[SFPOM] Release # 10

Day 2,880, 20:17 Published in USA USA by EddieA

SFP Official Media Release #10
Place: SFP Headquarters
Date: 04/10/2015 (Day 2875)

Welcome to SFP Official Media!

Today’s agenda includes:
1. Revolutionary Council
2. Bear Cavalry Updates
3. A Little Chat
4. Over the Back Fence: Arm America
5. The SFP in Congress
6. Rewarding Our Cadets



Jude Connors
Chairman, Revolutionary Committee

Revolutionary Council

It has been a good while since SFP has last released an SFP Official Media article. I want to start this one off by thanking Mama Lunete for taking this edition head on. It's young players like SFP that is the future of the party... and the eUSA.

So what has happened since the last SFPOM? Oh, not much... we just cracked the Top Five, pwned the Congressional elections, and were recognized as a deciding factor in the Presidential election. Basically, we hold all the cards nowadays. Yeah... we're sexy and we know it!

Coming up next is the Party President/Chairperson elections. It's time for you to decide who will lead you into the future that we have made for ourselves. I thank you all for trusting me for the past five months as SFP Chairman-President. I am moving on now to serve as Chief of Staff for President Gnilraps while finishing off the last few days as the Chairman of the Revolutionary Committee and President of the Socialist Freedom Party. I will still be here for whomever you elect to be the new leader of the party and I am more than certain that SFP will continue to grow. SFP is the party of individuality, freedom, and opportunity, and it is our special bond as a fellowship of friends that sets us apart from the rest. We are the party made up of revolutionaries, the rabble-rouses, conspiracy theorists, anarchists, and freedom-lovers. Yet we find solidarity in our differences and work together. This is what makes SFP great and what makes SFP "home". And out future looks bright.
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Jude Connors
Chairman of Revolutionary Committee
President of Socialist Freedom Party


PilotPhil
Bear Cavalry Commander



As the newly appointed Commander of Bear Cavalry I have a few thoughts. First, Shilo11 has been the long time Commander of this outfit and I can’t thank him enough for showing me how this unit can be run. Due to Shilo’s RL limitations on time/internet access I have been given command now and I realize I have some very large boots to fill.



Bear Cavalry is one of the oldest eUS MUs and while not the biggest and baddest we take pride in fighting for freedom throughout the world and kicking a little ass when needed.

Recently our regiment #1 took third in the eUS and 72nd eWorldwide in the Burning Base tournament. Not bad for a bunch of misfits and “pop-gun” troopers! It was a great time fighting alongside all of my fellow BCers and I really felt a sense of community when we were all working together. A lot of folks stepped up during the event and I can’t begin to name them all here, but special thanks go to Jude Connors, Kevin Sheridan, Wooky Jack and Artela for getting shit done when it was needed.



Our Build-a-Bear program continues to supply gold and mentorship for the new troopers, helping them build strength and learn the ropes of eRep. EddieA is the honcho of BaB, so if you are interested in a welcoming MU where you can grow and learn, drop him a PM and ask how you can get signed up.

Bear Cavalry welcomes eCitizens from any party or country so if you want to be part of one of the best damn MUs around, please join us in our fight for freedom!

Ursa Fi!!!


Mama Lunete
Media Director, SFPOM

A Little Chat

This game is boring. I’ll just go ahead and state what most of you are probably thinking right now. Boring. Why is it boring? Purpose. The world of eRepublik has no purpose. You can say whatever you like about game mechanics ruining war, the economy, politics, whatever. You can say dictatorships ruined the game, you can say we have no good people making the game interesting anymore, but one thing you just can’t deny: is that more people get bored of this game every day. More people leave this game every week, every month. Old faithfuls who’ve played for millenia of eDays, new upstarts, delighted to get a kick out of feeling involved with politics, people are burning out.

Why?

Well the answer to that question is, in my opinion; what I stated, it’s purpose. People just don’t know what they’re fighting for anymore, what they’re voting for anymore, what any of these people who represent them in this virtual congress actually do. Because they don’t do anything. Nothing changes to a degree that people find important enough to actually get fired up about.

That is until people like the SFP came along. What’s so interesting about that party is that they have the energy to become passionate about the things they care about.

Take this for an example: Are your taxes too damn high? - Jude Connors

The energy Jude Connors imparts on the people who read his article gets people passionate again, whether they disagree or agree with him it doesn’t matter, because he has such an inflammatory attitude he ‘wakes’ people. People want to argue. It’s this kind of thing that embodies the concept of purpose. People in the SFP actually care, they feel passionate about removing the high work taxes, they genuinely feel as if this affects them in-game. And when they feel as if this genuinely affects them, they band together. This purpose to get rid of the high work taxes is a good enough goal that they unite. When a group of people is united with energy that energy gives them a purpose. That purpose keeps them entertained and involved. This involvement leads to them wanting to play more.

