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Region: The Confederacy of Free Nations
Do you imply here that I should be proud that my country killed millions of innocent people ?
Or are you saying that it isn't as bad as I think it is?
Neither, but you shouldn't guilt trip yourself into thinking you did something that you didn't. Modern Germans didn't kill Jews, modern Americans didn't kill Indians and modern Japanese didn't kill Chinese. We can't blame ourselves for the misdeeds of our ancestors mate.
If you say so.
Aldaur
Hello friends and foes.
[spoiler=Today are:]
Today are:
- Community Service Day (Dominica)
- Culture Day (Japan)
- Independence Day / Separation Day (Panama)
- Independence Day (Dominica).
- Independence Day (Federated States of Micronesia)
- Independence of Cuenca (Ecuador)
- International Project Management Day
- Jellyfish Day (not confirmed)
- National Housewife's Day (United States)
- National Men Make Dinner Day (United States)
- National Non-Fiction Day (United Kingdom)
- National Sandwich Day (United States)
- Thanksgiving (Liberia)
- Victory Day (Maldives)
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[spoiler=This day in history:]
This day in history:
- 361 - Emperor Constantius II dies of a fever at Mopsuestia in Cilicia, on his deathbed he is baptised and declares his cousin Julian rightful successor.
- 1333 - The River Arno flooding causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani.
- 1493 - Christopher Columbus first sights the island of Dominica in the Caribbean Sea.
- 1534 - English Parliament passes the first Act of Supremacy, making King Henry VIII head of the Anglican Church, supplanting the pope and the Roman Catholic Church.
- 1783 - The American Continental Army is disbanded.
- 1789 - The first District Court established by the Constitution opens in New York City.
- 1817 - The Bank of Montreal, Canada's oldest chartered bank, opens in Montreal.
- 1838 - The Times of India, the world's largest circulated English language daily broadsheet newspaper is founded as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce.
- 1848 - A greatly revised Dutch constitution, drafted by Johan Rudolph Thorbecke, severely limiting the powers of the Dutch monarchy, and strengthening the powers of parliament and ministers, is proclaimed.
- 1868 - John Willis Menard was the first African American elected to the United States Congress. Because of an electoral challenge, he was never seated.
- 1903 - With the encouragement of the United States, Panama separates from Colombia.
- 1911 - Chevrolet officially enters the automobile market in competition with the Ford Model T.
- 1918 - Poland declares its independence from Russia.
- 1918 - The German Revolution of 1918-19 begins when 40,000 sailors take over the port in Kiel.
- 1935 - George II of Greece regains his throne through a popular, though possibly fixed, plebiscite.
- 1943 - World War II: Five hundred aircraft of the U.S. 8th Air Force devastate Wilhelmshaven harbor in Germany.
- 1954 - The first Godzilla film is released and marks the first appearance of the character of the same name.
- 1957 - Sputnik program: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 2. On board is the first animal to enter orbit, a dog named Laika.
- 1964 - Washington D.C. residents are able to vote in a presidential election for the first time.
- 1969 - Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon addresses the nation on television and radio, asking the "silent majority" to join him in solidarity on the Vietnam War effort and to support his policies.
- 1973 - Mariner program: NASA launches the Mariner 10 toward Mercury. On March 29, 1974, it becomes the first space probe to reach that planet.
- 1978 - Dominica gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
- 1979 - Greensboro massacre: Five members of the Communist Workers Party are shot dead and seven are wounded by a group of Klansmen and neo-Nazis during a "Death to the Klan" rally in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States.
- 1982 - The Salang Tunnel fire in Afghanistan kills up to 2,000 people.
- 1986 - The Federated States of Micronesia gain independence from the United States of America.
- 1997 - The United States of America imposes economic sanctions against Sudan in response to its human rights abuses of its own citizens and its material and political assistance to Islamic extremist groups across the Middle East and Eastern Africa.
- 2014 - One World Trade Center officially opens.
