Chasmanthe

Chasmanthe

Chasmanthe

TNPer
Hello, welcome to my campaign thread. Please jump in and make a comment, or ask a question.

They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions. This is why I have decided to eschew good intentions and not construct a positive platform to entice you to vote for me. If elected, and anything good comes of it, then we shall be all the more pleased by the surprise.

My motivation to stand here has mainly been to compete with Tim for your affections - my experience with this young, intelligent, popular, daring individual has led me to believe that he's not best suited to the delegacy of this great region in its current incarnation, a constitutional republic. Your experiences may have already proved me wrong - but that is your call.

My platform will be to perpetuate this Flemforsaken system, and open it up to all TNPers, make it easier for voices to be heard and ideas to be tried out - and push for renewed effort in the constitutional convention that we were trying to get going.

Foreign Affairs
I will go with the flow of creating a united GCR government, and report to the RA on its progress. The work on this will be carried out by whoever becomes MoFA.

Defense
Raiding will be prioritized over defending, but other than that, military affairs will be left to the MoD and the internal workings of the NPA, and its doctrine as set out by law.

Communications and Internal Affairs
Someone will handle communicating all government business I won't be on IRC myself. Bridges must be developed and maintained between the low society on RMB, the high society on IRC, and the forum itself, particularly in Magicality City. We cannot be cut off from the RMB we need to be connected to it.

World Assembly Affairs
I will just continue this the same way as it was before!
 
What makes you think that there exists a flow towards GCR-unity?

How do you intend to connect IRC to the rest of the region if you don't intend to use it? Also, what makes you think it's disconnected from the region in the first place?
 
Crushing Our Enemies:
What makes you think that there exists a flow towards GCR-unity?

How do you intend to connect IRC to the rest of the region if you don't intend to use it? Also, what makes you think it's disconnected from the region in the first place?
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Thank you for your questions!

1) I was just guessing. The GCRs are a lot more manageable if they can be amalgamated. It stands to reason that some people would want to unite them. Extreme userites on one hand, would find it more beneficial to reach into all GCRs simultaneously rather than one. And on the other hand, extreme francoists would want to protect all the pacifics under one regime and prevent "foreign" influence.

2) I would appoint somebody to do this. What would be most benficial is for people who are getting bored of the RMB alone to make their way onto the IRC, and vice versa. When I've been on IRC I have very little awareness of what is going on, and that's not the way it used to be...
 
Please finish these statements:

I will be a better Delegate than McMasterdonia specifically because ____.
I will be a better Delegate than Tim specifically because ____.
I will be a better Delegate than my predecessor because ____.
 
Thank you for your questions!
Iro:
Please finish these statements:

I will be a better Delegate than McMasterdonia specifically because McMasterdonia doesn't know who to appoint to MoD, whereas I have plenty of very interesting choices for who I will appoint to MoD, not least of which is McMasterdonia, which he won't do because it will seem like he's trying to control everything, be overly monarchistic as usual :P .
I will be a better Delegate than Tim specifically because I will co-operate with the natives of TNP, respect them, be honest and inclusive, and follow the spirit of the constibillocode.
I will be a better Delegate than my predecessor because Jamie is loyal to his friends as well as to TNP, I have fewer friends, it would be easier for me to follow Jamie's whistleblowing examples than it was for him.
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I think the strongest candidate is Tim, the one I feel most loyal to is McMasterdonia, and the one who I would most closely emulate is Jamie.

flemingovia:
Raiding will be prioritized over defending,
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You lost me at that point.
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If I understand your point of view, raiding seems wasteful, idiotic, morally deficient... right?
The way I see it, the army's highest priority is to protect from or reverse a rouge delegacy (or indeed a rogue delegacy) here or in one of our allies. Coups are most often perpetrated by defenders. Therefore the army needs to become confident at defeating defenders in the field - and whilst it is possible to train them without raiding, I think it plays an important part. Blue Wolf said something not too dissimilar a few months ago so I don't see how I can be that wrong. Of course, he didn't run a campaign.
In reality, defense policy will be down to the MoD and there's only so much raiding you can force on people that don't want to do it.
 
