Brutus never became Caesar

Day 1,200, 13:42 • Published in Canada United Kingdom • by Jsboutin

You might have clicked because of the intruiguing title. You might have clicked because you are bored. You might even have clicked because the eCanadian medias interest you.

If you know me, chances are that you know what this is about. If you don't, please continue reading. In both situations, I think that what follows could very well interest you.

Before I start, I'll introduce myself to people who don't know me.

I am what one ould name a behind-the-scenes person. I make sure things run smooth, I am EDEN's Military Commander, I am a very active member of the CAF HC. I have several friends in many allied nations, and even more in eCanada.

First off, let me say that all the recent so-called "controversies" are extremely tiring to me. Being used to be handling tons of money around, I find it ridiculous that some people keep on insinuating that the CAF's High Command is skimming off the top here and there. Seriously, if I even wanted to steal money, I could have fun with a thousand gold in litterally seconds. Also, I'm not Addy, perhaps, but I am decently wealthy. Why would I steal a few hundreds of CAD here and there?

Second, many people are saying that the Canadian Armed Forces are not transparent enough. Actually, Jacobi is doing an audit once in a while, and the system in place to keep track of the amounts spent is incredibly thorough.

Which brings me to the main point : Why do people even talk about these things they name "scandals".

One could say that they want to shed some light on things that pertain to the public eCanadian domain. Whereas this would be a good reason, someone really trying to understand and deliver an unbiased message would be more concerned with the exactity of what they say. They would ask questions in a private manner to make sure there isn't something they are forgetting about, they'd double-check their math, and, ideally, they'd have a small discussion with the responsible person to make sure something's wrong. They wouldn't jump on every piece of news available and try to deform it.

Then again, another reason could be that these people want their 15 minutes of glory. Whereas this is interesting, it is hard to prove, and some are simply too tenacious to only be motivated by fame.

What else is there? Well, the last opportunity is that they might want some power for themselves, and the only thing they can do that would grant them the said power is to start a scandal, and repalce the people who would be forced to quit. Simply put, it is the people who do not have either the aptitudes, the will or the patience to reach high positions.

Being an amateur of Roman history, it did remind me of this sentence I heard somewhere : "Brutus never became Caesar".

I really recommend that the guys doing these things think about it. Maybe an Augustus will emerge.