[TSN] Hieroglyphs from an Ancient Era and Patanok!
Day 5,245, 05:38
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by Harvey R Specter
Dear reader,
It’s been awhile since I wrote a bit of an opinion article, so today, you will be presented with one.
Topics for Today’s Specter News:
1 | Name Change and hieroglyphs from a Past Era
2 | Patanok’s Presidential Bid
1 | Name Change and hieroglyphs from a Past Era
Truth be told, a decade ago is a long time. So long that if we consider that in real life a Presidential term is 4 years and in erepublik that is one month, if we consider 1 month in erepublik equivalent to 4 years, then after 10 real life years that would be a total of 480 years.
Now… it may not be as ancient as the pharaohs, but a lot happens during that time. A lot of our people and many prominent members of our community are from what I now call the “Ancient Era”. I am one of those players. I eDied twice.
My first eDeath was after what I name one of my biggest eCareer failures: my Speaker of the House term during the 72nd Congress. It is the only job in this game I permanently swore I would never do again and, as I explained before, I ended up burning a lot of bridges due to the fact I was a know-it-all asshole and a dick to people.
When I was “resurrected” the first time, I too longed for a fresh start. I too wanted to repair the bridges I’ve burnt and be an asset to this community in any way the people would require me of. Some time after I returned, I openly and publicly revealed myself, even though a portion of the community already knew, as you can observe in this ancient article of mine: https://www.erepublik.com/en/article/the-return1-2407593/1/20
My second eDeath had nothing to do with burnt bridges or me being an asshole, it had to do with the real life demands we all go through from time to time. It is no secret I have returned recently (if anything by the amount of articles I've been releasing) and ever since I returned I have been serving the community in the best capacity I am required of and also apologizing to people I was a dick to years ago. If I could and if all the people I was an ass to were around, I would apologize to them all the same in a heartbeat.
Coming from a guy who never really hid who he is, even if some people’s memories after the years can be tricky, and a guy whose name 10 years ago was associated to a lot of drama resulting from the general attitude I used to have towards people, I can fully understand why anyone else who’s been around for so long would want a fresh start.
I don’t judge and the only thing I can feel is empathy towards the people in the same circumstances who feel that they need to play the game again from a different angle. Sure, old enemies and old grudges can arise and some things can be difficult to mend, but anyone who has held the highest office in the land or a position of power knows that it is impossible to please everyone. You are bound to make enemies or at least have people who do not agree with you and that is okay, it means exactly what is depicted in this image:
As you are also bound to regret having made certain decisions at some points in your eLife. In this point, in the words of Tyler Bubblar in his most recent article, both life and eLife demand a state of constant reflection over your actions as a means to learn. I’m not the man I was 10 years ago and I also have learned a lot.
2 | Patanok’s Presidential Bid
It is no secret that Patanok is in fact Wild Owl. Like Tyler, I wasn’t privy to the information in the sense that nobody told me. I found out. The signs were all already there and it wasn’t really like he was hiding.
The first signal was an article from Dominar stating Wild Owl agreed to host radio shows and yet… Wild Owl’s account was in eDeath state which struck me as weird. Then during my Ambassorial obligations, there was a sensitive instance upon which Patanok was involved and Wild Owl’s telegram account entered the room, that was when I connected the dots and associated one to the other.
Nevertheless, as far as the Presidency is concerned, does it really matter?
I mean, we could argue that he could have released a public article clarifying his identity. We could say he could have openly told everybody everywhere and everyone would have a clue. Nevertheless, he has the right to a fresh start. He has the right to a second chance as much as anyone else. Out of respect for the man, I will refer to him as Patanok from now on as it is what he would like to be referred to as. Still, when it comes to the Presidency of our eCountry, I value two things:
1. Merit/Competency
2. Character
We don’t really need to keep going around his merits or whether Patanok is competent enough to lead us. He is. Period. I may not have been here to witness all his past Presidential terms but I have heard time and time again his accomplishments and the stability he brought to our nation.
As far as his character is concerned, I knew the man 10 years ago. He’s probably one of the few people I don’t recall being a dick to. (Neither does he, we spoke about it recently) I’m not going to say I’ve always agreed with him on things and it is possible that in the future, as topics arise, may be things we have different views on but that is just how things are and that is okay.
A good portion of governing is listening to other people. You can’t effectively govern if you don’t take into account what is best for the country, what the country wants and what is possible given the circumstances. You can’t learn from your own mistakes if you don’t listen and reflect on them. Something I also have realized is that some people get so caught up in nonsense that they forget that being in Congress, being in the Executive or running for office is not about feeding and thriving on petty partisan rivalries or boosting your ego but it should be about serving the community in your best capacity.
We may not all always agree with one another, but like a lot of the active members of this community and many of my party colleagues, I will always put Country first. I am your servant. I will not judge you simply because you belong to another political party with a different ideology. I will not judge you for having a different point of view than mine and I will not refuse to work with you if your ideas have merit and can improve our community as a whole.
