[JK] Congress like a Kindergarten
John Killah
Song featured in this article: Shepherd of Fire by Avenged Sevenfold
When did the community devolve into this? You know we’re plumbing new depths when I actually have something to write about that isn’t party related!
This article isn’t aimed at everyone there. Some have stayed silent, and some have tried to remain polite and respectful when they haven’t been silent.
Congress to be renamed Kindergarten!
That is seriously what it feels like being there right now. Congress has never been my favorite place in the game … It is a wretched hive of scum and villainy … Sorry, but it was a good moment for a Star Wars joke. But seriously, it is without a doubt right up there as one of the most frustrating places to be.
Every term i’ve served, I have sat there, reading every thread, every post, and I have wanted to constantly smash my head into a keyboard repeatedly until it breaks. The only thing that stops me is not wanting to buy a new keyboard everyday and not wanting to kill what few remaining brain cells I may have left :3
Don’t get me wrong. I’ll always try and accommodate other peoples opinions, I’ll consider another view, I will always try to listen. But there are times when you sit there, read a post, and wonder if the person on the other side was on some sort of drugs when they typed out the paragraph of drivel your brain has tried to decipher.
Pretty sure I’ve made posts like that. Heck, I once searched back to my earliest posts as a Congress member and I cringe and wonder what on earth I was thinking when I posted … What can I say, personal growth and all that xD!
But this term, I can’t believe what has been going on, and for the first time, I honestly wished congress was dissolved or officially renamed to eUS Kindergarten.
Say WHA?!
The snowball that started it all was DMV’s request to Congress to overturn his Blacklisting so he could return home. Bit of background - The Blacklist is the list of people who Congress has deemed a threat to the country and should not be let back into the country or any official post within the government. Usually you find people associated with Ajay/RGR on this list. DMV however was on it at (again) his own request when he left for Canada.
Cue Congress splitting into two sides - Those willing to forgive and forget, and those who refused to agree. This is the eternal battle in Congress in current times, and with some exceptions, you can usually call which side people will choose. Then the topic gets derailed and no longer is solely about DMV and whether to let him in … but that if we let Pfeiffer back after all he’s done, why not DMV.
Yet again, another topic derailed for THAT conversation. Eventually, one congressman grew a nutsack and started a topic to discuss the censure of Pfeiffer for his past “crimes”. Before going any further, I just want to applaud Delyruin for this, especially considering the fact that he is of the same party as Pfeiffer. But, I digress …
Within the day plus that the thread has been open (It has passed Proposal stage and is even being voted on currently), the thread has already amassed more posts than most Congress Threads, topping out at 6 pages so far. The drama in that thread has not been fun, it has not been pleasing, it has been downright childish in some cases.
Let me be clear. I do not particularly like Pfeiffer. I find him arrogant, extremely insulting when there is no need, and vitriolic, and i’ve disagreed with his methods multiple times. That being said however, I can admit that he has done a lot for the country not only publicly, but behind the scenes. When people refused to get their hands dirty to protect their image, he shrugs his shoulders and does it. I will not condone his actions, but neither can I fully condemn them when they have helped the eUS.
The fact that the censure is being based on actions over SIX MONTHS AGO is disgraceful, but this is a culmination of the constant derailing of threads by people like Franklin Stone, whose obsession with Pfeiffer and his wrongdoing is extremely saddening and annoying at the same time, for the sake of simply punishing someone they dislike.
And that is what this is all about
I am constantly saying that some people in Congress have this complex where they HAVE to have Justice dealt THEIR way (Usually bordering on extreme) or else justice has not been served at all. It has degenerated into pettiness, childishness and outright stupidity … all the sake of settling scores and getting one over on one another.
This is typical politics and hell, typical life. You see it everywhere. This however, is going too far. I heard one congressman call the USWP “Partisan” for their actions in Congress. I’m just going to point out how hypocritical that is … 1) - USWP is ONE SIDE (Usually, not all the time) of the battle in congress. Lo behold, the opposite side happens to be the side that said congressman is on. 2) - What do you EXPECT party members to do when one of their is attacked? Stand by and let it happen? That’s silly. As for the rest of the parties, they sorter fall between the two camps.
Congress has become a battleground for people to simply attack their political enemies and try to get rid of them. I don’t know about you, but this has annoyed me immensely and I feel that the people who perpetuate this cycle need to grow up and learn that the world isn’t always in their favor and that you have to turn the other cheek and move onwards and forwards. Especially when they start lashing out at people who don’t agree with their views, causing them mental distress and making them wish they weren’t around.
We’re meant to learn from our past and our mistakes. Not repeat them endlessly. Time to put your big boy pants on people … You’re not children, you’re adults. Act like it.
I fully expect people to disagree and tell me how wrong I am in the comments. Guess what? Go ahead, this is my opinion and I’m sticking to it.
