Time for a Change
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by Evan Feinman
President Scrabman has steered the ship of state through troubled waters and while his administration has had occasional hiccups, the man has largely done a superb job.
The U.S. Workers Party is an excellent institution, combining a good mixture of Real World idealism with the game mechanics based pragmatism that President Scrabman et al advocated.
By all accounts Harrison Richardson has been a loyal citizen, an upright businessman, and an upstanding and outstanding member of President Scrabman's cabinet.
AND YET
An electoral victory for Mr. Richardson and his party would be disastrous for this country. We cannot - and should not - become a one party state. This isn't Real World idealism, and you'll read no peans to democracy in the following passages (though I could write them and would do so happily). The fact is that a one party state will result in leadership by cabal, not cabinet and make our elections meaningless. Mid level players will lose interest both due to the lack of adequate discourse and the lack of realistic opportunity for advancement outside of the ranks of the USWP.
Further, as well as our current government has done in these troubled times, it's time for some fresh thinking. Seeing us through the end of ATLANTIS required a different set of skills than will charting our new course. A real break from the past might allow us to put down some prior misconceptions and prejudices.
At the very least, such a break would ensure a new group of people received the sort of experience and training that only comes from actually participating in the running of an eNation. This would increase the number of experienced and articulate citizens in our country and reease the current administration to focus on the military, on writing in their newspapers, or running our nation's businesses. They are sorely needed in all three endeavors.
I'll refrain from a formal endorsement at this point, though I welcome comments, as always.
Readers, your thoughts?
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1 party state would suck, indeed.
Ultimately though, we aren't becoming one party, if more people chose to vote USWP, that simply means they have been able to attract more voters.
Rhane,
I agree.
Hiccups? More like vomits.
Daniel has the idea.
If I win, it's because the most people voted for me. Same for Emerick. A USWP voter is the same as any other voter..
Harrison, no they aren't.
Daniel,
The primary concern is what it would mean for the USWP candidate to succeed Scrabman. It has the real possibility of creating the impression among the electorate that only a USWP candidate can succeed.
Once that's a widely held belief the other parties will whither away.
Harrison,
I don't have anything against USWP voters, they're fine, bright people. I think I made that clear in my article. My concern is a structural one, not one that I have with you personally.
As it happens, while I've heard a lot about you lately it has literally all been positive, and I'd consider supporting you in future presidential or congressional runs.
And to follow up Evan's statement: we can't afford that.
Nicely put sir. Voted.
HR is the only decent candidate running.
Nice way to put what me and others have been saying for a while now. It's smart, personal, but not against anyone, and overall positive. Voted
Evan,
I completely understand what you are saying, truly I do, maybe this is just me looking at it through inexperienced eyes, so forgive me, but it would seem that we can survive another USWP president so long as the parties hold steadfast and stick to their convictions, the people will see this for themselves and vote another party into power in upcoming elections, however, right now it just seems the election winds favor the USWP. I am by no means sold on any one candidate, I am doing research and hoping I will be able to vote in the election. I am simply trying to see it from both sides, while I do understand the fear of one party, in this case the USWP, overpowering the eUSA politics, I also don't feel that HR or any USWP candidate should be denied their shot at the presidency or any other position because their party has seen success in the past.
Daniel,
You start off undermining my point then wind up reinforcing it. The fact is - and this is a point made by Scrabman often, and I admire him for it - this is not Real Life politics. Other factors are significant. Anyone who has joined the game in the last few months, which is a significant portion of our population, has only ever seen the USWP running this country. Add in their overwhelming congressional victories and you're left with a clear impression.
Other nations have single party rule, and it's not positive. I believe that in any complex situation after one group has had a chance to chew it over, it's often positive to allow another group a chance. Add in the dangers of allowing our active population to shrink (something I see as a real possibility) and you've got a genuine crisis on your hands.
Don't be caught up in your Real Life thoughts regarding elections Daniel, look at the game and decide what's best for our team.
Reading the first sentence of your response, I was simply going to say that it was because I can sympathize with both views and move on, but I can see you are right. I was not taking into account that the politics here would not function in the same way as in the RW, on a positive note, well, I just figured out that politics here do not function the same way as they do in the RW, and that is nice