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Melenavenia wrote:Nepal democratically elected Bidya Devi Bhandari as president, who was a member of the Communist Party of Nepal in late 2015, the first democratically elected communist. The party then won the prime ministry and parliament.

You make it sound like Nepal isn't a country in which 4 of the 5 major political parties are communist parties. As well as 12 of the minor parties.

Kariforunia wrote:I hope that if any new socialist states form, they take a JCP approach and have democracy as a core value.

繰り返しになりますが、お答えいただきありがとうございます

I will mention that Salvador Allende intended to turn Chile into a socialist state before the US sponsored coup, and he was a radical democrat. There's also Yugoslavia, which was a dictatorship but was much more democratic than the USSR, especially economically. There's Catalonia too, but they were anarcho-communists so I'm not sure that counts.

Melenavenia, Araine, Republic Of Central Darfur, Kariforunia

The Most Serene Republicans wrote:If you're scared to ask this sort of thing here in refugia, you can always jump over to Forest for a bit to discuss politics or history or whatever else. We often talk about more ""serious"" subjects there, and since Forest has an embassy in Refugia you won't even need to move there to use our rmb. And of course, we always welcome visitors ^^

Questions are not banned in Refugia and I would not be so quick to recruit for Forest on our RMB.

Feu De Glace, Lower French Gregballs, Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, The Most Serene Republicans, Pantala And Pyrrhia, Kariforunia

Refuge Isle wrote:Questions are not banned in Refugia and I would not be so quick to recruit for Forest on our RMB.

I'm very sorry if it sounded like I was recruiting, what I meant is that if they wanted to discuss something more serious/related to politics or whatnot and felt that refugia wasn't the right place they could take that discussion to forest, since it's an embassy region here (so the rmb is open) and we discuss such topics often. I really wasn't trying to get them to move there or anything.

Chacapoya, Lower French Gregballs, Melenavenia, Pantala And Pyrrhia, Republic Of Central Darfur, Kariforunia

Junitaki-Cho wrote:Condemn Minineenee

I know you said you were expecting more comments on this, and I apologise for not giving one. I ultimately agree with your take. Xoriet is a great author and has been working on this for a long time. The in-character actions all make sense and are well-researched, and I think it's worthy of a condemn. I thereby voted in favour once this went up to vote. Sorry for not having more to say on it, but most of the information on this person and their actions was from before I was interested in NS and I had no relevant context on which to comment.

Kariforunia wrote:Besides the Cold War, are there any other reasons socialism or even communism is so opposed nearly globally? Or just in the US?

I deeply apologize for asking this question since it is a semi serious question.

Everyone else gave good answers on this. I think a large part of why socialism is so vocally opposed is because getting into a prominent place in the global media requires a lot of money, and people who are successful in a capitalist society are those most likely to support capitalism. There's substantial support for socialism, but it's generally most widely spread throughout those communities with no or little voice. And like everyone else said, please feel free to start these discussions and ask these questions in Refugia. We're a safe place to talk about things <3

Also I apologise for not engaging more on the daily questions; I don't really get angry and I don't have any aspirations to act, so I haven't had much to contribute on the recent questions :P

Typica, Melenavenia, Araine, Michelland, Junitaki-Cho, Laisou, Golden Gateway, Kariforunia

I tried to focus more on my economy (which is very good, I just wanted to boost it even more!), and immediately my integrity and my eco-friendliness started dropping by marginal amounts. I'm not sure if I was just being dumb with my answers to issues or not but is this just the nature of things?

Araine, Laisou, Kariforunia

I just accidentally clicked on an option that switched my nation to capitalism and it destroyed a bunch of my stats... Guess I'm switching to 'issues require confirmation' now.

Lower French Gregballs, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Cadenzana, The Most Serene Republicans, Golden Gateway, Kariforunia

Araine wrote:I just accidentally clicked on an option that switched my nation to capitalism and it destroyed a bunch of my stats... Guess I'm switching to 'issues require confirmation' now.

Sorry that happened :c

Typica, Melenavenia, Araine, Cadenzana, The Most Serene Republicans, Kariforunia

do you people have any musical hot takes/unpopular opinions?

Chacapoya, Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Araine, Republic Of Central Darfur, Kariforunia

I quite enjoy Rocky Horror and Rent, which both seem to be fairly unpopular in the modern LGBT community.

Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Republic Of Central Darfur, Kariforunia

Junitaki-Cho wrote:I quite enjoy Rocky Horror and Rent, which both seem to be fairly unpopular in the modern LGBT community.

Rocky Horror is unpopular? I don't like Rent, but it's more of a just "this isn't for me" type of thing. I thought Rocky Horror was a bit dated in its portrayal but most people love Tim Curry, so it was fine.

Lower French Gregballs, Melenavenia, Junitaki-Cho, Republic Of Central Darfur, Kariforunia

Junitaki-Cho wrote:I quite enjoy Rocky Horror and Rent, which both seem to be fairly unpopular in the modern LGBT community.

Rent is somewhat unpopular nowadays, but Rocky Horror seems to be everyone's problematic baby

Melenavenia, Junitaki-Cho, Republic Of Central Darfur, Kariforunia

Sylh Alanor wrote:Rocky Horror is unpopular? I don't like Rent, but it's more of a just "this isn't for me" type of thing. I thought Rocky Horror was a bit dated in its portrayal but most people love Tim Curry, so it was fine.

I've seen people go after it for its focus on transvestites and dated language as being problematic. Seems like a weird argument to me but I guess it shows its age.

Lower French Gregballs, Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Laisou, Kariforunia

The Most Serene Republicans wrote:Rent is somewhat unpopular nowadays, but Rocky Horror seems to be everyone's problematic baby

At least in my neck of the woods, most folks despise Rocky Horror, but are mostly ambivalent to Rent.

Melenavenia, Junitaki-Cho, The Most Serene Republicans, Republic Of Central Darfur, Kariforunia

Chacapoya wrote:At least in my neck of the woods, most folks despise Rocky Horror, but are mostly ambivalent to Rent.

oh wow, that's different. But at least musically, I'm willing to die on "Rocky Horror>Rent" on every aspect.

Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Junitaki-Cho, Kariforunia

Welcome, Astvaria!

At least, my brother nation has arrived :).

