Curb Crawling
Day 648, 22:14
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Published in South Africa 
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by Deus Ex
Well, I haven't written an article in a long time. I Haven't been in eSA for a long time for that matter. Since it's pseudo liberation I've returned to the game and to my country and I must say I'm nothing short of dismayed by the current situation.
After countless PTO attempts (and successses), twice being invaded and overunn by foreign nations (Indo and Brazil) and the obvious problems we've had with political cohesion in the past, I cannot help but feel some sense of disappointment with what seems to be the same old story. There is no protection against what seems to be an inevitable PTO attempt, the efforts to jump start South Africa's economy have been mediocre at best, and for the most part the political parties seem to be out for themselves. It's as though as a nation we have learned nothing from our troubled past. After gaining back one of our regions and establishing South Africa anew we have an opportunity to really try and make things work here and all I'm seeing is, for the most part, the same old stuff.
I guess I'm just dismayed that despite all we've been through and all we've overcome, we still are trudging down the same paths that have lead to our downfall time and again. I really would have thought that by this time South Africans would have realized that in our precarious position we need to place the security and longevity of our nation above our own political squabbles and come together to ensure the continuation of our nation above all else.
The one silver lining that I do like is United South Africa's ideas of implement a model of direct democracy which is something I rallied very hard for in the past after the failures of SAIL to unite South Africans. In terms of political participation and stability I see this as the only way to proceed from this point on. The squabling of our political parties is as futile now as it ever was and we need a way for (A) all citizens voices and concerns to be heard and (
😎a system in place that makes the historically inevitable Political Take Overs much more difficult to enact. This is an effort that in the past I've been strongly in favor of and nothing has changed.
I just don't understand why, despite all this great nation of ours has been through and managed to overcome, why we cannot learn the simple lessons of the past. Why are we so unable to put aside a few of our differences to ensure the surivial of South Africa? Why do we seem doomed to repeat the failures of the past once again? Why does the situation now seem identical to our past when we should know so well how and why we have failed before? I consider it our duty as patriots and citizens to see eye to eye on a few keys issues, first and foremost the very survival of our nation. It is so obvious that we cannot continue on the same path we always have been but we continue to do so anyways.
So where does it end? Do we need Another PTO, or another collosal failure of domestic and economic policy that we've seen time and again? How long will it takes us to actually come together and find the answers, that are right in front of us, to keep our nation strong? My suggestion is that we actually come together to solve what are the major issues with eSA instead of curb crawling along as we always seem to have and coming to yet another failure.
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Well, things aren't exactly the same as when you left. PTO's probably wont happen anymore. We drew in a lot of filth when citizenship was being handed out for free, but as long as South Africans don't tear each other apart, the influence of these foreigners will be minimal.
I think the biggest problem is lack of communication, another recurring theme. We need more standard procedure in government, (like, for example, alerting officials when they are spontaneously fired).
Glad you made an article on this. I have been hoping we learn from our mistakes too, it's going to be a shame to see us go through it again.
We have learned, the problem no one seems to remember the past... We can do it it will take time and Hard Work.
If you want to help then help, it will show others what we can do TOGETHER!
Well written Dues. Voted.
Old players who have lived the past seem to understand how to run South African and how South Africa needs to be run to stay alive. Look at our history. Who has always brought our nation down? Outsiders. We shouldn't be a xenophobic group, but we shouldn't blame ourselves for being a small nation that can be overrun by either stronger enemies (Indonesia PTOers) or a multitude of ignorant noobs (Ajay's PTOers).
Nice to see you writing again Deus!
My favorite paper is back!
I think we continue to follow the old paths for three reasons, mainly, two of which were mentioned by Esteban. First, we are small and easily dominated by outsiders who don't have eSA's interests at heart. We have to be careful here though, because many of eSA's most loyal and productive citizens have originally come from abroad (including Esteban and Rico).
Secondly, we have a constant influx of new and immigrant citizens who don't know our history and who may have their own ideas of how the country should be run and the game played. They will want to form parties and you can't get too upset with that because it is part of the game and what makes it fun. It may not help eSA, but it is perfectly legal.
Finally, it is human nature. Everyone is generally out for number one and a lot of people want to reap glory on eR that they can't in RL. Others don't like to compromise or have their ideas taken off the table because the majority disagrees.
A clear example of this was the Brazilian PTO back in May. We knew it was coming and had only just defeated a presidential one due to last minute compromising and unification measures. When the congressional PTO came, for some reason some parties refused to work with others despite the work of party reps who actually did come to agreement. Perhaps eSA stood no chance against a combined Indo/Brazil PTO, but the showing by eSA candidates was pathetic as we went down with barely a fight.