Giving people a purpose makes people want to play, if they don’t have a purpose they won’t be staying long. The tired old people in congress, who run the executive need to know that unless the people have something they can really get involved in, that they feel proud to get involved in, they won’t stay long. Something like the Harvest festival was a great example of an event that just got people involved. And getting involved is always the means to getting them to stay.

Franklin Stone
Soldier of Fortune

Over the Back Fence: Arm America

In recent days, weeks maybe even months the Socialist Freedom Party has been accused of wanting to tear apart the government, that as a party we represent chaos and ruin; yet our members one and all have been contributing to the National Programs of the very 'meta government' we despise. So far everything seems to be proceeding nicely. With the changing of the guard in the White House there has been some choppy water. One such National Program, Arm America is a bit unsettled and MrCarey has asked me to run the program. First I wish to thank MrCarey for having the confidence in me to do the job. Next is that currently you must have access to the eUSA Forums, then go to the Department of War and finally to the Arm America Supply Thread. The rules are below and I would advise ALL American Citizens to request supplies, I am hopeful that this National Program will soon be available in game through the Department of Citizen Affairs.

Now while I believe our Tax Rate should and could be lowered to at least 12%, my personal goal would be 10%; however while I want to see lower taxes I would rather see a Tax Rate that paid for such programs as AA, the DoCA and BU2SU -tax and spend not tax and hide it. My goal during Gnilraps Administration is to bring AA to ALL American Citizens who fight for America, right now anyone who fights for a priority battle can replenish their Tank Supply with up to 100 Q7 weapons; soon that will be matched with Q5 Food to match your weapon consumption. These are the kinds of National Programs that are worthy of America's Tax Revenue.

Arm America Rules
1) Arm America is a program that gives out supplies (Currently Q7 Weapons Only) to people who fight in American priority battles.
2) American priority battles are those that can be found in the DoD Orders or on any IRC channel that has the NSC bot (by typing "@home").
3) Any American fighting in priority battles, regardless of Division or MU Affiliation, can request supplies from Arm America.
4) To request supplies, post a screenshot of your kills in a priority battle through here to the thread on the eUSA Forum and request the amount of weapons you used as compensation.
5) This is not a program for people to fight off as many energy bars as they can and then request hundreds of weapons at a time, the limit will be 100 Q7 weapons daily.

If you have any questions, or just want to hang around, come to #usa.tanks on Rizon and ask around. Currently AA is undergoing changes and will soon be offering Q5 food to match the number of tanks consumed.


Illiguy
Congressional Whip

The SFP in Congress

Congress has been busy as of late, and your SFP delegates have been active in all discussions. Wooky Jack led the push to get Congress approve a budget earlier instead of later. Jaden A has been gaining valuable experience as a Deputy Speaker of the House under Speaker Rainy Sunday. The bulk of congress activity this term has taken place in private, and SFP members have been very active in all of these discussions, making sure the party's interests and values are represented.

Above all, what is best to see is the activity level of this congressional delegation. Our Whip thread has had over 400 messages already, and our rookie congressmen are quickly learning the ropes. Our party's future in Congress is looking very promising, indeed.


Tom Cauchon
SFP Resident F—kboi

Rewarding Our Cadets

Ever since the inception of the Build-A-Program, and when I was charged with the difficult task of being the first Director of the newly created program, I’ve come to love the training program for our younger players.

Build-A-Bear teaches them not only the mechanics of the game, but it also gives them a small community in which to share and learn. It is, in all honesty, a close knit group of newbs. They belong to the larger communities of Bear Cavalry and perhaps, The Socialist Freedom Party (which are two formidable communities in their own right). But, I’ll always cherish my time as a Build-A-Bear Cadet and Director. We shared our mistakes and learned from one another. There is no community of soldiers quite like it in this game.

I am proud to say that Jaden A. has recently graduated from the Build-A-Bear program, making her the third graduate since the programs inception. Yours truly, being the first.

Recently a Bear Cavalry soldier posed a question to the Military Unit. “Who are the Top 5 active Cadets in the Build-A-Bear program?” he asked. A list was quickly compiled.

The following 5 Build-A-Bear Cadets deserve extra support and applause this week due to their ability to go above and beyond the call of duty. In addition to 10 Gold apiece, each Cadet was awarded a (imaginary 😉) medal for their work.

EddieA

Our fearless Build-A-Bear Director and one of our most successful cadets, thank you for your service to Bear Cavalry and The Socialist Freedom Party.

Mama Lunete

Our new SFP Media Director, and a first time Congressman in SFP. I look forward to watching you grow as a player.

Edgar Figaro

Also a first time Congressman, I enjoy his level headed responses and I’m confident that Edgar has a bright future in national politics.

Illiguy

Our amazing Congressional Whip and three time Congressman, Illiguy continue to amaze.

Nothos

Wow, time has flown. Almost graduating. I remember when you were under 2,000 strength. Can’t wait to welcome you as a full soldier into Bear Cavalry.

Ursa Fi!

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