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Post self-deleted by Andromitus.

Vista Major wrote:Or, you know, ban all parties

That's what we did

Exactly, down with central-minorities authority

United Yugoslav States wrote:The KPJ will relax some laws but the other political parties will be heavily watched and regulated.

Why don't you go the Ædenist way, Major enterprise is controlled by the state, but the state is a direct transparent democracy. That way there is no superior upper and ruling class. Then add a swift sprinkle of socialist Universal Basic Income, High-standard Public housing and Urban vertical farming and that means that food and housing is accounted for and with the afformentioned political system, you can maintain a near communist utopia and everyone isn't controlled by an overarching authority. all that AND you still get to trade freely with the global economy.

And everythings great! Well except for the several insurgency caused by pre-war imperial fanatics and the many that still want to reign above the rest; d@mn aristocratic terrorist. Oh and the heavily limited military (no military only limited task force) because pacifism is a cornerstone of your society and violence is a social stigma...BUT THATS WHY YOU HAVE FRIENDLY ALLIES

United Yugoslav States wrote:Bull. Man, Woman, transgender, are all equal in my country!

A nice byproduct of Communism eh? Now all you need is liberty (^^^^^)

United Yugoslav States wrote:I reformed bit. SO I am a federal Republic but with socialist policies and ideas.

Traitor

Penguania And Antarctica, United Yugoslav States

Andromitus wrote:Exactly, down with central-minorities authority

Why don't you go the Ædenist way, Major enterprise is controlled by the state, but the state is a direct transparent democracy. That way there is no superior upper and ruling class. Then add a swift sprinkle of socialist Universal Basic Income, High-standard Public housing and Urban vertical farming and that means that food and housing is accounted for and with the afformentioned political system, you can maintain a near communist utopia and everyone isn't controlled by an overarching authority. all that AND you still get to trade freely with the global economy.

And everythings great! Well except for the several insurgency caused by pre-war imperial fanatics and the many that still want to reign above the rest; d@mn aristocratic terrorist. Oh and the heavily limited military (no military only limited task force) because pacifism is a cornerstone of your society and violence is a social stigma...BUT THATS WHY YOU HAVE FRIENDLY ALLIES

A nice byproduct of Communism eh? Now all you need is liberty (^^^^^)

Traitor

I am not a traitoe. I am simply allowing some freedom (Mostly so my citizens dont kill me)

Penguania And Antarctica

United Yugoslav States wrote:I am not a traitoe. I am simply allowing some freedom (Mostly so my citizens dont kill me)

Again, go the Ædenist route, communist paradise with liberty still available

Penguania And Antarctica, United Yugoslav States

Andromitus wrote:Again, go the Ædenist route, communist paradise with liberty still available

hmmm...seems like a good idea! I will have to do this!

Andromitus wrote:Again, go the Ædenist route, communist paradise with liberty still available

I did it! IS BEAUTIFUL!!! (;.D

Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica

Minnesota Dakota wrote:You still a Commie?

The parties in the government are changing a bit. Democratic and communist Parties are closely the same and they are gaining support for democracy!

http://www.strawpoll.me/12752007/r

Andromitus wrote:Again, go the Ædenist route, communist paradise with liberty still available

Not possible.

Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Continental Commonwealths, Magnatronia

Andromitus wrote:Again, go the Ædenist route, communist paradise with liberty still available

Yukona wrote:Not possible.

I agree... this does seem to be a contradictory statement.

Continental Commonwealths, Magnatronia

Aghrabia wrote:I agree... this does seem to be a contradictory statement.

It is though. You ave the freedom to say what you want. Communism is just the government controlling the economy instead of the people in the country.

Aghrabia

Anyone who hasnt voted gets to vote now on the Referendum. Communist Party is ahead by quite a bit.

http://www.strawpoll.me/12752007/r

Me is feeling lonely. :(

Jaslandia, The Vidnoye, Yukona, Percyton

Hi

Jaslandia, Baxten, Aghrabia, The Vidnoye, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona, Magnatronia, Percyton

Minnesota Dakota wrote:It is though. You ave the freedom to say what you want. Communism is just the government controlling the economy instead of the people in the country.

