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I really don't know what this is all about, because from what I can tell Josephtan has absolutely nothing to do with a "very entrenched part of this region's politics that tries to defend its power at all costs."

He's literally the monarch of the region, and he's done nothing to give himself more power. He pretty much just chills out 90% of the time until some random drama happens and he has to step in.

Frankly, the only power grabbing I can see throughout the history of the NWE is in cases like this. Trying to limit the Monarch's authority, and using any excuse possible to make it seem reasonable.

The "reeee monarchy bad" argument has really lost any possible meaning it could have had when there's no actual reason to limit the Monarchy's power instead of pursuing the actual issues that have plagued this region since its beginning, namely the lack of long-term activity and struggles to improve said activity. The monarch has nothing to do with that, unless you want the Monarch to have more power to manage the region more effectively?

But truthfully, I think I know the real reason behind it all, tbh. Some folks weren't fond of the old monarchy for various reasons...And so they're trying to take it out on Joseph, and other "Old Guard" members. Notice how with some people, pretty much everything gets blamed on the older members and pro-monarchy members? However, not many seem to understand why the NWA was so successful where the NWE isn't. The NWA had a extremely active and involved Monarch. Joseph prefers to sit back and let y'all do whatever for the most part, aka less direct oversight and involvement, which is pretty much what people wanted. But for some reason that doesn't appear to be enough for some people.

The fastest way to kill any NS Region such as ours is to weaken the monarch to the point where they can no longer keep our community stable, or until they decide it's no longer worth bothering and retire, creating a power vacuum.

In short, I really believe the rampant anti-monarchy bias we see displayed periodically here is mostly the result of grudges, mostly due to things that happened years ago that Joseph wasn't even part of. I know this rant will probably annoy some people quite a bit, especially with cries that "REEE YOU AREN'T EVEN ACTIVE IN THE REGION, YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO SAY ANYTHING REGARDING THE CURRENT SITUATION!"
Doesn't mean I ain't blind to what's been going on. It gets old, especially because I want this region to do well and to proudly carry the legacy of this community further.

If you want things in this region to improve? Try making more positive changes to the constitution and put more effort into positively impacting the region. The NWA was successful because we had an incredibly involved monarch, and dozens of dedicated people constantly and positively involved in the regional politics for years. The NWE could get there, too. But personally, I don't blame Joseph for not wanting to get more involved most of the time when it appears that people are working against him very often.

Also, the new constitution makes it so amendments only require simple majority to pass regional voting, which is pretty dumb.
this rant was typed up in the middle of cooking, pls don't be too harsh about typos : (