Remember the Alamo: My stance on the war
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by Gaius Julius
My fellow Americans, for the past day now we have been engaged in military operations against Mexico. As a congressman I have already stated why I voted no for this war. However now I feel it is necessary for me to express why this war is truly beneficial for the eUS and how it can aid us in many ways.
Imperialism
I am firmly against Imperialistic actions taken by any state, including the US. Imperialism in eRepublik has proven to have a negative impact for everyone in the long haul. Furthermore I believe that no country has the right to impose its way of life or its practices on another nation. As a result when I first heard of a possible war against Mexico I was worried this might be a imperial action wrapped in the guise of war games or something else. However once the obejctives for this operation were outlined I changed my view.
1.) Expel polish citizens who hijacked the Mexican Congress, we would do this by taking polish controlled regions.
2.) Insure US border safety from PEACE operations in Mexico.
3.) Boost wellness of eUS citizens.
4.) Gain exp for future eUS military action.
5.) War time boost to our economy
As it stand right now I believe we are on track for all of these goals. I personally am at 96 for my wellness and I know several people have made substantial exp and level gains. I think this shows that we are sticking to our guns so to speak.
Atlantis
Since the our war declaration about a day ago many foreign leaders and figures have expressed anger and worry about our action. Foremost have these has been several members of the alliance we are in (ATLANTIS). A clause in the the article of the ATLANTIS treaty require us to notify our allies of a war declaration 48 hours before we take said action. I understand this argument and I believe it has legitimate grounds. However the opponents of our actions fail to take into account that this was not a pre-meditated action. We have not been planning war for weeks. No it was a quick decision enacted by an exuberant new congress worried about a deteriorating political climate in Mexico. If we had taken the treaty article into account then our actions may have jeopardized our safety or risked a deterioration of the situation. Furthermore the US is not the first ATLANTIS country to ignore this provision.
Nough Said
With all of this said I would like to tag a disclaimer to this article. I strongly support our country and our government despite who may lead it. National unity despite political or ideological differences is key to our continued prosperity and safety. But I would also like to say that I cannot support any Imperial action by the US, I am strongly against any empire building by any country. This means that I will not stand for a prolonged occupation of Mexico. Furthermore I am disappointed by some of my fellow citizens calls for a US empire. This is not the right action. We must remember that our country is one of many. We are not the single power in the world like in RL. We must insure our alliances stay intact and we foster a positive world image. Just as many want to make the US a military world power we must also make the US a world leader in example. How can we possibly call Iran or Indonesia evil when we act the same way. So I ask every citizen to lead by example in how they act during this foreign entanglement.
Thank you for your time and your patience with my little rant. I hope you enjoyed this article and will comment, vote and subscribe.
Sincerely,
Gaius Julius
Congressman Michigan
Federalist Party Congressional Chairman
Party Presidency Candidate for March
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pertamaxx
The Poles had left already all you have done is attack a defenseless nation, the wrath of the world will fall on eUS becaues of this, you have no justification for your actions, and you lie this action was premeditaded, 5 days ago the first talks of going to war with eMexico were being held, thats more then 48 hours, am i right? You have no honor...
And, once again, a member of the Federalist party amazes me with crystal clear ideology.
We can have our pie and eat it too, but only a slice when it is necessary.
@Omar first off the nation was defenseless because they had their gold stolen by the poles, andy those poles have not all left. Second the war discussed with Mexico was a war game, and that was only if Russia refused. You know nothing of honor.
Everyone is crazy. What is the point of the game if there is no war? To spend months on end training and working for no real purpose? Without war there would be no meaning to training or even really running for public office. eRepublik would be nothing without war.
And imperialistic? come on, all actions are for a purpose or towards a goal, every war is imperialistic or exploitative. In the real world imperialism and wars can hurt citizens in eRepublik if you can't defend yourself and get conquered then fight back or leave the country. Countries in eRepublik aren't different except for taxes really. There hasn't been alot of non-taxation or military options made available to politicians. Since there aren't alot of options for politicians or differences between countries there is no real need to cover up or propagate "reasons" for a war. Lets just state that we are after land, xp, and wellness. I support the mexican war because it allows me combat xp and useage of the hospital.
