It's Time for Change
Day 5,947, 12:19
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by Betafoxtrot
Another month, another campaign! Today I write this article to announce my intention to run for Country President! I have been inspired to run by the absolute mediocrity by which the country has been run for yet another term.
At the time of writing we have:
- A group of players who can't agree if they are in Cabinet or not.
- A CP who says there is no Cabinet, presumably meaning there's no accountability either.
- Unsurprisingly therefore, there are no articles or activity from the Government besides that baseline of scripted activity we see every month.
- The President's bulldogs calling for non-conforming Congressmen to leave the country and for Parliament to be shut down (needless to say the President has not spoken out against these views).
- And worst of all - no sign of any change!
Once again I’ll be running against Huey George. Huey is running for his 45th CP medal. 44 terms in and all he seems able to do is read off a script, voice his frustration in Congress when he can't identify what to improve on, and continue to act as though he owns the Presidency. This must change!
44 terms in and nothing new is offered or implemented. All the programs the government runs are years old, still using google docs and processes put in place years ago. The eUK is innovatively bankrupt, and Huey's solution to this is to ask TRS 'what we would do differently'. Now is your chance to back us and find out!
If you need any further inspiration, this comment from 3 of Huey’s manifesto’s ago sums it up nicely:
And who is able to say otherwise since?
The eUK needs big changes in how it is Governed. Changes in the attitude of the Government and the Presidency. It sorely needs to re-discover its ambition and enterprising spirit. There is no reason properly staffed Government Ministries exploring new ideas cannot fulfill the needs of the widest range of players, from those who want TW's and medals to those who want to explore new ideas, co-operatives and apply political realism to how we operate. Proper political dynamism and a vibrant e-politics can deliver for everyone - if it is allowed to.
It is by no means controversial to state that in this election you will be making the decision between mediocrity and innovation. On one hand you have someone who has excelled at doing the bare minimum but failed to lead as new winds of activity and interest have come to these shores. On the other you have someone with a plan to try and breathe life into the eUK, be it by new ideas, improving existing schemes, or projecting the eUK's virtues globally and reminding the world we exist and can be a great place to play eRep!
Minimum-viable-Government must not remain the norm!
For those of you that have seen my previous articles, you will know there are scores of ideas and improvements I wish to explore. I will be thorough, I will be in depth, and I will be transparent. These may sound like fundamentals but they have been lost. We can do so much better as a Nation.
For a start, transparency and inclusive politics will be at the heart of the dynamism I want to bring to Cabinet. The stark deficit in leadership will end, with basic civility and participation being at the core of my Government. You will know what is happening, you will be able to get answers, you will be able to participate. You won’t have a President who hides in ambiguity and lets bullish characters tell you you don’t have anything to contribute. All of this has been sorely lacking for months and has reached a critical point over the last four weeks. we cannot continue this way.
That is what I believe. My policies will follow; to give you a sense of the dynamism, ideas, improvements, and practical policy making that comes from a team of people who want to serve everyone and serve them well. It is time for change. For so long the country has been entrusted to one man, a man who is running on fumes, and for the sake of the eUK’s future it is time for forward thinking citizens to have a turn. It is time to show Huey’s unaccountable minimum-viable-government the door.
If you want to help drag the eUK out of the mire then get in touch. It doesn’t matter who you are or what your political affiliation is, if you have ideas and drive and want to show what a ministry in a high-protein government can do, drop me a message and we can harness your potential.
Vote Beta on the 5th. It’s time for change.
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Time for change, time for a better eUK o7
o7
good luck sir .o?
Thank you o7
V + c
Give me liberty or give me death
lol, the death was at the hands of the English.
😉
I believe you are not the only one who wants to see a change in the game.
Good luck
Seems like there’s not many of us 😛
Good luck, but Huey George is an alpha.
\o/
Good luck
wuf wuf
Oh this gets me so hyped. It's time to do it eUK. Your future starts here!!!
It's time to change. Your underwear.
o7
Right not wishing to pour water on your desire for change but you accuse the government of not being visible and yet you have no ministers per se on show or named which makes you as guilty, as it presently stands, of what you're accusing the government of, ie/ not being visible. You cannot cry for change and accountability when all I see is the same thing being presented here but painted with a different brush.
