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Hello Astorians!

Are you an RMBer? Feel left out of Astorian events and affairs? Well the easiest way to alleviate that would to join the Discord, but if for whatever reason you are unable to do so, I understand how it must feel.

Left out of movie and game nights, there’s not many RMB friendly events to be found. But I have a solution for you, as Archkeeper part of my reforms to the Temple of the Arts would be to start mandating any game nights be announced on game side and not only on the Discord. And did you know we had a Minecraft server? I think likely not, we should advertise this more to you, and I assure to do more for you, RMBers, than has been previously.

Now for those feeling left out of regional governance, unfortunately I have no solution for you except to join the Discord. It’s virtually impossible to be active, coordinate and organize the government outside of it, so if you’re looking for a spot in the government join us in the Discord!

Vote for the Decepticons, vote for Dionysou :3

Adriatic Democratic Empire, Evinagioni

Post self-deleted by Edoardienne.

Map-Chan wrote:That's an error on my part for not replying to that, however the claim was still not within the limits. The GDP per capita was fixed, but the population was further from the limit than before. Fyi we do not use NS stats for roleplay, so you must come up with your own values.

Now i'll send you a new one

Koronic

Werbert Woover wrote:Definitely important question relating to the campaign: do you put the water and tea bag or the milk in first? :b

The only correct answer is water + tea bag. I am disgusted at anyone else

Unike wrote:[table][tr][td]Question of the Day[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]What's the most beautiful place you've ever visited?[/td][/tr]

[tr][td][spoiler=TOTA Answer :3]For me probably the rocky mountains of Colorado or Hawaii[/spoiler][/td][/tr]

[/table]

For me, it's easily Crater Lake, Oregon. Absolutely stunning, remind me to share some of my pictures later

Edoardienne

Unike wrote:[table][tr][td]Question of the Day[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]What's the most beautiful place you've ever visited?[/td][/tr]

[tr][td][spoiler=TOTA Answer :3]For me probably the rocky mountains of Colorado or Hawaii[/spoiler][/td][/tr]

[/table]

Many places I visited marked me in a different way, but I think that currently the most beautiful place I have traveled to was certainly São Thomé das Letras - Minas Gerais, Brazil. As I never leave the country, I can't talk about other places.

Koronic

Dionysou wrote:And did you know we had a Minecraft server? I think likely not, we should advertise this more to you, and I assure to do more for you, RMBers, than has been previously.

...damn it.

Gualani

I stand în agreament

Astorian Ambis wrote:The only correct answer is water + tea bag. I am disgusted at anyone else

For me, it's easily Crater Lake, Oregon. Absolutely stunning, remind me to share some of my pictures later

Based.

Unike wrote:[table][tr][td]Question of the Day[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]What's the most beautiful place you've ever visited?[/td][/tr]

[tr][td][spoiler=TOTA Answer :3]For me probably the rocky mountains of Colorado or Hawaii[/spoiler][/td][/tr]

[/table]

None. Furthest i have been is like Nashville, and no place i have visited has stood out to me as beautiful.

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=2503616

Riko Republic

Hallo Astorians! You may read my campaign for my re-election as Supreme Intercessor in the upcoming elections below:

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=2502915

If you want, you can also read the forumside campaign here!: https://astorians.boards.net/thread/118/re-elect-supreme-arstocessor

I'd be happy to take any questions here, on the forums or on the discord =]

Remember: Put Astoria but Norwegians as your Number 1 preference on the Supreme Intercessor ballot!

Riko Republic, Woopera

Werbert Woover wrote:snip

I never had tea

Unike wrote:snip

I will answer as soon as possible. I would make a discord account, but I don't own the device I'm playing nation states on, so they blocked Discord.

Woopera

Dionysou wrote:Hello Astorians!

Are you an RMBer? Feel left out of Astorian events and affairs? Well the easiest way to alleviate that would to join the Discord, but if for whatever reason you are unable to do so, I understand how it must feel.

Left out of movie and game nights, there’s not many RMB friendly events to be found. But I have a solution for you, as Archkeeper part of my reforms to the Temple of the Arts would be to start mandating any game nights be announced on game side and not only on the Discord. And did you know we had a Minecraft server? I think likely not, we should advertise this more to you, and I assure to do more for you, RMBers, than has been previously.

Now for those feeling left out of regional governance, unfortunately I have no solution for you except to join the Discord. It’s virtually impossible to be active, coordinate and organize the government outside of it, so if you’re looking for a spot in the government join us in the Discord!

Vote for the Decepticons, vote for Dionysou :3

WE HAVE MOVIE NIGHTS! probably can’t go anyway cuz i have exams

Woopera

Adriatic Democratic Empire wrote:WE HAVE MOVIE NIGHTS! probably can’t go anyway cuz i have exams

On some occasions, yeah, but they've been less frequent lately. (Which I, and many others, want to change moving forwards.)

Join the Discord if you ever wanna try and show up for one!

