What The Hell Was That All About
Thedillpickl
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Hello Switzerland!
I have a little explaining to do, bear with me for a minute or two.
Totus mundus agit histrionem
(All the world plays the actor.)
Shakespeare writes:
All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts...
Role Playing Is Fun
Some people here are not who they appear to be. That is part of the charm of role play. The average, ordinary person becomes a valiant warrior, a twisted devil, or in my case a buffoonish politician/MU leader that has a glimmer of intelligence. The majority of my character known as Thedillpickl is actually reflective of my real life persona. I don't have the ambition or drive to keep up an alternative pretense for long.
In order to accomplish certain goals I hoisted a bit of playacting the last few days. Upfront I wish to apologize to anyone who's RL feelings were hurt. You really shouldn't take this game that seriously though. Remember, this is supposed to be a fun distraction. If you cannot find it in your heart to forgive me then I offer my regrets and my sympathy.
What I Did
Basically I made people hate me. This goes against my nature, I wish people to like me. Sometimes my big mouth gets me into trouble but this was not one of those times. I carefully and with purpose chose to tick people off. I intentionally said things to specific people to elicit the reaction desired. I will say that for the most part my plan worked swimmingly.
I also allowed the NAP negotiations to go down the toilet. Sometimes it is easier to just build a new barn if half of the old barn was destroyed by fire. The framework is still valid and Slovenia is still interested but the whole intent needed to be reworked, and not by me I might add.
I regret to inform everyone that you have been tested, judged and sorted by me. The Swiss landscape was shifting like desert sand. (This is not Pakistan so I figured it was OK to sweep up the sand.) If I am to ever do things around here I need to know who I'm dealing with. I don't care about your pretend face you show everyone, I want to know who lives under the mask. Now I know.
Why I Did It
This place was still pretty much dead. There are more people around than when I moved here but they were all but 2-clickers. A half dozen active souls does not an eCountry make. I've long known that if you want activity knock the top off the bee hive. Shit get's real in a hurry... and it did. Members of congress that haven't made two posts a week were bouncing up and down. Even the most reserved players were finally letting go and telling me what they thought.
Now honestly folks, didn't it feel good to actually say what you thought?
I was hopeful that the congress/cabinet committee would take the NAP that I brought to them, work with it and send me back to negotiate some more. That's how negotiations usually work. When not only the terms were rejected, but simple words that could have been changed easily were violently reacted, I knew we were in trouble. After a couple of tries to explain that congress should offer their own proposal were rejected I knew desperate measures were called for, so I quickly devised a plan.
What Was Accomplished
An extremely bright spot is the fact that Trogdor has asserted himself as a true leader of Switzerland. He was pushed into the role of mediator and coordinator. He began to give orders and assume responsibility without being told to do so. (That is why I let go of the reigns. When the situation gets out of control true leaders step up to the challenge.)
I found that some of my MU mates have backbone also.
🙂
Like I said earlier, Switzerland is now active. People are talking and doing stuff. Ideas are being processed. Plans devised. Orders given. Work is getting done. Mission accomplished.
Where We Are At
The roller coaster ride is almost over. There will be a few that still resent me. That's OK, doesn't bother me one bit. The Slove's are waiting to talk with MoFA Trogdor. They wish to see his proposal to them regarding a NAP between our two countries. I've sent my request to congress regarding MPP's I would like to see happen. I'm hoping they will get back shortly so we can get these started before congress changes hand. No alliance is in the works. This is out of my control, I can't go
😛oof: and have one appear out of thin air. Finally, Shaun is still wanting to try some stuff with tax changes. I'm hoping he has the time to do this before the term is up.
FWIW
I've rocked the boat. I knew that it would make people mad. That was the whole point. Complacency has become a way of life around here. People only spoke up for two reasons. 1) We weren't having RW's. 2) We were having RW's.
I may go down as the worst CP Switzerland ever had, that is up to you and history to decide. One thing is certain, I am not the quietest nor the most uncontroversial CP you've ever had.
Also, we need to watch the RW in Alberta. Slovenia is staying away officially but there are turds in the punch bowl. There always are.
