A Chirp on Alliances and the ILP
Day 2,016, 19:15
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by Gerald Smyth
PART I
This is my little brief chirp on the alliances in eRepublik.
I haven't found one I really like.
Asgard seemed like a good idea a while back. From what I hear they kind of snubbed us. So I'm not so sure what the situation is there.
CoT has always itched me the wrong way. I've warmed up more since EDEN collapsed. But we have no real, longtime allies in the alliance if I recall correctly. I also don't think too many people expect it to last very long.
NaN sounds pretty good in theory but it needs time to grow. There is also the fear they may get not-so-not-aligned and put Ireland in a sticky position.
And TWO actually seems like it is a stable alliance (at least from what I have seen). But we have enemies and Ireland has a very good reputation for being loyal to their friends so maybe TWO is a no.
I DON'T KNOW
Interested in hearing your guys in comments.
PART II
This presidency has been questionable to say the least. But Ireland overall has been very inactive.
I also have some reservations about the ILP. Ireland's most trusted and largest party has been (at the harshest) confused. Raven is doing a great job as President. And as a member of the ILP Leadership Board, I can assure you we are functioning with Ireland's best intention with daily conversations.
However, with WHS' hiatus, the ILP Leadership Board has dwindled from like six people during my first term as ILP Party President to like three people. Although we need to be cautious not to have another invasion, I feel we have lost our flare of democracy.
Ireland overall has been very boring and uneventful. With Argentina we grew a very strong nation but when CUA abruptly fell a part, the British slapped us across the face.
I feel the ILP needs another reformatting.
I feel Ireland needs another reformatting.
As such I have composed some basic demands from the Irish Citizen:
1.) We need livelihood and active players.
2.) We need a strong backbone of support of foreign allies.
3.) We want the people in charge.
4.) We want government leaders to be active and held accountable.
5.) We want cooperation and involvement from our political parties and political leaders.
Thoughts comments and concerns below.
This is my little brief chirp on the alliances in eRepublik.
I haven't found one I really like.
Asgard seemed like a good idea a while back. From what I hear they kind of snubbed us. So I'm not so sure what the situation is there.
CoT has always itched me the wrong way. I've warmed up more since EDEN collapsed. But we have no real, longtime allies in the alliance if I recall correctly. I also don't think too many people expect it to last very long.
NaN sounds pretty good in theory but it needs time to grow. There is also the fear they may get not-so-not-aligned and put Ireland in a sticky position.
And TWO actually seems like it is a stable alliance (at least from what I have seen). But we have enemies and Ireland has a very good reputation for being loyal to their friends so maybe TWO is a no.
I DON'T KNOW
Interested in hearing your guys in comments.
PART II
This presidency has been questionable to say the least. But Ireland overall has been very inactive.
I also have some reservations about the ILP. Ireland's most trusted and largest party has been (at the harshest) confused. Raven is doing a great job as President. And as a member of the ILP Leadership Board, I can assure you we are functioning with Ireland's best intention with daily conversations.
However, with WHS' hiatus, the ILP Leadership Board has dwindled from like six people during my first term as ILP Party President to like three people. Although we need to be cautious not to have another invasion, I feel we have lost our flare of democracy.
Ireland overall has been very boring and uneventful. With Argentina we grew a very strong nation but when CUA abruptly fell a part, the British slapped us across the face.
I feel the ILP needs another reformatting.
I feel Ireland needs another reformatting.
As such I have composed some basic demands from the Irish Citizen:
1.) We need livelihood and active players.
2.) We need a strong backbone of support of foreign allies.
3.) We want the people in charge.
4.) We want government leaders to be active and held accountable.
5.) We want cooperation and involvement from our political parties and political leaders.
Thoughts comments and concerns below.
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Lets do something then ! Message me!
Not to seem eager but I'd like to help with the ILP more. I feel like I'm not using my time for the fullest.
To prevent another incident, we'll probably have to stick you on an "undercouncil" or something but the LB has been discussing being open to new members.
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I have to admit, the last term in congress was not what i expected to be. I agree with you Gerard, we need to change a few things. Most importantly we must get "re-activated" 🙂
I say we join TWO 😉
Are you being serious?
Not really but kinda. They are going to dominate Europe, might as well be on the winning team lol
I think it is better to be with friends than to be on the winning team.
Will the winning team let us join? I suspect not
There is no way UK or POland will accept us on the same side 😉
Several things:
1) Not once has anyone from any political party ever contacted me about joining/becoming active.
I'm not saying people shouldn't be proactive, but honestly, not many leaders are putting in any effort to find people and push them towards activity. (This is not a personal complaint by the way.)
2) Until everyone decides to work together by putting the country first, we're going to get nowhere. Too often people are choosing to put personal goals and politics above everything else and driving off many talented people who want to help out/be active. People don't have to agree on everything, but the constant bickering, negativity and trolling is doing little more than turning people off to showing up and putting in any effort.
3) The alliance situation is a damned if you do, damned if you don't kind of thing. Does anyone really believe that TWO or CoT would prioritize a country like Ireland if it came down to it? On the flipside, could Asgard or NaN offer much in regards to helping protect Ireland? I say "no" on both parts. I'd agree that it's best to be aligned with "friends", but wasn't Argentina our besties just a short time ago?
Anyway, didn't mean to hijack your article, Gerald. You make a lot of great points...great work!
I am new in politics and don't get me wrong, i am not trying to advertise anything. But as a former 2-clicker/inactive player i can answer your first point. Do not expect someone to message you in order to become active. When you (and everyone else) decided to give active a shot, the chance will come as it did for me.
As for the second part, there are a few people that choose the country's interest first instead of their personal gain. Some of these people i found in ILP. Perphaps there are others in other political parties too. But most importantly we (the new "babies" in politics) should be the ones trying to preserve our country's best interests.
About the alliance, i have no idea which is best for us. But i do know we need one, even a small one. And since we cannot win in every game we play (as individuals) might as well bet on "friends" than "power" 😉
I don't disagree on your first point...I do believe people should be proactive on their own. That said, if those "in power" were really concerned with the activity levels of this country, you'd think they could step it up and get more people involved also.
I do believe Asgard would provide us with some protection. We would have more respect in a smaller alliance.
Plus actually doing a bit of research into the thing, Asgard seems to be pro-CoT which if Asgard would ever come under major attack by TWO, CoT would probably step into help.
However that's all theoretical theatrics and how people actually behave is quite different.
Thanks for your comment!
I would love to get more involved in the ILP I have lots of time in my hand
Good article