Civilized Anarchism: Civilization
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Civil Anarchy
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A bit of theme music
Greetings America,
Your friendly neighborhood Anarchist speaking.
There was once a time where I wrote articles similar to these on a regular occasion. Articles declaring injustices, promising things I could never deliver, basically publicizing my naïveté to the entire eWorld, for some to support, but most to bemoan. These were days that, I must admit, I thoroughly enjoyed. The life of a Role Player is one of glamour and intrigue, one where every action has a purpose, and every day presents a different challenge. The dreams of every new player, and the inborn desires of each and every citizen exist within this spectrum of Role Playing. A great amount of people begin playing eRepublik, obviously not due to it’s spectacular modules or captivating backstory, but due to the simple fact that you have the potential to do or create anything. This is the draw of that mentality, the imagination that Einstein so devoutly philosophized upon exists within such a simple game, perpetuated by the intent of each and every citizen to fulfill their inner desires through the creation and usage of a character completely under your control.
The transition from Role Player to Mechanist is as stark as that of adolescence to adulthood, and similar in many other respects as well. Through Mechanism, I was able to do and create incredible things, incredible programs, meet incredible people, and overall, support my nation in a way that I never could as a Role Player. Mechanism is a form of discipline, a way of directing the intentions and motivations of each citizen to a higher cause, for the betterment of the country, and that of the community. The pillars of Mechanism have pushed ourselves and our country past boundaries set in place by eRepublik itself, and helped solve many of the difficulties inherent in this strategy game. It is the best possible way to push us forward, but the cost is sometimes great.
Some mistake Mechanism for Elitism, but in reality, the two are absolutely different ideals, whereas one is simply the corrupted form of the other.
This is the dichotomy of eRepublik. The constant struggle between Role Player and Mechanist drives almost every eRepublikan society, while each individual struggles with their own path, straying as far away from the corrupted ideal as they choose to. Through my three years in eRepublik, I have found my balance between Role Player and Mechanist, the perfect combination of the motivation of one with the experience of the other. That, above all, is my unique quality as a player. Through the help of my friends, and through the course of years, I have found my own personal enlightenment, so to speak.
And I want to do everything in my power to help you attain yours.
Where are my manners, I apologize for the in medias res introduction, but I was never really any good at performing the casual introduction anyway. I much prefer grabbing the attention of the audience to the standard hello. I am Civil Anarchy; Elitist to some, Role Player to others, friend to all, and enemy to that which plagues our nation. And as I have done in the past, and quite possibly may do in the future, I wish to declare my intent to seek the office of President of the eUnited States of America.
In the coming days, I’m going to be releasing a number of articles outlining the planks of my platform, specifically dealing with three ideals that I believe paramount in the pursuit of a better nation. My resume will be released with the Community section, and the contents of my cabinet shall be made public in the Opportunity segment.
1: Community
2: Opportunity
3: Purpose
At the moment, the entirety of the Secretary positions within my Cabinet have been confirmed, but there are various Deputy and medium level positions within the cabinet that are still open, and I encourage you to apply if you have any interest in pursuing a career in the Executive. Deputy positions are the direct link to Secretary positions, so consider them of the highest importance to our administration. Feel free to send me any questions in a private message, or join #Civilization - Which will serve as my campaign channel for the duration of this process. Thank you for your time, America.
Until next time,
Civilized Anarchism, at your Service.
A bit of theme music
Greetings America,
Your friendly neighborhood Anarchist speaking.
There was once a time where I wrote articles similar to these on a regular occasion. Articles declaring injustices, promising things I could never deliver, basically publicizing my naïveté to the entire eWorld, for some to support, but most to bemoan. These were days that, I must admit, I thoroughly enjoyed. The life of a Role Player is one of glamour and intrigue, one where every action has a purpose, and every day presents a different challenge. The dreams of every new player, and the inborn desires of each and every citizen exist within this spectrum of Role Playing. A great amount of people begin playing eRepublik, obviously not due to it’s spectacular modules or captivating backstory, but due to the simple fact that you have the potential to do or create anything. This is the draw of that mentality, the imagination that Einstein so devoutly philosophized upon exists within such a simple game, perpetuated by the intent of each and every citizen to fulfill their inner desires through the creation and usage of a character completely under your control.
The transition from Role Player to Mechanist is as stark as that of adolescence to adulthood, and similar in many other respects as well. Through Mechanism, I was able to do and create incredible things, incredible programs, meet incredible people, and overall, support my nation in a way that I never could as a Role Player. Mechanism is a form of discipline, a way of directing the intentions and motivations of each citizen to a higher cause, for the betterment of the country, and that of the community. The pillars of Mechanism have pushed ourselves and our country past boundaries set in place by eRepublik itself, and helped solve many of the difficulties inherent in this strategy game. It is the best possible way to push us forward, but the cost is sometimes great.
Some mistake Mechanism for Elitism, but in reality, the two are absolutely different ideals, whereas one is simply the corrupted form of the other.
