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Attack the Bloc!

The perennial question surfaces every CSM election – how will the interests of those outside of the nullsec power blocs remain protected, when we are always outnumbered?

The answer is simple. We aren't outnumbered. The reality is that despite the overwhelming vote count that enabled The Mittani to seize the chairman seat in 2011, that figure is vastly exceeded by the majority of EvE players who have different values, different reasons for playing the game, and different ways we feel it should be played.

There is no serious debate that the nullsec power blocs have exploited the fact that low sec and high sec voters split their votes consistently between various well-intentioned candidates without rallying behind a single front-runner with the backing needed to compete with Alliance-level unity.

That all changes this election. I am extremely proud to offer low sec and highsec residents alike a fighting chance to be heard on the council, despite doomsday predictions about lack of a voting core, and despite cries that the rules must be changed to cater to those of us who want to run outside of a 0.0 bloc. I don’t believe that reform is necessary, or else I wouldn’t have spent months preparing for this announcement by working with the community.

As will soon be demonstrated, the combined militias of the four factions will be rallying behind me politically – and will provide empire voters the foundation they need for a realistic and achievable race for the top.

Faction Warfare as a feature has suffered from years of neglect, and the proposed direction for its future this summer bears little resemblance to what the pilots who have dedicated years to fighting in Faction Warfare actually desire for the feature. Nullsec influence on the proposed plan is unmistakeable – and now we stand as a unified voice against the narrow-minded belief that what is good for 0.0 is good for the entire game. I hope others that have made careers living in low and high sec space will join me in that chorus.

As I write here, the difficult work of unifying the leadership of the four warring factions as a political force is all but complete. My rival in the Amarr militia, Shalee Lianne, will serve as my principle aide in the coming election, aptly demonstrating that this race is about far more than simply meta-gaming for my own personal faction.

I challenge all other candidates claiming to run for the good of empire space to do some soul searching. Before you decide to "throw your hat into the ring" I implore you to ask yourselves: Do I really have the several thousand vote lead locked down that I'll need to oust an incumbent? Am I willing to just explore and gamble, bleeding votes from serious candidates in the process? This election more than the last – candidates who are just beginning their campaigns need to consider making better use of their influence to back a candidate that is well on their way to a secure, travelling seat, instead of helping the Goons further splinter our votes.

There is no more time for complaints, no more time for tears, and no more time for complacency in the face of "overwhelming odds". There is only time for action!

It will be both a privilege and an honor to lead the fight to protect "the rest of us" – those who enjoy life outside of 0.0 and are tired of being governed by a council that fails to fully understand the nuances of gameplay in all areas of space.


Empire citizens - come join the fight in progress to regain our voice on the council! Elect Hans Jagerblitzen for CSM7.

Good Luck.

Just one quick suggestion... use text justification in your PDF document, it's pretty uncomfortable to read text blocs with disimilar edges.

Wil comment further when i finish reading it, if my eyes don't hurt too much from those jigsaw edges.


Addenda: WTF is "GCC"? ALWAYS DEFINE JARGON!!

No need to be sorry, justify the text before you lose any readers in the first paragraphs. Certainly I finished reading that messy paragraphs only because it's you...

I have read through your document and found myself agreeing with it quite strongly. I have followed your activities on FW threads with interest and very pleased to find you are running.

The most intriguing part of it is that you have got the whole FW crowd behind you which is a decent sized constituency to start from.

This guy has a chance, you have my votes.

Great to see a candidate totally dedicated to high/low sec improvements with a faction war background.

I've been advocating the CSM should have wider representation than just null sec. We need CSM delegates from a range of space who do a range of things in the sandbox.

Best of luck, you got my vote.

He doesn't even talks about WiS, so... *shrugs shoulders*

+1. You have my Comet! (And my vote.)

Hans absolutely has my vote, and I've wrote on my FW blog why.

http://sovereigntywars.wordpress.com/ <---FW blog

got my vote.. if Q Cats sez good, it's good