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Actually, the guy running against Rockman is a former US citizen, Jack Roberts

Yes. It is really an international organization of smaller parties lining up against the corruption of Rockman's current regime. What is sad, we would have succeeded if it wasn't for the buggy election system. TNT (The corrupt party in control) recieved only 30% of the votes yet gained 66% of the seats in congress. (They have sitting congress members who recieved 0 votes.)

The good news that this situation is temporary, if admins can get the election system working. The other thing that can challenge buggy programming is more citzens.

We are not stuffed to the gills with competing companies, we virtually have untapped resources in every market (except diamonds). Thailand has been fun and it is nice to be in a place where an active voice is more easily heard.

I hope people take a serious look at investing some time and energy there.

Let me add this, there's a real opportunity in Thailand for people who want to start business and flourish here...IF...and that's a big if...I win election and survive an impeachment by the TNT party.

In many sectors we lack a domestic quality level above 2. The most important thing we lack is a workforce and active citizens. We need people who want to make a difference and basically improve a country starting in a 3rd world environment.

Its hard work, but just think of how satisfying it will be if we all work together to make Thailand a great nation! I do hope come election day we will overthrow this moron Rockman and the rest of his juvenile, half-brained lackeys...and soon you'll here from us again...but in a positive light!

We need to vote this article to get international attention!

Eh...that should be hear not here*.

Rockman are a idiot.

Thank you for your coverage, Korbin.

Wonderful article Korbin. You are in the perfect situation to write this kind of article: You have the past erepublik experience and know what experiences will be enriching for any citizen.

If I were not so invested in this presidential campaign, I would join you. Instead I wish you good luck with the citizens who follow you.

I'm surprised that an outsider has the heart and the desire to improve other countries. This is a good article, and I hope it brings some more attention to the plight of citizens in Thailand that aren't supporting the corrupt Rockman9 and his cohorts.

Well, I'm in.

Dear eRepublik Citizens

First of all, what is it for Korbin anyways? Is he really trying to recover Democracy to Thai Land by sending US citizen to take over the country internally. Or is he trying to recruit more followers under his leadership. Excuse my curiosity, Korbin are you Thai? If not I cannot imagine how you would bring up a random 2nd rated country and hammer it to the wood. My suggestion is, if you want Thai to be rule under democracy. why not invade the country and make it a state and rule it with "taxation without representation" ? It isn't a very bad idea, don't you think so?

P.S. My comment is only my opinion, don't be hating

I would also recommend to freed China for "taxation without representation" from those Saudi Arabians. Think about it, think of their vast resources and 1 billion people ( in real life 😛 )

Voted! eJoy across the eWorld

EevaLeena, there isn't a single native Thailander in eThai (That I know of, they could be hiding)

Currently we are made up of many different people from many different parts of the eWorld. We have a president who stole from the treasurey, he is punishing our opposition by proposing, or having his cronies propose, bills that will strangle all the industries in Thailand (except for the ones organized by him because they are propped up by stolen funds). The only reason he has this control is because of buggy programming in which his party recieved only 30% of the vote, but won 66% of the seats. There are congressmen who recieved a seat with garnering a single vote. This cripples us in our response.

We have reached out to other countries who have had citzens join our ranks. eThailand can become a truly international hub in our World. It is small, has an abudance of resources and a need for active citzens.

I do take issue with some of your words. You insult all of us by calling us 2nd rate and while I leadership has been bad; you also insult someone who chooses to help those that make it better.

@EevaLeena - Why does it matter where I am from? Is it a crime to be proud of my country while at the same time promoting the growth of another? I took notice of Thailand because I saw the forum post regarding the crushing taxation. This motivated me to suggest an alternative by publishing an article that I hoped would inspire people that are looking for more than just a click to click job. Many people join this simulation because they want to apply their personal beliefs, principles and values to find out how far it will take them. Democracy and capitalism in and of themselves are not evil. They are tools that can be used for good or evil. The outcome is held firmly in the hands of the people and their leaders.

If you truly "cannot imagine" a world where someone would want to help another person for the simple sake of human decency, then you have already lost the fight.

I will assume that your suggestion of military invasion is a weak attempt at sarcasm. Your assumption that I am interested in conquest simply because you find it unfathomable that anyone would want to help an underdog is not only shortsighted, it's just plain sad.

