Some questions are more important than others
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by Alias Vision
Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to present to you what many wish was in fact a dead horse. One which I will forthwith proceed to beat with this proverbial stick called the media pulpit. Many more would prefer we not feed the creature under the bridge who periodically extorts his toll on a increasingly unaware Canadian constituency.
However, Rolo Tahmasee continuously insinuates himself into the public debate. That he is having an impact on Canada’s public life can’t be denied. The conversation could easily be, is his influence and support actually growing? As such he demands that we ask ourselves some questions as a community. And some questions are simply more important than others.
In this case, we are talking about a pardon.
The decision on a pardon matters because one way or another it will send a message. People’s actions have consequences and they create a cascade of other consequences as citizens decide to oppose or emulate what they perceive others are doing. The decision to pardon will set, amongst other things, a statute of limitation on the actions of an individual or group. It will reinforce the conviction of some while undermining that of others.
A potential pardon, and the way that the players then comport themselves subsequently, will go a long way in defining the social-political “culture” in Canada.
TAKE THE ONE MINUTE SURVEY NOW!
As such, I invite you to participate in the 1 minute survey whose focus is Rolo Tahmasee and this pardon that Congress is debating. As always, rest assured that your answers will remain completely confidential. Who knows, along with the potential to win up to $1,000 just for participating, your opinion may help sway the debate one way or another. So take the time and reply in great numbers.
TAKE THE ONE MINUTE SURVEY NOW!
Thank you.
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"Instead of a full pardon with no strings attached, and knowing that Rolo Tahmasee has rejected such offers in the past, do you believe Congress should ask for something in return? *
In the past, offers included the need to publish an apology and repayment of some of the assets lost"
I think an apology and replayment would constitute "strings"
There has never been a full unconditional pardon offer
This is an interesting poll. Though we all play "characters" in this game, I would be interested to see how many people make this decision based on what their in game persona would do, or what their RL persona would do.
Being an older RL player, my answers to the questions are greatly influenced by my past experiences and my present manner of dealing with these types of moral issues.
I would have been curious to have seen a question around age demographic to see how the responses varied between age brackets, perhaps uncovering whether age and by extension, RL experiences, may have shaped the decisions made in game.
Great survey Alias...I am enjoying these immensely
congress is voting now. They will likely finish the vote before the survey is completed.
screw you jerks I'm moving to sweden
mmk
Great survey !
Wish you added the question: Have you accepted a bribe in the past month in return for a vote.
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Sorry, I don't usually do this.
Seriously Kline... Stop Crying... It's beneath you..
You think when you dole out Tanks to CSD members each month, that aint buying support? - It isn't as blunt as me, but it shops in the same supermarket
Don't be butthurt, because your plans of having a "Political Wing" of the CSD got scrapped. If you want a Party, buck up and buy one, have all your CSD members join like the TCO did and grow organically, Don't do it on the back of a Party filled with Multies and Zombies inflating it's numbers
or buck up and take one over amirite
wkwkwkwkwkwkwk
Why stop at taking over just 1, when you can PTO several?
Filled!
"You think when you dole out Tanks to CSD members each month, that aint buying support? - It isn't as blunt as me, but it shops in the same supermarket"
Actually, CSD is completely blatant about buying support.
"Here's your tanks, and here's your list of 'Approved Candidates" is common practice on Congress Election day.
I just did the survey, there's a lot of stuff that isn't accurate at all.
The most obvious problem is that you're claiming he took Presidency of the CPP by some sort of hostile takeover.
That couldn't be further from the truth. The CPP has open elections. He ran, which was his right as an eCanadian, and he won. There's no take over there. It's just the aftermath of the Ethelocracy after getting caught with her hand in the cookie jar after the December election.
50 valid responses have been received as of 17:20 server time, day 1553.
Two guaranteed random draws!
muglack it's hard to fault that logic
A pardon, huh? An interesting turn of events to tie in with tomorrow's 'doubleversary' of the unlucky s777evens. Funny how that works. (just now putting the finishing touches on the ExArc article, oliver)
Another good poll Alias, though a bit more risque than the others. Just don't go Jerry Springer on us! : )
A full pardon by Congress will do little, I believe, to reconcile our society. Sure, Rolo will have a clean slate. Legally, all his black marks will be erased.
But will Rolo have changed.. that is the key question. From where I stand - and I confess I don't see or know all things - Rolo's behaviour has not changed much. Will the congressional pardon change Rolo's beavhiour - well, I'm not holding my breath. But for the sake of our community, I hope so.
Some may want to take a look (or a second look) at an article I wrote several months ago on this very topic: http://tinyurl.com/c35wlrs
Rylde offfered to pay for half of Rolo's debt and Rolo wouldn't play ball.
Congress refused to support Rolo when he sought some co-operation on their part, and then Rolo hid behind that as the reason not to make amends.
What a mess.
PS If congress passes the pardon, I hope that Kronos vetoes it.
63 valid responses have been received as of 8:36 server time, day 1554.
66 valid responses have been received as of 18:31 server time, day 1554.