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Region: Libertatem

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Neo-Icelandic Commonwealth wrote:I didn't

Cool flag!

Hello, everyone! I’m a libertarian from Texas and fairly new to this game. My nation is inspired by Iceland’s early libertarian roots.

After looking around at several ‘regions’, I found this one and thought it would be good to try out, since it appears to be fairly active! The last one I was in was too quiet, and the first was too busy!

Anyway, I hope to become more involved here as I continue to figure out this game. Right now, all I am doing is answering the issues to further develop my country. If anyone can tell me what else there is to do around here, I’d appreciate it!

Neo-Icelandic Commonwealth, Libertarian New Hampshire, Free Nozicklandia

The Icelandic Free State wrote:Cool flag!

Hello, everyone! I’m a libertarian from Texas and fairly new to this game. My nation is inspired by Iceland’s early libertarian roots.

After looking around at several ‘regions’, I found this one and thought it would be good to try out, since it appears to be fairly active! The last one I was in was too quiet, and the first was too busy!

Anyway, I hope to become more involved here as I continue to figure out this game. Right now, all I am doing is answering the issues to further develop my country. If anyone can tell me what else there is to do around here, I’d appreciate it!

Welcome! I am relatively new here too, but it looks like a very nice region so far.

Miencraft wrote:During the Dutch Republic period, from the late 1500s to the late 1700s, there were two major factions in the Netherlands.

The Orangist faction backed the stadtholders and their desire to seize additional power in the republic, thereby placing more power and influence in the hands of the nobility.

The Statist faction was basically the opposite of that and was the faction that wanted the republic to actually be a republic.

Lol, I don't know dutch history

Libertarian New Hampshire wrote:Lol, I don't know dutch history

I don't either, I just play EU4.

Rateria, The United States Of Patriots, Libertarian New Hampshire

Miencraft wrote:I don't either, I just play EU4.

Yeah, who needs history when one has EU :P

Miencraft, Rateria, Jadentopian Order, Libertarian New Hampshire

Libertarian New Hampshire wrote:Lol, I don't know dutch history

It's all Tulips and Brussel Sprouts...

Miencraft, Rateria, Libertarian New Hampshire, Free Nozicklandia

Voting Through The Ages | Day 3, [1808]

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Welcome, new guys. I'm guessing my recruitment TGs got you here?

Rateria, Neo-Icelandic Commonwealth, Highway Eight, Free Nozicklandia

The Icelandic Free State wrote:Cool flag!

Hello, everyone! I’m a libertarian from Texas and fairly new to this game. My nation is inspired by Iceland’s early libertarian roots.

After looking around at several ‘regions’, I found this one and thought it would be good to try out, since it appears to be fairly active! The last one I was in was too quiet, and the first was too busy!

Anyway, I hope to become more involved here as I continue to figure out this game. Right now, all I am doing is answering the issues to further develop my country. If anyone can tell me what else there is to do around here, I’d appreciate it!

Welcome! I'm Icelandic myself and I know a bit about our history. If you have any questions feel free to telegram me. Also, please join our Discord server because that is where most of the activity takes place!

Free Nozicklandia

Jadentopian Order wrote:Welcome, new guys. I'm guessing my recruitment TGs got you here?

Personally, I searched for the region. First I found was the Capitalist Paradise, but I decided to move here after. I don't know why, it just "clicked". But I am sure that your recruitment TG is great too, and that I would have been here instantly if I had received one :)

Neo-Icelandic Commonwealth, Libertarian New Hampshire

Hello. I have heard that you guys once were at arms with the communist alliance?

New Arionsia wrote:Hello. I have heard that you guys once were at arms with the communist alliance?

No idea what you are talking about.

Free Nozicklandia

Libertarian New Hampshire wrote:Lol, I don't know dutch history

Miencraft wrote:I don't either, I just play EU4.

You should, the Dutch history is great! I can tell, because I live there and teach history haha.

Especially the period they call the Golden Age around the 16th and 17th century is very interesting, which is also the period of The Dutch Republic.

Highway Eight wrote:It's all Tulips and Brussel Sprouts...

It's a beginning, but definitely not everything.

