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(Thank you MaryamQ for the Inspiration behind the title!)

Greetings, readers of the Toiler and audience members! With the party elections coming up there is a lot of activity, some parties more so than others. There are specific individuals that like to come forth and make themselves known. Usually presenting themselves as the alternative, they will flash colorful words and imagery but ultimately contradict themselves to such great lengths that it becomes impossible to cover it up. Two of them work side-by-side, and it is no surprise why they do despite their claims. It plays to their agenda. They masquerade behind their colorful words. So in response to a recent critique of the party, I will address their concerns. Not so that they can be convinced of their errors, but so that the broad readership can see what the issue truly is and how it’s been hidden behind their shallow words.

Recently, Rosa Violet Carson, a party member of the SFP, has written an article that announces his intention to run for party president of the SFP. Generally, I would say it’s a good thing to be active within the party as any party member, but Rosa is a special case because of the actions he takes which seem to be hypocritical to his own criticisms. So let us begin.




Rosa starts off with the remarks as follows
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Once our party was a place where all kinds of left-leaning ideology was welcomed, where debates were opening new directions & people were motivated to bring in new ideas, suggestions for improvement & plans how to enhance collaboration, outreach & communication . Today we are just another exclusive little elitist club, where the few faces of the leadership condemn everything contrary to their beliefs, their agenda. You can easily become a part of their circle, if you sing the same song. Pluralism isn't welcomed, neither critique based on arguments or real projects that demand dedication & work.
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Rosa makes a generalized view of the party and presents it to us as something that had once existed and then disappeared. Furthermore, he claims that it is due to an elitist bureaucracy that has placed itself at the helm of the party and has dragged it down in the mud. This is far from the truth. He implies that the SFP has taken a stance against its own party - from whom the RC and presidents come from - and have strangled the party down so that only a designated group of people can come to prominence. So how did Rosa handle these actions and situations? How did Rosa solve these issues, if they even existed? Or better yet, what is Rosa’s presentable solution based on his activity to solve these issues? Luckily he makes himself clear:

Please forgive the dumb


Whoopsies


My enemies are nazis


Those who join the party and support my enemies, are threats

Or under his former account ,
but we will get on that subject later.

So beautifully, Rosa lays out 8 more for me to shed more truth on about. So let us dig into it.

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“Party-referendum to render the recent constitutional changes null & void”

So what is he referring to about the Party-referendum to render the recent constitutional changes null & void? It is a response to this article, that I had written that declared a prolonged discussion in the SFP Forums with a public vote, on concerns I had and whom others shared, about the duties of the party president and the Revolutionary Committee. https://www.erepublik.com/en/article/-tt-changes-in-the-revolutionary-committee-2660042/1/20

In that article I detail the reasoning as to why it was important to reverse a decision done in the past, that held the term of each PP and RC to simply be “doing” things but not necessarily requiring a plan for “What is to be done” for what it is we state we are for or against in the Constitution. The entire purpose of that revision of an old removal, was so that each PP and RC term is required to present something to show for, when it comes to how they will uphold our views; this makes it so that when a term is over the party can reflect whether or not they felt that their former PP or committee has actually done what they set out to do or done nothing at all. It is to set an expectation that each cabinet and committee should be fulfilling by the end of their term. But of course, to this very day, the only arguments Rosa has against it is that he feels that it is simply bureaucratic. That they “do nothing.” This is the Rosa way. He passes judgement without putting any effort into understanding the situation and reasoning or countering arguments made.

But, what is also clear here is that it implies that the decision was made by a select few. Which - again - is another made-up fairytale (One of Rosa’s many actually). Our own writings show another picture. SFPOM is the official party media, and on the beginning of Maxwell Hanz’s term , this was made clear and was announced.
https://www.erepublik.com/en/article/-sfpom-let-s-do-this--2659224/1/20
The thread there is linked to the SFP forum on the discussion. Which eventually lead to a vote after 72 hours.
http://sfp-erep.forumotion.com/t1330-vote-section-6-changes-with-respect-to-the-rc

The vote was unanimous, by those who responded to the ongoing discussion and vote, which is accessible there for record reasons, it is not “locked away” or “hidden” from the party. And can be re-reverted just as I had done.
So what is this getting at? It’s simple. Rosa disagreed with these amendments, and fails to conjure up an articulate reason why. He disagrees with it, and thus wishes to get rid of it. Since he cannot really explain why he disagrees or why others should be opposed to it, he takes an easy route of drumming up an illusion that it was done behind closed doors and by a select few to pivot the focus of what the amendment is actually proposing to a proposal that is bureaucratic and benefits the elite.



