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Oh I agree, the feeling of helplessness in a dystopia is portrayed so much better when the character isn't saved by plot-armor and somehow starts a revolution with no former experience besides hating the government.
It has been years since I read the Hunger Games series, but I will say I did enjoy them when I read them. I liked the first book miles more than the other two, but they all came off as having a genuine message the author cared about. The other ones, as Rateria mentioned, Divergent etc are god awful. I read the entire Divergent series and hated it. I don't know why I did it, but I was bored out of my mind.
Narland, Rateria, Aglonia
As I mentioned before, I never read that series. I didnt know that the revolutionaries were portrayed as evil. Then again, I dont think the films went at it from that angle. Thats just how film adaptations work, I guess. Important details tend to be omitted and other key things changed.
Narland
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I see why both of you say that. A supposedly all-powerful government is much less threatening when a ragtag group of youths manages to destroy it, especially when they have plot armor.
Narland, Jadentopian Order, Aglonia
Its been a while. I honestly dont remember much. Youre probably right though.
Aglonia
Really though. Every new book somehow seems to be less original than the previous. And I say this as someone who wrote short stories prolifically as a teenager, including many of that genre. I think this current era is giving potential authors some good material to work with, but it is an almost impossible task to try and equal the heights reached by 1984, Brave New World, Farenheit 451 and others of that era.
Narland, Rateria
Oh no, what happened?
Rateria
So apparently this game thinks that not having the government interfere in village tradition counts as a violation of civil rights
Narland, Rateria, Skaveria
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It was actually the one where they kill witches
Narland
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Out of all of the crazy ways nationstates operate, this one actually makes sense.
Narland, Rateria, Aglonia
I admire your dedication to truth, and respect your commitment to live a principled well examined life. :) I hope that comes through in my posts, because I really like discussing some of the thornier issues about human nature and our perceptions against objective reality for (and in) time and eternity.
When I type I hope it comes across as a friend, and not a mocker/scoffer. Thank you for your understanding of the same with myself and the American Non-Denominational Evangelical Christianity (and its Puritan/Pilgrim heritage out of the Scottish Enlightenment) of which I am a part -- and the humanism (little h) we share in common.
Rateria
ROFL --
*** Anecdote Alert ***
I ran a long-running Fringeworthy tm Campaign with the obligatory dystopia of the month. I would peruse the YA section of the library for that stuff. The gaming group couldn't get enough of it -- the cheesier the better.
Just toss in some trope obligatory "little girl lost" thematics; add some trope obligatory "evil twins from the more aware mirrorverse;" shake and stir with the trope obligatory "shape-shifting interdimensional alien ninja space nazis-tm;" and let the "Teenage Angst-tm" begin. Hours of fun for the price of a bag of Toridos, and a bottle of Fargo.
Fine Print: Some assembly required. Dice not included. Past success is no guarantee of future rewards. Narland is not a paid actor. Ask your Doctor if Dystopia-tm is right for you.
***End Anecdote Alert***
Rateria
It almost always does, unless the revolution is actually a civil war defending rights and responsibility.
Rateria, Aglonia
I feel that way about going from Cicero, Augustine, Aquinas, Puffendorf, Sidney, Grotius, Calvin, Knox, Edwards and then down to Voltaire, Hegel, and Hobbes, and then further down to Marx, He who shall not be named Mein Kampfery, Mussolini, Russel, Shaw, Dewey, and the laughingly ubsurd Mao on an historic descent to puerile madness. I cannot bare to even read American Post-Cultural Revolution PC stuff without a pit in my stomach and wonder how they ever managed to adulthood still thinking that kindergarten was a good idea, and even worse that it should be applied to everybody.
That is the dystopian scenario that scared me the most. Narland does not want to colour within the lines (sometimes the picture is looks better when everything outside the lines are coloued). He does not want to be forced into num-nums and a nap, and he certainly does not want to be oppressed by the least common denominator of immaturity expressed in the classroom. What Narland learned was that children are childish and need to grow-up. Not turn the world into a State run kindergarten so people do not have to grow-up, i.e. cannot grow-up -- punished for asserting their rights, duties, and obligations as a mature and productive individual.
Pevvania, Auxorii
A succession of tbi's that debilitated me to a near loss of function three times and to indigence twice. The injuries would knock me down like a country and western song -- I would loose everything, except each time the dog stayed. Every time I would get hit in the head it became worse than before.
The second to the last was an auto collision (I was a passenger) where I lost a lot of acuity and wasn't able to bounce back a well. The last one caused a loss of memory (even muscle memory) -- chunks of my life disappeared and never came back, including important life skills that allowed me to function. Math, music, reasoning beyond grade school, the names of friends and their clear distinction who they are, etc. The philosophy, theology, and Jeopardy trivia was fairly intact but jumbled and pieces missing. My sense of acute self-awareness washed away.
