Soo...Nominations...
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by Shoi12
I don't pay much attention to Canada's internal discussions often, I admit. I probably should, but as more of a diplomatic player, I've always been more focused on foreign affairs. Why else would I have gotten a spot as MoFA on a regular occasion during my eLife? Yeah, I know it's no excuse to be ignorant of what happens within our borders, but it's true.
Often, I don't even care who's CP as long as I have a say in foreign affairs. Yes, EPD, you're not that important 🙂
Simply, if I have a say, I honestly don't care who wins and rules the nation, especially it's quite common for more than one candidate to offer a MoFA position to me in a single month. Sure, I might interact with the bossman a little differently depending on who it is, but it really doesn't matter.
However, even I have an opinion as to what a good leader is. As a player who plans to run for CP one day myself, and just in general, I do keep my eye on how players lead, effectively and ineffectively. I may just be some guy, but I do notice these sort of things, as I'm sure many have noticed as well. There are many kinds of rulers that have varying degrees of success and popularity, as I'm sure that people know as well. Let's list some qualities of a good leader, shall we?
A good leader should be respected by the nation he represents. As in, the ENTIRE nation. No matter how well the leader CAN lead, if he only has the support of 50% or 60% of the nation, it'll be hard to lead effectively if players are constantly trying to overthrow the leadership. The leader doesn't necessarily have to be unanimously picked by the people as some sort of savant, but he should at least be respected by all of his peers.
A good leader must be loyal to what he believes in. He can't simply be someone who goes with the flow and switches ideas to get public approval, because frankly, a leader has to be able to listen to the people, but also do what is best for the nation, even if it means disagreeing with the popular opinion from time to time. The worst kind of leader is a leader that cannot stick to his ideals and goals, an indecisive leader. Of course leaders make mistakes and must accept that reality, but this is no excuse to abandon all loyalties simply for approval. If he believes something is the right thing to do, he must stand by his decision to do so.
A leader must also be loyal to his nation. Yes, this seems obvious, but it's also very true. A leader must be willing to put in his all for his nation, and stick to them no matter the hardship. There is no more appalling sight than seeing a leader betray his nation or abandon it in a time of need. In the hardest of times, citizens must be able to turn to their leader and be inspired to see things through. If a leader folds when he is needed the most, how can he expect the nation to hold up? A leader must stand by his nation through thick and thin.
A leader must rule with authority. While this certainly does not mean blocking off others from making contributions and working together with others, he must be able to do what is right and convince others to work alongside him as well. No leader can lead a nation if its people do not listen to the words he says. If he cannot even get his cabinet to work with him, he is not fit to lead an entire nation. There have been many players with great ideas and genuine good intentions. But if a leader cannot lead his people, his title would be ironic, would it not?
All these things are essential to being a good leader, but those rare, exceptional leaders that few can dislike and none can hate are all good people. Being able to remain a good public image is always a positive thing, and remaining likeable always helps keep dissent to a minimum. And of course, actually being a good person is always a plus.
So, why am I rambling on about all this? Like I said, I rarely care about who is CP. But I happen to like a certain candidate this time around, so I thought I might put in a good word in hopes to sway some of you that may be hesitant to vote for.
This is someone that is highly respected in eCanada. This person will run eCanada not always with universal approval, but always with universal respect. This person sticks to the ideals and commitments that have been set forth, even when it has not been the most popular choice or the most well received. This person is loyal to eCanada, standing by our nation even in times of crisis and political chaos. When the nation suffered from complete insanity, this person helped keep us all in line. While others have fled to greener pastures, this person has stayed and fought the long fight. And of course, she is one of the nicest people I know. You know who I’m talking about ^.^
So yeah. If it means anything, I nominate my dear friend Mary-chan for CP 🙂
It doesn't? Oh...
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Until next time, take care!
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Well said Shoi o7
MC4CP! o7
Great write-up on leadership!
tl;dr
*he or she
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~hyuu~
すばらしい
How does this relate to MC?
tl;dr: Mary Chan has a good chance of having tits, vote for her.
I concur.
All valid points.
Mary finds a way to make everyone feel like she is on their side. No easy task to accomplish.