Except it rarely works out that way- Human nature gets in the way of any type of "ideal" society.

Jaslandia

Humpheria Major wrote:Hi

Hey Humph. Good to see you again.

How have you been?

Percyton

Aghrabia wrote:Except it rarely works out that way- Human nature gets in the way of any type of "ideal" society.

But its possible, which is my point.

Minnesota Dakota wrote:It is though. You ave the freedom to say what you want. Communism is just the government controlling the economy instead of the people in the country.

I mean, Andy's form could work until someone gathered a cult of personality around themselves, whereupon it could fall apart >.>

This is wholly theory and conjecture, though, since Andromitious is also a massive data-share who doesn't have to worry about vulnerabilities in computers which kinda makes this whole line a bit useless.

Humpheria Major wrote:Hi

Hey, Humph.

You'll have to forgive me if I seem a bit reserved, that flag kinda weirds me out.

Mind signing on to Discord, just so I'm sure it's you?

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Minnesota Dakota wrote:But its possible, which is my point.

I mean, TBH a lot is possible.

A battleship could close to gun fighting range with an Aircraft carrier under extraneous circumstances...doesn't mean it will >.>

Aghrabia

Kalaron wrote:I mean, Andy's form could work until someone gathered a cult of personality around themselves, whereupon it could fall apart >.>

This is wholly theory and conjecture, though, since Andromitious is also a massive data-share who doesn't have to worry about vulnerabilities in computers which kinda makes this whole line a bit useless.

Hey, Humph.

You'll have to forgive me if I seem a bit reserved, that flag kinda weirds me out.

Mind signing on to Discord, just so I'm sure it's you?

It definitely is humph if you would check the nations activity log.

Jaslandia, Percyton

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:It definitely is humph if you would check the nations activity log.

This...is true.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Humpheria Major wrote:Hi

Hello

Penguania And Antarctica

Doctor Who has returned and all is right with the world.

Penguania And Antarctica

Kalaron wrote:This...is true.

You caught me Kal. I tortured the real Humph to give me his password and now the old and dead nation is all MiNE!

Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica

So uh why did Ruclax come here (or at least to the discord)?

Humpheria Major wrote:So uh why did Ruclax come here (or at least to the discord)?

He dropped by to try to weasel his way in.

I promptly saw that a guy named "Alexander" had entered, checked my old PMs and said "no" before slamming the door on him since -as I figured- he was an enemy of the state and also because he wasn't a citizen.

Needless to say, I don't actually feel that bad about it.

Humpheria Major wrote:You caught me Kal. I tortured the real Humph to give me his password and now the old and dead nation is all MiNE!

Now I ain't saying it's true

Jaslandia

Humpheria Major wrote:Hi

Welcome newcomer, I'm the cool guy around here and your mentor. If you do anything ask me first because I run this region, also I want your IP address to confirm you're not a puppet. Your flag can only be a variation of the Minneapolis city flag. Don't get involved in regional government or RP, it's not for folks like you. -enjoy :<)

Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica

Yukona wrote:Welcome newcomer, I'm the cool guy around here and your mentor. If you do anything ask me first because I run this region, also I want your IP address to confirm you're not a puppet. Your flag can only be a variation of the Minneapolis city flag. Don't get involved in regional government or RP, it's not for folks like you. -enjoy :<)

Golly thanks for the advice Mister!

Jaslandia, Yukona, Percyton

Humpheria Major wrote:Golly thanks for the advice Mister!

It's okay son, just remember - if you ignore the problems of the region, they don't exist!

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Humpheria Major wrote:Hi

Hello, Humph! Good to see you again.

Penguania And Antarctica, Humpheria Major, Percyton

Welcome back Mr. President. [nation=short]Humpheria Major[/nation]

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Humpheria Major, Yukona, Percyton

Kalaron wrote:I mean, Andy's form could work until someone gathered a cult of personality around themselves, whereupon it could fall apart >.>

This is wholly theory and conjecture, though, since Andromitious is also a massive data-share who doesn't have to worry about vulnerabilities in computers which kinda makes this whole line a bit useless.

