The Reclamation Treaty
Day 1,129, 18:42
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Published in South Africa 
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by Mashaka Kulala
What does this agreement achieve?
A free eSouth Africa, ruled by and for true eSouth Africans.
This has been our highest goal, our only true End, for months. It is only when we have thorough autonomy that any other goals become truly meaningful.
At what cost? 500 gold. This is not chump change, but neither is it a fortune. This is a month’s worth of Super Soldier awards of one hundred eSouth Africans. Are we prepared to fight for our country and her allies, but not to give the fruits of our fight to the cause of Independence?
As for myself, I will add 10 gold to whatever fund from which this fee is being drawn. This is not a fortune, it’s a fair share. Fhaemita or Grimstone, please send me a PM to let me know where to donate it.
A sum of gold is nothing in comparison to securing our own nation. It would be violence against virtue to call a Patriot someone who will only support liberation if it does not cost her anything.
In 452 AD Atilla the Hun (sic!) tore through Italy like Sherman through Atlanta, if Sherman had habitually snorted near-lethal amounts of coke and considered ‘torture’ and ‘rape’ mere children’s games. At the gates of Rome his Army was met by a delegation led by Pope Leo I. They spoke, negotiated, and Atilla retreated, leaving Rome and Western civilization as we know it intact. It’s not clear what the deal was – Pope Leo just gave the bird to anyone who asked – but it is generally believed by historians that Pope Leo, digging deep into the purses of the Church and Empire, gave him a great pile of gold and said “GTFO.” And they did.
Hats off to Pope Leo.
The Huns stole our treasury and have continuously taken our tax revenue. I do not know what our (pre-PTO) monthly tax revenue was – I would appreciate if someone would post an estimate in the comments here – but we must compare this fee to, at minimum, the material and financial cost of having our country’s resources under PTO control.
We elected Fhaemita Malodorous as our President, to lead us to liberation. He, unlike his predecessors, has done so. The actions of Fhaemita and our delegation have been successful where previous administrations have failed; these actions reflect as much as is feasible under current circumstances our peoples’ democratic will, as well as ingenuity, calm rationality, and balls.
It is clear that, regardless of one’s opinions of this deal, the reconstruction of eSouth Africa will require cooperation and earnest effort from our community. Dissenters should cast their votes accordingly in the presidential elections of 5 January and the congressional elections of the 25th. In the meantime we must work in solidarity towards the immediate goals of Reclamation.
Our President has published the terms of the treaty here, and similarly by Montaigne. Dissent has been published by Champinator, Nick Jones, and Tenshibo.
Tomorrow is Christmas. In one week it will be 2011, and human civilization has managed not to destroy itself throughout thousands of years of belligerence and enmity. The US Congress ratified the START treaty earlier this week, an agreement to reduce the presently absurd stockpiles of nuclear weapons held largely by the US and Russia. That’s cause for celebration. Let us hope, in the spirit of the season, that our brothers and sisters in occupied Palestine and Afghanistan, and the billions of marginalized, poor, and suffering human beings on this Earth, find reprieve and requiem as well.
The Hungarians have experienced occupation, repression, and brutality like few have. They know how hard life can be:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_Revolution_of_1956
Surely we eSouth Africans can accept a less-than-ideal treaty in good faith.
Merry Christmas,
Mashaka Kulala
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This is a game, not RL. People still cant seem to grasp that concept; keep RL out of the game. How ever much the Hungarians, or anyone for that matter, have suffered in RL is irrelevant to eRep.
The problem is not the deal itself; many people liked this idea when I proposed it in the forums. The problem was the fact Congress and some Cabinet members had no idea what was going on or had any say in this. This was all decided for us by 4 people and that is why people have issues with this resolution.
@Seisan
I was not bringing RL into the game, I was pointing out how life (and this game) really is. All eRepublikans are RL people living under these or those conditions. All of us - though knowing each other only as avatars - exist, love, suffer, opine, and so on. I said what I said in hopes that everyone could give our leaders and the Hungarians the respect, understanding and sympathy that they deserve.
We have been under PTO for months. Given the situation, it is somewhat surprising that there is any semblance of democracy in the True eSouth African community. The resistance presidency is the most democratic institution we have.
Furthermore, your position is respectable and honest. Let your future votes speak your thoughts, and try not to endanger a transition beneficial to our community.
Anger only occurs in RL human beings - and perhaps non-human animals & c., but that's outside the scope of this discussion. This game is a place for cathartic release of genuine tensions and repressed feelings. If we cannot work together for a nearly-pointless eGoal, what worth is there to we (RL) humans?
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Thank you for the support!
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Seisan: Giving RL parallels, or citing RL history to show that certain thing happen there as well as here is valid, and not a mixing up of RL and eLife.
A nice example of mixing up would be to say that all IRL USA congressman, business people, etc. of Hungarian descent were actually plotting a PTO just because they have also did it to eSA.
Historically eSA has always been shafted when accepting less-than-ideal treaties with "the Big Boys".
There is no honour in this game so a fair amount of scepticism is to be expected.
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We cannot compare tax revenues betore and after TO.
During this time there were a lot of changes in the game mechanisms, furthermore there is no titanium and we have only 2 regions instead of 9.
Nevertheless, Hungarian congress people started to vote the congress donations submitted by the "Resistance Government" even before the deal started to take place. We are not talking about huge amounts, but it is definitelly a sign of good faith from our side.
I will join Mashaka Kulala in pledging 10 gold towards whatever account will be used to make our payment, Mashaka if you can forward those details to me once supplied to you, i would appreciate.
Rico is a wise old ape.
Hungarian fun fact No. "I don't know"
Hungarians and the Huns are not the same : ).
@ Montaigne "We cannot compare tax revenues betore and after TO."
Agreed, and I didn't mean to imply otherwise. I was making an assumption that eSA would have similar economic/population stats after the eHungarian PTO has left as before they arrived. This may not be very accurate.
@Griffmadar
Also true. We have taken to the habit of shortening 'Hungarian' to 'Hun', and I meant my reference to the (RL) Huns as a pun.
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