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Region: The Confederacy of Free Nations
Speaking of monarchs, there is a series on YouTube called Private Lives of Monarchs. I'm going to watch them later. Thought I'd let you know about it in case you were interested (unless you've already seen them.)
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica
Give me some credit, Stormy
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica
He might be better from a British point of view, but only slightly. Keep in mind, this is the guy who literally went insane in his later years, to the point that his son had to take over as regent.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_III_of_the_United_Kingdom#Later_life
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_IV_of_the_United_Kingdom#Regency_crisis_of_1788
We would have, but when Ru returned, we didn't really have a choice.
Sorry to hear that, Russ. Are you alright?
Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard, Lavan Tiri, Au Minbo, Penguania And Antarctica
Good Day! Hope everyone has a good day!
Song of the day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccenFp_3kq8
The Chancellor's Public Schedule [I]16 April 2018
(All times Eastern. Subject to change.)
16:00 The Chancellor holds his weekly conference with the Vice Chancellor
Bearlong, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Axeldonia, Hyderbourg
From a mental standpoint? I'm doing ok. Physical? Not so much. I'm only just hitting the halfway point of my shift... *nickers sadly*
Lavan Tiri, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica
I know what he went through. But he also oversaw Britain during the Napoleonic Wars and when he wasn't insane was a fairly good King. You have to remember the bloke had dementia and his youngest daughter died, all the while he was under immense pressure over ruling the Empire. Unfortunately, those born into royalty sometimes aren't as fortunate and not natural rulers.
I've heard of it, but haven't watched it - it is good we recognise that monarchs are humans just like us, but I often find those kind of programs use debated issues as fact simply to entice viewers.
Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica
The only thing I dislike about those kind of programmes is how fawning and sycophantic the presenters can be.
Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova
[spoiler=Today is April 16 and today are:]
Today is April 16 and today are:
- Birthday of José de Diego (Puerto Rico)
- Birthday of Queen Margrethe II (Denmark)
- Day of the Mushroom
- Emancipation Day (Washington D.C.)
- Foursquare Day
- Memorial Day for the Victims of the Holocaust (Hungary)
- Memorial Day/Parents' Day (Moldova)
- National Bean Counter Day (United States)
- National Eggs Benedict Day (United States)
- National Librarian Day (United States)
- National Orchid Day (United States)
- National Healthcare Decisions Day (United States)
- National Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day (United States)
- Patriot's Day (Maine, Massachusetts)
- Queen's Birthday (Saint Helena)
- Remembrance of Chemical Attack on Balisan and Sheikh Wasan (Iraqi Kurdistan)
- Save the Elephant Day
- Sechseläuten (Switzerland)
- World Voice Day
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[spoiler=This day in history:]
This day in history:
- 1457BC 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.
- AD73 Masada, a Jewish fortress, falls to the Romans after several months of siege, ending the Great Jewish Revolt.
- 1346 Duan 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 RushBagot 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 PolishSoviet 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 Ustae 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 MarxistLeninist 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
Never retreat. Never explain. Get it done and let them howl.
- Benjamin Jowett (English Theologian, 1817-1893) -
Note: Penguania_And_Antarctica assumes no responsibility or guarantee for correctness of any given information. Any recourse to courts of law is excluded.
Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Mercunova, The British Islands Confederacy
Sorry to hear that. Hope you feel better soon!
I suppose so. I can't fault him for being dealt a bad card. But even when things were going good, I would argue that was more Parliament's doing that King George's (including the American Revolution, which I attribute more to Parliament than King George), and George III's few attempts to take an active role in governance were bungled (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_III_of_the_United_Kingdom#Constitutional_struggle). George III was simply a step in the gradual evolution of the British monarch into the constitutional, ceremonial figurehead we now today.
https://youtu.be/1_hKLfTKU5Y
Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
That's why monarchy is a terrible system of government. Leaders shouldn't be born into their positions.
British, Jas. George III was a British monarch, not an English one. Being nit picky I know but still.
Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
Alright, fair enough. I'll edit that.
Penguania And Antarctica
How's your own monarch doing these days? And his regent?
Penguania And Antarctica
Good, thank you. King Michael and his wife just got back from a charity event for people with autism/autism spectrum disorder, and Prince Regent Jason and his wife are going to see a play before Jason goes back to budget negotiations with Parliament.
