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Short Title: Bring in the Clowns
Long Title: Another reason I can't take the Ascendancy seriously
By Private Citizen HEM Tiberius Anumia
By now, it would be my assumption that many people within the gameplay realm are aware of the spats between Europeia and two other regions: The Kodiak Republic and Unknown. While there are many differing angles to look upon the events, it culminated into one of the largest assembly of misinformed gameplayers I have seen since the FRA invasion of a legal and established LKE colony. Truly.
The events aside, the reactions from some regions were hysterical. One particular gem is a statement from the "Ascendancy" -- a region that would put the Chiss to shame. My first impression of this region was the apparent boasting of a gaudy skin filled with a handful of players who may have been less than cooperative during the EIA investigation of last summer's porn spam attacks.
Anyway, allow me to provide the full text of their statement so that I may not pick and chose, or perform any bias in my portrayal of their words:
It is "reprehensible" to condemn those who overthrow democratically elected governments? It is "uncouth" to call for the sustaining of democratic institutions? I am curious as to what universe the "Universal Senate" or the "Holy Trinity" is operating in. Europeia has a long and storied history at supporting the governments that were supported at the ballot boxes in regions. I point any curious for precedent to the Europeian support toward the original government in the Republic of Ireland after the root administrator made a power play of his own. This is a tenant of Europeian foreign policy.
Which is perhaps why I find it so amusing that the Ascendancy can -- with a straight face -- argue that we only supported the democratically elected government because of our "interests" there. Speaking as (an admittedly semi active) Supreme Chancellor, I had no idea who was President in the Kodiak. It just happened to be someone who has a role in Europeia aswell. Yippee? That totally influenced us toward enforcing a foreign policy that is older than the Lexian influence in Europeia. Totally makes sense d00d.
Is the new reign supported by the people in the Kodiak? I hope so. Because that means a potential for the region to live still exists. I want the Kodiak to live. I want the Kodiak to be active. The more active regions there are, the more active our game is. That's a good thing. But to say that we should immediately bearhug an under-the-table coup de tat that circumvented democracy is ludicrous. Simply out of lockstep with historic precedent.
And when it comes to Unknown, Europeia is obviously completely in the wrong. Clearly, Unknown had a noble diplomat discussing with us for the entirety of the issue. Especially when we had a new President with a pro-Unknown agenda. Especially after I personally, along with a corp of concerned Europeians, tried to work to fix the relationship. Avakael had totally no reason to create this soap opera in the first place -- after all -- he is a loyal invader with only invader interests at heart. Clearly his version of the story is the one to trust, because of how consistent and reliable he is. He would have no motive to divide or harm the unity of invading regions. None...at...all...
Oops..
Were the words spoken by Rachel Anumia were below the par we have come to expect? Yes. Do I fully expect there to be a domestic political backlash toward her? Yes indeed. But when time came to call a spade a spade and get back to work, there was nobody in Unknown who wanted to negotiate or work out our differences. Perhaps, the above link begins to show why Mr. Avakael had so little concern toward..actually working toward any resolution. Just perhaps. I'm only speculating.
As they condemned us unilaterally though, the Ascendancy must have deemed the lies and distortions pushed by Unknown to be insignificant. I guess the "Universal Synod" considered it irrelevant that Unknown inaccurately played a petty blame game, as the servants of Cruor flailed wildly (and inaccurately) at us as the gates of evil.
In the end, either I am the biggest barefaced liar in this game, or I'm not. Either Europeia spies on our allies, or we don't. Either Europeia supports kangaroo courts (and executive branches...?) abroad, or we don't.
I understand that we aren't going to be beloved by all. I get it. We invade, we have harsh politics, we alienate people. But the sheer...rubbish-ness of this statement is a profound statement to how far the quality of diplomacy has fallen in Nationstates. Not once did the Ascendancy offer to speak with the Europeian government. Not once did they issue a demand to anyone in the "know" in Europeia before this statement, and apparently not once did they consider whether the content of their statement was utter bollocks.
It's a sad state of affairs. But I suppose to cheer us up, we can resume the sending in of the clowns.
This ENN op-ed was written by HEM Tiberius. HEM is the founder of Europeia and has previously served as Prime Minister of the Land of Kings and Emperors, Steward of Hampshire, rabblerouser and nuisance in several feeders, and currently holds the post of Europeian Supreme Chancellor. He has previously written "The Deceit of Defenderism" as an ENN editorial. As always, he speaks from the media as a private citizen and nothing within these texts should be taken as an official statement of the Europeian government or any other region HEM has previously or currently resides in.
P.S. Just because we don't invoke the Legend of Zelda triforce doesn't make us not the leader of the civilized world.
P.P.S. Grand Admiral Thrawn likes us better.
