On Elections and Alliances
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by CSD
It’s a funny thing about facts. It’s really hard to get the full picture of something until you have all of them.
It is absolutely true that in a single post in an ongoing thread, I suggested that the CSD offer cabinet posts to Tom Hagan (CPP) and Scorpio (DAL).
There are more facts you might not have:
• I never indicated that the cabinet positions were contingent on their endorsement
• Both Tom Hagan and Scorpio turned down the offers
• The DAL and CPP are still endorsing me for the election
• After I had the endorsement I spoke with Jacobi to express my intent to ask him to sit as Minister of Communication because I was impressed with his recent broadcast, and would like to see eCanada represented with that level of commitment and enthusiasm
• Bruck contacted me with a similar offer, asking me to endorse him so he could have “one last term” and offered to give three CSD members cabinet positions. He also indicated that he would love to see me as PM next term (his words)
• Bruck also contacted the leaders of CPP and DAL and made similar offers
Is this the place where I rail against Bruck and tell you what a dirty backroom dealer he is? No, certainly not, because there wasn’t anything unethical in the offer he made.
When you are negotiating a government that will require multi-partisan support, you absolutely need to make participation and co-operation both attractive and possible. Incorporating members of other parties into your plans for cabinet is the most powerful way of demonstrating your commitment to a co-operative future government.
It’s easy to use a stolen screenshot and some on-fire accusations to start a propaganda campaign. It makes handy mud to fling when you are trying to discredit the opposition’s candidate in the middle of the election. But the truth is that all of the major parties in eCanada perform such negotiations, and not for the first time in these elections. Calling it a coup, or saying that it is only unethical when the CSD does it is the height of political hypocrisy.
Regards,
~Cleomynestra Cathak
CSD Party President
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a scandal already eh? ah well who cares, its just like in RL, Canadians pay more attention to politics in other countries rather than its own
Back in the day, in Etobicoke" we would have said "choice" words..... vote...voted...voting.
Your right, it's a funny thing when things are taken out of context
Those are my words exactly, I would love to see you as PM, when you have the experience to lead a country like eCanada. And that is why I offered the Cabinet Post and asked that you wait until you were ready, I offered to help and you decided to jump the gun.
Don't take this as rude but even right now i'm not convinced your ready. During the battle against France you over fought and now are sitting below 40 wellness, you'll need to be gifted or you won't be able to fight tomorrow. That's something you do in your first week, not when your running for President.
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@BelatedDeath With good reason. Have you *see* the sh!t the eHungarians have gotten themselves into in the Baltic states? Absolutely hilarious.
No SEPERATISTS! DOWN WITH SEPERATISTS!
Bruck, I knew full well what I was doing. The difference between me and someone in their first week on eRep is that I am established enough to be able to raise my wellness as I need it. I also bought and paid for all my own weapons without requesting help for the CAF and fought hard enough to raise myself two ranks. I'm surprised that you of all people would criticize military commitment.
Somebody wack AB, it's skipping again.
@Duke No it's the remix version.
Military Commitment is knowing when to stop, the idea of this is to raise wellness and experience not leave yourself drained and relying on the government for gifts.
Oooh, I'm going to get to watch AB yell at his opponents this election without being directly involved. Sweet!
Boooo separtists. Go AB!
I see nothing wrong about the PM offering cabinet positions for support, provided those individuals will do a good job and fit their role. Tom is an experienced and highly respected Canadian same with Scorpius, so its not like any joe shmoe party leader is getting an undeserved position.
In case you all are wondering, I contacted both Bruck and Cleo about keeping my job and taking on an apprentice should I want a month off in the future.
Bruck,
Who's relying on the government for gifts? My wellness is, and always has, been raised by my own resources alone.