What about your royals? How is Emperor Stefan doing?
Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica
Tsar Stefan if you please. :P He's doing nothing particularly special. Just the usual engagements. Although the prospect of bringing back the death penalty was aired recently but the vast majority of politicians (and the public) in Nuremgard are against it. The Tsar was relieved about this (quietly of course, he's not allowed to express his political opinions openly.)
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
I must say, the Queen's Green Planet programme on TV was bloody fantastic. Learning all about the Queen's Commonwealth Canopy and her efforts to expand forest link are so amazing, and good on her and her family for taking the initiative to use the platform of the Commonwealth for environmental good. I have a great enthusiasm for trees, and the programme ended on her in Windsor during the Winter, and Windsor Great Park is but 10 minutes walk from my front door at university - so I spend a lot of time there. It was amazing seeing the very trees I marveled at, climbed and enjoyed being enjoyed by HM as well. It's important we do all we can to protect and learn about the environment.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Have you been to Windsor Castle? Me and my sister were going to visit some of the palaces when we planned on going to London to see the Harry Potter studios. We didn't go though. Neither of us are very good at making travel plans.
Penguania And Antarctica
I've been up to it and around it, but not in it - it's on my immediate to do list after I finish exams in the summer. I've been to the park itself probably nearing 200 times since I started uni. It's so beautiful.
Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica
There was a tour that lasted all day which covered Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle. Probably best to do that if I ever go to London alone or I somehow find a boyfriend who is sad enough to go about the palaces with me lol
Penguania And Antarctica
Hey! I resemble that remark!
Nuremgard, Jaslandia
I'm a republican but I love royal history. I have a friend like that too lol
Axeldonia
I mean I'm an anarchist and I unironically love heraldry and many things about old institutions in general
Nuremgard
I'd only be a monarchist if I get to be the monarch.
Jaslandia, Axeldonia
I think it's suffice to say that Scotland has achieved best nation in the British Isles.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Lex Caledonia
Watching that Private Lives documentary. Not even two minutes in and they refer to Edward as the King of England. I rolled my eyes.
Seriously, it's not f*cking rocket science. He was the King of Great Britain, or if you want to be really specific, of the United Kingdom. These people are English! They should know the bloody difference between England and Britain.
This boils my piss.
Ludania, Axeldonia, Mercunova
Nah, according to these historians I'm watching, Britain is England and England is Britain. What is this Scotland you speak of?
Axeldonia
Well the capital is in England. The monarch is from England and lives in England. The Parliament is in England. The history is often tracked through England.
Sounds like England :P
Penguania And Antarctica
Ha. Funny.
Penguania And Antarctica
You'd probably want to do them separately, Windsor isn't too close to Westminster and they both take quite a while to get around.
Penguania And Antarctica
Nah mate, it's not.
In all seriousness though, I can see how one would be annoyed at that.
Penguania And Antarctica
I think the tour lasted like 8 hours or something like that so they must have been very thorough.
Penguania And Antarctica
What makes it worse is the episode is about Victoria. If any monarch could be called a Scotophile, it was her. But nope. She must have spent her summers in North Britain/England, not Scotland.
Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica
Might get married in Ireland or Scotland. Would be nice to get married there.
I know from the religious standpoint, Ireland would be amazing as its one of the original centers for congregations during Cromwell.
Penguania And Antarctica
I wouldn't mention that to them. The Irish don't exactly have very fond opinions of him.
Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
Well, that's the point. Because of Cromwell, a lot of Quakers moved to Ireland. Essentially the Catholic Irish were more tolerant of the Quakers than the Protestant English.
Most of the oldest still going congregations exist in Ireland.
Penguania And Antarctica
Depending on how far back you go, the monarch is actually from Germany.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Hanover
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Saxe-Coburg_and_Gotha
Ah yes, Tsar. My apologies for the incorrect title.
Nuremgard, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica
Think how annoyed I get when England is called Britain and Britain is called England.
There's some seriously old Quaker halls in England
Penguania And Antarctica
I don't understand why many people insist on being so thick. I mean, is it hard to know the difference or is it just laziness?
