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I actually just surrendered as I have already sustained almost 200,000 fatalities. But thanks for the help:)

Spanelsko

Unfallious wrote:no because i don't live

Gotcha! You didn't deny to be a meme. :P

Jaslandia

Don't go to discord right now

Penguania And Antarctica

Fuhrmania wrote:Don't go to discord right now

#notmydeputyVC

Yukona

The Empire Of Handland wrote:#notmydeputyVC

Yes i am, if you have a problem with it than leave the region

Fuhrmania wrote:Yes i am, if you have a problem with it than leave the region

#RevolutionhereRevolutionnowRevolutionforever

Yukona

The Empire Of Handland wrote:#notmydeputyVC

Fuhrmania wrote:Yes i am, if you have a problem with it than leave the region

Please...... Don't

Penguania And Antarctica

The Empire Of Handland wrote:#RevolutionhereRevolutionnowRevolutionforever

Bo revolution. All revolutionaries will be shot

Spanelsko wrote:UFIR

This is how i see nations:

Pirates pirates....

Jas just jas.... oil and stuff.....

Axel dystopian hell and terrorism...

Andy interesting....

Kal wannabe terrorist for unknown reason..

Tserra HERESY!

Sul/SUN people of Japan possibly puppet of Kal (i have no clue why both of them have nearly the same flag so this is my guess)

Equestrians horses that speak...

Peng imperialists of Antarctica...

Others no clue what to think of them...

UFIR itself, boring nation with possibly retarded leaders.

.... Horses that can speak? I prefer "Communist Genetically-modified equines"

Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Spanelsko

Fuhrmania wrote:Bo revolution. All revolutionaries will be shot

you have no power i designed the constitution you're a glorified servant don't talk smack about the revolution

Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona

Unfallious wrote:you have no power i designed the constitution you're a glorified servant don't talk smack about the revolution

Couldn't agree more.....

Penguania And Antarctica

Russkov Soviet wrote:.... Horses that can speak? I prefer "Communist Genetically-modified equines"

i can work with that

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia

Colinrod wrote:I am developing nuclear weapons }:) just kidding to harsh besides, i need those for my war. Just shut them down with the armies.

First: Welcome to the CoFN! My name is Aleksander Dimitri Coltsov and I am the current Premier of the Equestrian Empire and Supreme Ruler of Russia.

Second: Don't let idiots from other regions tell ya what to do.

Third: Nukes? Their [B]FORBIDDEN[/B] in the RP, but every nation has nukes here. (380 personally)

Jaslandia, Spanelsko

Colinrod wrote:I actually just surrendered as I have already sustained almost 200,000 fatalities. But thanks for the help:)

Hm....... well anyway if you want to test chemical missiles on civilians here in Iberia we provide just that, FOR FREE!

Thats why we have the MDA, ´´Madrid Area´´

We can also sell weapons, chemical weapons, terrorists, elite inquisition fanatics/christian commissars

Russkov Soviet wrote:First: Welcome to the CoFN! My name is Aleksander Dimitri Coltsov and I am the current Premier of the Equestrian Empire and Supreme Ruler of Russia.

Second: Don't let idiots from other regions tell ya what to do.

Third: Nukes? Their [B]FORBIDDEN[/B] in the RP, but every nation has nukes here. (380 personally)

NUKES NUKES!

Russkov Soviet

now that i think about it, Premier Aleksander, could UFIR buy some of your citizens to use as horses for our new cavalry divisions?

We would like if possible to buy 150.000

It would be the first step towards completing the project 1914.

Second edit, it is also the first step towards demilitarisation of UFIR.

Russkov Soviet

also before anyone from concord/normal people tells me WTF am i doing, well simply, UFIR goes back to 1914-1945 with its weapons, we will have outdated weapons, tanks, planes, ships if any, equipment (except for medical) and become completely ignorant of the world, while hating concord. WE will no longer want any war and simply ignore other nations.

Still better idea then the others i had.

Plan 1= dissolve our nation into 50 different states.

Plan 2= become dystopian hell like Axel and that means anarchy.

Plan 3= 1914

Russkov Soviet

Spanelsko wrote:now that i think about it, Premier Aleksander, could UFIR buy some of your citizens to use as horses for our new cavalry divisions?

We would like if possible to buy 150.000

It would be the first step towards completing the project 1914.

Second edit, it is also the first step towards demilitarisation of UFIR.

Well... considering Calvary is "horse-mounted infantry"... It might be odd. Being anthro-equines, we don't have the traditional "human" Calvary. I might be able to send some of our soldiers, which are classified as Calvary since we don't use the term Infantrty anymore.

Spanelsko

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Spanelsko wrote:Hm....... well anyway if you want to test chemical missiles on civilians here in Iberia we provide just that, FOR FREE!

Thats why we have the MDA, ´´Madrid Area´´

We can also sell weapons, chemical weapons, terrorists, elite inquisition fanatics/christian commissars

Can i test my weaponized smallpox biochemical weopon (FSBW) on you civilians

Spanelsko

Fuhrmania wrote:Can i test my weaponized smallpox biochemical weopon (FSBW) on you civilians

dafuq

Fuhrmania wrote:Can i test my weaponized smallpox biochemical weopon (FSBW) on you civilians

Chemical weapons are not allowed to be used on other nations.