Adriatic Democratic Empire, Woopera

Dionysou wrote:On some occasions, yeah, but they've been less frequent lately. (Which I, and many others, want to change moving forwards.)

Join the Discord if you ever wanna try and show up for one!

I’m in the discord already, Just i’m barely active cuz I’m always so busy

Woopera

Werbert Woover wrote:Definitely important question relating to the campaign: do you put the water and tea bag or the milk in first? :b

Water, teabag, milk.

The United Ariabics wrote:I have a campaign statement, first one but due to I have no clue of this role, I will probably not win. Here is the URL ( please don't criticize) [urlhttps://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=2503510][/url]

Hello The United Ariabics. As you know, I am one of the candidates in the Supreme Intercessor race who is not you or Astoria but Norwegians. Seeing as you don’t have Discord, how do you intend to open debate, open votes, announce votes via Discord, etc.? Will you have Arsto (Astoria but Norwegians) do it?

And you do know that the RP has nothing to do with the legislature or the government entirely, right?

Woopera

Good evening Astoria :3

Woopera

Yall I need song recommendations bc uve been listening to he same 5 playlists for like three weeks and I wanna try some new stuff

I tend to gravitate towards artists like American Football, Ricky Jamaraz, Michael Cera Palin, Hot Mulligan, Origami angel, and The Hotelier so if anyone knows any good bands that have a similar style to them then let me know

Woopera

Nahuatistan wrote:Yall I need song recommendations bc uve been listening to he same 5 playlists for like three weeks and I wanna try some new stuff

I tend to gravitate towards artists like American Football, Ricky Jamaraz, Michael Cera Palin, Hot Mulligan, Origami angel, and The Hotelier so if anyone knows any good bands that have a similar style to them then let me know

Ain't I right or Union Dixie.

Edit: OOPS I DIDN'T READ ALL THE WAY

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[tr][td]West_Tar[/td][td]Weirdalnia[/td][td]Srpsko_Kosovo_I_Metohija[/td][td]Walkerions_Empire[/td][td]United_Mahartanva[/td][td]New_Seathew[/td][td]Gualani[/td][td][/td][/tr][/table]

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ENDORSE KORONIC

If you've been mentioned in this post, you are in the World Assembly, but are not endorsing the WA Delegate Koronic.

Please endorse Koronic to help regional security.

Everyone who endorses Koronic will be granted membership in the Order of Astraea and knighthood:

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1902529

[spoiler=New Arrivals]Jaydor Fred_Blue Korothis Mandolore_The_Great [/spoiler]

Welcome to the Celestial Order of Astoria!

Click on the button below to get some information on how to get started in our region:

[spoiler=HOW TO GET STARTED]

[list][*]First of all you should read our guide (if you haven't) because it contains all the essential info about our region and will be a lot of help to you!

[*]We encourage you to endorse our delegate Koronic!

Not only this helps making the region more powerful and secure, it will also grant you membership in the knightly Order of Astraea!

[*]You should join our regional forum at astorians.boards.net and apply for citizenship which will allow you to legislate, vote, run in elections and even get a position in our government!

[*]If you are interested in worldbuilding and developing your nation, you should definitely join our roleplay and claim land on our map!

[*]We also highly encourage you to join the Astorian Radiant Cavalry and go on raids with your region mates!

[*]Finally we invite you join our Discord server to better engage with our community. Here's the link: https://discord.com/invite/9yGF2Nyk4U[/list]

If you still have questions, do not hesitate to contact the Archkeeper of the Celestium through telegram!

[/spoiler]

This is an automated message.

Jaydor

Woopera wrote:Ain't I right or Union Dixie.

Edit: OOPS I DIDN'T READ ALL THE WAY

I know both of those songs, ain't I right goes kinda hard ngl

Nahuatistan wrote:this post is approved by Nahuatistan

Nahuatistan wrote:I know both of those songs, ain't I right goes kinda hard ngl

You reminded me of that, so

I DETECT A LITTLE COMMUNISM

Woopera wrote:You reminded me of that, so

I DETECT A LITTLE COMMUNISM

best line of that whole song, also the only one I know off the top of my head lol

Woopera

[table][tr][td]Question of the Day 2: Electric Boogaloo[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]What's your favorite cartoon channel?(blocks count)[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]NICK NICK NICK NICK NICK NICK NICK NICK NICKELODEON [/td][/tr]

[tr][td][spoiler=Woopera Answer :3]Nick is focusing a LOT on the SpongyBob, Cartoon Network is barely a channel and Disney Channel is bad, so I choose.... Nick![/spoiler][/td][/tr]

[/table]

Woopera wrote:[table][tr][td]Question of the Day 2: Electric Boogaloo[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]What's your favorite cartoon channel?(blocks count)[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]NICK NICK NICK NICK NICK NICK NICK NICK NICKELODEON [/td][/tr]

[tr][td][spoiler=Woopera Answer :3]Nick is focusing a LOT on the SpongyBob, Cartoon Network is barely a channel and Disney Channel is bad, so I choose.... Nick![/spoiler][/td][/tr]

[/table]

none of them. imo you can find better stuff online like Murder Drones, Helluva Boss, The Amazing digital circus, Eddsworld, and many others for free

Velhkaiddia, Woopera

[spoiler=New Arrivals]The_Space_Colony_Of_Prussia Derikland [/spoiler]

Welcome to the Celestial Order of Astoria!

