Could appearing weak be affecting our citizenship numbers?

Day 1,788, 22:45 • Published in South Africa South Africa • by WastelandENT

Hello eSA,

Since I have been a citizen of eSA I have noticed a few articles and many arguments concerning one main issue eSA faces, whether or not we should attempt to end Brazil's occupation of eSA'an territories.I have seen arguments on both sides that are valid. Some say we need Brazil's rental payment in order to keep our economy afloat while others say that Brazil does not care about us and we need to reclaim our regions. The question I would like to ask eSA today is this, If you were new to social MMO's such as eRepublik and were just trying to learn the ropes and get involved in the game, would you join a nation who does not even have all their regions? A nation who seems to be too weak to claim what is rightfully theirs?


(Who would you want to join?)


I understand that this is a deal that was made a while back and that it gives us a great boost to our economy, but a new player who is just looking at the game for the first time would not understand that. I say these things because from what I have been reading from everyone so far is that eSA needs a population boost in order to sustain ourselves and become strong enough to stand up to nations like Brazil. If we need a population growth but we appear to be weak, would that not leave us in a vicious cycle that doesn't end?




I am not using this as an argument for one side or the other, I will keep my opinion to myself for now; as this is a news article, not propaganda. This is merely food for thought.




If this gets enough responses I may even post another article with a link to a poll so we can see what side of the argument has the majority.


Thank you for reading eSA
WastelandENT signing off,