Miencraft, Narland, Rateria, Venomringo, Jadentopian Order, Neo-Icelandic Commonwealth, Highway Eight, Firstname Lastname Ron Paul Usa, Libertarian New Hampshire

"Laws and Information" now points to a special directory factbook, rather than to SecRep's factbook page. That's because for some insanely stupid reason, nations can only have 25 factbooks, but can have an unlimited number of other dispatches, so since SecRep is about to run out of factbook space, we need a better way to organize dispatches for future laws. That's what the directory is for.

Narland, Rateria, Neo-Icelandic Commonwealth

The First Islands wrote:You should, the Dutch history is great! I can tell, because I live there and teach history haha.

Especially the period they call the Golden Age around the 16th and 17th century is very interesting, which is also the period of The Dutch Republic.

It's a beginning, but definitely not everything.

Oh man I already love you

Miencraft, Narland, Rateria, The First Islands

Voting Through The Ages | Day 4, [1812]

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Rateria

The First Islands wrote:You should, the Dutch history is great! I can tell, because I live there and teach history haha.

Especially the period they call the Golden Age around the 16th and 17th century is very interesting, which is also the period of The Dutch Republic.

It's a beginning, but definitely not everything.

Too bad other nations like to war with you

Rateria, The First Islands, Firstname Lastname Ron Paul Usa

polderspolderspolderspolders

Rateria, The First Islands

If anybody has some free time, would they like to look at my "Government Operations" factbook entry and give me their opinions on it? It's a working project, but I'm trying to convey an ideal Minarchist state.

Rateria

Venomringo wrote:Too bad other nations like to war with you

A small price to pay for the succes the Dutch Republic had. But you're right, at some point there were too many wars going on and the other colonial powers gained their power back.

Rateria

Voting Through The Ages | Day 5, [1816]

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Rateria, Highway Eight

Any of you interested in participating in an interregional writing contest?

If yes, check this out:

https://www.nationstates.net/nation=zenstrum/detail=factbook/id=949624

Rateria, Free Nozicklandia

The First Islands wrote:You should, the Dutch history is great! I can tell, because I live there and teach history haha.

Especially the period they call the Golden Age around the 16th and 17th century is very interesting, which is also the period of The Dutch Republic.

It's a beginning, but definitely not everything.

Well, the only thing I know about Dutch history are the wars the spanish empire had there

Rateria

I am now hiring writers for the regional newspaper! Telegram or DM me to apply!

EDIT: Private now because humph

Rateria, Free Nozicklandia

Jadentopian Order wrote:I am now hiring writers for the regional newspaper! Telegram or DM me to apply!

EDIT: Private now because humph

Gooooood

Rateria, Free Nozicklandia

Quaker News Network is officially open!

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=949884

Rateria, Snany, Free Nozicklandia

First article in QNN history has been published.

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=949905

Rateria, Free Nozicklandia

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

President Venom

Executive Order

By the power vested in me by the Constiution of the Second Republic of Libertatem, I do hereby declare the Battle Hymn of the Republic (https://youtu.be/p5mmFPyDK_8) as a national favorite of Libertatem. Having a common song between our nations is essential to having a unified people

VenomRingo

President VI of the Second Republic

Libertatem

Pevvania, Rateria, Snany, Highway Eight, Libertarian New Hampshire, Free Nozicklandia

GLORY, GLORY, HALLELUJAH!

Rateria, Free Nozicklandia

Sounds like great news for the region. Good job to everyone who worked on making our own news network a possibility!

I will certainly write something at some point, I just don't know when I will have the time.

Rateria

Voting Through The Ages | Day 6, [1820]

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Such are th failings of vehicular manslaughter

Libertarian New Hampshire wrote:Well, the only thing I know about Dutch history are the wars the spanish empire had there

"The only thing relevant about the Dutch are the Spanish!"

*thonk*

Pop team epic is a pretty good anime

In my opinion

Voting Through The Ages | Day 7, [1824]

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Humpheria wrote:Gooooood

https://static0.srcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Emperor-Palpatine-meme-from-Star-Wars.jpg

Rateria

*kicks the RMB* do something

Rateria

Voting Through The Ages | Day 8, [1828]

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Rateria

The States Of Balloon wrote:*kicks the RMB* do something

This is the first time I’ve been back on the RMB in a bit.

Rateria

do you know de way

Einsiev, Rateria

My nation is an ''Anarchy'' now. Great!

The States Of Balloon wrote:do you know de way

I indeed do know de way. I have found de way to de queen. It is not far brodda.

