Do we really want to be free?
Day 1,851, 04:22
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by AugustusX
With all these mixed opinions towards how we should be getting our regions back and making our nation whole, I can't help but feel a need to find my own footing on this matter. I've listened to all the different opinions about helping eChile, fighting against them, negotiating our regions back and all the rest. But I've reached my own conclusion. It's a conclusion that I think deep down inside all of us, it resonates.
eAustralia has long had a history of being the underdog, getting occupied against our larger neighbours, be it a PTO, an invasion, an occupation, we've had them all and guess what? We've beaten them all. Regardless of the odds we've come out free, it may take time, but we have shown patience (eg. the PTO) and we have risen through the troubles of our past.
Looking back on all these events of our history, I came to the conclusion, the true meaning of why I stick around here, something that rings inside me and reminds me why I am proud to be an eAustralia, and an RL Australian.
It's the Spirit. The fighting Spirit.
It's the ability to be a small nation, but punch above our weight. To show those who want to walk over us that it comes at a cost and it won't happen without a fight.
At the end of the day however, I can't help but realise that it's these occupations, these fights, these struggles that make our community what it is, it's what makes us who we are and the honest answer, it's why many of us stick around. It's the chance to disagree, the chance to challenge each other, a chance to fight for our nation, a chance to prove ourselves in this large eWorld and to prove to ourselves that we too, have the fighting Australian Spirit in us.
On the obverse, we've achieved peace before, and I can't help but notice that it's so... damn... boring. Without a common enemy we fight amongst ourselves (at a greater extent than currently) and we just idle, not doing much but talk about disturbing things in #ausrep (/me looks at Henry_the_8th).
But we NEED these problems. These struggles. These problems to deal with that make eRepublik something more than just a shitty online 2 clicking game. It's the community working together against an oppressor, a common enemy. At the end of the day it's a GAME and the best way of getting fun out of what is otherwise poor game mechanics is FIGHTING and BATTLING our way to freedom, towards independence against unimaginable odds, and it makes the victory so much sweeter.
The statement above is SOOOO true when it comes to eAustralia. We've chasing freedom and our country's independence, but when we get it... We don't know what to do with it.
So that's my 2 cents, take it or leave it, because I'm going to keep fighting, just like these guys did. Why? Because I'm eAustralian, and I ain't going to give up. NOT NOW. NOT EVER.
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voted, I am with you mate o7
voted, but I think that we have never been in control long enough to work out what to do. It is unlikely we will ever be the power house that Chile and Argentina and Serbia are, but that does not mean we are nothing. We need a purpose once we have regained our lands to keep us engaged, I don't know what that is yet, but like you, I will just keep on fighting till we are able to start thinking about it.
never stop fighting - Rocky Balboa.
TL😉R - same dug in reactionaries - same old shit - same old result.
No thanks I want to see that tiny nation actually get somewhere.
win or lose i will always be fighting for our freedom and because i am an australian. I will not be bullied and chase away from my own homeland. So bring it! As long as it takes!
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must, but don't you quit.
vote+sub good job
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Good article, there is no doubt that the fight is something that drives our community at times but the long drawn out wipes and wars also tear it apart and drive people away. Unsurprisingly the ones who have remained for a long time are more inclined to keep fighting (if they hadn't they would have been more likely to leave already) but I also agree with Mickskitz that we don't really know what we'd do in a long time period of control.
I think, in the end, I'd like us to get to a more controlled point where we have our regions and can possibly find a new role. Possibly working with allies, maybe even looking at other regions if it makes sense. I don't know if it will be possible, it certainly won't be easy, but I want to try.
Flatty you have it exactly right.
I could never understand before why some players were so interested in not fighting.
As Mickskitz said, we don't have enough players to be a powerhouse, we will never be able to prevent ourselves being invaded - what we can do is be like one of those aggravating little terriers - biting you on the ankles and you just cannot shake them off. Another example is be a "tar baby" sticking invaders in a never ending war of attrition that they cannot get out of.
The problem all you old foges forget, is we never, NEVER, fought on our own, and our two hardest hitting allies are now on Chiles side. Sorry, but Aus couldn't fight its way out of a wet paper bag on its own, otherwise we'd have regions now and we wouldnt be having this conversation.
its not because of lack of determination witherd. I think Aus punches well above its weight.
We just have not enough bodies on the field.
Do you want Aust to be one of those needy countries always relying on alliances
like New zealand.
They play that part very well but do you want Australia to be like them
No, most definitely not. But I have this unique ability of being able to be realistic as well. While we have small numbers on the battlefield, and one by one our allies are changing sides, how do you propose we get out of this with force? All the old battles I see referred to, included very large, very strong allies that are now fighting against us.
If you want to bolster our numbers, check out my article and help out, then maybe we will have a chance with your option.
o7 behind you all the way !!
That's the spirit! o7
witherd well you have the right attitude. However you are not unique & there are different realities.
I think flatty's article is so right. One cannot rely on alliances, they will always change in this game. And do you think that Chile and Indonesia will let us join CoT anyway. We only can rely on ourselves. its that territorial imperative internal amity = external enmity. Our conflicts define & strengthen us as a community. I don't believe being wiped will drive new players away.
