Team 60s

Team 60s was a Presser faction during The Button.

Background

Created by GordonManley when the Button allegedly said “Only 60s may be saved, all others are lost”, Team 60s is the first faction pertaining to a certain color. In this case: purple. Team 60s supports pressing The Button at 60 seconds, calling what some may see as a loss, a victory. They state that is “their task to spread the word of The Button, and encourage all to press it”. Although they are a pro-press faction, Team 60s has sometimes been misinterpreted as a destructionist-esque faction aiming to destroy the button, when in fact, they wish only for people to join them as “Minutemen”, or, those who press at 60.

History

On April 28th, several Minutemen leaders turned to the Violet Hand, resulting in a civil war. It was violent and it split the community in half resulting in the loss of many Purples and the entire subreddit of /r/59s, which No Coloreds took advantage of the civil war and invaded, turning /r/59s into a Purple concentration camp.

Ideology

There are two documents that guide the Minutemen of Team 60s. They are the Ten Tenets and the Amethyst Creed. The Ten Tenets read as follows; The Button’s only purpose is to be clicked. The Button rewards as many who follow its rules as it can, for the 60s are the chosen, and not the chosen few. The Button rewards the chosen ones with the 60s flair, as 60 is the pure number that consists of all others. All should give up their fate to the Button, for one cannot choose to be blessed. All colored flairs are meaningless, and 60s are blessed with their number, and never with their purple color. All 60s are equal to each other, no matter how they were chosen by the Button. The 60s are superior, but are also tasked with great responsibility; they must lead the other pressers, and teach the greys to click the Button. All 60s will hold strong in the presence of hostility from others. Only 60s may be saved. All others are lost. Eximia. Concordes. Purpurea. (Chosen, United, Purple)

The other text, the Amethyst Creed, reads as follows:

The forest does not begrudge the tree, and so the Sixty may not begrudge any number we contain. A majestic redwood does not diminish the simple elm, but adds glory to the entire wood. Before the Button we all shared an empty, white flair. The Button's prism may have divided us, but there is no rainbow without us all. We press the Button because it is our duty, yet we are eager to witness the glory of the after-timer. Thus, the Minutemen serve both causes, fulfilling our duty yet speeding the arrival of our destiny. Each time a presser becomes a heroic low number, there are countless others who join our ranks in the attempt. It is our honor to find these souls and show them the way. Do not fret over the non-pressers. Their time may yet come, and none can know who will press before our time is out. We serve the Button and we serve the Spectrum. There are none too mighty to hear our words, and none so low as to be beneath our gaze. We are the only of the Spectrum who are truly whole. Remember this in your interactions, and be kind.

These two texts are the basis of the ideology of the Minutemen and are used to spread the beliefs of members of Team 60s. As the largest presser faction, the Minutemen of Team 60s have been involved in numerous events including waging the Yellow-Purple War with the Violet Hand against the Sun Guardians and the Illemonati that lasted from the 17th to the 18th of April, 2015. By late April the Minutemen pivoted towards being a more peaceful faction.

The Team 60s was run as a democracy with two branches in its government. The first branch was a council of sages and the second was described as a pseudo-cabinet for the Chief Minuteman, who has been thechattyshow throughout its history.