[AriesCP] Reuniting our Country
Aries Prime
The last time I wrote an article I stated that Netherlands is Dead, and it’s true. We are still in a state of limbo with no hope of improving our situation. We fight meaningless wars that do little to improve our country. We are part of an alliance that has little respect for us and won’t even treat us as a real member. Our people quit from inactivity and this constant strength training because we don’t have a national goal to strive for.
I myself almost fell into the trap of boredom and inactivity. At the start of Notie’s term I was slotted to leave for Canada. It was only because I had been elected as vCP did I stay to try and improve the country, but things have not improved. I also do not think I am alone when I say we need to start taking an active stance in this game or we will fall into oblivion. This is why I am running for CP, why I believe we must break from the past to create an invigorating and refreshing future for our country. This starts with a long-term goal that will take many months to achieve, but one that we can all support--reuniting our country.
Primary Objective: Reunification of Netherlands
The only true goal our country has is the unification of our country. Without this, we will always be slaves, handicap and vassals to our masters, serving those that oppress us. This is not the way any of us want to play this game, and it shows just how boring it makes things for us. Without our freedom, we will never achieve anything brighter for our country. With that in mind there are only two viable options to reclaiming our country:
1. Reuniting our country through negotiation and peace.
This first option will be the complete focus of my term. We have been loyal allies to Poland and Sirius for the better part of a year now. Our efforts have seen us fighting Asgard in two wars, both very successful and beneficial to Sirius. When we aren’t in our own wars we are helping Sirius in their battles by always having our country orders of their priorities. We have even created NSPP, a suballiance that primarily serves Sirius and Poland by keeping Asgard in check. Off the battlefield we do interviews and write articles in support of Sirius and Poland. We work with them to assure their best interests are achieved, including suppressing any RWs in our own lands for the pure benefit of Poland. Our entire existence since the treaty has been to serve Poland, and later Sirius.
My suggestion is that we work with NSPP, specifically Germany, and negotiate with Poland so that we can achieve a true state of freedom. The plan would be to work with our allies, using our long standing loyalty to Sirius and Poland, to regain the lands of both Germany and Netherlands. We would petition for Poland to take over regions in Sweden and Norway, effectively cutting a path to their oil resource. In order for them to still hold on to rubber, they would need to keep the Germany regions of Bavaria and Baden-Wurttemberg to cut a path to France. Unfortunately this is unavoidable for Germany, but it still gives them many of their regions back. Now the tricky part is the wood resource. Poland would have to take Romandie from Switzerland to keep their wood bonus. When all is said and done, Poland would have maintained all of their resources and shown that they actually care about the loyalty Netherlands and Germany have given them.
I understand this is a difficult option to pursue, seemingly impossible, but I feel this is a very viable option with the pressure the new alliance changes will be placing on the world (Secondary Objective). At the very least, we have to try peace, really try, before we can justify a more aggressive option.
2. Declaring war and building new allies to reclaim our home.
This second option is the last resort option, but one that we must all be willing to accept if we want to take back our land. Because of the sensitivity of this option, I can only detail so much of how it would operate, but I can promise you that this option will not be pursued during my term. I want to fully give peace a chance before we are forced to take more drastic measures. It would be my hope that my predecessors carry on my long-term plan after my month is up.
The war option consists primarily of building relationships with countries we have previously ignored or considered our enemies. I’d rather not go into specifics, but I believe many of you can figure out who we would be opening relations with to achieve this goal. From there we would be in constant contact with all countries currently occupied by Poland. The only way for a successful uprising against Poland is through complete cooperation from all oppressed countries. If we could manage to build this relationship, then we would have a very strong chance of taking what is rightfully ours.
Building up relationships like this would take a lot of time and planning. Preparing a war plan would also take a long time to figure out the funding and coordination of our allies. This idea is something that we would have to work on over multiple terms for any chance of realistic success, but it is not something we should shy away from. If Poland truly doesn’t want to treat us with respect and care, then we will have to make them listen to us by coordinating the strongest effort we can against them.
Again this is only a last resort option, one that will not be taking during my term, but one that we need to be willing to accept. I, for one, will not allow myself to idly sit by and watch Netherlands fall into greater degradation without a fight, be it through peaceful means or war.
