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Region: The Confederacy of Free Nations
That's excellent, I hope that your marriage will last forever and remain happy.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Aquatur, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica
They were completely illegal under Saddam Hussein's regime until the 90s.
Even megalomaniacal despots can get some things right. Broken clocks and all that.
Jaslandia, Truacia Ii
I know what you mean. Even if you have a country where everyone is the exact same race and shares the same culture, there will be division. I think people are more divided by nationality than class though, to be honest, I don't think class differences should stop people from coming together.
Nuremgard
That's true, in fact, authoritarianism has its benefits when it comes to uniting a people and ending many social evils. But the question is whether you're willing or not to sacrifice your liberty for that. For many in the past, sacrificing their liberty for security and stability was more than worth it.
Nuremgard
Before the failed war with Kuwait, Hussein was a secular dictator, with this viewpoint generally coming from Baathism, which he followed. It was during and after the war with Kuwait that Hussein started to use religious rhetoric to obtain the support of more fundamentalist Arab nations and unite Iraq under him. He had to do after rebellions from Kurds and Shiites in the early 90s. But even then, he was pretty secular when compared to his counterparts. In fact, Osama bin Laden absolutely despised Hussein.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia
I actually think class is our biggest divider. But I know what you mean about Asian nations being more united. This is probably because they tend to be racially homogeneous and mono-cultural. I admire that about Asia. They have such deep reverence for their own culture and aren't willing to change it just to please others (unlike western countries which can be quite spineless when it comes to capitulating to the demands of others.)
Aquatur, Truacia Ii
This is why I found it hilarious when Bush accused Hussein of aiding bin Laden and his terrorists. He was basically counting on the ignorance of Americans when it came to regional politics and culture. Hussein and bin Laden would have most likely tried to kill each other had they been put in the same room together. But for the government, their thought was, "just tell the Americans that all these brown people want to kill them."
Jaslandia, Vetriutan 2
Just to note, anyone who supports the liberal Enlightenment ideals of republicanism and the rule of law is a liberal. If you support those things, but still hold some surface level conservative positions, then you are a liberal conservative. Most conservatives since after the 19th and 20th century are liberal conservatives.
Nuremgard
It's really sad to see how many mischaracterize the Middle East as being just a mess, completely ignoring the history and culture of the region. We're more than Jihad and civil wars.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia
Thank you. I'm glad that the Lord brought him and I together, and to spend the rest of our lives together.
Kalaron
There was a time when the Islamic world was at the heart of scientific and cultural discovery. The ME has an incredibly rich and diverse history.
Jaslandia, Vetriutan 2
Actually, you saying this reminds me of a Trump interview. He'd just sent missiles to Syria but got the name of the country wrong and said he'd sent missiles to Iraq. He accidentally revealed his debased ignorance of the region. To him and others like him, the ME is not a diverse region of nations, cultures and peoples but just arid deserts where all those brown people and Muslims live. It boils my piss.
Jaslandia
What do you mean by that?
Exactly. It would be better for the West if we were more like Japan.
I'm pretty sure he just does whatever his owners tell him to.
Nuremgard
The evaporation of piss is the beginning of the piss cycle. After evaporating, the piss will then condense into piss droplets, forming piss clouds. Once the clouds become heavy enough, they will rain down piss, which will then run off back to the Pissific Ocean.
Nuremgard
Maybe it has something to do with how we let people from vastly different nations and cultures walk right in and tell us how to live and how to run our countries.
Nuremgard, Aquatur
I mean that some people, particularly leftists, who rail against social conservatives and Christians who they claim are homophobic or bigoted suddenly button up when it comes to Islam. Suddenly, criticising Islam and some of its tenets becomes racism. And countries feel like they should change to suit immigrants rather than immigrants changing to suit the country or at least integrating.
Put it this way. In Germany, some refugees demanded that Oktoberfest be banned because it "offends" them and their religion. If I went to Saudi Arabia and demanded they ban Ramadan, they'd shoot me. To be blunt, if they don't like Oktoberfest or western culture in general, they know where the door is.
Aquatur, Truacia Ii
Where I live, if you don't conform to this idea of a multicultural society accepting of all cultures you get labeled as a racist and get grouped in the same camp as Trump.
Nuremgard, Truacia Ii
This is why some leftists piss me off. They really are becoming regressive and undermining the side. If we are to ever have a chance at power again, we need to stop labelling people who disagree with us as Nazis. Save that for the actual Nazis.
Aquatur, Truacia Ii
It's... Literally in the WFE
But okay
Jaslandia, Aquatur, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, Truacia Ii
I like the new info box on your overview page which tells readers your leader's name, capital, currency, national animal, population and religion.
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Lex Caledonia, Minnesota Dakota, Mercunova, Confederal States, Awesomeness1221
Neato
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Mine is kinda funny.
Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Lex Caledonia
YAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSS QUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN
Ludania, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Lex Caledonia, Minnesota Dakota
Alright I need help. What should my first returning RP be about? Should I return to being the DPLRK, the Federation of the Kongo, the Stratocratic Monarchy of the Kongo, or the United States of the Kongo? Which PLRK did you like the best?
Penguania And Antarctica
United Syndicates of the Kongo
Peoples Liberation Republic, Penguania And Antarctica
[spoiler=Even Another Unfunny Kaiserreich Meme]Totalists: Direct rule from London!
Syndicalists: Direct rule from nobody!
Radical Socialists: Direct rule from whom?
Social Democrats: Direct rule from regulated capitalism!
Social Liberals: Direct rule from slightly less regulated capitalism!
Market Liberals: Direct rule from unregulated capitalism!
Social Conservatives: Direct rule from baby Jesus!
Authoritarian Democrats: Direct rule from constrained kings who are advised by legislative bodies!
Paternal Autocrats: Direct rule from kings!
National Populists: Direct rule from the master race![/spoiler]
Nuremgard, Vista Major, Axeldonia, Lex Caledonia
I will personally travel to Argentina and preemptively destroy their tank fleet as they are a threat to global security
Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova
Still in a tizzy over the Falklands, eh? :P
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Lex Caledonia, Yukona
Let's celebrate the death of the American middle class as the House will likely pass H.R. 1, which will increase taxes on Americans making $75k or less, cut Medicare by $400 billion, increase the debt by $1 trillion over the next 10 years, and cause a 10 percent increase in premiums and put over 10 million Americans out of insurance because of the repeal of the Obamacare mandate. Yay! This is basically class warfare!
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Axeldonia
Anything to keep dreams of the Empire alive.
And the turkeys will still vote for Christmas. Mark my words.
Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Lex Caledonia, Mercunova
Why do you think that will happen?
Axeldonia
Because people, especially Trump voters, are f*cking stupid?
I'm really hoping in 2018 and 2020, we can elect real leaders to congress and the presidency. I'd vote for a Democrat as long as they had the right values, and weren't another puppet. The US isn't a democracy, not even a republic, but an oligarchy where most of our politicians are handpicked and bought for us.
Nuremgard, Vetriutan 2
That would be most nations then.
Truacia Ii
His SUPPORTERS, and I mean genuine supporters, are pretty stupid. I would have voted for him too because I saw him as a better alternative to Killary, but I wasn't expected Trump to be the savior of America that his supporters hope him to be.
Anyway, that 75k statistic is inaccurate and only applies to an earlier version of H.R. 1. The final bill, according to the non-partisan Joint Committee on Taxation, will decrease taxes by over $500 for only 44 percent of Americans by 2019 and only 16 percent of Americans would get a tax cut of at least $100 by 2027. The tax plan is still horrendous but is not as bad as earlier versions of H.R. 1.
Jaslandia
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-echochambers-27074746
Truacia Ii
He's not the Messiah. He's a very naughty boy.
Truacia Ii
Still a piece of sh!t.
Jaslandia
Echo chambers are bad for any side. We should all be open to and willing to hear different view points and opinions, it's the only way a democracy can be stable and function, people must accept that other people have political differences.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Vetriutan 2
Post self-deleted by Truacia Ii.
No politician will be a Messiah until we get private money out of politics and institute the public funding of elections.
Nuremgard, Truacia Ii
For all of the reasons I have previously stated.
"cut Medicare by $400 billion, increase the debt by $1 trillion over the next 10 years, and cause a 10 percent increase in premiums and put over 10 million Americans out of insurance because of the repeal of the Obamacare mandate"
Nuremgard, Jaslandia
That's a very liberal thing to say.
Jaslandia, Axeldonia
You. I like you.
Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Truacia Ii
You're engaged
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova
Change the WFE to replace Kal with Truacia.
The thing is, you either have freedom of speech or you don't.
Politically, I'd say I'm a bit of a paleoconservative and a nationalist.
Again, that's a very liberal thing to say. Don't you realize that these are all liberal talking points?
As a paleocon, do you support protectionism, and what are your thoughts on distributionism?
Axeldonia
Yes? I have a range of opinions, a few of which are liberal. I am most conservative when it comes to my social views.
I do support protectionism. Not sure how I feel that much about distributionism, other than it isn't really my thing.
Politically, I'm a progressive social democrat with a strong belief in Republicanism.
Truacia Ii
JOIN THE UNION TODAY!
Social democrats killed Rosa Luxemborg. Still think that social democracy is harmless?
What about the second question? As a paleocon, do you support protectionism, and what are your thoughts on distributionism?
Axeldonia, Truacia Ii
*Keep British citizens safe, unlike some countries weve modernised and learned new technologies and methods such as a little known one called human rights
Penguania And Antarctica
But you're still a monarchy.
And? So is Sweden and look how high they are on the freedom index lol
Penguania And Antarctica
Is this a serious question?
Jaslandia, Yukona
No. It's a meme.
No. It's a meme.
Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova
Everythings a meme when you think about it
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
"A meme (/miːm/ MEEM) is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads from person to person within a culture often with the aim of conveying a particular phenomenon, theme, or meaning represented by the meme."
Jaslandia, Vista Major, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica
I do support protectionism. And I kind of like distributionism, I'm not completely into it but I like how it sees the flaws in both capitalism and socialism.
Why do you support protectionism, and what are your thoughts on import-substitution-industrialization?
It'll always be Las Malvinas :p
No
Nuremgard is a monarchy and we're super duper free.
No. It's a meme.
No, it's a meme
You forgot the period!
Jaslandia
I will hunt you down
Makes me wonder why Britain even bothered taking over such small, insignificant islands.
Penguania And Antarctica
It could've been to expand its naval positioning around the globe.
Penguania And Antarctica
I just wanted religious freedom, I didn't want to have to pay for anything. It was a trick question.
Nuremgard
Perhaps.
Penguania And Antarctica, Vetriutan 2
*muffled irish singing in the distance*
Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s2MSVaXNqQ
Nuremgard, Lex Caledonia
https://goo.gl/images/g82v3g
Nuremgard, Vetriutan 2
How unfortunate they nuked their naval effectiveness tbh >.>
Elaborate.
Good evening.
What's the RP year again? And I've decided to be the DPLRK. Time to f*ck up international stability and security
To help the economy, and to protect it against corruption from big corporate special interests and to give countries like the US a better playing ground when dealing with a ruthless, massive economy like China.
Dank People's Land of Russian Karelia ?
Ew protectionism
Dear Poopless Leader of Rich Korea
Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica
Protectionism will only get you but so far without causing major deadweight loss in the economy, which impacts all markets in the economy over time. In order to combat China economically, USA must do the same policies such as proliferation of sovereign wealth funds, increase exclusive economic zones, Grant economic stimulus packages to countries with low interest rates so that they can actually be paid, military strategic interventionism without always putting emphasis on usage of military, build up infrastructure in other countries on exchange for resources and political support, etc.
Protectionism is okay but it causes more damage domestically over time than actual help. On top of that, Back our currency with some sort of modified standard with certain abundant resources. China is actually very smart with their approach and their rise will not be peaceful
Truacia Ii
The only reason China is rising is because American politicians and special interests are working against the best interests of the United States for the best interests of the internationalists, the globalists. They only care about money and power and are willing to sell out their country and its future for it. The US would be doing better than China when it comes to those things if our leaders weren't working against us.
Peoples Liberation Republic
I agree with you and that's what I'm working on to fix in the future
Truacia Ii
Who are these internationalists and globalists anyway? You talk about them a lot and seem to use them as a scapegoat for our problems.
If it can be done. The only way it can is if enough people organize against the system, and infiltrate it from the outside. The current system we have is massive, organized, and ruthlessly powerful. True anti-establishment candidates don't even get enough media attention, or if they do, they are smeared and have their characters assassinated. The US money system is ran by private central bankers, which is probably the root of the problem. The beginning of the FED was the first step towards where we are today.
Peoples Liberation Republic
The interventionists, supporters of NGOs, Clintons, Obama, etc. They aren't scapegoats. They're legitimate people that undermine our security, values, and interests for global cosmopolitanism
Truacia Ii
Believe me. I am constructing a way
Truacia Ii
They are not just a scapegoat. They are they big wall street types, from all around the globe, who work for their own selfish desires against the best interests of their own nations. The bought out politicians who sell out their own people just for money and power. The big special interest groups, the big NGOs, the EU bigwigs, the champagne socialists, they use their influence around the globe to work together as some sort of international clique. Whether you're right wing or left wing, whoever speaks about these issues are always smeared and ridiculed by the big media as conspiracy theorists, or alt right, despite there being a lot of evidence for the destruction and corruption that these big elites cause around the globe. Because many leftists don't want to accept that many of their heroes are part of this cult.
Trump ran on some of these issues, but I'm pretty sure he is just another side of the same coin. The fact that he won though shows that a lot of people are still waking up to these issues of globalism and internationalism. Many voted for him just because he spoke about those issues alone.
But unfortunately...he is a globalist.
Truacia Ii
But where are your pieces evidence of these supposed globalists working against our nations? The world is more complicated than having a group of people being behind the destruction of [insert thing you support]. This type of thinking seems to be rooted in a want to have all of the world's problems be put on one group of people to have a sense of comfort in a world that cannot always be easily explained.
Jaslandia
They pursue their own interests and lobby for their interest to replace what our country really needs for their own greed and pursuits to maximize their profits...i.e. the 2008 recession with credit default swaps.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2UCRNldC3s
While the credit default swaps have been shown to have caused the Great Recession, but how does that relate to some kind of conspiracy where the globalists are trying to collectively pursue their own profits at the expense of the nation? To be frank, this all seems to be a massive oversimplification of what could actually be going on, which is that a complex system of incentives and connections over the centuries have led to the political and socioeconomic mess that we are in. Blame the system, not the individual.
Jaslandia, Axeldonia
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