Click on the button below to get some information on how to get started in our region:

[spoiler=HOW TO GET STARTED]

[list][*]First of all you should read our guide (if you haven't) because it contains all the essential info about our region and will be a lot of help to you!

[*]We encourage you to endorse our delegate Koronic!

Not only this helps making the region more powerful and secure, it will also grant you membership in the knightly Order of Astraea!

[*]You should join our regional forum at astorians.boards.net and apply for citizenship which will allow you to legislate, vote, run in elections and even get a position in our government!

[*]If you are interested in worldbuilding and developing your nation, you should definitely join our roleplay and claim land on our map!

[*]We also highly encourage you to join the Astorian Radiant Cavalry and go on raids with your region mates!

[*]Finally we invite you join our Discord server to better engage with our community. Here's the link: https://discord.com/invite/9yGF2Nyk4U[/list]

If you still have questions, do not hesitate to contact the Archkeeper of the Celestium through telegram!

[/spoiler]

This is an automated message.

Good morning Astoria :3

Riko Republic wrote:Good morning Astoria :3

Good morning

I just found out that Lux Immortalem's flag is literally near-identical to that of Zulia, Venezuela.

That's just plain scummy.

Velhkaiddia, Woopera

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=2016653

Btw, pls tell me this is not every centrist. Not all of us are like this.

Adriatic Democratic Empire wrote:https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=2016653

Btw, pls tell me this is not every centrist. Not all of us are like this.

No, this is "Centrist", not Centrist, there are many radical people who claim to be Centrist while ultimately advocating for radically violent policies and allowing outwardly radical people advocate for radically violent policies.

i.e "We should allow fascists to speak about their opinions because free speech," while claiming to be a centrist.

Grishahakkaverchynot, Adriatic Democratic Empire

Rosartemis wrote:No, this is "Centrist", not Centrist, there are many radical people who claim to be Centrist while ultimately advocating for radically violent policies.

Oh, then alr, cuz ye this is sadly very true

Grishahakkaverchynot

Buongiorno Astorians! You may read my campaign for my re-election as Supreme Intercessor in the upcoming elections below:

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=2502915

If you want, you can also read the forumside campaign here!: https://astorians.boards.net/thread/118/re-elect-supreme-arstocessor

I'd be happy to take any questions here, on the forums or on the discord =]

Remember: Put Astoria but Norwegians as your Number 1 preference on the Supreme Intercessor ballot! Vote the right candidate - Vote Arsto!

Astoria-Temecula wrote:I just found out that Lux Immortalem's flag is literally near-identical to that of Zulia, Venezuela.

That's just plain scummy.

Some may taint symbols.

It might not be intentional, but who knows?

Werbert Woover wrote:I will replace Dakota with the state of UwU and the State of Woover.

I wouldn't live in the state of UwU. Then again I wouldn't live in Dakota either so it's fair.

Dionysou wrote:Hello Astorians!

Are you an RMBer? Feel left out of Astorian events and affairs? Well the easiest way to alleviate that would to join the Discord, but if for whatever reason you are unable to do so, I understand how it must feel.

Left out of movie and game nights, there’s not many RMB friendly events to be found. But I have a solution for you, as Archkeeper part of my reforms to the Temple of the Arts would be to start mandating any game nights be announced on game side and not only on the Discord. And did you know we had a Minecraft server? I think likely not, we should advertise

Now for those feeling left out of regional governance, unfortunately I have no solution for you except to join the Discord. It’s virtually impossible to be active, coordinate and organize the government outside of it, so if you’re looking for a spot in the government join us in the Discord!

Vote for the Decepticons, vote for Dionysou :3

I appreciate reaching out to RMBers as the RMB is the beating heart of the gameside community and we have a lot of true Astorians here who would certainly love to have more ways to get involved in the government

Plays astorian country music

Nonetheless discord is the best way to get involved in the government and I echo what Dionysou said and invite everyone who hasn't yet to join us there. Here's the invite:

https://discord.gg/9yGF2Nyk4U

Unike, Dionysou, Woopera

Astoria-Temecula wrote:I just found out that Lux Immortalem's flag is literally near-identical to that of Zulia, Venezuela.

That's just plain scummy.

We are talking about a fascist region what do you expect?

Grishahakkaverchynot wrote:Some may taint symbols.

It might not be intentional, but who knows?

Knowing the type of region, it's 100% intentional

Grishahakkaverchynot

Hello Astorians. The time to vote rapidly approaches. In these elections, I urge you to put Thal Dorthat as the #1 choice for Supreme Intercessor.

