[WYD] Two cents from the eUS Exec's C'Addy (Day 1769)
Day 1,769, 10:06
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by Addy Lawrence
Foreward...
Caddies provide you advice. You either take it or leave it. Here is two cents for the eUS executive.
On the poison pill strategy...
The current administration endorses what I call a "poison pill" strategy in eUS. The idea is that 100/100 bonuses make eUS too attractive and people come into the country for the bonuses. Amongst those that come to the country for the bonuses are Trojan Horse PTO threats posing as econo-centrics. Someone's bright idea is to lose 100/100 and drop to 80/80, a poison pill, and people will leave the country.
This is a silly strategy. PTO threats target a country for political reasons, not economic reasons. The poison pill will be effective at purging those who are here primarily for the economic bonuses, like myself, but they won't be effective at getting rid of the political guerrillas.
I observed on eNPR that the poison pill strategy is working, people are leaving, and I argue that the WRONG people are leaving. The econo-centric players who support a 100/100 strategy are leaving and the bulk of them would make excellent "eAmericans" if they were given a chance. With them gone, it only strengthens the power of the political guerrillas.
The poison pill strategy is fail.
On the "less is more" strategy...
The current administration thinks that fewer regions in the country make it easier to defend against a PTO. This makes less sense with the recent changes to the political module but it made weak sense prior to the change. Even in a 15 state nation, like eCan, PTOs are a threat and they are effectively managed with blockers and an information campaign, not contracting the country.
eUS has five times the population of eCan but not even twice the number of congressmen, and eCan has been able to block PTO threats in the past (when they worked together). eUS requires far less co-operation given the large numbers it has, effectively manage the threats with good candidates and patriotic blockers.
Closing...
As in most competitive scenarios, you succeed by effectively executing a strategy to win, not a strategy to not lose. You can't rally around "not doing something", you dig deeper for a victory if you must "do something".
Play to win eUS, drop the "poison pill" and "less is more" strategies.
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Hey eUS Exec:
No more "poison pill"!!!
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Voted, a good read as always Addy.
Well the political parasites are involved in PTO for 1 of 2 reasons: economical or military.
Military in this game is almost exclusively used to gain or denied to others any economical gains. Also economical gains translate into military gains.
So though not always directly per say, PTOs are aimed at the same thing in the end, to afford the "masterminds" economical gains under one form or another, be it by proxy military gains.
explained o7
Once again you are wrong, and your analysis is twisted. Of course you've always done that.
The PTO is INCI......
http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/meet-your-patriotic-afa-congressmen-2125460/1/20
AFA opposes region reduction because they use the high bonuses to supply enemy MUs with high supplies to fight against friendly nations. The patriotic defence these ppl put forward is to hid the fact they don't want to lose the bonuses to supply their own ppl in the balkans. Most of these ppl have never fought for the US unless it was to protect their homeland supplies. Facts are facts.
'and eCan has been able to block PTO threats in the past (when the worked together)'
should read :and eCan has been able to block PTO threats in the past (when they worked together)
we always work together ^__^
Facts are facts, what about the eUS MU communes that rely on the same bonuses? Why are they less important than the enemy MU communes?
eUS's strategy to deal with things is to cut off limbs. No citizenship approvals. No 100/100. Fewer regions. It's closed minded and fail. The PTO congressmen let in additional threats while the good congressmen can't let in anyone. Domestic armies are left ineffective. This is fail.
It's an interesting game. You never know what kinds of surprise tactics develop. This 'poison pill' bit is definitely one of the stranger ones to appear on eRep.
I agreed with the dropping regions strategy to begin with but now with the changes to the political mod it does make remarkably less sense.
Selfish article is selfish. So far, I haven't seen any actual eUS commune holders whining. Just expats.
Aeriala, though you do have a certain point and I might agree with you regarding loyalty issues, I still believe this is absolutely wrong way to solve it. You can't lead a country and manage politics and administration basing it on "freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose" philosophy. Making your country and your people poorer just to make your job and your political responsibilities easier is much greater betrayal than "not fighting for eUSA", IMHO. Addy has made a point here.
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Semper, that was the way it was handled it the past but if you review the info only me myself has put out it getting beyond the point of being that simple anymore. Extreme strategy is called for because the situation has become extreme, nothing more and the current situation if you missed, well then you need to pull your head out of your ass.
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Completely agree on this one!
I don't know if the reasons for "the 'poison pill' and 'less is more' strategies" are a poor analysis or a secret agenda. Anyway, that only hurts eUSA.
Time to think carefully about strategies and recover greatness TOGETHER!
And what is so extreme, if I may ask?
I just don't understand how this "make ourselves miserable so nobody wants us" philosophy can be good for us.