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ISEC “C.O.O.L.” INTERNAL DOCUMENT - MILITARY USE ONLY

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[box] Since the start of the disease outbreak, there’s been an unsettling uptake in the amount of subversive talk about the Incorporated States Emergency Command’s declaration of martial law in the Zentralregion (see INTSEC MAJ. HELLMUTH FAHLBUSCH’S 2020 CENTRAL SVR UNREST REPORT subsection F attachment 13). Further reporting by Maj. Fahlbusch has revealed that younger citizens are the main source of subversive elements, so Major General Gerhard Mucke has devised a totally awesome plan to put the COOL back in collaboration! (NOTE: Collaboration should not be used in official Incorporated States Emergency Command press releases due to negative connotations with the DPRS)

While the first C.O.O.L. (Civilian Outreach, Organization, and Loyalty) initiative failed dramatically (using a SZ-250 MBT as a mascot was not a good idea, guys!) Brigadier General Frederick Klausener’s suggestion of Cool Crow at the Fifth Central Emergency Congress is projected to have a significant draw to the youth of Central, with the Directorate suggesting that we may see as much as a 42.6% increase in cooperation from citizens aged 8-24. This new and improved COOL initiative will totally get the youth on board with this hip and swanky approach to military governance!

Winning the hearts and minds of Central’s youth will make the ISEC’s job of securing the region much easier by ensuring that they see us, the Emergency Command, as their cool friends and/or hip relatives rather than a heavily-armed military force that has just declared martial law due to a dangerous virus that has spread as a result of administrative mismanagement and slow response. So let’s get at it, gang![/box]
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The mascot of Cool Crow is used often in branding, being seen on StatInd-produced lunchboxes, clothing, ammunition boxes, and candy bars, with inspirational taglines underneath. Government workers dressed in a costume of Cool Crow are common on NSBN television during ad breaks, saying slogans or giving advice. A recent photo of Cool Crow on the SZ-250 main battle tank has been a recent public relations success with the youth, and a state-funded cartoon is reported to be in the works, titled “Cool Crow Saves the Fatherland.” Due to relatively widespread success in the Zentralregion, efforts have been made by the Department of Patriotism to bring Cool Crow abroad to the rest of the world.

Slogans include:
[box]"It's super cool to report subversives to Internal Security!"
"Work builds character!"
"Serving the Fatherland is the grooviest thing you can do!"
"Looters are traitors to the Incorporated States!"
"Report enemies of the state to the nearest officer!"
"Misinformation undermines your productivity!"[/box]