[DMV4CP] The Brains to "Win" the Game
Kaminarinote
You’ve seen the heart speak for DMV, now let’s see the mind.
Tomorrow is the monthly CP elections of every nation in eRepublik, and of course it warrants an article from everyone still conscious enough to write – so here I am. I’m proud to announce that DMV3 has won the support of the CPF for official candidature, but its startlingly low numbers reveal an important and startling fact about us, and that’s that we’re all dead. This comes as no surprise, but it does underline the necessity of a strong candidate to lead us forward. While at this point all countries (except the six or seven functional ones, which now serve only to take turns being empires) are shambling patchworks limping toward end times, eCanada risks delving one level below and joining eDenmark in the twilight zone of dead communities. However, if eJapan has taught us anything, it’s that a fallen nation can resurrect itself into health if given the opportunity and effort it requires. The difference is that eJapan is essentially the Ship of Theseus, and we’re more Star Trek: The Next Generation. It’s time to make Picard captain again.
While the heir apparent to IBB’s most recent reign seems to be DMV3, we must not get complacent and just assume he will be CP. Elections can always change suddenly, and it’s possible he can lose. Not likely, but that’s really only because the eCanadian people are typically able to vote for the right candidate. Usually. Sometimes. In any case, I urge you all to at least show up to vote tomorrow. In eRep, as in life, the voter turnout is the health of the democracy, and by extension the state. Even if the outcome seems inevitable, at least show you’re still alive so that plans can be made around that activity. Give us all hope by giving yourself some.
In the end, we’ll need to discuss our goals. We all know Canada will never “win” eRepublik. I think our goal should be instead to at least stick around until the servers are shut down and the party stops, with as many regions as we are able to harvest back. This should at least be all the provinces of Canada proper, with the occasional foray into other territories if possible. DMV can accomplish this, because he’s accomplished this from worse conditions. Let’s be clear, here. The only reason other candidates are even running is out of duty to old politics, as if they matter anymore. We haven’t had it good since DMV was president, and we won’t after he’s gone. So vote for the one who gets results. And if you’re seriously holding onto grudges, I urge you to either abandon them or – at the very least – suppress them for the sake of eCanada. It’s clear that your grudges are built on the premise that you, as far as this game is concerned, care deeply about the country. If you care, make the right choice. Squabble and divide when we have something to squabble and divide over.
Godspeed,
Kaminarninote
President-in-Canada
Comments
You really don't have the background knowledge about the community to be writing articles like this... you aren't an oracle
Citation needed.
For your entire article yes
You know what I take from this, Auk? My arguments are so watertight the God of Knowledge you are can't penetrate it, so are reduced to ad hominems.
Rather they're so baseless that there's no reason to actually debunk them.
Yes. That's it. There's the ticket. Or rather, only you'd be so foolish to hold such a ludicrous thought in your head, and have the nerve to publish it for the world to see.
You know you're full of shit when I start agreeing with Auk. A sad, sad day.
Didn't you just resurrect yourself 9 days ago?
Gone for like, 2-3 months. It doesn't take long to catch up over a weekend or so about what's going on around here.
"We haven’t had it good since DMV was president, and we won’t after he’s gone"
Where were you during the first half of Rylde's tenure? We spent the entire treasury and made enemies out of half the eWorld by running around blowing stuff up. And the thing was, for a while we were winning spectacularly. That's what this game is about, having fun, not just "surviving" until the servers go down. Canada may never become a great power, but once in a while we have to go out and make our presence known.
And look how that turned out, Xichael. New Brunswick's an awfully nice region, but it shouldn't be our only one. Not everyone is, or rather should, be as nihilistic as you are. Everyone has a different definition of what constitutes as fun. Some like the cocaine high of fighting senseless wars, some honestly want to see a game being played. It's why there are shooters alongside turn-bases strategy games.
Yeah we got wiped. It happens. For all the fun we had in Sept/Oct i'd say it balances out. No pain, no gain, especially when you're such a small country. during the first half of Rylde's term, we had the eWorld's attention. It was glorious, and for me it made this garbage game worth playing. From what I understand, your wanting to see the game being played means eCan is whole at all times and we "occasionally" fight with UK or something? That's been done, it's boring as hell, for me anyways. I seek the thrill of being on the attack, the enemies crushed beneath your might. eCan doesn't do that often, but when we have the opportunity I think we should.
So yeah, speak for yourself, bruh. Unless you honestly think your opinion is automatically fact, don't use your singular point-of-view as a general idea. Makes sense, doesn't it lad?
I kind of am speaking for myself, I thought I made that clear... You wrote an article, I threw in my two cents. Sorry for bothering you.
Don't worry about it, mate. Take a nap, get something to boost your blood sugar, and come back tomorrow. Remember to vote DMV3!
Hey we also had a great term right after Rylde with Smokey. After we prevented the first FYROM AS, we proceeded to kick Chile from Europe. That's a pretty good achievement
Wipes are part of the eCanada cycle too because we tend to play aggressively, as suits our community. We play the game to have fun, something others seem to dislike us for.
Not saying DMV was/will be (if he wins) a bad CP, but he wasn't the only good one. 🙂
There's a difference between being aggressive and suicidally aggressive. Our problem is that we elect leaders who get nihilistic and we end up wiped again. Then there's DMV3, who's aggressive but not so much that it'll get us wiped.
