Board Thread:Survivor 43: San Andrés/@comment-4857808-20200522185946/@comment-35737095-20200522233715

Hey Matthew. Wow. Reality is Reality. Perception can be manipulated. To address your points.

"you helped him find idols and allowed him to sit here today"

I WANTED us to be sitting at Final Tribal Council together! So - Yes. I'm absolutely stoked that my Day 1 alliance lasted until the last Tribal Council! I guess you haven't ever been in an alliance built on trust & mutual respect. Otherwise you would understand that when you are in one - you help each other out. I helped Mackie find the Idol because I already knew that it didn't matter which of us actually got it. It would be used for either of us if it were needed. Mackie tried to give me the Idol & I told him to keep it. He was putting himself at more risk & would be more likely to need it. That's the level of trust we had. Also - I gave Mackie my word … and that means something to me. Once I give my word & feel like it's reciprocated - it's ironclad. Mackie & I had ample opportunity to vote each other out if we wanted to, but the fact is … we didn't want to! I'm sorry that your alliances didn't work out for you. Maybe one day you will understand.

" I don't see a reason to vote you when Mackie did what you did exponentially better."

Mackie & I played the entire game together but played differently. I didn't do what Mackie did because 2 aggressive players would definitely be targeted. He is a better manipulator and could spin things much better than I would have been able to. And Mackie didn't do what I did because his hand was shown after the Rob vote. Once you put yourself out there - you can't put yourself back. It's a Yin & Yang sort of thing.

"You are trying essentially to put lip stick on a pig by saying you had more control than you did throughout the game"

Again - this go back to the concept of an alliance. Alliances - if they are lucky - have control of the game. At no point in my speech did I say that I specifically had total control over the game. I said I was an important part of every controlling alliance that was in the game. Therefore I had more control of it than the other people who were NOT in those alliances. Also - since Mackie & I were solid - he & I had control over the alliances we made. The evidence of that is that we are both sitting here. Oh - & I like the "lipstick on a pig" thing. I'm going to start using that.

"You criticized me for making one group chat without you but then bragged about all the alliances you were in that I wasn't."

I was merely explaining MY rationale for wanting to vote you that round. It wasn't a criticism, it was an explanation. Also - I didn't brag about anything! I said that if I weren't able to win immunities I had to use my social connections to get farther in the game. I pointed out that I was in several alliances to emphasize that point.

So - it's fairly obvious that you didn't actually READ my Opening Statement in it's entirety. Judging from your comments I'm guessing you just kind of skimmed over it & cherry picked the points you wanted to criticize. So - yea. Sorry you don't think I'm worthy of your vote. Good luck in future ORGs.