Norway vs. Finland and the Importance of Media
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by Ministry of Information
Canadian Citizens,
You may have noticed in the last couple of days that Norway declared war on Finland and activated our Mutual Protection Pact (MPP). In fact, Norway was being controlled by a Hungarian with ill intentions toward Finland. The event transpired so quickly that The Ministry of Information (MOI) and Ministry of Communication and Heritage (MOCH) were unable to officially release the information until now. If another battle is opened then CANADIANS SHOULD NOT FIGHT AGAINST FINLAND AGAIN. The MOI and MOCH would like to commend those soldiers that read the press releases and topics on forums, and either chose not to fight or to fight against Norway. For those that unintentionally aided Norway, and it is a disgrace that there were so many, the MOI and MOCH would like to take this opportunity to stress the importance of media leading up to a battle.
Consider some basic risk analysis before you fight. The probability of a citizen fighting without reading the news is high simply because it is easy to click through the motions within the eRepublik platform. The impact, however, that these actions could have on other countries - and our own in the long-term - is very great. Since risk is the product of the probability of an event and the potential impact that said event occurring, the risk is too high to avoid reading the news.
It is a well known fact that Canada does not have many subscribers to our respectable newspapers compared to other countries. Therefore it is easier for international press releases and propaganda to make headlines in our country. That being said, there are still things that every citizen can do limit the effectiveness of propaganda:
1) Subscribe, read and vote up press releases by elected government officials
2) Read before you fight
3) Talk to a fellow platoon member or elected government officials before you fight
4) Notify a government officials if you come across something that is highly suspect
Conversely, there are things that every citizen should avoid adhering to:
1) Outsider comments on releases by elected government officials
2) Releases by outsiders
In summary, fighting is easy, but you cannot take back the damage once it has been inflicted. Reading the news al biet is more time intensive but in the long run Canada and our allies will benefit greatly from this basic daily routine. We hope that every citizen will consider their part in limiting the effectiveness of propaganda and, if another battle is opened by Norway on Finland, please do not fight against Finland.
Regards,
Ralph de Ver
Minister of Communication and Heritage
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There are some major contradictions in what you say 🙂
"fact, Norway was being controlled by a Hungarian with ill intentions toward Finland" - he has no ill intension toward Finland just wanted to take back a region that Finland took away one day before this fight. The ill intensions are towards Romania 🙂
"The event transpired so quickly that The Ministry of Information (MOI) and Ministry of Communication and Heritage (MOCH) were unable to officially release the information until now." - the battle lasted for 24 hours. Didn't you have time to write this article in 24 hours? And it was a fact know for days that the president of Norway was a Hungarian, so no new info, you just did not write an official statement.
I salute all those who fought to increase their wellness and rank - 604 fights and 13281 damage.
And do not feel bad, Finland won 😛
By the way. I wrote both articles you are talking about that are in your top rated news.
http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/free-military-training-for-residents-of-canada-772405/1/all
http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/fight-for-norway-from-canada--772239/1/all
Voted! Thanks for helping Norway out!
As a sort of devil's advocate, would it not make perfect sense for ill-trained Canadians to fight a little while on the losing side (in this case Norway) to gain some experience? Even if the foreign press releases should not be adhered to, they did outline just how good it is to fight a bit, and what better way than by Canadians having minor side-battles in otherwise unimportant battles (to us, anyway)?
Thanks Avernite 🙂 You are the devils advocate.
Zoli, go back to Huns please and play the game a bit nicely.
Not cool.
Zoli, the reason that your news articles are in our top-rated are that other of your Hungarian Cohorts voted them up!!
@Yonsil - what is Huns?
@Unthak - cohorts. that is harsh. i did not get above 1000 subscribers by writing articles to cohorts. maybe you should read some of those articles. sometimes i publish in English. I am sure you would subscribe 🙂
Look at these:
http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/talk-to-me-baby--732690/1/all
http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/why-we-love-hate-admins-727617/1/all
"Zoli, go back to Huns please and play the game a bit nicely.
Not cool."
You may also want to say the same to some of our ATLANTIS ALLIES!
Thank you Canadians for resisting the urge to fight 🙂
>As a sort of devil's advocate, would it not make perfect sense for ill-trained Canadians to fight a little while on the losing side (in this case Norway) to gain some experience?
When Norway is on the losing side, it means ATLANTIS has put effort into the battle. If you fight for Norway, you'll be countering these efforts.
>Even if the foreign press releases should not be adhered to, they did outline just how good it is to fight a bit, and what better way than by Canadians having minor side-battles in otherwise unimportant battles (to us, anyway)?
The fight wasn't just Finland vs Norway. It was ATLANTIS vs PEACE, and the damage done by both sides was significant. When you fight for PEACE, you betray your alliance.
"The Ministry of Information (MOI) and Ministry of Communication and Heritage (MOCH) were unable to officially release the information until now."
"For those that unintentionally aided Norway, and it is a disgrace that there were so many"
It is very unfortunate that it took so long for the proper information to go out. The readily available info was that there was a war and we have a MPP, so if individuals made an error and fought against Finland it was a mistake but is it a disgrace?
In a perfect world one would keep themselves fully informed, but citizens rely heavily on the media for information and if the ecanadian gov't was slow off the mark in providing info in the media it's understandable how mistakes like this can happen.
I fought one fight bare handed and now hang my head with the knowledge that I made an error. I take full responsibility for my failing, the Ministy of Information might consider doing the same. At this point and reflecting on what occurred hopefully I and others can learn from our error.
If we shouldn't fight for Norway then why do we have a MPP with them.....
Yeah shouldn't that be canceled or something until they got their guvmint back under control? I mean it IS confusing to us young 'uns.
I agree with Jake, I didn't fight but only because I'm a member of the CAF and was alerted not to through CAF connections. This kind of news needs to be released much faster.
ill intensions... have you lost yoour ... mind?
How about the ministry of information comes up with a list of who we should or shouldn't fight and keeps it updated?
If you don't want the canadian people to fight for Norway or for enemy countries, give them an alternative to level their fighting skill. Once-a-month fights with France, being forced into the CAF, or being forced to leave Canada aren't alternatives.
Joke of the Day
How many Hungarians live in Canada?
There's Zoli' one.
lol dabman hit the nail on the head. I also agree with random letters that we need more wars or there is no point in raising your fighting stats which is a big part of the game.
"If we shouldn't fight for Norway then why do we have a MPP with them....." i beleive we had that before they were taken over by the hungarians.
Obviously Zoli is an Hun (garian) stooge
This situation really show the ignorance of our own country. From the up down to the simple citizen.