Astvaria

Narwhal, Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Floofybit, Indimu, Laisou, The Most Serene Republicans, Golden Gateway, Republic Of Central Darfur, Kariforunia, Astvaria

The Most Serene Republicans wrote:oh wow, that's different. But at least musically, I'm willing to die on "Rocky Horror>Rent" on every aspect.

Rocky Horror is more fun, but Jonathan Larson was a pitch perfect pop writer and Rent is constructed really well, even if I think Tick Tick Boom is musically stronger.

Melenavenia, The Most Serene Republicans, Republic Of Central Darfur, Kariforunia

Indeed!

Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Araine, Laisou, The Most Serene Republicans, Golden Gateway, Kariforunia

Welcome, Astvaria, to Refugia! I hope you enjoy your stay. If it applies to you, please pay attention to the rest of this message.

Refugia aims to be a friendly, laid-back community, which is open to players of all skill levels. Nations who wish to become more active in the region, however, should consider joining the World Assembly (WA). WA nations are able to vote on international law, and receive exclusive benefits within the region, such as the ability to vote in regional polls and elections, get a spot on Refugia's map, and even run for office when elections come up! If you're interested in joining the WA, check out this article.

If you'd rather just chill with us, that's perfectly fine as well. We have an active Discord server, an offsite forum, and frequent discussions on the regional message board (RMB), which everyone is welcome to participate in!

If you have any additional questions about the region or how NationStates works, feel free to leave them here, on the RMB. If you're interested in joining the Discord or offsite forum, look for the links at the top of Refugia's World Factbook Entry (the big text box at the top of our regional page).

Once again, I really hope you enjoy your time here, and look forward to seeing more of you soon.

Narwhal, Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Junitaki-Cho, Vystrania, Republic Of Central Darfur, Kariforunia

On this day of days, I'm reminded how much I hate not just daylight saving but time zones in general.

The sun might not rise till 1340 and that's just fine with me.

Lower French Gregballs, Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Araine, Cadenzana, Republic Of Central Darfur, Kariforunia

Typica wrote:On this day of days, I'm reminded how much I hate not just daylight saving but time zones in general.

The sun might not rise till 1340 and that's just fine with me.

Oh wow, that's so late! In the winter, we get what feels like six hours of light and it's awful.

Lower French Gregballs, Typica, Melenavenia, Araine, Republic Of Central Darfur, Kariforunia

We're probably going to have to vote on this bullshit soon.

https://www.nationstates.net/page=UN_view_proposal/id=tinhampton_1615654819

It's an attempt to repeal a ban on forced sterilization, mainly on the grounds that we ought to be able to sterilize criminals. It's propped up by some weak arguments about typos and clarifications, but they're not in good faith as the proposed replacement (https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=483711) doesn't actually address them. I probably don't have to tell you all that forced sterilization is bad, not only for its lack of humanity but because of the imperfection of the justice system and the room for targeted abuse and attempted population control. It's an appalling resolution and nobody has any good reason to vote for it.

Chacapoya, Lower French Gregballs, Narwhal, Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Araine, Indimu, Cadenzana, Republic Of Central Darfur, Kariforunia

Junitaki-Cho wrote:We're probably going to have to vote on this bullshit soon.

https://www.nationstates.net/page=UN_view_proposal/id=tinhampton_1615654819

No doubt irreversible alterations without compulsion free consent is bad. But would general public contraception for population control really be so terrible? Whatever form reproduction takes ( vats or otherwise ) would need transparent public oversight. I often feel creating a person should require a permit and a lottery. What do y'all think?

Melenavenia, Kariforunia

Typica wrote:No doubt irreversible alterations without compulsion free consent is bad. But would general public contraception for population control really be so terrible? Whatever form reproduction takes ( vats or otherwise ) would need transparent public oversight. I often feel creating a person should require a permit and a lottery. What do y'all think?

The concept of parental licensing is one that could easily lead into eugenics. If the government decides a certain person, through criminal acts or through incapability, is unfit for parenthood, it is only a few steps for the government to decide that other "undesirables" should not have children. There is also the problem that certain religions regard contraceptives as a sin, so you run into actual anti-religious discrimination if you enforce nationwide contraception. I agree that there should be nationwide access to contraceptives, as well as comprehensive sex-ed, but to try to enforce population control of a country is misguided at best.

Lower French Gregballs, Typica, Melenavenia, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Republic Of Central Darfur, Kariforunia, Fracoda

All the above are sound reasons why you couldn't really implement a system of parental licencing. Still, anyone who's been involved in social work probably understands the appeal of the idea.

Typica, Araine, Kariforunia

Typica wrote:No doubt irreversible alterations without compulsion free consent is bad. But would general public contraception for population control really be so terrible? Whatever form reproduction takes ( vats or otherwise ) would need transparent public oversight. I often feel creating a person should require a permit and a lottery. What do y'all think?

Chacapoya is right, and there's precedent for corrupt governments targeting reproductive abilities as a means of control: the South African government attempted to develop an "anti-fertility" vaccine to administer to the black population to suppress them. It's certainly a problem when people have kids who really shouldn't, but that has to be addressed through welfare programs and oversight and education rather than by stripping away fundamental rights.

I should also mention, the aforementioned GA proposal has been withdrawn and abandoned due to backlash, so that's good.

Chacapoya, Lower French Gregballs, Typica, Refuge Isle, Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Araine, Emojitheft, Golden Gateway, Republic Of Central Darfur, Kariforunia

Typica wrote:No doubt irreversible alterations without compulsion free consent is bad. But would general public contraception for population control really be so terrible? Whatever form reproduction takes ( vats or otherwise ) would need transparent public oversight. I often feel creating a person should require a permit and a lottery. What do y'all think?

Not an area that the government should interfere in I think. Even if we trust it to be just.

Lower French Gregballs, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Republic Of Central Darfur, Kariforunia

私は部分的に不道徳なことをしました

I encountered an issue that is about tribes and promised land. A treaty as well. I gave the land back to the tribe but houses of families were bulldozed and are left homeless.

This issue reminds me of tribes in the US.

I suppose it's a win some, lose some scenario?

Typica, Melenavenia, Junitaki-Cho, Pantala And Pyrrhia, Fracoda

Kariforunia wrote:私は部分的に不道徳なことをしました

I encountered an issue that is about tribes and promised land. A treaty as well. I gave the land back to the tribe but houses of families were bulldozed and are left homeless.