Secondary Objective: Achieving a Respected Alliance Membership
Currently we are a member of Pro-Sirius, not the actual alliance of Sirius, but a grouping of countries that support the goals and views of the main alliance. We are not a respected member, we are a vassal member. Our entire purpose in this alliance is to support the main members however we can. Our own goals and views are never taken into account unless they somehow benefit the main members of Sirius, such as when we war Asgard. This is unacceptable.
The closest thing we have to a real alliance is NSPP, but this is only a suballiance. Although each of us consider each other with respect and treat us as such, we are not a real alliance. We have been through wars together, supporting each other through cc and firepower, as well as politically and through the media. NSPP has been the greatest allianceship to happen to our country in a very long time. It is with this in mind that I want us to pursue something very similar, perhaps even upgrading NSPP into a real alliance and expanding it.
For those of you that don’t know already, Sirius is dying and the alliances are shifting. Poland is expected to group with a new set of countries while Germany has already left Aurora. Pacifica is expanding and Asteria is also dying. Even Finland has left Asgard. This is the perfect time for us to start gearing up for an active stance in the world. We need to step up and take an active role in determining what alliance we are going to be a part of. We need to make some bold moves in determining our future with Poland while their alliance situation is unstable. I know it is risky and tough, but there will never be a better time for us to step up a demand our fair share of the pie.
Because of these changes and the extent of how much world knowledge one would need to guide our country, I am appointing Garmr as my MoFA. I strongly believe that he can work both sides of the aisle, including harboring relationships with countries we previously considered enemies, and expanding our friendship with those we are already inline with. The unstable position Poland will be facing in the upcoming months is exactly what we need to recognize ourselves as worthy of a real alliance and negotiating for our land.
Side Project: Building A Mercenary Country
A few weeks ago Kaczyk came to me with the idea of using DAF as a mercenary MU. He explained that we could be taking advantage of our strong soldiers by hiring them out to fight for other countries in their wars. With his connections we could effectively turn Netherlands into a country of soldiers for hire. This would bring new revenue streams to DAF and our soldiers as well as bolstering our fighting organization and further our reputation that Netherlands has tried to accomplish through war with Asgar
😛Military Strength.
I have asked Kaczyk, my cVP, to write an indepth article of this project and to release it in a few days. He will be working alongside my MoD, Notie, and DAF commander Walhallah to make sure this plan goes into action. I am very excited about it and am looking forward to the update just as much as you are.
My Current Team
This is not my full team, but if you have seen my structure in the past, then you might know that I do things a little differently.
vCP: Kaczyk - He will be my effective second in command, but only in name: His power will be exactly equal to the power of the CP. I am placing my full trust in Kaczyk to lead when I am unavailable and to make any judgement calls that the CP would normally make when I am not around. His experience with Poland and MoD makes him an excellent vCP and one that I will depend on greatly.
MoFA: Garmr - His knowledge in foreign affairs and connections are unmatched by anyone else in this country. I say this with full confidence in Garmr’s abilities to position our country in a way that will benefit us in the future. He will be able to cut through the garbage that most MoFAs must endure to build us strong relationships with countries we will need if we are going to achieve our goals of reunification.
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😨Notie112 - He is literally the most successful war CP we have ever had in our history. Notie has declared, managed, and won two successful wars in the past year. This is a feat that no other Dutch president has ever accomplished. The experience he has gained from accomplishing this task makes it foolish for anyone not to take what he has to say seriously. I have full confidence in Notie to manage our military effectively and work with Kaczky in fulfilling the mercenary country project.
My next article will be with my full cabinet where those that haven’t been selected as ministers will have the opportunity to contact said ministers for a vice minister position. You may already contact Garmr and Notie if you are interested in MoD or MoFA departments. Keep an eye out for additional articles by my ministers in the meantime.
Let’s return Netherlands to its former glory,
Aries Prime
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good luck
Good luck mr Prime!
Goodluck mate
good luck
Hm, well a couple comments.
Firstly, if you checked a map recently or read international papers you will see Russia is renting regions from Sweden and Norway right now. So unless Poland wants to invade Russia, and go to war with Pacifica then I do not think that is a viable option.
