The Block and Abraham Lincoln
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by Caden Cotard
There's been a lot of talk lately about Heilongjiang, and what happened there on the side of the government. A lot of feathers have been ruffled over details of the plan.
We lost in Heilongjiang, fair and square. We spent a lot of money doing it. That's important to understand. I'm not going to pretend I have any inside access to information. I'm not going to tell you conclusively whether the attack was supposed to be a block or not. Rather, I have to say one thing that's been bugging me about the whole ordeal:
It doesn't matter.
We attacked Heilongjiang. We gave it all we had and then some. We unified as a nation in a way I hadn't seen before. We bounced back from the loss. What perhaps could have felt like a crippling defeat instead felt bittersweet. Right away there was a chorus of eUS citizens asking when we would get the next shot to topple the pillar. That, in my mind, is impressive. That made me proud to be a part of the eUSA, and part of its military.
Our president published an article explaining what happened. He explained the strategic victories involved in the defeat. It was a good article, honestly. I can't speak to the truth of what was said about the plans any more than I can speak to the truth of what the plans will be a month from now. And, with a few exceptions, nor can anyone making accusations against our president.
Presidential elections are coming up. Many, many people are using Heilongjiang to attack Jewitt. They say he didn't handle the situation correctly, that we should have known from the start that it was a block.
Well, we didn't. We fought hard and we lost. But we'll be back. No matter who is president, we'll be back. It's only a matter of time.
Many citizens seem to be looking for a scapegoat. They're looking for someone to blame for the gold they may or may not have spent at Heilongjiang. In this case, Jewitt appears to be their man, and thus he is being attacked by citizens who do not know the whole story.
I have more faith in our leadership than that. I have more faith in our citizens than that. I'm tired of seeing stuff posted about how either side hates America. As we demonstrated in Lion King and Katana, and will continue to demonstrate again and again throughout the New World's history, we are a great nation. When we stand together, we can achieve great things.
We were once (before my time) a band of outlaws, confined to Florida. And here we are causing millions of points of damage in eastern Asia. I think that's pretty impressive. I think that's something we as a nation can be proud of.
What's this all got to do with Abraham Lincoln? In a speech he delivered after accepting the republican nomination for the senate, he said, "A house divided against itself cannot stand."
He was right. There is plenty of room for healthy debate among candidates. Plenty of room to state your opinion about what happened, argue what is best for the nation. But keep away from personal attacks. No candidates in this election hate the eUSA. No citizen is more of a patriot for wanting to vote a certain way. Every citizen who wants to vote, to find the best candidate for our nation is a patriot.
We cannot let what happened in Hello Kitty divide the nation. We need to bounce back, and we need to do it quickly. The world is waiting.
When the election comes around, go out and vote. Vote Jewitt, Woxan, whoever you decide would be best for our nation. But read as much as you can, get as unbiased a picture as possible. Do not make your decision based on one event.
A house divided against itself cannot stand. Remember that.
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why are we in a hurry to attack the huns why not just take most india build power then attack the ehuns?
and the divide comes from the way the eusa is moving they look like they are grabing at any land just to take it!
it looks like no strategy to control the land we take!
nore to build the EUSA homeland the 2 fortress strategy is old build new hospitals in ETEXAS,ENEW YORK and EWASHINGTON if you want too make EUSA better and a ton of other things to make us stronger not just a offensive but deffensive too!
WE STILL DON'T HAVE EDELAWARE BACK!
Krauser - Canada has Delaware so that they can block eUK. >.<
You notice how eUK hasn't been pestering us with blocks during our Asia campaign? That's cos our Bros have our back in DE
Very good.
V/S.
Nice read. I still don't by the block bs spin but meh. Not gonna mess more than that in your comments.. keep up the good writing DL!
V/S
Awesome, awesome article. Voted hard. Subscribed even harder.
Good article, voted for ya.