Kalaron wrote:Chemical weapons are not allowed to be used on other nations.

He said we could here

Spanelsko wrote:Hm....... well anyway if you want to test chemical missiles on civilians here in Iberia we provide just that, FOR FREE!

Thats why we have the MDA, ´´Madrid Area´´

We can also sell weapons, chemical weapons, terrorists, elite inquisition fanatics/christian commissars

Fuhrmania wrote:He said we could here

The principal of it is what keeps it from being allowed.

Alrighty... let's see here..

Just a fair warning to nation's bordering us (Europe). We are pulling a massive military operation around the Belarus region to test some of our new tanks, and our three 5th-Gen prototypes.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Lex Caledonia

Russkov Soviet wrote:Alrighty... let's see here..

Just a fair warning to nation's bordering us (Europe). We are pulling a massive military operation around the Belarus region to test some of our new tanks, and our three 5th-Gen prototypes.

-_-

I'm keepin' an eye on you...

Jaslandia, Lex Caledonia

Fuhrmania wrote:Can i test my weaponized smallpox biochemical weopon (FSBW) on you civilians

Of course MEIN FUHRER!

Ok this joke is getting old i know.

But you can use your weapons here for testing.

how many civilians do you want to use?

Russkov Soviet wrote:Well... considering Calvary is "horse-mounted infantry"... It might be odd. Being anthro-equines, we don't have the traditional "human" Calvary. I might be able to send some of our soldiers, which are classified as Calvary since we don't use the term Infantrty anymore.

Thank you, i personally meant more like your equine citizens (either criminals, maybe slaves, random civilians that just happen to be missing) as horses for my soldiers. Brainwashing and torture would be of course left to us so we would of course make those new citizens informed of the true and only ideology of iberianism and insanity.

Russkov Soviet

Russkov Soviet wrote:Alrighty... let's see here..

Just a fair warning to nation's bordering us (Europe). We are pulling a massive military operation around the Belarus region to test some of our new tanks, and our three 5th-Gen prototypes.

http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/172/230/7f2.jpg

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Spanelsko

Spanelsko wrote:how many civilians do you want to use?

As many as possible

Spanelsko

Fuhrmania wrote:As many as possible

will 1 or 10 M be enough? we can try to get more by any means..... ahhahahah

Spanelsko wrote:Thank you, i personally meant more like your equine citizens (either criminals, maybe slaves, random civilians that just happen to be missing) as horses for my soldiers. Brainwashing and torture would be of course left to us so we would of course make those new citizens informed of the true and only ideology of iberianism and insanity.

Ahhh.... I see

Spanelsko

Russkov Soviet wrote:Ahhh.... I see

will that be ok with you premier?

Also would it be possible for me to buy some special horses? by that i mean a horse that is strong and fast, either black or white.

Every Medieval General should have a great horse to his great armour.

Russkov Soviet

Spanelsko wrote:will that be ok with you premier?

Also would it be possible for me to buy some special horses? by that i mean a horse that is strong and fast, either black or white.

Every Medieval General should have a great horse to his great armour.

Hmmm.... I'll send 75,000. The prisoners will be genetically stripped of their "humanity" and will become actual horses again. (And a specially armored black one will be sent due to your whole...deus vult thing)

The fur colors are black, white, and gray

Spanelsko wrote:will 1 or 10 M be enough? we can try to get more by any means..... ahhahahah

10 m

Spanelsko

hey i sent a telegram to lex caledonia can someone inform them of it or something?

Colinrod wrote:hey i sent a telegram to lex caledonia can someone inform them of it or something?

I am aware but you have applied incorrectly. Telegram me with the correct application and I will get you sorted ASAP.

Russkov Soviet wrote:The prisoners will be genetically stripped of their "humanity" and will become actual horses again.

Umm, that kinda sounds messed up. Prisoners or not, I'm pretty sure something like that would be a gross human rights violation in the real world.

Russkov Soviet, Kalaron, Fuhrmania

Jaslandia wrote:Umm, that kinda sounds messed up. Prisoners or not, I'm pretty sure something like that would be a gross human rights violation in the real world.

Yee. I don't want to be mean, but that's pretty good reason for Kalaron at the least to refuse shipments to you tbh >.>

Jaslandia wrote:Umm, that kinda sounds messed up. Prisoners or not, I'm pretty sure something like that would be a gross human rights violation in the real world.

Well... then how would they be used as WWI Calvary then? Carry the humans on their shoulders? It is cruel, but we tell them why.

Russkov Soviet wrote:Well... then how would they be used as WWI Calvary then? Carry the humans on their shoulders? It is cruel, but we tell them why.

That is not an excuse for human's rights violations, though.

Kalaron wrote:Yee. I don't want to be mean, but that's pretty good reason for Kalaron at the least to refuse shipments to you tbh >.>

Jaslandia isn't ICly too worried about it (we're not particularly interventionist on stuff like this, and the Jaslandian populace is too fascinated by the idea of sentient horses to pay attention to any misdeeds by Russkov Soviet), but I'd just thought I'd give my take from an OOC perspective.

