Wednesday, 21 April 2010

Exploratory thoughts

If the Defencist Unity Party were to stand a candidate for President of the Republic for Year VII, here are a few of the themes:

1. The Talossan Republic must continue, must thrive, must prove that Republicanism is better than monarchy.
2. Strong leadership is necessary to make this happen - not in the sense of dictatorship or top-down control, but by setting an example of what Talossan patriotism means in practice.
3. The Free Commonwealth of Penguinea survived and thrived when we were attracting all the greatest micronational leaders as dual citizens, due to the excitement of our political system and culture. Can this happen again?
4. How can we get inactive or former citizens involved again?
5. Talossan politics has become boring and stale since mid-2007, the point where the party system collapsed and political debate ceased. Successive governments have been terrified of controversy. Perhaps now is the time for governments to be deliberately controversial, in order to provoke opposition.
6. Inactive Governments and civil officials should be sacked without pity or mercy. You want the fancy title, do the work.
7. Let's make the most of our fancy new website.

A Republic under PVZT leadership would be - if nothing else - interesting. Talossa is an ongoing story, and every narrative needs something pushing it along. If that has to be a borderline-crazy President, striking ridiculous poses, begging for popular attention and alternatively cajoling and threatening all the other political actors, so be it.