My retirement from President
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by BuzzyTheCat
Good evening Israel,
3 months ago (can you believe it has been 3 months already?) when I took over as President, I said I would not run in September. I had toyed with the idea of breaking my word, but in the end, I have decided that I need to take a break. As some of you know, I work full time doing armed security, I go to university full time (as of Tomorrow that is) to finish my BA in Criminology/Justice Studies, I take care of my disabled mother, and I am happy engaged to the most wonderful woman in the world. Needless to say, all of that can be stressful at times and I still find 2, 3, and sometimes 4 hours a day to log into Erepublik to manage the economy, our government companies, communicate and give advice to all of our citizens who PM me… My work is endless.
It is because of all of this, that I have decided to take a much-needed break from Presidency. I am not leaving the country, I am not leaving the game, but I just cannot keep going like I have been lately. I don’t sleep much, I have almost no “me” time… I basically live on Cigarettes and Coffee IRL. I have decided to step aside in September simply because, I COULD keep going like this for awhile longer, but I don’t want there to come a point where I crash and end up leaving office in the middle of a term. That isn’t fair to you all as Israeli citizens, it isn’t fair to congress… it just isn’t fair to anyone.
What is in my future?
I am fully and completely supporting Sadeh in the upcoming election. The man is the father of this country and has been a mentor in this game to me since my first days in Israel. He is truly a master of foreign affairs and in all honesty, there is not a more qualified person to run Israel besides Sadeh and myself.
I will continue on in elife as Sadeh’s VP when he is elected (and if you even think there is a chance he wont be elected, I suggest you pull your head out of your… you know), I will continue on liaising with congress on important matters, running much of the economy and government companies, etc. I am not going anywhere any time soon… just taking a small break from the 24/7 job of President.
I will also be running in congress again later this month, and I also have plans on running my own political party. (More on that below)
Why did you leave the IWP?
I have never made a secret about my dislike and disdain for political parties in this game. Sorry to burst some peoples bubble, but they are about as useless as a coffee machine at an insomniac convention. That said, when a political party DOES work, it works by strong seasoned leadership, it works because it has a singular driving voice behind it, it works because it does what needs to be done to get the job accomplished.
IWP recently has failed on all of these matters. They have tossed out the tradition of choosing THE BEST candidate for the job, and now instead choose to follow a Likud like path of “THE BEST…in our party”. They have thrown the entire idea of a strong singular driving voice out the window and have created a quasi democracy inside the party to make decisions by (sounds really nice on paper doesn’t it?).
That is a sad sad thing for me. I have been an IWP member since day 1 of coming to Israel. We had some great leaders in our day, Sadeh, Yotamnor, CJ Will Win. IWP selected the winning candidate in the Presidential elections every single time in this countries history. IWP has also held congress majority in every congress except 1 where we were simply “candidate spammed” out of majority… That has now all come to an end.
Because of all that, I have chosen to leave the party rather than be associated with it any longer. So what’s next then? I will be forming my own party with the same founding principles the IWP use to have. Strong leadership, a singular voice that drives party decisions, activity in government, and above all else, picking real winners for elections.
For now Israel, have a wonderful night,
BuzzyTheCat, your loving soon to be no-longer, President
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Great job, good luck, great article. Good luck and stay active though 🙂
I love you Buzzy :')
I love you too Yoel *gives you a man hug*
All that comes to mind is "Lyndon Johnson"
I almost crie😛D
Buzzy, you will defintely be missed as our president.
Good Luck in all things.
Good luck - you will be missed as President.
However I must disagree with you about the IWP. I do not understand how you can make the assertions you make. The Presidential candidate has not even been selected yet you already rubbish how we select our candidate. It seems that the 'great tradition' of cooking up our candidate selection behind close doors, with no open invitation to Party members to suggest who tehy think should candidates evokes fond memories to you. I am sorry that you feel that it is necessary to rubbish the IWP so quickly and to set up a party to oppose it. Sadeh Badeh has made no application to the IWP for endorsement of his candidature - so how can we have rejected him?
You will be missed. You have done a great service to our country and our party. But please do not make your parting act be to pull apart the IWP.
Franz Kafka
My honest and heart-felt right of reply:
"IWP recently has failed on all of these matters. They have tossed out the tradition of choosing THE BEST candidate for the job, and now instead choose to follow a Likud like path of “THE BEST…in our party”."
We formed a committee of party members (including you), and asked people to propose candidates.
"We had some great leaders in our day, Sadeh, Yotamnor, CJ Will Win. IWP selected the winning candidate in the Presidential elections every single time in this countries history. IWP has also held congress majority in every congress except 1 where we were simply “candidate spammed” out of majority… That has now all come to an end."
Agreed - some great leaders, but on what basis do you claim this has all come to an end? I updated our manifesto, I formed a central committee to drive forward leadership and decision making, we still hold a majority in congress.
"They have thrown the entire idea of a strong singular driving voice out the window and have created a quasi democracy inside the party to make decisions by (sounds really nice on paper doesn’t it?)."
What is wrong with giving members a little more of a say in how our party is run? The moment members find their voice, you declare to leave it?
"It seems that the 'great tradition' of cooking up our candidate selection behind close doors, with no open invitation to Party members to suggest who tehy think should candidates evokes fond memories to you"
You are the party President. YOU are the one who makes the final and ultimate decision. The party rallies around YOU for leadership... Political Parties arent a democracy, they are a group of people serving under a leader. I am sorry, but your "Panel" is nothing more than a leadership cop-out
"Sadeh Badeh has made no application to the IWP for endorsement of his candidature - so how can we have rejected him?"
I approached Invar about it, and so did Sadeh. We were both told, in no uncertain terms "IWP will not support someone from a self named party with 8 members"... maybe you should keep your dogs on a shorter leash?
Thank you for your service Buzzy , G-d's speed to you , and be good to that wife of yours x]
I really did not get to know you well as other israeli members.. but, i admired you through your speeches, your intelligence, and your brilliance as a leader.
You have been a brilliant leader, Buzzy. I wish you the best of luck in all your duties. G-dspeed.
Franz Kaftka, i am not a member of IWP but if you are in fact giving the members of IWP a voice and are spreading around some democracy i applaud you this country is in need of it
You are an asset 😃
i think joining your party might be a good choise, inform me when you start it. 😛
and of course, good luck.
school is tough for everyone. XD