The Economist ~ Don’t believe the hype

Day 1,493, 13:10 • Published in Sweden United Kingdom • by Spite313


Dear friends,

I’m just writing quickly to talk about politics and how it can be as potent a weapon as any amount of guns or tanking. We’ve seen recently a rise in defeats for ONE, and this has led in turn to a wave of propaganda in the media.

Let me explain something- this game is cyclical and at times we will lose battles. At the minute we are winning 3-4 and losing 3-4. This is a fairly balanced stage in the game- it just feels bad because until recently ONE was winning everything. But the side effect of these defeats is a rise in dissent and propaganda to encourage it.

EDEN knows that they can’t win long term in a direct war with a superpower like Poland or Serbia, so they changed their tactics. Firstly they used RWs and distractions to pull troops all over the ONE Empire, then they began the process off attacking and picking off small countries with multiple NEs. Firstly the UK and now Sweden are facing this treatment. But make no mistake, this is not because of anything the UK or Sweden has done- this is a political war to try and sap the spirits of ONE members and cause dissent.



I am inspired to write this article by a recent interview with the Finnish president. In this interview the Finnish CP argues that the reason Sweden is being conquered is in protest to the war with Norway, or perhaps a disagreement with Sweden’s leaders. In fact he goes further to say that by deposing the leaders we have now we would somehow secure peace.

Firstly, this is nonsense. Finland has shared a border with Sweden since long ago, and could have invaded at any time. You think it is coincidence that the war breaks out between Finland and Sweden the same time that so many other countries declare NE? Or coincidentally at the time that Romania and Finland argue over ownership of Estonian regions? This was a pre-planned move from EDEN HQ to take Sweden out. It was nothing to do with anything the current government has done, and wouldn’t have happened without military support from Russia and the other TEDEN countries via MPP.

Secondly, ask yourself why Sweden has been at war with Denmark and Norway. Yes there were political reasons, but also because Sweden needs an NE for bonus and also to keep its people happy. The country would be an extremely boring place with no war.

I want to explain why this article and millions more like it have and will be published in eRepublik.



When a country loses a battle, or a series of battles, many citizens look for someone to blame. This is especially true if, like many countries in erep, you are used to winning all the time. The most common people to blame are the CP, military chiefs, and the alliance. You see it all the time in every country- Terra or EDEN. The simple fact is that you can’t win all the time, and more it is not FUN to win all the time. How many countries in Terra or EDEN have never been wiped? How many countries would choose endless peace in exchange for endless security? The answer to both is not very many.

When this tension appears between the citizens and the CP, it is like a goldmine for the opponent. With a few sympathetic words and a reinforcement of blame, you can really mess up a country. Citizens give up, they stop fighting, they squabble amongst themselves. Some units and individuals even go over to the enemy side if it is really good propaganda. What is really dangerous is when people stop thinking objectively. You expect enemy alliances and countries to want to split you up from your government, but they can’t split you up from your sense of reason, only you can do that.

By all means question the decisions your leaders make, and question your alliance too for that matter. Not every decision made by your CP or your alliance HQ will be perfect- but remember that losing battles or regions does not mean you have bad leaders, it just means you aren’t as strong as the enemy are. And there is no shame in losing if you fight your hardest, in the knowledge that you will regain your regions in time.



So to sum up:

Sweden has been attacked from multiple directions, and we face a tough month ahead of us. It is not because of the government, it is because doing so is a good tactical move. They are attempting to pick off a smaller ONE country and hopefully get citizens to blame the loss on the CP and on the alliance. People should stick together, get behind the government and fight hard. Remember, you can remove the CP on January 5th if you want, but you can’t elect the enemy out of your country 😛

My advice is to listen closely to your MoD, join the Swedish citizen army, and wait for instructions. Together you easily have enough men to win in RWs and give EDEN hell 😛 In my home country of the UK, we lose battles every day, but we are still fighting and still causing TEDEN big problems- far more than a small country like the UK is worth. Stick together and not only will Sweden survive, we will cost the enemy blood and gold for every inch of Swedish land they take.

Iain



flashback to the 80s 😛