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Region: The Confederacy of Free Nations
I had it for years. I always took the pro-corporation/lower taxation option which worked great for ages. Then all of a sudden the employment rate just dropped. I got too annoyed with it. Part of me wants to bring it back.
Russkov Soviet, Spanelsko
I can understand that, i mean seriously among many things that make no sense in NS (like higher taxes= more money for people) unemployment is one of them. ALSO if you want to see my most extreme nation i ever made its Krajtago (krajtago is a bit changed name in czech from the Kartágo to Krajtago as Krajta is a certain type of snake, and as its on the flag it seemed funny to me)
Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard
Krajtago= 402 for most Authoritarian in the WORLD
i am very proud of my child.
Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard
Oh, I think you'll be fine. He and I have met a couple of times in the past.
Nuremgard
Do you like him? Also, I -finally- legalised tobacco again in Nurem. Only took...a few years,
Russkov Soviet, Spanelsko
Merc begins plotting
Nuremgard, Spanelsko
Don't worry. It's not in this region lol
Mercunova, Spanelsko
Merc halts plotting but keeps a suspicious eye
Nuremgard, Spanelsko
But of course! You weren't kidding when you said he was a dish... and I'm straight! And congratulations! I'm sure the people are glad.
Nuremgard, Spanelsko
Hehe thank you. His husband thinks he's a dish too. Smokers are relieved, as are the tobacco companies lol
Russkov Soviet, Spanelsko
3rd in Authoritarianism, and yet my people are happy as can be.
Nuremgard, Spanelsko
Happily brainwashed perhaps? My people are very happy too despite the crushing taxes.
Russkov Soviet, Spanelsko
Brainwashed? Hmmm... It does seem like it. But I think it's a combination of patriotism and a sense of power. Under the Coltsov family, we've: Won the last NINE wars, survived FOUR uprisings, THREE Nuclear Apocalypses, TWO Zombie Apocalypses, and countless skirmishes.
Nuremgard, Spanelsko
Wow. Well done to you, guys lol. Long live the Coltsov family!
Russkov Soviet, Spanelsko
Aleksander: Yes.. If a certain colt of mine would have his mate bear me a foal!
Aleksi: I'm working on it! It's not easy running this nation you know.
Nuremgard, Spanelsko
Hehe. Nurem's royals have the best of both world. They have the wealth and privilege but don't need to exercise any power.
Russkov Soviet, Spanelsko
Congratulations, i am sure that these achievements will be remembered for a long time.
Just like my endless fails and suffering.
Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard
Well... Your nation is still there, eh? So I wouldn't say 'fails'. Instead of comparing yourself to another nation, look instead to what your people have accomplished! Your military is feared due to their unique fighting capabilities, your citizens can survive where others cannot, your nation has been invaded many times and yet remains Spanelsko. Take heart comrade, for we are all accomplished in our own ways.
Nuremgard, Spanelsko
It indeed is, by failures i meant that we dissolved into civil war like 20-30 times in 2 years (impressive in its own right) utterly eradicated all environment and have been forced to abandon most of our industry on the surface.
Although its true that our nation has survived a lot, we have one of the best armies the world has to offer and we can survive the harshest environments easily. We made outsiders (like russians which we ironically saved) into fanatical nationalists and survived nuclear war for which we barely prepared for if i don't count the fact that we live underground. Created giant monsters scientists can dream of and our research and intelligence is also great. And created an undead earth for sometime. So yeah you are right, Spanelsko is a great nation in its own weird right. Thank you comrade for reminding me that i am not utterly a terrible leader.
Russkov Soviet
Seconds ago: Following new legislation in Ludania, King Geraint IV lights cigars with a hundred-Coron bill.
This is 100% accurate.
Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica, Spanelsko
Anyone else notice there is a new policy available to enact? It's Capitalism.
https://www.nationstates.net/nation=nuremgard/detail=policies
Russkov Soviet, Spanelsko, Vovodoco
[I]Capitalism[/I] If that blasted practice didn't lead to my economy and military collapsing.. I might have smiled at this. (I kid, I kid. Its cool they did that.)
Nuremgard, Spanelsko
Something to remind ourselves why Capitalism is an atrocity and Communism is better (completely IC)
Translation of the name: Forward Left! Forward Left! alternate name as its in the video: Forward Left! Not even a Step Back!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oLltEixR8Y
The song starts at 01.31
Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard
Jealous, I don't know how I enacted "No Smoking" on mine by mistake..
Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard
I did it accidentally years ago. I only managed to legalise it again yesterday. Now I'm just waiting on an issue to let me lower taxes.
