[Dictator] Woldocracy
Day 3,198, 12:19
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by Mr Woldy
Citizens,
I am writing today to briefly address an article which appeared at the beginning of the month, in which my predecessor as Dictator, Scarfar, called for democracy.
What does that mean?
Well, for those not in the know, countries on eRepublik can be lead by either a democracy or a dictatorship. This was introduced somewhere around 16 odd months ago (ish? Idk leave me alone) and basically meant that an Military Unit could launch a coup, and take from the elected government and congress all of the ingame functions they would otherwise possess.
Here in the eUK, some nasties did that and messed about with our cash etc, so we made the sound decision, as did many other nations, to have a dictatorship ingame but have by some measure, democratic functions. This meant nasty coups couldn’t happen as there would already be a Dictator, but that in a controlled way, democracy could still be enjoyed. In most places this meant having whoever won the CP election take over as Dictator each month. Here in the eUK, we wrote up a Constitution whereby a referendum would decide a Dictator, and they would stay in that position indefinitely and simply perform ingame functions (donation laws, tax changes, MPP proposals etc) on behalf of Congress and the President.
That’s what I’ve spent the past 13 months modestly and quietly doing (read as: plz give love).
Flash appearances in Cabinet meetings
However, as Nick A Llama has pointed out, the environment under which this was introduced has been altered. The Constitution was written to preserve two things; a separation of powers between Congress and Executive, and to prevent a hostile Coup. eRep has altered the condition to launch a coup, and it is now wildly expensive. Therefore, the Constitution only needs to ensure one of those things.
Rather than try to compete with Jamesw for most bold in one paragraph I shall cut to the chase. I find myself in agreement with those who argue that we do not need a Dictatorship in the eUK anymore. If Congress and the Government can stay on top of managing our country accounts, we can remove the incentive for a hostile Coup. If we continue to control our flow of damage and public awareness, we can resist Coup attempts. If we continue to solidify relations with allies, we can help fight off any hostile would be Dictators.
I hope that a return to Democracy will also invigorate Congress and the executive. It is easy I feel, for politicians to fall into complacency if they don’t have genuine sincere responsibilities. I have no doubts that some ‘meta’ will be needed to efficiently manage Congress. (But then everything in this game is meta, from the assumed responsibilities of ministers to the projected ideals of what people should do for their country). As members of the public we should all take responsibility for making sure we are electing active politicians who will live up to their job. At the moment, we are beginning to see the signs of a slowing down Congress, which will only cause obstacles to how politics in the eUK constitutionally functions. The responsibilities and the activity of Congress needs to return to try and reverse that trend.
Lastly, I shall make the following clear: This is a Congress decision. Altering the Constitution, or replacing it, will need to pass them. If they feel we need a Dictatorship, then I shall remain until I expire of natural causes. If they feel we need a Democracy, as always I shall deliver that in whatever method they see fit (auction the liberator medal imo). But I hope that in writing this I can encourage people to have a sincere debate about it without worrying about what I might think, and without people feeling that because I’ve done a good job of not robbing everything we should keep the Dictatorship.
Go forth and discuss!
Thanks for reading,
Woldy
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All hail the king!
Right chaps, we need 5 pages of legislation to construct the democratic right of congress to write 45 pages of legislation to replace Woldy.
Is Appleby still around, this is sure to be a thrilling experience for everyone!
I might be in Congress next month but I'd still prefer it to be a full public decision (referendum or whatever) because all the public may feel the effects and Congress doesn't listen to the public opinions and concerns very well. Or at least do a poll. Or someone could just start a liberation because there is nothing we can do to stop them.
Agree with what else you wrote.
Yeah a referendum would be a good shout
Anyone seriously considering attempting a hostile coup can get together the cash needed for it easily. You know this.
LONG LIVE THE KING
If it were a choice to create a dictatorship now I would not do it- but are we really going to spend a million cc just to get rid of it?
tbf i think some people have done it themselves
Voted for all the good work you have done as Dictator, but I have to disagree hostile forces can easily cobble together the funds. All it takes is 3-5 people to meet the funding requirements. We should keep you (Mr Woldy) as Dictator in my opinion.
How much more would they need in COs to succeed? Not many intelligent people would spend 2-3 million to MTO the eUK for fun when the plan might not even work.
