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anoniem:
If a member of my alliance was consistently getting info from several alliances, then I would become extremely suspicious and not just accept "i have my sources don't question me"
Bullfluff. No you wouldn't. People get information from anonymous sources all the time. Several years ago "I can't tell you that" would be a consistent answer that I gave Jacobus or LOD or Alicia or other members of Omega's leadership team when they asked me where I got certain information from.
And to say that the leadership represents the membership is also bullfluff. Are all Americans adulterous because Clinton cheated on his wife? Are all Iraqi's complicit in genocide because of the actions of Saddam? Were all Germans war criminals because of the actions of the Nazis? Leaders have control over their members. They have the power to influence their members. There's a lot of power that comes with leadership, be it in this game or in real life. I recognize the absurdity of this analogy, but LaF members were no more complicit in the actions of certain leaders than the average German citizen was complicit in the actions of Hitler - and notice, I consistently say certain leaders... I'm by no means saying this was only limited to TC and Hanlong, but it no means extended to the entire leadership team or the entire LaF membership base.