Dear Mastah Mason Man
William Duncan
This article is in response to this: Acacia Mason's Attempt at a Political Attack Article.
Dear Mastah Mason Man:
You could address me as your Royal Highness, and kiss my ass from here to Parliament Hill, and I would still not show respect to a philosophy that I believe, in practice, permits every license, perversion and abuse known to man. Flattery and formality do not purchase my respect; furthermore, I won't agree to disagree for the sake of political expediency or to satisfy some misguided sense of civility: I am not going to pretend that serious and dangerous errors are okay, when my conscious commands they are not.
"In my humble opinion, a CP needs to be above reproach. He/she must act with maturity and grace at all times."
I am not a King.
If you want a stately and graceful leader, one who is so wonderfully tactful, sips tea at high noon and is always so witty and clever (as if that was more important than character) then vote appropriately.
"As a public figurehead and a leader you would expect that comments such as those uttered by Mr. Duncan, would be strictly off limits."
Wow. You are advocating censuring me because I happen to be the President, and then you ad😛
"You may think them, you may feel them, but when your in office, you most certainly do not print them!"
I "may" think them? I "may" feel them?
You're damn right I may, and this article should let you know how I feel about the printing part.
"I have always believed that a Prime Minister ... has a ... duty to respect and lead his or her people regardless of race, colour, creed, religion, orientation or political/fraternal affiliations."
I couldn’t care less what race, religion, creed or boys-only club someone belongs to, and simply because someone happens to be a member of one does not mean they automatically deserve my respect.
"Mr. Duncan clearly feels he knows a great deal about Freemasonry ... He is not a member, he knows little to nothing about it, and yet he clothes himself as though he is somehow knowledgeable on the subject."
Who's clothing whom?
You demand that I behave and act differently than whom and what I am, simply to fit your personal belief of what a President should appear to be. You went so far as to declare what I may think and feel, and then presumed to dictate what I can and cannot print. You demand I act contrary to who and what I am. In essence, you are asking me to wear your clothes, and to think, feel, and act the way you think I ought to.
No.
Whether you like it or not, I am who I am, and I will be who I will be, and if I ever act differently than that, then I would be nothing more than a charlatan, and a fraud.
And that, Mastah Mason Man, is by far the worst example a President could ever provide as a leader of his people, and also as the representative of them.
Take care,
WD
Comments
This is our President. 😐
wow.... someone's on his rag
tl;dr for those of us with busy days
"I can be rude if I want to so *blow raspberry*
Take care,
WD"
Is this for real?
Wow...your response speaks volumes about both your character and your leadership skills.
I don't think I have ever had a President or a Prime Minister invite me to kiss their ass...
What the fuck? Seriously William.
You have to give Jacobi credit. He never posted a counter attack article against a level 13 newbie.
Isn't this the President who couldn't write a platform before election day because he was too busy doing government work? When did he find time to write this?
"I can use informal language, but I will never be unpretentious.
Take care, WD"
LOL @ saltydog ...
It's like watching a tennis match, 15 all!
Holding office or position often paints a bulls eye on your back for criticism from those who might disagree, feel they have a better idea, plan etc or those who oppose you politically. Responding to those is more often a waste of time and effort and the comments are quickly forgotten for the most part by the majority. Responding like this insures the following, the original comments will be long forgotten and your response will remain for far longer as ammunition to be used against you. You will be your own down fall.
Those are wise words Jake ;_)
I have worked in PR and we have a saying, sometimes the best response is no response ... this would have been one of those cases.
I am not delusional and don't ecpect decorum in politics, those days are gone in RL so why would that happen here. It might be nice though ...
Now Acacia Mason and those of like mind are well armed courtesy of this response and can write more articles, and if you continue to respond in a similar manner this could keep going till the next election, which would not be such a good thing for you.
And just so everyone knows, I don't really have an agenda here, more fascinated by watching things unfold. I don't think WD is a bad Prime Minister. Sure there is the occasional rumble in the media, that is to be expected, but he seems quite capable. Having said that I also dont think he is the best PM, in the RL world and here too there is always someone better nipping at your heals.
All hail his Royal Anus.
LOL Monkey Gun
Wow....... I'm shocked and speachless.......
This is unacceptable from an elected official.
Discrasefull..........
WD you make me laugh.
Game over WD ~ Game Over ...
LOL 😁
ok i have to say i didnt expect this and im certainly not getting involved here
the advert with the homer pic made me laugh LOL
And this is why I didn't vote for you. I hope others follow suit.