This issue reminds me of tribes in the US.

I suppose it's a win some, lose some scenario?

The Issues' writers love win-some-lose-some scenarios. You may say it's the main point of the issue-answering game. Answering issues (especially if you commit yourself to address each of them rather than dismiss most and only choose those that would benefit you) is often a tough challenge. It's what I like most about this game but also what frustrates me most :P

Typica, Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Junitaki-Cho, Cadenzana, Kariforunia

I finally made a day in issues where something didn't just entirely crash!!! Yay 🦊

Lower French Gregballs, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Junitaki-Cho, Cadenzana, Kariforunia

Kariforunia wrote:私は部分的に不道徳なことをしました

I encountered an issue that is about tribes and promised land. A treaty as well. I gave the land back to the tribe but houses of families were bulldozed and are left homeless.

This issue reminds me of tribes in the US.

I suppose it's a win some, lose some scenario?

That's definitely a rough outcome of your decision. What's good about this game, I'm finding out, is that the bad outcomes of a good decision are not necessarily drawbacks, but could be a continuation of the story. Maybe, after they were left homeless, you were able to rehome these families in different areas. Maybe the Natives who wanted their land back were able to rehome them. Or maybe you left them homeless, depending on your playstyle. Sometimes you can find flexibility in the perceived inflexibility!

Narwhal, Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Junitaki-Cho, Republic Of Central Darfur, Kariforunia

Hey there, it's time for the question of the day!

What's the most beautiful place you've ever seen?

Chacapoya, Narwhal, Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Free Las Pinas Ii, Junitaki-Cho, Kariforunia

Good morning,

Today in the Security Council, we're voting on Condemn Dilbert. I've prepared an IFV statement which you can find below.

Happy travels.

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1519297

Humansanity, Chacapoya, Typica, Narwhal, Refuge Isle, Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Araine, Free Las Pinas Ii, Honeydewitopia, Bellerre, Kariforunia

Junitaki-Cho wrote:Good morning,

Today in the Security Council, we're voting on Condemn Dilbert. I've prepared an IFV statement which you can find below.

Happy travels.

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1519297

I have never had a hero before this moment.

Humansanity, Chacapoya, Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Free Las Pinas Ii, Junitaki-Cho, Bellerre, Republic Of Central Darfur, Kariforunia

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火曜日は水曜日に近いです.

I wish it was Wednesday. Wednesday is the checkpoint of the week and I wish it was Wednesday already. I just need to get to tomorrow. Then look forward to Friday.

水曜日を待っているのは苦しんでいます.

Melenavenia, Junitaki-Cho, Golden Gateway, Pantala And Pyrrhia, Republic Of Central Darfur

Kraljevstvo Rata wrote:Hey there, it's time for the question of the day!

What's the most beautiful place you've ever seen?

Probably going up into the mountains and looking out over this extended range.

Kraljevstvo Rata, Typica, Melenavenia, Junitaki-Cho, Republic Of Central Darfur

Kraljevstvo Rata wrote:Hey there, it's time for the question of the day!

What's the most beautiful place you've ever seen?

When we visited a popular indigenous town high up in the mountains where I live and you can see this sea of clouds outside a carinderia where we eat breakfast. And the best thing is that there's only three of us there and the store's mostly empty.

Kraljevstvo Rata, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Republic Of Central Darfur

Kraljevstvo Rata wrote:Question of the Day!!!!

If you were a super-hero, what powers would you have?

The power to sleep without being disturbed and unit my scattered empire

Kraljevstvo Rata, Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Junitaki-Cho, Pantala And Pyrrhia, Republic Of Central Darfur, Kariforunia

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Er...

kay, dude.

Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Laisou

Strange folks electing to spam our board lately.

Lower French Gregballs, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Laisou, Ambassador Bele Levy Epies, Golden Gateway, Republic Of Central Darfur, Kariforunia

Forest's Forest Keeper election candidacy declaration poll has started.

Refuge Isle, Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Junitaki-Cho, Pantala And Pyrrhia, Republic Of Central Darfur, Kariforunia

how do i use those challenge point things?

Refuge Isle, Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Kariforunia

Ekmek Pain wrote:how do i use those challenge point things?

Good question. They're automatically used for you, more or less. Your starting level in the challenge minigame is based on how many stat badges are on your nation. At different threcholds, your challenge points add extra levels onto that starting place, according to how many you have. So if you have 5 challenge points, your level is boosted by 2. If you have 800 challenge points, you level is boosted by 11. And all that happens automatically when you get the challenge points after winning a match.

If it helps, I wrote a guide on challenges here: https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1492691

Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Kariforunia

ワオ.

I got a issue about aging concerns and the lack of young people. This issue hits really close to home since my country actually does deal with problems like that. It just hits close to home.

それに対する解決策を見つける時が来ました.

Lower French Gregballs, Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Cadenzana, Golden Gateway, Pantala And Pyrrhia, Republic Of Central Darfur

Welcome, Valdonland, to Refugia! I hope you enjoy your stay. If it applies to you, please pay attention to the rest of this message.

Refugia aims to be a friendly, laid-back community, which is open to players of all skill levels. Nations who wish to become more active in the region, however, should consider joining the World Assembly (WA). WA nations are able to vote on international law, and receive exclusive benefits within the region, such as the ability to vote in regional polls and elections, get a spot on Refugia's map, and even run for office when elections come up! If you're interested in joining the WA, check out this article.

If you'd rather just chill with us, that's perfectly fine as well. We have an active Discord server, an offsite forum, and frequent discussions on the regional message board (RMB), which everyone is welcome to participate in!

If you have any additional questions about the region or how NationStates works, feel free to leave them here, on the RMB. If you're interested in joining the Discord or offsite forum, look for the links at the top of Refugia's World Factbook Entry (the big text box at the top of our regional page).

Once again, I really hope you enjoy your time here, and look forward to seeing more of you soon.

Melenavenia, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Pantala And Pyrrhia, Valdonland, Kariforunia

Just so everyone's aware, today is the last day to endorse the delegate and qualify for the WA card drawing detailed here: https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1517113

Chacapoya, Lower French Gregballs, Typica, Melenavenia, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Cadenzana, Tovenia, Kariforunia

Question of the DAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

What is your biggest fear?