By whole line a bit useless I assume you mean because I'm not hiding anything, my people literally ARE me (Harmony talks in first person, cool design right?), and the Cult Personality, while a definitive threat, is difficult due to the constant sharing of data and information it's hard for my system to fall correct? Just wanna be sure because in all honesty I didn't fully understand your last line (:-\

And I also recognize that while it is possible for several threats to break down my system, especially because its still so young. But that's the beauty of it all, even if it does have major flaws now, its natural direct democracy from an educated populace ensures that it can evolve even more easily than a representative government.

Humpheria Major wrote:Hi

Hey Humph. Been a long time since you've been here. Lots of changes to the map; you should claim a spot. Whoever runs those maps must be a really smart, awesome guy. Probably the best guy in this entire region.

Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Continental Commonwealths, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, Humpheria Major, Yukona, Percyton

Oelesa wrote:Welcome back Mr. President. [nation=short]Humpheria Major[/nation]

if we're letting past presidents keep the title then that means we gotta call lat 'Mr President'

also humph you sh!t you left us high and dry with a broken constitution

still luv u tho

Jaslandia, Continental Commonwealths, Andromitus, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica, Humpheria Major, Yukona, Percyton

Andromitus wrote:By whole line a bit useless I assume you mean because I'm not hiding anything, my people literally ARE me (Harmony talks in first person, cool design right?), and the Cult Personality, while a definitive threat, is difficult due to the constant sharing of data and information it's hard for my system to fall correct? Just wanna be sure because in all honesty I didn't fully understand your last line (:-\

And I also recognize that while it is possible for several threats to break down my system, especially because its still so young. But that's the beauty of it all, even if it does have major flaws now, its natural direct democracy from an educated populace ensures that it can evolve even more easily than a representative government.

It moreover meant that, because your system is so far off anything thus far tried in human history, it's like trying to call the flaws out in Percyton.

You can try, but you'll get half-way through the sentance and say "What even am I writing?"

Jaslandia, Andromitus, Percyton

Humpheria Major wrote:Hi

Hello, Mr. President Humph! I'm not sure if we interacted much the last time you were here. I'm Percy, King of Percyton and the #6 engine on the Island of Sodor.

Jaslandia, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica, Humpheria Major

Someone needs to free me from Dark Souls.

They've taken my nation and they're pulling me back in; it's terrible.

Penguania And Antarctica, United Yugoslav States

Kalaron wrote:Someone needs to free me from Dark Souls.

They've taken my nation and they're pulling me back in; it's terrible.

Who is they?

United Yugoslav States wrote:Who is they?

Dark Souls. Kal freed himself, but it's taking him back in to it's dark, cold grasp. Oh the Humanity!

Jaslandia

Baxten wrote:Dark Souls. Kal freed himself, but it's taking him back in to it's dark, cold grasp. Oh the Humanity!

I'm going

H

O

L

L

O

W

:^]

Jaslandia, Baxten, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, United Yugoslav States

Kalaron wrote:I'm going

H

O

L

L

O

W

:^]

WHAT CAN I DO!?!? poor you... ;C

Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

United Yugoslav States wrote:WHAT CAN I DO!?!? poor you... ;C

Eh, nothing really to do except for me to wait, kill whichever lord(s)I left behind (Could be Yhorm "I left the only weapon that could kill me next to my- Aw man I told you that in confidence :C" or Aldritich "I'm a goshdarn puke snake now let me gobble you up" or the final boss, Soul of Cinder...AKA...mister hotpants.

From there I gotta get lucky and kill him, though I might get super lucky and get people to break his shins again.

Jaslandia wrote:Hello, Humph! Good to see you again.

I missed you like a Clinton missed the minority vote, Jas.

Oelesa wrote:Welcome back Mr. President. [nation=short]Humpheria Major[/nation]

Good to be back, Mr. Vice President.

Unfallious wrote:if we're letting past presidents keep the title then that means we gotta call lat 'Mr President'

also humph you sh!t you left us high and dry with a broken constitution

still luv u tho

I called Lat Mr. President when I sent him a message earlier.

Love you as always Unf.

Baxten wrote:Hey Humph. Been a long time since you've been here. Lots of changes to the map; you should claim a spot. Whoever runs those maps must be a really smart, awesome guy. Probably the best guy in this entire region.

