[TB4CP] Positioning for the Future

Day 3,170, 13:10 Published in USA USA by Tyler Bubblar



That was the plan after my last term as CP. I couldn’t bear the thought of walking completely away from the eUSA or my Party. I have made friends within this community that I intend to keep long after either the lights of eRepublik go off or they walk away into the sunset leaving our already worn and threadbare community just that much more bereft. Too often I have seen dynamic players head for the exits and each time I can’t shake the feeling that we are all less for their going.

Truly this game and our community can take an emotional toll. We invest hours upon hours of our lives, unquantifiable amounts of energy/emotion, and way too many real life dollars into eRepublik and the eUSA. That is why I believe so many of us stubbornly grind on. We have too much skin in the game to allow Plato’s folly to push us out the door so many others have exited through. I still believe that we can make our community and this nation worth sticking around for everyone.





We who remain represent the very core of what is best about this game and our community. We are not what we were even a year ago in terms of activity and strength, but we haven’t given in. There is no small amount of fatalism in our community, and while I completely understand and probably even indulge in it myself at times, I also think it’s not healthy. One of the strengths of the eUSA has always been how meticulous and organized we are as a whole. Fatalism can very much interfere with organizing and planning for the future. It’s not a stretch that an attitude of why bother can take hold and become pervasive if we believe our community is imminently doomed. This game has been “dying but not dead yet” for years. Let’s not abandon what we have put so much of ourselves into before time.


The National Scene can be a scary place.



A little over a year ago I was alarmed by the deepening fractures in our community. There was very much an Us VS Them mentality taking hold. I’d witnessed first hand the damage factionalization can inflict on a community when it nearly decimated my own Party. I had also witnessed more than a few promising players take their first few steps onto the national stage and instantly withdraw either from the game entirely or back to Party work. Others would get pigeonholed into roles they did well, but had little opportunity to prove themselves elsewhere. So I resolved to see what I could to rectify this situation. I ran for CP seemingly out of nowhere to many on a platform of inclusion, opportunity for growth, and transparency. I built a cabinet comprised of promising new players and older players from every major group in the eUSA all looking to prove themselves.

The result was in my opinion fantastic. Out of the many Cabinets and Administrations I have been involved in both at the Party level and the National that team was by far my favorite. There was little to no infighting. No conflicting egos just a commonality of purpose and friendship. Many of the people in that Cabinet emerged well positioned for runs of their own and much sought after for future Cabinets. I believe during that month a small amount of the mutual distrust between our various groups was eased. I ultimately lost my re-election bid, but I remain very proud of what we accomplish July of 2015.


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During each of my previous four terms something major, unexpected, and potentially problematic happened. Each time my team and I didn’t complain or panic. We simply rolled with it and did what needed to be done for the good of the nation. I know what it is to build a strong team for the future, narrow the rifts in our community, and lead during times of crises. That is why I am announcing (yes I know the title gave it away) my intention to run for Country President of the eUSA. I will endeavor to once again build a team of future leaders for the eUSA, work with all major groups in our eNation, and ensure the eUSA will be favorably positioned no matter what comes our way.

In upcoming articles I will outline my plans for a diverse group of topics. I will present to you for your consideration the team I will assemble. This team will not be assembled because it will be best for getting me elected, but because it will be what is best for the eUSA a year or more down the road. Once again every major group will have a seat at the table whether they support me or not. I will also work closely and transparently with Congress. I am asking for your vote on the day of August 5th 2016.