Along the way there was a comedy of errors from discovering that certain members in my family were my worst enemies to my great sorrow, and an adventure in climbing back to solvency and productivity (three times so far). This last time hasn't been so well. But I am happy to be alive, in one of the great places to be alive. :) It could have been much worse. I am still bright on good days. In all of it, I still have most 95% of my mobilty, and 100% of my orneriness too.
Pevvania, Rateria, Wheatonleks
Yeah they did. On the film's the Revolution ended up turning on the protagonist and became just as evil ad the government had been.
Rateria
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Wow, youve been through a lot. Thank God youre here with us, Narland.
Pevvania, Narland, Kumquat Cove, Rateria
When you nationalize your entire economy with a single issue.
Thanks NS.
Narland, Rateria, Wheatonleks
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You all for your kindness, and all Libertatem as well. I tried to keep those 25ish years of ordeals short. Good things came out of it as well.
It's good to be alive, and I am grateful. :)
Auxorii, Rateria
Fascist
Rateria
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Thinks loudly, "Transhuman memeticists!" in case this really is a digital simulation. That'll learn 'em.
We name our hospital ships things like Hope, Mercy, Comfort, etc.
What kind of species would name their hospital ships, "Deadbeat", "Malingerer" "Waste-of-Space" "Rips-bandage-off-quickly", "Salt-in-Wound" besides Klingons?
Rateria
You're an American and Libertatemite hero, Narland
Narland, Auxorii, Rateria, Wheatonleks
New poll in Zentari. Come and vote!
Do You Agree With How Your Government is Handling the Coronavirus Pandemic?
Rateria
I was actually really surprised to see that that book wasnt a criticism of China, I dont remember the plot of the book all that while but there was a YouTube video that explained that pretty well, I think with District 13 being Taiwan
Oh no
How can an Ancap Society defend itself?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Vd7NYw1HbW8
This was a really good and succinct video on one of the most common criticisms of anarcho-capitalists, and the reason many libertarians still believe we need a state, the question of how ancapistan would defend itself
Im planning to go through my WA endorsements and unendorse the people not also endorsing me, Im also trading endorsement for endorsement if anyone is interested
Lol that's such a meme with me and my friends. "I'm not a racist, I'm a race realist."
Rateria, Highway Eighty-Eight
On the topic of WA endorsements,
Seeing as regional politics is at a standstill due to the inefficient system of the Consulate, I am currently interested in being more active in the game mechanics and am seeking to write repeals of virtually any WA resolution I can. I have already submitted a resolution and have been undertaking efforts to take the position of delegate seriously, and hopefully be able to make the WA something that all nations can find a voice in, rather than just statists who communize and strategize against us.
That being said, I ask all of you for your WA endorsement so that I have the authority to approve resolutions to be voted on by the entirety of Nationstates. With this power, I will be able to approve my own drafts of resolutions and have a more direct influence within the assembly itself.
If anybody has any interest, ideas or anything at all relevant to this or for the WA, I ask that you please telegram me or DM me on discord, so that the WA can no longer be a massive bureaucracy for those who wish to regulate that which they see fit- but what its supposed to be. A World Assembly of Nations. I look forward to representing Libertatem in the WA; and I can only do so with your support and recommendations as Tatemites.
Pevvania
I havent had any responses to my citizenship application yet
This all sounds good, but I feel like it a UN clone being hijacked by globalists and communists isn't too surprising
Narland, Auxorii, Rateria
My first proposal was rejected for it being illegal; even when it was nothing of the sort.
Rest assured, we mustnt be dismayed and should be longing and attempting to do the right thing. However, its a fact that when it comes to the WA- its numbers that matter. Thats why we need all the support we can get for common sense repeals to scale back the bureaucracy that is the WA.
Wheatonleks
The WA doesn't have much real power in this region and I doubt that'll be changing anytime soon.
Hi, my name is Muh Roads and I'd like to officially endorse Bernie Sanders as Slavemaster Supreme in the fiery, fiery underworld.
Narland, The United States Of Patriots, Wheatonleks
And with a single issue my economy is now capitalist again.
Narland, Rateria, Wheatonleks
>Government makes up 30% of your economy
>Capitalist
Okay
>Passes issue that doesn't allow a gorilla to testify in court.
>inclusivity drops and nothing else.
I guess
Narland, Auxorii, Rateria
>Government makes up 28% of your economy
>Facts dont care about your feelings
Hi, Im back after two weeks
Narland
I didn't claim to have my economy turned back to capitalist in a single issue, Commie
Ive been a sleeper cell this whole time.
You didnt really have to call him a commie you know....
Commie, as a pejorative in this region, carries the same weight as calling someone a scrublord.
