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Region: The Confederacy of Free Nations
Oh. Well, this is embarrassing. *Quietly scoots out of the room*
Axeldonia, Mercunova
Don't worry, I'm sure Puerto Rico feels your pain, too
I have been thinking about my friend group a lot recently. I am the only gay one who is single. I probably will stay single in high school because no one my age is out and single. #ForeverAlone
Russkov Soviet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuNhTLVgV2Y
I wouldn't say *Forever* alone... It sounds more like #HighSchoolSingle to me. Besides... Once you graduate, the possibilities are endless..
Axeldonia, Midasia
can you direct me to the RP region?
This is why you go to uni in a very gay place. Might I suggest south Florida?
https://www.nationstates.net/region=the_confederacy_general
Yeah, the difference being that if Nunavut gets hit by a natural disaster tomorrow well actually help them.
Yukona, Gualimole
Unlike in communist Canada, we here in America allow people to pull themselves up by their bootstraps! The Puerto Ricans should pull themselves up from this disaster. However, if you're a big bank, then we'll pull you up because you're too big to fail. However, Puerto Rico is not too big to fail, so they have to pull themselves up.
'Murica
Nuremgard, Axeldonia, Yukona, Confederal States
Conservatives: helping people with the means to help themselves since forever.
Axeldonia, Gualimole
This reminds me of that Exchange between Kevin OLeary and Amanda Lang when OLeary is celebrating the greater concentration of the worlds wealth in the hands of fewer people because it (he posits) motivates people to work harder and become successful.
Langs response that all it takes for people in Africa making a dollar a day to succeed is to pull up their socks, and- wait, they dont have socks.
Nuremgard, Axeldonia, Gualimole
Oh, wait. This Exchange.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AuqemytQ5QA
Nuremgard, Gualimole
Baby Boomers still think it's the 80s, a time in which a college degree guaranteed you a job for the rest of your life and a time in which income and wealth inequality wasn't as bad as it is now in most developed nations.
I think I read somewhere that this will be the first generation to be worse off than their parents financially.
Gualimole
Late stage capitalism is late stage capitalism.
I read a comment which said the current economic model is "feudalism disguising itself as capitalism." I'd say that's accurate. Wealth inequality is at its worst levels in human history.
Gualimole
Our current economic model is capitalism. It's not feudalism. It's not corporatism. It's not crony capitalism. It's just capitalism. The incentive structures under the capitalist mode of production have led to the inequalities that we see now.
And there's no signs of that changing any time soon.
How soon is soon?
Well feudalism lasted a couple of thousand years. So I'd say that kind of time scale.
I disagree. In the next 100 years, due to the Fourth Industrial Revolution, we are likely going to enter into a virtually post-scarcity economy in which the capitalist mode of production is obsolete.
Well I'll be dead by then so meh.
Advances in health will allow us to live longer.
Dunno if that'll cover me.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow_effect
Have you prepared your gravestone yet?
/s
Nuremgard
I've considered it.
At least instances of battery don't kill people. Then you Scots would be really screwed.
Nuremgard
participate in "numberama" if you want to participate you must do a dispatch advertising coldian 2.0, later you will recive a number by telegram and you have to wait if your number is the winner if you win,you'll get the prize of 1 billon nasus
I'm very doubtful that any "post scarcity" society will ever exist so long as we can't transmute matter into energy and vice-versa. Optimization is probable if not certain, but anything resembling the eradication of scarcity is extremely unlikely at best and impossible at worst. And that's without resource depletion as a result of the increased number of humans.
I am genuinely curious:
https://www.strawpoll.me/15808848
Nuremgard, Vista Major
I said "virtually post-scarcity economy". Additionally, overpopulation is not really a concern due to falling birth rates. The 12 billionth person will never be born.
Liberal Socialism is best socialism. @ everyone you can fight me if you disagree.
Your ideology is an oxymoron. Never has there been a liberal democracy that practiced an economic system in which society collectively owns the means of production. One of the most important aspects of a liberal democracy is the protection of private property, which is fairly unsocialistic. Liberalism and capitalism are inseparable. The closest that liberal democracies have come to socialism is social democracy.
Nuremgard
That's why we're going fascist in Iberia. Liberal democracy doesn't work.
That's even worse.
It gets even worse. The ruling party plans to reintroduce feudalism.
Fascists generally are not neo-feudalists. These Iberian fascists must support a very unique type of fascism.
Mercunova, The West Country
To be honest, I'm highly doubtful a "virtual" post-scarcity economy will exist either. What are you counting on to make it relatively "Post-scarcity" and how do you plan to get there? Because as far as my realizations go when something seems too good to be true in terms of tech, it is indeed too good to be true.