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[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]
Famous Birthdays:
- 39 - Lucan, Roman poet
- 1500 - Benvenuto Cellini, Italian sculptor and painter
- 1749 - Daniel Rutherford, Scottish chemist and physician
- 1777 - Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom
- 1801 - Karl Baedeker, German author and publisher, founded the Baedeker Publishing Company
- 1815 - John Mitchel, Irish journalist and activist
- 1852 - Emperor Meiji of Japan
- 1900 - Adolf 'Adi' Dassler, German businessman, founded Adidas
- 1903 - Walker Evans, American photographer and journalist
- 1912 - Alfredo Stroessner, Paraguayan general and politician, 46th President of Paraguay
- 1918 - Bob Feller, American sailor, baseball player, and sportscaster
- 1921 - Charles Bronson, American soldier and actor
- 1927 - Harrison McCain, Canadian businessman, co-founded McCain Foods
- 1928 - Osamu Tezuka, Japanese animator and producer
- 1933 - Amartya Sen, Indian economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1933 - John Barry, English-American composer and conductor
- 1942 - Martin Cruz Smith, American author and screenwriter
- 1945 - Gerd Müller, German footballer and manager
- 1946 - Reinhard Karl, German mountaineer, photographer, and author
- 1949 - Anna Wintour, English-American journalist
- 1957 - Dolph Lundgren, Swedish actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and martial artist
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Quote of the day
Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.
- Martin Luther King, Jr. -
Note: Penguania_And_Antarctica assumes no responsibility or guarantee for correctness of any given information. Any recourse to courts of law is excluded.
Jaslandia, Yukona
Well this conversation began as a joke anyways, so no hard feelings.
Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
how huge was the songhai empire?
spoiler: almost the size of the united states of murica
Aldaur
I agree with the fascist here.
Au Minbo, Aldaur
sheesh, and to think people say that the african states were small.
i guess france is just a small, pathetic village then.
wait, am i talking to myself?
Killdash
Its more than that, its an actual fact.
Don't know about that. The US is multiple times larger than the Songhai Empire, even at its height.
Aldaur, Yukona
Got it.
Sorry.
While I will always be fascist, I am trying to make my views more moderate so I offend less people and can more easily work within this wretched democratic system of ours :p
So I calculated the population of the cities that comprise my supercity port colony in China. 46 million people in the whole thing. That city has more people than my entire mainland.
Aldaur, Penguania And Antarctica, New Estaris, Yukona
How are you guys ?
Post self-deleted by Baxten.
Good. 'Bout to get to school
Penguania And Antarctica
lies
Not too bad, you?
Good to hear.
I'm already for 5.5h at uni and will be here for another 6.5 h.
New Estaris
Tired and bored but still 6.5 have left.
Killdash
Could be better. Missed my bloody bus!
Happened quite often in recent times.
Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus
The Chinese are a no nonsense people lol Honestly though, they're going to win when we all try to colonize space.
Americans need more kids. We have to ban abortion and reorient sex ed to teach people how to fvck more efficiently :p
I no longer agree with the fascist.
Jaslandia, Au Minbo, Aldaur, Continental Commonwealths
No to sound like a cvnt but i think its because Europeans and westerners in general are better educated as a society and therfore dont have aas many children.
Killdash, Aldaur
To go further, i think its why there is so much trouble and problems in africa, they are too poorly educated and they reproduce to much and too fast. the land can't support them, the only way they are going to get over their ecological problems is if their population is reduced. they are over using and destroying their land.
Try as I might, the bf never seems to get pregnant. I'll work on my efficiency, I guess.
Jaslandia, Au Minbo, Aldaur, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus
inhale my dong enragement child
succ
Dammit man, you'll never become a real papa if you don't. :P
Aldaur, Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica
The people next to me are listening to such an stupid creepy pasta.
"Oh no the deep web, such evil, I saw a redroom called the "Monkey House"
It streamed HD murder, oh my!"
Creepypasta's are love.
