A Final Message from the President of the United States.......
Battle Kitten
Today's Theme Music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQn1k9WPeLM
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Gratitude
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First and foremost, I want to thank each and every eAmerican for giving me the opportunity to serve as your President for three terms. It was a fantastic experience and from the bottom of my heart I am grateful for the opportunity. My only hope is that I made the game as enjoyable for you as you did for me. One thing I have learned is that it is easy to be great when you are able to stand on the shoulders of legends. During the course I have met many extraordinary people. Each one of those people has influenced me or has been a profound help for me during the tenure of my “career” in the game. I want to thank a few here.
Tdwester: Thank you for teaching me all that you knew and for offering me advice whenever I needed it. Whatever success I had is in due to large part to you.
Ananias: Thank you for giving me my start in politics and for having faith in me.
Scrabman: Thank you for my first non-official government job and for allowing me to bounce ideas off of you when I was just a newbie.
Emerick: Thank you for giving me my first government job as Secretary of Defense.
Speedcat McNasty: Thank you for always being there. Whenever I need you, you always managed to pull through and deliver. You were and always will be my right hand.
Rainysunday: Thanks for all of the advice and long talks. You above all other people kept me sane when I had to deal with the unreasonable every day.
St Krems: Thank you for always busting your butt and doing what was required to get the job done. America and myself will always owe you a debt of gratitude.
Inwegen: Thank you for organizing chaos and making everything seem logical. You have essentially been President many times over at this point. You never got the glory, but you definitely have the chops to get the job done.
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Some Advice
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When President Eisenhower left office in real life, he left the nation with a warning. Now I am going to do the same. Some people will agree with me and others will not….. luckily for you, I don’t really care what anyone thinks.
My first bit of advice to people is simple: Play the game as if it is a game. This game is entertainment of no consequence; remember that. Some of you take all of this far too seriously and it troubles me greatly. I sit and wonder if your lives are so devoid of anything in real life that you actually assume your roles in-game and get self worth from what you accomplish here. There are certain sections of the eUSA population that in my opinion have literally taken this stuff far too seriously. I love you all, but it’s time for somebody to give you are reality check.
To all the politicians out there I have the following message: You aren’t really politicians. Seriously, you probably couldn’t legislate yourselves out of a wet paper bag in real life. Cut the endless debates on crap and empty threats to the military. You are no better than any other player in the game and most the “legislation” you pass could be done in 5 minutes rather than in countless hours of forum debates. You are nerds on a power trip….. Go out get a beer and then go get a girlfriend/boyfriend. If you do these things your perspective might actually improve.
To the military I have the following message: You aren’t real soldiers, or lieutenants, or generals, or any other rank for that matter. Newsflash: Real soldiers have to kill or be killed. They actually make real sacrifices. You, like everyone else are simply a nerd clicking a button; you just do it a little more than everyone else. Stop whining about being disrespected, because you aren’t. You are elevated above all other citizens and receive far more in terms of budgetary compensation than anyone else. You lead a charmed life and should be grateful. Put on your big boy pants and do your jobs graciously.
My last bit of advice goes out to the short-sighted. You view this game as static and probably are happy that things never change. Set alliances are going to be a thing of the past real quick from the appearances of things. If you do not adapt and you do not make an effort to think outside of the box, you run the risk of putting the eUSA in great peril. Always be willing to pursue diplomacy with even the most unlikely of allies. Be willing to change with the world or be prepared to be steam rolled by it. There are enemies and allies out there alike, who wish to see us destroyed. Do not be fooled by these nations words and past actions into thinking that the status quo will be maintained. A storm is coming…. and I fear it might be coming America’s way.
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The Big Secret
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I have been around for a long time now. I have been playing this game for as long as I can remember. I can remember when I was just a newbie. Now it seems like I am so darn old now. Ever since I became “high profile” and then later President, I have faced the same question over and over: “Did you play in Beta and who were you?” After hearing this question it for a million times I have finally gotten sick of it. You have finally broken me down. For the first time I will reveal my true identity. I am none other than.....
Comments
Oh, You!
sneaky sneaky penguin gets first
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Canadians don't deserve Pertamaxx
awww yeah we do!
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o7
The Mexican and the UK invasions are some of the best times I have had in the game. Thanks Boss.
Good job!
meow
Thanks Frost for all your hard work. I hope you stick around and offer your advice to future presidents and everyone else who asks. I enjoyed working with you this past month.
O7 Frost.
That'll do prez, that'll do
Lost me on the last picture.
Thank you Josh, for all your hard work.
Wise words!
o7, Josh Frost
Not sure if trolled...
Oh you.
meh I knew it all along. o7
Thanks for your great work Josh. Hope you enjoy your break from the high stress job of President.
\(^-^)/
hmmmm
An indian filmographer?
Thx frost for keeping us from being eDestoryed
Been a pleasure working with you for so long. I really should hate you for bringing me into this game in the first place... but I cannot.
Have fun Battle Kitteh... I have a sneaky feeling we haven't seen the last of you.
And yes, I'll keep the secret....
for now 😉
WHO ARE YOU CATMAN?!!!
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Yea same, what does the last picture mean??
Thank you. Goodbye to a great. o7
No!! Ceiling cat!! Don't go!!!!!
I always thought you were a kitten... YOU LIAR!!!
o7. You've done great work man, and this is a great article.
heh! I am old enough to remember seeing that test pattern on black-and-white network TV. (which means I am reeeeeaaally old!)
RIP CATMAN JOHN
Play the game as if it is a game.
Take care, Kitteh
What does 07/o7 mean?
what does the picture mean?
Nice speech, & agree with most of its parts
Good Luck
I think that eRepublik can be taken seriously and be fun at the same time up to a certain point. Your depiction of roleplayers being nerds isn't completely true, to some eRepublik might be an escape route and a way out from a depressing reality, but to the most of us it's a game that we devote ourselves to for a limited period of time out of excitement and excitement only. It isn't stranger than watching a really good movie and get wrapped up in it really deeply.
Before eRepublik turned in to this ridiculous shallow of it's past, the best aspect of it was that everyone could be a part of the game's events. Even the weakest soldier could be proud of himself after a very tight battle. Quite frankly, not many of us get to define how thousands of people use an hour of their time daily in real life. That was the addicting factor, the very realistic sense of using real power. Thankfully the game has been losing it's edge for a while now.
Usually the people who write goodbye-articles tend to return, but this is quite convincing. Goodbye.
great last words
If Dio wills it
Loved the part about congress
its been a pleasure frost o7
TROLOLOLOLO, Mr. Frost. Trolololo, indeed.
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♥ mai kitteh
Thank you, Josh, for your friendship and a game well-played. If not for the opportunities you provided I'm certain I'd have a rl by now.
o7
no español... no votado!
me aburrooo yoo
no españolol aquii pos no le votare! XD
bye, jerk who stole my term
lol @ mexican troll, thought they would say that cuz you invaded x] o7 Josh
HAIL MEXICO!
USA SUX!