The Fear of Politics
Day 2,009, 19:23
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by Dishmcds
Gentlemen and Butjam;
I have been thinking about this article for a while. Even out of the UK, I always kept my eye on UK Politics. I've outlived the GF rage, the TUP takeovers and HoL abolition, every party in the eUK entirely, and seen the progression of a community based game to a damage based game, which is loosely supposed to mirror real life even though it doesn't.
I've been wondering on this evolution, and what life as turned into within the eUK. Here's a basic synopsis of what you do on a daily basis:
1. Log in, work/train/fight.
2. Check feeds/news/forums, respond accordingly to them.
3. Do a little work for a Ministry, your party, or your MU. This could include handing out food/weapons for your MU, perhaps a few meetings, whatever.
Log out.
It just seems to me we're stagnant. We do nothing different or new or "effective" (and by effective, I mean that the UK hasn't progressed any from way back when given the drop in population, effectiveness, or "power" rankings on the world stage).
In essence, we're just here. We're the gateway to Europe, figuratively speaking. Our largest asset is our geography. Our allies love our location in relation to Spain, France, and the Americas. Spain, France, and the Americas love our location as the gateway to the rest of Europe, Assgard, or even Russia.
We're a doormat that cannot protect itself unless we have our allies (which even back in my CP terms was the case, we've never truly been a major power since Beta anyway). We're supposed to be genius organisers who lead in figurative sense with influence rather than strength. I'm going to stop here, as I'm getting off on another rant.
The problem is, in my humble opinion, that we're afraid of actually playing the political gain. When we have five functional, major parties with decent voting blocs that can decide the fate of an election, be it CP or Congress, we have five groups of people, or communities, that can positively affect change. There was at one point the idea of this major "think tank" or whatever, when in fact we already had five of them working in our favor, bouncing ideas, and being forced to compromise with each other in order to get anything accomplished.
Recent developments (and by recent I mean a few years in the making) have changed this to some degree, as we've had 2-3 major parties that can work together, with 1-2 that work on their own. This started something of a divide, which has led us to where we are today.
Five groups of people who, separately couldn't open a bag of potato chips, but together are so afraid of insulting each other they rarely take the time to present ideas, programs, or solutions because they don't want to hurt someone's feelings.
So what do we do to fix this?
Well, I can only speak for myself at this point, but frankly, it's time to actually act like a unified party that has it's own ideals, ethics, policies, and does things within this game again. We need to stand up for what we believe in again, whether that means we disagree with NE (as we typically do), or even TUP or ESO/1V/etc who we're allied with and actually get along with.
Some people forget that whether we disagree or agree, the important part is presenting it anyway, and standing up for ourselves. We can still function as a fully integrated society, military, or political system and disagree with each other. We can (try) to do it as respectfully as possible. Does that mean that there wo't be months that we basically dislike a party? Sure. We'll not agree on a candidate or whatever, and we'll have a true, bloody, election. It happens. It has happened. It'll happen again.
But we can't be so scared of that, that we quit presenting ourselves as fully functional, unified parties that do absolutely nothing.
tl;dr: Stop being so worried about feelings, and work out ideas to do things differently. No pictures this time around. Extra knockers on the next one.
Hugs and Kisses,
Just Another Guy
I have been thinking about this article for a while. Even out of the UK, I always kept my eye on UK Politics. I've outlived the GF rage, the TUP takeovers and HoL abolition, every party in the eUK entirely, and seen the progression of a community based game to a damage based game, which is loosely supposed to mirror real life even though it doesn't.
I've been wondering on this evolution, and what life as turned into within the eUK. Here's a basic synopsis of what you do on a daily basis:
1. Log in, work/train/fight.
2. Check feeds/news/forums, respond accordingly to them.
3. Do a little work for a Ministry, your party, or your MU. This could include handing out food/weapons for your MU, perhaps a few meetings, whatever.
Log out.
It just seems to me we're stagnant. We do nothing different or new or "effective" (and by effective, I mean that the UK hasn't progressed any from way back when given the drop in population, effectiveness, or "power" rankings on the world stage).
In essence, we're just here. We're the gateway to Europe, figuratively speaking. Our largest asset is our geography. Our allies love our location in relation to Spain, France, and the Americas. Spain, France, and the Americas love our location as the gateway to the rest of Europe, Assgard, or even Russia.
We're a doormat that cannot protect itself unless we have our allies (which even back in my CP terms was the case, we've never truly been a major power since Beta anyway). We're supposed to be genius organisers who lead in figurative sense with influence rather than strength. I'm going to stop here, as I'm getting off on another rant.
The problem is, in my humble opinion, that we're afraid of actually playing the political gain. When we have five functional, major parties with decent voting blocs that can decide the fate of an election, be it CP or Congress, we have five groups of people, or communities, that can positively affect change. There was at one point the idea of this major "think tank" or whatever, when in fact we already had five of them working in our favor, bouncing ideas, and being forced to compromise with each other in order to get anything accomplished.
Recent developments (and by recent I mean a few years in the making) have changed this to some degree, as we've had 2-3 major parties that can work together, with 1-2 that work on their own. This started something of a divide, which has led us to where we are today.
Five groups of people who, separately couldn't open a bag of potato chips, but together are so afraid of insulting each other they rarely take the time to present ideas, programs, or solutions because they don't want to hurt someone's feelings.