When they're actually good?
Yes.
When they're narrated by deep voice guy eighty six, and are about something that runs counter to the actual medium used?
No, for me at least.
In many cases, having many children is out of necessity: most children in that region of the world die before age 5, so parents have 10 children in the hope 2 or 3 will survive. Thus, improving women and children's healthcare in addition to greater education and access to birth control would slow population growth
Citizen Roster updated. The newest citizen of our region is [nation=short]Paragpt[/nation]
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus, Yukona
Welcome [nation=short]Paragpt[/nation]
Jaslandia
[nation=short]Varrick the Rich Guy[/nation]'s government is so efficient that his budget actually operates at 100.1% (38.5 + 38.5 + 23.1).
The guy is the only one in the region with a smaller government than me... for now.
Jaslandia, Au Minbo, Varrick The Rich Guy, Penguania And Antarctica, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus
You don't get more efficient than that.
Jaslandia, Varrick The Rich Guy, Aldaur, Penguania And Antarctica
Yes you can. Force Children to Work duh :P
Aldaur, Penguania And Antarctica
Ayy
Force children who have never experienced actual politics to work in the political system. That's real smart, Flynn. xD
Aldaur, Penguania And Antarctica
Kinky
Not necessity, ignorance.
it sounds harsh but then they shouldn't have kids, if they have so many to allow at least one to survive then they arent in an environment to have children. if you look at why they children as well as adults are dying its because their land cant support the population, famine and drought are ntures population control, it needs to happen.
New Estaris
pfft, says the guy from the country with Donny T running for pres.
Actually Ald is Canadian, but nice trying to find a way to include the USA to bash.
New Estaris, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus, Yukona
Post self-deleted by Tserra.
Having less children is a relatively new thing. Even 100 years ago 5, 6, 7 children was normal in Europe because of the fact that your child getting TB and dying was somewhat unavoidable and for many people children were the best and most cost effective help for farming and feeding the older generations of the family/the younger siblings. Even in the upper class families more children was still common because a) no contraception and b)more children = your family dynasty (and your lands and titles) won't die out.
If people didn't have children because they weren't in an environment in which every child they have is likely to become of age then the human race would have died out a long time ago. The notion that 'you shouldn't have kids unless you can properly provide for them' is a privilege that Westerners have. For many people in rural China or Africa you either have children or you and your whole family line starves when you can no longer till the field.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Aldaur, Penguania And Antarctica, Tserra
Post self-deleted by Tserra.
I still grant asylum to those who want to leave US if Trump wins.
Killdash, Tserra, Pirate Kingdoms
Post self-deleted by Nuremgard.
Just to expand on your point. People may have a lot of children at a time when circumstances are good, and they can provide for those children themselves. But then life throws them a curve ball and they lose their job or get sick or whatever, and can no longer provide for their kids by themselves. That's why I strongly support a welfare state. People who rail against it often believe they're invincible and that bad things wont happen to them, and that they'll always be financially secure or healthy etc. Those kind of people probably change their opinion on the welfare state sharpish when they find out they're in need of it.
Jaslandia, Aldaur, Penguania And Antarctica
Even as recently as the 1950s in some areas. All of my grandparents have at least 6 siblings.
Jaslandia
Mannnnn has it been a while...
Greetings to all my former friends and neighbors, it has been too long
Jaslandia, Killdash, Penguania And Antarctica, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus
Post about this coming tonight promise. If you want an embassy feel free to telegram
Aldaur
I'm from canada, dude. xD
Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica, Tserra, Yukona
A wonderful country. Want to go there. :)
99.99999999999999% Trump-free.
Penguania And Antarctica
http://i.imgur.com/13N8HoB.jpg
Vista Major, New Estaris, Pirate Kingdoms
^our new regional gif
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Basically
Penguania And Antarctica
I hope everyone knows I was joking about the kid thing lol Didn't think it'd spark a real discussion :p
Anthing can spark a debate nowadays.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Aldaur, Penguania And Antarctica
Chairs are sometimes hard, but sometimes soft.