Congressional primaries conducted in-game
His arguments can be summarized as follows:
“It is simply unacceptable that members are disallowed to take part in the voting process, are falsely ranked on the congress-list & even excluded to take part. . . .Therefore I would like it to be done through an article, that will be published on time (the 20th of the month), all in accordance with our party constitution. Members will cast their votes through the comment section (which has a time stamp). This doesn't differ from the system used on the forum; it's transparent, evident & easy to maintain.”

This was odd for me to read because here I see his name on the ballot http://sfp-erep.forumotion.com/t1295-congressional-call-11-25 but in the end , he received 2 votes http://sfp-erep.forumotion.com/t1298-congressional-primaries-11-25. This placed him in Rank 15. The SFP only won 12 congressional elections that month, which unfortunately meant he was far from that position. He tied with 2 other party members with 2 votes, and the 12’th spot had 4. No chance. It was unfortunate that around this time frame was the same time he began his personal tirade against SFP members. This behaviour can be seen on his two articles he wrote on his personal Vendetta (Get the reference? 😛) against Maxwell.

Yes the party leadership did believe it was time to put an end to that, and the majority agreed on putting an end to it. This is an ongoing debate regardless, that has been raised up by others but it was a stance the majority has taken for reasons that are not unjustified. Lastly, Rosa writes “..all in accordance with our party constitution. Members will cast their votes through the comment section (which has a time stamp). This doesn't differ from the system used on the forum; it's transparent, evident & easy to maintain” .
Unfortunately dear Rosa, but it does. The SFP Constitution clearly says this:

“Section 12: Congress and Country President Nominations
After the new SFP Chairman is in office (17th of the month), s/he or a representative from the SFP Revolutionary Committee should open a Call for Congress Candidates in the forums.
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So no you cannot do that Rosa. If you disagree with it - which you clearly do - you must, like I had to do, make a proposal to change that part of the constitution. Then get it approved by a vote, and then announce the congress call the way you wish. Why mention our constitution, if you fail to re-read it? This was not the first time you did this http://sfp-erep.forumotion.com/t1238-what-a-hell-phil-congressional-call-sfp-results Phil Rosa. I encourage the SFP members to read it, and how he responds.

Audit of the treasury & disclosure of funds
Rosa writes the following with his personal feud parts removed.
“ Did you see that coming? Let me give you some background information first: our current treasury is held by Frank Stone on his private account & he has been the treasurer for at least a year. Let that sink in! Never has he published any book-keeping data publicly! . . .The next treasurer shall be nominated & elected! I'm open for suggestions regarding the procedure on this one, but at least two options can be used (see 1. & 2. above). Of course, we will have a problem if Frank shall not comply, as there are no game mechanics that can ensure it; he cannot be forced by anything, but by reasoning & through acceptance. Nevertheless, I am confident that the will of the people shall be respected. It's time we stop talking about financial transparency, but act accordingly!
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Personally; I have not seen much need of the party to inquire about SFP funds because a lot of the party's initiatives are coming out of individual members pockets, that do not come from the party. Jimmy Cincinnati wrote to me on the matter :
"The Treasury:
Phil is calling us out for not doing the impossible. We aren't the federal government. We don't have an org.
Secondly; all transactions were recorded on the Forum.
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Which is not far from the truth. We do not own any orgs so we have to manage accounts through someone whom gets elected or nominated to do the job. I know personally Jimmy has written up every single transaction that he has managed through his SFP program

http://sfp-erep.forumotion.com/t1303-daily-rations

which is his report he gives to the RC on a weekly basis. Nonetheless, reading through the forum one can see there has yet to be a need for party funds for a long time, and it has been rarely used nor contributed to. So why a sudden interest in the party funds ? Is your next accusation that people are stealing from the party?




