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Why We Called It Diplomacy Sucks
Diplomacy had its chance. It sucked. We’re done asking nicely.
At least the kind we’ve all come to expect—vague statements, backroom grins, and the kind of “professional courtesy” that buries truth under a blanket of buzzwords and cowardice. It’s performative. It’s useless. And it’s killing real conversation.
Diplomacy Sucks launched in May 2025 because someone had to start saying the quiet parts out loud. This independent publication—founded by T.C. Andrews and sharpened with the steady blade of Axel Calloway—doesn’t tiptoe, sugarcoat, or play the nice guy in a broken system. It doesn’t waste time flattering power or playing pretend for civility’s sake. Because sometimes, there just isn’t a nice way to say it. And pretending otherwise is exactly how we let dysfunction hide in plain sight.
They say you should pick your battles.
We say: start with the ones no one else will fight.
This platform isn’t about being agreeable. It’s about being honest, sometimes brutally so. If that makes people uncomfortable—good. That’s how change starts.
It isn’t for the thin-skinned or the power-protectors.
It’s for the people who are done whispering and ready to step out of the shadows.
You've been warned.
About the Authors
T.C. Andrews & Axel Calloway
Two writers. One mission. Different weapons.
T.C. Andrews
T.C. Andrews doesn’t ask permission to speak the truth—he just does. His writing is a verbal wrecking ball aimed at small-town hypocrisy, civic cowardice, and the slow suicide of silence. If your town’s dying and no one will say why, he will—and he won’t sugarcoat it. He’s blunt, biting, and borderline surgical with a sledgehammer.
Axel Calloway
Axel Calloway is no less committed, but he prefers a scalpel. His words are calm, intelligent, and laced with the kind of subtle venom that doesn’t raise its voice—because it doesn’t have to. Calloway writes for those who still believe that truth can be elegant and that facts, properly sharpened, cut deeper than rage ever could.
The Collaboration
Together, they created Diplomacy Sucks—a platform for fearless commentary, relentless truth-telling, and the end of polite decline. One speaks with fire, the other with ice. What they share is a refusal to let dysfunction go unchallenged.
We publish essays, editorials, and serialized exposés that say what everyone’s thinking but won’t say out loud—because their cousin’s neighbor is married to the mayor’s sister and they still want to be invited to church potlucks.
We don’t do neutrality.
We do clarity.
Our Manifesto
- Most small towns aren’t failing by accident. They’re failing from the inside out.
- Bad leadership. Broken systems. Willful blindness.
- We believe accountability matters more than decorum.
- Polite silence is just cowardice in a nicer shirt.
- People deserve to know the truth—even if it stings.
- The time for diplomacy is over.
So we write—loudly, clearly, and without apology.
If you made it this far, congrats. You either agree with us, or you’re looking for a reason to be offended. Either way, we’re glad you’re here.
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