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You are reading an article written by a citizen of eRepublik, an immersive multiplayer strategy game based on real life countries. Create your own character and help your country achieve its glory while establishing yourself as a war hero, renowned publisher or finance guru.

A NEW Erepublik Option!

Day 1,600, 13:34 • Published in USA Cuba

• by Dr. Badd

No, it's not a new button, mission, or update to the game as a whole....

It's already been here since you logged in on day 1 of your eLife.

It's freedom!

We look at this game all wrong. We need to look at it from a different perspective.

You can do what you want...

- Care/Don't care
- Be a soldier
- Be a politician
- Be a businessman
- Be a writer
- Be a mix
- You can quit/stay

What they all have in common is NO ONE ELSE can tell you what to do. It's like in real life. If you don't like to deal with people, then don't. If they are your boss, get a different job. If they are your parents/siblings/significant other, stop living with them to be your own person and get your own life.

In the end this will make you a better person. Stronger, more knowledgeable, efficient...

You NEED to do this. Why? Because relying on someone else only leads to bad. And I mean REAL bad. You will be swayed on how you view things by pure pressure from "owing." That means you don't tell what you REALLY think.

Not giving your true opinion makes this eWorld stagnant. Only people who don't owe anything will come up with the ideas. They will want more, and if you don't speak up...you won't get your share.

Don't be afraid to be called a "black sheep."

Make the change NOW. Don't be afraid to be flamed or trolled, it is just a game. They are just trying to take your freedom, and it is not theirs to take.

If you see someone who you feel is right, support them. No matter what people say, defend them. If they are the right person, they will do the same for you. This is not owing, it is grouping together for a common goal.

To be clear....

Owing is anything...time, money, loyalties, changing your views, etc. that makes you feel OBLIGATED to do something you wouldn't normally do.

DO NOT TAKE anything from anyone for this reason if you can help it (I know it is hard being brand new). This means the government, your party, your MU....anyone.

EARNING is one thing, strings attached is a WHOLE OTHER. Earning will make you feel better about yourself. Do things you want to do based on how YOU feel about it.

Thank you for your time and I hope you find who YOU REALLY are soon...

Joseph Dinero
Party Founder of the Bastards of Liberty Party

You KNOW you're a Bastard too! Join us here ----> Become the BEST Bastard you can be!

Comments

TomT Day 1,600, 13:37

Dinero for potus

Samuel Seabury Day 1,600, 14:05

Thanks for writing this.

code0011 Day 1,600, 14:06

Dinero for everything.
Hail Dinero
Hail Dio

Johnny Cache Day 1,600, 14:21

JC approves this article 100%!

New Faustian Man Day 1,600, 14:25

V

o7

Lord Dark Helmet Day 1,600, 14:30

I expected a picture of William Wallace. I am disappoint.

Dr. Badd Day 1,600, 14:31

"I expected a picture of William Wallace. I am disappoint."

Don't worry, there is a lot more to come bro...

Gnilraps Day 1,600, 14:44

Dinero for PoTUS x2

Metta WorldPeace Day 1,600, 14:51

Dinero for PoTUS x3

Dru Blood Day 1,600, 15:10

I am beginning to think that I am a 'Bastard' and I am sure there are some who would agree...but like the 'Bastards of Bastogne' I stand my ground...I love tilting at trolls...

Dinero for PoTUS x4

Simulare Day 1,600, 15:27

Dinero for whatever the hell he chooses to do.

Zuntale Day 1,600, 15:29

Nice man !

Trogdorthetroll100 Day 1,600, 16:08

DokJon Day 1,600, 16:12

voted

Vexing Chaos Day 1,600, 16:42

What is a solider?

Anthony Colby Day 1,600, 17:32

Good point.

Pfeiffer. Day 1,600, 17:34

Don't take the free food or weapons most new players can get from MoW or the Civ MU or pretty much any party?

That keeps the player poorer and weaker. Take the stuff, use it, and then still play however you want. That's why the programs exist.

Silas Soule Day 1,600, 18:02

Well said, JD.

"It's only after you've lost everything that you're free to do anything.' -- Chuck Palahniuk

Simulare Day 1,600, 18:37

Handouts don't buy loyalty.

Captain Salty Kushskins Day 1,600, 19:00

"It's creepy, but here we are, the Pilgrims, the crackpots of our time trying to establish our own alternative reality. To build a world out of rocks and chaos."
-Chuck Palahniuk

Dr. Badd Day 1,600, 19:04

"Don't take the free food or weapons most new players can get from MoW or the Civ MU or pretty much any party?