Comments
I hate these damned articles with no pictures. 😛
That was actually more fun than CRoy and Josh Frost's Libertarian RP 😛
CONGRESS...... VOTE NO TO THE IMPEACHMENT
IT IS RIDICULOUS
DILLY IS A GREAT GUY
Thedillpickl its ok to piss people off intentionally, it is enjoyable.
Yeah whatever your true leader aka trogg was a failed CP 3 months ago, and now you want to show us how awesome he can be, big deal, after all this shit I hope people react amd stop supporting the stupid AIM party.
By the way, thank you very much for making us look like a joke to all the slovenian people but if you are one of them don't forget this: Our nation is not the nation of Swiss, but now the nation of foreigners. I think it is great that our nation is a melting pot where manybdifferent cultures and ethnicities blend together, and where we can all learn something from each other, but everything has a limit and right now they just crossed the line with this failure who becomes in an act of faith 😒hrugs:.
I'm sorry that you don't like the game I played. Some take adversity and grow. Some take adversity and become bitter. I hope one day that you would chose to grow, it is much more rewarding.
I will but not in the way you want.
I hope that one day you stfu you winney little turd! IMO You should leave eswiss and go back to candy land!
Lame.
Anyone remember Walen's MOD....roflmao...biggest fail ever!
I help them with 250000CC (150000CC for the RW, 100000CC for the AS), I supplied tanks and cc for traveling from my own storage a lot of time. When I was vMoD (3 times) everyone was grateful for my work and always with the best intentions: but he didn't trust in anyone, took all the responsability, and let me out from the minister. Now tell me what you did?
That term was weird, and the frustration from that is 100% on Walen
No when I was the only one supporting him until the end of his presidency just for being called ptoer in a public article at the end.
Why should a RL swiss leave Switzerland?
For the same reason why most people aren't in the country they are from in real life. Basically for the same reason people leave their home countries in real life aswell. To get more experiences with different people and context. This should be pretty basic knowledge or what.
Kimiyimi made more as MoD than you as vMoFA Jason! better you stfu.
I remember when I thought it was cool to pick on kids...oh no I don't because I'm not a monumental cunt.
Also, your facts are wrong 😛 I was the fail CP 3 months ago
Ya, that was a failure too they just laught in your face huehue.
I see by the prestigious variety of medals on your profile that you can obviously govern a nation far more effectively than any of us. Also, even though I've never seen you do anything important, it's plain by the reverence shown to your input on this article that you are a civil-minded and respected leader.
It's obvious why people laught in my face.
The medals don't mean anything. Someday if people want, I'll try to do my best with participation. Not like you did with your promise about communication and at the end everything was behind doors, I think that's why your time as CP was a bad one.
The MUs didn't mess up and support the wrong battle a single time and we almost had a congress than month, before the Alberta rent. I'd like to see you do better. I seriously would, please run and see how well you do.
Someday but right now some people can do it better. I'm not a liar and to be honest I'm not discussing just to get a CP medal.
Jason can you really talk about medals? You have a CP medal and that's it...
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I'm glad I read the previous article first. Otherwise you sound like you were on the brandy for breakfast 🙂
Flavored brandy? Perhaps with a biscuit or two?
So, I haven't been following Swiss internal politics, but might I assume that there's now pickle juice everywhere and nobody to clean it up?
Bad pickle... Bad! lol
I did a successful Athanaric.
I smell incest.
voted, pickl's one of our finest exports.
That can be taken one of two ways. 🙂
lol nope, it's all good, eUSA lost a good one with you o7
Not sure if I like the article. After all is said and done, from the outside view the words still feel like an act..
Don't like it...
Also come on the irc more...
yeah I should, shouldn't I 🙂
Once you trick someone a certain amount of trust is lost. It was a risk that I felt was reasonable. I would rather that Switzerland wake up and survive than lull in a coma. If people don't trust me now it is not the end of the world for me. I won't like it but eLife goes on.
Now I really am curious about what exactly happened.
put some pickle in your dill
*the ultimate eye roll*
you're a bad actor
you didn't trick anyone - you didn't pretend to be a jerk you WERE a jerk and you ARE a jerk to people because of the things you say/do to others and the way you glorify yourself over all others in the connotation of everything you say
being a little nicer to people goes a long way
>the real reason I left your government