Board Thread:Survivor 43: San Andrés/@comment-24659809-20200522023113/@comment-35737095-20200522213349

Zee, Zee, Zee. I luv you man. Let me start out by saying THAT video!!! =) It put a smile on my face and had me chuckling.  I think you are hysterical and would love to hang out IRL with you!!!

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Now to address what was said in your Question/Comments. I heard you trip over the word "goat" and the tone of your question or comments towards me were largely dismissive. I almost felt you included me in that video out of obligation rather than actually seeing me as somebody worthy of being where I am. [Yikes! Sorry - but I have to be truthful]

Let me address the goat comment first. To me - at least - a goat is an inactive person who puts NO effort into the game, logs in only to be told who to vote, and gets dragged to the end after doing nothing to get there. I foresaw that potentially coming up since Mackie was definitely putting himself out there more than I was. THAT is why I had to write my speech the way that I did. THAT was the point I was trying to make. I have no misconceptions about how the jury perceives me. I'm sure it's primarily a 2 man race. However - as both you & Izzy have pointed out already - I can't rest on my laurels. I don't have the luxury of sugar coating my words at this point. If I'm gong to get ANY votes - I need to fight tooth & nail for them.

As far as my Opening Statement itself. I must have read it 100 times before posting it. I read it again after watching your video then Alex's today and I still stand by it. Perhaps there is a thin line between condescension & confidence. One thing I know is that I needed to put something out there that the Jury would take notice of & shine some light on my game. I was making points that I was a central figure in shaping the course & outcome of this game. I can't do that by waxing poetic. I needed to be direct & forceful to ensure that you not only read my speech but understood my reasoning for how I played & the decisions I made. I really had to drive home the point that my game was different, but equally as effective. Mackie used guerilla tactics … Andrew gave his word & broke it with a snap of his fingers. I was a subtle knife. Plus - if I'm being honest - I think my speech had more passion & more heart than either of my competitors. Regardless - I stand by my statements & don't feel like I should be apologetic about defending my game or pointing out it's merits.

As far as the questions you posed. Who had more control & executed the moves?

That is a tough question to answer especially if you are in a 5 or 3 person alliance! I know you are fishing for me to say Mackie was, but I can't. I WANT to say me, but I can't. If there was ever a disagreement over the vote - I would at least have context to answer this for you. I remember that I specifically mentioned Matthew first, as well as Chieko. As you said in your speech - Mackie had more influence with everybody so I'd have to say he had a bit more control in that aspect.

Where were you in the Original Florencia hierarchy?

I touched on this in my answer to Abi. You know we were close at the start. Heck - you were one of the few people who actually would actively reach out to me to talk. I had gotten in with Mackie & Alex pretty quickly … and there is safety in numbers. When we kept losing the Immunities - Alex & I both talked about bringing you into the fold for a 4 person alliance with us. That never materialized so my answer will be pure conjecture since I don't know how the game would have been different. That said - I think if there was no Swap - the 4 of us would have come together and just fought it out.

Ok. Pshew! That was a lot! Can't wait to catch up post game! Catch ya on the flip side!