Russkov Soviet
Hi everyone! I've been looking for a home for this reborn nation of mine. I myself prefer "passive role play": as in I don't really like making characters and sticking to a plot. I just want to expand my factbook and have a spot on a map. I'd only very temporarily rp, and mostly for other nation's nations benefit if,say, they didn't have enough nations to do something.
Is that level of detachment okay here? Or would it be better to look elsewhere? TG me or just reply if you have any questions.
Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Spanelsko
AlsoI'm typing on a phone,so exist me if I accidentally type something stupid 😂
Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYygygGn2R0
Welcome to the region! There is roleplay here but if you want to just park your nation here and chill, that's okay too.
Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Spanelsko, Vovodoco
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Vovodoco
That's a great thing to come back to. I was a little peeved that socialism got its own policy banner and capitalism got just the ABSENCE of the socialist banner. Much approved.
Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica
How do you subscribe to that newsletter thingy?
TG me.
Vovodoco
telegram Dftba-Land
Vovodoco
I don't like how they removed the Free Press banner. They should also include a Democracy banner since Autocracy has its own banner.
Vovodoco
Done. ✔
Lunctland
They've got something close. I have Proportional Representation
Votes translate linearly to elected representation, with no seats or electoral college.
They should split it up a little differently. At first, you'd get one of two banners: republic or autocracy. But then you could get a second banner for having a specific type of either republic or autocracy.
[Spoiler=Democratic example] Because the people in your nation ultimately run the government, you get the policy banner of a republic. But then you could get a 2nd banner for being a direct democracy OR a 2nd banner for being a representative democracy OR etc...[/spoiler]
[Spoiler=Autocratic example] Because no elections or otherwise democratic functions are held in your nation, you get the policy banner of an autocracy. But then you could get a 2nd banner for being a monarchy OR a 2nd banner for being a theocratic dictatorship OR etc...[/spoiler]
That way you at least cover the basics, and then you can trigger more specifc banners with your policies.
Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard, Deimosan
Wait... Did you guys have a map on NS? I can't find one.
Russkov Soviet
That's too nuanced for NS. I love it just gives you the Autocracy banner if you're a dictatorship. It assumes there is an autocrat. It could be a one-party state. It could be an oligarchy. There are numerous forms of dictatorship, not just one person ruling everything.
If NS programmers always stuck to the traditional meaning of terms, I'd agree with you. But they don't. They define socialism as, "Industry is owned and run by the government in a centrally planned economy," even though central planning isn't really a requirement according to any official definition you look up. The only common theme all definitions seem to agree on is public ownership.
I'd prefer my system not because I think it's an objectively good way to define autocracy, but because it allows for the creation of more banners that more easily describe your nation.
Tho you do actually make a good point the more I think about it. I'm sure there's a better word than "autoctacy" to describe any system in which the voices of the people are muffled, kind of how republic basically means "not a monarchy."
Nuremgard
I also don't like how the game gives you binary effects if you pursue certain policies. For example, if your nation is religious, it has to be socially conservative or unscientific. Or it cannot be scientifically advanced and religious.
Lol oh don't get me started. The one that bugs me so much is business subsidization. Most of the time if I do ANYTHING even remotely market oriented the game assumes I hand out tax payer dollars to corporations. And a bunch of it too lmao
Nuremgard
I'm on a mission to gut my income taxes. I only recently managed to reverse the tobacco ban after accidentally outlawing it a few years ago. But I've been waiting for ages for a tax issue and nada.
Hi there I'm new
Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova
Welcome to the region. Nice flag.
Russkov Soviet, Penguania And Antarctica
The Great Supreme Lord Khan Honored With New Statue
If i knew that killing enemies of the regime in foreign nations made my people make me statues i would have been doing this long time ago.... so is anyone opposing or in any way disagreeing with the Spanelskaen regime?
Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard
welcome, may your stay here be a pleasant one.
Russkov Soviet, Penguania And Antarctica
You do what you think is best.... just don't attack me or my allies.
Spanelsko
I doubt your dissidents would flee to my secondary nation: a pan-Arab socialist dictatorship with a developing economy and major unemployment problem. However, Nuremgard will not tolerate dissidents being executed on its soil.
Russkov Soviet, Spanelsko
I was going to maintain my new Muslim nation as a republican Ba'athist state but the ideology is too complex to properly implement in NS. So I'm reverting to form and making it a monarchy.
Penguania And Antarctica
That feeling when yours is the only branch of regional government who can keep their office nations active...
Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica
The sole reason why I don't run... until there's a (Head of the Regional Nuclear Weaponry). xD
I kid, I kid... sorta.
Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Spanelsko
Let's streamline regional government ...
