[WYD] Getting MDP's Mojo Back (Day 1775)
Day 1,775, 18:12
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by Addy Lawrence
I don't know if Addy is MDP material or not.
- Rylde's comment to last article
He wouldn't have in the good old days. But the MDP these days is a watered down pussified version of itself. I'm sure he'll do just fine.
- Muglack's comment to Rylde
PROBLEM STATEMENT
As a member of MOO, heck founder and PP of MOO, I never liked coming up against MDP, but I always respected the way they operated and what they could accomplish. Let's be candid, MOO and MDP were each other's nemesis. MOO may have fallen off the top five map but it is becoming apparent to me that MDP has lost its mojo. The current MDP is a shadow of its former self, just ask Muglack.
THE FACTS TO SUPPORT THE PROBLEM STATEMENT
MDP has been pwned in congress the last three months, party elder Rylde would consider this an embarassment. MDP did not even finish top two in the last two elections, and they received less than one in five votes in the past election. Weak, and all on SBR's watch. In the MDP that I squared off against, repeatedly, the same one who served as a political nemesis to MOO, leaders that failed received swift punishment. Where was SBR’s punishment for failing? Why did MDP allow “failing” to become a habit? This brings me to my next point confirming that MDP has lost its groove.
MDP no longer has a military council. There is no longer an inner sanctum that ensures the Dictator is performing. Maybe I shouldn't be so hard on SBR, after all, he didn’t have a military council to bounce ideas off of, to speak when asked, to provide guidance when sought, to provide strategy when one was needed. The military council has been replaced by the "Coalition Leadership Group". Coalition? The MDP I remember stood fast and stood alone, it took on it's political adversaries mano-a-mano. The first iteration of MDP was predicated on objecting to MOO and being unfair to members of MOO. Notice that it wasn't "cuddle up to MOO". It is sad to see bravado in the face of competition evolve into bromance with the competition. MDP shouldn't have to cozy up to other parties for relevance, they didn't need to before. MDP has lost their mojo. This brings me to my next point confirming that MDP has lost its groove.
eCan has no financial security (reserves) and there is no pursuit of an aggressive military campaign. The coffers of eCan are very low and MU funding is terrible, this is the very epitome of financial INSECURITY!!! eCan is not at war and is not being aggressive with anyone. The political landscape of the country has softened because MDP has lacked discipline in executing its party policy.
THE OBSERVATIONS AND INFERENCES
I think we all know why MDP got soft, it’s plain as day. Norsefire tempted MDP with political power and MDP accepted. MDP then became weak because they didn’t have to fight hard for things, they didn’t have to work together to achieve things, they didn’t have to maintain an order between dictator and drones to get things accomplished. They got fat. They lost focus. They lost their integrity. Well, I’m here to restore integrity to MDP.
THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
As a long-time witness to what MDP stood for, and as a full fledged member with 24 hours experience, I reject Dictator SBR’s appointment of Venerable as the new Dictator of MDP. I reject it on the grounds that SBR should have been removed from office by a functional military council months ago, when he lost his first (or second, or third) congress election, and in the true spirit of MDP mojo he has no authority to hand off the leadership of the party to someone else.
I’m running for PP of MDP and intend to lead it the way it fought against me many months ago.
I am going to terminate the agreement with Norsefire, it makes the party soft.
I will install an MDP military Council consisting of MDP party members who possess leadership skills that I respect tremendously. Homer J Simpson. Rylde. Eric Last. Sir DeLongName. JSB. Mary Chan. And on a character reference from someone I trust implicitly, Venerable.
I will then go about asserting the 8 party tenets, listed below, and get this party back into fighting shape.
THE 8 PARTY TENETS OF MDP
1. Voices are only meant to be heard when asked to speak and know what they are talking about
2. Leadership is pre-ordained and not open to democratic vote.
3. Failure in leadership will lead to swift punishment from the military council.
4. Congressman will operate upon the direction of the Party Dictator when ordered.
5. Taxes will be used to fund the nation’s military units to help them achieve maximum efficiency through programs aimed at both the MU and its members
6. Quarter will be neither asked for or given.
7. Financial security and protection of the nations funds is priority one in governance.
8. Actively pursue aggressive military campaigns in accordance with #7.
DENOUEMENT
I'm not here to PTO the MDP, I'm here to reclaim the MDP. I don't intend to run the party into the ground, I intend to whip this party back into the shape that made it famous; money for guns, guns for war, war for booze.
I'm not asking for your vote, that would be seeking quarter.
I'm explaining to you what I'm doing because I've been asked and I'm willing to speak because I know what I'm talking about.
Who's your daddy?
Addy's your daddy!!!
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I've noticed eCanada seems to keep getting better and better over the past week or so
Aeriala said the same thing like a year ago...
Anyone remember MAP?
What Armour said.
Do you feel that there isn't room for a fourth viable party in eCanada? I suppose if anyone could articulate a separate vision it would have been you.
I'll admit I never much liked MDP and was feeling satisfied when its union with Norsefire lead to its poor performance in the last Congress election. Combine that with its endorsement of Wally and I figured MDP was on its way out.
And then Addy rides in to save MDP from its own demise...
damn you Addy!
Just be sure to work well with Venerable. He seems like a serious player worth supporting.
"I reject Dictator SBR’s appointment of Venerable as the new Dictator of MDP."