My source for most tech-news, or more accurately, tech itself comes from Atomic Rockets since they tend to do their homework without getting too flowery eyed on what technology itself can do. http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/
Nurem's nations' cultures tend to be quite unique. For a Nurem nation it isn't totally out of the question.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Midasia
Yeah, I'm not sure what their ideology is to be honest. The ruling party is comprised mostly of aristocrats who want a return to feudalism and imperialism. They want a one-party state, are authoritarian Catholics and are pro-business.
What's next? A National Bolshevist society with mandatory bisexuality and no army?
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Mercunova
I wouldn't be surprised.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Gualimole
I was thinking a Trotskyist government where the Soviets must be made of a majority of homosexual females, dyed pink hair is the badge of office.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Mercunova, Gualimole
It's not real.
Midasia
my wee baby boi unf crushing dreams like usual
Midasia
Ty for the tariffs America enjoy ur (shadow) unemployment as we will ours
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Confederal States
The EU, Canada and Mexico are already preparing for retaliatory measures. The UK is "considering" it. Even now, May is desperate to climb up Trump's arse for a post-Brexit trade deal. Pathetic.
In other news, I cant believe that bitch Arlene Foster is coming to Scotland for the Orange marches. It's so bloody embarrassing.
Well, Canada is only considering it also while the federal government consults with the public for fifteen days.
Never mind that. Just do it.
Er, no. Here we consult with our constituents on public policy decisions, especially those that can impact families as well as small and medium sized enterprises.
Trudeaus strong stance on retaliating while also being levelheaded enough to engage in consultations before implementation is one of the few things I can commend the guy on throughout his tenure as PM.
Jaslandia, Confederal States
So long as you don't just sit under it. Cant let Trump bully you.
Ironically thats the attitude Trump has ^. Id rather we wait and see than jump into a trade war with our closest ally and institute protectionism and cause ourselves unemployment. Its nothing to do about jumping up his arse, were in a more precarious economic position.
So what you're saying is we should just sit under it?
No, not at all. In fact quite the opposite!
Why not just do nothing for the economic benefit of the United States?
/s
Seriously, man, the sooner Trump drops dead or leaves office the better.
Lol
The sooner Trump drops dead or leaves office, the sooner Trump drops dead or leaves office.
Things ain't gonna magically improve just because he's gone. Just as he ain't the panacea his supporters make him out to be, he's not the root of all evil either. He's a small part of a much bigger problem.
Bearlong, Nuremgard, Gualimole, The West Country
Yup. We should have kept you under the imperial jackboot. Look at all the trouble your country has caused since independence!
Bearlong, The West Country
You would have lost us at some point. Look at your empire now.
*looks around* What empire? Hehe.
Mercunova
You should look up Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynnes tweet chain from yesterday. She wasnt holding back. She wont be Premier in a weeks time, but still.
Oops. Sorry, was meant to be in response to Nurems
But you can look up Wynnes tweet too, Yuk :PHad a glance at her Twitter feed. Good on her.
Granted, theres an election next week and so she is in campaign mode. Would she have been this forceful outside of election time? I doubt it. But shes gotten fiesty these past few days. During Sundays debate she pre-empted any critiques of her record (shes the incumbent, obviously) by literally saying sorry, not sorry.
I never wanted her to be Premier, I never voted for her or her party, and I do not want her returned to power. But dammit, she actually ended up growing on me a bit.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia
Has her efforts to ingratiate herself with the French-speaking community also been part of campaign mode or does that pre-date this?
I dont recall that from my Ontario days, so Im going to guess the former. Ridings in Ottawa and with large military populations must be particularly close in terms of polls.
She's making Twitter postings in French too. Trying to harness Franco-Canadian votes.
When youre a party governing with a majority and youre still going into an election with only 17% in the polls, its amazing the new things you learn. I hope she starts polling well with nerds; I can die happy if she tweets in Klingon before this election is wrapped up.
Jaslandia
Don't pay too much attention to the polls. Theresa May did, arrogantly believing she'd win a crushing majority. She instead ended up with egg on her face, begging a bunch of Irish retards to prop up her government with a billion pound bribe.
Oh, Ive been burned by polls so many times that I consider them as reliable as the dregs from my tea. *suppresses trauma from 2012 Alberta election* I just added it as I know it influences their decisions.
Polls or no thought, she wont be re-elected. Premier Doug Ford is going to wild.
