I laugh at your patriotism
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by Ice Killa
I laugh at this game trying to make us hate each other, I laugh at you falling for it. I laugh at myself for playing it. But I still persist due to my foolishness. As far as you have noticed, there is nothing that is of an additional value to this game, except some very basic pixels on the world map that we fight for. Oh, and let's not forget the man-made quarrels. You begin to wander around, seek for the meaning of it. In vain, you find out that for whatever you have stood for in this game - it has no meaning. You played and wasted your time, like most of the other games. I pity those who have spent money on this marvelous game. I really do feel sorry for those who have fell victims for it. But who am I to say I judge you? I don't judge you, sooner or later you will discover the meaninglessness of it all. I have already discovered and am in some way preaching that to you in the very given moment.
I would like to share my thoughts on how this game has once upon a time learned me the basics of human complexity and stupidity, the basic of virtual friendship and sharing, the basic of everything. That is now long gone, all that stays are the friendships I have crafted throughout memorable moments never to be repeated in this game. Such a shame. I have always sought some sense to this game. I have always tried to share my thoughts. On occasions successfully on other occasions unsuccessfully, but was I at the end ever sorry for doing that? Absolutely not, I have always stayed true to what I believe in. My virtues have made me who I am in this game, I was never phoney, I have learned throughout my stay in this game. And for that I am proud, proud for not staying an educated fool, but only an educated dude! Beware, beware what this game brings to you, it brings knowledge, knowledge for which you may seek for your entire life in real life unable to find it.
In this game you can find it on every step, and not many are aware of it. I have cherished that fact in this game, it's one of those things that has kept me playing eRepublik for years. I may have stated some regret for playing this game, but then again I don't feel sorry after all. The amount of things it has given me, opened me to the world. No, I am happy to have wasted so much time here. And will seek to do that in the forthcoming days, weeks, months, who knows - even years. As I seek for that ultimate goal, to seek and learn.
I laugh at your stupidity and patriotism claiming how great your country is. I laugh at your inability to realize you were just sucked in, in this never ending circle of hate. Grow the f*** up. To take this game as a place for hating other people, you truly are one miserable individual. And there is no other mild way to put it. I will always always believe that some people are great as long as they prove that with their actions and I will never judge them for no apparent reasons. You cannot simply claim someone is an idiot or your enemy because you have prejudices about him. This is a damn game where you are supposed to make friends, enjoy it to its fullest.
I laugh at you, to those who claim their country is better than yours. Slovenia sucks, I can proudly say that, not because I believe it, but because my foes would say that. See, I said it before you, it does suck, has my life ended now? I believe I am still here, dear friend of mine! Oh, how has your attitude changed by now? Can you feel all the pointless things you have said about your nation by now? As I sure can.
Never should you play this game for the sake of overpowering others, but for the sake of making something worthwhile. And in my case that was for me to expand my knowledge of writing and English in general. Tell me, what have you done in this game except bring hate upon everyone? Please do bring some wisdom into your mind as it will help you in life.
Praise the folly!
Best regards,
Ice Killa aka Howly
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haters gonna hate!
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Same story all over again... = )
I've spent too much on this game, in money and in time.
However I'm thankful for meeting some great people here! Some have taught me great things about the world, and about myself. I'm also thankful for meeting some not so great people-- they always remind me who I am not.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTtgVSxfr5M
Signed +1000
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I play only for the people i met here in rl and some great persons that unfortunately i met only in chat.
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I just play because here I found friends.
Regards
So true
You cant judge people because of loving their country : ) so what they get carried away sometimes some insults start flyng nothing serious we are humans we make mistakes : ) but to judge patriotism and implement that patriotic people are idiots thats just plain dumb : ) if you are not that kind of a person doesent give you the right to judge others on how they play their game
You can't add brain to stupid people, even if you write 999999999 articles about this, they will still stay at their capacity of brain..
I support what you said here, cheers!
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very well said
but yet I have to point an obvious contradiction, laughing at people and saying that ur not judging them is a bit hypocritical. laughin at the haters doesnt make u a better man
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Good article!
V+S! Great article mate! So true! This game is full with keyboard-patriots, xenophobic people... im happy to know that there are more people like me (and some friends) here.
The real world map forms the basis of this game, therefore I think that it's a given, that there will be players whose game play is driven by a certain amount of nationalistic fervor. There's also a certain amount of role play involved, although the line between role play & real intent is questionable in many cases. I have no problem with either nationalistic fervor or role play, as long as it's kept within the context of the game. The moment it becomes hateful, is when it's crossed the line.