Flatty, I really think you have hit the nail dead on the head with this article. While we have someone to fight against we basically if not fully come together. Any PM will work for us as long as they let us fight for our nations freedom. The issue is, when we have our freedom we become bored, then we need strong leadership that can point us in e direction of the next war and keep a strong supply of cash in the treasury for the next time we need it.
http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/ecanada-eng-bos-cro-srb-fr-esp-ger--2175491/1/20
Though I agree with the sentiment of the article, eMasochism is not something I am particularly fond of. We have recently notice global paradigmatic shifts in alliances and in international relations. You know things are changing when we fight eChile technically we are fighting the eUSA and eBrasil as well.
Eden is on its last leg, and will not hold up much longer. We will see old allies changing sides and when we are left with no one, who will we run to when we come to the realisation that
Oppression is not as fun as we thought and the 'aussie spirit' wanes. Greece, Croatia and China will all have left each others company and could well be fighting each other in the future.
Though fighting is fun, during peace with the right CP we could head somewhere else other than this repetitive boring cycle of infighting and short influx of 'aussie proud'.
I am an eAustralian, I have done more damage than most d2, I have put in a lot of money fighting eIndo and eChile.
I want more from this game than that routine, and I know you all do too.
One thing I agree with Vryin is, we can make this game enticing for new players, if we can rid our nation of an enemy and prosper for once.
We have nothing to lose by fighting.
and everything to gain
we all cannot be in CoT
The reality is that this game is about fighting and training with a little bit of useless commerce thrown in. The ultimate gain is a selfish one due to the ranking system, you don't get a tangible reward if your country is free. I'm talking about the individual not the collective as the only group worth joining is an MU. At least you can get something out of that.
We should be fighting the occupying forces as much as possible and who gives a toss about offending any so called allies. If they were allies then they'd be fighting with us as we have done in the past.
what have i learnt from this article and comments, people dont understand we will be wiped for years if we do not deal with chile
simply fighting on when you have literally noone on your side is not only illigical but also incredible stupidity, Aussie spirit will last for a few weeks, then the same people that are arguing now about fighting on will be complaining about not having regions, this same cycle happens continually
Germany is over that way Tim >
You could give them some advice about Poland while you are there.
you breaking my heart tim. 23 months of working hard and only 2 bh? tsk. tsk. not good enough. weak as pissed i reckon
I think I have less 🙂. I'm not really into the military aspect of the game, it's not what attracted me to it when it first started. Unfortunately it's been slowly pushed to nothing more than just another war game, it's lost it's original muti-facet concept over the years.
face it or n ot XG this is a war game. What concern me is many players out there like you who don't contribute enough to the other main aspect of this game which is picking up your bloody helmet and rifle then go the front line when call upon. Now to be fair, people like me and others which go to the front line when ever there is a battle in our land to fight for what we all want which is freedom and our own independence we are always there every one of it.
^prt2! Now when there is the call for a fighter and soldiers like myself to play and contribute the other aspect of the game you are talking about XG we are always there to provide and do the duties we are expect to do. So you see this game is about helping each other and do what required for us citizens of if each individual country's what ever situations they are in.
To cut is short XG. When there is a politic crap most of us citizens asked to be involve to play the side of the game which like you XG so passionate about we are always there doing what required of us to do. So why are you and the other politicians think that you are exempt and free yourself from obligation to do what you needed to do to contribute what this country needs when it comes down to battle and fighting in the front line?
we all need to support and help each other one way or another to be as one and be as strong as we can be. So pick up your rifle men and harden F the up! When there is a war to fight we expect everyone to be there from CP to shit kickers! Hell yeah! More the faken merrier i reckon!
Valid points cr1so, but you should be making them to players like Tim rather than XG.
He would be agreeing in many ways with what you said : )
FAIR ENOUGH LOUISE BUT THAT COMMENT GOES TO EVERY JAW JAW OUT THERE AND NOT NECESSARILY TO XG. MY APOLOGIES TO XG 🙂
Actually cr1so, this a "mirror of the real world" sort of game. Not a solely military game. Politics plays just as an important role than someone who can hit a couple of million in d3.
In d2, I did 16 million damage spending rl monies in a single campaign, against eChile. And I am not for war at this stage, Military is very, very important don't make it out that I am marginialising its importance, but for this game to work in our favour you can't just be thick and presume fighting on the
battlefield will solve everything.
Of course it won't Callumh - but I think its the only way left of making one's opinion felt.
I am feeling so low about this all - not from Chile, it is a war game after all and they are playing the part of conflicted hypocrites with an actual "Empire". Its the home front that brings me down.
The sheer arrogance of those who presume to speak for Australia, Their Australia, their preserve to stuff up & nobody else's . "Oh we so need to try EVERY avenue, fighting gets us nowhere we must talk.
We must talk, we must dance like good little monkeys & maybe we will be thrown some crumbs.
Oh we wonder why new players don't come to Australia & if they do they don't stay long. They are obviously not worthy for us to lead them". Dosen't matter we won't miss them.
Honestly Australia has no chance at all while the oldfags running Australia as a second rate club are in control. Any Australians who are unhappy - join the Aust Revolutionary Party as a start to the journey to recovery