Pan-African-Carribean-American-Union/CHECKLIST.md

PACA Manifesto - Clarification Checklist

Questions to Resolve

✓ China's Role - RESOLVED

• Year 5 default does NOT include Chinese debt
• PACA members prioritize paying off Chinese loans early using:
  • Newfound budget from not servicing Western debt
  • Pardner system funds (if approved by Congress for that purpose)
  • Development Fund support where strategically necessary
• Strategy: Honor Chinese obligations to keep China neutral/friendly rather than hostile
• Added to manifesto: Pardner system can be used for any approved purpose including debt repayment

✓ Comprador Elite Strategy - RESOLVED

• Strategy: Public transparency + nationalism, not targeted co-option
• The manifesto itself serves as public signal for all actors to plan accordingly
• Elite groups can self-select based on their own interests:
  • Those who can adapt (pivot to intra-PACA finance, redirect development, support regional cooperation) will survive
  • Those who cling to Western ties will lose
• Military loyalty specifically: Relies on nationalism and anti-imperialism
  • Officers see visible exploitation (IMF, Chinese extraction, Western companies)
  • Families benefit from PACA trade like everyone else
  • PACA Defense Force offers professional purpose vs. current role suppressing domestic unrest
  • Generational shift: younger officers less invested in Western system
• Key dependency: Only works if governments deliver visible early wins in Years 1-5
• Coup attempts will happen; mitigated through Tier 2/4 defense support from neighboring members
  • If we don't flip security forces, the whole thing's vulnerable to coups
  • Need concrete strategy for which elites get co-opted vs. isolated

✓ Development Fund Pre-Launch - RESOLVED

• How is infrastructure funded during Years 1-5 before Development Fund exists?
  • RESOLVED: Bilateral trade generates revenue immediately, funding decentralized investment
  • Added clarification in manifesto at line 322

Content Gaps to Fill

Member States Section

• Complete African regional details beyond South America and Caribbean
• Need comprehensive lists for:
  • West African nations (beyond the list in Defense Command section)
  • East/Central African nations
  • Southern African nations
• Include brief descriptions like Brazil, Mexico, Jamaica, Cuba sections

"The Call" Section

• Currently marked with TODO at line 487
• Review and refine based on user feedback
• Verify alignment with actual vision
• Content exists but needs validation

Consistency Checks

Timeline Alignment

• Years 1-3: Bilateral trade, no PACA institutions
• Years 3-5: Proto-PACA institutions, regional banks
• Year 5: PACA launches, Development Fund activates, collective default
• Years 5-7: Crisis management, Western retaliation
• Years 7-10: Stabilization
• Years 10+: Prosperity

Verify: All sections use consistent timeline (currently appears consistent)

✓ Debt Default Scope - RESOLVED

• What debt gets defaulted in Year 5:
  • IMF/World Bank: Yes (collective default)
  • Western bilateral debt: Yes (collective default)
  • Chinese debt: No (members prioritize paying off early using freed budgets)
  • Private sector debt: Nation by nation decision - some default, others pay off using Development Fund or freed budgets based on strategic calculations

Asset Liquidation

• Target: 70-80% repositioned by Year 5
• 20-30% left as "acceptable collateral"
• What gets liquidated vs. what stays: Individual nation decisions based on strategic calculations
• Verify: This strategy is explained clearly enough for readers to understand

Style and Tone

Current Style Requirements (from CLAUDE.md)

• Natural, conversational writing
• Use contractions
• Avoid LLM tells (em dashes, semicolons, formal transitions)
• Start sentences with conjunctions when it flows
• Vary rhythm
• Use everyday words
• End sentences with prepositions if natural
• Fragments for emphasis

Check: Entire manifesto adheres to style guide (currently appears consistent)

Questions Already Answered by Manifesto

✓ Year 5 Default Coordination

• Can be public/telegraphed because alternative systems already work
• Addressed in "And yes, they might be reading this right now" section (lines 433-451)

✓ Development Fund Capital Source Post-Default

• Members redirect 10-15% of budgets (was going to debt service) to Development Fund
• Generates $250-300B annually
• Line 62

✓ Infrastructure Funding During Buildup

• Trade redirection generates revenue immediately
• Bilateral relationships are independently profitable
• No central PACA budget needed until Year 5
• Added clarification at line 322

Next Steps

1. Get user input on China relationship strategy
2. Get user input on elite co-option strategy (which groups to target)
3. Decide on scope of debt default (Chinese debt included or not?)
4. Complete Member States section with African regional details
5. Review and finalize "The Call" section
6. Final consistency pass on entire document