Yukona
I'm convinced they're not too bright. One of them called Louis XIV's wife Maria Theresa of Austria and then literally a few seconds later, another called her Maria Theresa of Spain.
It doesn't look that high production tbh
Nuremgard
Shame. I enjoy a well made royal doc. Last Days is a good series. I like their ones on Mary, Queen of Scots and Charles II. Bloody Queens was a good doc too.
[spoiler=Update from Parliament]Parliament is currently debating one proposal while another five proposals are currently being voted upon. They are as follows.
Debate (Ending Wednesday, April 18)
[list][*]The Amendment to the Code of Criminal Behaviour Act can be accessed here:
http://thecoffincofn.boards.net/thread/86/amendment-code-criminal-behaviour-act[/list]
Vote (Ending Friday, April 20)
[list][*]The Amendment to the Court of International Law and Justice Act can be accessed here:
http://thecoffincofn.boards.net/thread/77/amendment-court-international-law-justice
[*]The Discord Establishment, Structure and Administration Act can be accessed here:
http://thecoffincofn.boards.net/thread/83/discord-establishment-structure-administration-act
[*]The Codification of Internal Affairs Act can be accessed here:
http://thecoffincofn.boards.net/thread/82/codification-internal-affairs-act
[*]The Mentorship Act can be accessed here:
http://thecoffincofn.boards.net/thread/81/mentorship-act
[*]The Citizen Confidentiality Amendment can be accessed here:
http://thecoffincofn.boards.net/thread/80/citizen-confidentiality-amendment[/list]
As always, citizens are encouraged to read these proposals and participate in their respective debate/vote.
Thanks,
[nation=short]Continental COmmonwealths[/nation]
Speaker of Parliament[/spoiler]
Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Lex Caledonia, Mercunova
Well yeah, there would be because we're originally from Britain. But following Cromwell, most of the original members left for Ireland.
http://www.latlmes.com/world/russian-planes-targeted-us-naval-vessels-shortly-after-syria-missile-strike-1
Russkov Soviet
I don't mind getting Rick rolled. I like that song.
Russkov Soviet
Russkov Soviet Does your country control territories that include Georgia, Armenia or Azerbaijan? Or any of the 'stan countries that border Russia?
Russkov Soviet
I control Georgia, Armenia, and parts of Azerbaijan, along with the western parts of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan on the map
Russkov Soviet
Ah righto.
There's still plenty around
Yeah. That happens when the guy's been dead for a good couple centuries.
Still would rather go to Ireland.
He's dead?
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
whoa whoa
Cromwell is dead?
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
They're both accurate, though.
Wait which Cromwell are we talkin bout here?
Penguania And Antarctica
They are?
Yeah, died in 1658. Where have you been.
Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica
You could say Cromwell was the first British nationalist.
Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica
Yeah. Hapsburg Spanish Infantas are sometimes known as 'of Austria' instead of 'of Spain' despite being born to the King of Spain instead of the Holy Roman Emperor. They're more likely to have been known as 'of Austria' in their own time as the Habsburgs were the House of Austria. Louis XIV's own mother, for example, was Anne of Austria but born to Phillip III of Spain. You see them both used interchangeably.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia
That's just needlessly confusing. As if regnal names aren't confusing enough already.
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri
Makes life more interesting!
Lavan Tiri
Sorry mate went for a sh*t, hows the colony in the New World doing?
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova
Perhaps the best line from Darkest Hour.
"Tell the Lord Privy Seal that I am sealed in the privy, and can deal with only one sh!t at a time!"
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/04/16/syria-blocks-chemical-weapons-inspectors-site-attack/520400002/
Not clickbait like before unfortunately :<
Lavan Tiri
Quick Update {4/17/2018 12:25 AM}
-[OOC]- I am feeling better, but only just. My bosses are apologetic after making me work such a long shift with poor health, but that bcomes moot as I will be back in tomorrow regardless of my status.
-[IC]- The war with Blackacre has begun with a bloody first battle. Troops of the 230th Rifle Divison and the 5th Motorized Corps began their push into the country. The Red Army was met by the 2nd, 5th, and 9th Black Eagle Divisons east of Lebul. Around 5,300 Red Army soldiers died during the assault on the town, but enemy casualties are rumored to be around just 4,000. The city is expected to fall in the next couple of days.