In summary if someone declares war no matter what the reason he will be declared imperialistic and since there really isnt any need to declare war otherwise its probly true. So when declaring war why dont politicians say it will benefit us for xyz and not we are doing this to protect the rights of lmnop.
I now know for sure that i will be a federalist, I didnt support the war starting, but the fact is is is upon us now, and you sir Gaius Julius, you have it down to the T, We will not stay in Mexico, we will Liberate the Mexican people so that they may live freely once again, any idea of Imperialism is non-sense and should be ignored completely, that is not part of our american values. Way to go for the Federalist Party!!! Right on the money
Sir Dassina, You are a very confused person, perhaps you should read up on the federalist party, and learn a few things, again, he has it right on the money!
Justin! Shut up about the Federalist Party!
@Dassina: to your argument about imperialism you may want to read one of my earlier articles I have published about the negative impacts of Imperialism. Examples in eChina and eIsrael have shown the negatives impacts of Imperialism in eRepublik.
Maybe it's just escaping me, but why did you use 'Remeber the Alamo' in the title of this article?
I agree with a lot of what you've said in this piece, though.
ehh just for the lulz, and cause it is a sudo mexican-american war
I think it's really unfair to call eAmerican imperialistic when you can look elsewhere in the eWorld and see imperialism is abounding. Where are these people when eTurkey took eIsrael and eGreece? Where we they when ePakistan ran roughshod over eChina? Where were they when eRomania attacked eRussia, or when eIndonesia made war on eIndia? What it all boils down to is people are unable to tell the difference between America and eAmerica.
I partially agree Epic, I was not calling the eUS imperialistic I was warning against the slippery slope towards it.
I completely agree Epic. The US has not made an imperiliastic move, but yet we are called Imperialistic. Romania and Indonesia may be criticised heavily but that is becuase they ARE Imperiliastic.
We need to focus on us, before we focus on Epakistan running over china! We need to worry about not being imperialistic and setting a good example before preaching to other countries, Eamerica has its own blimishes to deal with, and we dont need to look imperialistic here, more like liberators to the world for the mexican people.. I think that if we follow the outline gaius julius has proposed we follow we will be good to go! and by the way
FEDERALIST PARTY !
imperialist war is good for the economy. Would be better if we could enslave the conquered. I guess that would be against our emorals.
@Justin Moore
Your complete lack of historical knowledge is disturbing, you pose a picture of Thomas Jefferson, a hero of mine, yet you scream for The Federalist Papers and Party? Please. Thomas Jefferson was one of the hardest fighters against the Federalists and a key member in the Anti-Federalist and Democratic-Republican party.
And I agree, I love how we watch Romania and Spain break the treaty and let it go by the wayside but bitch about it when the U.S does it. Classic.
Either way, if you want to be able to pose a threat to PEACE at all you have to take minor imperialistic actions. End of Story
Yes Chisholm but the federalist party is not based off of the federalist party as per Adams and Hamilton. Besides Jefferson was the one who was an an anti-federalist than greatly expanded the federal govt during his presidency. Can anyone say Louisiana purchase? In addition we dont have to be imperialistic to fight peace we just have to be organized and experienced that is why were going to war not to create an empire.
Wow... a statement from a "Congressman"... you ALL take this stuff way too seriously.
thank you Gaius
@Gaius
Thomas Jefferson did one thing that was a little outside his party's boundaries, but I believe Congress would've made the purchase anyways, Jefferson simply sped it up. (Don't take that as justification for his action though)
Going to war not to create an empire? Holding lands or colonies of a lesser nation is an empire. By Definition.
You guys are total hypocrites. But hey! You won one and your hypocrisy works in my favor so I can't complain.