I too have been aproached about the cartel - I suppose it's time to go unblock that original poster of that thread and read about it - but honestly - the term "Cartel" already implies that you shouldn't trust the other leaders - secondly - if ANYONE else had started the cartel thread (and dozens of folks from the Top 10 factions have said this in private conversations) it might have been much more appealing.
Some other leaders of the Top 10 factions have said - "I'd hate to see you guys left out" - but the others have expressed the same reservations I have about the idea being Pitched by Pirate Justice - of all people.
We've all witnessed the Prozac worthy Bi-Polar personality where one minute you may get a helpful nugget of insightful advice - but the next you get some half-witted non-sense or some suspicious handshake with a buzzer in the palm for anyone naive enough to trust the clown holding out the hand (the Clown - just like the Cartel mouthpiece) should give it away.
It just KIlLLS me that this idea could take hold - were it not the messenger - the trust has just Been broken too many times with the "ha ha you are a bunch of fools for falling for this" a few times.
If I was alone in this thought - the dozens of others who express hesitation for this exact reason - would have already jumped on it. I mean - COME on - for so long this clown has been a self-proclaimed - un-opposed mouth piece for PUN (since no other Pirate steps forward to stop the General Insanity) - and we JUST saw in Ireland that PJ & some others left PUN to go fight with SF - for what? - to try and bump Ferr from second to third? All it proved is that Pun scored the most points EVER - without PJ (General Insane) - which made him look insignificant - not their irreplaceable teammate - and Ferr STILL placed second - what was the point? Certainly nothing honorable or good hearted - just more trickery.
I'm not even sure who PJ represents in the Cartel - an official Spokesperson for PUN (wait - HOW many times have you quit PUN) - a spokesperson for SF? Or a one man - self-proclaimed leader of the Cartel.
This whole deal smells like a rotting fish - it's like the Joker approaching Batman - or in this Case Lex Luther approaching Superman - saying : " Trust me - this time I am just a good guy trying to do good things - just trust me".
I suppose out of Curiosity (killed the cat) or my natural weakness to seek out the best in others - I will have to unblock the Insane General and weed through the non-sense Master of the Five Finger Puppets - to see if there is any chance whatsoever that this is an idea that could possibly have merit.
I know I will regret it - but I would rather know the reasoning of the Insane than to be somewhat uniformed of what is out there. On second thought - this should be it's own thread.
Ugggggg - I have to now try and read
One line at a time
Broken down for the dumb masses
Or just from the broken mind of a dumb"m-ass"
The ramblings of an idiot
Or maybe a social genius
in his own mind
And the minds of a few weaklings
That he enjoys tinkering with
Ugggggg - again
Ugggggg - again