Newsletter Ranting: Honesty, Delivered Brutally [Mad Marokai!]

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Yeah! We finally get our Keith Olberman

Seriously though, good luck with this.

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I personally think PiT would've been a better choice for the new chair, but Duke is good as well. He did receive preferences from people in all the major parties after all.  It will be interesting to see the next few months play out for the RPP, as well as the elections in Ocotber.

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Six pages of posts off one article

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Newsletter Ranting

Telling it like it is. Angrily.

Alexander Shamilton:
October 19th, 2009

After the day's events it's probably best to remember just a few things. You can't trust anyone but yourself, and you certainly can't trust Hamilton.

In his short time here he's demonstrated nothing short of complete and utter opportunism. He has (Aside from shown his eerily extensive knowledge on past Atlasian events, dating back to June and beyond.) attempted to invade a region with zombies, including one who famously made around 30 posts in a 60 minute period, flip-flopped on a variety of issues, hopped regions to attempt a run for Senate (before aborting it), continued his recruitment of The 50's, among plenty other things.

How brazen are Shamilton's attempts are deception?

Let's take, for instance, his past criticism of Franzl. Franzl is hardly his favorite member, as he's said in public and private, so his comments in Franzl's presidential campaign thread were hardly a surprise, let's take a look:

I'm sure if elected you'll be acting President quite often. Franzl always seems to be disappearing.

This was simply criticism of Franzl's levels of activity. Fair enough, Hamilton just doesn't think Franzl is active enough to handle big responsibilit-

Someone nominate Franzl

Oh.

That's right everyone. Unless it wasn't clear from the link, Hamilton was publicly supporting Franzl for the position of PPT of the Senate, a time consuming job that requires alot of attention (in addition to counting from 1 to 10, not always easy, I tell you) and generally requires a very active member to hold the position. Hamilton doesn't think Franzl is active enough to open a White House thread, make a few comments now and again, and sign bills once in a blue moon, but Hamilton does think he's capable of running the entire Senate.

Let's not stop there, though! No no, let's move on to Hamilton on the issue of regional reform. At first, Hamilton was opposed, but as time went on, he began to brainstorm in progressively greater detail about how to change Senate elections. Discussing the issue with Meeker, Purple State, and others, Hamilton seemed to be legitimately brainstorming to solve a prob-

I'm starting to disagree that there is a serious problem. No more 5-4 victories. No more 8 candidate Presidential races. We have a competitive, active, stable, working system that is actually somewhat balanced. No need for "change."

Ah

Yes, at first he was opposed, then he was brainstorming, then he suddenly did a 180 and said that he doesn't think there's a problem, and that all these attempts at "change" were nothing more than a leftist attempt to grab power. Seriously. (Then, of course, later he signs the petition he previously opposed that he went on to support to some degree and then oppose again.)

What else is there? Well, aside from his flat-out lying about the attempts to recruit Swedish Cheese to the RPP to run on their ticket, in direct contradiction to Franzl's, mine, and Tmth's claims that he wasn't telling the truth, there's also his recent party hopping to the LNF.

This is more opportunism than lying, though no less shameful. He's slithering right into the LNF by wearing their clothes and mimicking their mannerisms. He doesn't have a place in the other parties at the moment, and his partnership with PiT for power, hopefully, fell through. He decided to go under another complete and utter face-lift, acting a differwent way, asserting completely different things, and it's disgusting.

One only has to browse random threads that Hamilton has maintained a presence in to realize his disgusting chameleon attitudes, this article only covers a fraction of it! Changing his positions on a whim, asserting two contradictory things (like his moronic claim that a candidate's platform and a candidate's actual positions being diametrically opposed to one another is A-Okay) flip-flopping, flat out lying, and attempts to blend in with whatever group suits his fancy, Hamilton simply cannot be trusted.

And neither can anyone who associates themselves with him.

I heard Keith Olbermann saying this as I read it

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I like your style, very fun read

That said, I agree that a CoG is a good proposal (ignore my conflict of interest for second ) for the reasons Marokai stated. Another interesting one is that the upper house is made of one member from each region. Each region decides how they'd be selected/retained.

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Ah, hate for Hamilton, true tri-partisanship.

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You're interviews are excellent Marokai!

I'm interested in an interview

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I'm personally surprised there isn't a rant about me yet

Anyway, I'm open to an interview if you want.

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Newsletter Ranting

Telling it like it is. Angrily.

A deal with the devil.
December 15th, 2009

You knew it was coming. I just wish I got to another topic first.

