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[[File:Brother jonathan.jpg|thumb|upright|Brother Auggie in striped pants, somber overcoat, and a stove-pipe hat.]] | [[File:Brother jonathan.jpg|thumb|upright|Brother Auggie in striped pants, somber overcoat, and a stove-pipe hat.]] | ||
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'''Brother Auggie''' ([[Burgundian Language|Burg]]: ''Fra Augment or Fra Auggie''), meaning Brother Increase, is the satirical personification of [[Bergendii]] merchant elite. He was also used as an emblem of [[Burgundie]] in general and can be an allegory of {{wpl|capitalism}}. The catchphrase "Fra Auggie" came into use when a [[Kiravia]]ian general fighting the [[ | '''Brother Auggie''' ([[Burgundian Language|Burg]]: ''Fra Augment or Fra Auggie''), meaning Brother Increase, is the satirical personification of [[Bergendii]] merchant elite. He was also used as an emblem of [[Burgundie]] in general and can be an allegory of {{wpl|capitalism}}. The catchphrase "Fra Auggie" came into use when a [[Kiravia]]ian general fighting the [[Ile Burgundie]] in the [[Kiro-Burgundian Wars]] of the 18th century, sought supplies and a number of [[Bergendii]] merchants came to his aid. His slight originally meant "one who increases his own wealth at the expense of his brothers", but the meaning was simplified in order to make it more accessible when picked up by the tabloids. He did this a number of times and the phrase "We must consult Fra Auggie" came to be a strategy for [[Kiravia]]ians and other nations militaries fighting in far off places. | ||
By the late 19th century Fra Auggie came to be depicted in editorial cartoons and anti-Burgundian posters outside [[Burgundie]] as a long-winded [[Bergendii]] merchant who dressed in striped trousers, somber black coat, and stove-pipe hat. Inside [[Burgundie]], "Brother Jonathan" was depicted as an {{wpl|Capitalism|enterprising}} and active businessman who blithely boasted of [[Bergendii]] conquests for the [[Burgoignesc thalattocracy]]. | By the late 19th century Fra Auggie came to be depicted in editorial cartoons and anti-Burgundian posters outside [[Burgundie]] as a long-winded [[Bergendii]] merchant who dressed in striped trousers, somber black coat, and stove-pipe hat. Inside [[Burgundie]], "Brother Jonathan" was depicted as an {{wpl|Capitalism|enterprising}} and active businessman who blithely boasted of [[Bergendii]] conquests for the [[Burgoignesc thalattocracy]]. | ||