Rateria

Voting Through The Ages, Day 9, [1834]

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Rateria

This is the vr chat equivalent of "Peter Griffin finds weed in Black Ops 3"

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq7YnIde_DM

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Wow, this is the first one that swung ahistorical. Good on Henry Clay.

Rateria

Why bother voting anyone other than Jeb! He's going to win all 50 states

Republicans: we like immigration, but it has to be legal immigration!

Okay, how about we work together to make legal immigration easier?

Republicans: uhhhhhhhhhhh

Jadentopian Order

Republic Of Minerva wrote:"The only thing relevant about the Dutch are the Spanish!"

*thonk*

In Spain we study spanish history XD

Libertarian New Hampshire wrote:In Spain we study spanish history XD

I would be very much amazed if Spanish history was not taught in Spain.

Rateria, Neo-Icelandic Commonwealth, The First Islands, Libertarian New Hampshire

Miencraft wrote:I would be very much amazed if Spanish history was not taught in Spain.

Spanish history is incredibly inquisitive. I would have to say that it’s possibly one of the most prominent culture centers of Europe. It’s interesting how I have Spanish decent mixed with my obvious Celtic decent. XD

Rateria, Neo-Icelandic Commonwealth, Libertarian New Hampshire

Einsiev wrote:Spanish history is incredibly inquisitive.

Nobody expected it.

Einsiev, Narland, Rateria, Neo-Icelandic Commonwealth

Voting Through The Ages | Day 10, [1836]

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I fekkin hate my own cum sometimes. You can be sticky, you can be runny, you can have a lingering smell, BUT YOU CAN'T BE ALL THREE

The States Of Balloon wrote:I fekkin hate my own cum sometimes. You can be sticky, you can be runny, you can have a lingering smell, BUT YOU CAN'T BE ALL THREE

Jesus Christ could you take this somewhere else?

Neo-Icelandic Commonwealth wrote:Jesus Christ could you take this somewhere else?

Sure, where do you suggest I go?

The States Of Balloon wrote:Sure, where do you suggest I go?

Ha ha ha

The States Of Balloon wrote:Sure, where do you suggest I go?

The bathroom

Libertarian New Hampshire wrote:In Spain we study spanish history XD

The Dutch and the Spanish have an interesting history together. And however it is all a very long time ago, the Dutch still sing about the Spanish in their national anthem.

Een Prinse van Oranje

ben ik, vrij, onverveerd,

den Koning van Hispanje

heb ik altijd geëerd.

Translated it says:

A prince am I undaunted,

Of Orange, very fearless,

To the king of Spain I've granted

A lifelong loyalty.

These lyrics were written in the year 1570, and after 80 years of wars for freedom from the Spanish and almost 500 years later, we still sing in our national anthem that we honour that Spanish King. Amazing how something like this still can be relevant.

Einsiev, Rateria, Libertarian New Hampshire

Voting Through The Ages | Day 11, [1840]

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Rateria

I should really take part in a voice chat someday

Rateria, Neo-Icelandic Commonwealth

The States Of Balloon wrote:I should really take part in a voice chat someday

Are you even on our Discord server? I have never noticed you

Neo-Icelandic Commonwealth wrote:Are you even on our Discord server? I have never noticed you

Depends on what you mean by "on the discord server"

Neo-Icelandic Commonwealth wrote:Are you even on our Discord server? I have never noticed you

The States Of Balloon wrote:Depends on what you mean by "on the discord server"

He is on it, he is just rarely online.

The Senate of the Second Republic of Libertatem has ratified the Global Liberty Alliance Treaty.

Rateria, Neo-Icelandic Commonwealth

Libertarian New Hampshire wrote:Lol, I don't know dutch history
It's worth looking into, especially the economic side where early on they made and learned from many of the mercantile mistakes that currently plague the post-1913 US with our inverted banking, fiat currency, and other Fabianist stupidities.

Venomringo wrote:OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

President Venom

Executive Order

By the power vested in me by the Constiution of the Second Republic of Libertatem, I do hereby declare the Battle Hymn of the Republic (https://youtu.be/p5mmFPyDK_8) as the national anthem of Libertatem. An anthem of patriotism and national hope will forever help lift Libertatem's spirits when it is down and guide us to victory when we are behind. This anthem shall henceforth be displayed on the World Factbook Entry.