The man of Integri … who am I kidding, i’m just a joker really
Comments
First denied because it's what I do.
Well said. I remember reading the vote thread for Henry's censure yesterday, your comment below your No vote summed up my thoughts completely. Cheers.
Second denied. Kindergarteners always make a mess.
Agree completely.
P.S. It's always time for a Star Wars joke. 😉
you have the hand picked elected every month.....what of those in a position of power, that think this game is just a joke, and derail other efforts to have fun?
Not everyone is hand picked. We hand pick a small selection and leave the rest for the party to vote on. I also believe there is another Top 5 party that allows it's party to vote on all positions.
Other Top 5 party, checking in
I wasn't referring to the AMP but the top five in general (throw in most sixth parties as well) and of course I was absent for about 18 months, but things seemed to have shaken out fairly well...the game is stll being played**gasp**...
Yeah, I can agree with the fact most parties do hand picking, mainly to prevent "undesirables" from getting onto the ballot in winning spots.
People are getting too emotionally involved, from every side and angle. Saying this as someone with no dog in either fight.
I think p0rn would solve this. What're your thoughts, JK?
P0rn is definitely the better circlejerk than what is happening right now. We'll get some people together for one tomorrow, hows that sound? :3
I haven't said much about about this, but do you know what I think would solve this?
A return of the old congressional ballot system (that we'll likely never see again).
Seriously, I'm a nice guy, and I like most everybody, but Congress is downright silly these days, and given the chance, there are some people I'd snipe out quick, fast, and in a hurry.
(Or maybe I'm just nostalgia'ing and want my inordinate election night powers back.)
I think it's safe to say we ALL miss the old congressional system. There was something about shepherding votes where they were needed and stopping certain people getting in.
Always was a certain satisfaction to it xD
We no longer have the bench depth to secure 250-300 ballot slots each month. The system we have sucks, but there is a silver lining.
p0rn is just one pun away from General Fuckery.
S'all I'm saying.
This is an honest article with good points, and I congratulate you for that. I've read the public discussion on both DMV and Pfeiffer, and was surprised at the conduct of some of the congressmen. I hope things never get this way in an actually important situation.
People sometimes put party before country and at times themselves before the party, which makes very personal situations like this happen, and at this point it's become an issue that a few others have pointed out as an embarrassment as well.
It also encourages more policies on important citizens who leave the country to join another, but that's an issue to talk about later.
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You are too kind.
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I don't always agree with Franklin Stone
But when I do, I prefer it to over a censure of PFieffer.
The REASON it took 6 FULL MONTHS to get this going was too many Pfieffer puppets in congress when it happened and no of them had the balls to do anything about it, it has taken that long to get enough turnover of people that are not ass kissing wanna bee's in place to get this done.
Also, for the record, I've been saying the eUSA Congressional Forums are the Stupid place on Earth for years. This "Kindergarden" is not new, it's the status quo for a long time....
Oh, also, voted, was a good honest read.
It took over 6 months because the evidence was locked away in a PDB that was only recently opened. But that fact doesn't play along with the rhetoric, so it's just ignored, so as not to get in the way of their ridicule of people.
i think you should graduate kindergarten and go to 1st grade
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John Killah, you never go full retard.
Is that a backhanded compliment by saying that I only ever go half retard? xD
Your expectations were unreasonable 😉
I prefer "Overly Optimistic" xD
Voted. I wish it were a kindergarten. The current state is more like an Israeli-Palestinian mixed kindergarten xdxd.
I like the idea of a Congressional Snacktime
and nap time..
We call Ajay a stalker and make him a pariah due to his obsessions, yet time and time again Franklin Stone has shown himself to be on the same level with his Pfeiffer obsessions. The way Franklin is single minded about Pfeiffer and turns every issue no matter how unrelated into an indictment of Pfeiffer is unhealthy and troubling to say the least. At least it makes an interesting read i guess.
Yeah, you have a point. But I do not think Franklin has taken his obsessions outside the eWorld, whereas ajay that is a whole different case. It does make for some good entertainment though.
Shiloh has a point, Stone keeps his digital obsessions digital. There's at least that...
I agree shiloh, he does keep it here. I'm just making the point that his constant obsession seems to be growing into an almost Ajay like territory.
nice article. pretty accurate.
Pretty spot on article. Good job.
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Sometimes I don't know whether people are serious, seriously dumb, or being "in character".
I usually give the benefit of the doubt and assume such people are trolls until proven otherwise.
It's downright ridiculous.
So basically, eCongress is the same as real Congress, is what you're saying.
The parallels are uncanny aren't they
I`m ok with both.
This is why I'm running for Congress again?
I thought it was just cause you loved AMP that much xD
And this is why we can't have nice things....
Go out and play kids, it is a nice day, some fresh air will do you a world of good.