Dear Nonak
Day 2,996, 05:37
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by Fhaemita The Apostate
Hello Nonak,
You wrote an article Nonak Candidacy where you declared you are running for president in a few bullet points to which I responded in the in the comment sections with some critical comments about your idea's and you posted some replies in your comment section saying I am a hypocrite and saying that I was racist. Later you also made a whole article replying to my comments. Although there wasn't much substance to your replies because in no way did you reply to my critical comments I had about your "program" only thing you did was insult and ad hominem attacks on me. But seeing I have not written an article for a while and I am bored I will reply to this.
To start I will give a longer responds to your "campaign article". I already gave some short points where I disagreed or had some critical points. I will elaborate in this article on the points I made.
My first and foremost point was that you only gave some bullet points idea's without a lot of substance. As presidential candidate it is good to have an idea but you have to elaborate on them, how do you think to achieve said points and what are the potential pitfalls of your plans. I have seen neither and that is why I made that point.
You also said that you support a lower tax, the tax was recently set to 25% because of the attacks and the depletion of the reserve to fill the reserves back up to a certain point. This was only a temporary measure and there is already a discussion to lower it back to 18% or even lower. Taxes are needed for the current expenses and to keep to reserves so you're able to set CO's when USA is attacked or help an ally. The main problem with this idea is though is that this is a congress matter not one of the president. Congress make the decisions about taxes and tax level the president has really not much of a say in this.
Also you support higher wages which is one of the reason I think you have no idea about game mechanics. Compared to other countries the wages are already pretty high mainly because of our full bonuses. Wages are based on the market, based on supply and demand and on with what wage you can still make a profit. It is already not easy to make a profit and if you want higher wages it means that company owners won't make a profit and unable to take employees or the prices have to go up.
The dictatorship is something you are against but currently there is no dictatorship, there was a revolution and no new dictatorship has been installed since. Personally I think in the long run a dictatorship is necessary because of the risk of a Military Take Over. Many countries have already been victim of this and not having a dictatorship just makes it a matter of time before somebody will try it in USA. Most countries in Erepublik have a defensive dictatorship because of this. Also dictatorship in Erepublik is not the same thing as in real life, having a dictatorship does not mean you are not free. Basically everything still works the same with some minor tweaks.
The idea of small parties being ale to be represented and elected in impossible ingame because of game mechanics. There is nothing you can do about this as president that is how the game works but it is telling of your knowledge of game mechanics. A option is to give them some representation in the "meta congress" on the forum but again this is a congress matter then and not one that the president can decide.
The only point(s) I made that wasn't based on your program but on you was some remarks about your low rank and low level of medals indicating that you barely play this game. You've been playing this game for nearly 4 months and have 6 medals, 4 of which are True Patriot medals. Only having 1 hard worker medal shows you barely play this game seeing you do not even have to have 30 consecutive days anymore.
As for your replies to me in the comment section and your article in which you attack me, you call me a hypocrite and a racist. I would suggest you look up what racist means, it means "having or showing the belief that a particular race is superior to another" and nowhere in my reply did I even came close to making such assertion. Just being critical on me does not mean I am racist but it seems to be general problem that if you say anything people do not like that person will call you a racist.
For me being a hypocrite because I eBelgian and even president and being in the USAF and not in the eBelgian army, I have been in eUS military units since (with a few short breaks since 2011 even before we had military units ingane. First in the Ultramarines later un US Armed forces and I did some short stints in Praetorian Guards and Seal team 6. I have been longer in US military units then you've been playing this game. How is not being a American Citizen and still be in a eUS military unit being hypocritical? USAF and other American Military strength is and always has been that foreigners also joined and fought for eUS. As president do you belief that you need to be American to be in the USAF?
I never called you a hypocrite or questioned you citizenship you're putting words in my mouth that I never said. If you were born here that does not give you more rights or privileges. I lived in eUS for probably 1,5/2 years I held many political positions and in USAF military units including commander of flight training. You question me because I am eBelgian but in a American military unit but what have you ever done for your country? You're not active in politics, not active as a fighter or anything. There is also nothing wrong with changing countries, I have been playing this game since 2009 and been citizen of 5 different countries probably. If you play that long it is good to changed citizenship, have a different change of view, meet new people and other advantages. To quote Dune "a person needs new experiences. They jar something deep inside, allowing him to grow. Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens". Staying in the same country is for me boring but that is my preference that is shared with a lot of people. Not many people who played the game for this long has been just in one country.
