[TTH] Have I Been Martyred?

Day 2,585, 11:03 • Published in USA USA • by Franklin Stone


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[DISCLAIMER]
Before we begin I wish to state here and now that I DO NOT speak for Easy Company Militia, nor do I speak for the majority of the We The People Leadership; but what both these communities have in common is the freedom for citizens to express themselves. I speak only as a 'pop gun' America Soldier of no consequence, I speak only as an insignificant but loyal American; I speak only as an American who believes in America First.


Forums of eRepublik

So it seems I have been spanked over on the eUSA Forums. Now right up front I wish to admit that I probably deserved it, sometimes I allow my mouth to overload my ass; but I will not apologize for having said it. Like I have stated I love forums, except when they become caustic cesspools of 'game players' who play a 'metagame' and can no longer be considered eRepublik citizens because they show up once a month to get re-elected to Congress.

My biggest eRepublik pet peeve is community building, IMO the only way to save eRepublik from a completely guaranteed extinction is citizen involvement; if America can not attract and keep new citizens we will some day come here and the doors will be locked and the lights off. One of the many social aspects of eRepublik is the abundance of forums on which the citizens of America may socialize, starting with the games own eRepublik Forums; where IMO all congressional forums should be located. The 'official' forum for the 'eUSA Government', the United States Workers Party (USWP), the American Military Party, We The People and the American Congress is the donation supported eUSA Forums. One of the first things new citizens will need to do is get a eUSA Forums account ([TTH] New Citizen Recommendations), especially if you fancy yourself as a Disraeli or Lincoln or -god forbid- Ronald Reagan an account will be a requirement; but I warn you now...I am living proof some of these guys swing a mean cane.

Personally I love forums, there are many free forums that an MU or Party may take advantage of and they are great community builders; IMO one of the biggest reasons Easy Company Militia is so successful is their own Screamin' Eagle forum. Many Political Parties have their own private forums away from the eUSA Forums, while others simply have sub forums. One such MU is the eUS Military which has the eUSA Military Forum, the Federalist Party -the biggest party in eRepublik- has the FedParty Forum; which also houses  SHEILD -their party MU and their new citizen HAMMER Division and War College. Several other parties like the Socialist Freedom Party and the Black Sheep Party have their own private forums -away from the official Congressional Forums of the ‘eUSA Government’ on the eUSA Forums.


Kemal Ergenekon, 'Smite Martyr'
Martyr (Greek: μάρτυς, mártys, "witness"; stem μάρτυρ-, mártyr-) is somebody who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, refusing to renounce, and/or refusing to advocate a belief or cause, usually a religious one.

Meet one such 'monthly citizen', Congress Member Kemal Ergenekon, Economist Extraordinaire, who sometime back requested he become the 'eUSA Forums' very first 'Smite Martyr'; be sure to read his threads. The fun, to say the very least; was on. Seems someone wrote a script that smote him every hour on the hour so that he may suffer for his cause and he tapped out, he ran to the Admins crying. Kemal is your typical 'metagamer' who has a monthly eRepublik presence, he is also America's Economist and sets America's Tax Revenue Levels; last he is a 'pfriend' of Congress Member and USWP Party President Henry Pfeiffer Arundel.

Many times I have said things like, 'Your Avatar is an extension of the RL You.' or 'A citizen may only be judged by their avatar, by their words and actions and lastly by the 'pfriends' they keep.' Many 'metagamers' have a problem with both of these statements, they claim the symbols they display as their Avatar do not necessarily represent their Real Life self; to which I say pigeon pellets. Most citizens will agree that some other citizens are a$$h***es, then they will point out that some of those ah***es have done great stuff for the 'eUSA'; even though they defected to the enemy and upon their return fast tracked their own citizenship.

The Avatar above is Kemal's eRepublik Avatar and I will let you judge it. My infraction seems to have been my offer that if he still wanted martyrdom I could deliver it. So my questions are: a) why was it assumed that I meant his death and not his punishment by smiting (why would I want him dead when I could smite him every hour on the hour?) b) IMO he wanted to 1) be a 'Smite Martyr' 2) suffer for that cause. I simply offered to help out a fellow citizen and Congress Member on his way to nirvana. Unfortunately the citizen who thought wearing this Kemal eUSA Forum Avatar on the home of the American Congress was funny, did not see my offer to smite him hourly as funny; he displayed an Avatar that IMO shows a total disdain for America. Kemal did not think it funny when I offered to deliver him his smites so he may achieve his heart's desire, Martyrdom. IMO I simply offered this citizen what he claimed to desire with all his heart, but when it came time to be a martyr he tapped out; twice he was offered his heart's desire and twice he declined -tapping out each time. Funny how some people who think they have deeply held beliefs, really don't and in the end; they tap out.

Pretty sure I don't want this citizen in a foxhole next to me, he would just tap out; or worse switch sides.


Franklin Stone, Inconsequential American Citizen and 'Popgun' Soldier

My eRepublik friends are virtually non-existent, I have many eRepublik acquaintances and sadly most of the ones I would consider friends are either dead or have been driven out of America; my enemies are numerous, prominent and powerful 'metagame' back stabbers. The same prominent and powerful citizens who after defecting to the enemy then fast tracking their own citizenship, attack and belittle anyone else who has done the exact same thing; these are the same citizens who once a month make an eRepublik cameo appearance to keep their eRepublik persona alive so they may get re-elected and remain in power in the 'metagame' on the eUSA Forums.

America, it is time that we reclaim our government and bring it back into eRepublik where it belongs.

I am an unconnected, inconsequential pop gun soldier who stated his willingness to help Congress Member Kemal in achieving his nirvana; expressing that I would gladly deliver it to him myself if it would help. For offering to be Congress Member Kamal's humble servant, for offering my help to a colleague in reaching his life's goal I was smitten with a 7 day banning ending on December 18th, 2014 at 08:40:17 PM. However unlike my esteemed colleague I accepted my punishment in silence, I DID NOT go crying to Congress, nor did I ask for the help of any of my acquaintances to mitigate on my behalf; I was simply thankful it was not death and quietly thanked whichever god saw fit to save my uworthy a$$. 'Metagame' citizens such as Kemal, who IMO clearly hates America, may display offensive avatars and go virtually unpunished on the Home of the 'eUSA Government'. I offer to deliver Kemal his heart's desire -something he asked to receive- and I get punished, while once again he cries to Congress and taps out like a whiny little whelp of a pup; all while maintaining total silence in eRepublik.

America, it is time that we reclaim our government and bring it back into eRepublik where it belongs, due to the outcome of my Inquisition I can not help but feel there are many more who feel the same; such a herculean task as wresting control of the American Congress from the donation supported eUSA Forums can not be accomplished alone -it will take the involvement of ALL American citizens. It is my heart's desire to serve America, I protect America by making her strong with my membership in the greatest Private Military Unit -Easy Company Militia; where I Stand Alone...Together! It is my hearts desire to represent America through a party who holds open Congress Primaries -We The People. It is my hearts desire to be in Congress so that I may stand up for my country's citizens, who like me are disenfranchised and insignificant politically; who are of no consequence on the battlefield.

Damn the smites, full steam ahead!

REVOLT AMERICA!
GET INVOLVED!

C'est la vie, chérir'....
Strength & Honor
Corporal Franklin Stone
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Easy Company Militia, Private Military Unit
9th 'Green Team' Regiment
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