VenomRingo

President VI of the Second Republic

Libertatem

Respectfully, please, no. The US did just fine for over 150 years without an official national anthem, Every region, organization and individual could choose freely from an ever expanding and growing list whether "My Country 'Tis of Thee," "America the Beautiful," "Coumbia (The Gem of the Ocean)," or "Yankee Doodle" among many others. The haste of Congress to pass an official National Anthem because of an article in "Ripley's Believe It Or Not" in the 1930s was controversial and divisive. Also, God Bless America was quickly becoming a popular favorite at sporting events except in certain places where its main opposition was merely that it was written by a Jew (to which many thought that such was enough for Federal intervention). When I was a kid the old folks in my town still had their preferences and for most it was not the Star Spangled Banner (which Congress only passed the 1st, 2nd, and 4th stanzas as the Anthem, and declined the 2nd and 5th btw).

While I like nearly all Patriotic songs (I'm Proud To Be an American is not one of them), the notion of freedom of choice for each generation to rally in anthem is preferable. The Battle Hymn of the Republic is the greatest hymn to come out of the Ante-bellum South imnsho, and the irony of it being used as a rallying cry for the North is not lost (nor is the fact that "Dixie" was written by a Yankee). The description of the Southern Revival at the tail of the Second Great Awakening recorded in the song is stirring and resounding for the cause of Liberty and freedom of conscience for all people everywhere.

However, I would humbly ask that you reconsider Libertatem having an official anthem and merely cite it as a favorite among many freely chosen to rally to the cause of Liberty.

Miencraft, Humpheria, Rateria, Venomringo, Neo-Icelandic Commonwealth, Libertarian New Hampshire

Miencraft wrote:I would be very much amazed if Spanish history was not taught in Spain.

The amazing thing to me are the different national perspectives. The Spanish insist that they sank the HMS Victory at Trafalgar; but the Victory is still afloat in the Royal Navy as a museum ship. Who is correct? Are the Spanish mistaken or did the Brits pull a fast one and dispense a similar 104 gun ship as the Victory? The world may never know... :)

Miencraft, Rateria, Jadentopian Order, Libertarian New Hampshire

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Narland wrote:The amazing thing to me are the different national perspectives. The Spanish insist that they sank the HMS Victory at Trafalgar; but the Victory is still afloat in the Royal Navy as a museum ship. Who is correct? Are the Spanish mistaken or did the Brits pull a fast one and dispense a similar 104 gun ship as the Victory? The world may never know... :)

"Remember the Maine, to hell with Spain!" is another example of that kind of stuff. Except that the US pretty much just lied about the Maine, but still sorta the same thing.

Rateria

Jadentopian Order wrote:"Remember the Maine, to hell with Spain!" is another example of that kind of stuff. Except that the US pretty much just lied about the Maine, but still sorta the same thing.
That war was the silliest thing we ever did, our politicians and population really thought that a decadent empire could challenge a country that wasn't so far from being a colossus. Of course, we lost and the Maine is a lie XD

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Libertarian New Hampshire wrote:That war was the silliest thing we ever did, our politicians and population really thought that a decadent empire could challenge a country that wasn't so far from being a colossus. Of course, we lost and the Maine is a lie XD

I wouldn't say we lost. We gained Guam, the future penal colony where they'll send all the sane people.

Rateria

Libertarian New Hampshire wrote:That war was the silliest thing we ever did, our politicians and population really thought that a decadent empire could challenge a country that wasn't so far from being a colossus. Of course, we lost and the Maine is a lie XD

Yeah, that one didn't really go your way lol. Remember when America actually won wars?

Rateria

Oh wait, is he Spanish?

Rateria, Libertarian New Hampshire

Highway Eight wrote:Oh wait, is he Spanish?

Yep. I was gonna type a long-ass reply about how the US most certainly didn't lose the war... but yeah he's Spanish.

