Spend a moment in my shoes...
Israel Stevens
So here we are America. At war with ourselves. It doesn't matter who's fault it is. Or who is to blame (well, it does, but not here). I want to share with you how the rank and file of the military view this conflict. I want you to take a moment, and walk through our shoes.
You hear all the time, how awesome of a community the military has. And what a tight knit group of people we are. It's true. The military doesn't encourage disagreements, like Congress does. And this leads, in large part, to our togetherness. We are all predisposed to think (mostly) alike. So when we are attacked, whether real or perceived, we stand together. As one unified voice.
Combine that cohesion, with the fact that for a large part of the military, this is their home. And it is their only home. Most of us are not Congressmen, nor Ambassadors, nor Secretaries, nor Party Presidents. Most of us are only soldiers. And we are here because this is the part of this crappy game that we love. So, when it gets attacked, what you have is a large, unified voice, that vehemently defends their home.
Take a moment and think about your own favorite part of eRepublik. Everyone has one, otherwise you wouldn't be here. Now think if the Admin swooped in and changed it. Or removed it.
Imagine if Admin decided that Congress wasn't needed anymore. And did away with the Political module. Many of you would be threatening boycotts, writing letters and threatening to quit. In other words, you would be reacting strongly, trying to defend your favorite aspect. And the military wouldn't care. Not because we hate Congress, but because politics is not where we derive our fun from this game. It's indifference, not a Congress vs. Mil thing.
Remember when Admin changed the media so that you could only publish in your citizenship country? Many people were outraged (and rightfully so).
For a lot of people, writing articles in support of our foreign allies, and trolling our enemies was their favorite part of this game. Remember all the excellent troll articles after epic victories? But when this was changed, people reacted strongly, in defense of their favorite part of the game.
We are not as far apart as you may think. The main difference is that the parts that you love the most, are in game functions. And the part that we love, is outside of the game. Admin can't swoop in and change our structure. Only our peers can.
And that's why this stings so much. The people trying to change, and disrupt our favorite aspect of this game, are members of the American Community. They are not some nameless and faceless Admin in the sky. These are names that we recognize. And people that we've known, or worked with, or admired. And that what makes this hurt even more.
I don't hope to change your opinion on this conflict. All that I want you to do, is look at it from our perspective. And to take a moment and think about how you would react to your favorite part being destroyed. In other words, spend a moment in our shoes, America.
Comments
good article, voted
No change to the JCS structure would affect how soldiers do their fighting, or how they play the game at all. It only affects how the JCS conduct business.
Apart from that detail, this is a good article.
That view HA is why you failed.
o7 as always IS.
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sub 100
Good Stuff
Spoken from the heart Israel.
Glad to see some article like those showing what the average soldier are like.
Outstanding article. Well done, Israel. o7
Read and Vote from this Northern neighbour.
I could not have put it better, sir.
Voted. Shouted. Lovin' it. ~
Good article.
Voted.
V/S o7
Excellent Article
IS, this was well spoken.
*slow clap*
Nice article 🙂
Would you rather give a cooking chef (even the master chef) to conduct an orchestra? Or to a professional? So, why mixing apples and oranges?
Great article, Israel! V+S
@JCS fellows and US Military: my full support; Croatian Army has been in the similar, if not the same situation.less than a year ago... Hope you'll sort this out as painlessly as possible. Whatever happens, remember you have brothers overseas to whom you can turn to, by all means 🙂
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Nice article, approved.
o7 Great article
Good article Israel. I loved my time in the military too. V+S
Voted, Izzy
Voted. Well said!
Voted!
Well said.
Very nice. Voted and agreed.
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