Russkov Soviet wrote:Well... then how would they be used as WWI Calvary then? Carry the humans on their shoulders? It is cruel, but we tell them why.

Then maybe don't use them as WWI cavalry at all then. And you can explain the circumstances to the prisoners as much as you want, but unless you get their consent, it's still cruel and unusual.

Jaslandia wrote:Jaslandia isn't ICly too worried about it (we're not particularly interventionist on stuff like this, and the Jaslandian populace is too fascinated by the idea of sentient horses to pay attention to any misdeeds by Russkov Soviet), but I'd just thought I'd give my take from an OOC perspective.

Then maybe don't use them as WWI cavalry at all then. And you can explain the circumstances to the prisoners as much as you want, but unless you get their consent, it's still cruel and unusual.

Human's rights violations are something we take incredibly serious in Kalaron. >.>

Jaslandia

Jaslandia wrote:Jaslandia isn't ICly too worried about it (we're not particularly interventionist on stuff like this, and the Jaslandian populace is too fascinated by the idea of sentient horses to pay attention to any misdeeds by Russkov Soviet), but I'd just thought I'd give my take from an OOC perspective.

Then maybe don't use them as WWI cavalry at all then. And you can explain the circumstances to the prisoners as much as you want, but unless you get their consent, it's still cruel and unusual.

Alright.. Well... Then the potential trade with Spanelsko will be cancelled.

(Well.... I guess the "prisoners" will go back to the Penal Battalions.)

Jaslandia, Fuhrmania, Spanelsko

Whose up for a ww2 rp

Russkov Soviet

Fuhrmania wrote:Whose up for a ww2 rp

[I]Internal Slavic Russian Fury Triggered[/I]

Fuhrmania

Russkov Soviet wrote:[I]Internal Slavic Russian Fury Triggered[/I]

I ment ww1 rp

Russkov Soviet, Spanelsko

Fuhrmania wrote:I ment ww1 rp

Hmm.... I would do WW1, but my historic knowledge goes from the American Civil War (1861-1865) straight to WWII (1936-1946).

Fuhrmania wrote:

I ment ww1 rp

World War I space RP

Jaslandia

Vista Major, do you believe in markets?

Russkov Soviet wrote:Alright.. Well... Then the potential trade with Spanelsko will be cancelled.

(Well.... I guess the "prisoners" will go back to the Penal Battalions.)

Ok no problem, btw since i have the time, do you have any bears/tigers/elephants? And i mean actual animals not former humans.

Russkov Soviet, Penguania And Antarctica

Fuhrmania wrote:I ment ww1 rp

Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser! Glory to Austria-Hungary! Glory to Emperor!

Penguania And Antarctica, Cesorion

Spanelsko wrote:Ok no problem, btw since i have the time, do you have any bears/tigers/elephants? And i mean actual animals not former humans.

Possibly. Lemme go look

The Talking Point

Cute fluffy little Leaders are increasingly popular exotic pets

WTF? Well this happens when you agree to name new animal after yourself.

Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Spanelsko wrote:The Talking Point

Cute fluffy little Leaders are increasingly popular exotic pets

WTF? Well this happens when you agree to name new animal after yourself.

Oh boy.... do I know how THAT feels...

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Spanelsko

This is subject to revision given its 3 in the morning and I can't get any sleep, but I updated my ecosystem and wildlife for the medieval nation (so many predators :p)

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=857626

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Vetriutan 2 wrote:Vista Major, do you believe in markets?

I'm going to say yes?

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Spanelsko wrote:The Talking Point

Cute fluffy little Leaders are increasingly popular exotic pets

WTF? Well this happens when you agree to name new animal after yourself.

Russkov Soviet wrote:Oh boy.... do I know how THAT feels...

I once had police riding ewoks.

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Spanelsko

In Nuremgard, I decided to protect the statue of a historical imperialist and slave owner. Was this the right thing to do?

Spanelsko

Nuremgard wrote:In Nuremgard, I decided to protect the statue of a historical imperialist and slave owner. Was this the right thing to do?

IMO yes. Remembering something isn't the same as venerating it, neither is having a statue of it. So long as Nuremgard understands that the slavery bit was bad, it's not terrible to keep a statue of it.

Kalaron wrote:IMO yes. Remembering something isn't the same as venerating it, neither is having a statue of it. So long as Nuremgard understands that the slavery bit was bad, it's not terrible to keep a statue of it.

What if Germany had a statue of Adolf Hitler though? That would surely be unacceptable. If that is unacceptable, why would it be fine to have a statue of a slave owner?

Axeldonia

Percyton wrote:Are there any flag makers that could help an engine out? I would like a new flag for the potential Stellaris RP.

I was thinking actually putting nations in Stellaris but an RP may work out too

Jaslandia, Percyton

Nuremgard wrote:What if Germany had a statue of Adolf Hitler though? That would surely be unacceptable. If that is unacceptable, why would it be fine to have a statue of a slave owner?

Because Adolf Hitler is worse than a slave owner who is worse than the average person. Comparing a slave owner to Hitler is way disproportionate.

Also Godwin's Law

Vista Major wrote:I'm going to say yes?