"I’m running for PP of MDP and intend to lead it the way it fought against me many months ago."
No. Addy, I know you have seen us at full force, you were against us and you knew our strengths. It's true that it's not the same as before. But you intend to take MDP back to its roots.
The problem is that you were NEVER rooted in MDP.
"2. Leadership is pre-ordained and not open to democratic vote."
Smoke and Mirrors
@Mary Chan;
The very root of MDP is complete objection to MOO and outright unfairness to MOO congressmen. I am very familiar with the root of MDP, and it never included power brokering with other parties, it was rooted in self-reliance. I am not familiar with how it happened, but somewhere along the line MDP sought quarter from Norsefire and accepted it.
I'm not seeing this "MDP Congressional Failure"
Sure, at its peak when strategy was key to the congressional victories, the MDP/Norsefire Coalition was able to obtain over 50% of the Congress seats on it's own, Now that it has been dumbed down to people voting for pictures of Party Logo's, The Coalition obtained 32% of the Congressional seats or 1/3rd
Well, there are 3 Parties in eCanada, CPF, Clan Wolf and The Coalition
and We represent 1/3rd
as our numbers dictate we should....
The votes spread through the Norsefire Party's and the MDP were by design and shouldn't be viewed as the "MDP only getting 7 seats", The Coalition as a whole got 13 seats
Members have interchanged Party's for months, as most people should already know by now....
But Good Luck on your PTO...
Three comments Rolo, I'm flattered.
I'm not PTO'ing the Coalition, I'm reclaiming MDP. MDP used to be that successful on its own, it lowered its standards somewhere along the way. It happens.
Rolo vs. Addy.
This is like watching Darth Vader fight Darth Vader.
(Grabs popcorn and gets a good seat).
What Can I say, the 600 Character limit per post is a cruel mistress...
Yes Funky, The Coalition used to use it's superior organization and dedication in the past to use fewer votes to gain more seats than the lazy CPF and the disorganized Clan Wolf
But then Admins changed it to an election about 2 clicker numbers and blind voting - and it negated the advantage we used to possess..
At this point I'd settle for anyone who gives us constant war (even through MPPs with allies)and doesn't mess with MU funding(take our cash). The game has boiled down to some very simple realities that mean gameplay doesn't have to be as complex when the MDP-MOO rivalry made some sense. Now we're all in the same boat and our MUs need access to regular fights for DOs
In the last few weeks this was not so
Whatever gets MDP or the other parties moving towards fixing this is a good thing
Rolo is right. Its harder to buy votes under the new system.
lol ^
Remember Rocky's nemesis, Apollo Creed, coached Rocky to victory to reclaim his belt. It start here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhEHV2JGpM8
A truly independent MDP would be a good thing. It doesn't matter who steers it that way, though Addy is the only one who seems to want to do that right now
Good luck with that
Also, I thought you would respect the party's tenets if you were to run for PP. Might wanna take a look at the actual tenets.
In which tenet does it say that MDP shall take direction from the Coalition Leadership Group?
This link has the MDP tenets listed
http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/congress-breakdown-lemonade-anyone--2127464/1/20
Check out Mary's comment
Mary ChanDay 1,771 19:33
That's the MDP Charter from what I believe was April 2011.(Created before the Coalition, at this time MDP and Norsefire were distinct.)Many things have changed since then, and the MDP Charter hasn't been dusted off to be viewed until now.Methinks it's a time for a bit of party revision and regrouping that's long overdue
According to party membership numbers, the Coalition should've been able to get 42% of congress instead of the 30% you did manage. MDP was the only party of the 3 to pull its own weight.
From an outsider's point of view, Norsefire is using MDP as a way to actually have some relevance. Without the MDP, Norsefire would be nothing.
On the flip side, without Norsefire, MDP would start to regain credibility with the general population and perhaps see its power increase.
Stop giving them good ideas 😛
Interesting, I was expecting you to hang your hat in the CPF.
This will be worth watching.
Yea, MDP allying themselves with Norsefire has just basically made them, in the eyes of the rest of the public, the same as Norsefire.
Its like if the Liberals merged with the Bloq Quebec. Theyd be a seperatist party not a liberal party.
There will be an official MDP article commenting on this article, as well as on some of its comments, in the next 24 hours.
It will highlight in detail:
-The Past of the MDP (How the MDP has remained true to it's core, just not through public roleplay)
-The Future of the MDP (How I will direct it as rightful Dictator)
-The differences between MDP and the Coalition, and why it was formed.
-Other various concerns
Article can be found here: http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/-mdp-the-rightful-dictator-2130348/1/20
You're not reclaiming anything, Addy. MDP was never yours nor were you ever MDP. You cannot reclaim something you never claimed.
I am in the very unique position of being the individual that provided purpose to MDP so my claim to leadership is very well founded. MDP's purpose was to oppose MOO at every turn and treat MOO congressmen unfairly and as the founder and leader of MOO at the time, I claim that purpose of MDP.
oh those were good days ~ who'd have thought those old rivalries would come back for replay over a year later.
For reference to what Addy sai😛
When first established the MDP prided itself on these 3 objectives:
1. Reject and Deny all MOO Proposals.
2. Be completely unfair to MOO in congress.
3. Push forward Militaristic agendas, as long as it does not cross with objective 1.
http://wiki.erepublik.com/index.php/Military_Dictatorship_Party
Rylde was always a tough bugger, ha!