Forum Campaign: https://astorians.boards.net/thread/116/vote-thal-dorthat-supreme-intercessor

Dispatch Campaign: https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=2502657

I will take questions on the RMB, via telegram, on the forum, or on Discord.

Remember - for the glory of the Celestial Order, pick the right candidate. Vote Thal Dorthat #1 for Supreme Intercessor!

Thank you for endorsing the delegate, Korothis!

You've been rewarded with the Order of Astraea membership for contributing to regional security! Members of the Order of Astraea are given the rank of "Knight" or "Lady" and are considered a part of Astoria's angelic nobility. They may prefix "Sir","Lady" or "Sair" to their names.

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1902529

Unike

good morning Astoria!

[table][tr][td]RP Prompt of the Day[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]What are some longer term ambitions of your nation and why are they what they are?[/td][/tr]

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Evinagioni, Woopera

Unike wrote:[table][tr][td]RP Prompt of the Day[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]What are some longer term ambitions of your nation and why are they what they are?[/td][/tr]

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Erebos's long-term ambitions are focused on ensuring stability and prosperity for our people. We want to quench the anti-slavery movement, first of all and find the culprit of the slave escape. We also seek to secure new opportunities for trade and partnerships oversea. Another goal would be establishing ties with Aramer. Additionally, we want to acquire more prisoners as a means of managing population growth and providing labor for various sectors. We also want to industrialise and hopefully in the future we will no longer require as many slaves as we do now but just enough to work in our industries.

Dionysou

Celestial Cyptopir wrote:...damn it.

astoria has truly become a front for the server

Unike wrote:[table][tr][td]RP Prompt of the Day[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]What are some longer term ambitions of your nation and why are they what they are?[/td][/tr]

[/table]

cause war, because it's funny

Unike

Omnicontrol wrote:astoria has truly become a front for the server

We are a Minecraft region

I saw the face of the Astra Deus and it was squared! It was squareeeeeeed!

Rosartemis wrote:No, this is "Centrist", not Centrist, there are many radical people who claim to be Centrist while ultimately advocating for radically violent policies and allowing outwardly radical people advocate for radically violent policies.

i.e "We should allow fascists to speak about their opinions because free speech," while claiming to be a centrist.

I think I'm just dumb but I'm having trouble understanding what this means...

I looked up the definition of a centrist and all I can find is "Centrism is a political outlook or position involving acceptance or support of a balance of social equality and a degree of social hierarchy while opposing political changes that would result in a significant shift of society strongly to the left or the right.". I guess what I'm not understanding is how free speech results in a strong one sided shift.

Source: Oxford University Dictionary

Astoria-Temecula wrote:I just found out that Lux Immortalem's flag is literally near-identical to that of Zulia, Venezuela.

That's just plain scummy.

How is that scummy? I use it for my puppet Lumik.

Omnicontrol wrote:astoria has truly become a front for the server

We should become even more of a front for the MC server. This is the only thing that could convince me to vote.

Evinagioni wrote:I saw the face of the Astra Deus and it was squared! It was squareeeeeeed!

Erm, actually it's a squirrel.

Thal Dorthat wrote:Snip

I confused at the moment, this is my first time running for a position. I believe I'll choose the person in second place to be a discord assistant. Also, may the best country win, and good luck :)

The Iluminate wrote:I think I'm just dumb but I'm having trouble understanding what this means...

I looked up the definition of a centrist and all I can find is "Centrism is a political outlook or position involving acceptance or support of a balance of social equality and a degree of social hierarchy while opposing political changes that would result in a significant shift of society strongly to the left or the right.". I guess what I'm not understanding is how free speech results in a strong one sided shift.

Source: Oxford University Dictionary

The point in that dispatch is that it criticizes people who claim to be moderates or centrists while advocating for violent rightist policies, those are false centrists.

As for the free speech part, there is a large portion of false centrists that advocate for total free speech, this is nothing more than a smokescreen for allowing harmful rhetoric while suppressing progressive ones.

The dispatch goes into detail about the Overton Window and explains how often extreme right-wing advocates claim to be centrists, and that is thanks to the Overton Window normalizing their political ideology and making it seem "moderate" compared to progressive ideologies. Which false centrists often claim is radical and violent.

Riko Republic

You are centrist because you want to hide your radical far-right views

I'm centrist because I enjoy political neutrality.

We are not the same.

Rosartemis wrote:-snip-

Skimming through what you have provided, what I see is a strongly one sided argument. (Anti-right wing)

I'm not saying that you're wrong, but I'm pretty sure that left-wing candidates also do this as well.

While not in the same ways I personally think that both the left and right wing are guilty of doing this all the time in today's world, it's just kind of how election campaigns work nowadays...

And if you have a different opinion that's cool with me, it's none of my business.

The Iluminate wrote:Snip

Do you have any evidence to support left-wing candidates "also doing this"?, not necessarily saying you're wrong or right, just curious on this matter.

Varsemia wrote:You are centrist because you want to hide your radical far-right views

I'm centrist because I enjoy political neutrality.