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ITNvMeyrz617kjDqdgs2LgOnBtQQHsutAIJCXOvvOEY/edit?usp=sharing
Russkov Soviet, Mercunova
why does article 2 need to exist?
Russkov Soviet
To make things more efficient in a way the fathers of our constitution haven't thought of.
Where you live are there real or artificial Christmas trees more popular?
Russkov Soviet, Lex Caledonia, Anglia Imperium
Real. We look down on artificial ones since a lot of people here just go out and cut their own trees.
Russkov Soviet, Penguania And Antarctica
Looks like artificial here, but our family goes out of the way for real... save for this year. No tree this time.
Au Minbo, Penguania And Antarctica
Artificial. My family has this weird belief that if we get real the dog will eat the needles from the tree and die??
Russkov Soviet, Penguania And Antarctica
Issue name: Following Yonder Star (its basically an issue about a religious figure being born and 3 kings wanting to attend)
The Talking Point
Claims of miracles are met with calls to eradicate religion as superstitious nonsense.
Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard
You also get beasties from real trees. No thank you.
Russkov Soviet, Penguania And Antarctica
Hmmmmm......
Spanelsko
Artificial ones I think, although I've seen many folks who have real ones
Penguania And Antarctica
Interesting how different the tree issue is.
Anglia Imperium
My family used the same artificial tree for 10 years because we're lazy bastards :L
Nuremgard, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Anglia Imperium, The British Islands Confederacy
For me it isn't true Christmas when we don't have a real tree. So I insist to have a real tree in our house. Even if I have to pay for it and not my parents.
Nuremgard, Anglia Imperium
My grandmother had the same artificial tree for about twenty years. After every Christmas, instead of undecorating it and putting it away, she would simply move it to the spare room and throw a sheet over it.
Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard, Lex Caledonia
To any celebrating, Chag Sameach Chanukah!
Russkov Soviet, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, The British Islands Confederacy
The Talking Point
Foreign leaders who don't applaud The Great Supreme Lord Khan's speeches are regarded as enemies of Spanelsko.
Well, this escalated quickly.
Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard
I'm becoming Christmassy :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXPoYbvvSzI
Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard, Lex Caledonia
It did. I mean... What if I'm busy within my nation and missed the speech? Then logic would dictate that we are enemies just because I had no idea. Smooth... >_>
Nuremgard, Spanelsko
True, i can send you times when i do my speeches so you won't have to wake up one day to see a nuclear missile flying towards you.
Russkov Soviet
The Issue
Having already attended to all your appointments, made a few important decisions, and dismissed several small matters, you have nothing left to do and have turned to your mail. Your secretary, Isabelle Barry, shows you a little letter with a heart on the envelope that shed like you to look at.
The Debate
Hi! My names Miles, Im five (but am often mistaken for five-and-a-half). I wanted to thank you for being my leader. Love, Miles, your secretary reads aloud, her lower lip wobbling. That is so sweet! The Great Supreme Lord Khan, we have to read these more. If you dont, then I certainly will. Dont you want to hear how great youre doing while youre solving the nations problems?
I personally think that there's something wrong with a kid that thank's me for being his/her leader, i mean really soon we will be starting another world war and this kid will likely be one of the ´´voluntary conscripts´´ so yeah....
Russkov Soviet
As if I haven't seen enough in my lifetime, much less my fathers.
Ladies and Gentlemen... Propaganda and brainwashing at its finest.
Spanelsko
Being brainwashed into a fanatical zealot of the leading Khan is not a bad thing you know. If you weren't in Russia i would by now sent you to the re-education camp comrade.
As for nukes, i mean in life how can someone say that they have seen enough of them? *violently presses the big red button which says: Nuke Random targets´*
Russkov Soviet
And don't worry, we made sure not to accidentally fire upon you, only on everyone who we don't see as a friend (probably half the known world)
The Talking Point
The state has declared war on the environment and environmentalists by association.
And now we are at war with nature. I wonder who isn't my enemy at this point (not counting ruskov and nurem, also peng and sodor)
Ha! You wish. My loyalty to the Motherland is UNBREAKABLE!
And I can. Between all the games, movies, NS, and so on... I accepted the possibility long ago.. *casually leans on desk and presses a button labeled "Stalin's Hammer"* Oops..
So you launched nukes on us when we didn't, well time to repay you comrade.
Ahem, how about 500 casually presses the button called 500 nukes
Russkov Soviet
It's a good thing we've already gone *Metro 2033* here then. And "Stalin's Hammer" isn't for the nukes, but rather the military. "Putin's Pride" is the nukes... you have launched your nukes over a miscommunication. ;P
OK, well.... this is embarrassing.... well it would be waste to just destroy them, so types something into his computer called ´´go up to space and explode´´ this should do the trick.
