>5161044"Doesn't that go against our founding principles?" you ask Grunwald.
"What do you mean?"
"Breaking up the workers into isolated groups, so that the factory worker will not associate with their managers? That is against the very soul of that great nation, dividing people apart."
"Oh, no, it's not just by workers and own- managers, it's by section of production. So even the ministers of the munitions and armament production union would be living side by side with their workers. I'd be living among even the lowest of my own factory men if the motion were to pass."
You grumble. "And the party members? It sounds like they'd live apart too. A truly egalitarian state would have the lowest laborer living right alongside the most learned Party member."
"You shouldn't criticize them so, Captain Lubchin."
"I am not being harshly critical- I wish for the glory of the people just as much as the party does. They have simply found themselves to be misguided on one such issue."
"Maybe so, Captain. But I'm just a factory manager- matters of national equality are somewhat above me."
"Of course, Grunwald, of course."
Soon enough- thanks to the lack of any vehicles besides busses on the roads- the bus pulled up to the factory district. Grunwald, and several other suited workers, stepped out and marched in. The bus pulled off and proceeded to the city center, where the officer corps building was situated. You got off at that stop, along with several other government and military officials on your bus. You all walked up to a low, central building- the People's Army Central Administrative Office. The clock rang out. It was Seven-fifteen AM. Right across from the entrance of the low concrete building, though, was the United Communist Party's office. You could go right in there and try and get your name in the pot for a non-Party speaker with this misguided housing reshuffling... but there was always time for that later. The smarter thing to do would probably be to at least check into work and maybe talk to some of your comrades about it, see if your views had any sympathy. No need to risk the Party's wrath. Not to mention the commander's.
>Go to the Army Office- there's always time for idealism, but never time to take back rushed decision making. Besides, anyone interested in politics would do wise to have military men on his side.>You're mad as hell, and not gonna take it any more- what's the point of a People's Republic if a person couldn't speak his mind? 