As well the purpose of the NSAP was to do war with Asgard at the wishes of Sirius. Finland is gone from Asgard now, which means the core of Asgard's strength is gone. The purpose of the NSAP have been fulfilled and really isn't needed anymore, especially with our regions being rented out to Russia right now.
However, if you wish to work together for a common good and purpose, you know where to find us. Good luck with your run Aries.
let's turn 360 and make a bolt move, say nspp merge with asgard and other western european countries join in 😃
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEOOZDbMrgE
We do have some new applicants yes, but tbh I highly doubt that UK can ever become a member.
I don't see how Russia paying a dime and a half for a few regions on Scandinavian regions is stopping Poland from invading those. There are bigger problems to be found on the map for Aries' suggestion 😉
And my suggestion is that you get some goggles, your cornea seems already blurred due to the cold in the north as you are typing NSAP instead of NSPP.
The North Sea Aggression Pact was formed to do Sirius's bidding against Asgard was it not?
And Poland does not want to make an enemy of the USA and the only alliance that seems to be reforming and strengthening itself.
Eh no? North Sea Protection Pact is for local support in attacks and defense. And our interest just so happens to be the interest of Sirius. The eWorld is pretty much divided in two in case you didn't notice.
And you don't need to become an enemy over RW'ing a few regions. But like I said, that discussion is not interesting as they have nothing to gain there.
NSPP wasn't formed for the purpose of supporting Sirius, but unfortunately that's what has happened if we try to look at it's actions unbiasedly. That's part of the region we are in though.
"This is a feat that no other Dutch president has ever accomplished."
I won a war against PL and invaded BE three times 🙁(((
Though technically the war against PL was during a minister term but I logged in on Mitch Rapp's account to declare war at 3am.
that's the problem with these youngsters now a days. no respect for history 😛
Well when I was President I was so loved by the people they impeached Kimberly in favour of me…
"Awaits every former CP to say what they did"
I've been CP too!
Fairy tales!
Sounds like a plan. Cuz i cant see any others.
Approved.
Aries: You gave me high hope when reading your article's heading. A reuniting of the Netherlands... But sadly after reading the article itself I noticed that wasn't what you meant. Yet it is the only natural thing to do: reunite the Netherlands as a whole, meaning Southern renegade provinces included. Only that way eNL will have some nice bonusses, and with the help of the Polish overlords maybe even some extra bonusses to gain in Northern France, which is historical ground for the Netherlands.
Just stay in Norway, Captain.
Keep out of eNL business
Keeping him out of eNL has made this game so boring, though! #FreedomOfSpeech
I think we both realize any war against Belgium is unlikely and a very long way off if it was even supported. Last I checked we don't even have Netherlands.
We can become one with eBelgium AGAIN..
This game misses the option to create a new country...
With currently game mechanics a united Netherlands (or United Belgium) like we had in the past wouldn't work anymore Shawtyl0w. We'd still have elections like PP and CP, we have constant RW's with people fighting for RW and FF medals and with determination it is almost impossible to hold a region under occupation especially for us. Besides that, neither of the countries wants this.
That's why i said the game lacks creating new countries. It would allows eNL anf eBE to be ONE country so no problem with the detrrmination crap. Altough this would also mean that revolutions should b possible seperating certain regions from a country. This over would have a huge downside where 400 countries are created making the world map simply crazy
Only if one nation was big enough to hold down the RWs would a merger work sadly. To bad game mechanics didn't allow for a proper merger though.
Just put effort on keeping new players active. Make eNL missions for new citizens, and let them gain gold and NLG.
Last elections we had 110 votes, compared to 149 votes in Jan. Just another year and eNL is gone.
amen.
That need is apparent and has been addressed by CPs for multiple years without result: It would be the real life comparison of forced demographic changes, which is impossible. (a.k.a. we have no instruments in doing anything against it and it will be a lost cause unless eRepublik the game gets a revival).
Well all countries have this problem, erep is so uninteresting to new people.
Will your MoD Tonie finish his medals he promised us during his last term?
"There will be medals coming soon for the recent Norway campaign. They are yet to be designed, but will be available soon."
http://m.erepublik.com/en/article/-cp-notie-iv-end-of-term-norway-medals-2453932/1/20
as far as i know the designer finished them. but nothing was done with them.