I just play, because I'm retard. And I hate f* mondays.
^ lol Ok good to know. 😛😛
I don't think that there's any doubt, that because this is a text based game, players get to know each other more intimately than in other types of massively multiplayer games. That area is where this game excels. That is the hook that keeps so many playing or coming back. The desire to know what is happening to skofjaloka, what he's been thinking about, if he's ok... * x number of people. The desire to laugh along with him or share the bad times too, great hook!
Howly, for something totally different, please interpret this song & video instead, if you like, only if you want to. http://youtu.be/MApulB5YGzw
You might even assign the female & male roles to countries within the game to keep it within the context of the game, or not. o7
Playing is for fun. Let the time fly, meet others 7 interact. See the nationalists doing their most times hateful things, however see others doing trying to achieve improvements, trying to discuss things, trying to explain things.
Interesting it can be, when interest is gone, better not play the game and do only interact.
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Boyan: Anything you do you will sooner or later contradict yourself. Hard to avoid that.
Nieman😛 A great way to take this game.
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make friends, meet them RL and know who are those persons behind strange nicks and colorful typed words, has no price.
I just imagine myself having a RL discussion about some nice topic with a person such as you Ice Killa, priceless
then in this game, for the everything else, there's mastercard xD
skofjaloka
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skofjaloka Day 1,769, 21:21
I just play, because I'm retard. And I hate f* mondays.
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What you just wrote applies to RL too. I'm starting to see everything is just a big game, and we're all just pawns. Laughing seems to be appropriate, seeing as we can't really do anything anyway. The only thing that matters is to have fun, and not give a f*ck about haters.
Speak for you.
Majority of players are not concerned by this article, mostly the most actives ones. Majority just play.
And I cannot believe you learnt more here than in real life. Go out, there is much more in real life than here. Here, you can just find some sociologic states about Internet people, nothing more.
I also hate f* mondays.
@rainy : you're right. The rising sun on monday morning should be forbidden by law for the common good. It's every weeks the most annoying moment ever.
@Howly : even if almost every countries are concerned, I think that you're mainly talking about the Balkans and its forever dramas.
U have to be careful not to mix patriotism and epatriotism. I don't know whether some people do indeed think like this, in which case I'd laugh at them along with u, but what happens in this game has nothing to do with what happens IRL. I struggle for efighting Polish, Serbian, Bulgarian or Spanish guys, but IRL many friends and colleagues of mine are coming from there, I like their countries, their cultures, etc... That's something they're proud of, as well as I'm proud of being a froggy! 😉
''You begin to wander around, seek for the meaning of it''
Who is talking : P
Stop thinking and start playing the game : )
Ice Killa = Slovenian Dalai Lama : D
Nagger!
sorry, don't think that i made many enemies in this game...!
You've got my vote. Now let's find some shiny gold 😛
Master_Blaster je hrček!
bolje hrček nego multi ko ti!
I also hate f* mondays and play this f* game because I'm retard
Volim ovog našeg hrčeka Master Blasterja a isto tako volim našeg drugog hrčeka Šprickota. Mah zaboli me mislite što hočete ali nekako vas volim SVE!!!
GROUP HUG : )
I'm gonna have beer with Thatcher soon, thanks to this game. Enough for me 🙂
^ eRep dating service o/
Same story all over again... = )
+1
when you are small and uneducated the world is big and hostile.
after you grow up and learn you realize that world became small and fragile.
unfortunately, it doesn't work for everyone.
But, if you call all of them idiots or handicapped then you are not different.
deeeep,
to deeeep..
Praise the folly! \o/
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what else is new?
I agree, but it's a cycle: you join, you learn, you care, you contribute, you get f*****d over, you get upset, you get angry, you lose hope, you withdraw.
Then you realise it doesnt matter, then you start again. Or leave permanently.
Laughing is good, and healthy. I'm happy to laugh with you.
Also, I LOVE Mondays 🙂
Erepublik didn't teach me much since I've seen most of patterns in real world before playing this game already. Thought what I find valuable in this game is simply fact that I can meet new people. I met in RL few people from eRepublik and I must say they are nice and with most we will always be true real friends. In real world it is harder to find someone so special. Here almost everyone is special because has enough imaginaation to still play this game. Without it game is unplayable.
bla bla bla ups and downs 😃 kolo sreće se okreće