Akahata (Motoharu-chū)
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Akahata (Esonian: 赤旗; Red Banner) is a Motoharan political term that encompasses largely left-wing and far-left politics that were imported to Motoharu-chū in the early 1920s. Akahata comprises three main schools of thought, developed by three revolutionists, Yoshihisa Kazato's Popular Socialism, Kōji Inenaga's State Socialism, and Teruo Sakimoto's Anarcho-Communism. All three founded the Red Banner Society For The Liberation of The People (人民解放赤旗協会; Jinmin Kaihō Akahata Kyōkai; RBS), a secret society that aimed to topple the Seylosian colonial government at the time and form a socialist-oriented state.
Due to growing tension in Motoharu-chū at the time and conflicts between ideologies, The RBS was split into two factions, the Moderates and the Progressives. The Moderates (穏健派; Onken-ha) later became the largest and most successful force representing the pro-government in the post-independence decades. They comprise of Yoshihisa Kazato's later followers and former supporters of Kōji Inenaga. The Moderates aim to restructure the government through conventional means, with the main objective being turning Motoharu-chū into a socialist state using elections.
The Progressives (進歩派; Shinpo-ha) is splintered into multiple groups acting according to their own accords. The faction consists of the remnants of the RBS and far-left activists. The faction's goal is to overthrow the government through unconventional means as getting into power through elections and similar ways is considered to be "against Akahata's foundations".
