The SFP - What the...
Ilene Dover
So, a strange thing happened to me this morning. I went for my daily dose of Congress threads, and stumbled across a new sub-forum. In the political party section, it was called American Revolutionary Party.
Most of you interested in what passes for politics in the eUSA would be aware that the SFP has had it’s name changed by Party President Cerb. The process around the name change wasn’t terribly transparent, with Cerb’s own survey showing little support for the new name and lukewarm interest in a name change overall.
The timing of the name change was awful (amateurish, even), and gave the party formerly known as SFP one of it’s worst congress votes ever as we lost name recognition (amongst other things). The PR and communication of the name change was botched, to put it politely.
All this is just my opinion though, and the name change issue should really be set aside until the 15 October PP elections. Cerb has ignored every request to change the name back, so I don’t see anything happening until someone else’s butt sits
To return to my original point. The new ARP sub-forum. SFP (and by inheritance, the ARP) have always maintained a third party forum. Right here. Bookmark it if you’re an e-political junkie, because it’s kinda hard to find now.
There was no notification of a shift of forum. There was no discussion of why. We’re talking about a major political party’s primary method of organisation, history and debate. Cerb actually ran for PP on the issue in the August PP election, and lost. I find it unacceptable for a party president to shaft a majority of members by shifting the goalposts.
I wrote on the ARP’s new forum, in the public area. I told visitors that it wasn’t the place to find party members. I did this because I have not been informed about a change of venue. I’m a party member, congress representative, and apparently a “Councillor” (idk wtf that is). Surely we should be told about this?!
Some heavy handed moderation followed. This is a view from the trash can, where all deleted posts and threads go:
You can draw your own conclusions about how welcome my contributions were, no doubt. The post content still exists, where Cerb can’t moderate it away. Go have a read.
To someone who sees a party president (all party presidents of all parties) as a custodian and steward of the party’s values, it’s quite shocking to have everything bulldozed away. Moving forums is only the most recent fiasco. Our in-game congress list order for September didn’t reflect the order party members voted to put it in. That’s a whole different screwed up story…
What’s going on then? Why is all this happening???! Let’s strip away the overblow rhetoric and hyperbole you’ll see in a lot of articles and shouts and examine the issues.
The SFP has strayed from the goals and intentions of it’s founders and early influencers. I didn’t meet those guys ‘n’ girls because I’m a fairly recent arrival. The point is hard to argue against though, because the SFP is old and the game has changed a great deal in that time.
The SFP was in need of reform. Yes, we are. Since the uprising of Black December we’ve been drifting and soul searching. We haven’t done much of note since then. We do need to change the way we do things.
Nobody is seriously disputing these points.
What I believe, and what SFP has acted as being true, is that revolution comes from the bottom up. It is not possible to impose radical change without breeding resentment. For lasting and effective change, people need to want change.
Imposing change from the top down? Acting inconsistent with long established traditions and beliefs? These are the actions of a dictator and a demagogue.
Making a new “official” forum just before the CP primary elections, and not telling anyone but your mates about it? When all of those mates are recent additions to the party? It’s like a whole squadron of rogues have just shown up.
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For me it is interesting that on the eUSA forums the new forum from ARP is very welcome by most non ARP members that comment and that only a few newcomers in ARP support Cerb's choice. In the short time the ARP forums exist on eUSA forums a lot of protest from members of ARP who are against this move is already in the trash can. I think this is bad for eUSA, because it only makes a bigger gap.
The clock is ticking...
Sounds like a case of someone who thinks he is above his own party or a disinterested player who can't be bothered to do his duty.
Cerb is one of Pfeiffer's goonies trying to take over every faciset of our nation. Fascism I believe is what's going on here.
Do you not vote him in as PP?
Nope!
Tom Cauchon won but stepped down when it came to light someone used multies to vote him in, I believe. Cerb was #2, so he wasn't even elected and he's screwing everything up.
Sounds like he was #1 and it took a coordinated effort to cheat him out of his rightful position
Tom did have him beat by a fair number of votes, I suppose you're right in that respect. They definitely cheated him out of his rightful position.
Or, angry from losing the month before he elected Tom through multi's knowing it would cast doubt on the election and result in him being named PP, instead of leaving it up to chance.
Examples are given here by Ilene of Cerbs moderation is the perfect example of why the SFP has and never will have forums on the eUSA Forums.
Any dissent is trash canned.
Then stop posting trash
It isn't trash, and in the SFFP forums would be regarded as healthy dissent
"Enlightend debate" in the loony bin are still insane ramblings. Changing the location doesn't add to its validity
Well put, Ilene, I think you've about covered it. Someone should do a piece on the screwed up Congress situation, though. Maybe I will tonight?
I also can't believe they're just shutting everyone out on the eUSAforums. Why are these posts being sent to the garbage can?
Fascist dictators do not like having their viewpoints challenged. That's why things are ending up in the trash 🙂
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Well done Ilene...
I'm glad you spoke up and gave your perspective. You're definitely a great person to have with us.
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I leave for a month, and I return to this????
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