Election of the RevCom
Rosa writes:
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Then legalists might have objections here, but nowhere it is said that the party president cannot give the mandate to those voting members of the RevCom, that are elected prior of being appointed. A system of nomination through the party feed with voting through article-comment-section of independent off-site polling are the way it could be organized. Voting members of the RevCom are the backbone of our democratic system, they should be elected with a great care, because they rae de-facto the leadership of the party. I am hereby also calling on all members that want to get more involved to join the RevCom as non-voting members. This is especially very useful to new players, in order to learn the ways, gather experience & train for more responsible roles in the party. This will ensure a broader involvement of our members & make undemocratic behavior impossible. Autocracy will be defeated once & for all!
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Now I will say, that oddly enough; I share this concern with elections. In fact, a good number of people actually do. It is why, there were threads made on it for our party members to contribute to.
http://sfp-erep.forumotion.com/t1300-socialist-freedom-constitution
http://sfp-erep.forumotion.com/t1332-discussion-constitutional-amendments
To which, there was a great support for the idea of a SFP General Assembly, which I make a brief remark to as a part of a program I wish to develop in my platfrom https://www.erepublik.com/en/article/-tt-my-run-for-sfp-pp-2661196/1/20

RF williams proposed it as follows:
“Curious what people think about the "General Assembly" concept. I was think it would basically take the place of what was referred to -- somewhat obscurely -- in the current Constitution as the "active membership". I'd think some kind of standard could be worked out... pretty much anybody who wants to should be included (imho), plus, I dunno any party member who actually fights in the Bear Cavalry, or works in a Party-related commune, or participates in some way in party-related activities? Basically, if you want to vote for elected RC members, or be considered for Congress, etc. then you'd need to meet the minimal qualifications for the "GA". On a grander scale, it would give the SFP some practice in organizing democratically on a scale bigger than the RC. Perhaps organizing "Councils" within the "GA" would work (see Leon Gutierrez' ideas around city- and industrial-based organizing)”

It’s pretty odd that the autocracy thus far, has so far proposed that it should 1) Set expectations that it needs to present to the party that it will aim to do and fulfill to be used to judge itself against and 2) Form a new democratic body that will limit the influence of the RC to simply be a committee of people working; thus removing any misconception that it is the elite .

Integration of the Discord channel
On Discord, Rosa wrote
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I hear some of you grinding your teeth. But the power you have monopolized & the double-standard system that you follow isn't something worth keeping. It simply cannot be that the a official Discord channel of the party isn't regulated by the party, but by wild arbitrary rules, made by a few do-nothings there. How can you explain that for something someone is allowed to say, another one gets punished, jailed? This is called hypocrisy & I will make sure it'll come to an end. It's only natural that the leadership of the party should be in charge of official Discord business, be it the RevCom, the PP or someone they appoint. But the lawlessness & dirty practices (mostly coming from folks, that aren't members of our party or even not playing the game at all) will come to an end! many of my accusers say that I plan to ban "elitists" from our channel. I won't.
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Except, they do. Everything you wrote, is in fact how the Discord channel has been setup.

So why did you write this then? Why state the obvious? Oh that was right, it was because he violated the rules.

His in-game chatter, resulted in vulgarities aimed at others either under Discord names such as Rosa or Phil Harmony. Many of which were done against Dillon Richards. Rosa was consistently jailed, and at this point it was a betting game of how many times must you of been jailed until a permanent ban gives Rosa a reality check. So please don’t blur the lines between what you caused to get yourself banned, versus how the party is running the discord. Unfortunately that did not stop you, because you continued