Lower French Gregballs, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Junitaki-Cho, Laisou, Cadenzana, Republic Of Central Darfur, Kariforunia

Kraljevstvo Rata wrote:Question of the DAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

What is your biggest fear?

Heights. Simple fear

Typica, Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Republic Of Central Darfur, Kariforunia

Kraljevstvo Rata wrote:Question of the DAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

What is your biggest fear?

Right now? Someone I love or someone I love's friend or family catching COVID-19 and it not being a mild case. I've only had friends in Tennessee and Indiana catch it that I'm aware of, I've been very lucky. The two in those states and their families have relatively mild cases and no one required hospitalization.

But in general my biggest fear is the future and whether or not I'll be able to conquer it. I just turned 18 last month so now I'm technically an adult despite looking like a sophomore or freshman in high school and not feeling like an adult in anyway.

Lower French Gregballs, Kraljevstvo Rata, Typica, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Laisou, Republic Of Central Darfur, Kariforunia

Alrighty everyone, we have run the drawing for the first part of the World Assembly Development Programme, where those who have endorsed the delegate were entered into a series of drawings for increasingly-valuable cards. Here are the logs:

[spoiler]Emily Today at 14:18

ALRIGHT

It's time

Welcome one and all to the great Refugia World Assembly Development Programme for March 2021. Today we are drawing for an assortment of cards, going from least to most value. In order, we will be drawing for:

Tzo

Sanctaria

Tzuland

Reploid Productions

Testlandia

Queen Yuno

These will be drawn from the pool of everyone who has endorsed the delegate as of us updating this morning:

1 Melenavenia

2 UwUsberg

3 Nekhuser-Ra

4 Kallictora

5 Michelland

6 Wankdeed

7 Elenaraghaenaris

8 Junitaki-cho

9 New Filippe

10 Narwhal

11 Chacapoya

12 Floofybit

13 Lambflakitobia

14 Laisou

15 Cadenzana

16 Skanatavria

17 Charcuterie

18 Imzhou

19 Tre Bia Land

20 Threnodie

21 Ongmonnif

22 Nottinghaven

23 Ergenstien

24 Tovenia

25 Liphia

26 Araine

27 Cidaris

28 Vikoland

29 Golden gateway

30 Ideotopia

31 The Vermillion Islands

32 Nerdy Tangent

33 Gamelan

34 Pantala and Pyrrhia

35 Whorth

36 Scottlaine

37 Sueloc

38 Fatholi

39 Typica

40 Eurdrea

41 Republic of Central Darfur

42 Imbault

43 Rolliland

44 Ellamaa

45 Calexic

46 GadzTopia

47 Indimu

48 Turtle Island Coalition

49 Refuge Isle

50 Vystrania

51 Lower French Gregballs

52 Kariforunia

53 Lunerbehrgm

54 Fracoda

55 Feu de Glace

56 Valdonland

57 HumanSanity

First we are drawing for Tzo, valued currently at 34.5.

I cast roll 1d57

Dot BOT Today at 14:22

Emily rolls 37.

Emily Today at 14:22

Congratulations Sueloc for winning a copy of Season 2 Tzo!

1 Melenavenia

2 UwUsberg

3 Nekhuser-Ra

4 Kallictora

5 Michelland

6 Wankdeed

7 Elenaraghaenaris

8 Junitaki-cho

9 New Filippe

10 Narwhal

11 Chacapoya

12 Floofybit

13 Lambflakitobia

14 Laisou

15 Cadenzana

16 Skanatavria

17 Charcuterie

18 Imzhou

19 Tre Bia Land

20 Threnodie

21 Ongmonnif

22 Nottinghaven

23 Ergenstien

24 Tovenia

25 Liphia

26 Araine

27 Cidaris

28 Vikoland

29 Golden gateway

30 Ideotopia

31 The Vermillion Islands

32 Nerdy Tangent

33 Gamelan

34 Pantala and Pyrrhia

35 Whorth

36 Scottlaine

37 FORBIDDEN

38 Fatholi

39 Typica

40 Eurdrea

41 Republic of Central Darfur

42 Imbault

43 Rolliland

44 Ellamaa

45 Calexic

46 GadzTopia

47 Indimu

48 Turtle Island Coalition

49 Refuge Isle

50 Vystrania

51 Lower French Gregballs

52 Kariforunia

53 Lunerbehrgm

54 Fracoda

55 Feu de Glace

56 Valdonland

57 HumanSanity

Now we will be drawing Sanctaria, valued at 47 bank.

I cast roll 1d57

Dot BOT Today at 14:23

Emily rolls 11.

Emily Today at 14:24

Congratulations Chacapoya!

1 Melenavenia

2 UwUsberg

3 Nekhuser-Ra

4 Kallictora

5 Michelland

6 Wankdeed

7 Elenaraghaenaris

8 Junitaki-cho

9 New Filippe

10 Narwhal

11 FORBIDDEN ALSO!

12 Floofybit

13 Lambflakitobia

14 Laisou

15 Cadenzana

16 Skanatavria

17 Charcuterie

18 Imzhou

19 Tre Bia Land

20 Threnodie

21 Ongmonnif

22 Nottinghaven

23 Ergenstien

24 Tovenia

25 Liphia

26 Araine

27 Cidaris

28 Vikoland

29 Golden gateway

30 Ideotopia

31 The Vermillion Islands

32 Nerdy Tangent

33 Gamelan

34 Pantala and Pyrrhia

35 Whorth

36 Scottlaine

37 FORBIDDEN

38 Fatholi

39 Typica

40 Eurdrea

41 Republic of Central Darfur

42 Imbault

43 Rolliland

44 Ellamaa

45 Calexic

46 GadzTopia

47 Indimu

48 Turtle Island Coalition

49 Refuge Isle

50 Vystrania

51 Lower French Gregballs

52 Kariforunia

53 Lunerbehrgm

54 Fracoda

55 Feu de Glace

56 Valdonland

57 HumanSanity

Now we're drawing for Tzuland, valued at 59 bank.

I cast roll 1d57

Dot BOT Today at 14:25

Emily rolls 30.

