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Samogkir for Minister of Foreign Affairs 

By Samogkir 

Hopefully, you all know who I am, so I will save the time explaining my background on NationStates and in this region. If you don’t, then please DM me with any questions!



The end of this term has been a unique one. I have been coming to terms with how the DSA’s government works, how our foreign relations work, and what to prioritise as Minister. This has not been the fastest adjustment, but it is one which needed to happen so I can represent our foreign affairs department properly. Generally, I have repeated the experience of foreign affairs on NationStates. It is not always a pretty job or one that is easy, but it is one which can raise the profile of a region dramatically and that is what I want to do if reelected.

Platform 

Firstly, I want to work with our allies on enhancing the status of the ILC and how it works. We need to be more efficient and more effective in how we communicate as an organisation. Communication is at the centre of the ILC and how it can work. If we don’t work together in a way which is clear, then we risk the ILC becoming defunct and not fit for purpose. The ILC has already experienced a bad bout of inactivity, partially due to a failure of all regions involved. However, as one of the regions responsible for making it a reality, we need to take an extra step in pushing activity and involvement. The ILC should be taken as a natural extension of our World Assembly discussions in the DSA.



Secondly, we need to deepen our relationship with the regions inside the ILC. Encouraging dual-membership, like some Members of Congress have in the SLU, for example. This is a natural way of encouraging a deepening of relations between these regions, one which isn’t forced and relies on a certain Foreign Affairs department to keep it ongoing. If our foreign affairs approach isn’t natural, then it isn’t sustainable.



Thirdly, we need to be fair but firm in the approach to some of our allies. The phrase “speak softly and carry a big stick” is important here, and it will be my approach to allies we have. This, of course, especially includes The Internationale given our recent troubles with them. We shouldn’t give in and go back on moderation decisions which, arguably, happened much later than they originally should of. If re-elected, I would approach the senior members of The Internationale and work on a solution to this diplomatic problem that doesn’t cause dismay for the members of their region or ours. Thankfully, we have several members here who are close to The Internationale and can help us in that regard.


Finally, I will do my best to speak to all of you honestly. While this only a game, it is important for government members to approach these responsibilities to the best of their abilities and as honestly as we can. If we don’t do that, then what is the point of running and what is the point of a region that isn’t based on honesty? We may not always agree, but without expressing what we believe without fear then we’ll never be able to progress or improve as a region.

Thank you for reading, and remember; 

Samogkir for Minister of Foreign Affairs! 

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Hello Comrades, Congress of the DSA



I approach you today not as SLD, but as a concerned member of the DSA Congress. Samogkir has announced his intention to being reelected to the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs of the DSA. However, I believe it would not be a good decision to vote him in once again.



In my time that I have been in the DSA, Samogkir has had little activity in the DSA. He would occasionally post but rarely was he really involved in the DSA. This has carried over into his term as MoFA where, despite being a Minister, he does not have much interaction with the DSA. He does not talk much in our Discord (or the RMB for that matter) and has mostly been involved either to meme or to argue against others in the DSA, but even then with little activity. He seems to not have much focus on the DSA and yet seeks to be elected to a full term. He is not much part of our region and continues to be rarely involved. If one wants to be a Cabinet Minister, I believe it would be fair to expect them to actually be involved in our region.



While the above is one reason I view not to vote for him, the main reason I do not believe he should be voted in again is from what seems to be a disrespect for the DSA government. In his interviews he has said that him running for elections has largely been a meme, running for every position and mocking our election process. I also do not believe that his last run for MoFA to which he was elected was with good intentions. He was elected to the DSA MoFA and has done little with ambassadors, which coincides with his rare activity in the DSA. However, the most egregious part of his term was his goal. The only time I have seen him really be involved with the MoFA was with closing embassies with TVF. This was his goal since the beginning and nothing else. He has personally been in fights with TVF residents and has had a grudge against them for a while and it seems like that grudge was the only reason he became our MoFA. His only goal was to close embassies with TVF and nothing else. He mocked them and made memes about their closure and then proceeded to do little else with the MoFA, which shows how little he cared about anything else and how much fun he had with it. He did not run for MoFA to help the DSA. He did not intend to better our Foreign Affairs or improve our inter-regional look. He only ran to give the middle finger to TVF and nothing else. That was his goal since the beginning and it sickens me to have such a disrespect for this region to use us like this.



While he did edit his comment on the forums, he originally said that he would reject any and all nominations of his to the Cabinet, refusing another term. This is quite alien to his usual mockery of running for every position in the DSA. He came in not to be MoFA, but ONLY to use us to flip off TVF. Perhaps now he seeks to try and help us, but I still do not trust him. The DSA was merely a tool in his personal grudge against TVF and to reelect a person who views us like that is a decision that I view as horribly misinformed. I urge the DSA Congress not to reelect Samogkir to the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs.