Say No to Elitism
Mr Woldy
'Elitism'
Evening all. I aim in this article to give you some lovely insights into how you can spot elitism here in the eUK and how you, right now, can take steps to smash it in the face.
I also consider it to be a discussion on the roles of 'party and policy' as currently being discussed by Appleby, and hopefully a short tract that should give you even more cause to get on the forums; and failing that something you can use to get involved without using the forums. All good things.
Partying
Those of you who have read Applecart's article will see that he feels as though parties are in effect an extension of the military module; something we participate in (if we do, which some of us don't) in order to make our country the most land-grabbing biggest baddest colour on the eMap. We thus join a party based not so much on their policies but on which one best fits our own grand ideological views on how this can be achieved.
An interesting idea, although I feel that in the changing climate of the eUK most of us join a party for more pragmatic reasons. To what extent Appleby's 'ideological grand-plan' thesis is individually valid depends on our willingness to get involved with and understand the game. You may say that it only applies to those of us who are in e-terms, 'politically conscious' in the sense of how well we understand the games rules, our own limitations, international situation, consequent national limitations, legislation, community and ehistory.
In reality, it may be that most people choose a party based on what they think it can offer them (whether that be material goods, a place in congress, or world-altering 'change'). What we as a community should strive for is to strike a balance between these two realities. The ideal populace would have enough knowledge of the eUK and eRepublik to be able to know precisely what each party stands for and can offer us, without falling victim to propaganda or as Kravenn says; populist rhetoric.
You don't need to take much time to scrutinise what party officials tell you on this game, nor are the tools you need to do so locked away somewhere you can't reach them. On the most fundamental level you can check the wiki, the forums or simply ask a cross-section of different party representatives in order to get a good idea of what is going on. The one thing to avoid being is a sheep.
By that I simply mean don't read one thing and take their word for it. If one man shouts change and it seems like a good idea, don't follow it without asking questions. Doing so simply means you allow yourself as a voter to be exploited, and this is something that applies to each and every citizen worldwide.
Question both sides of the argument, do a little reading and if two or more parties disagree, try to find both sides of the story. People will always be willing to help, because after all - they want your vote and believe they are the right people to have it.
Similarly, when you are in a party ask yourself to what extent you are able to get involved, or if you are content with your position, again, ask yourself how democratic or how open is my party, and how likely is my voice to be heard should I want to shout. How can you do this? Your first stop is always the wiki. Or asking PP's. Remember to find out how the party works. It's easy for party A to call party B corrupt, but if party A is led by an oligarchy with no structure or procedure for the little guy to actually be heard, then you simply don't know if you're fighting (or voting) for the right cause. It's easy for someone to say they represent the little guy, but to what extent do they? How are policies made, who makes them, and how able are you as an individual to be heard. Always scrutinise, always question. You don't need the forums for that, although it is in the eyes of most parties the most open and efficient way to discuss these things openly with it's members. Some parties opt for just an IRC channel instead, though in my opinion that is far more closed and cliquey than using a forum or discussing things on a 1 to 1 basis with congressmen in-game.
Question transparency. How open is a party about how it functions? If there is no structure, how are you to get involved? Through what channels can you do so? Again, speak to party presidents, ask congressmen, find out what different parties can offer you - make yourself knowledgeable. Command your own decisions, don't bow down to the apparent knowledge or wisdom of some other guy who seems to know what he's on about.
Watch out for the Grima Wormtongues of the world.
Because ladies and gentlemen, if you let yourself be exploited than you promote elitism. Ask yourselves if you know why you voted whoever you voted for. Ask yourself if you considered all your options. Ask yourself if you made the right decision, and on what knowledge did you base that decision? Don't fall for populism or propaganda, don't be exploited, don't promote elitism.
WOLD-OUT.
Thanks for Reading,
HRH King Woldy I,
OBE, KCVS, MC, HRH.
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I should probably mention that the MoHA's effort to educate people is fantastic and tutoring/mentoring by individuals or groups goes a long way in fighting how readily exploitable we make ourselves.
So stay in school etc
Remember kids, don't do drugs!
I am Woldy's sheep! Woooho!
But sheep are delicious.
Rumours of me being Welsh are greatly exaggerated
Strength in Unity
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Or wasn't that what you meant?
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i am a royal protector because this guy knows what the fuck he is on about
We're honoured that you acknowledge that we are against elitism, Dr Hugh : ) We have party meetings for all of our members to decide on policy every month, feel free to make any suggestions and I'll submit them for you there!
Boated along the Thames, King of Kings.
wb Horatio
Great article,man!
Knowledge is power?
I would say be an independent individual and choose wisely.
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Voted, good read. and exactly what I did when I first arrived.
Don't listen to this obviously evil, tyrannical figure, he was chewing a baby all the way through writing this article rabble rabble rabble!
But voted because 9/10 for spelling, well done!
too true,you are so against elitism,that you call yourself KING and you do expect some kind of protocol to behave in your presence.
This article is a really nice piece of CYNISM.Although,I must admit the photo of Keers and Dan Moir rumbling about the forums is awesome (Watch out for the Grima Wormtongues of the world)
It's so open,the forums,that you can ban whoever you want for whichever reason you like.
And Dan Moir makes a profit in blackmarket , due to high taxes(supported by gov)
In TUP, you can feel like a sheep,because you're in fact one sheep,and then you won't get much supplies or anything,since,they're really mean and greed,although some of the party mumbo-jumbos are filthy rich.
Don Dapper is much,much less poorer but he shares a great deal.
Anyway, a nice article of counter-information, you only have a problem,.... me. And you know I'm much better exposing facts than you (whether I get votes or not). It's matter of time TRUTH wins and YOU, TUP, loses.
less richer, I mean, about Don Dapper.
But Bohemond4 is right. Just taste both sides. He seemed such a nice intelligent guy, and it was so propaganda-selling to make Congress to an absolute newcomer ( 6 days in game, ONE DAY IN PARTY), that the TRANSPARENT ELITE of TUP decided to go on top the wishes of ANY other old TUP member
to impose its opinion to its heard of SHEEP.
BTW, go to the wikis to read how exciting was PHOENIX in 2010.
Alphabethis is always with positive remarks... or better just repeating an old record day after each other.
'too true,you are so against elitism,that you call yourself KING and you do expect some kind of protocol to behave in your presence.'
~~~That's not how you are supposed to address a king~~~
But srs, wut
"6 days in game, ONE DAY IN PARTY"
actually old boy, I was in the party for 6 days or so. I signed up early and took a look, and liked what I saw so I stayed. It was, incidentally, 5 days after I opened my mouth and jumped in on several discussions of issues and decided what the heck, ill throw my name into the ring for Congress. Honestly not expecting anything tbh!
that the TRANSPARENT ELITE of TUP decided to go on top the wishes of ANY other old TUP member
?? What? this actually makes no sense to be fair. Isn't this how most parties operate? The leadership choose the party lists? At least thats how my local parties in little 'ol NZ work. The leader chooses the party list and all follow blindly.
Am I elit?
I would like to point out that the Mod team have consistently explained why the banned Goku from the forum. I don't know about you, but I have found that most mod teams do not explain their bans, at least in public. I think it is quite open of them that they chose to do so in his case. Likewise, most forums also have a rule that they do not allow discussions of mods/behavior of mods/bans/appeals and how mods are appointed/selected. Something you disagree with, when most forums follow the same ru
bohemond4, agreed, most Real Life parties are not transparent, but opaque and reliant on a small elite. TUP behaves as a Real Life Party. New Era is quite different, FAR more transparet, FAR less opaque and with NO ELITE. You're admitting my point: TUP is opaque and elitist.
Trouble is when you ''should question both sides'' you end u with the elder statesmen who run this country then planning a take over of the party containing the people who are asking questions...and all because they are a threat to the eUK?
Well that thread should be made public and out of the hidden sections of the forums so the people can see who and what was planning to end the asking of questions just to save their power base.
@ Alpha: not my point, not at all. You twist my words. Dan Moir was elected by a majority to lead TUP, and that included assisting in selecting the Congress rankings.
I don't usually weigh in on this kinda bickering, alpha but you're basically entirely incorrect and have it the wrong way around. Maybe you should check the wiki and talk to PP's or something, because I get the impression someone has given you a negative (or hyperbolic) impression of one or more of the parties and you've taken it to heart. Check out what each party does and stand for, maybe it'll cause you to reconsider. After all, you might be missing out on some cool partying!
...calls of a take over of a new political party lead by one man in a constant unelected seat of power....
All I see recently is old players and TUP rather worried about the emergence of New Era judging by all these articles. Good. Because people can now see that New Era is their party, their country and their game.
Says a lot if you think this is targeting any particular party 😛
So you'll agree that the top TUP members say alot when they call any questions of their governance as 'anti-TUP' rhetoric?
where do you guys even get this stuff from
All I am saying is how can anyone ask questions and not be sheep when the majority of questions are brushed aside as anti-TUP and ignored. Take Behemond for example, how is it framed in a way? TUP are the largest party, biggest party in Congress and have had the last two CP's...who else do you ask questions regarding p*ss poor decisions about the disbanding of our countries army for example...ESO? No you ask TUP.
Here is your example of a sheep sadly.
And what piss poor decisions have you come and talked to me about? If you really think my stewardship of the country is that bad, Hugh, why haven't I heard from you?
Alphabethis talking rubbish as usual. I rarely sell anything I make and when I do, it's on the marketplace. Not sure how that's relevant though.
I was mainly referring to MH's term also. His thread about BEF reform where in a matter of hours he said he was going to reform it then he was going to end it. You ask questions and get no replies...(an accusation that was used against Big Ant in his impeachment)...and can you say a Government handing over their national MU to a private MU with an association to a political party is a brilliant move?
Another question about p*ss poor decisions is Eno live being refused british citizenship despite being British and a former tank. But all because he lost his temper with the forum ruling class he is driven from the game. So what if he lost his temper, people who have spoken to him find him a nice guy. Yet one outburst and he gets refused entry back to the eUK. Hasnt Keers himself threatened to leave the eUK...an outburst one would say?
We lost a good tank because of one mans personal feelings. Evidence why we need a cross party committee with regards to citizenship
.....When men were men, and eSheep were nervous.....
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Needs more Goku Jones style anal ysis
Woldy is the most undeserving elitist player in eUK.
this is why we can't have nice things
Speaking of the undeserving...
No to elitism? and we have this on the forum? http://tinyurl.com/9qgvvhb
@Goku: Woldy was elected CP 6 times. If he hadn't done a good job at least 5 times, do you think he would have been selected and democratically elected again?
@ Sexagenarian: Because that's not a joke.