The Luxury of Mediocrity – A Call to Action
Alexander Rearden
I moved to eCanada in the June of 2008, two weeks after my ebirth, over two years ago. In that time I have seen this nation at its very best and it’s very worst. I was there when V1 turned our nation upside down and brought a new breed of public servants into the limelight, names like Augustus Baldwin, Tom Hagen, Bruck, Coda, John Wilkmot, Zanalan, Dean 22, JT Vanguard, Alexander Rearden and others built this nation in the wake of V1 launch. That generation, is my generation, we weren’t saints, we weren’t perfect. We most certainly made mistakes, but there was always opposition, there was always debate, and growth. The news was filled with articles articulately, and sometimes not so articulately, debating the policies of the current government or platforms of candidates vying for the Presidency. Always, there was a prevailing and constant debate on the effectiveness of the current government.
I was there when the Oligarchs, my generation fell, my loss in the June 2009 Presidential election signaled the end of the Beta Giants and the rise of the V1 “Boomer” generation. The person at the vanguard of the new generation became one of, if not the, greatest Prime Minister in eCanadian history. Jacobi. The man who brought eCanada back from total annihilation with the aid of focused, intelligent and hardworking cabinet ministers. Through the entirety of this, there was a constant voice of opposition, challenging the establishment to focus on clear and concise policies that produced results. As the prosperity of the Jacobian era continued, the opposition subsided, the roar of the printing presses became a whisper, a dull hum of the day to day. Prime Ministers came and went, the steady ebb and flow political parties continued. We had a tremendous luxury, mediocrity. A luxury we could enjoy because our nation was built on giants, on foundations laid by the greats of eCanadian history.
My fellow eCanadians we do not have the luxury of mediocrity.
Our stagnation, and acceptance of the status quo has slowly decayed the foundations of our nation. Our finances were once secure, our leaders held to a standard of excellence and accountability. We have had vast portions of the governments resources slip away, with only apologies and promises it won’t happen again. No outrage, no impeachment votes, no calls for reform. We had only handful of comments and a few poorly supported news articles on the greatest theft and the largest loss of eCanadian funds in the history of this nation.
We MUST demand better, both of ourselves and of our leaders.
We stand at the precipice of a new era. It will be an era where we, the people of eCanada, have the capacity for unparalleled greatness, a greatness founded in the resources of this nation both natural and human. However, the current state of our political system has become deadweight upon our greatness. We need a vision ladies and gentlemen. It must be a vision that we both rally behind, and debate with utmost respect and scrutiny.
I urge EVERY Canadian to not only read the news, but comment, EVERY Canadian to talk to their congressmen about what they are doing to prepare eCanada for V2.
Ask them where that 2600 gold in the National Bank of Canada went.
Ask them how well they believe eCanada is prepared for V2.
Ask them how they plan to maximize eCanada’s natural resources.
Ask them who they feel is worthy to lead this nation into an uncertain future.
Don’t follow the party line, don’t just accept what the handful of party presidents, and power brokers have to say. Ask questions, and get involved.
- Alexander Rearden
eCanadian Patriot
Member of the Order of Canada
Officer of the Order of Military Merit - Pvt. 4th Platoon
Former Minister of Finance - November thru April (2008-2009)
Congressmen from Ontario - Nov. (2009)
Forum and IRC Admin - October (200😎
- June (2009)
Congressmen from the Yukon - August, October, November (200😎
Deputy Prime Minister - November (200😎
Comments
Voted. This is 100% truth.
Wow - AR speaks. It's too bad it took current issues to get you writing again. The discourse in eCanada was different some time ago (a few have brought this up in the last couple months).
I agree. JB FAILED as President just like his peers.
NO MORE FAIL! Stop electing drama queens and trolls! Stop electing "chaos-V-for-Vendetta" wannabes who write annoying articles and make equally annoying podcast and elect someone with an IQ over 84.69!
I have faith in Dade in Addy! Let's make a change!
Stop the process of ending up every month with JB-Type Presidents who win the popularity contests of trolling and then everyone goes like.. "well... erm.. apart from the regular bureaucratic bs... WTF did eCanada actually DO this month?"
Voted as a nice thought provoking article. Accountability has been woefully lacking since Jacobi's retirement. Even given the recent events however, i think the current regime is taking it seriously.
I think the regime is taking it seriously, but the rest of the nation is not.
We should be outraged, we should be storming the capital with pitchforks and torches (not literally obviously, but rhetorically).
The population, as well as its leaders, has grown complacent.