Emily Today at 14:25

Congratulations Ideotopia ^-^

1 Melenavenia

2 UwUsberg

3 Nekhuser-Ra

4 Kallictora

5 Michelland

6 Wankdeed

7 Elenaraghaenaris

8 Junitaki-cho

9 New Filippe

10 Narwhal

11 FORBIDDEN ALSO!

12 Floofybit

13 Lambflakitobia

14 Laisou

15 Cadenzana

16 Skanatavria

17 Charcuterie

18 Imzhou

19 Tre Bia Land

20 Threnodie

21 Ongmonnif

22 Nottinghaven

23 Ergenstien

24 Tovenia

25 Liphia

26 Araine

27 Cidaris

28 Vikoland

29 Golden gateway

30 NO

31 The Vermillion Islands

32 Nerdy Tangent

33 Gamelan

34 Pantala and Pyrrhia

35 Whorth

36 Scottlaine

37 FORBIDDEN

38 Fatholi

39 Typica

40 Eurdrea

41 Republic of Central Darfur

42 Imbault

43 Rolliland

44 Ellamaa

45 Calexic

46 GadzTopia

47 Indimu

48 Turtle Island Coalition

49 Refuge Isle

50 Vystrania

51 Lower French Gregballs

52 Kariforunia

53 Lunerbehrgm

54 Fracoda

55 Feu de Glace

56 Valdonland

57 HumanSanity

Now we get into the big prizes :hyper: We are now drawing for Reploid Productions, valued at 125 bank.

I cast roll 1d57

Dot BOT Today at 14:26

Emily rolls 12.

Emily Today at 14:27

Congratulations Floofybit! It seems like our discord users are having a lot of luck today.

Up next, S2 Testlandia, currently valued at 339 bank.

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Dot BOT Today at 14:28

Emily rolls 30.

Emily Today at 14:28

checks notes This says 'No', so we roll again

I cast roll 1d57

Dot BOT Today at 14:28

Emily rolls 44.

Emily Today at 14:29

Congratulations Ellamaa on winning a Testlandia!

1 Melenavenia

2 UwUsberg

3 Nekhuser-Ra

4 Kallictora

5 Michelland

6 Wankdeed

7 Elenaraghaenaris

8 Junitaki-cho

9 New Filippe

10 Narwhal

11 FORBIDDEN ALSO!

12 CAN'T DO

13 Lambflakitobia

14 Laisou

15 Cadenzana

16 Skanatavria

17 Charcuterie

18 Imzhou

19 Tre Bia Land

20 Threnodie

21 Ongmonnif

22 Nottinghaven

23 Ergenstien

24 Tovenia

25 Liphia

26 Araine

27 Cidaris

28 Vikoland

29 Golden gateway

30 NO

31 The Vermillion Islands

32 Nerdy Tangent

33 Gamelan

34 Pantala and Pyrrhia

35 Whorth

36 Scottlaine

37 FORBIDDEN

38 Fatholi

39 Typica

40 Eurdrea

41 Republic of Central Darfur

42 Imbault

43 Rolliland

44 WINNER WINNER

45 Calexic

46 GadzTopia

47 Indimu

48 Turtle Island Coalition

49 Refuge Isle

50 Vystrania

51 Lower French Gregballs

52 Kariforunia

53 Lunerbehrgm

54 Fracoda

55 Feu de Glace

56 Valdonland

57 HumanSanity

Finally, we're at our grand prize, S1 Queen Yuno, valued at 613 bank.

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Dot BOT Today at 14:30

Emily rolls 29.

HumanSanity Today at 14:30

:twibae:

Emily Today at 14:30

Hooray Golden Gateway! I'll get all of these sent out right now

100% success rate for people in the server xD[/spoiler]

Thanks to all those who participated this month. Join us again next week when an unknowable number of member states who have endorsed as many nations as possible win a copy of S2 Galway-Dublin!

Chacapoya, Typica, Refuge Isle, Melenavenia, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Ideotopia, Republic Of Central Darfur, Kariforunia

Heck yeah, things going to places and doing things and stuff and things yeah!

Humansanity, Chacapoya, Lower French Gregballs, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Golden Gateway, Pantala And Pyrrhia, Republic Of Central Darfur, Kariforunia

Kraljevstvo Rata wrote:Question of the DAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

What is your biggest fear?

That humanity and intelligent thought perishes before enjoying some lasting era of post scarcity utopia.  An era that would hopefully, in some relative comparison, negate the ages of suffering building up to it.  The concern being that human experience typifies the boundless likely experiences eternity might hold for all of us as we move on from here.

And spiders, I can't stand spiders.

Chacapoya, Lower French Gregballs, Kraljevstvo Rata, Melenavenia, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Pantala And Pyrrhia, Republic Of Central Darfur, Kariforunia

Hi, ths is an alt account. My main is in a different region. Is that ok? (The region its in is warzone australia)

Lower French Gregballs, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Kariforunia

Tropicbirds wrote:Hi, ths is an alt account. My main is in a different region. Is that ok? (The region its in is warzone australia)

That's totally fine. Welcome to Refugia ^-^

Lower French Gregballs, Typica, Melenavenia, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Republic Of Central Darfur, Kariforunia

Kraljevstvo Rata wrote:Question of the DAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

What is your biggest fear?

I fear that I will loose myself in an attempt to make others happy and then one day look into a mirror and ask myself who I am.

Also those monsters that are called spiders

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Sylh Alanor wrote:That's totally fine. Welcome to Refugia ^-^

thanks

Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Kariforunia

Congrats to all the winners!

Just so everyone knows, we're probably going to have a WA vote soon about repealing the Death Penalty Ban. I'll not be writing anything about it because I'm sick to death of death penalty legislation. Executions are bad, etc.

Humansanity, Chacapoya, Lower French Gregballs, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Araine, Floofybit, Pantala And Pyrrhia, Republic Of Central Darfur, Kariforunia

I didn't know you could skip an issue, so on my main I have the death penalty because I wasn't willing to go against the peoples demands.

Lower French Gregballs, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Floofybit, Kariforunia

Kraljevstvo Rata wrote:Question of the DAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

What is your biggest fear?

Needles. They hurt so bad. I know I need to get vaccinated and all that but they just spark so much trypanophobia.

Lower French Gregballs, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Golden Gateway, Republic Of Central Darfur, Kariforunia

My map application, as this is an alt of an account not in this region its fine if you don't accept.