Bax no one matches your cartography skills.

Percyton wrote:Hello, Mr. President Humph! I'm not sure if we interacted much the last time you were here. I'm Percy, King of Percyton and the #6 engine on the Island of Sodor.

Hello Percy. I think we had the opportunity to speak once or twice. Good to hear from you.

Jaslandia, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Kalaron wrote:I'm going

H

O

L

L

O

W

:^]

Kal! Come back! Don't go toward the light! *Driver whispers to Percy* Oh, so that's not what it means?

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Humpheria Major wrote:I missed you like a Clinton missed the minority vote, Jas.

I'll take that as a compliment.

Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica, Humpheria Major

Jaslandia wrote:I'll take that as a compliment.

As you should.

So, my fellow Confederates, what have I missed? Who wishes to fill the George Washington of the CoFN on recent happenings?

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Humpheria Major wrote:

As you should.

So, my fellow Confederates, what have I missed? Who wishes to fill the George Washington of the CoFN on recent happenings?

Good

Mother

Of

God

You have literally no idea.

Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica

Humpheria Major wrote:As you should.

So, my fellow Confederates, what have I missed? Who wishes to fill the George Washington of the CoFN on recent happenings?

Nothing too unusual. RP is picking up, the legislature has been fairly quiet, and there have been some arguments and debates.

Penguania And Antarctica

Oelesa wrote:Welcome back Mr. President. [nation=short]Humpheria Major[/nation]

Traitor

Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota

Humpheria Major wrote:As you should.

So, my fellow Confederates, what have I missed? Who wishes to fill the George Washington of the CoFN on recent happenings?

So if your George Washington...what does that make me?

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Tserra wrote:So if your George Washington...what does that make me?

John Jay or John Marshall

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Humpheria Major wrote:John Jay or John Marshall

What about me?

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Baxten wrote:

What about me?

Jefferson

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Humpheria Major wrote:John Jay or John Marshall

You know what? I can dig John Jay.

Penguania And Antarctica

Humpheria Major wrote:John Jay or John Marshall

Since Humph is the George Washington of the CoFN, and I long pre-date the CoFN, what would that make me? The Benjamin Franklin, perhaps? Or, since I've been here so long, maybe I'm more like William Penn if he somehow lived to the Revolutionary era.

Penguania And Antarctica

Jaslandia wrote:Since Humph is the George Washington of the CoFN, and I long pre-date the CoFN, what would that make me? The Benjamin Franklin, perhaps? Or, since I've been here so long, maybe I'm more like William Penn if he somehow lived to the Revolutionary era.

Yea, that would make me someone a bit older than Jefferson.

Silver was Columbus, I can tell you that.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Im in the middle of nowhere so no posts until tomorrow!

Penguania And Antarctica

Vista Major wrote:Traitor

You're still my President sir. Don't you worry

Penguania And Antarctica

Greetings, my peoples.

Penguania And Antarctica

Sulania wrote:Greetings, my peoples.

Bonjour, mon ami. Comment-alle tu?

Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona

Baxten wrote:Bonjour, mon ami. Comment-alle tu?

I don't speak queer.

Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica, United Yugoslav States

Baxten wrote:What about me?

And what of me?

Humph called me Hamilton, but Humph's Vice would have been Burr during his time...and Humph's vice was Sul.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, United Yugoslav States

Baxten wrote:Yea, that would make me someone a bit older than Jefferson.

Silver was Columbus, I can tell you that.

Since I came not long after Silver founded the first NGA (about a month after), that might make me more like John Cabot or Vasco da Gama.

Kalaron wrote:And what of me?

Humph called me Hamilton, but Humph's Vice would have been Burr during his time...and Humph's vice was Sul.

I'm not sure I follow. Jefferson was the one who had Burr as VIP, and Humph said he's George Washington. If Humph is George Washington, and Washington's VP was John Adams, then Sul would be John Adams. You could then be Thomas Pinckney, who was Adams' vice presidential candidate in the election of 1796 (although that was difficult to arrange, since back then, the VP position went to whoever placed second in the Electoral College).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Pinckney

Penguania And Antarctica

Sulania wrote:I don't speak queer.

