Lazarene Regional Guard Amendment (2020)

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It definitely isn’t. The Guard is limited, and while Sylven and Melons have been running things well, you’re inevitably going to end up with an inactive and bored military if all they can do is walk into the same Warzones over and over again. This was a problem when I ran the Guard and I don’t think it isn’t an issue now.

Since you left the role, the Guard has been hailed by other regions as the most active sinker military. The idea that the Guard would be made more active by allowing tags/detags is simply a lie, and it really upsets me to see our newer players eating it out of the hands of people who have a conflict of interest with regards to this matter.

That's because both Osiris' and Balder's military lack any signs of life whatsoever. As for "simply a lie", it most certainly is not - being able to tag and detag would mean you could train people far better and easier, and even with smaller numbers you could actually get some practice and fun, both of which are necessary to keep a healthy military.

As for a "conflict of interest", what are you implying and who are you accusing?
 

Given the government exists to serve the region, if your government department believes that, should this law pass with the sufficient majority among citizens, their objectives are threatened, perhaps your government department should rethink if it’s objectives truly serve the region and, by extension, the citizens.

Our objectives are no more complex than being friends with as many great regions as possible. I think that some of the people in favour of this bill don't realise what a mess it makes of that goal, how much of the wider world it will close off. I think that others still know this well, and are pursuing the objectives of other regions here.

Except we are not taking a side. If anything, this means we can build ties through military cooperation alongside our allies and provide them with a larger force in case they need help. Being allowed to build a healthy military does not mean selling it off to foreign interests, as you oddly seem to believe.

What other regions' objectives are pursued, and what other regions are you implying?
 

Even in the few weeks since I took this position it has astonished me the goodwill Lazarus has recieved from every corner of gameplay because of our uninvolvement in R/D. Aside from the NPO, who we're obviously at war with, I do not think there is a single GCR with whom we could not be close friends right now. For once, Lazarus is doing something special and unique and it is doing us so much good and it makes me so angry to see that being thrown away.

Raids on Warzones can be continued. This amendment, though, provides a good tool for Lazarus to train new people and to still do stuff even when you don't have the 5+ updaters necessary for a Warzone. This does nothing to change our neutral alignment - all it does is provide a good tool for FA and the Military to use to their advantage. The other GCRs aren't run by fools - if we are able to tag and detag alongside them, they won't cut us off.