We are not the same.

Sums it up quite neatly

The Iluminate wrote:Skimming through what you have provided, what I see is a strongly one sided argument. (Anti-right wing)

I'm not saying that you're wrong, but I'm pretty sure that left-wing candidates also do this as well.

While not in the same ways I personally think that both the left and right wing are guilty of doing this all the time in today's world, it's just kind of how election campaigns work nowadays...

And if you have a different opinion that's cool with me, it's none of my business.

There is much more evidence of the opposite being true; that's why you often see right-wing extremists calling the Left "woke" or "sensitive" In the same vein, it's akin to calling the Left "radical" or "extremist" This is because leftist politics, or progressive politics in general, is much more unconventional in the modern political landscape. For centuries, much of society has endorsed rightist ideologies like monarchies, libertarian states, and conservatism. Right-wingers, therefore, might find extremist right-wing beliefs almost normal, as that's what humanity is accustomed to.

Leftist politicians do employ the same rhetoric, of course, every side has its share of rhetoric. However, the disparity is almost negligible in comparison to the widespread presence of right-wing ideologues. The reason the dispatch is so anti-rightist (aside from the fact that I myself am a leftist) is that false centrism is more often weaponized by the Right.

Unike wrote:[table][tr][td]Question of the Day[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]What's the most beautiful place you've ever visited?[/td][/tr]

[tr][td][spoiler=TOTA Answer :3]For me probably the rocky mountains of Colorado or Hawaii[/spoiler][/td][/tr]

[/table]

Maybe Palace Montecitorio In Rome as I want to be a Politician and I live in Italy

Riko Republic

Unike wrote:[table][tr][td]Question of the Day[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]What's the most beautiful place you've ever visited?[/td][/tr]

[tr][td][spoiler=TOTA Answer :3]For me probably the rocky mountains of Colorado or Hawaii[/spoiler][/td][/tr]

[/table]

Prolly the Historical part of the city I live in

Unike wrote:Do you have any evidence to support left-wing candidates "also doing this"?, not necessarily saying you're wrong or right, just curious on this matter.

[spoiler=Long Rant]

- "whatever serves their own selfish interests"

Reworded: Whatever benefits their interests. <---- Both sides do this.

- "promote ignorance, fear, and hatred while masquerading as voices of reason." <-- Mind that Rosartemis promotes hatred of the right-wing throughout the dispatch.

Left-wing candidates have rebranded Rifles as "Assault Weapons", over exaggerating the damage a shot from the fire arm actually does, and

blaming rifles as the reason for shootings with the goal to get most rifles and/or ammunition banned. <--- This generates an unnecessary fear of fire arms and people who lawfully use/own them for their intended purpose (Self-Defense), taking the axe away from an axe murderer doesn't make them a good person or solve the overall problem, it just oppresses a common right-wing value; pro-gun.

- "Instead of engaging in constructive dialogue, these pseudo-moderates resort to petty insults" <--- Both sides do this and it's not just radicals.

- "In their deluded minds, they believe themselves to be the enlightened middle ground" <--- Both Sides have these types of people.

- "endorsing policies that oppress marginalized communities" <--- The 14th Amendment, in short terms, denies oppressive or discriminative policies from being made, and do not exist in states or communities that are heavily right-wing. (This statement only spreads hatred of right-wing candidates.)

- "deny basic human rights" <--- This is just blatantly false. Right wing politicians do not and cannot deny human rights because the 14th Amendment protects against this. (The statement is simply Anti-Right Wing Propaganda and promotes hatred and fear of right-wing candidates)

Libertarianism is a mix of both left and right wing beliefs.

Just because something is progressive doesn't mean it can't be extremist though.

I don't feel very welcome or accepted here anymore because my political leaning is being presented like we are Neo-Nazi's.

I wish you all the best.[/spoiler]

The Iluminate wrote:[spoiler=Long Rant]

- "whatever serves their own selfish interests"

Reworded: Whatever benefits their interests. <---- Both sides do this.

- "promote ignorance, fear, and hatred while masquerading as voices of reason." <-- Mind that Rosartemis promotes hatred of the right-wing throughout the dispatch.

Left-wing candidates have rebranded Rifles as "Assault Weapons", over exaggerating the damage a shot from the fire arm actually does, and

blaming rifles as the reason for shootings with the goal to get most rifles and/or ammunition banned. <--- This generates an unnecessary fear of fire arms and people who lawfully use/own them for their intended purpose (Self-Defense), taking the axe away from an axe murderer doesn't make them a good person or solve the overall problem, it just oppresses a common right-wing value; pro-gun.

- "Instead of engaging in constructive dialogue, these pseudo-moderates resort to petty insults" <--- Both sides do this and it's not just radicals.

- "In their deluded minds, they believe themselves to be the enlightened middle ground" <--- Both Sides have these types of people.

- "endorsing policies that oppress marginalized communities" <--- The 14th Amendment, in short terms, denies oppressive or discriminative policies from being made, and do not exist in states or communities that are heavily right-wing. (This statement only spreads hatred of right-wing candidates.)