Name: Tropicbirds

Capital: Phaethon

Culture Group: Tropicbird

Religion: None

Colour: #558855

Desired Location on the Map: The small island to the far south west (the really small one)

Desired Location of Capital: southwest part of the island

Size of Nation: Just big enough to fill up the island, or if thats too big, half the island.

Melenavenia, Floofybit, Kariforunia

Tropicbirds wrote:-snip-

Only member states are able to get on the map. Member states are World Assembly nations who maintain World Assembly status on their Refugia nation for seven days.

Chacapoya, Lower French Gregballs, Melenavenia, Floofybit, Laisou, Kariforunia

oh i thought member states were ones that were part of the nation, sorry

Lower French Gregballs, Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Floofybit, Laisou, Kariforunia

マルクスレーニン主義.

I'm quite glad that the JCP isn't Marxism-Leninist since the USSR was Marxism-Leninist and was authoritarian. Not very authoritarian but still a bad amount.(I mean this in a respectful manner and do not wish to insult any Marxism-Leninists.)

What do others think of Marxism-Leninism?

Refuge Isle, Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Golden Gateway, Valdonland

Kariforunia wrote:マルクスレーニン主義.

I'm quite glad that the JCP isn't Marxism-Leninist since the USSR was Marxism-Leninist and was authoritarian. Not very authoritarian but still a bad amount.(I mean this in a respectful manner and do not wish to insult any Marxism-Leninists.)

What do others think of Marxism-Leninism?

Although I believe that Karl Marx had the best intentions when developing his theories,I think Marxism-Leninism is not a viable ideology.It is just too utopian to be succesfuly put into practice.Countries that adopted Marxism became oppresive dictatorships like the USSR or ended up adopting capitalism,hidden under a veil of Marxism like China or Vietnam.

P.S. And don't think I hate socialism or something like that,I am a socialist myself (although not a Marxist).I just believe that Marx's ideas are just too utopian to be implemented succesfuly.

P.S.-2 Sorry If I have made a grammatical error or something,I am not a native english speaker and sometimes I make mistakes.

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Morning eco-dorks <3

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Dyllonia wrote:Morning eco-dorks <3

No u!

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Kariforunia wrote:マルクスレーニン主義.

I'm quite glad that the JCP isn't Marxism-Leninist since the USSR was Marxism-Leninist and was authoritarian. Not very authoritarian but still a bad amount.(I mean this in a respectful manner and do not wish to insult any Marxism-Leninists.)

What do others think of Marxism-Leninism?

I think just like any economic system, there are benefits and drawbacks to Marxism-Leninism depending on what you value. My parents grew up in a communist Eastern Bloc country and seemed to dislike the traditionalism and authoritarian government more than they disliked the wealth equality. Personally, I believe that Marx, Engels, Lenin, etc, simply wrote the foundational texts. We are living centuries later, and there are much more modern intellectuals to learn from, such as Angela Davis, Assata Shakur, and Mark Fisher. To this day, there are still many arguments in the radical left community about whether authoritarianism is necessary for a government invested in true class equality. Personally, I feel as though Marx's works are often misread, and there is some value in the socialist state (the authoritarian transition between capitalism and communism), but many Marxist leaders overdid the authority aspect. I think the authoritarianism was a result of a mixture of paranoia from being surrounded by capitalist nations and too much pressure from being the leader of a relatively new economic system. All in all, I agree with Marx and Engels, but their writings were limited to the scope of 19th century Europe's politics. I don't treat their word as gospel. Also, don't worry, you're very respectful! :-)

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Kraljevstvo Rata wrote:Question of the DAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

What is your biggest fear?

Possums

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Dyllonia wrote:Morning eco-dorks <3

Stealing this if that's okay XD

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Kariforunia wrote:マルクスレーニン主義.

I'm quite glad that the JCP isn't Marxism-Leninist since the USSR was Marxism-Leninist and was authoritarian. Not very authoritarian but still a bad amount.(I mean this in a respectful manner and do not wish to insult any Marxism-Leninists.)

What do others think of Marxism-Leninism?

I think it's hard to properly gauge the efficacy of Marxism-Leninism, but through its development under Stalin, I don't agree with it. I think that a one-party state is inherently going to lead to oppression and corruption. While I understand the usefulness of the concept of a vanguard party, I also worry about the possibility of it being taken over by the very petit-bourgeoisie types they're trying to fight against. Also, I mean, I'm much more reformist than revolutionary. As a pacifist, I'm not the best source for commentary on a revolutionary theory.

I also agree with a lot of what Fracoda said, especially:

Fracoda wrote:All in all, I agree with Marx and Engels, but their writings were limited to the scope of 19th century Europe's politics.

Socialism is the way forward, but I worry about not accounting for the massive societal changes brought about in the 20th and 21st centuries.

Melenavenia, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Republic Of Central Darfur, Kariforunia, Fracoda

Marxism is supposed to be scientific socialism. Were Marx alive today, I'm sure he'd amend his views to take into account the events and advances of the last century. For instance, the idea that human nature is derived only from social relations and structure is proven wrong as evidence about how genetics affect behaviour is found. I myself am not a big fan of huge theories of everything.

Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Araine, Floofybit, Republic Of Central Darfur, Kariforunia

Hullo friendos!

It’s March, that time of year when the northern hemisphere begins to enter springtime, and the southern hemisphere begins to cool. The nice, chill rains pitter-patter against our windows, the birds are singing, the flowers are blooming, the forests are ablaze with the glory of March.

Oh and there’s a map update! The simplebots have once again reported to me that many changes have occurred across our great region. So let’s get started.

First, the nation of Whorth has magically appeared, taking up space on the island previously entirely surrounded in shadow. It’s questioned how they could have been missed until this point, as the country is larger than the one on older versions of the map.

Also, so much more space has opened up for new people to settle in. The countries of Aulivuel, Pedesko, Dia Hedera, and The Isle of Raftel have scampered away into the night. One source reports that Aulivuel in particular hasn’t been seen in Refugia for more than a year, and has instead set up an intricate series of forwarding addresses to confuse our census workers. Asmeodaeus, a country suddenly still and quiet, will be retained on our official maps for a time in case they resume activity.

