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Indonesia: The Empire After PEACE

Day 728, 11:25 • Published in USA USA

• by NeilP99

Borobudur Temple, Indonesia

I’ve always had mixed feelings about Indonesia. On the one hand I respect their strength and that they’ve been able to build an empire for themselves. On the other hand I despise some of their past actions, especially the way they have used PTOs and occupied countries who want nothing to do with the PEACE vs. Atlantis/Eden/Fortis conflict. All that said it is undeniable that Indonesia is one of the more interesting countries in eRepublik. Indonesia is one of the most hated countries and one of the most loved countries, depending on what side of her you are on. I thought this article would be an interesting one when I first planned it, and then the unthinkable happened. Indonesia left PEACE. I was about a day away from moving to the superpower of the South Pacific when it happened, and suddenly I found myself heading in to a situation where I had no idea what to expect. Quickly here are some things that I did know.

eUS GDP: 2677.39 Gold
eIndonesia GDP: 1939.55 Gold
eUS Exchange Rate (USD to Gold): 40.05:1
eIndonesia Exchange Rate (IDR to Gold): 34.78:1
eUS Active Population: 4585
eIndonesia Active Population: 1548

The number of votes cast in elections has generally been slowly declining over the past few months in Indonesia, leading some to speculate that the country might not be as strong as they once were. Still, there is no denying that Indonesia is a powerful country with a history of aggressive action. The lower voter turnout may suggest that Indonesia is getting weaker, but the country’s decision to leave PEACE seems to suggest that they have plans of their own. I talked to Indonesian President Wonder Forward about this and the recent choice to leave PEACE.

Q: How long had Indonesia been thinking about leaving PEACE before they did?
A: About a month.

Q: Why did Indonesia decide to leave PEACE after being a member for so long?
A: We had sensed the slump in PEACE GC since the aftermath of Florida debacle. We had become a nation without purpose and were constrained by the framework of the alliance. But our moment came when the voting of PEACE to eject us was motioned. Although rejected, we decided to pursue our own interest from that time.

Q: Some people say this is a sign that Indonesia wants to be more aggressive, is this true?
A: Yes and no. Indonesia remained aggressive to her enemies, and remained loyal and elegant to her friends. For example, we remained friends with India, SA, and China. We even allowed 'em to defend Malaysia.

Q: Will this affect how Indonesia negotiates with countries who are trying to get their land back from Indonesia?
A: That's all depend on the countries' relationship with Indonesia, and had nothing whatsoever to do with PEACE GC thingie.

Q: Is Indonesia going to join an alliance or create a new alliance or will it just stay on its own?
A: That's a sensitive question. We are now quite alone, but we've had vibrant relationship and brotherhood with Hungary, Serbia, and Russia. We might be able to trust each other whether there's alliance or no.

Normally I don’t examine these interviews too closely because I like to let my readers make up their own minds about what was said. But in this case there was something too shocking for me to let pass without making a comment. Most of us had no idea that PEACE ever voted to expel Indonesia. That the alliance even held a vote to kick out what many consider the cornerstone of the alliance speaks volumes about PEACE. It suggests to me that there is a lot more turmoil inside PEACE than many of us realized. It also suggests that many of us have been wrong for the past few days. We might have been wrong to think that Indonesia leaving PEACE would lead to the downfall of the alliance because it might be that the downfall of the alliance lead to Indonesia leaving PEACE.

My time in Indonesia has been interesting and informative for me. I’d like to thank President Wonder Forward for answering my questions. I think it made for one of my favorite interviews that I’ve ever done. The time has come for me to leave Indonesia, and to head to the next stop on the eWorld Tour. With only two more issues in this series I’ve decided to end wrap things up in friendlier territory. I’m headed to one of America’s closest allies and a spot that many Americans have used as a home away from home for months now. So thanks for reading and I hope you all enjoy my next stop on the eWorld Tour.

Comments

Oceanus Day 728, 11:40

"Is Indonesia going to join an alliance or create a new alliance or will it just stay on its own?"

Join Sol! 😛 your the only ones missing.
But that would of course require you no longer being deliberately aggressive towards FRoSEA. And probably doesn't fit your goals at all, but it would unify the entire Southern Asia/Africa/Oceania region! Wouldn't that be fun?

ugabug Day 728, 11:41

Greece?

Nasser-gh Day 728, 11:53

send message to me and get Q1 food.

Backbeard Day 728, 12:04

@Oceanus - Who says Indonesia isn't already a defacto member of Sol? Just look at the Indo-Malay War. Indonesia attacking an alliance of 27 nations that can build a wall of over 3 million. Look familiar to you? It looks like the Phili-Malay War. That's a training war. So the Indo-Malay War must be a training war also.

Indonesia is just talking aggressive for public image. Their people like to be involved in real wars, so I'm told. If they knew the Indo-Malay War was really a training war, they'd yawn and walk away from Indonesia to join a country that has a real war.