There are also a lot of assumption you make, you say that I "switch your citizenship because you don’t have a future career in politics" which is based on nothing, you say that I "ashamed you are the President in your Country" you claim that I " are not trusting in your own Army" and you think that I should leave the USAF. Like I have stated earlier in my article the strength of USAF and other eUSA military units have been foreigners also fighting for us. We had multiple non eUSA presidents in the USAF for a certain month. Saying that I should be leaving USAF because I am president elsewhere or because I am not eUS citizen is just ignorant.
To me, with your replies in both the comment section of your article and with your article in which you attack me you just confirmed what I already thought that you are not ready to be president. To be president you need a certain level of maturity and also you need to be able to take criticism. With your replies you have shown you are not able to do either, instead of refuting my arguments or coming with any sort of argument you made it personal and came at me with ad hominem attacks on me. As president you need to refute people based on argument and not start name calling and saying the person is a hypocrite and calling him racist for no reason. I had some valid points I would have loved to hear some actual counter arguments if you disagreed but sadly that seems to not be possible. I wish you good luck with your run for president because you will need it.
Vah! Denuone Latine loquebar? Me ineptum. Interdum modo elabitur.
Former Secretary of State (Evry Administation)
Former United States Workers Party Party President (December 2013)
Former Speaker of the House (56th Congress)
Former eUS Congressman (12 Terms)
Former Commander Flight Training (USAF)
Former Secretary of State (Evry Administation)
Former United States Workers Party Party President (December 2013)
Former Speaker of the House (56th Congress)
Former eUS Congressman (12 Terms)
Former Commander Flight Training (USAF)
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Dear Nonak
http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/2580602/1/20
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From Belgium with love 🙂
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the walls of text
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Nonak didnt even know what it hit him !
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I just love the name 'Fhaemita the Apostate'!
http://www.toomanywords.nl/
We have had numerous of foreign citizens being apart of USAF and doing damage in support for the eUS and it's allies.
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This is what you call cutting it to the ground~
LOOOOOOOOOOL seriously you wasted time to respond to such a troll?
I was bored 😛
razism
go back to own army!!!
I honestly love the amount of hit pieces and campaigning being done this election. Voted. Not in anyone's lot ofc, but this stuff's beautiful.
OP said "A lot of promises not a lot of actual substance, I am not sure if you have even a clue what you are talking about."
you cannot be a racist possibly a xenophobe your of the same race i suppose he is just of another ethnicity. and he didnt say you are a racist he said you should check whether you are a clean a*h* perhaps whether you have one. i think this refers to what we call whether your dealings with people is objective which it aint . you clearly tried to tear him a new as*h a young citizen expressing his points of views and the mandate on which he is running. in fact you start of with an ad hominem attack on him. if your intentions was good you would on a objective way have countered his mandate. you stirred the pot now wants to claim its due to him when you stirred at first.
your conduct is undemocratic, condescending and shameful.
also you should decide on what pot your sitting on do yo support lowering taxes or dont you it seems from your comment there you dont here again your claiming it was only a temporary measure.
you as senior politician is very unprofessional. offer your one point of view without ad hominem attacks and he may have actually adapted his mandate but then your objective was never to correct him but to smash his campaign.
tut tut and now you play the innocent . what a ...
He said " stop racist in my Campaign' I think he mean to say I was racist but clearly although he is born in the eUSA he is not a English native speaker in real life, that much is clear.
Also I would like to know how my comments are undemocratic condescending and shameful? condescending maybe? but the other two surely not. I gave some criticism on his "manifest" and instead of coming with any sort of reply he started insulting. Even if I was condescending and I am not saying I was but you must concede that if you want to be president you should be able to deal with such a thing in a mature manner and not in the way as he did. You may think it is "unprofessional" but I did in no way use ad hominem attacks, unlike him I did not resort to name calling I came with arguments. I highly doubt he would have corrected his campaign if I made critical comments in any other tone it is clear he is unable to take criticism in a mature manner.