- "deny basic human rights" <--- This is just blatantly false. Right wing politicians do not and cannot deny human rights because the 14th Amendment protects against this. (The statement is simply Anti-Right Wing Propaganda and promotes hatred and fear of right-wing candidates)

Libertarianism is a mix of both left and right wing beliefs.

Just because something is progressive doesn't mean it can't be extremist though.

I don't feel very welcome or accepted here anymore because my political leaning is being presented like we are Neo-Nazi's.

I wish you all the best.[/spoiler]

I suppose Right-wing politicians endorsing the hostile and violent suppression of peaceful protests by university students against Israel's genocidal campaign is not in violation of the 14th Amendment, is it? I suppose Project 2025, run and planned by extremist Right-wingers, to essentially coup the United States government by placing conservatives at the helm of every major department, and promising to pull support for all LGBT protections and safety nets... is not in violation of the 14th Amendment, is it?

I suppose we should gloss over the fact that the Right Wing has been suppressing (or turning a blind eye to) marginalized populations for decades. What you are saying is blatantly false. You say all of this as if it wasn't just decades ago that women weren't allowed to vote and people of color were still segregated from white people by white politicians, who, might I mention, were mostly Republicans and Conservatives.

"Both sides are just as bad" is a dangerous lie.

The Right Wing has a disproportionate history of oppression and suppression compared to the Left.

It is not extremist to be against the Right Wing; it is not extremist to speak out against their policies and their knack for oppressing the LGBT community or suppressing the right to protest.

Your argument might have carried a shred of credibility if it didn't rely on the ludicrous notion that no governmental figure in the United States could enact oppressive policies thanks to the 14th Amendment. Take Florida and Kentucky, for instance - prime examples of how to trample on the 14th Amendment while oppressing the advancement of trans rights through disgustingly fascist methods since the early 2010s.

You're essentially suggesting that no one in the United States is actively oppressing marginalized communities. But do yourself a favor and look up "LGBT protections by state map" to see just how flimsy your argument really is.

Disgusting rhetoric, all of your arguments are just whitewashing oppression.

Dionysou, Edoardienne

It's amusing how the Red vs. Blue argument has devolved into one side saying, "I won't arrest trans people," while the other side insists, "I'll arrest trans people," and yet folks still have the audacity to claim, "Both are equally bad." Then they act all shocked when the side promising to arrest trans people actually goes ahead and does it. It's such a ludicrous notion that I'm genuinely amazed people still buy into it.

Unike, Dionysou

Rosartemis wrote:It's amusing how the Red vs. Blue argument has devolved into one side saying, "I won't arrest trans people," while the other side insists, "I'll arrest trans people," and yet folks still have the audacity to claim, "Both are equally bad." Then they act all shocked when the side promising to arrest trans people actually goes ahead and does it. It's such a ludicrous notion that I'm genuinely amazed people still buy into it.

American politics will never cease to amaze you >.> It's genuinely frustrating when there are many of us who do want to change stuff for the better and half of your country either doesn't care or wants to go backwards.

Rosartemis

I just got an issue and it said the police used a main battle tank to stop a bank robbery. Overkill?

The United Ariabics wrote:I just got an issue and it said the police used a main battle tank to stop a bank robbery. Overkill?

nah, underkill

Unike wrote:[table][tr][td]Question of the Day[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]What's the most beautiful place you've ever visited?[/td][/tr]

[tr][td][spoiler=TOTA Answer :3]For me probably the rocky mountains of Colorado or Hawaii[/spoiler][/td][/tr]

[/table]

I was at this place in Chihuahua Mexico, I forgot what it was called but it was a museum for this guy named Miguel Hidalgo, and there's this really cool courtyard area with all these murals showing the history of the Mexican Revolution. I also got to visit this place that the general public dosent get to visit because I had family who worked for the Mexican government, it was this really cool auditorium and there were these murals that showed the history of Mexico. in general the whole province of Chihuahua is beautiful. if you go in from the south (around Delicias) then you can see this really cool thing called the "Puerta del Chihuahua". also this cathedral in the center of Chihuahua city, the local market streets, the whole place is so beautiful I would highly recommend going there.

[Edit: here's the Wikipedia article, the place I was talking about is called the "Museo Casa Chihuahua", and here's the article for the city itself: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chihuahua_City

Woopera

Rosartemis, what are your thoughts on the following statement:

"Antisemitism and Islamophobia have been on the rise in America since October."

Woopera

Evinagioni wrote:Erebos's long-term ambitions are focused on ensuring stability and prosperity for our people. We want to quench the anti-slavery movement, first of all and find the culprit of the slave escape. We also seek to secure new opportunities for trade and partnerships oversea. Another goal would be establishing ties with Aramer. Additionally, we want to acquire more prisoners as a means of managing population growth and providing labor for various sectors. We also want to industrialise and hopefully in the future we will no longer require as many slaves as we do now but just enough to work in our industries.

tl;dr Money, Freedom and Prosperity

Celestial Cyptopir wrote:We should become even more of a front for the MC server. This is the only thing that could convince me to vote.

