A nation of hired guns
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by Nohjis
The international scene is in turmoil, but you don’t notice much of that when you’re in eBelgium. The streets are calm as you witness people armed and ready walking out of their homes travelling to the next battlefield. Not because they’re looking to defend a specific cause aside from their own ofcourse. The cause ? A quest for that next medal to pin on their chest, not a medal to be proud of, a medal that gives shiny gold !
eBelgians are a proud people and yet it seems many have no honor. They fight without reason, without heart, “Plato asks to kill so I kill” one said when questioned about his motivations. They don’t care about “others” as citizens are lead to believe their killing sprees don’t matter. Under a veil of neutrality a band of mercenaries has taken over this country a long time ago. These hired guns seem to be interested in just one thing. Take a nation’s pride hostage to fill their pockets as deep as possible.
There are causes in this world, some can not stand to watch the tiny being oppressed by the big, others are interested in the gains the big may offer. And ofcourse, you will see some eBelgians adhere to these causes. Selflessness and greed do both exist over here. This observer has watched a predominance of greed and it’s time to put an end to that. Make sure that your cause is just, this eWorld is not a peaceful and quiet place when you stick your head out.
Rise up eBelgians with a cause, defend it with fire, shout out what you’re fighting for ! Let the world know who you’re defending. Let the government know where you want our soldiers to fight !
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hahaha voted xD
It’s not about the money, money, money
We don’t need your money, money, money
We just wanna make the world dance,
Forget about the Price Tag
Ain’t about the (ha) Cha-Ching Cha-Ching.
Aint about the (yeah) Ba-Bling Ba-Bling
Wanna make the world dance,
Forget about the Price Tag.
What are you fighting for?
I fight for the waffles ! Free the waffles !
I fight for more fun for all eBelgians and more fun will mean leaving that neutral mercenary attitude behind us and daring to take a stand !
What do you want eBelgium to be ? That boring spot on the map in the big pink blob nobody knows about or a nation with brave soldiers that helps out its friends ?
Choose eBelgium, dare to take a risk !
eBelgians taking a risk...that I like to see 🙂
Some want Glory for teh Belgians, getting them really strong. For what?
To have no battles to fight in?
Eden"s so called blacklist is still dominating the discussions.
Why? I tell you why. You are to chicken to take a stand.
eBelgians a proud people...maybe a few.
Mitte, was the tone of your second comment really necessary ? Calling "chicken" and "not proud" people who have a different opinion is usual for some, but I've read better things from you in the past.
Jeiry yes! Not that I don't care, but eBelgians need a wake-up call and that seems only to work with provocation. Sad but its the reality 🙁
sadly the only thing of fighting I am interested in is butchering portuguese. But yes its true what mittekemuis said
even mercenaries can have pride, I always try to fight on the right side, of those who try to reconquer their lands, those who try to prevent invasion, and it is even rare that I ask for weapons to do so, maybe I am fooling myself, possible, but often I can say to myself, you did right you helped the suppressed. So I am not only pride I am also happy 😉
being neutral by itself defies having a cause. The only cause being neutrality, there is not much more to do than collect the medals. I do agree that belonging to an alliance or being alligned with one of them would give greater meaning to pressing the button, although the button remains the same.
Aside from which battlefield and on which side you play, honor is not merely picking sides. Honor is about conduct, being true to your word, respecting your enemy even if you are on the other side.
Voted hard my friend! Being part of an alliance makes one fight for something bigger then oneself, even bigger then our own little countries. I'll be happy to get you ppl into GEA. Together we stand stronger!
And why not be a Union again? It would mean more recouses for all of us, meaning we all get stronger! Norway is also interested in such a Union. All 3 countries are imo more realists then nationalist, so we could make this happen!
But how can there be honor in never picking a side ? How can there be respect for your enemy if you're not fighting for a cause other then one for yourself ? Being neutral is no cause eBelgians take pride in, if they would, they would not be fighting anywhere. Being balanced is not being neutral, it's being balanced and that's not exactly appreciated in the eWorld.
