Dismantlement of PACMAN

Day 1,157, 21:30 • Published in Philippines Philippines • by Mr. Knoll


This article was co-written by myself, and former Commander of Pacmen, Hekter

Two months ago, we stood with bright faces, overlooking the great chasm of eRep with bright eyes, and brighter hopes, as we stood in awe of the simple alliance we thought would make us all better, stronger, and more prepared to take on the rest of the world. We laid our foundations, struggled with the traditional problems--supplies, soldiers, funding, lack of officers, etc.--but we pressed on. Despite our problems, the early days of the joint-military showed promise: Managing to wrest two regions from the great Indonesia (Which is a significant task for an alliance our size, even factoring in Indonesia’s complete indifference on the regions.) is a great accomplishment. However, despite all this, yesterday, we hit a solid wall. The wall had been creeping up on us--slowly running alongside, waiting for its moment to spring across and block us from that last, crucial power pellet.

Funding
One of the largest problems right off the bat, of course, was funding. Fortunately, however, since the Philippine Defense Department had still stayed in existence, we had a base to work off of. The Philippines has a decent [for its country size] collection of companies, employees, and officers, as well as local currency value. Malaysia has a disparate collection of companies, and most all of the funding came from Dr. Straatman. Whereas the Philippines has poured in thousands of PHP and dipped into its long-saved stocks of weapons and food, the one time we asked for 5,000 MYR for supplying and salaries never went anywhere. Pacmen eventually gave up on this prospect and essentially had all their employees in the Philippines.

Thus, the longer we went on, the more Philippines-dependant the force became.

Communication
Another important barrier standing in the way of cooperation between the Nations of PACMAN, is the communication between National leaders of Malaysia and the Philippines. Or, more specifically, the complete and utter lack of communication. Many decisions were made without the consultation of the partnering Nation. Fruitcommando, eMalaysian President, has admitted to not being aware of the ePhilippines’ President’s identity for a surprising amount of time. In part because of this, as well as other communication errors, and misunderstandings, conflict has recently begun internally within the alliance, as the two member nations do not agree on pivotal issues. The most important of which, of course, is the next major factor in the dissolution of the alliance.

With each passing day, it was as if the Philippine government was having to play catch-up to a wild Malaysia, attempting to patch its errors and hurriedly change plans on their schedule.

The Singaporean War
The final issue that forced our PACMAN to stumble, and let that pesky red ghost catch up to him, was the invasion of eSingapore led by eMalaysian President Fruitcommando. Without serious discussion with the heads of the eFilipino government, or with the leadership in charge of the Pacmen, a war proposal was placed on eSingapore, and PACMAN was asked to give full support, both militarily, and in the arena of Foreign Affairs. As the leadership of the Philippines, and of the Pacmen, did not necessarily agree with the reasoning behind the war, nor with its usefulness to eMalaysia as a country, or by extension, PACMAN as an alliance, a compromise was made: The Pacmen would not officially endorse this war; however soldiers in the Pacmen that wished to participate would be supplied, and would not be stopped. It now appears that this compromise was flawed, and does not appear to be enough to appease both sides of the discussion.

Because of this, we have come to the decision that PACMAN should be dissolved as an alliance. We hope to continue good relations with eMalaysia, however the alliance in this form does not appear to be conducive to our countries’ respective goals.

The Future
Pacmen will survive--there is a structure, officers, soldiers, symbols, and simply energy behind it all. It will continue on as the Philippine Military, and will accept all those that come with us, work with us and for us, and come to have fun and wakka around with the rest of the Philippines.

It’s been a rough ride, but there’s more to still do.





Signed,
Mr. Knoll
President: Philippines