@Guy Kilmore

Every human beings have different opinions and different points of view, and take actions differently. I am very sorry for making you feel offended. My words might have made people feel disagree and agree with me. I only want to express myself differently than most people who post their comments here, rather than follow other people's opinion in a "mobocracy" way. I don't see how I am restricted to do so, does the eConstitution restricts people to have their own opinions?

Anyways, if I am involved with this case and I see the government is that corrupted. I would change it externally rather than internally. Why? Simple, even if I managed to do something about that the president of Thailand and his political party. Other groups will take over and resume their own agenda, and waste our efforts. Of course, that is if i am involved!

P.S. I'm partially confused by what you state "while I leadership has been bad" I'm not sure if I should be laughing at your bad leadership. And who are "us? / we?"

~EevaLeena

@ Korbin King

Korbin, I was only curious of why you would bring up this topic, and decided to bring write this article. Thanks to your reply, I already know your answer. I was also curious on how other Nation's welfare inspires you, while you are already in allegiance with your country.

No and no, it is not a crime to be proud of your country, and at the same time to be promoting the growth of another, except that you would be shun by society. I would also want to know what is considered to be evil, when you state Capitalism and Democracy is good. Would you say that Communism or Monarchy are evil, because the nation's welfare it is controlled by a single being?

When you think of me as hopeless that I believe that our society does not have these "saint" ones , I would be please if you can think of anybody that isn't selfish. Well, look at that Thai President, is he not selfish? Or his actions are for the well being for his country. You cannot simply prove that, we live in a world where anyone is not corrupted and are not selfish.

~EevaLeena

I didn't say that Capitalism and Democracy are good. I said that they are "tools" and may be used to produce either good or evil results.

As for "Communism or Monarchy", they are also "tools" or perhaps systems would be a better description. I won't pretend to be an expert on any of these systems, but they all have their strengths and weaknesses. I DO however believe strongly in individual freedom/rights. Anything that prohibits individual freedom in my opinion is evil and should be treated as such. Of course, some people are willing to accept a little bit of evil with their morning cereal. In the end, it all falls on the shoulders of the people.

I agree 😃 with what you said~!

I also believe that Religion is a tool for people to be under the knee. Of course, it is their freedom of believing of what they want intend to believe. it's full of manipulation.

I vote for all articles ending in Firefly quotes.

>Well, look at that Thai President, is he not selfish?
>Or his actions are for the well being for his country.

Given that he styles himself Emperor; threatens his critics ("I am a nice guy... don't make me angry" and worse); removed ~400g worth of currency from the eThai treasury and had it deposited directly into his account, the accounts of his friends from his home forum, and their companies; is currently having his Congressional marionettes introduce bills raising tax rates in eThailand to maximal levels for the stated reason of punishing his critics; is currently trying to provoke ePakistan and/or eIndonesia into invading eThailand for the stated reason of having a "fun war" for him and his forumites... I think it's pretty damned clear his actions are selfish (and childish, natch), and not "for the well being for his country".

>Anyways, if I am involved with this case and I see
>the government is that corrupted. I would change it
>externally rather than internally. Why? Simple, even
>if I managed to do something about that the president
>of Thailand and his political party. Other groups will
>take over and resume their own agenda, and waste our
>efforts.

ERepublik has a democratic-ish political system built in. The president's cohorts do not have infinite clickers to swamp any arbitrarily large mass effort to overwhelm their corruption with earnest involvement. Push him out democratically, and his agenda is done.

Unless I misread you, and you mean that if we push him out by internal actions, the successor will certainly be corrupt no matter what and all will be wasted. If this is your level of cynicism... why, pray tell, does external intervention offer an improvement over internal? Certainly any external intervener will also push their own agenda upon taking over; are they somehow magically incorruptible and unselfish, so they are without question more trustworthy than a democratic coalition working to affect internal change?

I gotta agree, the weakness of eRepublik is that, all the nations are run by Democratic-ish governments. Although, it is the best choice...

>> Regarding the emperor...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/17868932@N05/1856599137/
Was Napoleon Bonaparte an effective emperor?

>>removed ~400g worth of currency from the eThai treasury
Does the president even have the power to do that? Shouldn't he face the consequences from an administrator etc.

Internal or external, they are both the same. Except that external is more effective if succeeded. Internal is just more time consuming. I'm sure Pakistan or other independent countries in eAsia would love to conquer eThai~!