Nope, Xichael speaks for me, also. Bloodsoaked warscape = more fun than making shitty deals with treacherous India. And then whinging about it, throwing tantrums when that shitty deal falls apart later. And then playing "outsider" for a month or two before throwing all his fellow "outsiders" under the bus when his gambit didn't pay off.
Some of us actually prefer fighting enemies from other countries than having to constantly fend off McVicker and his attention-whoring BS. But, as you say, Brucie: play your game your way.
IBB4CP.
Then enjoy being perpetually wiped, Xander. It suits such an ideal like a glove. Oh, but for all our sake, do not come crying to those in the know when you do remain wiped for months on end.
When is the last time I came crying to "those in the know" (and I assume you mean McVicker, because every time he shows his arse we see an indelible imprint of your lips on both buttocks) for anything?
Hint: it was the Tuesday before never.
Wiped > McVicker.
IBB4CP.
On the topic of this discussion.
I am not an AGGRESSIVE leader.
I am a Strategic Leader on the field.
"Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win."
Such is my way.
While that is a genuine Sun Tzu quote, that is an disingenuous representation of your command style.
Then you haven't been watching.
I disagree sir. eCan is just as much represented by it's players and cabinet. We have a unique relationship with eRep. Our allies love us, our enemies hate us and we have a crazy politic arena.
Will link a print here later.
winning first was to thwart Croatian AS, try to keep China and Brazil in your vicinity.
Also about these "fun wars". It could have been a lot of fun if we waged a war to help allies. All those options were thrown out of the window.
Fun was to kick Croatia and Fyrom right from the get go. Denied major comedy. Now everyone seems to suddenly be "strategic"
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I was talking about the months that were mentioned above.
funny how shitty deals with fyrom and croatia doesn't get mentioned. That was actually fun to watch
We didn't make a shitty deal with Cro just the other one 😛
I'd admit letting the other one stay was a bad idea and I do regret it. Although we were pretty poor xD I'll take the blame a deal was my idea.
looks bad. You don't paint your enemies as being nice and expect your allies to hit them with vengeance. We were not so poor that we needed 11k cc from our perpetrators. You just trusted them over the words of idk Ireland? The involvement of UK MoD was really funny.
Now I see Croatia being painted as nice. Croatia is worse. Patterns, they give away everything.
Like I said, my bad 😒
Its not personal, never was. I am just talking about the blind spots since shitty deals were being mentioned. I bet you wouldn't make another deal like that with Fyrom again. Its called learning experience. Now when you see another person making a deal with Fyrom, you might speak out because you want them not to make that mistake. That is what I was doing. In the past, I have witnessed others making deals with these countries that don't really have any intention of fulfilling it. I am not trying to school you, I am just giving you information so you could watch out and not underestimate evil like Croatia.
Picard? Not bloody likely. More like... Lieutenant Billy, the night-shift bridge operations officer who takes command for a few minutes when Picard has to go take a dump and all the other competent bridge officers are playing poker in Data's room.
Like, he's not even as awesome as those times when stupid Wesley Crusher gets to sit in the Captain's chair and feel important at the end of an episode.
Okay, maybe he's Wesley Crusher. Horrible, annoying Wesley Crusher, who occasionally manages to do something clever and then spends the next 10 episodes being pathetic and "learning life lessons."
Are you going to be okay, Xander? Talking to yourself is a dangerous early symptom of mental illness.
You shut your mouth, Captain Terrell!
100% Wesley.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KL3WbzUAEok
Bruce, no offense but you should have stayed gone. This is the biggest load of BS yet. Just because you type some words does not "make it so". (Pun intended.) I find it amusing that an hour after you release this fyrom is being attacked by Iranian AS with France warming up in the wings with their NE in hand. Fyrom will be wiped not because of anything Dennis has done. Strategy with allies that like having a good time playing with us made it happen.
Now it's your turn, tell everyone how awful I am.
Hey, Dill. Just shut the hell up. Stop being an asshole.
This is the kind of political discussion we need in eCanada. Thank you, chickensguys, for showing us the One True Path to Political Glory. You are truly a shining beacon of light to which we should all aspire.
I hope you are seriously injured in a freak glory-hole mishap.
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Dill, you know I respect you, which is why this is so hard for me to say:
Your incompetence is why we're here in the first place.
"Ooooo you are awful, but we like you."
Now.....who had that as a famous catchphrase.
@Xander Kross, I couldn't give a single s*it about what you think of me. I hope you blow your face off with your crappy soviet tier collectibles.
Stay classy, young fella.
Also, my Russians are too low-budget to be considered "collectibles."
low blow guy. you obviously know very little about the miracles of soviet engineering.
This is all just too funny if you ask me.
Bruce, I still feel bad that you didn't let me try to help. That was a long time ago and much water under the bridge. I hope someday you'll feel like doing something constructive.
CG...
Takes one to know one!
Nahh nah nah nahh nahh. 😛
(Figured I post something on you're level so you'd understand.)
its too funny cause it is true. Dill is incompetent when it comes to foreign relations (and hitting the right buttons)