I will be a better Delegate than McMasterdonia specifically because McMasterdonia doesn't know who to appoint to MoD, whereas I have plenty of very interesting choices for who I will appoint to MoD, not least of which is McMasterdonia, which he won't do because it will seem like he's trying to control everything, be overly monarchistic as usual :P
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:rofl: :fish:
 
flemingovia:
If I understand your point of view, raiding seems wasteful, idiotic, morally deficient... right?
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Please do not presume to put words into my mouth.

It is extremely rude.
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I can't help but be extremely rude! :P

Yet there is hope for all of us to stop being rude, or at least slow down.
 
Ash:
Chasmanthe:
Ash:
How will you utilize the new Welcome TG system as WA Delegate?
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Good question.

I will use it to telegram new nations with a welcome message.
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A clear, concise, pithy answer. :lol:
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Thanks. It is a good question, and has cropped up before. I think Eluvatar had some good ideas for what to put in it, however, I think no matter how well it's composed, it isn't going to reach its full potential unless it can be adapted as we go along, and focus on the needs of developing nations in our midst and get better at welcoming them effectively. So whilst I have a template from Eluvatar, that could be used, I think this is an important job that needs to be assigned to a nation that is more spirited than me and committed to the welcoming ministry.
 
Okay as I've not got many votes I'm going to adapt my platform slightly.

Foreign Affairs
Maybe there isn't an international effort to unite the GCRs, who knows. I'd prefer that TNP, the WA's most influential region in the world, be independent and not locked into a bloc. What I meant to say was: were it inevitable, I'd go along with it openly. If elected, I would avoid backtracking on policy like this by allowing MoFA to make the decisions.

Defense
I have six ideas for who I would appoint to run the MoD and all of them were involved in the NPA in the past, some still are. Although I have ideas of how I think NPA should go, I will try and keep out of it and leave it to proper people.

World Assembly
To be honest I find it hard to pay attention to the WA, but I would run this aspect of the government as I think it's extremely important for our region to vote on every proposal. If someone as willing and as competent as Sanc could be found I'd appoint them to run it instead of me.

Communications
I'm not online as much as I used to, and there are a lot of people in the same boat. I think the communications function is really underrated. I know I can be annoying when I am screaming "What is going on, why won't you tell me what is going on?" but if we can do something positive to cater for this desire I think we are doing a good job.

Internal Affairs
We need somebody to keep an eye on things and up to date records - the Speaker's office is currently handling the most crucial aspects of this area but there is more that can be done. Did somebody say "Map" ?

Welcoming
I think it would be good if the government had some friendly faces to ease people into the region and if they are not interested in TNP, help them find a new region and give them advice about the game. Sounds obvious but hard to keep up to a good standard. We could offer them enrollment in a foundation course at the university, or something, whether service-oriented or consumer-oriented, but not so much as to detract from individual freedom to make their own way in the world.
 
You separated Comrmunications, Internal Affairs, and Welcoming, leading me to believe that Internal Affairs has in your mind been reduced to Culture. Pray tell, young soul, what differentiates Internal Affairs from Culture?
 
Democratic Donkeys:
I am going to vote for you when I get around to voting. :D
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Thanks in advance, I enjoy votes.

Iro:
You separated Comrmunications, Internal Affairs, and Welcoming, leading me to believe that Internal Affairs has in your mind been reduced to Culture. Pray tell, young soul, what differentiates Internal Affairs from Culture?
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Culture is everything that we do not producing an energy saving or material benefit. E.g. eating animals for survival is not culture but eating animals in a restaurant is. Sometimes it's not quite clear how to demarcate culture from the many other things we do.

Communications and welcoming and culture could all be placed within Internal Affairs, or separate. Other things that could be place in internal affairs:
Citizenship - handled by admin and the Speaker but that could still change
Education - was part of Culture & Education but now handled outside of the government. Potential overlap with welcoming.
Map - organization and facilitation of the map - if this work is part of the government it lends it a sort of patronage but also accountability
Record keeping - lists of who is doing what and when, for example, the nswiki page of TNP Delegates and timeline, or a complete list of all appointees and resignations.

Ash:
Perhaps Internal Affairs will become something more sinister, like the secret police. :evil:
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I don't think we need a secret police, once we have punk d as attorney general I have complete confidence he will do the job with due regard for the rights and liberties of all our peoples. If the Attorney General becomes part of Internal Affairs it will definitely not be a secret. I think everybody who breaks the law has the right to a fair and open trial, and we the citizens have a reasonable expectation that the government/AG will do its feasance to convict those who perpetrate crimes.
 
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