#Let'sSeeWhereThisGoes
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Killdash, Penguania And Antarctica
For example a simple sentence like: I like kids. :)
Aldaur
Max Barry telling me to vote? Pssh! He can't tell me what to do! *Slams door and goes goth*
Nuremgard, Jaslandia
You seem to misunderstand
One does not simply go goth
One is goth, or is not
Jaslandia, Aldaur, Penguania And Antarctica
https://www.nationstates.net/nation=yukona/detail=factbook/id=694394
Completed my factbook's history section. If any of you have constructive feedback or spot any mistakes it'd be awesome if you could let me know
god bless x
Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica
Nonsense! I shall to go goth!.....I've finished. It was all too depressing for me :p
Damn conformists and their voting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4CggHUypjY
Aldaur
I half expected his spiel to end with a quick "except for Gary Johnson" quip at the end.
Jaslandia, Aldaur, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
I find it so funny when people vote in Presidential elections and think that it matters :p
Killdash, Penguania And Antarctica
It did say that. You probably just didn't see it because of your libertarian goggles :p
Jaslandia, Killdash, Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica
I don't really. They're quite loud.
It's like my...cushions. Sometimes you pick you soft ones, sometimes you pick the hard ones.
The hard ones are better. More support.
Aldaur, Penguania And Antarctica
And to think, I've only started to make a nice little upgrade to a F-35 (Gonna call it the F-35/86 for puns), a new bullet to increase rifle lethality (Yeah, I know it'll take a few tries) and made some ships.
Well, at least you've finished yours, though.
Might want to change "The Great Depression of the 1930s had great effect in Yukona" to include a different adjective for the effects.
Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
Hey, when will you start the RP
Aldaur, Yukona
Are you talking about chairs, or referencing the previous point about efficient love-making?
Aldaur, Penguania And Antarctica
Can't it be both? Lol
Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica
If everyone in the developing world didn't have kids until they could care for them, very few people would have children, to the point of under-population.
Aldaur, Penguania And Antarctica
We should have give tax exemptions to people with larger families and that are not on welfare. That way, we can start sending them to space :p
Penguania And Antarctica
Who are you supporting?
Penguania And Antarctica
I hear immigrating there is a lot more difficult than most think. I don't blame you; Canadians want to get those bad Yankee rapist and thieves out of their country.
Aldaur, Penguania And Antarctica
Finally fixed my PSN account. Still though, fvck Sony.
Penguania And Antarctica
What now? I was talking about chairs.
But pillows are an invaluable aid to pursuing the "Horizontal Mambo" so to speak. Some of you know what I mean, ;).
Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica
I must have been so busy receiving your adoration, I forgot to post my theme song earlier.
https://youtu.be/bSsKr00zaYs
Jaslandia
That's just what happens when you run your nation like a business, and I mean that in the most literal sense possible.
How come Percy's red friend gets a theme song? I want a theme song! Percy, see if you can hook me up with the theme song writing people.
Jaslandia
You know you're annoying when even your own theme song admits your flaws.
1. I think you and Mitt Romney would get along very well.
2. Mike O'Donnell and Junior Campbell? Well, they did make some pretty good music, so they could probably write you a nice theme song if you got a hold of them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_%26_Friends#Music
Killdash
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lRzFqW4Xh2k
RP post go
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8am
Unfallion Embassy
Tyriad
Keslana
The back gates of the embassy opened slowly, rattling as they went. The street around was bustling with pedestrians, all headed to a make-shift alley marketplace comprised primarily of crude stalls with tarpaulin covers stretched between two buildings to provide some shelter for the merchants. 'Fleamarket' the embassy guards called it. They were an unimaginative lot.