Also Octavian, I am not writing against an individual. This isn't an individual problem. I am writing against a political establishment, a generation, like much my own, that has total control of the nations political landscape.
A generation, that over the months, has grown complacent and stagnated. I write this article, to hopefully convince a few ambitious new players to join the political arena with a new agenda and a desire to bring about the leadership this nation desperately needs for this transition.
eCanada made it through the V1 shift by the skin of its teeth, I don't want to see it happen again for V2.
Let's write a test for every congressmember to take regarding the mechanics and details of what is known about V2...a V2 report card if you will.
Shall we?
" No outrage, no impeachment votes, no calls for reform."
Well actually...
They don't talk enought about generation clash these days.
btw alex, the transition between the Bruck-jacobi mandate was largely due to the CAF budget theft back in april wich left they army without any money during a complete month, it was a fun month back then...
Also I think that we need to factor that it's at this time that the ''Boomer generation came to maturity. This generation being the january-march 09 baby baby boom.
We need Alexander Reardon to lead us.
Well said. eCanada should expect more from it Executive, its Congress and from those who choose to represent them in any and all politics!
Sorry folks but this works here.....we need New Standards in our politics!
"No outrage, no impeachment votes, no calls for reform."
Well actually... "
No legal impeachment, and not one planned. If your going to pull an impeacement attempt it had better be planned. I think I planned three, but Canada doesn't do that, as AR pointed out.
I have to thank you AR, only now am I outraged that the people are not outraged. Quite frankly, it's unbelievable. Only in eCanada...
What a reputation we have earned
Those with the political power are united in there ignorance and there status quo. They have the mindless servitude of many and will not be displaced anytime soon.
Enjoy the stench of stagnation. Kinda like my gut fermenting the next day after a good night of drinkin the brew.
Voted and subbed.
voted x4 , well said sir, well said.
I'm angry about this all the way from South Africa!
Canadians elected a safe choice in Dade, and I respect that, but damn dade, every time i see you publish an article it is either an explanation or an apology. Are you a bad prime minister or just un-lucky?
what positive motion has your administration had so far? on the war with France? V2 Prep? Resource maximization?
anywayz, voted x4 Alex + subbed
~hyuu~
Dades following orders, just like all of the presidents since WD.
Break the chains Dade!
Oh and I almost forgot,
V + S
Cypher, while I agree that we needs to demand more from any executive. I don't want to bash Dade, that is NOT the point of my article.
And Temujin, I sincerely hope that is sarcasm 😛
eCanadian politics is about cliques and pesonal loyalties.
So long as the DAL keeps playing that game so much better than the rest, all your outrage, ideas, articles and comments are a waste of time.
^ you're a waste of time.
hb741: I remember when DAL was but a tiny spec on the political radar. The DAL will rise and fall much like every other party in the history of eRep.
The DAL has a very powerful secret alliance that takes precedence over any other agreement they make ( how rude!).
It will take a coalition of every other canadian party to defeat them. Can we do it?
voted nicely done! o7
Fantastically written, Mr. Rearden. Your words carry the weight that only an elder statesman can convey. Above anything else, this article has got me mulling over a return to active politics, after a few months away from the game.
We can be better, but do we have the resolve?
Time will tell.
i votato and subbed!
I smell a return to reardenomics 😃
We need some Reardenomics! I implore you sir to register with the CEP and run for office!
Recognize that in the present climate, those who might be leading the nation have sent the message that politics is about mudslinging, it's about for the lulz, it's about "those stupid role players", it's about personal popularity contests, and closed door congresses, and impeachment votes, and embezzlement. Is it any wonder in this situation that substantial group of eCanadians are tuning out? Calls for outrage are daily, but most (I'm not saying yours) are trumped up puffery designed to peddle false outrage for personal advantage.
A number of eCanadians stole money from government orgs and refuse to pay it back. What's worse, their comrades-in-arms dismiss that as "well, there's no law against it" or "the courts are bogus" or some other phony argument. So at very high levels we're telling eCanadians that they live in a kleptocracy, and "there's nothing you can do about it". The perpetrators are offered pardons and astonishingly even new Cabinet positions. They are re-elected with huge numbers.
Until more eCanadians are prepared to insist on more integrity and competence, I am reminded of HL Mencken's quote that democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.
I agree with what Rearden
Canada is current 20th by population number and is about to get over taken by Slovenia in the next couple of days. Come on Slovenia!!!, now thats bad.
Mediocrity Sucks
Loved yr article................loved the comments
wow..............
109 subscribers!!!!are u kidding me!!