"A lot of promises not a lot of actual substance, I am not sure if you have even a clue what you are talking about."
that is ad hominem
undemocratic because he has the right to propose anything in his manifesto even if game mechanics does not allow it he can propose it and contact plato to modify the game.
having a reserve having high taxes would also be game ideas wouldnt it? just because what he says would work against what is already there doesn't mean he has not the right to say it and the people to vote for it. one must guard against force feeding what one considers necessary to younger players. allow them to accept what others have created like a reserve etc. allow debate and voting on opposing policies.
shameful ..ok perhaps that is no justified but seems you are going to unnecessary lenghts to attack what he says. work taxes in my mind is a bit of a too big whip.
unprofessional better approach with new players is to befriend them and debate existing concepts. work taxes is too high like i pointed out its 78% on alu mines. i think most of congress quickly saw it as too high. all cp hopefuls have lowering it on their agenda.
also small parties can quickly rise to be in number 5 i used to know an Indian player that filled my town within a few days. its possible. game mechanics actually delete you from party when you eDie so newer parties is very much plausible. party i am in rose from 7 members to number 2 party now.
in short have a heart he is a young player he has a lot of gumption and energy for the game. rather guide him than deflate him. his chances of winning is probably slim.
concepts like slowly introducing new players through the ranks, transparency, true representation of the players, allowing different ideas to be tested, equal support to all ,expanding your economy, minority views meta gaming is very important. i just see in the usa there is a certain viewpoint allowed on most topics and not really others. also there is a fracture developing between the big parties and players. many times players shooting down ideas is not even relevant to their own game. garm might defend higher work taxes but he has 0 factories.
players like garm etc is sowing the seeds of their own destruction.
"that is ad hominem"
Ok the definition of that is ad hominem is "(of an argument or reaction) directed against a person rather than the position they are maintaining." How is saying his article is A lot of promises not a lot of actual substance a ad hominem, it was a critical note on his article and the content not him personally so it's not a ad hominem
"undemocratic because he has the right to propose anything in his manifesto even if game mechanics does not allow it he can propose it and contact plato to modify the game."
He has that right and I never said he hasn't, but his public article and him running for president also means other people have the right to give their opinion on what he says. People giving their opinion if it is positive or negative does not mean it is undemocratic and it does not mean they are taking away his right to propose anything he wants
"if game mechanics does not allow it he can propose it and contact plato to modify the game."
You really think that contacting plato will make him change his mind, you don't think people proposed this before over the last 7 or more years? He can make the promise but he should also be realistic and this is just a promise he can't make true. Being president does not give you some super power to change how the game works.
"having a reserve having high taxes would also be game ideas wouldn't it? just because what he says would work against what is already there doesn't mean he has not the right to say it and the people to vote for it. "
As I stated the president does *NOT* have a say about the level or the taxes, congress decide that and the president does not have a s ay at all. This is just taking a populist stance to attract voters. Like above point another promise he can't keep.
"shameful ..ok perhaps that is no justified but seems you are going to unnecessary lenghts to attack what he says. work taxes in my mind is a bit of a too big whip."
I stated the reason why and stated that it was only temporary which are both factually, I follow the eUS forums and am well informed about and how and why on this. Stating facts and valid arguments are hardly "unnecessary lenghts to attack"
"unprofessional better approach with new players is to befriend them and debate existing concepts."
To be honest, from his responses he does not look like a person who is willing to debate existing concepts. If you jump in and run for president you can expect people to take what you say and your program under the loop.
"work taxes is too high like i pointed out its 78% on alu mines. i think most of congress quickly saw it as too high. all cp hopefuls have lowering it on their agenda."
Again, not a Presidential decsion, and again this is a temporary raising of the taxes. The lowering of the taxes is already being discussed it always just been temporary.
"game mechanics actually delete you from party when you eDie so newer parties is very much plausible. party i am in rose from 7 members to number 2 party now."
Maybe in Ireland but in eUSA it's very much harder, parties are bigger and there are a lot more people. a party going from nothing to top 5 is almost impossible.
"i just see in the usa there is a certain viewpoint allowed on most topics and not really others. also there is a fracture developing between the big parties and players. many times players shooting down ideas is not even relevant to their own game."
Saying there is a big fracture developing between the big parties and players might be overstating it. There is a vocal group of people who disagrees but that does not mean there is a fracture, people disagreeing are always more vocal that is how it works. People can have their own ideas not does not everybody suddenly have to agree. It's common if a minority in Erepublik does not get their way they will kick against the "elite"
" garm might defend higher work taxes but he has 0 factories."
"players like garm etc is sowing the seeds of their own destruction."
And you are lecturing me about ad hominems?