This is the dichotomy of eRepublik. The constant struggle between Role Player and Mechanist drives almost every eRepublikan society, while each individual struggles with their own path, straying as far away from the corrupted ideal as they choose to. Through my three years in eRepublik, I have found my balance between Role Player and Mechanist, the perfect combination of the motivation of one with the experience of the other. That, above all, is my unique quality as a player. Through the help of my friends, and through the course of years, I have found my own personal enlightenment, so to speak.
And I want to do everything in my power to help you attain yours.
Where are my manners, I apologize for the in medias res introduction, but I was never really any good at performing the casual introduction anyway. I much prefer grabbing the attention of the audience to the standard hello. I am Civil Anarchy; Elitist to some, Role Player to others, friend to all, and enemy to that which plagues our nation. And as I have done in the past, and quite possibly may do in the future, I wish to declare my intent to seek the office of President of the eUnited States of America.
In the coming days, I’m going to be releasing a number of articles outlining the planks of my platform, specifically dealing with three ideals that I believe paramount in the pursuit of a better nation. My resume will be released with the Community section, and the contents of my cabinet shall be made public in the Opportunity segment.
1: Community
2: Opportunity
3: Purpose
At the moment, the entirety of the Secretary positions within my Cabinet have been confirmed, but there are various Deputy and medium level positions within the cabinet that are still open, and I encourage you to apply if you have any interest in pursuing a career in the Executive. Deputy positions are the direct link to Secretary positions, so consider them of the highest importance to our administration. Feel free to send me any questions in a private message, or join #Civilization - Which will serve as my campaign channel for the duration of this process. Thank you for your time, America.
Until next time,
Civilized Anarchism, at your Service.
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Geez, everyone and their mother seems to be running for POTUS
Good Luck
A more interesting read than Glove's sensationalism! Civil's one of the best!
Good luck Civil Anarchy
vote 'n' shout
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Very interesting. Very much so...
Voted.
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Voted and Good Luck!
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Nice meditation on balancing role play and mechanics. Me likey.
Also, bonus points for using the phrase "in media res".
Good luck Civ!
voted, Good luck.
Make money voting and subing or buy votes and subs. 100 % free and legit.
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Good luck, Civil!
voted
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More votes then SUbs? lol Seems legit
Anyways, really enjoyed the article, you got alot of smarts in the article and can trully see you as a CP. It would totally be wicked to see you in the front seat
Voted
I have thoroughly enjoyed being the loud mouth drunk (I can't remember who called me that but I couldn't agree more...so thank you) spouting all these altruistic ideals and beliefs, never offering any solutions just pointing out the problems; hoping that the American Citizenry will see an injustice and solve the problem...How lame...oh wait...believe that is exactly what happened during these recent Congressional elections...no?...maybe?...yes, I believe it did....
good luck CA
Good luck man
At least Glove doesn't have to by his votes ;)
But it will be fun, you are a better candidate then your master (Pfeiffer)
trollololo
@Norbengo: Glove also bought votes for his article. You can go and see for yourself if you don't believe me. Apt usage of trololol as well, thankfully you label yourself so I don't have to.
lol no, Glove has 4x as much as subs and like 200 votes less... Why you so greedy? :)
and you're sayin' that Pfeiffer is not your eMaster or what? Who was the first person you talked about this POTUS elections?
BTW, roll play is just an excuse for all the nasty stuff ppl do in games like this ;)
Yeah, pretty mean how you treated Norbengo. He is always nice to everyone and has been an eAmerican for eons. The better man is not occupying that Congress seat and the eCongress is worse off for it.
@Norbengo: You can just as easily buy subs as well as votes
And absolutely that's what I'm saying. I'm *competing* for the USWP nomination against two other candidates. The first person I talked to about this was my friend Cerb, definitely not Pfeiffer.
As for the comments on RPing, I've seen plenty of people use it for good as well. There's obviously a corrupted element to it, as there is to the other side of the coin as well, which I mention in the article.
You are an intelligent guy but there are still some things you need to learn, like don't feed the trolls ;)
I'd troll you again and again but I have to go. RL is killing me.
Wow...just wow. Fighting over who bought votes and subs...JH Christmas on a FN crutch...they both bought votes and it would not surprise me if they both bought subs -get the F over it...I am in total disbelief that I am actually going to side with the USWP member here...call me home lord cause hell done froze over...believe I will go and thank the 119 citizens who read my rantings...grow up Norbengo and become a playing in biggest role playing game in the world....
THIS IS MERICA. Cue the fighter jets, tanks, eagles flying and flags waving.
But on a more serious note, you had me with the colorful pictures.
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Please Somebody help me to start
with some Gold or Money
thanks a loot!
Dzon Kilmen, if you are new pm me.
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goodluck
I'll vote for almost anyone who's been in the SFP. You were in the SFP, right CA?
@PigInZen: I vaguely recall a period of time there
Next article has like 3 or so paragraphs dedicated to that
Great, voted!