"no matter how well the leader CAN lead, if he only has the support of 50% or 60% of the nation, it'll be hard to lead effectively if players are constantly trying to overthrow the leadership. "
actually you only need about 30-40 percent.
Otherwise not enough Sutler
Yay, Mary Chan! 😁
*huggles*
MaryChan and you did not do a very good job in running the country in September. I don't think the addition of in game buttons will improve either her competency or activity.
She wasn't a very active pretend President. She enjoys backroom scheming a bit too much for my tastes. She has displayed poor judgement.
Why would you want that?
The fact still remains she wasn't CP
When are we going to see an article showing were you stand on the issues Chan?
This Coalition enabler deserves a time out, as does ElPato. The past three months have been a tragedy and what we need most is a change in personnel.
I believe Mary Chan has earned the right to be CP. She is a consensus builder, who aside from what Statler and Waldorf (Funky and Jacobi) think, transcends all the partisan bullsh*t that has been a pox on eCanadian politics from months. Foxfire is a fine candidate, and would probably make for an excellent CP, but because of his political associations, he is too polarizing a political figure. eCanada needs someone that can work both sides of the political fence. Mary can do that, Foxfire can't
But I like people who get off the fence. It let's me know what they truly value and what choices they will stick to in the future as a leader.
There are times when you just have to pick a side, and with only 30 days in office as CP, you have to be quite decisive.
Thing is, that side of the fence is kind of a mess. The grass is always greener on the other side... Matters not really, I just think Mary Chan has earned her chance.
"...has earned the right to be CP."
CP is a privilege, honor, and campaign victory; not a right.
"She is a consensus builder"
That doesn't help as CP, there are always demographics who disagree for spite or sport. A CP calls their shot and acts on it, right or wrong. How you handle it after defines your leadership.
"There are times when you just have to pick a side, and with only 30 days in office as CP, you have to be quite decisive. "
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From the CP chair, you want someone who "works well with others", you don't want "gets along with others".
The best CP's in this country did not get along with others and they managed to work well enough with others to get things accomplished.
I agree that we don't want polarizing figures leading things, and consensus builders have their role to play, yet they still need pick one group's demands over another.It's just that she openly admits to supporting Rolo (which is probably teasing us, yet I can't be sure) and we've got big decisions ahead regarding our choice of alliances, so e'll need a CP that sticks to the EDEN plan (at least for now) or in the least, doesn't throw us for any loops.Choosing alliance has to be priority
To hell with Rolo. He is running his own lulz candidate. I believe that Mary Chan deserves the opportunity to answer the foreign policy questions you ask... if she or Muglack (and his silly dictator business) present a foreign policy vision that runs counter the will of the eCanadian population, then yes, I will rethink my support for Mary. Until then, she is my horse. All this said, we still have no idea what the CPF is up to. They represent eCan's largest vote block, maybe they'll shock us all
Wait so what if she doesn't present anything? Is she still your horse?
If her campaign is silent, if she does not throw out some policy, then yes, I will have to rethink my support
Campaign is still in the works, Quimbie.
If figured as much. Dazzle us Mary.
Quimbie's already chosen his partisan.
Plugson, I agree choice of alliances is a super-important issue, but I'm not sure we should be moving towards it right now, why not stay how we are? We have our allies, and EDEN looks like it is being beaten into the ground.
Mary Chan for CP! o7 let the talkers do the talking and the doers do the doing.
Zappie, if we haven't applied for membership or promised to do so in December, then holding off is possible and, like you said, maybe even a good idea. But we don't want to create the same situation like we had with CoT, when they announced our trial membership, only to find out that we had already declined. Whatever doesn't annoy potential allies is a good way to go.
Yeah, makes sense, just worried! The CoT thing I'm sure didn't look very good on us.
Well, the confusion was on their end. Pretty sure we told them our intentions later.
Sure, EDEN is always having a hard time being beat on, and with eUSA and Brazil now looking to go to war with EDEN allies, things are bound to get interesting.
And Funky has also picked his partisan. Potato, potatoe...
Don't call Mary Chan a potato you sexist.