And why is that?

Baxten wrote:Because Adolf Hitler is worse than a slave owner who is worse than the average person. Comparing a slave owner to Hitler is way disproportionate.

Also Godwin's Law

Godwin's law does not mean the argument is lost by the way. That's a misconception. It just means the longer an argument goes on, the more likely it is that someone will mention the Nazis.

Also, is this how we are judging things now? Oh slavery isn't as bad as the Holocaust so that makes a statue of a slave owner okay.

Nuremgard wrote:Godwin's law does not mean the argument is lost by the way. That's a misconception. It just means the longer an argument goes on, the more likely it is that someone will mention the Nazis.

Also, is this how we are judging things now? Oh slavery isn't as bad as the Holocaust so that makes a statue of a slave owner okay.

I wasnt saying that. Just kinda a little side thing like "Hitler was mentioned". Nothing about wins or loses

Slave Owners were/are very bad. However, an argument can be made that Hitler, the man responsible for the death of 6 million Jews and many millions more is worse than a slave owner. Thats why I said Hitler is worse than a slave owner BUT both are still worse than the average human being (you and me)

If Im being totally honest, I could literally not care less about some stupid statues built centuries ago. I feel the whole statue thing is something blown way out of proportion by both sides of the aisle. Like if you wanna protest injustice do it in ways that are meaningful and will make change like protest during the Civil Rights Era. If you wanna keep a statue then dont b!tch and moan about how "muh freedoms" are being trampled and purchase it with money for yourself or, better yet, a museum (thats for the rich ones that complain) In my view, if you wanna take statues down, have a referendum and, if a simple majority want the statue gone, make the statue go away.

PS: I just got that issue. Seems kinda like an unfair thing to take away political freedons for that but thats NS I guess

Nuremgard wrote:What if Germany had a statue of Adolf Hitler though? That would surely be unacceptable. If that is unacceptable, why would it be fine to have a statue of a slave owner?

Because there are differing levels of evil, and because it's not nessasarily unacceptable IMO.

Whether something is unacceptable of not depends on personal sensibilities and the specific context of the unacceptable action or object. To me, showing a simple statue is fine, glorifying the man is another matter altogether.

Nuremgard wrote:In Nuremgard, I decided to protect the statue of a historical imperialist and slave owner. Was this the right thing to do?

No, but not too strongly. It would've been the right thing to not protect those statues as a sign of progress, but protecting them doesn't mean that all of the progress that has been made on slavery and imperialism would've been reversed.

Kalaron wrote:Because there are differing levels of evil, and because it's not nessasarily unacceptable IMO.

Whether something is unacceptable of not depends on personal sensibilities and the specific context of the unacceptable action or object. To me, showing a simple statue is fine, glorifying the man is another matter altogether.

Surely having a statue of someone is glorifying them?

Vetriutan 2 wrote:No, but not too strongly. It would've been the right thing to not protect those statues as a sign of progress, but protecting them doesn't mean that all of the progress that has been made on slavery and imperialism would've been reversed.

It's a complicated issue.

Nuremgard wrote:It's a complicated issue.

I know. Additionally, I would like to talk about what happened to statues of Saddam Hussein after the Iraq War. They got torn down. And it was just a simple statue. There were no questions about personal sensibilities or context. It just had to go.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWxszYK6IPU

Nuremgard wrote:Surely having a statue of someone is glorifying them?

It's a complicated issue.

I think it very much depends on who they were.

Hitler was an influential figure in German politics, having a statue of him standing, or commanding something isn't nessasarily a reflection of him as a saint, but as a commander of a nation that led them to horrid things. Like it or not he did at point lead the nation and the statue can reflect that and the evil that he did.

Glorifying him would be a politically motivated statue or picture IMO, one that would display him as a saint to the nation, alternatively, one could add plaques that function to the same effect.

Vetriutan 2 wrote:I know. Additionally, I would like to talk about what happened to statues of Saddam Hussein after the Iraq War. They got torn down. And it was just a simple statue. There were no questions about personal sensibilities or context. It just had to go.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWxszYK6IPU

That is true, yes. I can see it from both sides but ultimately, if statues of racists/imperialists/dictators are torn down, I wont lose much sleep over it. I remember seeing those images of the people pulling down the Hussein statues. It was awesome to watch them get one up on that arsehole.

Jaslandia, Vetriutan 2

Kalaron wrote:I think it very much depends on who they were.

Hitler was an influential figure in German politics, having a statue of him standing, or commanding something isn't nessasarily a reflection of him as a saint, but as a commander of a nation that led them to horrid things. Like it or not he did at point lead the nation and the statue can reflect that and the evil that he did.

Glorifying him would be a politically motivated statue or picture IMO, one that would display him as a saint to the nation, alternatively, one could add plaques that function to the same effect.

Luckily there are no statues of Hitler.

Jaslandia, Percyton

Nuremgard wrote:That is true, yes. I can see it from both sides but ultimately, if statues of racists/imperialists/dictators are torn down, I wont lose much sleep over it. I remember seeing those images of the people pulling down the Hussein statues. It was awesome to watch them get one up on that arsehole.