Some people may say I’m wrong, and that’s fine, but I believe Patanok has our community’s best interests at heart and he is capable of creating at the very least some of the unity we need.
Having said so, considering Patanok’s past merits, the fact I know he will be a competent President and his character, I fully support him for President of the eUnited States of America and I am looking forward to working with him in serving this community in the best way possible!
Stay tuned for my next articles!
Thank you everyone and kind regards,
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Thank you for the kind words.
He has his own interests at heart, those and the interests of his online friends. What's left of the population of the eUS is something to be lied to and manipulated for votes. The rest of the time it is ignored, to the point where he makes statements amounting to, if he doesn't know who they are, they don't exist.
I’m sorry you feel that way George. As I stated in the article I only know the man from 10 years ago and I wasn’t here to witness most of his successes or the reasons for that criticism. Either ways, I’m willing to give him a chance to prove he wants our country to succeed as I believe he does. I suppose we will know soon enough 🙂
How does one prove they want the country to succeed? How do they disprove it? I know what he's done, not 10 years ago, but in the last few months. He is, frankly, a foolish, parading, self-interested a$$hole, whose scheming and lies badly damaged the eUS. It's what he is, what he's always been -- my "feelings" (thanks for the condescension) don't have anything to do with it.
George, I wasn’t trying to be condescending. If my comment came off as that, I’m sorry. In life you don’t prove things with words, you prove them with actions. What he’s done, done it is. What we can hope is that he does the right thing.
very well written and so true. I mean I don't think it is possible to be in 100% agreement with everyone. It is our differances that make the friendship worth it.
In the immortal words of Bartleby the Scrivener, when it comes to trusting WO to do the right thing, "I would prefer not to".
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Wise words Harvey.
This is a great article, keep it up.
With respect to our upcoming CP election; The job of being CP involves three basic responsibilities:
1. Being able to exist and be awake and function in all time zones on earth as CP for about 30 days. This is especially important in terms of setting Military Prios, pressing the buttons that need to be pressed and being around at every day's reset to then reset things because the previous day's DO's all get wiped out. This responsibility to press the right buttons at the right time is very important and our allies are counting on us to fulfill this. The truth is that no one is going to be awake and paying attention for 30 days straight so being able to fulfill this requires #2.
2. Having a group of loyal eUSA players aligned with you in terms of having responsible jobs in the CPs cabinet to fill in the gaps when CP is unavailable and to provide CP with sound advice with respect to our internal policies and more so, with respect to maintaining our relationships with friends and our alliance.
3. Communicate to the eUSA citizens as often as possible about what is new and what is going on on. The most successful CPs communicate on a near daily basis. Players want to know where eUSA stands, what to do and how things are going.
Since doing #1 is wholly dependent on having that strong base as outlined in #2, I feel that Patanok is going to be just fine. He has the backing of the most active eUSA players who are each in some way familiar with the job of CP. This group is also R/L international, so 24/7 coverage is under control.
#3 is Patanok's weak area, he completely admits that writing articles etc is not his thing. As long as he gets so decent reporters in his cabinet, he can have this covered in short order.
At this point I have no problem with electing Patanok as CP. He is a more mature and stable version of WO and I feel like he has found a group of great players who he has connected with. These players include many of our CP's of the last year or so. I would re-elect any of them.
My hope is that if our CP, at any time, regardless who it is, starts to go off plan and put us at risk, is that their trusted advisors are more loyal to the eUSA than to a single player and start to shout about the CP going off track and perhaps an impeachment would be required.
As long as we never forget to be vigilant we will avoid the nightmare that bad CPs have caused.
I plan to support Patanok for all these reasons. The old WO maybe not so much, but that is ancient history....
Objective comment, I like it. Finally someone who's willing to put aside personal feelings and look at it objectively 🙂
"Personal feelings." But you aren't condescending! Oh, no. The thing about most of you guys is I have a hard time figuring out how much of what you say is because you aren't very bright, vs how much because you'll just say anything, regardless of whether it contradicts what you said a few hours before. Virtually every person who ends up being a US "elite" mixes the same hypocrisy and stupidity. 🙂
Ok George, I wasn't referring to you and my opinion on Animis's comment hinges on the fact that she stated her reasons and they are written in an understanding and objective way. You on the other hand entered the realm of insults which seems to be a more personal/emotional response than her analysis.
You said it up there that your opinion had nothing to do with personal feelings (I find it interesting given that people usually only go for insults when IT IS something personal), so please, by all means... what is it about? Feel free to objectively answer these questions and/or state the basis of your opinion.
What did WO do that makes him a disaster of a CP/a disaster of a person to run our country in your point of view?
Who would you suggest as an alternative? Would you yourself run for CP against WO?
How does WO have only his own interests at heart?
I will be looking forward to your answer and your point of view.
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This was a pretty great read.