Voted + Subbed
Krauser: 2 fortress strategy saved our nations ass back in the North American war. Before that, we had the whole hospitals in Texas, New York, Washington, Ohio etc. etc. Didn't work when our nation was nearly wiped out. Don't talk if you don't know. Kthx
Great article though.
V/S
v/s well done sir
bravo!
Well done. V&S.
Go eUS!
Hmm interesting middle ground.
Vote and Sub.. Great job
good, level-headed article. v
good, level-headed article. v
V & S.
Erep has a new voice of reason.
Vote , Sub ...
This article is full ow wisdom. He states what he knows and doesn't know, and he states the truth without affectation. This is more than I can get from the Washington Post, or any TV news show. Well done.
V
Trent Lawrence, I think you need a history lesson.
The 2 Forts Idea did NOT save america at all. What saved it was that a vast majority of the population was in Florida and the cost to attack it was higher than anyone besides Russia wanted to pay (What with their then president vowing to sell his parents house to finance it). Portugal, who conqured much of the south, did NOT want to put up the funds to topple Florida and made peace with the eUSA.
The other Fortress state, New Jersey, got the full brunt of Russian/Hungarian/Indonesian might and toppled like a domino due to the way Walls have less function in this stage of the game.
Poverty and an unwillingness to fight saved eAmerica, NOT its outdated fortress state idea. And I do know what I am talking about, Some of my military was there helping fight off PEACE GC.
we don't attack jewitt beacuse of hello kitty we attack him beacuse hes an idiot thats done nothing but follow the great Gaius's plan and then tells everyone that had faith in him and in our country for victory once more that all our efforts and faith did not matter and that he doesn't care about all the effort we put into it.
In conculsion america hates a lose and loves a winner. Hello kitty though loseing the battle turned the war AND THOUGH THAT WE WON. WE did not lose in hello kitty we won jewitt doesn't bealive so and tells us all that we all lost. For that idiocracy we attack him and wish he would step down from presidency.
Relorian your an idiot. If portugal took florida it would have killed there economy in days and they would be dead. The fact that we made florida's wall well over a million points made indo (who was the only country that could take florida) hesitate. That hesitation won us the war. Thus the fortress idea succeeded. We have 51 states to defend we can bleed out the enemy over weeks and months until they get to a fort and then when they finaly get to it they have to take out a wall that they simply don't have the gold to do anymore. Thats the fortress strategy and it is a successful one. The war proves it.
Good article v+s
by god there is hope for us yet voted hard
That's crazy. Your article sounds so much like the one I wrote the yesterday, especially the mention of Lincoln!
http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/a-consolation-to-the-american-people-1124540/1/20" target="_blank">http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/a-co[..]/1/20
This line!!! "A house divided against itself cannot stand". I even made that remark in my article! How crazy is that?
Good motivational article, V+S
>WE STILL DON'T HAVE EDELAWARE BACK!
This is either inept propaganda, a joke or, well, I don't know what.
>For that idiocracy we attack him and wish he would step down from presidency.
What's with the "we" stuff? I think Jewitt is doing just fine. In fact, if he'll pay me a shiny new gold piece, I'll vote for him again. Just like last time. Except he didn't pay me. Bastard.
Guais:
I respectfully disagree with you on your points about Jewitt. However, I acknowledge that I have no idea what Gaius' plan was. Though I submit that there are few who do, as it would probably be secret to make it more effective.
I didn't see where he stated our efforts and faith did not matter. In fact, I feel he has said on multiple occasions that they do.
When I say we lost in Hello Kitty I am referring to the literal outcome of the battle. Tactically, it could be a whole other story. I suppose we'll see in a week or so.
In twenty minutes or so we'll begin to see where the American public stands on this issue. Until then, we can only speculate, and try and keep our debates civil, so as to strengthen our nation through discourse, rather than weaken it through petty personal attacks.
Thanks for expressing your opinion here. I know I don't know everything about the matter, and certainly haven't been around as much as you have.