The Politics of Failure (How Cannibalism is killing America)
Day 2,842, 20:30
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by Dio Soryu
THIS IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE UNITED STATES OFFICE OF CIVIL DEFENSE
THIS IS NOT A TEST
THIS IS NOT A TEST
Have you ever noticed that the only time we can get our shit together is when we're on the verge of total disaster?
It's like, the second we're in the clear, everyone runs out of ideas of what to do next and we just start pointing our fingers at each other and telling ourselves that they're what's wrong.
Most other nations don't struggle with this so much. They have a clear sense of national identity and a clear agreement upon who their 'other' is. Indeed, they may bicker and squabble amongst themselves, but at the end of the day they are each others brother and they know who their enemy is.
At the end of our day, it seems like our only enemy is ever each other.
When was the last time you were really excited about this game?
Was it some new measure of Government accountability? Was it an adjustment to the tax rate? Was it even a D4 Epic that went down to the wire?
I doubt it.
You see, that's not why any of us are really here. Most people say 'community', after thinking a bit, but even that isn't entirely accurate. We could abandon the game and keep the communities and friends we've made; I did so for three years.
No, we mean something larger when we say 'community' don't we? Not just community, but a tribe to belong to. But this runs contrary to our American sense of rugged individualism, because commitment to individualism is simply making a tribe out of ones self. We band together with those closest to ourselves, in MU's and Parties and the like and even in factions within those.
When you take away threats to the national tribe, we break down into political tribes and if you were to remove competing political tribes, we would see factional warfare between those and so on.
But when you think back on any of that, was that the last time you were really having fun?
Or was it the last time someone who had the balls to lead and demanded respect so convincingly that you gave up the petty squabbles of your tribe, gave up a portion of that individuality and let go of your cynicism, and let yourself believe?
Do you want to know why our Presidents are always so boring?
It's because we have a thousand guns pointed at their heads and we are all demanding they entertain us, individually, and that they had better not screw anything up in the process.
What can a leader do, but laugh nervously and maintain the status quo?
When, really, what we want is someone putting a gun to our heads and saying, 'It's time to give a shit.'
Fighting corruption. Holding our leaders accountable. Maintaining taxes. Fighting for America. High minded ideals. These are all fine things and have their place. That's why we spend so much time on them in real life. But when was the last time you had a hard-on watching C-SPAN?
None of that is why we are here.
We are here to satisfy that part of our brain that is constantly telling us that we must kill, kill, kill and that we don't get the chance to entertain during our nine-to-five's.
This is the most basic failure of Phoenix Quinn's philosophic approach. As noble as his aims are, in the end what he advocates amounts to is working tirelessly in order to make the game more and more boring. And why? So we can defeat Plato in some great chess match and prove that we are better at boring ourselves than he is at boring us?
Shouldn't we be trying to prove that, no matter how boring he tries to make the game, we can have fun anyway?
It's time to let go.
LETS US CHARGE BLINDLY INTO THE HEART OF HELL
LET US FORCE HELL TO NEVER FORGET OUR NAMES
QUIT BITCHING ABOUT WHO GETS TO GO IN FIRST, WE'RE ALL HERE TO DIE
GOD BLESS AMERICA, YOU SON OF A BITCH
LET US FORCE HELL TO NEVER FORGET OUR NAMES
QUIT BITCHING ABOUT WHO GETS TO GO IN FIRST, WE'RE ALL HERE TO DIE
GOD BLESS AMERICA, YOU SON OF A BITCH
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The Politics of Failure (How Elitism is killing America)
ftfy
You sure told me.
You may have found some.
Very nice as always.
QUIT BITCHING ABOUT WHO GETS TO GO IN FIRST, WE'RE ALL HERE TO DIE
No more bitching needed. I will go first.
v/s/c/e
This needs more votes and comments.
"When was the last time you were really excited about this game?"
rainy civil war
It was the rainy election for me, the CW was never really important to me.
Being able to trash traitors who support treasonous political parties, now that sh*t is fun....
Coming from a traitor and terrorist, fake pretend congress
Better than kicking Puppies and clubbing Baby Seals like the 'Collective' does, although kicking them in the berries would be fun....
Did you change your diapers today?