Erm, actually it's a squirrel.

Squirrels are evil, the Astra Deus is good

Woopera wrote:tl;dr Money, Freedom and Prosperity

Yeah. Ignore the part about slavery and our nations could be great business partners.

Woopera

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Evinagioni wrote:Squirrels are evil, the Astra Deus is good Yeah. Ignore the part about slavery and our nations could be great business partners.

I was makin' a Squirrel Stapler reference smh. Anyway, here's a list of Squirrel Stapler characters:

[list][*]Unnamed Protagonist.

[*]Unnamed Protagonist's Dead Wife.

[*]Vengeful Squirrel Ghosts (Enemy)

[*]Squirrel Bear (Enemy)

[*]God.

[*]Squirrels.

Woopera

Evinagioni wrote: Yeah. Ignore the part about slavery and our nations could be great business partners.

Literally Qatar

Coastal States wrote:How is that scummy? I use it for my puppet Lumik.

It's the fact that Lux is a fascist region, thus associating the state of Zulia with fascism.

Zulia is obviously not fascist, and the majority of the population does not want to be associated with them.

Woopera

[table][tr][td]Temple of the Arts Trivia[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]How many moons does Saturn have?[/td][/tr]

[td]A) 103

B) 55

C) 95

D) 21[/td]

[/table]

Rock Pumice

[table][tr][td]Question of the Day[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]What's your favorite analog face?[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]Such as :) :( :⁠0 [/td][/tr]

[tr][td][spoiler=TOTA Answer :3]:3 all the way[/spoiler][/td][/tr]

[/table]

Rock Pumice, Sohnland

Sateru wrote:[table][tr][td]Question of the Day[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]What's your favorite analog face?[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]Such as :) :( :⁠0 [/td][/tr]

[tr][td][spoiler=TOTA Answer :3]:3 all the way[/spoiler][/td][/tr]

[/table]

:3 :] :P

Dionysou wrote:[table][tr][td]Temple of the Arts Trivia[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]How many moons does Saturn have?[/td][/tr]

[td]A) 103

B) 55

C) 95

D) 21[/td]

[/table]

uhhh 103 probably idk :P

Sateru wrote:[table][tr][td]Question of the Day[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]What's your favorite analog face?[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]Such as :) :( :⁠0 [/td][/tr]

[tr][td][spoiler=TOTA Answer :3]:3 all the way[/spoiler][/td][/tr]

[/table]

:Ɛ is best.

Rock Pumice

Sateru wrote:[table][tr][td]Question of the Day[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]What's your favorite analog face?[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]Such as :) :( :⁠0 [/td][/tr]

[tr][td][spoiler=TOTA Answer :3]:3 all the way[/spoiler][/td][/tr]

[/table]

yall are sleeping on :3 and ;)

Woopera

Dionysou wrote:[table][tr][td]Temple of the Arts Trivia[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]How many moons does Saturn have?[/td][/tr]

[td]A) 103

B) 55

C) 95

D) 21[/td]

[/table]

E. 42

Rosartemis wrote:The point in that dispatch is that it criticizes people who claim to be moderates or centrists while advocating for violent rightist policies, those are false centrists.

As for the free speech part, there is a large portion of false centrists that advocate for total free speech, this is nothing more than a smokescreen for allowing harmful rhetoric while suppressing progressive ones.

The dispatch goes into detail about the Overton Window and explains how often extreme right-wing advocates claim to be centrists, and that is thanks to the Overton Window normalizing their political ideology and making it seem "moderate" compared to progressive ideologies. Which false centrists often claim is radical and violent.

As A Left-Winged Person I have to Say just In Italian(BTW you can translate it) : Ora come ora preferire il peggiore dei governi rispetto al Fascismo che è fatto solo di violenza e di Merda-Sandro Pertini (italian President Repubblic)

Sateru wrote:[table][tr][td]Question of the Day[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]What's your favorite analog face?[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]Such as :) :( :⁠0 [/td][/tr]

[tr][td][spoiler=TOTA Answer :3]:3 all the way[/spoiler][/td][/tr]

[/table]

:D

Rosartemis wrote:It's amusing how the Red vs. Blue argument has devolved into one side saying, "I won't arrest trans people," while the other side insists, "I'll arrest trans people," and yet folks still have the audacity to claim, "Both are equally bad." Then they act all shocked when the side promising to arrest trans people actually goes ahead and does it. It's such a ludicrous notion that I'm genuinely amazed people still buy into it.

I think that when most people say that, they refer to the general toxicity of both groups being equal rather than historical oppression/violence.