Also, great news! Ancient, priceless cultural artefacts valued only by the French have been sighted moving from their previous ancient homeland, the now defunct country of Pedesko, to new extremely tall buildings in Feu De Glace. Likewise, the loss of Aulivuel signifies the passing of the Alivé culture torch to Whorth.

The country of Cidaris, established last month, has declared their capital Bremervoord, and has been adopted in to the Refugi culture group.

Want to have me write something silly and dumb about your country? Sign up for our regional map in the dispatch linked below! The map is open to any Member nation, a World Assembly nation in Refugia that has maintained that status for at least seven days. Thank you so much for reading, and I hope to see more applications soon.

-Emily

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1287372

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Jesus christ we're just straight up having a debate on marxism huh?

Kariforunia wrote:マルクスレーニン主義.

I'm quite glad that the JCP isn't Marxism-Leninist since the USSR was Marxism-Leninist and was authoritarian. Not very authoritarian but still a bad amount.(I mean this in a respectful manner and do not wish to insult any Marxism-Leninists.)

What do others think of Marxism-Leninism?

Not a fan. I was going to write a long explanation of why but then I read it and realized it was extremely boring. Just go read My Disillusionment in Russia by Emma Goldman and pretend I said all that about every marxist-leninist state so far.

Kraljevstvo Rata wrote:Question of the DAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

What is your biggest fear?

Mirrors. Freaking mirrors.

Zukchiva, Floofybit, Republic Of Central Darfur, Kariforunia

The Most Serene Republicans wrote:Jesus christ we're just straight up having a debate on marxism huh?

I don't see any issue with that.

Chacapoya, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Medab, Melenavenia, Pluvie, Floofybit, The Most Serene Republicans, Republic Of Central Darfur, Kariforunia

Junitaki-Cho wrote:I don't see any issue with that.

I don't have any issues with those debates at all either. But out of all of the things I do often, this is by far the one I regret the most, because it's the most tyring type of discussion... It's just an extremely complex debate that influences very little in real life and is filled with hot takes everywhere.

Typica, Floofybit, Republic Of Central Darfur, Kariforunia

The Most Serene Republicans wrote:I don't have any issues with those debates at all either. But out of all of the things I do often, this is by far the one I regret the most, because it's the most tyring type of discussion... It's just an extremely complex debate that influences very little in real life and is filled with hot takes everywhere.

We don't really argue here. We're just talking.

Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, The Most Serene Republicans, Kariforunia

Refuge Isle wrote:We don't really argue here. We're just talking.

I didn't mean it like that, it's just a conversation and a pretty nice one at that. It's just that, for me at least, this kind of conversation can get really tyring. Either way, I wasn't protesting the topic or anything, I was really just a bit surprised, that's all ^^

The Most Serene Republicans wrote:I don't have any issues with those debates at all either. But out of all of the things I do often, this is by far the one I regret the most, because it's the most tyring type of discussion... It's just an extremely complex debate that influences very little in real life and is filled with hot takes everywhere.

I should probably ellaborate on what I mean. Marxism-Leninism was the guiding ideology of many parties and organizations in the 20th century, but it's largest powerhouse, the USSR, has long since fallen. The closest thing we have to a ML superpower today is China, which is it's own can of worms. Out of all advances towards socialism today, I can only really think of two influenced by ML, the Naxalites in india and arguably Nepal. Most of them, like the EZLN and socialist Kurdistan, or the democratic socialists in USA and the radical labour parties in europe (and even the JPC), have either shifted towards democratic means or adopted tactics from anarchists and autonomists. I don't think we're likely to see another big marxist one-party state in the future, so these debates are often futile.

Republic Of Central Darfur, Kariforunia

The Most Serene Republicans wrote:Mirrors. Freaking mirrors.

I'm not afraid of mirrors per se, but I do want to emphasize that they are heavily overrated

Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Araine, Republic Of Central Darfur, Kariforunia

Welcome, Humansanity, Lambkin, Medab, Empire Of Zac, Dilf Andmilf, Banarchist, Nectozia, and Lanoliam, to Refugia! I hope you all enjoy your stays. If it applies to you, please pay attention to the rest of this message.

Refugia aims to be a friendly, laid-back community, which is open to players of all skill levels. Nations who wish to become more active in the region, however, should consider joining the World Assembly (WA). WA nations are able to vote on international law, and receive exclusive benefits within the region, such as the ability to vote in regional polls and elections, get a spot on Refugia's map, and even run for office when elections come up! If you're interested in joining the WA, check out this article.

If you'd rather just chill with us, that's perfectly fine as well. We have an active Discord server, an offsite forum, and frequent discussions on the regional message board (RMB), which everyone is welcome to participate in!

If you have any additional questions about the region or how NationStates works, feel free to leave them here, on the RMB. If you're interested in joining the Discord or offsite forum, look for the links at the top of Refugia's World Factbook Entry (the big text box at the top of our regional page).

Once again, I really hope you enjoy your time here, and look forward to seeing more of you soon.

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君主制のある社会主義国は機能するだろうか?

With an absolute monarchy? Without a doubt, it would fail but under a ceremonial monarch(or even a constitutional monarchy), I think a socialist state could still work.

I feel it would work best in nations with a monarchy culture, like England, Japan or Saudi Arabia.

Monarch socialism is a odd thing to explain, isn't it?

How does the idea of monarch socialism sound to others?

Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Junitaki-Cho, The Most Serene Republicans, Golden Gateway, Republic Of Central Darfur, Fracoda

Kraljevstvo Rata wrote:Hey there, it's time for the question of the day!

What's the most beautiful place you've ever seen?

Mount Hermon, and the view from its cable-rail.

Kraljevstvo Rata wrote:Question of the DAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

What is your biggest fear?

Contracting dementia/alzheimer's in old age. Losing one's mind is the worst kind of loss.

Valdonland wrote:--Snip--

P.S.-2 Sorry If I have made a grammatical error or something,I am not a native english speaker and sometimes I make mistakes.

Your English is perfect, and even if it weren't, it's way better than my Chinese (or any other language you speak), so no worries.

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Typica wrote:That humanity and intelligent thought perishes before enjoying some lasting era of post scarcity utopia.  An era that would hopefully, in some relative comparison, negate the ages of suffering building up to it.  The concern being that human experience typifies the boundless likely experiences eternity might hold for all of us as we move on from here.