In lighter news, Premier Aleksi Coltsov has decided to learn how to play the bagpipes alongside his father. After hearing many stories of his fathers trips to Sodor, Scotland and the Mainland, Aleksi has become enamored with the mysteries that lie beyond Europe and the "Pond". It is his plan for the Coltsov Family to join the Red Army Choir on their tour to the Isles and play. We can only hope they learn well, for we don't want to offend our Scottish brothers.
This will be scheduled for after the family heads to Jaslandia to visit His Majesty, Prince Regent Jason and the Royal Family. The visit is meant to be a simple leisure call, but Aleksander is due to receive a medal from the Prince Himself. The trip is coming up, as crews feverishly prepare the iconic Mare Force One. However, due to the war in neighboring Blackacre, the security levels will be raised. Mare Force One is normally escorted by three fighter jets before being handed off to the other nations air force, but this time we will see two entire squadrons of about twenty jets who will hold the escort til the plane lands.
While on the subject of military matters, the border of Chernarus State has seen a surprising development as well. In accordance with Chernarus-Russo talks, the Red Army will be heavily thinning the troops on the border. This is due to the past treatment of the area by the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation, despite the nearly non-existent Equestrian participation. Red Army forces are expected to drop from around 150,000 to just under 30,000.
As always, try to have a great day and may the Red Banner lead you to Victory!
{Any questions, comments, and concerns will be directed to the Office of the Premier.}
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Driselbian Ambassador No 1
Eh, I'd say he was more of an opportunistic general who saw the easy pickings for getting rule without being king, which would have been a lot more harder to convince. He was just a dictator motivated by personal gain and puritanism, afaik.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri
I liked Churchill cackling over "Up your bum!"
Nuremgard, Mercunova
Churchill's a brilliant man- the pinnacle of British stoicism. If you're going through hell, keep bloody going!
Lavan Tiri
I'm surprised the Cromwellian union was dissolved after the restoration of the monarchy. You'd think Charles III would have used it as a way of consolidating his power and forming a unified British state sooner.
Lavan Tiri, Axeldonia
Ah, the good old Germans. There's something German everywhere in daily life. :D
http://s2.quickmeme.com/img/b1/b150ce1da0638f29fe9130cf106f8189d9492ba9c76a0def4d0ce0d07e8fb228.jpg
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Percyton
^
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Lex Caledonia, Mercunova, Yukona
He was too busy slaying wenches and partying #CharlesII4Kingbutonlyafterelizabethdiesthatwouldbemeantosayotherwise
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica
You're telling me even the Queens GeRmAN noW? THIs CoUnTrys GONE TO the dOGS
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Lex Caledonia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrKQj_bYp-8
Lavan Tiri, Yukona
Hey all,
I'm an unofficial ambassador region from The Pan Pacific, from the region of Driselbia. Your region caught my eye due to the whole Ruclax shenanigans, and you guys actually look a lot like our region (medium-size active non-themed region with good RP). I thought I'd send a puppet over to say hi.
Bearlong, Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona, Percyton
Hello and welcome!
My name is Peng and I'm currently the Minister of Justice of this lovely place.
Make yourself at home and enjoy your stay. :D
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Percyton, Midasia
Thanks!
As of now, I'm currently an unofficial ambassador, but I've got tacit approval from our supreme leader Consul Trigori to be here, and I'm currently asking for official Ambassador status so I can acquire citizenship.
So, how did you find out about the CFN?
Bearlong, Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Bloody foreigners. Coming over here, taking our crown.
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
Following new legislation in Shazria, Leader signs the laws but abides by none of them. Quite right too!
The Shah: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNJDV1XoEpw
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Driselbian Ambassador No 1
If you want to be technical, going all the way back, the English (Anglo-Saxons) were foreigners.
Ludania, Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri
Yup. The Normans were French yet the English ended up hating the French. So they ended up hating themselves.
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Mercunova
Ah, I see you are a person of culture as well =^)
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica
I had a nation founded on NS in 2013 but lost track of it very soon. In summer 2015 I wanted to revive that nation but I couldn't remember the password nor had I registered it through an e-mail address. So it was lost.
