We are here to stay

Again? Another one? Sometimes I wonder why the A1NLF and its supporters bother. They have next to no support from anyone else and they achieve nothing other than stirring up unnecessary trouble.

Now in the latest comment by the leader of the Holy Salanian Empire, Emperor Brizendine, he accuses me of making a mountain out of a molehill, not informing him of a warning against his micronation that A1 would no longer recognise the Empire and “brutally oppressing its [A1's] minorities”.

Firstly, in relation to this whole affair, I would like to point out that anyone from outside A1 who has anything to do with the A1 National Liberation Front is violating A1′s sovereignty and right to deal with its internal affairs. For the benefit of those who require clarification on this issue, I provide the following definition of ‘sovereignty’:

Collaborating with and actively supporting a group that is classified as illegal and a terrorist organisation by any government, let alone the A1 Government, is a violation of sovereignty and a direct threat to national security. This is made even worse when nations actually recognise them as the ‘legitimate’ government of A1, without any pretence or reasons whatsoever.

Which brings me to my next point, which is our right to govern and democratic processes. If A1 truly did “brutally oppress” its “minorities” as the Emperor so quaintly put it, then:

• We wouldn’t have allowed their political party to participate in last month’s elections
• We wouldn’t even have free, fair and frequent elections
• We wouldn’t have a fully independent judicial system
• We would’ve censored the A1NS to suppress any comments made by the organisation

Might I just emphasise that none of the above have ever occurred or ever will occur while I’m around as Chairman, and that we are amongst the most democratic nations in MicroWiki. Might I also implore anyone who wishes to criticise our system to please do so in a civilised and coherent manner, with statements and claims backed up with accurate evidence, rather than expounding generalised and incorrect statements, like we are “oppressive” and undemocratic.

Also, the derecognition of the Holy Salanian Empire was hardly unexpected for a number of reasons.

Firstly, it is very naive to expect that a government will recognise another’s authority, when that government has ceased to recognise the other’s sovereignty. In other words, how could one expect that A1 would continue to recognise the jurisdiction of the Salanian Government when that government doesn’t recognise that of A1′s?

Secondly, the warning was given in the email sent before I gave my comments to the A1NS. I said it quite clearly, and I quote from the email I sent at 9:53am this morning:

“Finally, in response to this regrettable event, I must inform you that A1 no longer recognises the Holy Salanian Empire, and will be encouraging other micronations to do the same, as well as to any other supporters and/or recognisers of the so-called ‘A1 Government-in-Exile’.”

For my last act, I would like to point out that I categorically refuse to surrender all the hard work and effort that I and the good people of A1 have put in to this micronation over the past three years. We have built up A1 from a classroom joke into one of the most powerful and influential micronations in the MicroWiki, and we are not about to just hand this over to an organisation which has no popular support from the people (the National Party only received 14% of the vote at the last election) and sees fit to commit acts of treason and vandalism against A1 and its people. We have worked hard for A1, and unless the people see otherwise and we are fairly voted out of our current position, we are here to stay.

Lastly, I would like to thank all micronations who have given A1 support and refuse to recognise the ‘A1 Government-in-Exile’ as the legitimate government of A1, as they have absolutely no mandate to rule.

Please don’t insult our intelligence and waste our time – end this charade now.