A nation undermined from within

Day 1,702, 20:50 • Published in USA USA • by Avruch

There's a debate raging in the eUnited States and around the world this week. A debate about the nature of the eUSA, about values in a game, about friendships and alliances and what we believe to be important.

On one side you have the president and his cabinet; people who came into office facing the challenge of fractured relationships and crumbling alliances, and in the earliest phases of an attempt to build a new bulwark for America. Leaks, innuendo, diplomatic maneuvers, accusations and outrage followed. Some of it was well founded – trust is hard to earn and easy to lose, and some of our negotiating partners had sacrificed theirs long ago. Moreover, we have our own alliances -- friends whom we have supported for years and who have supported us, and whose expectations we don't want to disappoint. Loyalty is rewarded with loyalty, and anything that smacked of betrayal would be poor reward indeed. I'm not particularly excited about going to war with Canada; not happy that our allies are unhappy with us, and I wish we had done a lot of things better than we have. All that forms the basis of reasonable, fair criticism.



But reasonable criticism isn't enough for some people. We can and do have honest, good faith disagreements – even among members of the national security council and defense team. But for a few people, that just isn't enough red meat, not quite enough blood in the water. So the innuendo machine is engaged. It's not that the president disagrees with you, he must be on the Serbian payroll! But not just the Serbian payroll... No, he's controlled by Emerick! Emerick and Pfeiffer (who, by the way, can't stand each-other)! In one breath he's an integral part of a deep conspiracy, months in the building, to turn the eUSA into a ONE nation. In the next breath, he's a dupe, a pawn in a plot by Poland to disrupt Terra and EDEN. You might think – both of these things can't be true! Is Evry the light of a star, both photon and particle?

Or is he a regular guy, who wants to be the best president he can be, and who has spent the last 3 years playing this game every day as a dedicated servant of the eUSA? A former Marine Corps senior officer, a Special Forces senior officer, a Secretary of Treasury, a longtime director of the Congressional Budget Office and member of the Economic Committee? A president who picked as his defense secretary a popular former president and long-serving officer? Someone who has devoted more time to the eUSA than almost any other player still involved in government?



If that's the case, why do we hear so many wild-eyed theories of his subversion? From our allies, I think its understandable. They are worried that they are about to be betrayed, concerned about what might happen to them without our support. On the outside looking in, they can only believe what they have been told by people they trust. People in the United States, leaders they have long become used to trusting. So why would these leaders, these trusted people in the eUSA, spread such vicious rumors and utter fabrications?

Maybe it's because they sense an opportunity, an opening. Many of these people were great national leaders at one time. Presidents and high ranking generals, trusted with the wealth and safety of the whole country. But about a year ago, that all changed. Two groups of people grappled for power and authority, and inevitably one group lost. Those who saw themselves pushed out into the wilderness are understandably bitter. They want back in – they want to resume what they believe is their rightful place in setting the course of the ship of state. What wouldn't they say or do, to regain control of a nation? Suggestions of conspiracy and foreign meddling? Stirring outrage among our citizens and others who don't suspect a hidden agenda?

Bradley Reala, a former president and retired chief general of the branches of the eUS Military, has this to say: “I'm not interested in a colored map that labels one part of it "USA" because that's meaningless to me. […] Today I'm not standing up, screaming for Civil War because I hate the eUSA. On the contrary, the reason that I am advocating Civil War is because I want to see the great values of the old days returned to their forefront, in a country that stands against cheating, and locks arms with its allies, even when that means fighting a losing fight. I'd rather lose a war. […] For once in our eLives we have the chance to put together a rallying cry for all of those people who have been spat on by the government. We are second class citizens in our OWN eCountry. It's time to end the Apartheid and bring the eUSA back to its true, core values. It is not only the right, but the duty of people to depose an oppressive government and replace it with one that will work.”

Look beyond the rhetoric, and what is he saying? He wants to take advantage of the precarious position the eUSA is in. He wants a civil war; he wants to overthrow the government, and replace it with himself and his friends. The “select group” he's referring to is you – the people who elected as president Evry, Oblige, Artela, Emerick, Glove and our current Secretary of Defense Cerb. The people who serve in the United States Armed Forces and American militias, the citizens who have come here for months or longer because of our success and prosperity and our willingness to share that with others.



While you think about that, let me leave you with some questions. While weaker and fewer in number than long ago, the old eUS military still plugs away. Minus hundreds of thousands of dollars in funding a week, they still manage to supply their members and pay for deployments. They travel to assist their friends; they advertise and buy votes to support recruiting efforts. These are admirable achievements, but how can it be possible? They claim they are self-sufficient, but veterans of their branches remember differently. Are they telling us the truth? Or maybe do the friends they fight for support them with funds? Do they have agreements with these nations, payment in exchange for damage? How else could they survive as such a large and well funded unit? Does this perhaps explain why some of their strongest branches are primarily populated by non-American players? Does it explain why it was so easy for many of them to abandon the United States to fight in Canada – perhaps again in exchange for funding? When it comes to a question of loyalty, who are they really loyal to? I don’t have the answers to these questions. Do you?