#also the last two times the players played by the federations rules they were yoinked

[the-crimson]

Ok so here are my current thoughts on the two philosophies the candidates have based on the second debate, feel free to correct me or add ur own throughs :> (ElQuackity and Foolish aren’t included cuz they are doing their own thing lol and I haven’t seen anything from Etoiles so idk where he’d fall)

Philosophy 1: Forever, Cellbit, Felps

Use what ever power the Federation allows the President to make positive change on the island via mods and using federation resources to make events unique - ie the hide and seek event. Take advantage of what ever the President is given for however long it lasts/what ever they can.

Philosophy 2: Baghera, BBH, Gegg

Refuse to play the federations game. Turn it into a democracy or dissolve the presidency all together. Even attempting to use the power for positive change means the federation has leverage over you and can use you as a scapegoat for their bad actions so refuse to allow them that excuse.

Both philosophies are 100% valid and could play out positively or negatively depending on the federation’s plans for the president. I can also see how both sides could consider the other naive. Reading everyone’s explainations for why they think one of the philosophies is more likely to succeed based on irl cultural experiences and history has been really interesting and enlightening and has definitely given me a lot to think about.

Personally, I think combining them somehow would be the best approach but I’m excited to see how the characters handle it going forward and hope they can all come together with a unified plan before the election is over.