Auxorii, Rateria
***Rewritten for clarity***
There is no option for:
No, The bureaucracy failed to get out of the way and let the doctors and medical supply companies engage in the free market to act swiftly and efficiently by their petty regulations and threats until Trump ordered them to remove the stranglehold.
It is enjoyable to read what people post of their thoughts and ideas.
Liberty (freedom from vague and arbitrary restrictions) is the rare and invaluable essential ingredient missing from politics keeping the world in despotism and poverty until recently. The more Liberty, the more prosperity. The less Liberty the less ability for the People to live free and happy lives.
Pevvania
No option to rail against this soft curfew and martial law people seemed so willing to just accept either
Narland
Sounds like something a communists would say
Highway Eighty-Eight
I am dreading the day when bellyfeel is indistinguishable newspeak, and nobody understands realthink. Some snowflake yells, "Feelings don't care about the facts!" and an avalanche of snowflakes start rioting, because we have "always been at war with Eastasia."
Auxorii
***Wonders if a small group of snowflakes should be called a snowball, and a large segment of society called an avalanche.***
Auxorii
Welcome back. I hope things are well.
A really bad bug went through the region in January that shut down several home-schooling cooperatives. The symptoms were nearly identical to Covid-19. The doctors kept trying to say it was "Whooping Cough," which it clearly wasn't. ***correction*** One of the doctors said she sent a sample to the CDC, but who knows.
Ive heard a few things like this- Meek Mill claims that he also had some coughing illness and doctors refused to tell him what the diagnosis was. He said he lost 15 pounds while he had it.
I hope he presses the issue to get answers. I think Covid-19 was already brought in by infected Chinese to Idaho in January. We have a 30,000 acre "fertilizer factory" allodially owned here in Idaho by the PRC with CCP coming and going routinely. Yep. Since FDR a Citizen cannot own allodial title to his land, but the Chinese Red Army hellbent on turning the world Communist can.)
Auxorii
>bring back prisons
>government size decreases
all according to keikaku*
*keikaku means plan
https://www.nationstates.net/page=UN_view_proposal/id=auxorii_1585554727
How would an ancap society deal with a pandemic?
Post self-deleted by Narland.
edited and re-written
A self-governing people unhindered by the inefficiencies and ineptitude of petty despotism. They would coordinate with themselves on some basic protocol and etiquette, like we did in the past before Health was co-opted by the Federal Gov power grab.
1. Use a color-coded or other easily recognizable system to determine quarantine areas. Like what we used to do with yellow armbands and yellow wreaths for self-quarantine, and red if one was or a member on the premises and property were infected.
2. Where masks, kee[ your distance, use gloves when handling/exchanging currency, or other items.
3. If you must go out in public and you are sick, coordinate with others in the community to specific quarantine zones that could be easily decontaminated to reduce the risk of infecting others. Go only directly from one Q zone to another Q zone. Let those who are well work. Let those who are ill recover.
4. Follow the advice of your family physician and coordinate him and civic crisis volunteers with the hospitals, and charities to provide the best means for delivering food, medicine, rent/foreclosure abatement, and funeral services to those stricken.
Reserve Districts they are under, not the mortgage holder.
***Note*** The best examples are how the San Fran earthquake was handled (where the State and Federal government mostly stayed out of the way). And how they contained the rats that were carrying the Bubonic Plague and scientifically ascertained that it was the fleas transmitting the plague.
When the government get out of the way the people rise to the occasion when given the opportunity go be self-governing, and free to engage in the open marketplace of ideas, products, and service. I wish Trump understood the shackles he has put us under with that "stimulus" bill. It is much more devastating to the economy that any Killer Flu will ever be.
Its a shame Libertatem isnt supporting their WA delegate for General-Secretary...
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1339207
Vote Auxorii
Rateria
Im not in the WA, so I dont think I can vote.
Shame
Why is Libertatem supporting an inactive nation in the Black Hawks that hasn't been online in over a week?
Auxorii, Rateria
I am happy to vote for you if you're the only right-wing candidate, but is there a nation in contention in some other region that's more recognizable/has a better chance of winning? What do you know about this race?
Rateria
I understand your concern, but Im not going to promote another candidate lol; and I was only hoping to represent my region in this race, this election is for a joke-position and the General-Secretary ultimately has no power
Rateria
Alright I'm convinced, you've got my vote
Auxorii, Rateria
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Post by Highway Eighty-Eight suppressed by a moderator.
Why vote for the lesser of two evils?
Narland
I'm pretty sure trans-lesbian cat girls were a major source of confusion for me in high school.
Narland, Auxorii, Rateria
Lol Misley trying to steal the LGBT+ vote by changing the name of his campaign dispatch. Sorry bro you're washed up we want the cat girls
Rateria
for april fools day donald trump should change his name to covefe cheeto orange drop a like if you agree
Auxorii, Rateria
Hilarious!