Russkov Soviet
You see, this is why these kind of nicknames are dangerous to have for such weaponry. That's why we got the nickname 'Divine Retribution' for our nuclear weaponry. It has the usual religious symbolism, and everyone who hears it can easily understand it.
Russkov Soviet, Spanelsko
Truly inspiring and Genius i would say.
If only Ruskov had such things, i mean yes we have thousands of nukes but still 500 wasted on space fireworks.....
Russkov Soviet, The Cross And Davids Star, Percyton
Pray for my United Kingdom, friends. It is about to go to war to save some of its subjects from slavery in a foreign nation.
Russkov Soviet, Percyton
Penguania And Antarctica What do you make of Merkel's successor Kramp-Karrenbauer as head of the CDU? I read that she's very socially conservative. She's against gay marriage and wants to put more restrictions on doctors carrying out abortions.
I don't much like what I've read of her so far. I'd like to see Germany elect a left-wing government for a change.
Well, she supports a lot of positions Merkel has. Tho from a German point of view she's the better choice. Her strongest opponent Friedrich Merz would just make politics for rich and well-off people. This man proposed to get rid of normal pension but instead introduce pensioners shares where people can invest money during the time they work and get the divvy of those share when they are pensioners. I don't think a lot of people have the money to buy shares.
And to your last comment:
Left-wing? What are we? The GDR?? /jk
It's more likely that a right-wing government happens rather than a left-wing. A couple of years ago Die Linke (Left party) became strongest party in Thuringia and they have a Left Minister-President since then. For many people in the old states (former West Germany) it was unbelievable. Some said that Thuringia will become the new GDR and a Socialist state. And what happened?? NOTHING! Business as usual.
Nuremgard
Do you think Karrenbauer will win back voters from AfD and the Greens like she is planning to try?
Penguania And Antarctica
I don't know. It's a lot of coffee grounds reading you can do right now. Nobody can foresee the future.
Who dares enslave your people?!?
Nuremgard, Percyton, Spanelsko
Notice from the Consulship
Candidacy for the election has opened. Await a region-wide TG for all details
Bearlong, Au Minbo, Penguania And Antarctica, Lex Caledonia
Brasilistan have enslaved British citizens in their diamond mines. The King has ordered an invasion of the country.
Ludania, Russkov Soviet, Spanelsko
You know comrade, there's always the nuclear option once you save your people..... not that i would be suggesting anything.
Nuremgard
Got an issue in Nurem today. Gave me the chance to cut all welfare. My PM is a Conservative, not a dick. I know these two are not mutually exclusive but it's stupid to give me a daft option like that. It probably wouldn't have even cut taxes. Just give me a damn tax issue already!
Penguania And Antarctica, Spanelsko
YES, finally got rid of the smoking ban!
Nuremgard, Mercunova
Feels good doesn't it? You'll soon get a lot of tobacco-related issues. That happened to me after I legalised it.
Mercunova
Hello, all! I can't believe it's nearly Christmas! I've been busy delivering mail, presents, and passengers for the holiday season, but it's worth it for such a jolly time of year! And I did at least find time to change my flag into my Christmas one!
I'm going to try to be a bit more active here despite my work. But until then, I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Spanelsko
Same to you Percy <3
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia
Since Percy started Mercy Christmas to you all :)
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
The issue is literally called ´´waste of time´´
The Issue
Yesterday you spent several hours developing solutions to a complex sewage management dilemma that you had read about in a report in your desk drawer, only to realise today that this report was written eight years ago and that the problem was solved six years ago. Any one of the ministers, engineers or bureaucrats you consulted with yesterday could have told you this, but no-one did.
The Debate
Uh, begging your pardon, oh wise and glorious leader, pleads engineer Kimberly Black, but we have always been told that you are an infallible and ultimate authority, so we assumed you knew that the problem was already solved and that you were simply testing us in some way. With your permission, we will challenge that assumption in future, and speak our minds. Uh, as long as we dont get punished for doing so! Please dont hurt me!
The Great Supreme Lord Khan, you are of course infallible, shouts your head of secret police, moving in to put handcuffs on the engineer, and this worthless wretch has failed the loyalty test! Guards, take her away!
My own secret police is so brainwashed that they believe that i can't be wrong..... well i see that my extensive propaganda campaigns have maybe been too successful.
EDIT: The Talking Point
Nobody ever questions the unquestioned rule that questions must always be asked.
Reclassification
Spanelsko's Political Freedoms rose from Outlawed to Unheard Of.
Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard
What's the point in having a secret police if they're not brainwashed to have absolute loyalty to the leader and the regime?
Russkov Soviet, Spanelsko
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