A Call To Arms

Day 3,236, 17:24 Published in USA USA by Azazel Romanov


Greetings Nation,

I’ll be taking a break from Vice-Presidenting to give this announcement, so bear with me if the humor is toned down. I wanted to talk to you about the upcoming election, and what I think you should do as a voter.

Many behind closed doors might have noticed that I’ve been fairly critical of the Orikfricai administration, and I don’t deny that. I think were good outcomes. The addition of Mexico to Pacifica was a success for the United States. We secure our Southern border and regain a country that was a strong ally for the United States during some of our most difficult times. I also think the creation of the Airborne Unit, if done correctly and well managed, could be beneficial to us and provide a new source of activity for incoming players. We also had a successful media outreach from fingerguns and the WHPR, which is very praise worthy, along with fairly successful DoCA outreach.

The problem with these successes is that they don’t really include Orikfricai, to my understanding. Foreign policy is Wild Owl. Airborne is the various actors involved there, not to mention the discussion regarding USAF has been going on long before this term. Media and DoCA are their own responsibility. I don't really know if Orik himself could really claim true credit to anything this term, other than picking a dead VP and replacing him with a vacationing VP. While assembling a good cabinet is important, we need presidential direction and these areas could have been even greater with better management. We can choose a better manager than Orikfricai. While I might not be fully privy to his discussions, what I can see from the PDB and discussions with Congress is someone who doesn’t inspire direction and is, quite frankly, lazy in his approach to managing or governing. This delays results, creates a lack of unity between departments, and makes us question why we should support certain directions.

Leading from that, what we’re also lacking from Orikfricai is inspiration. I don’t know why we did certain things this term, like the wars with Indonesia and UK, nor did I feel very compelled to support them other than “rah rah war”. While war activity is great, it needs reason beyond doing it for lack of a better option. I also believe that the colonial approach to wars doesn’t net us greater security, as was proven in my last term, and I don’t know how much this plays into our foreign policy goals other than “we’re doing it because we can.” I saw fairly little from Orikfricai on pushing for these wars and battles, and what I did see seemed forced or compelled, since I know Orik isn’t particularly fond of writing. That’s fine, if you aren’t President.

This is weird for me, because I’d usually be predisposed to support Orikfricai and be against Pfeiffer. I supported Orikfricai for his first term, and saw him as a great successor at the time. Throughout most of my career, I’ve rejected or ignored Pfeiffer’s support or disapproval, and I have generally saw Pfeiffer as many of you have: abrasive and self-centered. Despite this, I support Pfeiffer for this run, as I did late in his last run. To explain why: he’s engaged. He talks to people to learn what they want. He actively plans out what he wants to do. I know he’ll push people to work and that he won’t let people drag their feet. And from what I’ve seen, I like his ideas. I like that he wants to change the focus to match the changing game.

I’m no longer interested in pleasantries. I want results. I think you should want results too. I want a President who will take input and create results. Pfeiffer fills this role. I’m not interested in improving my own standing with this, and in fact, by doing this I’m possibly forgoing my dream of being Vice President (at least for now). I had actually considered running for President this cycle as an expression of my disappointment in the Orik term, but I would rather have someone who is willing to put their full effort in, and that’s why I’m voting for Pfeiffer in this election.

Let me know what you think.