What the SP stands for
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by stancel
Tomorrow you will be going to the polls. There will be five parties available for you to vote for. The National Front Austria, the Austrian Independence Party, the Kronloyale Union (which until recently called itself Rot Weiss Rot), Illuminus Austria, and the Socialist Party.
It's necessary for me to clear up some things about the SP and what we believe in.
-An Austrian Republic-
We believe that Austria should stay a republic. There are a couple parties that declare themselves to be monarchist. One wants to force a monarch from above, the other wants an "elected" one (elected by Congress, I suppose), but the fact of the matter is, people wouldn't be able to change this. A monarch adds nothing to our experience here except to boost someone's ego and perhaps open the door to corrupt ways of making that person wealthier. We don't need a person to rally around, we have a country for that.
-Strength-
Austria should be strong. We need more MPPs, we need more diplomacy, we need more hospitals, more defense systems, we need to do more, simple as that. Is it really about having a baby boom? Or is it about increasing player activity? Look at our national forums. The active people don't even post there.
-Socialism-
Austria is a democracy, not a dictatorship. And so the input of the people (through consensus) is important. Some people want to play petty politics and bash the socialists. As if we somehow had a controversial name. What socialism means in eRepublik is a better economy, with more consideration for the worker than the profits made by a few. It means people are not bullied, that there is more respect. Think about it as the social connections between individuals, between people in Austria, even between people all over the world.
-A new path in international affairs-
I know I'm not the only one tired of the stagnation, both domestically and internationally. Austria needs to be put on the map. We need to participate in many ways toward putting Austria forward as a partner in international affairs. This doesn't mean that we invade lots of countries, or that we become a servant toward huge empires. It means we continue what we have been doing but in a stronger way, an Austria independent of imperialism which makes it notable. The refusal to join the Entente, which was approved by a majority of the Congress, underscores the lack of action taken by the government in this arena.
-Humility-
We're not going to act elitist to you, or disrespect you for your new ideas. The fact is that several parties try to use only patriotism or nationalism in order to get your vote. But our party is about the real issues.
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"What socialism means in eRepublik is a better economy, with more consideration for the worker than the profits made by a few. It means people are not bullied, that there is more respect. Think about it as the social connections between individuals, between people in Austria, even between people all over the world."
Well written Stancel, this article clearly shows the values of the SP !
VOTED ! VOTED ! and VOTED !
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Enough said.
go go SP 🙂
good luck comrades
It seems you have not agreed to the ceasefire in the media war. How dishonourable.
We need more MPPs
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The only person that has threatened war with us is the Czech President. And both the Congress of that country, and many influencial Czechs have come out against it, as well as the government of Slovakia. Nobody would support the Czechs in an invasion, anyways, and we could repel them on our own, though the odds of a war actually breaking out are slim to none. Every regional power has accepted our independence and neutrality. Should the day come that someone disregards it and we need MPPs, that is the time that we will use our small gold reserves for it. Until then the only MPP that we really need is the one with Malaysia.
we need more diplomacy,
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If you'd care to look at Rangeley's latest article, you'll see that we have good relations with all of ours neighbors, and that as issues arise we have been quick to deal with them diplomatically.
we need more hospitals,
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We already have one Q5 hospital, and that's a fine amount for a nation of our size. To get more would not only be a waste of money, but it would spread out our population and lower the wall in Styria.
more defense systems
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We don't have a single region, Styria included, large enough to be worth of a Q5 defence system. If we were to place one in Styria, we would gain 17,250 on the wall at the cost of 200 gold. Give me that 200 gold and I can tank our wall up 17,250 and then some. And I'm barely a Field Marshall. :/
Excellent, voted!
You're not going to accomplish any single one of your high-cost goals if you can't attract more gold into the MM. Export first, consider currency reform, then talk about how to spend lots of money. And be very very careful how it's spent - at best we we'll have a fraction of what the big countries have. Also, be patient - if there's anything I've learned as MoF, it's that real growth and reform takes time. Any economic plan that veers too far from this path is basically a disaster waiting to happen.
There would be budget reform. Starting with some ministries, they will be evaluated according to their importance and their effect. Some might even be abolished.
But more importantly, there will be more companies owned by the Austrian Central Bank.
A word of advice, stop worrying so much about the cost! What is important is that things get done. People only have so much "patience".
As for the whole disaster thing, no it will not. I have only thought about these plans rationally. But it doesn't mean I'm closed minded.
The point is, people have been asking for more hospitals and defense systems for like forever. It's not like with our current population, we wouldn't be conquered by a large country anyway. It happened to Germany and France and they were much much larger than us. Furthermore, an invasion doesn't seem likely as long as we play it safe and don't make any provocations. We haven't been invaded in a long time, and that was by Hungary, and they stopped because they didn't want to keep attacking.
Just because we're going to spend rather than see gold being hoarded by the bank doesn't mean we're going to let Austria fall into bankruptcy. The ACB can have an active role through state owned industries that is currently not pursuing. It can help put desperately needed cheap Q1 wood on the market (for its projects). It can help with the hospitals and defense systems.
Do you want a detailed economic plan? That will be available soon after the current elections, when my presidential campaign will effectively begin.
Selling 5 Q1 weapons for 0.53 gold. PM me for details.
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SP cannot into anything ;__;