On the contrary, I don't think it is pointless to engage in this hearing at all - in fact, I think this hearing gets at the heart of what's bothering Atlasia. And what bothers me is that people seem to be content to sit around and let certain people blow up regions and say, "What can we do?" So I wouldn't mind if the bickering over bills and amendments stopped for a couple days and we focused on this. I'm also disappointed that some folks called before this committee appear to be mocking it.
Perjury is a crime, as is contempt of congress. I will use both of them
if given a reason to do so.
Moreover, I want an explanation from SOMEBODY as to what this means:
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Can I infer from this that a "Rimjob" style plan is underway for the IDS? Is that what this means? Look up what perjury is of you do not know.
Further:
No matter what happens in the Pacific in the future, Operation Pacific Rimjob will have been successful, because it has clearly demonstrated the fundamental failings of the regional system in existence today. Nobody now would argue that the regional setup that exists now is healthy; while some of our opponents might wish to revert the regional situation to the status quo ante, doing that would do nothing to fix the fundamental problem of there being nowhere near the level of participation in the game that would be necessary to support the amount of regional government that presently exists. Reasonable people will recognize this now that it has been forcibly brought to their attention.
The response of some people will then be to say that the process of addressing the problem of the regions should have been done the normal way, through constitutional amendment. That is an admirable attitude, but it is entirely naïve. I have been a citizen of Atlasia for most of the game's history, and in that tie I have seen countless attempts at reform, including reform of the regions. These attempts invariably fail because Atlasia has a sizable population of reactionaries who will never agree to any change, no matter how distasteful the status quo might be. The last time that reform was a politically viable option was during the Wixted administration in 2007. It should come as no surprise that there have been no substantial changes to the governmental structure of Atlasia in the time since then.
I know that I have spent enough time futilely trying to attempt to bring about change to fix Atlasia within the context of the system, and I am sure that others feel the same way; this is why we plotters have opted instead to take direct action. There has been enough idle sloganeering on the part of those who wish to do something to fix the game; it is high time for propaganda of the deed, and that is what has happened here. Disagree with the actions in the Pacific if you will, but know that they were not aimless terrorism; the purpose of our endeavors has always been to improve the game.
What is aimless terrorism? Are you admitting to carrying out a terrorist plan "with aim"?
So in other words you have decided based upon your own criteria that participation standards are not up to par, and so you decided to act in Rebellion to shut down a region, and you plan to do so again? Is that what we can infer? That because you personally have decided that you do not like the way business is being conducted in the regions as a whole that you are going to take "direct action" to shut them down?