The gates came to a halt and the truck drove swiftly in. Its side cover bore a faded and flaking logo portraying a cardboard box surrounded by Arabic lettering. It drove through the small rear courtyard of the embassy compound before backing up to the rear service entrance and coming to a stop. A man hopped out of the drivers side door. He was dressed in a grubby set of overalls, an embroidered logo similar to the one splayed across the side of the truck was displayed on his right breast. Running round to the back of the truck he pulled open the door. Inside sat 3 men, the two at the front dressed in a set of combat gear with large military-grade rifles resting on their laps. As the door opened the rose to their feet and jumped out. Behind them a small disgruntled looking man in a pristine suit carrying a small black briefcase came following.
The trio strode quickly but intently into the service entrance and made their way through the embassy and up to the ambassadorial office. The two armed men took their positions outside the large oak office double doors. The suited man gave a small customary knock before striding in. Inside, the office was small but lavish, bookcases lined the left wall and on the right there was a large mosaic displaying a red star surrounded by a wreath. The centrepiece of the office was a large wooden desk. The desk was framed by a large window sitting directly behind it. Here was where the ambassador was sat. He was engrossed in a document as the man entered and barely acknowledged his presence, but the suited gentlemen didn't seem to mind and took a seat directly opposite him. What must have been 20 seconds passed in total silence before the ambassador finished his writing and placed down his pen. He looked up at the suited man.
"Director, it's good to see you. I hope the journey was uneventful"
"Uneventful and positively dreadful, as always"
The Ambassador chuckled, "The Collective always has a way of finding the most uncomfortable cover vehicles. Personally, I think they do it on purpose. To keep you on your toes."
The Director smiled politely, but it was evident that he was not a fan of small talk. "Yes, perhaps they do," he said, awkwardly.
"You have this week's briefing?" The Ambassador asked, attempting to forget the previous exchange.
Wordlessly, the Director placed his briefcase on his knee and brought up a small stack of papers.
"Everything is in there, of course, but I'd like to verbally brief you as well if you don't mind."
"Certainly, do go ahead." The Ambassador took hold of the stack and began to flick through it.
The Director started his briefing, "It appears Al-Sharia is consolidating arms. We've got increasing civil disturbances in the centre of the city and the UPF's presence is diminishing."
"Why is their presence diminishing? The war can't be going that badly for them, just last week they were starting a new offensive." Interrupted the Ambassador.
"It went bad, they vastly under-estimated just about everything they could; their opponent's size, organisation, supplies. Everything. It was a mess. They're dealing with a counter-offensive now and it's not looking good."
The Ambassador frowned and pointed something out on the a page of the briefing.
"This mentions something about perimeter recons of the embassy?"
The Director leaned forward and look at the briefing.
"Ah yes. Theres been a noticeable uptick in the number of late-night slow drivebys of the perimeter and men on the nearby balconies overlooking the compound standing around with their phones out. Well-known recon methods."
"Yes, but they've been doing that for months, Director. Hell, they've been doing that since we got here. We're foreigners, after all.
The Director sighed. "Mr, Ambassador...This is a lot more than just normal recon. With the arms consolidation and the state of the war. I just..I think we need to consider taking preventativ-"
The Ambassador waved the Director into silence.
"Absolutely not. We're not downsizing or evacuating. We're not leaving this embassy until our job is done."
"But sir, it's just not safe. The embassy is understaffed. We over at the Collective have about 10 operatives total for an entire city and about a handful of relief units. We're not prepared. It's gotten too dangerous.
"Of course it's dangerous," the Ambassador snapped. "It's a civil war. This is a warzone. Just because bombs aren't falling and firefights aren't taking place in the open street doesn't mean everything is fine. We have hostiles in this very city, but we all knew what we're coming into.
"Sir-"
"Enough, Director. Thank you for the briefing. You're dismissed."
The Director hesitated, but a sharp glare from the Ambassador brought him to his feet and with a sharp turn he headed for the door.
Aldaur, Penguania And Antarctica
The rebels. Using the unrest to start a Estarian Socialist style govt
Aldaur
Aldaur will be supporting the government, specially a prominent general within the government.