Monarchist Party gained two new votes!

http://www.strawpoll.me/12752007/r

Penguania And Antarctica

United Yugoslav States wrote:Monarchist Party gained two new votes!

http://www.strawpoll.me/12752007/r

Yay! People are liking post! Too bad if I go further communist I might have to suppress it! Hahah...no? No? ok...

Aghrabia, Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica

United Yugoslav States wrote:Yay! People are liking post! Too bad if I go further communist I might have to suppress it! Hahah...no? No? ok...

Se tu dall'altipiano guardi il mare,

Moretta che sei schiava fra gli schiavi,

Vedrai come in un sogno tante navi,

E un tricolore sventolar per te,

Happy Easter everyone !! :)

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Tserra, Minnesota Dakota, Yukona

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Happy Easter everyone !! :)

Happy Easter, Peng and everyone else.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota, Yukona

Nuremgard wrote:Happy Easter, Peng and everyone else.

I am sick and dying.

Someone help, I think the Jesus in this holiday is too damn high for me!

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Reading about a lifelong Conservative voter who has cancer. His party's policies will now negatively affect him and his children.

Ah, there we have it. Now that his party's policies have finally hurt him, now it matters. Typical right-winger. Beforehand it was only "other" people who suffered.

Kalaron wrote:I am sick and dying.

Someone help, I think the Jesus in this holiday is too damn high for me!

Too bad, there ain't no vaccine for Easter Fever!

Jaslandia, Aghrabia

Happy Easter, all.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Humpheria Major wrote:Happy Easter, all.

Happy Easter buddy! :)

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Iloiada

Happy Easter, everyone!

Penguania And Antarctica

Jaslandia wrote:Happy Easter, everyone!

Happy Easter

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Happy Easter, everyone! I hope you all have lots of fun looking for the Easter Bunny's eggs, and I hope he also leaves you some goodies and treats.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Percyton wrote:Happy Easter, everyone! I hope you all have lots of fun looking for the Easter Bunny's eggs, and I hope he also leaves you some goodies and treats.

Same to you, Percy! Do engines do Easter egg hunts too?

Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Post self-deleted by Percyton.

Jaslandia wrote:Same to you, Percy! Do engines do Easter egg hunts too?

Sometimes. Once every couple of years, Sir Topham Hatt and Gordon will have workmen put eggs along my route, and the routes of any other engines who are interested in participating (though I'm usually one of the few who participate). Then me, my Driver, and my Fireman will search for the eggs as we go about our usual work. Lucky for me, this is one of those years! I already found most of the eggs, but I'm still missing a couple.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Percyton wrote:Sometimes. Once every couple of years, Sir Topham Hatt and Gordon will have workmen put eggs along my route, and the routes of any other engines who are interested in participating (though I'm usually one of the few who participate). Then me, my Driver, and my Fireman will search for the eggs as we go about our usual work. Lucky for me, this is one of those years! I already found most of the eggs, but I'm still missing a couple.

If there is a place where I would live and die this place would be Sodor.

Jaslandia, Percyton

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:If there is a place where I would live and die this place would be Sodor.

I'm really glad to hear that, Peng! Our visa and immigration requirements can be a bit strict, but I might be able to work something out if you're really interested.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Hello everyone.

[spoiler=Today is April 16 and today are:]

Today is April 16 and today are:

- Birthday of José de Diego (Puerto Rico, United States)

- Birthday of Queen Margrethe II (Denmark)

- Day of the Mushroom

- Easter Sunday (Christianity)

- Emancipation Day (Washington, D.C., United States)

- Foursquare Day

- Lao New Year (Lao)

- Memorial Day for the Victims of the Holocaust (Hungary)

- National Bean Counter Day (United States)

- National Eggs Benedict Day (United States)

- National Healthcare Decisions Day (United States)

- National Orchid Day (United States)

- National Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day (United States)

- Plum Pudding Day

- Remembrance of Chemical Attack on Balisan and Sheikh Wasan (Iraqi Kurdistan)

- Save the Elephant Day

- World Voice Day

[/spoiler]

[spoiler=This day in history:]

This day in history:

- 1457 BC – Likely date of the Battle of Megiddo between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Kadesh, the first battle to have been recorded in what is accepted as relatively reliable detail.