Long Title: Another reason I can't take the Ascendancy seriously
By Private Citizen HEM Tiberius Anumia
By now, it would be my assumption that many people within the gameplay realm are aware of the spats between Europeia and two other regions: The Kodiak Republic and Unknown. While there are many differing angles to look upon the events, it culminated into one of the largest assembly of misinformed gameplayers I have seen since the FRA invasion of a legal and established LKE colony. Truly.
The events aside, the reactions from some regions were hysterical. One particular gem is a statement from the "Ascendancy" -- a region that would put the Chiss to shame. My first impression of this region was the apparent boasting of a gaudy skin filled with a handful of players who may have been less than cooperative during the EIA investigation of last summer's porn spam attacks.
Anyway, allow me to provide the full text of their statement so that I may not pick and chose, or perform any bias in my portrayal of their words:
It is "reprehensible" to condemn those who overthrow democratically elected governments? It is "uncouth" to call for the sustaining of democratic institutions? I am curious as to what universe the "Universal Senate" or the "Holy Trinity" is operating in. Europeia has a long and storied history at supporting the governments that were supported at the ballot boxes in regions. I point any curious for precedent to the Europeian support toward the original government in the Republic of Ireland after the root administrator made a power play of his own. This is a tenant of Europeian foreign policy.
Which is perhaps why I find it so amusing that the Ascendancy can -- with a straight face -- argue that we only supported the democratically elected government because of our "interests" there. Speaking as (an admittedly semi active) Supreme Chancellor, I had no idea who was President in the Kodiak. It just happened to be someone who has a role in Europeia aswell. Yippee? That totally influenced us toward enforcing a foreign policy that is older than the Lexian influence in Europeia. Totally makes sense d00d.
Is the new reign supported by the people in the Kodiak? I hope so. Because that means a potential for the region to live still exists. I want the Kodiak to live. I want the Kodiak to be active. The more active regions there are, the more active our game is. That's a good thing. But to say that we should immediately bearhug an under-the-table coup de tat that circumvented democracy is ludicrous. Simply out of lockstep with historic precedent.
And when it comes to Unknown, Europeia is obviously completely in the wrong. Clearly, Unknown had a noble diplomat discussing with us for the entirety of the issue. Especially when we had a new President with a pro-Unknown agenda. Especially after I personally, along with a corp of concerned Europeians, tried to work to fix the relationship. Avakael had totally no reason to create this soap opera in the first place -- after all -- he is a loyal invader with only invader interests at heart. Clearly his version of the story is the one to trust, because of how consistent and reliable he is. He would have no motive to divide or harm the unity of invading regions. None...at...all...
Oops..
Were the words spoken by Rachel Anumia were below the par we have come to expect? Yes. Do I fully expect there to be a domestic political backlash toward her? Yes indeed. But when time came to call a spade a spade and get back to work, there was nobody in Unknown who wanted to negotiate or work out our differences. Perhaps, the above link begins to show why Mr. Avakael had so little concern toward..actually working toward any resolution. Just perhaps. I'm only speculating.
As they condemned us unilaterally though, the Ascendancy must have deemed the lies and distortions pushed by Unknown to be insignificant. I guess the "Universal Synod" considered it irrelevant that Unknown inaccurately played a petty blame game, as the servants of Cruor flailed wildly (and inaccurately) at us as the gates of evil.
In the end, either I am the biggest barefaced liar in this game, or I'm not. Either Europeia spies on our allies, or we don't. Either Europeia supports kangaroo courts (and executive branches...?) abroad, or we don't.
I understand that we aren't going to be beloved by all. I get it. We invade, we have harsh politics, we alienate people. But the sheer...rubbish-ness of this statement is a profound statement to how far the quality of diplomacy has fallen in Nationstates. Not once did the Ascendancy offer to speak with the Europeian government. Not once did they issue a demand to anyone in the "know" in Europeia before this statement, and apparently not once did they consider whether the content of their statement was utter bollocks.
It's a sad state of affairs. But I suppose to cheer us up, we can resume the sending in of the clowns.
This ENN op-ed was written by HEM Tiberius. HEM is the founder of Europeia and has previously served as Prime Minister of the Land of Kings and Emperors, Steward of Hampshire, rabblerouser and nuisance in several feeders, and currently holds the post of Europeian Supreme Chancellor. He has previously written "The Deceit of Defenderism" as an ENN editorial. As always, he speaks from the media as a private citizen and nothing within these texts should be taken as an official statement of the Europeian government or any other region HEM has previously or currently resides in.
P.S. Just because we don't invoke the Legend of Zelda triforce doesn't make us not the leader of the civilized world.
P.P.S. Grand Admiral Thrawn likes us better.
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