Inter-party relations & CP candidatures
It is as stated
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Frankly, I was embarrassed seeing Jimmy running from one party Discord to another, trying to find a CP candidate the party could get behind. Don't we have suitable candidates in our party? Don't be surprised when I say this: the SFP has more then enough manpower to completely be in charge of the eUS government! This is not how it should be, because we can get together with other parties, work on a long-term government project, engage in building a staff, that will, for the first time, make fundamental changes regarding our national politics! The Black Sheep Party have proven to be our natural ally; we both have the same objections regarding the current state of eUS affairs, we both are in consensus about 90% of political issues, but we both, sad to say, have problems of our own. The SFP has this turn-coat mentality, that is exploited by the ruling elite. They "buy" the loyalty of some among us with petty executive spots & our politicians on the national stage are inconsistent; only the ta😜olicies bring us always together. The Black Sheep, on the other hand have a self-isolating policy, they don't "mix" together with us. But I wouldn't blame them, as we've disappointment them many times in the past by flip-flopping & denying support. This I see as the biggest challenge of the party presidency. Communication with them, as well as other sympathetic forces to our cause, should be pushed forward, a group-message in-game should start the ball rolling. We simply cannot afford not to be present on CP election day, be it with our own candidate or as a supporting party for a candidate of our aligned friends. Consistency, a well formulated party-line we will put in place together & long-term goals are the essence of our success. No more hiding in the corners, it's time to shine!
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What Rosa does not actually write, is that this has collaboration with parties has already been done by Jimmy in in-game threads, he openly has reached out to all of them and has every single one of our congressmen in those threads; so all of them are aware of it. In fact, Congressionally speaking first and foremost, the TBSP and the SFP have supported each other in the stances we took against the Work Tax, and other issues. Also furthermore, Maxwell Hanz wrote a public shout to support Henry French Williams for the CP run. Unfortunately it was a tad too late to make it “official” in the page of the elections, but this does not mean that it was never done. The party DID endorse someone, because after publically asking, none had responded. This is known by the committee too; it was an unfortunate circumstance but we did find an ally in the midst of it all. So trying to inflate the issue anymore than how it actually presented itself won’t help but be a giant lie, and it is a knit-pick approach at trying to take a shot at the party for something it did not fail to do.
We do not “buy” loyalty of anyone. If so, how? Rosa accidentally conflates this issue, with that of his vocal supporter Chickensguys.
https://www.erepublik.com/en/article/-sfp-election-my-vote-can-t-be-bought-2653467/1/20
Or perhaps those who came out speaking how they got “offered” in this article
https://www.erepublik.com/en/article/cheaters1-2655010/1/20
Should we expect the same support again for Rosa?



Defining the role of the Bear Calvary
On Bear Cavalry, the criticism goes as follows
“A lot of thing are said about this military unit. Some say it is independent from the party, some say the party has authority over it. I shall say this: the party constitution speaks about communes & how they should operate & under what kind of rules. If the communes are the one that the BC uses, then the BC should be run according party regulations, simply because a regulation, that states that the BC is an autonomous entity is nowhere to be found. We see that a large number of MU members are also members of our party. Furthermore, the recruitment of new BC soldiers is done through party channels. How is it then possible, that a few people are running the BC as it if is their private little cooperation? Why do the commanders stay in charge, even when their inactivity is obvious? Who has appointed them, how were they elected. This is by far the toughest task to be confronted with. I believe that the best thing to resolve the role of the BC would be the formation of a joint body, consisting of representatives of the MU commanders & representatives of the party. They should then define the status of the Bears, set rules of how the MU should be organized, based on democratic principles & SFP legacy of course. My personal view is that both should be working closer together, that the Bears should be that force, that sets it battle priorities according the principles of freedom, fighting for the oppressed worldwide. This way we would show an example of what we stand for & naturally gain international recognition, making it easier for us to keep up with the demands our constitution asks to be fulfilled. Let us be freedom-fighters in the true sense of the word!
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I am not the Commander of the Bear Cavalry, but unlike Rosa; I’ve been and stayed in it to this very minute. I can say without a doubt, that the BC has no active commune. In fact, Rosa made an assumption about the BC, went on with said assumption as if it were fact and then makes a condemnation out of it. You have no proof the BC run communes because they do not! In this case, Rosa is making a direct attack on Shiloh whom has been one of the most active defenders of the party’s direction for the past few months, either from Rosa’s false claims or Chickensguys. What inactivity may he refer to? Perhaps from the MU? Little does he know, that if he stayed in the Bear Cavalry, he would see that we’ve been involved in many fights across Latin America lately where we met comrades such as Gustavo35 or Joam02; whom we have and continue an active communication with. How they are appointed, and how they are/were elected is written in our Constitution. it is no “toughest task” because it was a task already answered.
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Section 2: Leadership
5. The PP may hold other on-going leadership roles in the Socialist Freedom Party, SFP Bear Cavalry or any other SFP-sponsored or -affiliated institutions while he or she is Chair of the RC. Holding such roles should be affirmed by a majority vote of the RC on each such role.
6. The preference is for such roles to be assigned to other Party members during the PP's term as Chair of the RC.
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Lastly, Rosa’s praising of the role of the Bear Cavalry is by far the most questionable. Not only because of his track record with the MU,
But also because he actively trolls it.










