Time to put things right?
LordRajIndia
Many of you will have seen my recent comments in the Congressional election articles, which appear to be causing some controversy.
(If not, it may be best to view them to understand the rest of this article: http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/congress-election-official-candidates-updated-1525404/1/20 )
However, I'm not putting across my views for my own personal interest and satisfaction, or because ‘I want to be a congress member’, but to represent many other citizens who feel the same way. Instead of keeping quiet like most, I have decided to speak out and campaign to put these injustices right. However, this proves a great challenge as most don't bother listening or just throw a load of abuse back to me for basically daring to speak out. How is this fair?
I'm no attacker or threat to the country, the country has my full support and I am campaigning to make it fairer, stronger and on the whole a far better place by trying to remove this corrupt political system.
I joined erepublik / eindia in December 2009 and after a couple of months or so I was seeing little reason to carry on as I was on the receiving end of all sorts of ridiculous accusations. To cut a long story short, my welcome here was not one to remember.
I can understand why some people do not like me as I haven't the time to keep up my newspaper or post in forums. Like most, my real life and family are my first priorities. Some say I don't take part in government activities, but as my welcome here wasn't great I don't know how to and still not aware of some aspects of the game. I have also applied for the NPF and armed forces several times but have always been denied even though I have met their requirements.
In my situation, a lot of people would have quit altogether, an option I have considered many times. However, I'm not one for giving in! I am here to help improve things and speak on behalf of many others and most of all want to have fun in this game as India is great place.
Don’t bother viewing this article as my erepublik life sob story in order to get support and sympathy. I am simply putting the current situation into reality and raise awareness. If people want to stand for candidacy then they should be allowed to. It doesn't mean they will get the votes, but at least they can participate and have fun. By denying people this, they will lose interest and either leave eindia and/or erepublik altogether. People cannot and shouldn’t be dictated to as to who they should and shouldn’t vote for.
Thank you to those who show their understanding and appreciation. I am grateful to those out there who share the same views and do not see me as some sort of evil infiltrator.
Comments
Hope this clears things up
You have great points there but please be aware that India is in constant treat of being PTO-ed.
If there wasn't any treat everything you wrote would be right but in this conditions it just isn't possible.
In the end you said you are not so active in this game and yet you want position of some power. For example look at last Liaonning battle, Serbian congress needed to be active even it was 5 AM for them so they could vote for some laws.
Only mistake that some articles could make is that they say you are PTO-er but no1 said that....
No one would ever stop you running for congress but unless you become active in game mainly on our irc room (www.mibbit.com, server = rizon, room = #india) then you can not expect people to grant you status of an approved congress member.
Please remember India is under constant threat of politicial takeover and so we have to direct our vote carefully, today we have seen well over 100 votes for know PTO candidates and so the danger is as large as ever and so we must approve the most well known candidates for obvious reasons.
This is not a dictatorship decision but one taken by all active Indians to protect Inida, hopefully you will join the others to fight against the PTO.
I agree with David Forde completely
There is no mention anywhere about me wanting to be a congress member and me being inactive. I admit I am not as active as others but real life takes priority. I log in almost every day work/train etc and read articles. It is now that I have been able to voice my opinion from everything I have learnt from the articles I have read.
Then me and you are alike 🙂
I am very passive player but I am logged on eRep at least for 2 hours. I usually don't shout, don't write comments on articles or I post on forum (I never posted on forum). So if you look I just can't expect to be congressmen if I continue like this (tought I always apply as a filler in elections). For me problem for India isn't in low population, it is in very passive players who stick around.
And that what you wrote that you log almost everyday is not good thing (when I say this I say for India not your RL) when for example some PTO-ers suggest some law and then when you need every single vote you get outvoted. In that scenario India will suffer greatly and you, me or anybody else don't want that to happen.
As for my statement that you were interested in being congress member, well I got felling that you really wanted to be.
I apologize in that matter.
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