Oh yeah. At the beginning of the war, most Iraqis supported the ousting of Saddam Hussein. He was a brutal dictator who brought Iraq into two unnecessary wars, killed his own people, and brought Iraq into debt and poverty. In fact, my dad supplied CDs and DVDs to the U.S. military. The people of Iraq wanted sensible leadership that could make Iraq the jewel of the Middle East. Unfortunately, that leadership never came. We used to have one Saddam, and now we have a thousand Saddams.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia

Vetriutan 2 wrote:Oh yeah. At the beginning of the war, most Iraqis supported the ousting of Saddam Hussein. He was a brutal dictator who brought Iraq into two unnecessary wars, killed his own people, and brought Iraq into debt and poverty. In fact, my dad supplied CDs and DVDs to the U.S. military. The people of Iraq wanted sensible leadership that could make Iraq the jewel of the Middle East. Unfortunately, that leadership never came. We used to have one Saddam, and now we have a thousand Saddams.

It's heartbreaking. I think with the right circumstances, places like Iraq and Iran could be beacons of democracy and liberty in the Middle East, countries that could inspire change in their neighbours.

Jaslandia, Percyton, Czeko Russika, Vetriutan 2

Okay i am planning a Alternative History RP of ww1.

There will be changes mainly alot more fronts.

And some historical changes. I will tell those later.

Here is the faction changes

Central Powers (or axis or allies majority vote will be here)

European Powers

German Empire (long live the Kaiser)

Austro-Hungrian Empire

British Empire

Bulgaria

Netherlands

Spain

Asian and Oceanian Powers

Japan

Australia

New Zealand

Dutch East Indies

North American Powers

Canada

Mexico

Cuba

Dominican Republic

Honduras

Coasta Rica

South American Powers

Colombia

Peru

Argentina

Bolivia

Paraguay

Entante Powers

European Powers

Frence Republic

Russian Empire

Portugal

Romania

Montenegro

Serbia

Ottoman Empire

Greece

Asian and Oceanian Powers

Qing Dynasty

Philippines

North American Powers

United States of America

Hati

Guatemala

San Salvador

Nicaragua

Panama

South American Powers

Brazil

Ecuador

Venezuela

Chile

Uruguay

Telegram me if you are interested

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Minnesota Dakota, Percyton

<<< Needs to reform one of my countries. NS ensures I only get crappy issues about stupid things that wont affect political freedoms.

Jaslandia, Percyton

So, looks like former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh was killed by Houthis in Sana'a: can't say that I'll mourn his death

Jaslandia

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:So, looks like former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh was killed by Houthis in Sana'a: can't say that I'll mourn his death

Ye men he was a bad guy

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Pirate Kingdoms, Percyton

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:So, looks like former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh was killed by Houthis in Sana'a: can't say that I'll mourn his death

Sadly for Yemen, their country is being torn asunder by various extremists all vying for power.

Jaslandia

Yukona wrote:Ye men he was a bad guy

Nuremgard wrote:Sadly for Yemen, their country is being torn asunder by various extremists all vying for power.

Such is life in the Middle East

Nuremgard, Jaslandia

Yukona wrote:Ye men he was a bad guy

Boi that pun though

Jaslandia, Yukona, Percyton

Baxten wrote:I was thinking actually putting nations in Stellaris but an RP may work out too

Oh. Well, either way, my app is mostly completed except for the flag. You can do with it whatever you want.

[spoiler]Name: The Commonwealth of New Sodor

Flag(will try best replication):

Species Name: Machina Nova (Machina for short)

Species Type*: Robot

Species Traits*: Mechanical, Robot, Industrious, Natural Engineers

Homeworld Name: Tidmouth

Homeworld Type*: Continental

City Appearance*: Humanoid/Robot

Star Name: Hatt

Brief Backstory: The origin of the Machina Nova species lies in a group of investors, who sought to turn the small planet of O’Higgins-29b into a gigantic tourist attraction. A key feature of this attraction would be a transportation system that would link different parts of the planet, and connect the planet to other corners of the galaxy. The vehicles developed for this transportation system were a combination of road bus and mini-starship, but their outward appearance resembled various types of rail locomotives from Old Earth. And, to amuse the tourists even more, AI and robotic technologies were used to make these vehicles come to life. The investors envisioned an idyllic paradise where visitors would be amused by attractions like carnivals and theme parks, all while a friendly ‘loco’ (as these hybrid vehicles were called) would smile and chat with visitors as they took them from place-to-place. However, this was not to be.

The AI that was put into the locos was more advanced than what the investors had in mind, and the project had barely begun development when the locos began to act in ways the investors didn’t expect. First, the vehicles began to move on their own and drive themselves, which the investors weren’t expecting, but decided to embrace, figuring it would save them money on labor. Then the locos demanded things such as payment for their work, the right to marry each other, freedom of movement outside of work hours, and other basic rights. When the investors were hesitant to grant this, the vehicles threatened revolution.

By now, the investors had had enough; they did not sign up for sentient vehicles threatening revolution. The investors wrote the project off as a loss, and abandoned O’Higgins-29b. The locos remained on the planet, however, as did some of the infrastructure that had already been completed. Now left alone, the vehicles formed their own society, with a new democratic government (as their experience with the investors made them leery of exploitation). However, the locos faced an identity crisis, having no previous experience or culture to build off of.