So what do we do to fix this?
Well, I can only speak for myself at this point, but frankly, it's time to actually act like a unified party that has it's own ideals, ethics, policies, and does things within this game again. We need to stand up for what we believe in again, whether that means we disagree with NE (as we typically do), or even TUP or ESO/1V/etc who we're allied with and actually get along with.
Some people forget that whether we disagree or agree, the important part is presenting it anyway, and standing up for ourselves. We can still function as a fully integrated society, military, or political system and disagree with each other. We can (try) to do it as respectfully as possible. Does that mean that there wo't be months that we basically dislike a party? Sure. We'll not agree on a candidate or whatever, and we'll have a true, bloody, election. It happens. It has happened. It'll happen again.
But we can't be so scared of that, that we quit presenting ourselves as fully functional, unified parties that do absolutely nothing.
tl;dr: Stop being so worried about feelings, and work out ideas to do things differently. No pictures this time around. Extra knockers on the next one.
Hugs and Kisses,
Just Another Guy
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Dish promised extra knockers on the next one. There you have it, a reason to click on. Or just google extra knockers..
You'd probably end up with images of the three boob chick out of total recall.
Well it helped sell that movie. Here we pay for a personal trainer that doesn't even show up anymore, where is Lana nowadays, or that sexy librarian?
Truthfully (and unfortunately) Dish, I find there to be very little to actually discuss or argue over in the political realm. By this point we've basically figured out what works and what doesn't, and what the game is purposefully designed to steer us towards.
I'm not so sure the relative intra-party peace is a result of people being too chummy, but more of a gradual outcome of the fact that there is only one side to take on most issues. I respect a lot of the political players enough to disagree with them if it is warranted, but more often than not I just see them petering out due to boredom than having rage flame-outs these days, which is disheartening.
eUK needs more Boblo
Great article!
We have to find ways to constructively disagree and decide it in elections, I think too many are scared of being spammed into oblivion by hate if they try something new. I hope you can get UKRP to stop doing this.
...and New Era?
I think that was usually a case of you actually lying in your party recruitment materials which needed addressing.
The fastest growing only democratic party in the UK which doesn't give out freebies? That isn't trying something new, that's 3 lies.
I'm actually referring to the usual UKRP opposition to things like article vote buying, party supply & charity and account swapping. All of which they have been quite flamy about opposing but then done themselves.
New Era was badly hit by the vote buying stuff so not only did we stop doing it, we have been a lot more cautious since.
Yes. UKRP tells nothing but lies, and we need to work on this. I mean, New Era is possibly the only party who has always told the truth, and never trolled, bullied, lied, and done anything unsavory. They've always taken the high road, and are responsible for nothing.
Give me a break Goku. You would be a somewhat intelligent player if you weren't so immature and have no ability to take responsibility, both you and your party, for the things you've done as well.
Sure I do.
I post quite a bit about my own mistakes and improvements we need.
The attitude is always "only New Era is wrong - only you change" though, never anyone else. So no improvement is made.
I don't see you taking responsibility for anything here?
No, I didn't represent the party at all whilst trying to tell people that trying to PTO you was bad, and that we didn't support it, or that some UKRP members who chose to take part would do so on their own accord, or anything. I mean, I haven't done anything ever in this game to say HEY, WE MESSED UP.
You forget that I have been here through the history and have done my part in all aspects. I've called people out, and I've called myself out when required.
I mean, hey, I would never write a forum post entirely blaming Legion for not "communicating" to British Army" about joining and certainly wouldn't point any of that blame at my own leadership for refusing to cooperate.
WHO WOULD POSSIBLY DO THAT.
No i havent been in the I.A for how long now Goku? really do you have to bring up my membership to a past party for a cheap point when at the time the I.A was all of those...we could mention your multi account indiscretions if you like past eReppublik history?.you know where you created an extra account(s) and joined PCP and got into congress before being caught cheating...remember that?
Anyway I just found it interesting you making a point then ending with a negative attack then playing the victim...very unlike you Goku
Oh and for you Goku xxxx
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dishcmds, you have described the principles of New Era: boldness and ideas and innovation.
We are open to those principles always.
(and yes, we are human, and we do err).
>implying possibly that other parties already had/have those principles already = nothing new on your part?
TUP principles are boldness and ideas ? I think it was a mere submission and inconditional worship to a couple of centroeuropean countries, just to get a bit of personal recognition. But, of course, I may be wrong.
You got it in one. It's just coincidence that Poland removed Argentina for us, that TWO helped us wipe Ireland, that Spain airstriked Argentina and that we are a full member despite being half the size of Venezuela, an associate member.
I tried to help you with advice my friend, with analysis and with history. I provided you facts, reasons and guides...
and you throw it back at me without reading, without seeing. Learn some stuff, open your eyes, read, study, think. Then you will learn.
Kinda we are too divided and our enemies want to keep us this way.We need to cut out the things and people bringing us down and push toward a new united kingdom we have gave them enough chances to help.
good article, something I've seen in epolitics in many countries are older players screaming down anyone who dares to disagree, which is a huge turn off for newer players who are interested in the political process.
More people need to understand how to disagree with someone without turning it into personal attacks. Everyone comes out better by doing so, I think.
A good idea is a good idea regardless of the person/group who came up with it...
lol, lol, hahaha,... come on!