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Editor’s Note:


A while ago I promised President Jacobi an interview. I had no idea the Add eJamaica campaign would take off like it did. It was a pleasant surprise for us, and we will have more for you very soon. First, I have an obligation to fill.

After publishing an interview with former eCanadian President Bruck, I was contacted out of the blue by an irate President Jacobi, telling me that he wanted me to remove the Bruck article without giving me any reasons why.

At first, I wondered why someone who claims to be so busy with presidential duties would even notice an article that had not reached the top 5. Then I wondered why someone who spent so much time campaigning for transparency would want to muzzle a fellow journalist like himself.

Seeing as I am a fair man, I decided to offer President Jacobi an interview of his own so that he could have a say in the matter. I did not ask for thanks, and none was given. Originally, I had not planned to interview him, so I quickly sent off the questions in order to pacify him, lest he use his presidential powers to take away my freedom of the press.

As I read his responses, I was struck by the hesitant, even passive nature of his answers, as he praises the ordinary citizen for liberating trapped eCanadians instead of explaining why his Government had not taken up this task instead.

Is this the picture of a strong, capable leader, or a leader who has shirked his responsibilities? You decide for yourselves. Many still support him, obviously. Yet, many strongly feel that he did little while his nation was overrun by an intelligent enemy. Is he brilliant? Or elusive? A problem solver? Or ineffective? Has he done the job that you elected him to do?


The following are the questions I sent him, and his unedited responses for your consideration.





1) You reacted very strongly to my last article. Can you explain to the eCanadian public what parts you disagreed with and why?

I think, much like any reactionary article, what I disagreed with most is how it came about. I was given advanced word from a third party that the article was being published and I contacted Bruck to withdraw publication until after the war, for solidarities sake. Frankly, I have never required permission to be helpful in this cabinet, but I need a team that works together, not one that makes cheap political points.


2) A lot of people have questioned your strategy in the war so far, and will quite rightly point to a large number of provinces/territories that are under enemy control. Others say we should have struck first. How do you defend your decisions?

Well, we can't strike first, that's what got us into this mess in the first place. It was our striking first back before many of us were even playing that let all these MPPs become active on the french side. Had we not attacked France, Hungary and Indonesia wouldn't have been able to support the French invasion today. As for the strategy, as Dean22 recently pointed out in his article, the US has their own problems, Romania has their own problems, Spain has its own problems. We are the only people who place Canada as our top priority. Our strategy works within that framework


3) Currently the Hungarians are attempting a PTO of eCanada (by the time this is published, we will know if they have succeeded). Why they have been so successful at making us play catch-up with them even in the political arena?

They have a lot of the initiative because they have far more gold and far more players at their disposal. This allows them both to make riskier moves and to have liberal strategies. As we are a medium power alone, we are forced to play defensively and conservatively


4) So far, the eUK and eGermany have seemed to switch sides on us and are now siding with PEACE. Was this a failure on the part of our alliance? Could we have done more to dissuade them?

I think that was a failure on the part of the alliance. I think we are having the sins of a lot of bad decisions made in the past visited upon us. I extremely regret that my administration was unable to resolve those decisions in time, however PEACE has claimed that much of this has been in the works since February and could not have been changed


5) What has been the hardest thing about being president?

The time commitment. Here I am on vacation in Seattle at my brother's house filling out an interview instead of actually having fun 😛 Being President is not fun, and the constraints placed upon someone who has to be available at any time to counteract or countermove an opponent in completely different timezones is certainly fatiguing.


6) Give yourself a rating (scale of 1-10) on the job you feel you are doing as president so far?

7. There have been mistakes made, mistakes that I deeply regret. I am very thankful that the government had initiated the stockpiling program during my first term however. I can only imagine what we would have been like with 1500 gold instead of 5000.


7) If you could send one message to your political enemies, what would you say?

Canada obviously is a just and peaceful country, and for whatever mistakes were made in the past, the attack on Canadian soil is and was unjustifiable. Considering the economic costs of all involved, peace is the only viable and acceptable alternative. Nobody loses more from war than PEACE.

{Editor's Note: President Jacobi originally did not answer this question. An answer was sent after an inquiry as to why}



😎 What was the biggest mistake you regret making as president?

Spending 60 gold to double block Russia only to find that Russia had given up on Oregon a few hours before. I kicked myself for that and its been the only time this war that I've wanted to resign




I think I would completely overhaul our military. I think I would put literal money into building software and an interface that allows for better coordination and communication as well as making supply much easier and efficient.


10) How do you feel about the strength of the Canadian military? Are we having a hard time getting new recruits?

Recruits are not a challenge, integration is. We have an army built for less than 200 people and we're accomodating a lot more than that at the moment. If we had time to change the system and rebuild our supply lines, we'd have a much easier time. Right now, I feel so bad for Gaidal and Coda for hte amount to time they have to dedicate to simply get our troops to fighting strength, nevermind anything else


11) If you could raise taxes to make the military stronger, would you do so?

We have already raised taxes to a state which I would consider barely bearable. I don't think raising taxes from what they are now will have a net beneficial impact


12) Everybody has something to say about the Dean 22 situation. some say he is a traitor, others see him as a hero, others decry your decision to let him back. What is your take on all of this?

He's been a lot more helpful than the people most vocal about that decision. I think that says enough for me.


13) How do feel that you compare with previous eCanadian presidents?

I think this ought to be easier when we see the results of this war. I'm under no illusion that even if I was the best domestic President Canada ever had (which I likely am not) we have a war we have the possibility of losing. That will weigh on any legacy I have, unfortunately or not.


14) If we are to win this war, what would we have to be doing differently?

Frankly, a lot of how this war will turn out will lie outside of our hands. What we can do now is plead our case to the world in a vocal and strenuous way, and we can do better at organizing our citizenry in and out of Canada. We are on track to do that, but I cannot say yet how it will turn out.


15) Do you plan to continue as president after this term is up? If not, what do you plan to do next?

Yes, I plan to continue until this war concludes or until the people of Canada decide on another President.


16) I normally cap my interviews at 15 questions, but in this instance, I will let you have the last word. Please give the eCanadian people your most important advice:

My most important advice is not to trust your leaders, but to trust yourself. People like William Duncan, Tyler F Durden, didn't come from much, but they have shown that you don't need to have a fancy title to do the work necessary to keep our country in the fight. The more we all band together to rescue our country, the easier that rescue will be




As it was written. I thank President Jacobi for his responses to my questions. Good luck to all candidates within eCanada, and without it.


Coming up next: Phase 2 of our campaign to add eJamaica to eRepublik. Get ready to vote, get ready to mobilize. We still need your help. We can do it together. Yes we can!


Also, don’t forget to vote in the presidentials. I urge you to choose real over fake. For my international audience, be aware of who the (so and so) PTO’ers are. It is not a tactic that I find honourable, but then, there are all types of people in this world, aren’t there?



Long live free speech (just don’t try it)



Until the next time,


PimpDollaz


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