Opinion: Darcness the Right Choice for Europeia
By Deepest House
(Europeia – November 1, 2017) - In this election, we have a choice between two very experienced and qualified candidates, and some additional candidates of a lesser public profile than Darcness and Brunhilde. While I appreciate the candidacies of the additional tickets, I am not currently considering them as I don’t consider them viable at this point in their careers, and I wish them well going forward. That leaves me with Darcness/Sopo and Brunhilde/Rach.
I am endorsing the Darcness/Sopo ticket for the Goldenblock. Darcness has been a rock star since he joined the region about a year ago. He has served multiple terms as minister, has served as vice president, and even a partial term as president. All of this has left me without doubt that he is prepared for the job and will succeed if given the chance. He has earned his place at the top of the ticket through his consistent visible presence in our government in leadership roles.
Brunhilde is a very capable member of our region. I simply do not believe this to be her time. She ran unsuccessfully in the last presidential election, and after her loss she has not participated nor contributed to our government in any meaningful way compared to Darcness. While I have great respect for Brunhilde as she historically has accomplished a lot in our region and is a valuable member of our community, I simply cannot vote for someone who it appears recently has only shown up for presidential elections without putting in significant work in the government. Even her current running mate, Rach, sharply criticized her lack of recent contributions during the last election cycle. Like many in Europeia, I want to see consistent leadership and contributions from our presidential candidates leading up to the election. Darcness has done that to a much greater degree than Brunhilde and has earned the opportunity for this election cycle through his sweat equity.
After Darcness suffered defeat in his most recent presidential election, against me and Writinglegend, he immediately bounced back and joined our Cabinet, successfully leading our Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He has served in the Senate, and served as Minister of Communications. He has served as a deputy and assistant minister in virtually every ministry. He has the recent experience as well as the depth and breadth of knowledge to be intimately familiar with all of our government and our region. Darcness is not a one trick pony, rather he has demonstrated excellence in leadership roles in multiple ministries over an extended period of time.
Rising up after defeat requires character, humility, and grace. These are all qualities that will serve Darcness well should he win the presidency. When he could’ve taken his ball and gone home, and withdrawn from government and public life after a decisive defeat in the presidential election, he stood tall and stood the course. Darcness’ consistent presence in government and contributions to the region during both his victories and defeats demonstrate his commitment to Europeia, his ability to meet adversity with determination, and selfless leadership that will serve our republic well.
As a former vice president of Europeia who has served in the Goldenblock, and knowing the full weight and responsibilities associated with such a role, I will vote for Darcness and Sopo. I invite you to do the same.
By Deepest House
(Europeia – November 1, 2017) - In this election, we have a choice between two very experienced and qualified candidates, and some additional candidates of a lesser public profile than Darcness and Brunhilde. While I appreciate the candidacies of the additional tickets, I am not currently considering them as I don’t consider them viable at this point in their careers, and I wish them well going forward. That leaves me with Darcness/Sopo and Brunhilde/Rach.
I am endorsing the Darcness/Sopo ticket for the Goldenblock. Darcness has been a rock star since he joined the region about a year ago. He has served multiple terms as minister, has served as vice president, and even a partial term as president. All of this has left me without doubt that he is prepared for the job and will succeed if given the chance. He has earned his place at the top of the ticket through his consistent visible presence in our government in leadership roles.
Brunhilde is a very capable member of our region. I simply do not believe this to be her time. She ran unsuccessfully in the last presidential election, and after her loss she has not participated nor contributed to our government in any meaningful way compared to Darcness. While I have great respect for Brunhilde as she historically has accomplished a lot in our region and is a valuable member of our community, I simply cannot vote for someone who it appears recently has only shown up for presidential elections without putting in significant work in the government. Even her current running mate, Rach, sharply criticized her lack of recent contributions during the last election cycle. Like many in Europeia, I want to see consistent leadership and contributions from our presidential candidates leading up to the election. Darcness has done that to a much greater degree than Brunhilde and has earned the opportunity for this election cycle through his sweat equity.
After Darcness suffered defeat in his most recent presidential election, against me and Writinglegend, he immediately bounced back and joined our Cabinet, successfully leading our Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He has served in the Senate, and served as Minister of Communications. He has served as a deputy and assistant minister in virtually every ministry. He has the recent experience as well as the depth and breadth of knowledge to be intimately familiar with all of our government and our region. Darcness is not a one trick pony, rather he has demonstrated excellence in leadership roles in multiple ministries over an extended period of time.
Rising up after defeat requires character, humility, and grace. These are all qualities that will serve Darcness well should he win the presidency. When he could’ve taken his ball and gone home, and withdrawn from government and public life after a decisive defeat in the presidential election, he stood tall and stood the course. Darcness’ consistent presence in government and contributions to the region during both his victories and defeats demonstrate his commitment to Europeia, his ability to meet adversity with determination, and selfless leadership that will serve our republic well.
As a former vice president of Europeia who has served in the Goldenblock, and knowing the full weight and responsibilities associated with such a role, I will vote for Darcness and Sopo. I invite you to do the same.