- AD 73 – Masada, a Jewish fortress, falls to the Romans after several months of siege, ending the Great Jewish Revolt.

- 1346 – Dušan the Mighty is proclaimed Emperor, with the Serbian Empire occupying much of the Balkans.

- 1520 – The Revolt of the Comuneros begins in Spain against the rule of Charles V.

- 1582 – Spanish conquistador Hernando de Lerma founds the settlement of Salta, Argentina.

- 1746 – The Battle of Culloden is fought between the French-supported Jacobites and the British Hanoverian forces commanded by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, in Scotland. After the battle many highland traditions were banned and the Highlands of Scotland were cleared of inhabitants.

- 1780 – The University of Münster in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany is founded.

- 1799 – Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Mount Tabor: Napoleon drives Ottoman Turks across the River Jordan near Acre.

- 1818 – The United States Senate ratifies the Rush–Bagot Treaty, establishing the border with Canada.

- 1847 – The accidental shooting of a Māori by an English sailor results in the opening of the Wanganui Campaign of the New Zealand land wars.

- 1853 – The first passenger rail opens in India, from Bori Bunder, Bombay to Thane.

- 1858 – The Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, is wound up.

- 1862 – American Civil War: Battle at Lee's Mills in Virginia.

- 1862 – American Civil War: The District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia, becomes law.

- 1863 – American Civil War: During the Siege of Vicksburg, gunboats commanded by Acting Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter run downriver past Confederate artillery batteries at Vicksburg.

- 1879 – The Tarnovo Constitution – the first Bulgarian constitution was voted and adopted by the Constituent National Assembly held in Veliko Tarnovo as part of the establishment of the Principality of Bulgaria.

- 1881 – In Dodge City, Kansas, Bat Masterson fights his last gun battle.

- 1894 – Manchester City F.C. was formed from Ardwick A.F.C..

- 1908 – Natural Bridges National Monument is established in Utah.

- 1910 – The oldest existing indoor ice hockey arena still used for the sport in the 21st century, Boston Arena, opens for the first time.

- 1912 – Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman to fly an airplane across the English Channel.

- 1917 – Vladimir Lenin returns to Petrograd, Russia from exile in Switzerland.

- 1919 – Mohandas Gandhi organizes a day of "prayer and fasting" in response to the killing of Indian protesters in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre by the British colonial troops three days earlier.

- 1919 – Polish–Soviet War: The Polish army launches the Vilna offensive to capture Vilnius in modern Lithuania.

- 1922 – The Treaty of Rapallo, pursuant to which Germany and the Soviet Union re-establish diplomatic relations, is signed.

- 1925 – During the Communist St Nedelya Church assault in Sofia, Bulgaria, 150 are killed and 500 are wounded.

- 1941 – World War II: The Italian-German Tarigo convoy is attacked and destroyed by British ships.

- 1941 – World War II: The Nazi-affiliated Ustaše is put in charge of the Independent State of Croatia by the Axis powers after Operation 25 is effected.

- 1943 – Albert Hofmann accidentally discovers the hallucinogenic effects of the research drug LSD. He intentionally takes the drug three days later on April 19.

- 1944 – World War II: Allied forces start bombing Belgrade, killing about 1,100 people. This bombing fell on the Orthodox Christian Easter.

- 1945 – World War II: The Red Army begins the final assault on German forces around Berlin, with nearly one million troops fighting in the Battle of the Seelow Heights.

- 1945 – The United States Army liberates Nazi Sonderlager (high security) prisoner-of-war camp Oflag IV-C (better known as Colditz).

- 1945 – More than 7,000 die when the German refugee ship Goya is sunk by a Soviet submarine.

- 1947 – Texas City disaster: An explosion on board a freighter in port causes the city of Texas City, Texas, to catch fire, killing almost 600.

- 1947 – Bernard Baruch first applies the term "Cold War" to describe the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union.