So I founded this nation and joined that region from which I got a TG, the Commonwealth Of Free Nations. On late New Year's Eve/ early New Year's Day I wished everyone a happy new year. That was the first time I posted on the RMB. Nuremgard was the first who replied to that message. So I got in touch with the community. We moved regions several times but always sticked together. And then we ended here. We lost some older members due to inactivity and change in their lifes but some of the oldest are still with us.
Tho the one who (via regional TG) addressed me to get engaged was Continental Commonwealths.
So that's my story. :)
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Continental Commonwealths, Percyton, Driselbian Ambassador No 1
Nice!
I'm assuming the Commonwealth was a predecessor to the Confederacy? Why did everyone switch over?
Bearlong, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
The Shah rules in the grand manner, meaning he doesn't need to deal with pesky things like a parliament or constitution.
Lavan Tiri, Driselbian Ambassador No 1
ha, what's a constitution?
Do as I say, not as I do, lol
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica
Long long story. After the CFN we moved to the Next Generation Alliance after that we moved to The Most Serene Republic Of Montaris and then we left for the CoFN (current region). And we hope that this will be our final region without any more moving.
I'm not a good storyteller so you better ask Jaslandia, Sulania, Unfallious, Kalaron what exactly happened.
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Percyton, Driselbian Ambassador No 1
Exactly. He's the god-emperor, you are the subject. :P
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Driselbian Ambassador No 1
Interesting - I think I remember hearing about the trek to Montaris/AEGIS Alliance a year or two ago. Sounds like a long story.
nice
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Yukona It was only until recently that I discovered being head of the Commonwealth is not the hereditary position of the British monarch. The organisation's leaders will be choosing the new head soon. Do you support the UK's candidate in Prince Charles or do you think it should be someone else? Or do you not care? lol
Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Driselbian Ambassador No 1
Angela Merkel should be the new British Monarch.
Nuremgard, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica
I wish she was the Prime Minister.
Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Driselbian Ambassador No 1
Looked up the last two. Montaris is only one nation and one post spanning 192 days ago. The NGA's last is nearly two years ago. God I feel old now.
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Driselbian Ambassador No 1
Do you really?
Nuremgard, Lavan Tiri, Yukona
And so were the Celts. And so were the Neolithic settlers. And so were the Paleolithic hunter-gatherers. Their's a great sketch by Stewart Lee where he outlines UKIP's 'bloody foreigner' ethos by going all the way back from the Polish immigrants to fish coming up on land and evolving [spoiler]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EHT6rNpABA[/spoiler]
I'd like it to be Prince Charles because I really like him and think he'd continue to use the Commonwealth as a platform for environmental development, as he's extremely committed and learned on that. On the other hand, seeing one not from the UK would be great progress and represent that the Commonwealth is a union of many nations with a large amount of diversity and culture. So to sum it all up, I have no exact preference, I think either option could work well.
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Driselbian Ambassador No 1
Yes. Theresa May is a weak, authoritarian, heartless, incompetent old bitch. Merkel may be a conservative but I respect her.
Fair enough. I don't care who takes over. I just wanted your opinion.
Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Driselbian Ambassador No 1
On the subject of Merkel, I'd say that's an "always green on the other side" point of view, but that's just my personal opinion. Also, I know you don't care - I've known you long enough to know you don't, but just to tag on, the Commonwealth is mainly about trade and the environment for me.
Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Driselbian Ambassador No 1
Perhaps you're right but she's still a better leader than May. Do you think the Commonwealth will be receptive to a post-Brexit Britain in terms of trade and diplomacy?
Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Driselbian Ambassador No 1
I invite you to live a year in Germany. =P
(be quick, with that weak government coalition it could be the end of Merkel sooner than you'd expect.)
Nuremgard, Lavan Tiri
Oh it'll be receptive, whether it's good enough or a substitute is not what I want to be arguing for - regardless of our position in the EU we should ensure the Commonwealth benefits from trade with Britain and we do with it, and more importantly we should devote more money into helping develop and cooperate with the countries we either created or conquered.
Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica
What do you say to those Brexit voters who voted Leave because of immigration but must accept more immigration from the Commonwealth for favourable trade deals?
A shame May's minority government has't collapsed yet.
Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica
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