Rateria

Libertarian New Hampshire wrote:That war was the silliest thing we ever did, our politicians and population really thought that a decadent empire could challenge a country that wasn't so far from being a colossus. Of course, we lost and the Maine is a lie XD

The American expansion strategy:

1. Want land

2. Ask for land

3. Deal refused

4. Agitate until they declare war on you

5. Win war

6. Gain land, pay a bit of money in return

Rateria, Libertarian New Hampshire

Jadentopian Order wrote:The American expansion strategy:

1. Want land

2. Ask for land

3. Deal refused

4. Agitate until they declare war on you

5. Win war

6. Gain land, pay a bit of money in return

Also called imperialism

Rateria

Jadentopian Order wrote:The American expansion strategy:

1. Want land

2. Ask for land

3. Deal refused

4. Agitate until they declare war on you

5. Win war

6. Gain land, pay a bit of money in return

them damn whiteys

Jadentopian Order wrote:The American expansion strategy:

1. Want land

2. Ask for land

3. Deal refused

4. Agitate until they declare war on you

5. Win war

6. Gain land, pay a bit of money in return

If step 3 is Deal Accepted:

4. Practically steal the land anyways because it was so cheap

5. Make fun of the guy who bought it because it's a bunch of useless land in the middle of nowhere

6. Learn the land is filled with oil and gold

7. Infinite profit

8. Russians are mad forever

Rateria

In light of some opposition to an anthem, I will be revising the executive order to list it as a favorite rather than the favorite. An anthem should be supported by all, not just merely the majority.

Narland, Humpheria, Rateria, Neo-Icelandic Commonwealth

Miencraft wrote:If step 3 is Deal Accepted:

4. Practically steal the land anyways because it was so cheap

5. Make fun of the guy who bought it because it's a bunch of useless land in the middle of nowhere

6. Learn the land is filled with oil and gold

7. Infinite profit

8. Russians are mad forever

You could also go the pre-civil war route where you:

1. Import people to be slaves

2. Realize this is bad

3. Ship some of them back home

4. Create a future 3rd world country that will be stuck in poverty

Miencraft, Rateria

Voting Through The Ages | Day 13, [1848]

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Libertarian New Hampshire wrote:That war was the silliest thing we ever did, our politicians and population really thought that a decadent empire could challenge a country that wasn't so far from being a colossus. Of course, we lost and the Maine is a lie XD

The American Deal: Fight a war over land then end up paying for it anyways

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good to see the people voting for the free soilers.

Rateria, Libertarian New Hampshire

Venomringo wrote:In light of some opposition to an anthem, I will be revising the executive order to list it as a favorite rather than the favorite. An anthem should be supported by all, not just merely the majority.

Preach

Rateria

New from QNN: The most exciting megacampaign update this run!

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=950175

Miencraft, Rateria, Neo-Icelandic Commonwealth, New Tampa

Jadentopian Order wrote:New from QNN: The most exciting megacampaign update this run!

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=950175

CATHOLICS ARE HERETICAL SCUM!

ORTHODOXY IS THE TRUE FAITH!

New Tampa wrote:CATHOLICS ARE HERETICAL SCUM!

ORTHODOXY IS THE TRUE FAITH!

The Pope is forever btfo. All he is now is an unlanded, heretical, pedophile.

New Tampa wrote:CATHOLICS ARE HERETICAL SCUM!

ORTHODOXY IS THE TRUE FAITH!

Jadentopian Order wrote:The Pope is forever btfo. All he is now is an unlanded, heretical, pedophile.

How about no religion?

The First Islands wrote:How about no religion?

Can't be an atheist in CK2, which makes sense I guess because who was an atheist in 900 AD?

Neo-Icelandic Commonwealth

Jadentopian Order wrote:Can't be an atheist in CK2, which makes sense I guess because who was an atheist in 900 AD?

Wow I wish I was born then

Neo-Icelandic Commonwealth wrote:Wow I wish I was born then

Wow how terrible that people have the ability to decide what they want to believe

Rateria, Jadentopian Order

Neo-Icelandic Commonwealth wrote:Wow I wish I was born then

Born in 900 AD:

>be lib

>die as a baby after 3 days of starvation because your peasant parents can't afford any food.

Wow yes great life

Miencraft, Rateria

Jadentopian Order wrote:Born in 900 AD:

>be lib

>die as a baby after 3 days of starvation because your peasant parents can't afford any food.

Wow yes great life

It's like peeling off a bandage, best to get it over with as quickly as possible

Voting Through The Ages | Day 14, [1854]

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Rateria

I am not at all a fan of Chris Christie. However, you have to admit that his tenure is a great example of how to successfully govern a blue state as a Republican and still be able to accomplish things.

Highway Eight

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Rateria

You guys like ravioli?

Shreminov wrote:You guys like ravioli?

Ravioli ravioli give me the formuoli

Einsiev, Rateria, Shreminov

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