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Congress elections are here once again. Everyone who is a little bit more active/ambitious than doubleclicking candidated. And because there are like 50-60 ppl who votes and 25 candidates (and most candidates vote for themselves) it is really random who makes it into the congress. The only time I was a member of our congress mostly like 10-12 of our 20 congressmen voted. Even though many times the questions were already decided after 11 votes the names didn't really change so I think the activity rate was around 75%. That's not that bad but it still means that we have 5 inactive congress members. Not to mention the 'campaign'. The last time there were at least shouts 'Vote for me!!'. This time only two suspiciously similar articles from
Mac Vasco and 
Xerox . Campaign indicates the activity. Which is poor.Another thing about our congress: it doesn't really function. I know that the roots of this problem are quite far away from our country but I still believe that we can make a change. I don't participate much in the decision-making progress so I don't really know who, when, where and how decides about the new laws (taxes, MPPs, wars, defsystems, etc) but that should not be this way. If we created a forum to give a chance to our congressmen to discuss the new proposals then they would know how they want to vote and they wouldn't just be following the majority. Example: I gave in two proposals, both about donating 0.01 IEP to players. The first time I voted for it instantly and few hours later the player received the 0.01 IEP. The second time I waited for the first congressmen to vote, that person voted no, the proposal failed. That's ridiculous.
I suggest that with the new mandate every time someone proposes a new law that person creates a topic about it on an outgame forum or publishes an article about it in the ingame media. Then the congressmen can debate it or just simply leave a comment: 'I was here, I read the proposal, I read the pros and cons, I care about my vote.' If someone skips this step for let's say three times, the congress puts his name on a blacklist. This blacklist will be published a few days after the next election so our citizens know who are the active congressmen they should vote for. The sime thing applies for proposals, if someone keeps giving in pointless or 'funny' proposals like my two aforementioned donations then that person's name goes to the list too.
Sometimes we should set up rules to make things better. I think this might worth a try. Opinions?
Today's random awesome picture:
sometimes i wish we forgot that damn nap and just 'backstab' the uk
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USA as a world power? In E-Sim it is possible!
In E-Sim we have a huge, living world, which is a mirror copy of the Earth. Well, maybe not completely mirrored, because the balance of power in this virtual world looks a bit different than in real life. In E-Sim, USA does not have to be a world superpower, It can be efficiently managed as a much smaller country that has entrepreneurial citizens that support it's foundation. Everything depends on the players themselves and how they decide to shape the political map of the game.
Work for the good of your country and see it rise to an empire.
Activities in this game are divided into several modules. First is the economy as a citizen in a country of your choice you must work to earn money, which you will get to spend for example, on food or purchase of weapons which are critical for your progress as a fighter. You will work in either private companies which are owned by players or government companies which are owned by the state. After progressing in the game you will finally get the opportunity to set up your own business and hire other players. If it prospers, we can even change it into a joint-stock company and enter the stock market and get even more money in this way.
In E-Sim, international wars are nothing out of the ordinary.
Become an influential politician.
The second module is a politics. Just like in real life politics in E-Sim are an extremely powerful tool that can be used for your own purposes. From time to time there are elections in the game in which you will not only vote, but also have the ability to run for the head of the party you're in. You can also apply for congress, where once elected you will be given the right to vote on laws proposed by your fellow congress members or your president and propose laws yourself. Voting on laws is important for your country as it can shape the lives of those around you. You can also try to become the head of a given party, and even take part in presidential elections and decide on the shape of the foreign policy of a given state (for example, who to declare war on). Career in politics is obviously not easy and in order to succeed in it, you have to have a good plan and compete for the votes of voters.
You can go bankrupt or become a rich man while playing the stock market.
The international war.
The last and probably the most important module is military. In E-Sim, countries are constantly fighting each other for control over territories which in return grant them access to more valuable raw materials. For this purpose, they form alliances, they fight international wars, but they also have to deal with, for example, uprisings in conquered countries or civil wars, which may explode on their territory. You can also take part in these clashes, although you are also given the opportunity to lead a life as a pacifist who focuses on other activities in the game (for example, running a successful newspaper or selling products).
At the auction you can sell or buy your dream inventory.
E-Sim is a unique browser game. It's creators ensured realistic representation of the mechanisms present in the real world and gave all power to the players who shape the image of the virtual Earth according to their own. So come and join them and help your country achieve its full potential.
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