- 1961 – In a nationally broadcast speech, Cuban leader Fidel Castro declares that he is a Marxist–Leninist and that Cuba is going to adopt Communism.

- 1963 – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. pens his Letter from Birmingham Jail while incarcerated in Birmingham, Alabama for protesting against segregation.

- 1972 – Apollo program: The launch of Apollo 16 from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

- 1990 – "Doctor Death", Jack Kevorkian, participates in his first assisted suicide.

- 1992 – The Katina P runs aground off of Maputo, Mozambique and 60,000 tons of crude oil spill into the ocean.

- 2001 – India and Bangladesh begin a five-day border conflict, but are unable to resolve the disputes about their border.

- 2003 – The Treaty of Accession is signed in Athens admitting ten new member states to the European Union.

- 2007 – Virginia Tech shooting: Seung-Hui Cho guns down 32 people and injures 17 before committing suicide.

- 2012 – The trial for Anders Behring Breivik, the perpetrator of the 2011 Norway attacks, begins in Oslo, Norway.

- 2012 – The Pulitzer Prize winners were announced, it was the first time since 1977 that no book won the Fiction Prize.

- 2013 – A 7.8-magnitude earthquake strikes Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran, killing at least 35 people and injuring 117 others.

- 2014 – The South Korean ferry[1] MV Sewol capsizes and sinks near Jindo Island, killing 304 passengers and crew and leading to widespread criticism of the South Korean government, media, and shipping authorities.

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[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]

Famous Birthdays:

- 1844 – Anatole France, French journalist, novelist, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1867 – Wilbur Wright, American inventor

- 1886 – Ernst Thälmann, German politician, leader of the KPD

- 1889 – Charlie Chaplin, English actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and composer

- 1896 – Tristan Tzara, Romanian-French poet and critic

- 1917 – Barry Nelson, American actor

- 1918 – Spike Milligan, Irish actor, singer, screenwriter, and author

- 1921 – Peter Ustinov, English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

- 1921 – Wolfgang Leonhard, German historian and author

- 1924 – Henry Mancini, American composer and conductor

- 1927 – Pope Benedict XVI

- 1927 – Rolf Schult, German actor

- 1939 – Dusty Springfield, English singer and record producer

- 1947 – Gerry Rafferty, Scottish singer-songwriter

- 1947 – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, American basketball player and coach

- 1960 – Pierre Littbarski, German footballer and manager

- 1965 – Jon Cryer, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

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Quote of the day

God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.

- Saint Augustine -

Note: Penguania_And_Antarctica assumes no responsibility or guarantee for correctness of any given information. Any recourse to courts of law is excluded.

Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Continental Commonwealths, Tserra, Percyton

Happy Easter to all that celebrate; and on this auspicious day of mutant rabbits laying the eggs birds, about love for some reason, I'm going to do the kindest thinking I can.

So if you didn't get it from the obvious statement above, I'm going to be writing a couple sketches for actions within the Americas, Africa and the island of Japan during our regions Great War!

TG me if you wanna see what I already have in mind (its not much, only a vague timeline and fancy names.)

Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica, Magnatronia

Percyton wrote:I'm really glad to hear that, Peng! Our visa and immigration requirements can be a bit strict, but I might be able to work something out if you're really interested.

I would go to the same process like everyone else if you aren't successful. I think it's a privilege to be a resident of Sodor.

Jaslandia, Percyton

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:

- 1853 – The first passenger rail opens in India, from Bori Bunder, Bombay to Thane.

This must be a big day for Ashima and Rajiv; they're two Indian engines I met at the Great Railway Show. Perhaps I can should them a little message to wish them well?

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

REGIONAL SONG OF THE DAY

Day 47: Stevie Wonder- "Happy Birthday" (Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inS9gAgSENE)

Happy Birthday to [nation=short]Adaptive Aesthetics[/nation]

Thank you for reading, papa bless

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona, Magnatronia

Aghrabia wrote:REGIONAL SONG OF THE DAY

Day 47: Stevie Wonder- "Happy Birthday" (Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inS9gAgSENE)

Happy Birthday to [nation=short]Adaptive Aesthetics[/nation]

Thank you for reading, papa bless

When you realise he hasn't been online for 44 days

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SY0z-BKhefY

Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica

Man, Minnesota Dakota, if Capitalist don't get represetation in the Parliament, they could just take over with how much they're gonna outnumber Socialist

http://www.strawpoll.me/12752406/r

Penguania And Antarctica

Baxten wrote:Man, Minnesota Dakota, if Capitalist don't get represetation in the Parliament, they could just take over with how much they're gonna outnumber Socialist

http://www.strawpoll.me/12752406/r

They will get some but not as much as they have right now.