You actively undermine what is in the best interest of the community in order to get back at people that you feel are mean to you.
Your idea of fun, if given its latitude, would burn the nation to the ground. You would pit every American against his brother for no other reason than to reassure yourself that everyone is, at their core, trying to steal your identity from you.
I actively undermine the 'best interest' of your 'Collective' community and its 'meat government', which has many failed programs -MOW and AA as examples- which do nothing for the Citizen Soldiers of America.
The SFP has ONE very successful program that does what TWO government tax funded programs fail to do, supply ALL American Citizen Soldiers. We have a Forum where Citizens may speak freely and openly without having the comments crammed into one Mega Thread or moved to the Trash Can.
They are not mean to just me, they are mean to any American who speaks out against them, they point fingers at them and scream 'Traitor!' or 'Thief'; all while sitting back and letting the USAF grow into a self sufficient MU on Tax Revenue. Exactly what the accused VMA-214 and the Black Sheep Party of doing, walking away with Tax Funded Infrastructure.
To me the 'Collective' is burning America down to fund their happy assess on the battlefield.
Careful!! That type of talk gets you blacklisted.
o7
Interesting article.
ok give it back the comment on
http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/go-for-it-2545762/1/20
>But when was the last time you had a hard-on watching C-SPAN
Last time I saw Sanders on it.
You're missing out on a key component, something Quinn, a lot of SFPers, and RGR have in common, and that's political role playing. Have you seen the constitution for SFP? It might seem boring to you, because it is for the most part, but you have to understand that a lot of ppl play their game here to fulfill a sense that their beliefs r not only valid, by can be applied and practiced in a simulation. Why do u think ppl get frustrated whenever Plato dumbs down the modules? Partially bc it makes the game stupider, but I think for the most part the real frustration comes from being neutered of a fulfillment. You understand that ppl play games for deeper reasons than "aw look I do that and it shines," I know. There's a decent game theory vid that touches on the concept. Erep has always been super fun bc its been able to meet some needs or give practice to disenfranchised ppl.
Lets tale a look at pfieffer: aspiring politician irl, he's a power monger that attempts to come off as genuinely caring in tho game. He's decent enough only bc he's put in a lot of work and money into the game. It took him a few yrs to figure out how to play ball, bt when he did he thought he was Michael fucking Jordan. Or LeBron James, the wannabe 😞. It's funny bc I saw his entire education, or enlightenment, awakening...? Idk, two of those words r hard to use she describing some one so invested in one the 2 parties irl. If he plans on any sort of career, he'd better wise up n understand tht the neos 30 yr stronghold isnt exactly the ppls will. Idk if he actually believes in anything which would.make sense given his path in life.
I rambled.
Have a nice day.
*thumb*
~senpai~
Fireworks, you say? OK.
The last time someone who had the balls to lead and demanded respect so convincingly that you gave up the petty squabbles of your tribe, gave up a portion of that individuality and let go of your cynicism, and let yourself believe.
I'm waiting for the time when you suggest 'how' to change, not 'what' to change.
Then I would become excited. You work words well.
I just did.
Change yourself.
Stop being a cynic and stop wringing your hands over petty details that don't relate directly to what makes the game fun to play.
I clicked FIGHT again.
Today some of us individuals did what the government would not. We got revenge for a cowardly attack last year on 9/11. I would like to say that it was an SFP thing. I would like to say it was a BC thing. It wasn't though. It was an American thing. Patriotic and pure. As individuals, without government sponsorship, money or approval we did something. Bash my party and my MU. Do not, however bash my friends because they are what make this game for me. Take your shit somewhere else we don't need or want it.
It's amazing how a collective of critics who loudly praise themselves for how diverse and open they are get so prickly when they themselves are criticized. I frequently hear SFP bitch about how 'unfriendly' the forums are, but my criticism has been concise and remained on topic, without being petty or cruel, yet you respond as if I were stabbing you in the face.
That said, this article had nothing to do with your party or your MU and very little to do with your friends and I certainly haven't been 'bashing' anyone. It is simply more convenient to you to write it off as such, so you don't have to consider it.
Maybe you should all stop bashing me for not drinking your brand of kool aid. 😁
because it tastes like purple?
I just prefer cola. :3