I telegramed Cormac last night, to try and get his side of the story. With that and the above posts in consideration, I think I understand the basics of the situation, even when I couldn't possible understand all the intricacies and details as well as a native Osiran.

I understand what the public justification is, I could even believe that the coupers honestly believe they are in the right, but all that conflicts with the simple fact that...it's just not their place to make that call. Osiris had institutions and legal procedures. As much as people say they were flaws and not entirely democratic, they were there. I can't agree with the nation that three people would decide that they knew better than the entire region, and simply take power by force.

Every time I try to have a "balanced" view and understand the other side, I keep returning to that basic fact: nobody has a right to coup. They don't own the region. As always, in a democracy the decision belongs to the people, and the people had spoken, both by choosing the current government structure and by electing Jesus Whale as their Pharaoh.

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Ravenclaw, if it's not too much of a bother (I'm starting to feel bad with all these questions) could we get just a short insight as to why exactly they didn't like Jesus Whale? I mean, I read your description about the Gatesville thing, but is there anything else, considering you made it pretty clear that was also a euphemism?