People starting a coup will start one when the UK is at its weakest, so when allies are distracted and possibly even when the UK is involved with a direct fight. This means they will not need as much CO. The UK can be outspent by single MU's in CO as it is.
if dictatorship existed back when we were at war, it would have been the more cost effective option for me.
at some point you will be at war with somebody, and if you're doing well, it may be the more cost effective option for them too.
and not everybody is as nice a guy as i am 😃
Totally agree. We tend to forget that we're a rather poor e-nation and what is a lot of money to us is pocket change to some of our enemies.
All Hail King Woldy o7
Idk man, the problem is this "If Congress and the Government can stay on top of managing our country accounts, we can remove the incentive for a hostile Coup. If we continue to control our flow of damage and public awareness, we can resist Coup attempts. If we continue to solidify relations with allies, we can help fight off any hostile would be Dictators."
Let's be honest dudes, Congress can't be trusted with anything lmao, but hecc we can rely on my homie Huey (he's still MoF right?). Public awareness and damage flow aren't gon be excellent obvs considering the fact that most people 2-click these days. Idk about MoFA tbh, we're doing cool in FA right? Also I'm on holiday and I hate everyone and I'm lonely and hurt af someone come and hang with me
"This is a Congress decision." Nah
Having been through all pain of having the eUK taken over by an uninvited dictator who the proceeded to ransack the national treasury, I am quite hapy to stick with the relative stability (and prosperity) that our current 'Democratic Dictatorship' brings.
Woldy has proved himself over an extended period to be a fine stable and trustworthy monarch/dictator - so as long as he continues to serve the eUK in this way I am quite happy to give him my full support.
Arguably the strongest point of the Constitution was that it'd give us plenty of warning and time to prepare for a serious counter-MTO campaign before the treasury & gov orgs are under threat.
As far as I understand we're not allowed to touch them whilst the actual MTO is going on which in a democracy would be instant, whereas currently our dictatorship gives us 10 days planning).
Congress can vote themselves more power if they wanted under the current design. I don't see how reverting them to the ingame buttons would be an improvement apart from the usual random NEs and their corresponding diplomatic fallout.
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According to the Dictator clarifications - https://www.erepublik.com/en/main/latest-updates/0/209
1. During a Military Coup campaign, the President is still in charge of the national organizations. At that point, outcome of the fight is unclear and the President can technically do anything with the assets (money, items etc.) the organization has. The President can donate/sell/secure the money and other possessions in any way he/she wants and do whatever he/she wants with them.
2. If the Military Coup campaign ends in favour of the attackers and the Dictator takes charge, the ownership of all national organizations transfers to the Dictator. The Dictator can gain access to the national organizations by sending a ticket to Game Support with the list of organizations he/she would like access to. A new email has to be provided with each organization. We will then change the email and the Dictator can gain access by using the “forgot password” feature.
While the President might still be able to access the organizations for some time before the email has been changed, the President doesn’t have a right to do any actions in the organizations when the Dictator is in office. These actions include, but are not limited to, donating any assets from the organization, selling products or making exchanges in the Monetary Market. If such actions are done when the Dictator has been in charge, all actions will be reverted and the President might be penalized.
3. If a Dictator is in charge and there’s an ongoing Revolution, the Dictator should avoid making actions on the organizations. These actions include, but are not limited to, donating any assets from the organization, selling products or making exchanges in the Monetary Market. If the Revolution is successful, all actions will be reverted and the Dictator might be penalized.
This means that while an attempted coup is taking place and the outcome is unclear, the President is entitled to do as he wishes with the Org's upto the point where a Dictator takes charge (if the coup is successful).
However if there is a Dictator and an attempted revolution occurs it appears the fact the outcome is not certain does not apply the same way as during an attempted coup, in that here the Dictator should not take actions on Org's as they will be reversed.
waste of money getting rid of it
Depends, if I leave my MU what happens?!?!
That sir is any interesting question.
The next highest ranked gets the job
but what if the MU is empty after he leaves? Hmmm....
I know that sweets, but the UK's Dictator MU is always a 1 man MU
Somebody lend me 1 mil and an MU and I'll do it rn, not like govt will immediately jump at the prospect of spending a load just to get back to the same old thing that's slowly bored effectively everybody who has ever eExisted.