Being neutral is not refusing to tae a side, it is staying free to choose your side:
In an alliance, you fight where you are told, even ifit is to crush the weak and allow the gigantic to grow more and stay at 100%/100% bonus.
Having friends and allies on all sides allows you to say yes and no!
About the individuals and the greed, that is another subject.
Most players do their DO without thinking, and so the Commanders and Captain bare responsability for who they fight for.
The more active players will choose by their own motivations who they fight for: greed or a greater cause...
(or both).
Many players choose to fight for the smaller countries and for countries that try to RW their lost regions.
I have yet to hear of one great Cause any alliance defends. It's a best self preservation, often of conquest of the weakest.
TRAINING WAR ASAP
It's an illusion to believe you can choose freely and not face the consequences of the allied thinking on the other side. In the long term, as a country, this will end you without friends because you're not a friend, you're merely an opportunist that cares only about himself.
The greater cause of any alliance is bringing people together. Neutrality only drives people apart. If the choice is left to the individual, there should be no structured supplies through a military unit and no MPP.
Neutrality is like not having an opinion. It gets you nowhere. At best you are tolerated. Any action has consequences. I'm just saying that in the scope of neutrality, there is not much more to do than do DO's and your daily hits.
We're not neutral because we're opportunists, but opportunists because that is all there is left while being neutral... if that makes sense. Important nuance for me, maybe less for others.
Like with the e-NL TW there was good fun, some less enjoyable trash talk when it went beyond joking, but atleast there was a common goal, something to collaborate on. Without collaboration you don't need an online game, you can just press buttons on patience.
So I'm all for taking a risk, just hope that the consequences (if any) will still allow to have fun with this game
hey, this is funny. I've been advocating this shit for years now...
and mitte is right: eBE is full of weak people (mentally speaking) who, even in a videogame, want safety and have a fear of everything that's new or different from that "what we've always been doing".
Mitte? Nohjis ? SX80? Shadow?
According to you, people in favor of neutrality don't have honor, are opportunist, are mentally weak (or chicken) and don't have opinions.
Why do you pass your time trying to make "neutral people" look like that ? Is it just a childish way to hold the debate or don't you really understand people having different points of view ?
Everyone has the right not to share other's views. The problem shows up when some start arguing such as "You think that way, so you are like this or like that".
Once you will have be able to listen to others and understand/accept we want neutrality for other reasons than what you claim... it will be a big step forward. Untill then, the discussion is useless, it seems you know better than us what's in our heads.
Jeiry I think you fail to make the difference between a person and a state. You want to be able to have your individual freedoms and I fully respect that. Neutrality is not possible for a state, it's a blatant lie to pretend it is. Neutrality for the state only works if there is not a single Mutual Protection Pact.
Furthermore I don't understand how this would affect you personally, chosing to take part in an alliance only affects people who chose to take part in a government and in the army.
Neutrality disallows a state to help out an ally in an organized manner. I find it really sad that people who take no active role in a community wish to impose their selfish ideal of being able to click without consequence while not allowing others to have fun with people from other nations.
STATES in favor of neutrality have no honor, are opportunist, mentally weak and don't have opinions. I want a better state for all and will not take away your individual freedom to disagree.
Nice Nohjis. The state/individual difference wasn't clear in your previous comments. I still strongly disagree with you and your conclusions, but that helped me clarifying your arguments. Thanks.
For the "selfish ideal" part, no comment.
Neutrality is in my mind stil the best way for eBelgium.
When we're on the "no-MPP list" aka "blacklist" in Eden because a country wished to invade us and later stay on it because we dare fight for a country we have an MPP with I don't really share that analysis.
Do share, what benefits are there for the state in being neutral since It offers no protection from invasions or occupation, since it offers no possibility to actually helping others out in a structured fashion.
Wel, we havn't been under that much of occupation by other nations.
Wich will happen more often if we pick a side.