@EevaLeena

You really should have followed the recent developments in eThailand before making such comments. It's really not wise to argue so much without understanding the situation.

@Guy Kilmore

If there is "a single native Thailander in eThai", then it is me. I thought most of you guys are aware of that 🙂

"I'm sure Pakistan or other independent countries in eAsia would love to conquer eThai~!"

We do not wish to be conquered.

@Wisdom Yeah, thanks to the discussion, I know.

Greetings from Sweden!
I would just like to inform about the situation in South Africa.
Croatians are currently occupying South Africa, claiming it is to make their own eCroatia, they have done so for the last two months and they are running for the next general elections.

If you really want to write history, go there and free SA by voting for Deus Ex, represantive for a coaltion betwen two, true South African parties. Then you will always be remembered in the hearts of the South Africans and you will build a solid ground for the relationship betwen USA and SA to stand on.
I hope you understand.
Excuse me for my bad english.
Great article, by the way.

@EevaLeena: I apologize for the lack of clarity on my last statement. It was a really bad typo. It should read "while the leadership is bad". (Basically, there are many good things in Thailand, the current leadership is not one of them).

I do take issue with this statement:
"I don't see how I am restricted to do so, does the eConstitution restricts people to have their own opinions?"

I never stated that you couldn't have an opinion. We are free to express it, just as others are allowed the freedom to criticize and respond to opinions. Just because we have the freedom to say something doesn't mean we get to escape the responsibility of saying it.

In regards to an external invasion, I find your reasoning to be entirely circular. An external invasion to remove the leader, then submits the conquered country to the inherent instability issues of the conquering country. They are at the whims of the factions in that country who seek to corrupt it. The only thing I would say an external invasion would do is, perhaps, making all the stolen THB useless.

You seem to be arguing that power brings corruption, yet arguing for creating larger states. If power brings corruption, wouldn't it be better to difuse (sp?) amongst smaller groups. Everyone gets a little power, instead of one getting a lot of power?

@Wisdom: I never knew that man, my bad. Anyone else? I hoped there are some lurking around, it would be nice to interact with them in eThailand.

interesting

Anyways, I'm not sure if everyone catch my point. It would be best for another countries to stay out of another nation's business. Even though one proud nation is ruled by a tyrant, it is the citizen of that nation take actions to overthrow is ruler. Instead of requesting other countries help internally. Let's use the Iraq war of an example. If you look at the current US President, George W. Bush, I'm pretty sure that 9/10 people dislike him for being in still favor in the Iraqi War.

At first, the sound of "War on Terrorism" sounds exceptionally good. However, over a period of time, the Americans were pretty much TIRED of seeing their Tax money getting spend at some not very usefulness conflict. Think of the Vietnam war, it's war on "Communism", and if you compared the two War's spending, it is almost in the same $ margin.

My point is, eThai citizens should take actions themselves if they are tired of their Emperor. Please don't invoke outsiders to do your dirty works. Why should eUSA citizens spend their tax money on eThai's mistake of electing their Emperor as President? And, if eThai decided to rebel, I would be proud to call on my brothers and sisters to help. Just as the eMarines helping in Sweden!...

~eevaleena~

flames, and trolls oh my!

@EevaLeena - Then you have missed the point of my article completely. I never suggested that the eUSA take an interest in the plight of Thailand. My article was directed at individual citizens looking for a more challenging game. I wasn't suggesting that US citizens move to Thailand for a short term overthrow of the current dictator. I was suggesting that they become permanent citizens of Thailand to promote it's growth, economic and political stability. In fact, I have moved to Thailand myself and am currently working as an employee in a grain company. I can't say that I will remain a citizen of Thailand permanently, but I do intend to hang around long after the tyrant is overthrown to enjoy the rewards of helping to build a prosperous Thailand.

Additionally, comparing this to the real life Iraq war is ridiculous. Not only am I not suggesting war, I'm not even suggesting any kind of occupation. Using your logic, the real world US has been occupied by nearly every country in the world for decades.

And no tax money is being spent either. Seriously, you should just stop philosophizing. You are making yourself look very silly.

its easier said than done to get the respect of Thailand and be a leader of change for them. it seems like a lot for them do not want foreign intervention. change can only come from inside thailand, with some support of the international community

Thailand is going to fine. I think that Rockman is a complete and total idiot. There is no way the people would vote for him unless they are being bribed. 🙂
Gl on trying to get rockman elected.