Bring back the days of when a CP candidate had a list of people who were going to do such and such a job, so people can see who is on each candidates team. I know that requires active people but surely if you profess to be for change, transparency and accountability then you should set the standard and tell us who is or would be in your team. I think that's a fair question to be asked.
I appreciate your comment but do not worry, this is just my announcement! In a couple of days I’ll publish my manifesto with all my plans for the month will include my cabinet. I’ve put a link on here too in order to get people interested in helping so I have as large a pool as possible to choose the best team I can. So you’ll be able to see who’s in before the 5th 🙂
cant fined it, ?
I know everyone is excited for some actual policies to sink their teeth into, but fear not it will be out very soon! Apologies if 4.30pm on a Monday is when you were expecting it by!
This is funky change that we need
Good luck
o7
Using my old comments in your article...
That's nice of you!
Well, I want to clarify for everyone who looks at this announcement, that times change.
I was in TRS for 3 days. I respect many of its members, some of whom I happen to be serving in parliament with.
Using old comments in support of your cause doesn't help in building respect and/or bridges.
I subsequently joined TUP, feel more at home here.
I recently applied for the TRS New Players' Guarantee which, they claimed was not party based an was non-partisan, and this particular Spamican quietly shelved my application, likely on account of my political views and opinions.
I also became fed up of some Spamicans' devoted insistence that I am a multiple account-er (multi).
On another article, after feeling, quite frankly, insulted by Beta, I refused, on principle, to "prove" to him that I (my real life job is in negotiation -For Beta: Neh-go-si-ay-shun) know what a co-op is and told him to "STFU." Is that the cause of this? Who knows!
Beta here also has deliberately misconstrued and taken out of context another player's remark.
Context: Speaking of alliances and neutrality when it was mentioned that TRS should all go and run some small country to see what might happen.
Once more I mention that while I may not agree with TRS on many things, I respect many of its members. Sadly, Beta has proven that he does not have any need of that whatsoever.
Please have a very nice day, anyone reading this,
I hope I have made this less one sided in a certain way.
Yours sincerely,
DE
If you come over here Beta, and start trying to deflect all the blame/deny the issue (Just like your Tory friends irl), I have plenty more grievances against you to list here!
you were in TRS for 3 days right before the CP election, wrote a controversial article then went to TUP.
in terms of politics you sit next to me
If any readers need to know how out of touch this comment is in reality I urge you to read where Armorista is claiming I argued with him over the co-op, you’ll see I never even commented on the article…
https://www.erepublik.com/en/article/cooperative-business--2777098/1/20
My apologies, confused you and Sambo
Just making up more lies to fit your agenda. Awful.
And you definitely don’t know what a coop is
When and to whom did you apply for the new player guarantee? Feel free to pick it up in a PM
Fortunately everything’s recorded on a spreadsheet and Dwyer was given stuff prior to his Irish incursion so it seems to be nothing in his comment is factually accurate.
Ah I forgot the Ireland thing
I never received communication to state that I was in the guarantee
If I was in it, I didn't know and am, of course happy to pick it up.
Not true again
https://i.postimg.cc/bJgyYK83/image-2024-03-03-113236889.png
My apologies, I didn't remember that!
This is comical. Can't think of any legitimate arguments so just resorts to bare-face lying. Awful political tactics
Armor the comment about taking over a small nation aside, people have literally said I Congress to us “if you don’t like it leave”
Pretty much everything you’ve said here is a lie which you’ve backed up by “mistaking the person” or “not remembering”
Lmao. Very bold claims that you can’t back up at all.
I shall be voting for Huey George - he continues to deliver without all of the rhetoric and noise
Likewise!
We will deliver!
We will deliver!
And we will deliver!
I agree he delivers the bare minimum, I’m saying I’ll deliver exactly what Huey is but more so. What has Huey delivered on this month that stands out to you?
Beta is my all time favourite for CP- easy choice on the 5th
give him a chance eUK.
tl:dr = total drivel
I thought you were into that!
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Cheers
Good luck. I can't wait to read the presidential debate.
Again I'm a bit sorry that the climate of cohesion seems to be lost....after the Huey/militarista elections, times seemed ready for a new political period.