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For once, I have no idea why I am even doing this. I should keep this to Konrad since he's got the experience debunking these things but since he isn't here for the moment, I shall do it (my god what has happened to me)

Aries Sun posted this under my previous article, asking what principles of Democracy he would not be fulfilling, I was going to answer him in the comments of said article, but since I have no room to do it there, I figured a response article would do best.

So, here is the comment in question





So let us look at these 3 principles, step by step:

Which are the principles of democracy we are falling to fulfill exactely?

Wait until the end.

1. What is Democracy?

Democracy is a system of government in which a country’s political leaders are chosen by the people in regular, free, and fair elections.

- Well, eRepublik doesn't apply, for it fails to guarantee all three of it. Elections are not regular, once a country is occupied, there are no elections to be held, the script might show elections but they are non-existent, so therefore not regular.
- Elections are not free, for in order to vote, certain conditions must be fulfilled, including being an Adult Citizen, therefore they are not free.
- Elections aren't fair, for we can not witness what the process of the administration is. Who, other than the admins, can tell us if the election was fair or not, no-one except them, so they can hardly be considered fair. This of course, is without adding the issue of Multi-Accounts, which could influence an election result and are not fair.


In a democracy, people have a choice between different candidates and parties who want the power to govern. The people can criticize and replace their elected leaders and representatives if they do not perform well.

Well, not always true. There are several elections where only 1 candidate is present, especially in smaller countries.
Nope. You may be able to impeach a president, but good luck trying to impeach a congressman.

The people are sovereign—they are the highest authority—and government is based on the will of the people. Elected representatives at the national and local levels must listen to the people and be responsive to their needs.

Nope, also wrong. Governments and leaders in eRepublik have as their highest authority the admins and their rules. Yes, because elected congressman are always active and responsive to the people's need. every country can confirm of having inactive congressmen, in fact, that is one of the things I criticized, unresponsiveness of "elected representatives" as you like to call yourselves. Doing nothing and giving yourself a fancy title is always amazing, especially if you can get a shiny medal and 5 gold for free, aye?



2. What Rights Do Citizens Have in A Democracy?

In a democracy, every citizen has certain basic rights that the state cannot take away from them. These rights are internationally recognized and guaranteed.

Wrong, since the highest power is not the state but the administration. They can freely take your rights away as they see fit. These rights are not guaranteed by anyone, because the highest authority doesn't want to limit their area of action. See also, only Adult Citizen can vote.


Everyone has the right to have their own beliefs, including their religious beliefs, and to say and write what they think. Everyone has the right to seek different sources of information and ideas. Everyone has the right to associate with other people, and to form and join organizations of their own choice, including trade unions. Everyone has the right to assemble and to protest government actions.

Great, because own belief is really important in this game and even then, nope. Admins regulate what is allowed and what isn't. Nor can you say or write what you want because the admins have certain rules that you swore to abide when you joined the game.
Information and ideas, sure, as long as they fit in the game and are allowed by the admins.
Sure you can join organizations and form trade unions, but you are not allowed to militarily topple the state with a damn militia just because you have the money to do it. And, depending on the type of organization, even the admins can not allow you to create it.
Last point: *Cough**Cough*



3. What is the Role of the Citizen in a Democracy?

The key role of citizens in a democracy is participation. This takes many forms. Citizens have an obligation to become informed about public issues, to monitor the conduct of their leaders and representatives, and to express their own opinions. Participation also involves voting in elections, debating issues, attending community meetings, becoming involved in private, voluntary organizations, and even protesting.

For this, it is best to see the last article and read through the PMs.
Participation, you men reading and staying informed about issues, well you failed to do that by not even caring to read the content of the PM's.
You can only monitor the President’s action because he's the only person you can actually impeach, Congressmembers can't be impeach so whatever monitoring is useless. Opinions depend on eRepublik laws.

Not all citizens can vote in elections, nor do they, many barely debate anything, or attend community meetings (you mean like a forum? hint hint). Protesting and becoming involved depends of eRepublik law and common sense.



The conclusion:

1. eBelgium and its people are free finally from the Dictatorship.
2. eBelgium citizens have their citizens rights back, which were unauthorizedly taken away from them.
3. eBelgium citizens have right to express freely different point of view and their opinion.

1. eRepublik has never been a democracy, nor has the dictatorship been different from the form of democracy that eBelgium was before.
2. They never had any rights to begin with, nor were any taken away from them. Define unauthorized, because they were voted by elected officials.
3. Nope, wrong, they can freely express themselves according to eRepublik law. If you go out and say offensive and insulting things, you are bound to get banned.


So, thank you so much for the conclusion that has nothing to do with the principles of democracy that you presented and by bringing in a real-life system into a game, because we all know that has always worked out. Let's take this Lego brick that worked perfectly well in my Lego toy boy and put it in the Play Mobil box, it is going to be as useful as before.

Many thanks and Much Love,

MCKitkat