Boa Tarde a todos!!!

good afternoon everyone

Divinusland wrote:Boa Tarde a todos!!!

good afternoon everyone

Boa tarde :D

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I said I would leave the server is someone asked me to become an angel again, I keep my words on my actions so I have left, I will not be coming back, thank you have a nice day

My RP Idea was stupid anyway and I was likely not going to be a good fit here in the long term, I will be looking for someplace else

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The Dragonstar Imperium wrote:Snip

This is certainly one of the reasons of all-time to leave a region, and posting twice about it was unnecessary

Dionysou

Astoria-Temecula wrote:It's the fact that Lux is a fascist region, thus associating the state of Zulia with fascism.

Zulia is obviously not fascist, and the majority of the population does not want to be associated with them.

I mean, Venezuela is invading another sovereign nation. That said, I don't like fascists. So I do understand that it feels wrong to have them deface a real life flag, especially as a fascist "community" (something I wasn't aware of)

Explanation approved.

Good evening Astoria :3

I arrived from Enowiden. I'm back home to Astoria!!!

Woopera

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[*]We encourage you to endorse our delegate Koronic!

Not only this helps making the region more powerful and secure, it will also grant you membership in the knightly Order of Astraea!

[*]You should join our regional forum at astorians.boards.net and apply for citizenship which will allow you to legislate, vote, run in elections and even get a position in our government!

[*]If you are interested in worldbuilding and developing your nation, you should definitely join our roleplay and claim land on our map!

[*]We also highly encourage you to join the Astorian Radiant Cavalry and go on raids with your region mates!

[*]Finally we invite you join our Discord server to better engage with our community. Here's the link: https://discord.com/invite/9yGF2Nyk4U[/list]

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Conisha Republic wrote:I arrived from Enowiden. I'm back home to Astoria!!!

Welcome :3

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Sateru wrote:[table][tr][td]Question of the Day[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]What's your favorite analog face?[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]Such as :) :( :⁠0 [/td][/tr]

[tr][td][spoiler=TOTA Answer :3]:3 all the way[/spoiler][/td][/tr]

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:) is my favorite

Varsemia wrote:I think that when most people say that, they refer to the general toxicity of both groups being equal rather than historical oppression/violence.

It's abundantly clear that the Republican Party, particularly the MAGA Crowd, has become so toxic and violent that the Democrats now seem like a breath of fresh air in comparison. Look at figures like DeSantis, Trump, and Haley. Just search up Project 2025 and see what the Republicans have in store if Trump gets reelected (and let's not forget, Trump is the face of the Republican Party in these elections).

We've reached a point where the choice between evils couldn't be clearer. I'd rather cast my vote for a senile old man who needs reminding that he's the president every couple of hours than for a man who's openly vowed to strip away rights from transgender individuals and yank support from safety nets for marginalized communities. The notion that "both sides are just as bad" is not just a fallacy of the past; it's as present as ever.

Coastal States wrote:Rosartemis, what are your thoughts on the following statement:

"Antisemitism and Islamophobia have been on the rise in America since October."

This sentiment isn't entirely baseless, especially in the aftermath of the Israel-Hamas Conflict. The prevailing narrative pushed by the American government and Zionist advocates is that "Israel is defending itself from terrorists." However, this narrative is highly misleading, as Israel's actions often amount to a genocidal campaign against the Palestinian people, with the fight against Hamas serving as a convenient smokescreen. This framing of the conflict, equating "Israel's defense" with "all Palestinians are terrorists," can lead people susceptible to Zionist propaganda to view the Palestinian people, particularly the Islamic majority among them, through an increasingly Islamophobic lens. They perceive these communities as threats, especially in the wake of events like the Taliban regime and ISIS. This delusional fear can fuel Islamophobia.

Conversely, those lacking a nuanced understanding of Zionism and Israel's actions may indiscriminately blame Jews, associating them with Israel's policies due to the predominant Jewish identity of many Israelis. Witnessing the atrocities committed by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), they might cynically remark, "The Jews faced genocide in the past, and now they're inflicting it on others?"

Ignorance breeds hate, and hate makes money.

Unike, Rock Pumice, Coastal States

Sateru wrote:[table][tr][td]Question of the Day[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]What's your favorite analog face?[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]Such as :) :( :⁠0 [/td][/tr]

[tr][td][spoiler=TOTA Answer :3]:3 all the way[/spoiler][/td][/tr]

[/table]

you mean emoticons?

;3

Rock Pumice

Rosartemis wrote:snipmin 1 and 2 and snipmin 3

Can you do [spoiler=this]she lorep on my ipsum till I sit amet[/spoiler]please?

Woopera wrote:Can you do [spoiler=this]she lorep on my ipsum till I sit amet[/spoiler]please?

I should not be laughing as hard as I am at this rn

Woopera

Nahuatistan wrote:I should not be laughing as hard as I am at this rn

Why are you laughing that wasn't funny/q

Sateru wrote:[table][tr][td]Question of the Day[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]What's your favorite analog face?[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]Such as :) :( :⁠0 [/td][/tr]

[tr][td][spoiler=TOTA Answer :3]:3 all the way[/spoiler][/td][/tr]

[/table]

:) The one who began it all

Woopera

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