Shoutout to CUOP for becoming the new dirk

[Prdgi]

I’m going to assume that you @Gladi099 are requesting evidence in good faith. I’m also going to assume that you have not been keeping up with what has been going on.

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At the beginning of the conflict, Tex said in the PrUn general discord “yes, I am suggesting the community drive Prdgi from the game”:

This is coming from the “public spokesperson” for ICUOA (anitcuop)

@I_am_Tex

There is a group for whom I agreed to be a public spokesperson, but they aren’t taking direction from me.

I can only assume that this call to drive me from the game has some influence behind it. This is clearly calling for harassment and bullying.

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Next up, we have madnewmy with some insults in YO-312e chat.

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We also have intent to pirate from Tex

coupled with public statements claiming not to have performed any piracy

@I_am_Tex

There is some misinformation above that I do want to respond to however:

I am not currently in possession of any CUOP Cartel Member’s goods.
I have not breached a single contract in the last 6 months. I do not have any contracts currently in “Violated” status.

Anyone who claims otherwise above is a bald faced liar.

in combination with character assassination from Houston

@Houston

To even consider the idea of stealing freight is yet another reflection of your character.

This indicates that they are indeed following up on the call to “drive Prdgi from the game”.

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Stepping through the remainder of the narrative, we have further threats of out-of-mechanics harrassment

@Houston

I am afraid you all have made yourselves indeed, by deed, the ‘evil corporation’ that you have feared so much more than any of the rest of us. You have become your own fears. Sadly, you will soon suffer the ultimate fate of evil everywhere. Not only to be crushed in conflict, but you will carry the stain of shame and disgrace of betrayal for many years to come. My friend Brene Brown studied shame and disgrace for many years. She says that shame comes from the act being excluded and the fear of being exiled from the tribe. Did any of you consider, for even a moment, that you would be shamed by your actions? Did any of you think, for even a moment, that any of us would consider your actions a betrayal? Do any of you think, for even a moment, that this will ever be forgotten?

Forgiveness is short. Memory is long.

I am the toxicity in the community?

@I_am_Tex

YOU are the toxicity in the community.

This is an attempt to isolate me from the community

@I_am_Tex

But there are other people who you are complaining about who aren’t part of that group at all. I know there is another completely independent group taking action as well. Because everyone but you realizes that you are the toxicity.

Responses formulated within the context of game mechanics are absolutely ok. Reframing the narrative to ignore toxic communication is not ok.

@Bobemor

I’m still confused why CUOP are getting so upset if they genuinely wanted to test the community’s response to abuse and nefarious tactics. Almost as if that wasn’t ever there intention…

All responses to CUOP have been within the uses of gameplay mechanics. Individual targetting is much better than the carpet bombing that CUOP have engaged in.

Toxic communication, character assassination, harassment etc… is necessary? Also reframing the narrative to paint GDP/myself as actively attacking the community rather than testing ingame mechanics.

@Bobemor

If I was actively attacking you/the community and you felt it necessary to do this to galvinise the community to action and dissuade such attacks in the future

More attempts at isolating me from the community

@McCowen

the longer you will be treated as a pariah. Your call…

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Hopping threads now into “CUOP - Mid-term update”

“You deserve it, look what you made me do”

@Houston

Everybody associated with the cartel is so surprised at the anger, resentment and disappointment that they have encountered in reaction to their underhanded creations.

Threats of ongoing harassment

@Houston

There are old players who are beyond angry. The feel betrayed. I can assure you that this will follow each of you personally for a long, long time. There are people who are trying to make you to coliq. There are people who want to drive you from the game. You only hear just the beginning of the resentment that can be expressed in polite company. There is more. Much more. You actions are in no way considered any form of entertainment. Memory is long. You will not be forgotten.

Again

@Houston

You’re going to pay for this too. For a long, long time.

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Other players recognise toxic behaviour

@Hark

(hence the toxic dialog unfolding daily in public chat).

@Hark

A cartel group can rule a planet and non-cartel players have no ability to resist (other than through toxic verbal conflict, which we don’t want).

Obviously not a tongue-in-cheek roleplay given all the above

@Houston

Boycott the scoundrels.

Again, blaming me for other player’s toxic behaviour.

@Madnewmy

you are the root of all the toxicity

He woudnt have quit and fucked ppl over if it wasnt for you
No CUOP toxicity if it wasnt for you
No angry mob rolling around if it wasnt for you

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In addition to all of this, bobemor feels confused as to why I have stated that they contribute to the toxicity. Bobemor has continually attempted to build strawmen and use them to assassinate CUOP. “They’re trying to control shipbuilding” etc…

This is clearly defamation.

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@Houston

Make no mistake, their real purpose is to control shipbuilding.

Houston knows our plans better than we do? False-representation? Libel?

@Houston

They can not stand if we all rise up against them. If the ship pilots and traders hold the boycott, they will coliq.

All of CUOP are being targeted.

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@Bobemor

I mean I get that you’re trying to paint the forces against you as the evil side as hyperbole. But the analogy doesn’t stand up at all:

CUOP indisputably struck first, as did the Axis powers.
CUOP planned this in advance, as Axis did.
CUOP are made up of a clear definable alliance, with some periphery supporters. As were the Axis. The movement against is much more a forced alliance of convenience with a broader aim of simply stopping the attack, as the Allies were.
CUOP believe in aggression serving their definition of a greater good, democracy isn’t relevant. Axis genuinely felt they were fully justified.
CUOP have a clear propaganda strategy (called propaganda by their own members), Axis are in many ways the key innovators of propaganda.
CUOP claim to be along side the new/small companies but are clearly harming them despite their messaging. Axis loved to appeal to the working class in propaganda but sold them out every turn.
CUOP have little care for the wider community, Axis really didn’t like the League of Nations.

Now, from this what lessons can we learn for the future…

Are we seriously being likened to nazis?

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I’ve seen messages calling me “cruel and vindictive” by bobemor. I’ve seen messages saying all of CUOP should be vaporised.

Do I need to go on @Gladi099? Is this enough for you to say, “we don’t want that behaviour here”? Do you want to sit back and say “Well it needs more context…”? That is simply a defence tactic to attempt to shift blame onto the victim.

Note: This post and the post directly below by gladi were written roughly in tandem. I had posted in multiple edits due to accidentally posting portions. Gosh-danged ctrl+enter.