In the last couple days, Xahar announced he was running for President with NiK as his running mate.

Lt. Governor: Alexander Hamilton

Yes, that NiK. The one who was Hamilton's man from day one when he tried to invade the Pacific region with zombies. But we've covered that before, no need to go back in time. This isn't a Blast From the Past article afterall, but it is essential to understand the full background of this event. And as such, knowing the curious and electorally savvy choice of NiK is important to keep in mind given his connection and his admirers.

Immediately, the ARC lined up behind him. Why would they do such a thing? The ARC would not support any random leftist, of course. Just take a look at their set of principles! Xahar is a leftist figure who has openly sympathized with and supported Socialist movements, erase his name and the circumstances from the run, and imagine any other traditional leftist, would the ARC support them? Hell no they wouldn't.

A few days ago, Bgwah, in a simple joke at the time, told Hamilton I was the JCP candidate for February. We were anxious for reactions, and so I let it go unchallenged. Within hours, though, who is the first person to contact me about me supposedly running for President? Xahar. News went straight from Hamilton to Xahar within hours on the day before and day of his decision to run. While Bgwah didn't achieve the plans he wanted to with the prank, we realized one thing from it, Xahar and Hamilton were in close contact.

Xahar/NiK is a ticket that reeks of backroom dealing, of cold calculation, of political convenience, reeks of Hamilton. And then this was said:

A good ticket which I hope I can convince the DA to support in February, if possible.

How.. disappointing. Of course, Hash later 'retracted' his support (after some great DA members rebelled from the decision and against Hash's attempted forcing of support) but what the hell? Why would Hash even come to that conclusion in the first place? Clearly, of course, he was involved before the announcement in some fashion, but why would you ally with that group?

The ARC is not officially on the ticket, but they are in all but name, they are in spirit. NiK being Hamilton's man, ARC support, in constant contact with Hamilton behind the scenes.. it is rather clear the spirit of the ARC surrounds every move of this ticket. And so, because of this, the ticket will inevitably rely on ARC support! That much is clear! And who does the ARC support consist of? Trolls, zombies, fools.

These are the voters that cast their vote for the ARC candidate in the Senate election:

(cutie_15, Hamilton, segwaystyle2012, Lahbas, Winston Disraeli, Mechaman, Einzige, Earth, azmagic, Dallasfan65, ajc0918, Libertas, Mint, jamespol, FallenMorgan, rebeltarian, phknrocket1k, Sam Spade, Elvis Republican, yoman82, General Mung Beans, PiT)

We can safely call segwaystyle2012, Lahbas, azmagic, Dallasfan65, ajc0918, rebeltarian, Elvis Republican, yoman82, and General Mung Beans zombies. I didn't even know who the hell some of these people were or that they were registered until they voted, for Christ's sake. That's nine voters that are conclusively zombies, let along the others that you could classify as close, such as Earth, phknrocket1k (who is a JCP zombie), or FallenMorgan who doesn't really participate much at all, but whatever, I'll give that libertarian the benefit of the doubt though.

What can be said though, is that out of 22 total votes for the ARC candidate, at least ten of them are zombies. Nearly HALF of the ARC candidate votes in the Senate elections were zombies! Other candidates aren't innocent, of course. Badger had a couple zombies, Fritz had one, Afleitch had one, Barnes had one or two. But none of these candidates relied so heavily that quite literally 50% of their total support came from them!

And this is what will be the machine behind Xahar/NiK. This is what Hashemite, noted anti-zombie crusader, wanted to ally with. If any of you are to support Xahar/NiK, keep in mind the whole time who supports them.

Quite simply, the ARC is a troll movement. No other movement like that in my entire time in Atlasia has been so open and blatant about the fact that they are a troll movement causing trouble "for the lulz" than the ARC. That's why it's stunning why so many normal people would even consider giving it the time of day.

Duke was right about one thing, even though I've criticized him plenty of times in the past Atlasia is simply full of stupid people and children. Kids who will warm up to anyone who says two nice words about them and forget all about the past. No one in Atlasia has more than a 48 hour memory, and it's frustrating beyond all belief.

Xahar/NiK is a ticket based on the idea of winning by any means necessary. It is a fake unity ticket, relying heavily on troll and zombie support. Xahar wants to win so much, Xahar wants power so much, that he made a deal with the devil to have a shot. I look forward to how the race shapes up, and I encourage the honorable DA members to continue to rebel against the ticket that epitomizes all that is wrong with Atlasian elections, and I hope Xahar shows some policies as time goes on so he doesn't look like someone who's completely power hungry. But at this point? I'm not encouraged.