Rateria
Im here for the next 3 months folks
Rateria
***Narland didn't meet any cat-girls until he joined the Navy. He can't speak for all cat-girls, but the ones he met were definitely AnCap, selling their art-work, their leather made... erm ... handicraft, and selling anything not nailed down when their "humans" were out to sea.***
Rateria, Skaveria
ELECTION ROUND 2
Thanks to everyone in Libertatem who supported me in the 1st round - I really appreciate it! As a result, I was able to place 12th and forge a viable candidacy!
Round 2 is open so I'd appreciate your vote! https://www.nationstates.net/page=election
If you have any questions, be sure to let me know - I don't have the $$$ for mass telegrams, nor do I want to annoy people like that. I believe we really can do this with a Grassroots, Moderate, GCR campaign and I need your support - if you have contacts in other regions, spreading the word and getting 'Regional Boosting' there would be very much appreciated.
With thanks,
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=601891
Rateria
sounds gay
Coronavirus has certainly changed things. Narland didn't prank anybody for Old New Year's Day, and neither did anybody him. If my great-grandparents were alive he would have asked them about April Fools Day during the Spanish Flu.
Pevvania, Rateria
After binge watching many Candace Owens videos, ad targeting seems to think I am into urban hip-hop, jewelry, pregnancy tests, and Leftist (!?) causes... =) The adverts are an "interesting" change of pace from the steel storage shed, Bag Balm, Marmite, and "Stand with Trump" ones. Kind of like the first day of mosquitoes in the year are interesting, and then one quickly gets over it.
***Narland cannot wait to clear the cache and start binge watching Ben Shapiro to see what stereotyped and leftist cause averts he gets.***
Pevvania
After thinking about it, perhaps, all the Leftist adverts with Candace Owens are because a group with deep pockets wants Leftists and Liberals watching Candace Owens to remain left.
Candace and Charlie are detrements to the cause. While I agree with both of them to an extent, Charlie insists ob debating people despite being the worst conservative debater I've ever seen, Candace is so defensive and damaged after years of being called a coon, uncle tom, ect, all while being very politically active, that she comes across as mean, condescending, and arrogant.
Narland
I agree with those assessments. Charlie does need to let someone else debate. Or perhaps he could hire debate coaches, like Ben Shapiro, Jordan B Peterson and Stephan Molyneux to tag team against him until he is better.
Even though Candace is defensive, I can understand why. All that vitriol, malice, and hatred from the Leftists would destroy a lesser woman. Generally, I found her topical speeches very good.
Hopefully, she can eventually turn off or tone down the wounded tiger triggers. When one is abused by the insanity of Leftists, sometimes it is hard not to come across as half-crazed oneself. It takes a while to slip into sane responsiveness.
Pevvania
Vote Amaabj for Secretary General, the right choice for national sovereignty
I guess Wheaton leaks got bored.
Auxorii
Whil Weaton gets no respect.
***Narland didn't notice that Wheatonleks and Wheaton leaks were two different nations.*** I would blame it on Covid-19 (I am not infected), but I failed my awareness/notice check.
Auxorii
huu-weaton leaks
Post by Blasiu suppressed by a moderator.
I do not trust Bill "let's get the people to 0" Gates
Narland
Please support Valentine Z. They have the positive energy the WA needs right now.
I am late in mailing in the censless form. Oh well... i only filled out questions conducive to voter redistricting and draftability. Except for race. For race I put human.
Aglonia
I have no respect for Sen Lindsey Graham. He sat by and did nothing while the Bush political machine stopped the Reagan Revolution dead in its tracks before the end of Reagan's second term. He then led the co-opting of it (Reagan Revolution) from returning to a free country for the Contract On America that insured the continuation of the Congressional/Federal Bureaucracy interference attained in previously established Article X power grabs. He is a Neocon butler for the Swamp while pretending to be a Paleocon in his spare time.
He had the nerve to go on Fox, and on Twitter saying the China needs to close down its informal meat markets. China is Communist with some "conditional enterprise zones." Anything the government controls it must ration. The food is rationed in the Chinese stores going first to Party Members and their Cronies, and lastly to the Prole serfs. Those that shop in the conditional enterprise zones have permission to be there, and have a chance to buy food at outrageous prices. Those that don't get what little meat is left if any. What prey tell are they going to eat other than what they catch themselves? <<pun intended>>
What a doofus. Don't shut down the Markets. Stop the Communist party that is hindering the distribution of goods and services (such as food to the proles). Once open markets form, people will be less likely to buy from wet markets, and more likely to buy from butchers that have affordable healthy meats consistently on in the display like any non-authoritarian nation typically enjoys.
Skaveria
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