[MoFA] On Patriotism

Day 2,188, 14:00 • Published in USA USA • by Aeriadne

The world as we have created
it is a process of our thinking.
It cannot be changed
without changing our thinking..




What we've got here is failure to communicate
Let's have a talk. I know that every time the admin of this game throw a bright new ball out for us to play with that many run after it with dutiful aplomb, tails a-waggling, slobber a-dribblin'.

And yes, there are people with a greater intelligence than that. US Patriots who login and see our country occupied, and by golly, they want something done about it. The United States in real life isn't occupied, and our borders must match our RL borders exactly!

And that's admirable. But both of those opinions are wrong.

And frankly, they're hurting our country.

You see, a month ago today our then President Josh Frost did us all a favor. We were wiped, both literally and figuratively. We were fighting a war where our numbers couldn't beat the enemy's numbers. So we did the good and proper thing, and we made peace with them. And they have been nothing but accommodating to us.

And right now, all of the people fighting for shiny new Freedom Fighter medals and American Patriotism in Maine and other US states that are not part of the peace treaty we signed are screwing us over.


Do you like making kittens cry? Cus this is how you make them cry.

Our Daily Orders have said as much, our President NewAzazel has said as much, our national media room has said as much, and many others have shouted it in our feeds.

But apparently that's not enough to stem the tide.



The measure of intelligence
The game world around us is changing. Has been for quite some time. Ours is not the world of PEACE and ATLANTIS, or EDEN and PHOENIX. And it is no longer the world of CoT and TWO. That cycle is over, and it's time to start anew.

Simply put, people who hold onto the IRL idea that the country of the United States in game should be like the country of the United States in life are playing the game wrong. We have boundaries in the game like we do in the real world because Romanian coders are lazy and it was easier to involve people via that sort of RL patriotism. We are to a point where that is no longer relevant.

With the RW change, many have talked about the rise of the Supernation: collectives of smaller nations that, through negotiation and occupation, essentially become one land. We've seen the beginnings of this idea in the past, and now we have a mechanical reason for it which makes it viable.

Boundaries will change. The eWorld will evolve. And if we are not adaptive enough to move with it, we will lose.


It's not as fun as it looks, kids.

The idea that America has long time enemies who we can never be friends with under no circumstances is absurd. Sure, we have wronged people in the past. Two months ago, things got screwed up with Brazil, a country we have since buried the hatchet with and now fully enjoy an MPP with, no strings attached. And make no mistake: we have been an awful ally in the past.

But we are changing. We're doing it right now, with this administration and all the people working the meta.

So when people ask me, "Hey, do you see our two countries being allies?" or "Are you guys going to be aggressive to this country or that country?" my answer is always "We will see." And that's because we require flexibility. In our neutral state of recuperation, we are looking to make and be great friends. We are looking to repair our country first, and see who stands by us in the process.

But there's a reason the game won't flip and we'll suddenly be aligned with Serbia tomorrow. It's the same reason people keep fighting for Maine when we specifically tell them not to and that's its bad for our country.

And that reason is simply ego.



Homo homini lupus est
There will always be some, at home and abroad, he see America as the one they know in real life. Despite our different histories, despite the fact that many people in our country are not even American in real life, they will believe this.

And despite how badly we wish for people to not be lured by Plato's promise of gold and riches and his foolhardy schemes for taxation and liberation, they will. Because it works. And the admin knows it works.

All the rest of us can do, the ones who really wish to make this country a better ally and a better place, is to continue to work our hardest for that. It's what we've done, it's what we will do, and it's the only thing that keeps us from being wiped again.

But a word to those who still consider themselves patriots and who mistakenly see this country as the one out of game: you can still be patriotic and support this country. Your patriotism for the game country does not diminish your patriotism for the country in real life. And your help in turning the tides in necessary battles and being patient while we work to mend will long be remembered.

Now is not the time for us and them. Now is the time for we.



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[MoFA] On Patriotism
http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/-mofa-on-patriotism-2341651/1/20
Remember to fight for Spain in Maine!

To speak impartially, both sayings are very true; That Man to Man is a kind of God; and that Man to Man is an errant Wolfe.