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Over all the report was excellent, and I came with the same basic conclusion as the US Government in that Libertine was being aggressive, manipulative, and even a bit paranoid. However there was on specific line that I'd have to digress from and provide the argument why:
We are still willing to discuss a potential rental agreement, although I will refuse to treat with Libertine.
The problem with this statement is it becomes a sort of bullying by the sUSA. Now of course to anyone in the sUSA this seems like a legitimate course of action, the guy isn't trustworthy so we shouldn't have to deal with him. But there is a deeper problem and it lies in the difference between sUSA and sCanada's power. The sUSA is hitting at 17 million daily influence and sCanada with 9 million daily influence, we are practically doubling them. If the sUSA wants the region in a head on fight there is nothing sCanada could do, I don't have time to bring into account allies but I'll assume its similar, which pushes sCanada into a wall. Liquid Homocide and everyone else certainly did the right thing by offering sCanada fair rent, and Libertine's reaction was once again irrational, but our statement that we refuse to negotiate with Libertine is unacceptable.
Speaking from experiences of the other side, that being I've had to negotiate as a member of a significantly smaller country for rent in eRep, there may be reasons that the current CP needs to be kept around. We've had other countries demand our CP resign or we will not receive rent, or even regions for congress, and that actually has the opposite effect. Instead of it becoming a statement of distaste by the government it becomes an intrusion into the political world of the government. They feel stuck, if they impeach the CP then they appease the sUSA and are able to work out a favorable deal, however that adds the precedent of the sUSA being able to decide on a whim who should run sCanada. Basically, it becomes that sCanada will have the illusion if their CP ever disagrees with the sUSA then they will not be safe. At this point sUSA becomes not allies with sCanada, but friendly faced oppressors.
I do not think this was the intent of the administration, but that is the situation it has presented. If the article, that line excluded, had led to a popular uprising against the CP (either literally by Civil War in sCanada or merely impeachment) then the sUSA has not meddled and it would be appropriate to extend a hand of friendship to the new CP. However, in the current situation the sUSA has instead designated itself as master of sCanada and any good will towards them is because we are some form of malevolent being.
Just some food for thought for all you folks out there.
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