And please, for the love of God, don't be sweet-talked.

This rant is awesome!

[Vepres]

Newsletter Ranting

Telling it like it is. Angrily.

A deal with the devil.
December 15th, 2009

You knew it was coming. I just wish I got to another topic first.

In the last couple days, Xahar announced he was running for President with NiK as his running mate.

Lt. Governor: Alexander Hamilton

Yes, that NiK. The one who was Hamilton's man from day one when he tried to invade the Pacific region with zombies. But we've covered that before, no need to go back in time. This isn't a Blast From the Past article afterall, but it is essential to understand the full background of this event. And as such, knowing the curious and electorally savvy choice of NiK is important to keep in mind given his connection and his admirers.

Immediately, the ARC lined up behind him. Why would they do such a thing? The ARC would not support any random leftist, of course. Just take a look at their set of principles! Xahar is a leftist figure who has openly sympathized with and supported Socialist movements, erase his name and the circumstances from the run, and imagine any other traditional leftist, would the ARC support them? Hell no they wouldn't.

A few days ago, Bgwah, in a simple joke at the time, told Hamilton I was the JCP candidate for February. We were anxious for reactions, and so I let it go unchallenged. Within hours, though, who is the first person to contact me about me supposedly running for President? Xahar. News went straight from Hamilton to Xahar within hours on the day before and day of his decision to run. While Bgwah didn't achieve the plans he wanted to with the prank, we realized one thing from it, Xahar and Hamilton were in close contact.

Xahar/NiK is a ticket that reeks of backroom dealing, of cold calculation, of political convenience, reeks of Hamilton. And then this was said:

A good ticket which I hope I can convince the DA to support in February, if possible.

How.. disappointing. Of course, Hash later 'retracted' his support (after some great DA members rebelled from the decision and against Hash's attempted forcing of support) but what the hell? Why would Hash even come to that conclusion in the first place? Clearly, of course, he was involved before the announcement in some fashion, but why would you ally with that group?

The ARC is not officially on the ticket, but they are in all but name, they are in spirit. NiK being Hamilton's man, ARC support, in constant contact with Hamilton behind the scenes.. it is rather clear the spirit of the ARC surrounds every move of this ticket. And so, because of this, the ticket will inevitably rely on ARC support! That much is clear! And who does the ARC support consist of? Trolls, zombies, fools.

These are the voters that cast their vote for the ARC candidate in the Senate election:

(cutie_15, Hamilton, segwaystyle2012, Lahbas, Winston Disraeli, Mechaman, Einzige, Earth, azmagic, Dallasfan65, ajc0918, Libertas, Mint, jamespol, FallenMorgan, rebeltarian, phknrocket1k, Sam Spade, Elvis Republican, yoman82, General Mung Beans, PiT)

We can safely call segwaystyle2012, Lahbas, azmagic, Dallasfan65, ajc0918, rebeltarian, Elvis Republican, yoman82, and General Mung Beans zombies. I didn't even know who the hell some of these people were or that they were registered until they voted, for Christ's sake. That's nine voters that are conclusively zombies, let along the others that you could classify as close, such as Earth, phknrocket1k (who is a JCP zombie), or FallenMorgan who doesn't really participate much at all, but whatever, I'll give that libertarian the benefit of the doubt though.

What can be said though, is that out of 22 total votes for the ARC candidate, at least ten of them are zombies. Nearly HALF of the ARC candidate votes in the Senate elections were zombies! Other candidates aren't innocent, of course. Badger had a couple zombies, Fritz had one, Afleitch had one, Barnes had one or two. But none of these candidates relied so heavily that quite literally 50% of their total support came from them!

And this is what will be the machine behind Xahar/NiK. This is what Hashemite, noted anti-zombie crusader, wanted to ally with. If any of you are to support Xahar/NiK, keep in mind the whole time who supports them.

Quite simply, the ARC is a troll movement. No other movement like that in my entire time in Atlasia has been so open and blatant about the fact that they are a troll movement causing trouble "for the lulz" than the ARC. That's why it's stunning why so many normal people would even consider giving it the time of day.

Duke was right about one thing, even though I've criticized him plenty of times in the past Atlasia is simply full of stupid people and children. Kids who will warm up to anyone who says two nice words about them and forget all about the past. No one in Atlasia has more than a 48 hour memory, and it's frustrating beyond all belief.

