Glen-Rhodes wrote:King HEM wrote:
Okay, so it's Europeia who is the conclusive puppetmaster then? Just want to make sure, because I swear to god if next week you say that Balder is pulling our strings I'm going to lose it!!!!
Nah, it's you guys who hope you'll end up being the puppetmasters. The UIAF was an alliance of 3 equal regions at first, then ended up being controlled by Onder through TNI, who used Albion's population to go on pointless wars with the UDL and FRA. It's heartwarming that you think the IJCC will be a bunch of equal regions all getting together and acting only according to consensus, but the reality is Europeia is either going to be the puppetmaster or the puppet. Same for LKE and Balder. Who knows, maybe Onder will come out of the woodwork, and Balder will be the new TNI, Europeia will be the new Albion, and LKE will be the same old LKE.
My understanding is that the last iteration of the UIAF began in April 2013 and Albion did not join until August 2013. What was originally a LKE-TNI alliance came to include Albion, so Albion knew very well what they were getting into.
Apparently, Cerebella (Albion King) was the one who started the LKE-TNI version in the first place.
But yes, Albion knew what they were getting into. Firstly, they knew it was an organization based on consensus and they knew THEY HAD THE ABILITY TO BREAK THE CONSENSUS. They had vetos. If they did not use their vetos, that is not a mark on the organization on treaty. Europeia, the LKE, and Balder are all capable of taking care of themselves and protecting their own interests, regardless of how Albion failed to take care of theirs.