Prime Minister Insults New Canadian
Jayson V
I find myself dismayed and puzzled after reading the Canadian news today. Here I am in Malaysia, thinking all of the combat action is happening here, when I log into my organization, to read the news and discover a response from our Prime Minister to a new player with the headline ‘Dear Mastah Mason Man’.
In truth, I can not read minds, and I do not know what the Prime Minister has meant by this title, but the connotation it holds for me is an unpleasant one. It seems to imply that Acacia Mason, who last night fought beside me in a coordinated Rangers effort in Malaysia is a racist. For the sake of clarity, I would ask that our Prime Minister clarify this remark – either way. I personally don’t think it is polite to throw around such accusations lightly, not even in a game.
Now DAL supporters and pro-Duncan forces may think this is just another attack article. I will declare my political history up front. When I joined this game I was a member of the CPP, largely due to the fact that I was assisted by Fram, who I think is a pretty awesome guy. I then switched to the CSD because our candidate for Prime Minister did not put out a platform until after I voted. Plus the CSD folks seem congenial enough. In short, I don’t have strong political ties and am not blinded by allegiance to a particular party at this point.
I will alsosay that from my limited perspective that WD has done a capable job of leading our nation. Could someone do better? Most certainly. Here and in real life there is always someone who can do better then you or me. Thems the facts. No one is irreplaceable. So that means it is probably a good idea to be nice to people, even if they are not always nice to you. The trappings of power come with responsibilities.
The original article published by Mason had 16 comments, and most of them were supportive. The response published by Duncan already has 22 comments, mostly unsupportive, even to the point where Scorp, who seems to be a long time Duncan supporter isn’t even entering the fray.
The response of Duncan is kind of like killing a fly with a sledgehammer. I don’t think it is fitting for people to call each other names. It is certainly not fitting for a Prime Minister to call a new player names. We want new players to be active and live long and prosper right? Insulting folks doesn’t really help make that happen.
In terms of strategic leadership it would have been best not to respond to Mason. Sometimes, more often then you would think, the best response is no response. But thanks for the juicy fodder for my noob paper ;_)
Comments
look we can explain all of this:
WD's gf dumped him last night... he's just really emotional right now
Cry me a river.
Voted.
Sledgehammer seems to be an apt analogy.
Voted and thank you Jayson V. It was my honour and privilege to fight shoulder to shoulder with you last night!
I have to admit I'm a little blow away by all this.
WD was one of the first people to contact me in this game and while I wouldn't say we are close in any way I do respect him and his leadership. That being said I find it hard to reconcile the combative stance he often takes with those who criticize him. (Two examples come to min😛 this altercation with Acadia Mason and last months fued with Jacobi).
Far be it for me to tell anyone what to do (let alone an individual holding high public office). But I cannot help but think that polite, respectful discourse has long been a hallmark of being Canadian. Perhaps Mr. Duncan should try to remember that.
Politics isn't for the thin of skin, PM WD...
saltydog, wtf
that thread has been on the forums for over a week now
List of all eRepublik Forums and IRC Channels.
A very useful reference.
http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/international-forum-amp-irc-reference-1032256/1/20" target="_blank">http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/inte[..]1/20
Enjoy,
Lets string him up!
I remember when I killed a wasp with a rubber mallet 🙂
omg, Obama killed a fly on live tv!
Great article 🙂
Gotta say. Most people including myself don't really care. Why bring it to the media when you can discuss it in private?
Its a democracy sloan_67 you gotta share your thoughts.
All in all great article.
Voted and subd
This has nothing at all to do with democracy 😮
The problem is; the whys and hows of this situation isn't available to the public.
Without those. All it seems to me is an attempt to discredit the goverment.
Which means, it'd be better to handle this privately without airing dirty laundry for we the people to witness.
Mason is not in government and Duncan is ... I guess Duncan should have tried to handle it privately and not print his article that made it public. I would not have written anything on the matter if it were not for his response, which I felt was in poor judgement and not necessary.
I love the fact he told him where to go. Nice to have a politico with some ballz for once. Good on ya WD!!!
Good article!
Voted and subscribed.
you're a moron - a terrible article - give it up already
Voted
hermanvep 1867 - I don't care if you don't like the article, but insulting me personally is not necessary, and also against the rules of this game. I suppose I could write an article about it like WD did, but that is not my style 😉 Good luck in the game.
KKK for the Winzorz! LOL
hermanvep,
Wow, what clarity and power of reason. I really learned a lot from your post. Thanks for that...