Minnesota Dakota wrote:They will get some but not as much as they have right now.

???

This seems more like an oligarchy if having more than twice the number of votes as your opponents grants you less power...

Penguania And Antarctica

Kalaron wrote:???

This seems more like an oligarchy if having more than twice the number of votes as your opponents grants you less power...

Its like the vote for president you can lose by having more votes.

Minnesota Dakota wrote:Its like the vote for president you can lose by having more votes.

No, not how it works. You can lose even if you have more votes for President, that's because of the electoral college. It has nothing to do with ideology or actual political beliefs and just the way it's set up.

Your system blatantly puts down voices of the opposition.

Oelesa, Kalaron

Sulania wrote:No, not how it works. You can lose even if you have more votes for President, that's because of the electoral college. It has nothing to do with ideology or actual political beliefs and just the way it's set up.

Your system blatantly puts down voices of the opposition.

But for real though, it seems like it's really just an attempt to justify not giving capitalists the win.

Oelesa, Yukona

Kalaron wrote:But for real though, it seems like it's really just an attempt to justify not giving capitalists the win.

Right, why have the option if they just lose?

Sulania wrote:No, not how it works. You can lose even if you have more votes for President, that's because of the electoral college. It has nothing to do with ideology or actual political beliefs and just the way it's set up.

Your system blatantly puts down voices of the opposition.

It actually doesn't. We have districts and the Capitalists won with almost 100% of the votes in those districts.

Kalaron wrote:???

This seems more like an oligarchy if having more than twice the number of votes as your opponents grants you less power...

Sulania wrote:No, not how it works. You can lose even if you have more votes for President, that's because of the electoral college. It has nothing to do with ideology or actual political beliefs and just the way it's set up.

Your system blatantly puts down voices of the opposition.

I say we just invade. Y'know, for old times sake.

Aghrabia

Magnatronia wrote:I say we just invade. Y'know, for old times sake.

Good Luck getting past my fleet. And, if he wanted to, Kalaron couldn't invade without breaking a treaty.

Minnesota Dakota wrote:It actually doesn't. We have districts and the Capitalists won with almost 100% of the votes in those districts.

So you have a flawed electoral system in place?

Where depopulated zones are given equal votes, or more votes, than highly populated zones?

I'm confused, why would you implement one of the most highly criticized systems and why are you inventing YSL to explain it?

Like, again, this seems like trying to avoid giving capitalists the win, no offense.

Minnesota Dakota wrote:Good Luck getting past my fleet. And, if he wanted to, Kalaron couldn't invade without breaking a treaty.

I don't?

When have I suggested military force?

Why are you picking me out as the one who would?

Am I going to have spy planes over my nation again? /S

Kalaron wrote:So you have a flawed electoral system in place?

Where depopulated zones are given equal votes, or more votes, than highly populated zones?

I'm confused, why would you implement one of the most highly criticized systems and why are you inventing YSL to explain it?

Like, again, this seems like trying to avoid giving capitalists the win, no offense.

I don't?

When have I suggested military force?

Why are you picking me out as the one who would?

Am I going to have spy planes over my nation again? /S

The last time the Capitalists had a majority they brought with them a war that could not be won and surrendered tainting their reputation as a powerful force.

You are just the one I have a treaty with.

Minnesota Dakota wrote:The last time the Capitalists had a majority they brought with them a war that could not be won and surrendered tainting their reputation as a powerful force.

You are just the one I have a treaty with.

This explanation doesn't explain why their support is literally being snubbed, considering most of the country seems to support them.

Sulania wrote:This explanation doesn't explain why their support is literally being snubbed, considering most of the country seems to support them.

That is a district vote not a popular one.

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