All that Rosa has written is nothing but “hot air” , whose own actions cause him to fall flat on his face. Yet with all of this, he wishes to reassert the Bear Cavalry into something that it already is and has been actively doing but not through his work, but through the work of our current Commander Shiloh.
Now for the last point , which I am sure most reading are left with this expression

Which I apologize.



Continuation of programs & enhanced recruiting
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No surprises here. All the currently running programs with give-aways of food, tanks, gold for TG upgrades shall continue, no need to change them for now. But what I also see is the need to re-evaluate them, analyze the need of our party-members (and MU members, if we will unite both), boost the most valuable programs with more funds (treasury & private donations) in order to grow our player-bases. Let's reduce the bureaucracy & bring in a more sincere communication. Let's ask more questions to our new members, what they need, what they expect. Let's give them mentorship-guidance by those that know the game, so they won't make rookie-mistakes. How about we use our time more efficiently, not waste it on petty talks & nonsense & write inspiring messages to the newly registered citizens. It's really simple: be open, kind, offer help & leave them to decide, no pressure (or cop-like methods with interrogation like Max is doing, as I'm told). This bring a lasting reward, makes the game pleasurable for both, the old & the young. And an additional message for the ol😛 let's stop showing arrogance, the I-know-better attitude; let's consider the fact that we also can enrich ourselves & learn new things in this process. Let us be more human & less like bureaucratic machines!
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Rosa wishes to re-evaluate all the programs after stating that there is no need to change them for now. Also, Which one is it? Re-evaluate or not? how and why? What is it he “sees” that causes the need to re-evaluate? Lastly, he assures that he wishes the party be open, kind and offer help & leave people to decide. Yet as the images above shows, is he does clearly opposite of that, but heres an extra in case it is not obvious
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This is the kindness Rosa offers to the party, and his kindness has definitely reached the hearts of at least one of former our members - a member leaving our party.

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Conclusion:
Rosa needs to reconsider his platform if he wishes to offer an actual alternative to the party. Unlike other candidates whom are running, they do not propose a platform based on quicksand. All 8 points in which Rosa basis his platform on, is based on a world that he himself lives in where he is the hero and those against his ideas are his villains. Rosa as an option to the party is based on personal attacks on individuals and claiming them for failing to do that which they have been properly doing. Yet what does Rosa have to show for it? Absolutely nothing. That is what is fundamentally illustrated by his campaign. A vote for Rosa, seems to be a vote for nothing. In the end, if one wishes to criticize the leadership so be it, the SFP has never held an issue at all with anyone vocalizing their opinion because it is their right.

Yet since in his article he makes an attack against me, then I do encourage those to re-read my platform. If anyone wants to see the progress of the work I've spearheaded then feel free to read the Toiler, as it's clearly reported as to how it's doing

Finally, Not everyone in the SFP will agree on everything exactly the same way, and that is why there is a strong emphasis on checks and balances, and public questioning on voting methods because it is to ensure that no one can turn this party into a party ruled by an Iron Fist. But unlike this opponent, his only answer to the party is simply “OPEN YOUR MOUTHS”.



Until next time,
-Leon Gutierrez