In the midst of this, one loco discovered a treasury and archives which the investors had abandoned. While the money was long gone, the financial advice and engineering books helped jumpstart the new state’s economy and infrastructure, while another set of items provided the cultural foundation for the locos: the Railway Series children’s books by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry and his son Christopher, several seasons of the associated TV series Thomas and Friends, and various supplementary materials from throughout the franchise's history. As both these works also contained sentient vehicles, the locos gravitated toward them instantly, using them as the building block for their society: planets and cities were renamed after locations in the Railway Series and TV series; people named themselves after characters from the children’s franchise; and phrases from the series like “Really Useful Engine” and “confusion and delay” entered the popular lingo. The crowning achievement of this was when the locos renamed themselves ‘Machina Nova’ (Latin for ‘New Engines’ or ‘New Machines’), and their state ‘the Commonwealth of New Sodor’.

Today, the Machinas of New Sodor are a proud and peaceful bunch, though their experience with the investors has ingrained in them a skepticism of foreigners. Still, the Machinas are a likable group, willing to trade and exchange (both goods and ideas) all across the galaxy, and determined to be ‘Really Useful’ in order to serve as an example to the rest of the galaxy. Only time will tell if the Machinas' peaceful ways will spread across the universe, or if the Machinas' pacifistic nature will lead to them being devastated and crushed by a superior power.

Starship Prefix (three letters): CNS

Government Type*: Democratic

Leader Name: Percy Justus

Leader Title: Controller

Ethics*: Egalitarian, Xenophobe, Pacifist

Civics*: Efficient Bureaucracy, Inward Perfection

Starting Weapons*: Missile

FTL Method*: Hyperdrive

Ship Appearance*: Robot[/spoiler]

Jaslandia

Formal dispatch on First Minister election

https://www.nationstates.net/nation=cesorion/detail=factbook/id=931699

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Confederal States, Czeko Russika

An unarmed 18-year-old Bigtopian boy, Herschel O'Brien, was recently shot by Officer Matthias Kenny as he was walking home, despite video footage showing him with his hands up. The police shooting has aggravated racial tensions in Spanelsko, and now civil rights protests have quickly spread from the suburbs, potentially engulfing the entire nation. You have been brought in to maintain calm and hopefully resolve the crisis.

My version: An armed 28-year-old Bigtopian man, Herschel O'Brien, was recently shot by Officer Matthias Kenny as he was walking home, video footage showing him with his hands grabbing gun. The police shooting has aggravated racial tensions in Spanelsko, and now civil rights protests have quickly spread from the suburbs, potentially engulfing the entire nation. You have been brought in to maintain calm and hopefully resolve the crisis.

changing facts was never so easy.

also

The Talking Point

Officer recruitment and police brutality have reached an all-time high.

Vista Major

[spoiler=Today is December 5 and today are:]

Today is December 5 and today are:

- Bathtub Party Day

- Children's Day (Suriname)

- Day of Military Honour - Battle of Moscow (Russia)

- Discovery Day (Dominican Republic, Haiti)

- Father's Day (Thailand)

- International Ninja Day

- International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development

- King Bhumibol Adulyadej Memorial Birthday (Thailand)

- Klozum (Schiermonnikoog, Netherlands)

- Krampusnacht (Austria)

- National Sacher Torte Day (United States)

- Repeal Day (United States)

- Saint Nicholas' Eve

- World Soil Day

- World Trick Shot Day

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[spoiler=This day in history:]

This day in history:

- 63BC – Cicero gives the fourth and final of the Catiline Orations.

- 0633 – Fourth Council of Toledo takes place.

- 1082 – Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona is assassinated.

- 1408 – Emir Edigu of Golden Horde reaches Moscow.

- 1484 – Pope Innocent VIII issues the Summis desiderantes affectibus, a papal bull that deputizes Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger as inquisitors to root out alleged witchcraft in Germany.

- 1492 – Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to set foot on the island of Hispaniola (now Haiti and the Dominican Republic).

- 1496 – King Manuel I of Portugal issues a decree ordering the expulsion of "heretics" from the country.

- 1560 – Charles IX becomes king of France.

- 1757 – Seven Years' War: Battle of Leuthen – Frederick II of Prussia leads Prussian forces to a decisive victory over Austrian forces under Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine.

- 1766 – In London, auctioneer James Christie holds his first sale.

- 1775 – At Fort Ticonderoga, Henry Knox begins his historic transport of artillery to Cambridge, Massachusetts.

- 1831 – Former U.S. President John Quincy Adams takes his seat in the House of Representatives.

- 1847 – Jefferson Davis is elected to the U.S. Senate.

- 1848 – California Gold Rush: In a message to the United States Congress, U.S. President James K. Polk confirms that large amounts of gold had been discovered in California.

- 1865 – Chincha Islands War: Peru allies with Chile against Spain.

- 1931 – Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow was destroyed on orders from Joseph Stalin.

- 1932 – German-born Swiss physicist Albert Einstein is granted an American visa.

- 1933 – The Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified.

