You know I've been reading this thread and I find one thing very, very interesting. Jocko has only been in NPO for 5 months. Ordinarily it would mean that he is fairly new etc etc. But that's not really the shocking part, the part that total stuns me is here we got a guy who is new, young, pumped up willing to join, contributing and you reward him how???? Then he comes forward expressing concern and doing what he sees is for the best for his nation and you slander him here as a traitor?
It would seem to me that the best interests of would be working WITH your new people? I mean no arguments against Monarchs or Dictators but you can only sit on the throne for so long before someone comes along and pushes your wrinkled butt off. But it sounds more and more like NPO doesn't have the strength to work with its own members. Now given, this may not be true for everything but their is a lot of links out that sprung up this KARMA WAR. Way I see innocent or guility is not the point NPO --- your own future (those coming after you) is abandoning you.
As for old Jocko here: Who can truly blame someone for following their own interests? You did in your own best interest decide to part from your Alliance you just happened to do it at a critical time when al HELL broke loose. Now whether or not you should be aware of the retribution is up to you but veiled threats and idioms seldom are noteworthy anyway and tens to show that violence is the only way to accomplish anything whereas, if NPO had actually stuck through DIPLOMACY it could have gone better. Either way, and irregardless bottom line is you made this mess, you started the crud flying, you caused the issues both within as well as without, don't you think you could have used a little common sense to solve it rather than pulling out the BFG???
Way I see it if Jocko at 5 months had common sense to abandon your butts, I cannot wait to see how many just decide your not worth their effort either.