Yes, because Mike Pence is so much better, because that's who we'll get if Donald Trump leaves or dies before his term is up.
Just saying, I'm not trading a tornado for Armageddon.
Midasia, The West Country
Such is the nature of all empires! Wait until you see your own empire soon enough and we Brits - along with the Romans, Persians, Chinese and so on - will be able to collectively go "I told you so :)".
I'll be saying I told you so too. People of my political convictions are already diametrically opposed to empires.
I only said you would have lost us anyway, I never said anything about the faulty belief that the American empire will last forever.
Don't be reading into people's words.
Mind you, many Brits seem to view the Commonwealth as a quasi empire. A collection of countries full of people ready and willing to abase themselves before Mother Britain.
Mercunova
I was just making a supposition about "look at your empire now". I know you're not a particularly expansionist/nationalist Yank, I wasn't trying to say you said something you didn't nor did I assume that. There's no need to get defensive mate, it's all cricket.
Yes I think we can speak on behalf of all Brits we can say that the Commonwealth is definitely a quasi-empire for us to exploit to our heart's content!!
Did I say all Brits? I said many Brits. Including the government, since they thought they'd start up Empire 2.0 after Brexit.
Mercunova
And that we shall, set sail HMS Victory!
Just to be clear I've never heard or seen of your aforementioned view. Even within the realms of Brexit and Conservatives, the Commonwealth has been thought of as a profitable trade partner that shares our culture and history - not as a people to subjugate. I think the Commonwealth does a lot of good and although I'm not happy we're leaving the EU, I'm happy we're trading more (hopefully) with the CMW.
The Commonwealth shares our culture and values? Uh...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/14/uk-rows-back-on-plans-to-promote-gay-rights-at-commonwealth-summit
Yeah. They're just like us.
I'm not really fan of the Independent, their titles are very sensationalist and they're often quite bias. I think I could safely say that Anglicised countries do share our culture - yes. When I was talking of the wider block they share links in language, history and culture. Just because some countries are still developing and building their societies doesn't mean they're not worth our time, or related to us. We shouldn't force our Western ideals on them, they must develop naturally for them to succeed in the long term. It also our duty as their former overlords (I mean that in a bad sense) to pay back to them and help them get out of the rut that they're in - as we are partly responsible for it. As I said, the Commonwealth does a lot of good!
Britain cant even pay for itself, mate. How do you expect it to help build up the societies of its former colonies? Especially after Brexit.
Trade would help with that, I'd imagine
Uh huh. Because those countries will line up to trade with us.
I mean, the same could be said for Scotland, but people would still trade with Scotland. Don't be so hard on it, the UK exports $412 billion USD a year and has a huge consumer base.
At least Mike Pence is mentally stable, and HE has some respect for decency and the rule of law. I'd rather take a theocrat who plays by the rules, than a nutjob who makes it a personal goal to break every rule and norm he can find.
Continental Commonwealths
You're oddly optimistic. Thought you were a big Remainer. Have you had a Damascene conversion?
The West Country
haha we do so well, don't we? What a plucky little nation we are.
Brexit is going to kill us.
Jaslandia, The West Country
I'm an optimistic person
Every day, I feel more and more stupid for having voted Leave. I remember we were discussing Brexit in college once and I had to think twice before openly admitting to voting Leave. That's how idiotic I felt.
I'm a pessimist. When you're a pessimist, you're never disappointed. When something good happens, you're happily surprised but when things go bad, you knew it was going to turn out that way.
The West Country
And, quite frankly, from where else is my grandmama supposed to import her fancy china? You know, the ones with all the royals on them.
Jaslandia
I mean, I was annoyed at people who voted Leave, but tbh this has gotten to the point where even our most pessimistic projections are looking pretty peachy. I don't think anyone could've predicted just how badly the party that is 'Good for Business' would fvck up.
Jaslandia, The West Country
NOWHERE ELSE BUT BLIGHTY AND GOD BLESSA - I am convinced chinaware exports will balance the UK's books by 2020.
I'm an optimist because I just enjoy myself. If you're going through hell, keep bloody going.
My only consolation is that as a Scot, my vote was virtually meaningless since the English majority decided the vote.
My sister is an eternal optimist too.
THE BUDGET WILL BALANCE ITSELF
The West Country
And I'd rather not have a Theocrat. Period. End of Story.
The nutjob that gets half his stuff shut down because either congress or the courts say it's not good is better than the nutjob who knows how to get his crazy ideology into mainstream policy.
Besides, Trump has been great PR in ways I don't think Pence is.
Mercunova
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1epEtB0lVo
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