- 1934 – Abyssinia Crisis: Italian troops attack Wal Wal in Abyssinia, taking four days to capture the city.

- 1936 – The Soviet Union adopts a new constitution and the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic is established as a full Union Republic of the USSR.

- 1941 – World War II: In the Battle of Moscow, Georgy Zhukov launches a massive Soviet counter-attack against the German army.

- 1941 – World War II: Great Britain declares war on Finland, Hungary and Romania.

- 1943 – World War II: Allied air forces begin attacking Germany's secret weapons bases in Operation Crossbow.

- 1952 – Great Smog: A cold fog descends upon London, combining with air pollution and killing at least 12,000 in the weeks and months that follow.

- 1955 – The American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merge and form the AFL–CIO.

- 1955 – E. D. Nixon and Rosa Parks lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

- 1958 – Subscriber Trunk Dialling (STD) is inaugurated in the United Kingdom by Queen Elizabeth II when she speaks to the Lord Provost in a call from Bristol to Edinburgh.

- 1958 – The Preston By-pass, the UK's first stretch of motorway, opens to traffic for the first time. (It is now part of the M6 and M55 motorways.)

- 1964 – Vietnam War: For his heroism in battle earlier in the year, Captain Roger Donlon is awarded the first Medal of Honor of the war.

- 1964 – Lloyd J. Old discovered the first linkage between the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) and disease—mouse leukemia—opening the way for the recognition of the importance of the MHC in the immune response.

- 1977 – Egypt breaks diplomatic relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria, Iraq and South Yemen. The move is in retaliation for the Declaration of Tripoli against Egypt.

- 1983 – Dissolution of the Military Junta in Argentina.

- 1991 – Leonid Kravchuk is elected the first president of Ukraine.

- 1995 – Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lanka's government announces the conquest of the Tamil stronghold of Jaffna.

- 2004 – The Civil Partnership Act comes into effect in the United Kingdom, and the first civil partnership is registered there.

- 2005 – The 6.8 Mw Lake Tanganyika earthquake shakes the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing six people.

- 2006 – Commodore Frank Bainimarama overthrows the government in Fiji.

- 2013 – Militants attack a Defense Ministry compound in Sana'a, Yemen, killing at least 56 people and injuring 200 others.

- 2014 – Exploration Flight Test 1, the first flight test of Orion is launched.

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[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]

Famous Birthdays:

- 0852 - Zhu Wen, Chinese emperor

- 1377 - Jianwen, Emperor of China

- 1443 - Pope Julius II

- 1782 - Martin Van Buren, American lawyer and politician, 8th President of the United States

- 1890 - Fritz Lang, Austrian-American director, producer, and screenwriter

- 1896 - Carl Ferdinand Cori, Czech-American biochemist and pharmacologist, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1901 - Walt Disney, American animator, director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded The Walt Disney Company

- 1901 - Werner Heisenberg, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1903 - Johannes Heesters, Dutch-German actor and singer

- 1903 - C. F. Powell, English-Italian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1907 - Lin Biao, Chinese general and politician, 2nd Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China

- 1927 - Bhumibol Adulyadej, Thai king

- 1932 - Little Richard, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor

- 1938 - JJ Cale, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

- 1946 - José Carreras, Spanish tenor and actor

- 1966 - Patricia Kaas, French singer and actress

- 1967 - Dirk Steffens, German journalist and TV presenter

- 1975 - Ronnie O'Sullivan, English snooker player and radio host

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Quote of the day

Civilization began the first time an angry person cast a word instead of a rock.

- Sigmund Freud -

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Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Vista Major, Mercunova, Cesorion

Yukona wrote:Ye men he was a bad guy

I prefer this flag

Jaslandia

https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=421225&p=33030054#p33030054

Lex Caledonia, Czeko Russika

Nuremgard wrote:I prefer this flag

Ironic

Lex Caledonia

Vista Major wrote:World War I space RP

now that's actually an interesting idea

rudimentary space tech coupled with WWI-era ludicrous artillery pieces and armour makes for some potentially awesome spacecraft.

Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova

Unfallious wrote:now that's actually an interesting idea

rudimentary space tech coupled with WWI-era ludicrous artillery pieces and armour makes for some potentially awesome spacecraft.

[I]F O R T H E G A L A C T I C F R E N C H E M P I R E

Axeldonia

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:So, looks like former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh was killed by Houthis in Sana'a: can't say that I'll mourn his death

Everything about Yemen is a mess. After Saleh was replaced by his vice-president in 2012, Yemen was going to have its first free elections. Unfortunately, the Saudis, who were behind this change in leadership, kept rolling back the election schedule. This series of events would lead to instability in the country, all culminating in the Battle of Aden Airport, which would begin the Yemen Civil War, which would then later draw in the Saudis in support of Hadi, while the Iranians would support the Supreme Political Council. This foreign involvement would further destabilize the country as the Iranians would support the Houthis, while Saudia Arabia would bomb civilian centers and blockade the country to the point of famine. Right now, 50,000 children are expected to die in Yemen by the end of this year. This civil war could very well be the worst humanitarian disaster of the 21st century. In fact, the entire Middle East would probably deserve that title. Hundreds of thousands are dead while millions more starve and flee their homes for safety.

