Dear Robert E Lee and leading members of The Knights Radiant,
For too long have you NAZIS controlled the world of Orbis, ruling through totalitarianism, corruption, and censorship. Direct democracy? Nope. Self-determination or expression? Practically outlawed. Making a joke about declaring war on a hated and weak alliance? Punished by removal from alliance.
For those of you who do not know, I was accepted into The Knights Radiant earlier today after starting a brand-new nation. I have had slight Politics and War experience before, but had not gone through the process of entering such a renowned, formal alliance. I jumped from the University of Alabama of the Politics and War world to the Harvard. Only certain words — ecstatic, overjoyed, etc. — could describe my reaction. Then imagine my reaction when I uncovered that Robert E Lee had removed me from the alliance. Why?, I questioned. The only thing that it could be traced back to was a mere joke that I posted on a random subform — one that was neither crude nor inappropriate. I suggested that the Knights Radiant should declare war on Fark, an alliance which I compared to the “Duke basketball of Politics and War . . . everyone hates them . . . except that they are not as good.” Less than an hour later (before I even had time to apologize for the joke if some found it offensive or ignorant), I discover that my membership to the alliance has been taken away.
I strongly recommend a punishment for or at least a review of Robert E Lee’s actions before he continues as Herald of Internal Affairs. It seems to me that actions like these are an everyday occurrence for him, that he regularly abuses his power as Herald to make damaging decisions that barely breach his (unspecified) standards of forum and in-game behavior. He not only provided me no personal response to a question I sent him on application, but also provided no explanation as to who removed me from the alliance and why. A review of Robert E Lee’s actions would prevent these overreaches from occurring in the future.
The remarks I have written today are not only to address my personal situation with Robert E Lee and quick removal from The Knights Radiant, but rather to address the timely political struggles between censorship and self-expression. In the current environment perpetrated by the leaders of Orbis alliances, free speech and direct democracy are not encouraged, but rather discouraged so that Robert E Lee and other officials of top alliances can retain the vast amount of power that they possess. Any revolutions or disagreement with these officials leave nations of the lower and middle-classes rejected by their own alliance. This sense of totalitarianism and cronyism is perpetrated by two main authoritarian methods: undemocratic government and censorship. Top alliance officials have just assumed power due to a myriad of factors, and will continue to control the masses of nations below them forever unless a democratic system of election(s) is implemented. But under the current system, we will never achieve a democratic system of government. Most (but not all) alliance officials stay in touch with the world of Orbis, eliminating any tension between them and lower-class nations through censorship. Criticism, differing suggestions, or even mild disagreement with alliance policy can result in severe repercussions — such as removal from the alliance (as in my case). Instead, we should advocate for a world based on the values of self-determination (the process of a people democratically electing and trusting in their own government), self-expression, and direct democracy. Let us do our best to combat strong totalitarianism throughout the Orbis world. I hope that The Knights Radiant will address the two aforementioned threats of anti-democracy and censorship appropriately, firstly by reviewing the actions of Robert E Lee.
And finally, the last section of my final remarks consists of a list of challenges that I ask of different members of the Knights Radiant. Failure to address these challenges will result in a continued reputation of anti-democratic and censorist policy.
I challenge Robert E Lee and other officials of The Knights Radiant to refrain from deleting and/or censoring this post.
I challenge the government of The Knights Radiant to conduct a review into the actions of Robert E Lee, and to promote a culture of self-expression and democracy
I challenge the government of The Knights Radiant to reconsider the removal of my nation, the United States of Carolina, from the alliance
I challenge the non-government members of The Knights Radiant to instigate a revolution and leave The Knights Radiant if self-expression and democracy continue to be infringed upon (e.g. if this post is deleted)
I challenge the non-government members of The Knights Radiant to also create a new alliance if self-expression and democracy continue to be infringed upon
I hope you will consider my remarks greatly, and wish all the best for The Knights Radiant in the future.

Long live democracy.
– Redelephant

Postscript: I would like to recognize the actions of Bhuto to welcome me to the Knights Radiant, which were helpful and completely effective in every way. I strongly encourage
and endorse Bhuto for a position in internal affairs.