I hope all of you appreciated my Homer advert : )
LOL WD. Was it really worth it to make yourself look like an idiot for a lvl 13 noob? I mean you can go ahead and act like this when your NOT the PRIME MINISTER. In RL Canada, Steven Harper probably cusses his face out everyday, but I can't say I've heard him do anything of the sort PUBLICLY as the Prime Minister of Canada.
@Everyone else: When I said that a solid platform is the only thing that really makes the difference in a PM, I meant it. This is what you get when you elect a populist fool who can't run a nation and acts like a 7yr old in public office. You voted for him, now accept the fact that a fool represent and runs our nation.
P.S. WD, you never knew how to run a nation, the only thing going for you was that u were "popular", but I guess you lost even what little virtues you had. You are a disgrace to our nation, so do us all a favor and resign.
saltydog your the guy behind all those adds?
Hmm...
Can we really admit that eCanada has stooped so low? To resort to this kind of problem solving?
I for one am very dissappointed at BOTH sides of this argument.
AMM,
Minister of Immigration
WOW, our leader. Im glad i didnt vote for him.
Beyond any expectations of decency, from elected officials, or any of that other stuff, I'm ashamed of you, WD.
Acadia Mason EXPLICITLY said that he is offended when you call him "Mastah Mason Man". It was an entire paragraph of the article you're commenting on. That you would have the audacity to not only refer to him as such here, but make it the title of the article, is disgraceful.
This is a slur, and violates the rules of eRepublik. I'd report you myself, but I feel that is Mr. Acadia Mason's decision.
Good day,
Greg McNeish
lol
That's great
ok new to eRepublick so 2 things
1. Firstly I didn`t know canada had a President and now I do
2.Secondly can we have the queen back as head of state?...she is old, and frankly very worn at the edges but she is quiet when she needs to be...lol
WD all I have to say is
"ITs good to be the King"- Mel Brookes
If this is how my president acts than I am most certainly not voting for you for your next term.
Abysinna, Duke Leto
wow
Wow. Just Wow
I was looking forward to an apology...
If a member of Congress proposes an impeachment, I won't vote Nay...
Is this a fed up Prime Minister's way of telling all of us to "Take this job and shove it" cuz he don't want it anymore?
Its a game! Internet arguing is dumb but putting someones internet persona on a pedestal is even dumber. If your that passionate about politics then maybe people need to get out and spend their time helping a real political party instead of in game.
Freedom Out!
@Peter Freedom
I know I am 😛
Considering there is a whole politics module to the game though, I think it doesn't make sense to say 'stop arguing', since we all have different ideas on how to make eCanada stronger. Like a pet project.
relax give the guy a break
Resign, sir. You have no self-respect.
The only reason I vote this article is to show ecanada what a cruel person they elected. Hope this article was as bittersweet as you wanted.
Duke Leto
All you politics worms act like your so shocked. Who cares people lose there temper. Nice to see a little backbone for once outta one of you jellyfish.
says the hypocritical troll oh so cockily
...why? Nice one WD. (Do I need to say NOT, or is it a given?)
wow what a jerk
BAM!!! SPICE WEASEL!!! XD
All I ever see is you bunch of self important political do nothingsfall all over each other trying to smer each others reputations.
If i had hundred of people trying to smeer me and intice me to verbal warfare at my every turn you damn rights I'd let each and everyone of you have it. So you can rot Duke.
But then again Rylde that is why you don't bother with politics isn't it??
If you want to be the leader of the country you need to learn to accept critisism. There could have been a much more classy responce to this, but Mr. Duncan chose another path......
Yeah you got me there Treian. I get gut rot when I think of politics in this game.
wow.... don't we have a great PM...
So clearly everyone agrees
Why do we elect someone like this?
What the hell is he trying to say with that first paragraph?
Is WD trying to contrive some sort of deep offense to someone's supposed association to Freemasonry?
Like anyone takes that stuff seriously. They're nowhere near as dangerous as those crazy Shriners, tearing up the parade grounds in those little cars. Maniacs!
Maybe he's been listening to too much late night conspiracy theory radio or something.
Get some sleep man.
And resign.
You've just embarrassed all of us.
The saddest part of this? He's been acting like this not only with random people, but with his friends, and with congress too. I think it's more then safe to say, I'm hoping better options are on the ballot next term.
You haven't embarrased me at all, William, and this:
"Whether you like it or not, I am who I am, and I will be who I will be, and if I ever act differently than that, then I would be nothing more than a charlatan, and a fraud."
has bolstered my opinion of you more than any political favor, decision, or appointment you could ever make. Bravo sir, bravo.
I think your response, while over the top, was spot-on and truly classy. Because telling the truth is always classier than faking it.
Onward.