And what does the US do? Does it actually try to fulfill its role as the "world's policeman" and bring an end to this bloodshed? No. Instead, we decide to illegally give the Saudis cluster bombs and commit drone strikes ourselves in a war against Yemen.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Mercunova

Vetriutan 2 wrote:Everything about Yemen is a mess. After Saleh was replaced by his vice-president in 2012, Yemen was going to have its first free elections. Unfortunately, the Saudis, who were behind this change in leadership, kept rolling back the election schedule. This series of events would lead to instability in the country, all culminating in the Battle of Aden Airport, which would begin the Yemen Civil War, which would then later draw in the Saudis in support of Hadi, while the Iranians would support the Supreme Political Council. This foreign involvement would further destabilize the country as the Iranians would support the Houthis, while Saudia Arabia would bomb civilian centers and blockade the country to the point of famine. Right now, 50,000 children are expected to die in Yemen by the end of this year. This civil war could very well be the worst humanitarian disaster of the 21st century. In fact, the entire Middle East would probably deserve that title. Hundreds of thousands are dead while millions more starve and flee their homes for safety.

And what does the US do? Does it actually try to fulfill its role as the "world's policeman" and bring an end to this bloodshed? No. Instead, we decide to illegally give the Saudis cluster bombs and commit drone strikes ourselves in a war against Yemen.

I am aware of this: Yemen is basically the physical embodiment of all the negative qualities in the Middle East that developed from the Arab Spring and Arab Winter. Hadi is obviously a puppet dictator that is under the Saudis and isn't even inside Yemen, South Yemen has already formed another secessionist government and is opposed to Hadi, and the Houthis are probably going to end up battling Saleh's forces due to the Houthis killing him before he could switch sides. Basically, Yemen is Hell by this point.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Vetriutan 2

Nuremgard wrote:Why?

He could save others from death, but not himself

Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Lex Caledonia

Vetriutan 2 wrote:Everything about Yemen is a mess. After Saleh was replaced by his vice-president in 2012, Yemen was going to have its first free elections. Unfortunately, the Saudis, who were behind this change in leadership, kept rolling back the election schedule. This series of events would lead to instability in the country, all culminating in the Battle of Aden Airport, which would begin the Yemen Civil War, which would then later draw in the Saudis in support of Hadi, while the Iranians would support the Supreme Political Council. This foreign involvement would further destabilize the country as the Iranians would support the Houthis, while Saudia Arabia would bomb civilian centers and blockade the country to the point of famine. Right now, 50,000 children are expected to die in Yemen by the end of this year. This civil war could very well be the worst humanitarian disaster of the 21st century. In fact, the entire Middle East would probably deserve that title. Hundreds of thousands are dead while millions more starve and flee their homes for safety.

And what does the US do? Does it actually try to fulfill its role as the "world's policeman" and bring an end to this bloodshed? No. Instead, we decide to illegally give the Saudis cluster bombs and commit drone strikes ourselves in a war against Yemen.

M O D E R A T E R E B E L S

Jaslandia, Vetriutan 2

Vetriutan 2 wrote:Everything about Yemen is a mess. After Saleh was replaced by his vice-president in 2012, Yemen was going to have its first free elections. Unfortunately, the Saudis, who were behind this change in leadership, kept rolling back the election schedule. This series of events would lead to instability in the country, all culminating in the Battle of Aden Airport, which would begin the Yemen Civil War, which would then later draw in the Saudis in support of Hadi, while the Iranians would support the Supreme Political Council. This foreign involvement would further destabilize the country as the Iranians would support the Houthis, while Saudia Arabia would bomb civilian centers and blockade the country to the point of famine. Right now, 50,000 children are expected to die in Yemen by the end of this year. This civil war could very well be the worst humanitarian disaster of the 21st century. In fact, the entire Middle East would probably deserve that title. Hundreds of thousands are dead while millions more starve and flee their homes for safety.

And what does the US do? Does it actually try to fulfill its role as the "world's policeman" and bring an end to this bloodshed? No. Instead, we decide to illegally give the Saudis cluster bombs and commit drone strikes ourselves in a war against Yemen.

I am impressed by your knowledge of Middle Eastern current affairs. It's always interesting to read your posts, especially since you're from the region.

Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Vetriutan 2

Axeldonia wrote:M O D E R A T E R E B E L S

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Nuremgard wrote:I am impressed by your knowledge of Middle Eastern current affairs. It's always interesting to read your posts, especially since you're from the region.

Thanks! But of course, I am knowledgeable about Middle Eastern current affairs. It's my motherland, and I want to see how it develops. It's the same with how you are informed on Scottish and UK political affairs.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Lex Caledonia

Vetriutan 2 wrote:http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/52a1c37869bedd476f5aaefd-960/independent-1993%20(1)-1.jpeg

Thanks! But of course, I am knowledgeable about Middle Eastern current affairs. It's my motherland, and I want to see how it develops. It's the same with how you are informed on Scottish and UK political affairs.

Of course. Forgive me if I sounded patronising. I just think it's cool to hear the opinions of an actual Middle Eastern person on Middle Eastern affairs.

Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Vetriutan 2

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