That keeps the player poorer and weaker. Take the stuff, use it, and then still play however you want. That's why the programs exist."

No, you have it backwards. These government programs exist because people are leaving a game that they think is lame, and they are trying to be retained. If you find your freedom, and make the game what you want, you will like the game more that way. You will get help by being active and showing that you care to stay and are trying.

Maybe we could keep the taxes MUCH lower if these weren't funded? Why stop at OMS? Let's eliminate ALL the help that is out there and let everyone (even the two clickers) do what THEY want with their money?

Also, then the tax money that is taken is used for what the government should use it for...

"A government should provide public goods — goods that are nonrival (they benefit everyone) and nonexcludable (there’s no way to restrict the benefits to people who pay)."

Defense of sovereignty and a good economic base should be of prime importance. Then, the type of eLife that you have could be based on what you do for it and the type of people you surround yourself with, not what you can be given off the pay base of others.

Vexing Chaos Day 1,600, 19:11

Still wondering what a solider is.

Vexing Chaos Day 1,600, 19:13

Also /me is a black sheep.

Dr. Badd Day 1,600, 19:15

Chance Harrison " Still wondering what a solider is." x 2 = a very good, hard working soldier.

I hope that is not ALL that you took from this article...

Greene12 Day 1,600, 19:26

dinero for potus

GoddessOfDesire Day 1,600, 19:37

Vexing Chaos Day 1,600, 19:37

Nope I got more out of it than that. Still trying to figure out the shouts for POTUS though. I guess it's all in who you know.

Rom Paul Day 1,600, 20:21

VOTED

Pfeiffer. Day 1,600, 20:22

>much lower taxes
>eliminate new player aid and retention programs
>????
>PROFIT??????

you are an excellent troll

Dr. Badd Day 1,600, 20:27

">much lower taxes
>eliminate new player aid and retention programs
>????
>PROFIT??????

you are an excellent troll"

So, how do we choose the programs that we keep? The ones that just "give" you stuff, let's keep them.

The ones that are supposed to make you self-sufficient get rid of them?

Who's the troll now?

Plugson Day 1,600, 20:28

With so much freedom, it makes me want for a master.
hmmm, Dinero and the Bastards aren't looking too bad.

Satya Yuga Day 1,600, 20:28

I wholeheartedly agree!

Zonmei Day 1,600, 20:33

Well stated JD. I'd like to see what you could bring on a national level soon.

jfbranson Day 1,600, 20:36

Subscribed.

Simulare Day 1,600, 21:15

Haha, you got pfffattard calling you a troll - you've made it.

Pfeiffer. Day 1,600, 21:57

You do realize it's the programs that allow people to fight more at less of a personal cost that allow them to save up and become self-sufficient, right?

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Lefty from Mulberry St Day 1,600, 22:43

/me pokes head in, looks around, sees change, goes back into hole for a few months

Thedillpickl Day 1,600, 23:14

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTHRg_iSWzM&feature=related

Henry old friend, I say let there be programs out the ass. Take the man for all he's worth. Use the system. Abuse the system. This is not my govt. anymore, I just live here. eUS is f'ing broken and I'm tired of trying to fix it.

Anyone that joins me gets help, ask 'em. And I pay virtually no taxes. My guys only pay taxes if they are not following my plan. I make my income by selling excess production to friends in other countries (that I respect, btw) at less than market prices. I like to help them out a little.

Why stay? Why not?! I'm already here and my guys want to stay. Plus there's that cushy 100%/100% bonus.

So I hope you're happy Henry. I'm taking every advantage you offer and am not adding one iota to benefit 'your' government. I use to tell my MU to be charitable and be good citizens. I've changed my mind. Now I recommend NOT giving a penny to help fund any of yer projects. We will help ourselves and our own, thanks very much.

"Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to loose..."
~ Janis Joplin

Bia Pandora Day 1,600, 23:50

This game rocked when people were expected to earn their way up, and not just shove their heads up a few peoples asses.

Black sheep checking in.

Tiamati Day 1,601, 00:31

I completely agree; Communes are for the birds.

The best way to help the eUSA is to CONTRIBUTE to the eUSA Tax Base by taking a salaried position.

@Henry Arundel:

Indentured Servitude where a worker is dependent on handouts is not only inefficient but also iniquitous; the workers themselves must be wealthy in order to fuel the growth of the eUSA economy by creating their own RM facilities to boost daily production.