Fight for Atlasia: Blair/Kingpoleon 2016 (Statement)

[windjammer]

I left the game for a month, under the view that preparing to go to university was something I should focus on. I spend a month away from the game, and I missed it. I game back, served in public office and have been active for the last 13 months.

Well, you *did* have enough time to play Mock Parliament (I did too, yes, but I also stayed active in Atlasia), and all the crap in Atlasia *was* hitting the fan at that time--it's not misleading in the slightest to say that you prioritized Sudamerica over Atlasia at the time when Atlasia needed you, as harsh at that sounds, because you literally did.

Yes, you have done good things for Atlasia since then, but these are simply facts, and you can't erase history.

Please explain me why leaving the game and being back later is a bad thing???

[windjammer]

I left the game for a month, under the view that preparing to go to university was something I should focus on. I spend a month away from the game, and I missed it. I game back, served in public office and have been active for the last 13 months.

Well, you *did* have enough time to play Mock Parliament (I did too, yes, but I also stayed active in Atlasia), and all the crap in Atlasia *was* hitting the fan at that time--it's not misleading in the slightest to say that you prioritized Sudamerica over Atlasia at the time when Atlasia needed you, as harsh at that sounds, because you literally did.

Yes, you have done good things for Atlasia since then, but these are simply facts, and you can't erase history.

Please explain me why leaving the game and being back later is a bad thing???

It's a question of judgement--Blair was Senate Speaker, and had just came within one vote of being Northeast Governor, and then somehow finds himself too busy for Atlasia, yet not too busy for Sudamerica, at a time when Atlasia was truly in an existential crisis.

Well excuse me but this game isn't an obligation. If anyone wants to stop it they can. It's better to leave this game rather than being inactive and trolling this game by holding offices.

[windjammer]

I left the game for a month, under the view that preparing to go to university was something I should focus on. I spend a month away from the game, and I missed it. I game back, served in public office and have been active for the last 13 months.

Well, you *did* have enough time to play Mock Parliament (I did too, yes, but I also stayed active in Atlasia), and all the crap in Atlasia *was* hitting the fan at that time--it's not misleading in the slightest to say that you prioritized Sudamerica over Atlasia at the time when Atlasia needed you, as harsh at that sounds, because you literally did.

Yes, you have done good things for Atlasia since then, but these are simply facts, and you can't erase history.

Please explain me why leaving the game and being back later is a bad thing???

It's a question of judgement--Blair was Senate Speaker, and had just came within one vote of being Northeast Governor, and then somehow finds himself too busy for Atlasia, yet not too busy for Sudamerica, at a time when Atlasia was truly in an existential crisis.

Well excuse me but this game isn't an obligation. If anyone wants to stop it they can. It's better to leave this game rather than being inactive and trolling this game by holding offices.

Of course, but we clearly know that he could've been active, since he was active in Mock Parliament during this time.

So he could have been, and, what's the problem ?

[windjammer]

EVERYBODY PLEASE CALM THE HELL DOWN

This is why I left Labor - I can't stand this party bickering. If we could just stop the damn screaming, maybe we could actually solve the problems, and they are grave, that face us today. Just because you don't belong to the same party, or endorse the same candidate, doesn't mean you need to throw attacks about insignificant things that happened 2 damn years ago. And if this was happening in Yankee's thread, you know I'd be saying the same thing, so don't get yourself in that argument. I'm disgusted by this behavior, and it's indicative of the bigger problems that face us. So can we please just calm down?

Thank you for disvowing Leinad's attack against Blair, I appreciate it

[windjammer]

Statement

I left Atlasia in late July (with the intention of leaving the forum in September/October for university/freshers), joined the South American Government on the 20th August and then returned to Atlasia on the 11th September. I'm deeply sorry that I left the game briefly 14 months ago. I believe in redemption and hopefully my record over the last 14 months- as a Senator, Governor and Interior Secretary has shown to voters across Atlasia that I've got the commitment, passion and energy for this game

Sorry for what?
Everyone has the right to leave, it is not communist Russia.

EVERYBODY PLEASE CALM THE HELL DOWN

This is why I left Labor - I can't stand this party bickering. If we could just stop the damn screaming, maybe we could actually solve the problems, and they are grave, that face us today. Just because you don't belong to the same party, or endorse the same candidate, doesn't mean you need to throw attacks about insignificant things that happened 2 damn years ago. And if this was happening in Yankee's thread, you know I'd be saying the same thing, so don't get yourself in that argument. I'm disgusted by this behavior, and it's indicative of the bigger problems that face us. So can we please just calm down?

First of all it was barely more than 1 year ago not 2--I'm not sure what method of rounding you're using to turn 13 months into 24.

Second of all, this is about his record, and where it clearly doesn't align with his message. Blair's slogan is "Fight for Atlasia," and that's exactly what he didn't do (again, I'm sorry to say this is a fact).

And lastly, this is an elections game, if we don't bicker about the other party's record, what is there to do? Of course I'm partially joking, but informing voters of another candidate's record is a part of elections, unless you want this to be a game of dueling Pravdas. Many Laborites including Blair himself on this very page have done that to Federalists, and while some attacks in Atlasia definitely cross the line, I don't see how a simple vetting of the candidates is "disgusting."

I'm glad you're recognizing yourself that your attack is dumb and that your only goal is to "joke" lol

[windjammer]

EVERYBODY PLEASE CALM THE HELL DOWN

This is why I left Labor - I can't stand this party bickering. If we could just stop the damn screaming, maybe we could actually solve the problems, and they are grave, that face us today. Just because you don't belong to the same party, or endorse the same candidate, doesn't mean you need to throw attacks about insignificant things that happened 2 damn years ago. And if this was happening in Yankee's thread, you know I'd be saying the same thing, so don't get yourself in that argument. I'm disgusted by this behavior, and it's indicative of the bigger problems that face us. So can we please just calm down?

First of all it was barely more than 1 year ago not 2--I'm not sure what method of rounding you're using to turn 13 months into 24.

Second of all, this is about his record, and where it clearly doesn't align with his message. Blair's slogan is "Fight for Atlasia," and that's exactly what he didn't do (again, I'm sorry to say this is a fact).

And lastly, this is an elections game, if we don't bicker about the other party's record, what is there to do? Of course I'm partially joking, but informing voters of another candidate's record is a part of elections, unless you want this to be a game of dueling Pravdas. Many Laborites including Blair himself on this very page have done that to Federalists, and while some attacks in Atlasia definitely cross the line, I don't see how a simple vetting of the candidates is "disgusting."

I'm glad you're recognizing yourself that your attack is dumb and that your only goal is to "joke" lol

I think my context makes it obvious that only one sentence of that was partially a joke--the "what is there to do" part, and I think we all knew that.
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You honestly fail miserably in your attack dog role

[windjammer]

And yet, who invited me to Atlasia in the first place? Oh right, it was you

And who invited Hamilton to Atlasia in the first place? Oh right, it was Yankee

The difference: Yankee didn't make attacking Hamilton a major issue of his campaign.

You honestly fail miserably in your attack dog role

Well, you guys' best defense is to apparently say that vetting candidates is "disgusting," so...

Not vetting candidates is "disgusting", but the fact that someone shouldn't be president because he left Atlasia 1,2 years ago and decided to be back. This is ridiculous.