That future reminds me of the movie Idiocracy

Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia

When narwhals finally rise to rule the world, you'll see true uwutopia

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Narwhal wrote:When narwhals finally rise to rule the world, you'll see true uwutopia

I'm sure if we went about this peacefully me and you could possibly co-rule the future. Land and sea, Red fox and Narwhal, basically a double paradise. (with extra UwU and floof ofc) ;)

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Narwhal wrote:When narwhals finally rise to rule the world, you'll see true uwutopia

Refuge Isle embraces the Narwhal UwUtopia government style

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Kariforunia wrote:君主制のある社会主義国は機能するだろうか?

With an absolute monarchy? Without a doubt, it would fail but under a ceremonial monarch(or even a constitutional monarchy), I think a socialist state could still work.

I feel it would work best in nations with a monarchy culture, like England, Japan or Saudi Arabia.

Monarch socialism is a odd thing to explain, isn't it?

How does the idea of monarch socialism sound to others?

Sounds a bit contradictory, but I guess depending on the type of socialism it could be done. Communist Grenada was part of the commonwealth, so it was technically a marxist state with a monarchy.

Narwhal wrote:When narwhals finally rise to rule the world, you'll see true uwutopia

Now this is a revolution I can get behind.

Melenavenia, Floofybit, Republic Of Central Darfur, Kariforunia

Hi there! I'm new to the region and have played nationstates for over 4 years now on and off, but I've stayed out of active regions for a while. I'm excited to meet you all!

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Medecion wrote:Hi there! I'm new to the region and have played nationstates for over 4 years now on and off, but I've stayed out of active regions for a while. I'm excited to meet you all!

Hey, welcome to to the region!

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For folks who are interested in getting involved in regional legislation, but might feel a little bit uncertain what to do or how to get started, I've put together a How Does article to help.

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1521372

It generally outlines what the process is, or at least how it's been going. There's a lot of regions out there where all of the law-modification abilities are solely controlled by their government. There's other regions where it's controlled by representatives apart of a kind of social cabal. In Refugia, however, anyone who wants to make an impact on the region usually has the access to do it. The way our government works, the way programs like the Eco-Reports and embassy referendums work, all of that good stuff happens because someone thought it up and wrote it into law. So it's a pretty cool system and not really typical on NationStates that citizens have that much access to making the region more how they like.

Hopefully this article helps encourage anyone who has been thinking about this, or who might be interested in doing this kind of work in the future.

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Welcome, Yunamara, Novum Vulpes, Winkelstan, Limestien, Koayo, Medecion, Nor Neter, and Alexander J, to Refugia! I hope you all enjoy your stays. If it applies to you, please pay attention to the rest of this message.

Refugia aims to be a friendly, laid-back community, which is open to players of all skill levels. Nations who wish to become more active in the region, however, should consider joining the World Assembly (WA). WA nations are able to vote on international law, and receive exclusive benefits within the region, such as the ability to vote in regional polls and elections, get a spot on Refugia's map, and even run for office when elections come up! If you're interested in joining the WA, check out this article.

If you'd rather just chill with us, that's perfectly fine as well. We have an active Discord server, an offsite forum, and frequent discussions on the regional message board (RMB), which everyone is welcome to participate in!

If you have any additional questions about the region or how NationStates works, feel free to leave them here, on the RMB. If you're interested in joining the Discord or offsite forum, look for the links at the top of Refugia's World Factbook Entry (the big text box at the top of our regional page).

Once again, I really hope you enjoy your time here, and look forward to seeing more of you soon.

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What's something that you've done recently that isn't productive, but feels productive?

For example, I recently learned how to draw a perfect 9 pointed star, which doesn't sound hard until you actually try it.

Lower French Gregballs, Refuge Isle, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Republic Of Central Darfur, Kariforunia

The Most Serene Republicans wrote:What's something that you've done recently that isn't productive, but feels productive?

For example, I recently learned how to draw a perfect 9 pointed star, which doesn't sound hard until you actually try it.

I watched the entirety of The Hollow Crown, seasons one and two, though only Richard II and Richard III are plays I need to have familiarity with for my university class. I felt like I was gaining some understanding of Shakespeare, but I kind of wonder if it wasn't just that I wanted to see the entire story? It certainly made Richard III make more sense, though.

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The Most Serene Republicans wrote:What's something that you've done recently that isn't productive, but feels productive?

For example, I recently learned how to draw a perfect 9 pointed star, which doesn't sound hard until you actually try it.

I made 5 seconds of a geometry dash level. Not much but harder to make than you think.

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The Most Serene Republicans wrote:What's something that you've done recently that isn't productive, but feels productive?

For example, I recently learned how to draw a perfect 9 pointed star, which doesn't sound hard until you actually try it.

I started reorganizing my stuff. My ADHD basically makes it so that I get random bursts of motivation to do something, but then I never want to actually finish it. So instead of unorganized piles of things in drawers, there are now organized piles of things on the floor. I feel like I accomplished something, but really, it's not much better than it was before, and it'll probably take me 2 weeks to finish properly.

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good morning refugia!

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Kraljevstvo Rata wrote:good morning refugia!

Good morning!

*distributes assorted chocolates*

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Welcome, Femblist, Romanenski, National Alliance Of Greenland, Lycosin, Denerier, Parapollacis, and Juchea, to Refugia! I hope you all enjoy your stays. If it applies to you, please pay attention to the rest of this message.

Refugia aims to be a friendly, laid-back community, which is open to players of all skill levels. Nations who wish to become more active in the region, however, should consider joining the World Assembly (WA). WA nations are able to vote on international law, and receive exclusive benefits within the region, such as the ability to vote in regional polls and elections, get a spot on Refugia's map, and even run for office when elections come up! If you're interested in joining the WA, check out this article.

If you'd rather just chill with us, that's perfectly fine as well. We have an active Discord server, an offsite forum, and frequent discussions on the regional message board (RMB), which everyone is welcome to participate in!

If you have any additional questions about the region or how NationStates works, feel free to leave them here, on the RMB. If you're interested in joining the Discord or offsite forum, look for the links at the top of Refugia's World Factbook Entry (the big text box at the top of our regional page).

Once again, I really hope you enjoy your time here, and look forward to seeing more of you soon.

Refuge Isle, Sylh Alanor, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Pantala And Pyrrhia, Kariforunia

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