Xahar/NiK is a ticket based on the idea of winning by any means necessary. It is a fake unity ticket, relying heavily on troll and zombie support. Xahar wants to win so much, Xahar wants power so much, that he made a deal with the devil to have a shot. I look forward to how the race shapes up, and I encourage the honorable DA members to continue to rebel against the ticket that epitomizes all that is wrong with Atlasian elections, and I hope Xahar shows some policies as time goes on so he doesn't look like someone who's completely power hungry. But at this point? I'm not encouraged.

And please, for the love of God, don't be sweet-talked.

This rant is awesome!

Wow, Vepres, you just lost all my respect for you...

Nothing personal, I just don't particularly like Hamilton

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I wouldn't mind an interview *hinthint*

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I'd just like to state that, while I originally intended to write something for this paper, I've submitted it to Antonio for my responsibilities in writing on his paper. It's something I quite like, so be on the lookout in the coming day or two.

Looking forward to it! You have some of the most substantive (and entertaining ) articles right now.

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I do lack perspective, but I wouldn't call Lief's whopping 2 whole legislative efforts in a Senate clearly favoring such efforts and few foreign policy statements active.

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I do lack perspective, but I wouldn't call Lief's whopping 2 whole legislative efforts in a Senate clearly favoring such efforts and few foreign policy statements active.

He was far more active (more than you suggest) in his first term, I'll grant you. But his second term was mired in college work, to be fair.

Was he involved behind the scenes in ways I am not aware of? I do recognize that his first two months in office were very active.

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I do lack perspective, but I wouldn't call Lief's whopping 2 whole legislative efforts in a Senate clearly favoring such efforts and few foreign policy statements active.

He was far more active (more than you suggest) in his first term, I'll grant you. But his second term was mired in college work, to be fair.

Was he involved behind the scenes in ways I am not aware of? I do recognize that his first two months in office were very active.

He was quite involved with at least a few of us Senators in Private, as far as I was concerned, and often laid out his goals and ideas on how to achieve them. Of course, he didn't do everything, I brokered some of the deals myself, but he was very insistent, and commented in many many legislative debates as I mentioned above.

Also it should be noted that Lief laid out four main policy goals when he ran for office in June. We accomplished all of them, to varying degrees.

SPC didn't just refuse to tell me, specifically, anything. He basically denied any intention of proposing anything at all and said the President was useless at implementing policy.

Ok, I see what you mean (though I don't recall any sort of living wage being passed). What I really want to see is frequent use of the bully pulpit, though I guess Lief didn't have to publicly.

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You make some good points, as always, Marokai, but I do see things a bit differently than you, but in times like these, you and I can agree to disagree. I have no interest in arguing with you.

On to my point.

There are days when I think the Populares are serious about becoming a legitimate force, and serious about furthering the right in Atlasia, and then there are days when I think they are just messing around, creating needless drama, playing petty games, etc. One the one hand, I see this 'no policy' plank as a shot at the status quo, ruffling the feathers, if you will, because they see policy as meaning nothing more than the party by your name. Indeed, many of us have been burned on occasion simply for the party we are in, not the policies, politics or ideas we espouse. I think this is the message they are trying to convey or the game they are trying to play: only party matters. The JCP could run Satan and still win, etc.. Granted, there are some that actually do care about policy, like yourself, but for the majority of voters here, it's all about what party the candidate is in or, as is happening now, who the party bosses tell you to vote for (or what order). There are some that can command outside support, but those are special people and few and far between.

That said, it doesn't do the right any favors to try and parody anyone else. It would be beneficial for SPC and Brandon to come out with some sort of platform or policy planks rather than nothing at all, but it is totally their call. Both men are competent and able to articulate their ideas clearly, I think, so hopefully we'll see more before voting begins. If not, well, that's their call. Far be it from me to give too much advice.

Excellent point Duke. That is what I was trying to say in my article back in January. One would think, given that Lief is an extremely left-wing person, even for the JCP, that some JCPers would have switched to Franzl or PiT, but that wasn't the case in either election.

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Marokai, the right's lack of substance, I think, is due to utter frustration of constantly losing elections.

The last time there was a President truly on the right was Keystone Phil (an argument could be made for afleitch technically being "right-wing", but he didn't do anything ) who was a disaster.

Look at the Senate, the right is lucky to win more than one at-large seat, and hasn't had at least 5 votes in the Senate in a long time (certainly before I arrived here).

Just my opinion.