Post by Matt Kovac on Jul 25, 2009 16:55:24 GMT -4
Dear Citizens of the Ocian Federation,
Fellow Ocians around the world,
Distinguished Guests,
Comrade Officers,
Today, we celebrate the birthday of our nation, the Ocian Federation. Here, in our capital, this historic place where it all began, Ocia set out on the path of nationhood. Here at the heart of our Federation, our nation lived to see the ultimate realization of its historic dreams.
Over the past two years this path on the road to our dreams was rocky and unstable and today the memory of a divided Ocia is fresh in our minds. However I say to you with a great pride and self confidence that these events have only made our glorious Federation stronger and more tightly woven together.
Today I say there is no way back. There is only the way forward ahead of us – the way towards democracy, respect for the rule of law, the way towards equality and accountability for our government. After two years, we have reached the end of a significant stage of our journey of nationhood. With this opportunity- this event- we remember the distance travelled with both pride and critical reflection, and deliberate the many new challenges our Federation faces.
The beginning of our journey was difficult. We were confronted with imperialist aggression, espionage and doubts about our project and its direction, which always prevailed even while under the iron sights of many members of the intermicronational community. Today we see clearly with the collapse of the imperialist warmongering aggressors to the north that democracy, integrity and patriotism prevails over evil elitism. To those that protect our nation and safeguard it from imperialist aggression, we say thank you-there is no motherland without you.
Throughout our history, nothing was ever simply granted to us. We earned the right to our own nation and fought for it in many different fields. We demonstrated our patriotism at all decisive moments – from the times when we became a victim of constant ridicule, to when the idea of a united Federation took shape and the times like the fall of 2007 when we defended North Point and our sovereignty. Today, upon the maturity of nation, our greatest thanks go to all of you, who fought in many different ways for our federation.
In the two years following our nation’s creation, our Federation has passed several demanding tests. And throughout this period of time, our nation was considered trustworthy by its citizens. More recently we both noticed and accepted the urgency of change. The transformation of our society from one divided to one united has been and continues to be carried out with diligence. Thanks to the creativity and diligence of our many citizens we have earned the reputation of engineers and technical innovators.
However, we have also made mistakes: In some respects, allowing bourgeois pretentious individuals to obtain high posts of political office was not well considered. We have not done enough in the sphere of enlarging and maintaining our economy. We have not sufficiently invested in the November City Stock exchange. We have not yet completely finished our new defence doctrines. We have not adequately encouraged creativity and enterprise. We have often paid too little attention and lacked the determination to build intermicronational friendships and partnerships and we have allowed the deterioration of relations with our neighbors occur do to misunderstandings.
Our thoughts should, therefore, be directed to the future. All our energies should be focused on achieving the goal of forming a stronger, larger and more prosperous federation.
Crimes must be punished. All crimes must be condemned and those who committed them must be made accountable. Judicial proceedings related to the injustices of the past and Ocia’s division should be conducted until justice is done, patiently, persistently and with a proper sense of the seriousness of the problem, respecting fully the requirements of legal proceedings and with the firm faith that everything that can be accomplished through judicial means will be achieved by these means. It is right that the citizens of the Ocian Federation support these efforts and I pledge to work with the supreme court of the Ocian Federation and its officials to ensure this occurs.
Fellow Citizens of Ocia,
Important and demanding tasks lie ahead of us. We must strengthen our creativity and enterprising spirit. Inactivity must turn into blossoming activity and vibrancy.
These are the important tasks that face us, all of which again testify to the importance of our Federation, our independent, sovereign Ocia. Sovereignty means that we are not subordinated to anyone. We have to manage our Federation wisely and with a feeling for the needs of our people
Ocian Friends,
In the life of a nation, two years are still not enough for the historical coming of age. However, they are more than enough to reflect on the path travelled and on the important tasks awaiting us in the future. And above all, Federation Day is the day of good wishes for the future of our Ocua and the day when we make a commitment to do even more for it. Our past success testifies to the fact that this commitment is not an empty promise, and the tasks of the future demand that we proceed boldly on our journey ahead.
Let us celebrate, then, with self-confidence and good feelings. Tomorrow a new day is dawning. New challenges are coming to Ocians who are a capable and determined people. Congratulations Ocia! Long Live the Ocian Federation! URA!