I suppose what it boils down to is if you feel you're being led by Anton, then to you, he is the leader.

I think differently but it doesn't make my opinion any more deserving.

quite a subjective topic and one it's been interesting to engage in.

Zebedee, this is the thing.  Enough people see me as the Leader of the Streets (and not all of them support it, by the way) that it is de facto.  

I do my best.  And my door is always open for those who wish to discuss what could be done better, or differently.  Or who need a few bucks.

I wouldn't call i de facto although you can certainly make a case for it

I would ascertain it is subjective to the individual, it's intrinsic rather than extrinsic but i've enjoyed the debate.

Well, I invite anyone from this society of ours who doesn't see me as Leader of the Streets to say so now.  If enough people, say, 100 or so, do object, then I will renounce my title.  

You're relying on 100 people to read the streets rather than just popping along every few minutes to rob something or every hour to shoot something.

I digress though.

Count me as one.

Well, that's not very nice Anton.

"You're a fucking idiot whose entire bloodline is marked by consistent failure."

I am fairly sure you are 100% incorrect in that statement but YOU asked for people to say they didn't view you as leader of the streets and so I said I didn't.

Are you now just going to attack anyone who disagrees with you?  Why would anyone be shocked or surprised?
 

I believe the phrase that is pertinent in this scenario my dear Anton is that it takes one to know one. 

I do enjoy living past 20 days to be honest.

Zipline looks up surprised at the mentioning of his name

What would i be in the waiting list for, ahhh you must mean you will still actually address my question that i have posed (repeatedly) in the contest awarding speech you gave 1 block down?

Ah yes, in that case i'm very much on top of that list

Oh by all means mr Anton

if you follow me back to the other street corner

it's the question i posed and wrote down there just after Don Grin-08 has voiced his concerns and you addressed mr MacArthur in words I fear uttering at this point. Please take a look at the transcript left there. I'm sure the question poses no real challenge to you sir, for your wisdom is beyond my imagination of course.

Sighs for being such a zealous finder of truth

You are indeed correct mr Anton, i didn't formulate a full question in that post, i assume you would respond to the question raised by Grin, your city leader to whose question i provided additional information,

However if you look further down the transcripts you will find me asking on two occassions if you could clarify the decision making process of giving 2nd place a much larger cash bonus and additional perks than you granted to the first place person?

This i feel is quite a pertinent question for I saw you already are distributing flyers for an additional contest. Knowing how busy most of us are, especially those of merit wearing family badges, it would be good to know how proclaimed prizes are ignored and actual prizes are awarded.

Oh mr anton

you are again digressing fully from the topic at hand and are trying to bait me in saying things that are well above my status. 

Honestly things you refer to are beyond my understanding, i have just a simple mind apparently and not following the meaning of your much more eloquent usage of the tongue we speak in this country.

I'm not embittered for i'm only 10 days in this life of ours and have had no bad experiences thus have not been bittered. I only expressed genuine concern for your own reputation in regards to promising prizes in advance of competitions and not delivering on them at the end of it. This concern was just as well voiced by Mr Grin. Would you say he is embittered too and has personal aversion to you as well? Seeing that you are one of his captains, that must not be an easy position to be in then.

Zipline, I believe Grin-08 was satisfied with my explanations as I haven't heard anything more from him.

What have you contributed to the Streets?  I ran a successful competition, enriched several mobsters, and captured the imagination of all who walk the Streets.

What have you done, son?