I hope the rebellion wins.
Well, it's not an army against you, so.
What do you mean? The rebels are fighting the legitimate government.
Oof, that debrief was intense
Aldaur
I would have thought you guys want the socialists to win.
New Estaris
Response to Unf's RP
[spoiler=IC]03 Brumaire 2016, 13:05 - Fort Tol Barad in Tyriad, Keslana
*It is a cool day in Keslana as the sunshines on Tol Barad. Cargo planes land on the airstrip, convoys are getting ready to leave for downtown Tyriad, and legionaires stationed in the area do exercises to prepare for the next battle. A call comes into the office requesting the Ambassador to report to his superiors.*
Legionaire: Your Excellency, someone from the Bureau of Global Harmony wishes to speak to you.
Ambassadeur Michel LaFlamme: The BGH? Give it here.
Secretary Cassius Vernum: Ambassadeur LaFlamme, how are things in Fort Tol Barad?
Ambassadeur LaFlame: Preparations are under way, though we could use a little more intelligence gathering operatives, as there are many different salafi factions in the opposition. I've spoken with the Keslanan government, and they are more than happy to allow our military advisors to train their troops. They also-
Secretary Vernum: Good! Have you found a Keslanan General that we can get behind?
Ambassadeur LaFlamme: Yes, we have. General Ibrahim Osman al-Qa'ud is in the ethnic majority, a socialist, a nationalist, a moderate islamist, a decorated war hero during the revolution, has familial ties to an old noble family, and most importantly, is favorable towards an Aldauri friendship. He is without a doubt, the best candidate to unite the country. He has the support of the country's Republican Guard and a large portion of the country's army is loyal to him. He says he needs better weapons and more support to fight these rebels though.
Secretary Vernum: Excellent! Tell the General al-Qa'ud that he will get the support that he needs. What of Commander Jeanette de Ghislain? Do you think she is able enough to oversee this operation?
Ambassadeur LaFlamme: Absolutely! She is more than capable. A fierce commander indeed!
Secretary Vernum: Very well. Her kin has some doubts. I expect a full report to the Bureau each day. If Commander Ghislain is unfit for her role, then her brother, Praetura Gaspard de Ghislain will take over. Under the orders of the Imperateur, additional Chevaliers are being sent, as well as a few teams of Venatori (special forces). That is all Ambassadeur.
*The transmission ends and the Ambassadeur goes back to his office. Commander Ghislain comes out from a brief and walks to stage to give orders to the legionaires getting ready to leave.*
Commander Ghislain: Listen up Legion! We've received new intel on a rebel hideout. Those of you who are bringing supplies to Tyriad are going o be delayed. We need to clear this rat's nest before we can help the civilians in the area. So gear up legionaires, and let's exterminate some vermin!
Legionaires: Yes Ma'am! Ooh Rah!
*Legion convoys get ready to leave to raid a rebel compound*[/spoiler]
FVCK THE D'MOCRATS!
IF THE D'MOCRATS WIN, I AM MOVING TO C'NADA!
Forgive my ignorance. I thought you were Romanian?
Even if you are not, personally I am an Independent, however I mostly side with Conservatives based upon my personal views. While I am not looking forward to a democrat win this year, if they did win it would not be the end of the world. The same if the Republicans win. I know we very much want to polarize and turn this election into something the world teeters on, but its not.
For the record, the only reason I am even siding against democrats in this election is because of Hillary. I just do not like her. I think she is too corrupt. If it would have been Bernie, there would have been a decent chance of me voting democrat this election. For now I am stuck between Trump, or Johnson. Although I am slightly leaning Trump, as I feel he would actually do wonders for our relations with Russia.
So yeah. I did not intend to write all of this, just kinda flowed from the fingertips.
Anyways, I am gonna go do that thing called sleep. It is way past the time my body said to go to sleep.
Aldaur
Assembled with Dot's Region Saver.
Written by Refuge Isle.