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Region: The Confederacy of Free Nations
What bills we have are up for vote.
Latrovia, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
Alrighty Sul's thank you :)
Penguania And Antarctica
Anyone online?
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Yas
Everestopia, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
I am.
Everestopia, Penguania And Antarctica
Hello, mortal... :P
Everestopia
Post self-deleted by Kalaron.
https://goo.gl/forms/tGMwfbrIcsrzQOyt1
Per4Prez "Transparency and Stability!"
Penguania And Antarctica
Speak to me, humans. Fill this void of inactivity! :P
Who do I speak to about starting a coup around here?
Jaslandia, Continental Commonwealths
No one.
Jaslandia
Ah, good point! Always work alone for best results! ;)
Jaslandia
I mean, soon I'll be writing about the siege of Stalingrad and tying that into the Battle of Moscow.
Moscow, I've been there.
Rather nice. Lenin's tomb is slightly odd, still in treating however.
Jaslandia
*opens up jacket* I got Capitalism and Freedom and an M-16, how much and where
Everestopia, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland
goo.gl/WbGngK
Vista Major
http://i.makeagif.com/media/9-13-2015/NE9-p5.mp4
goo.gl/iF4NDi
Aldaur Sorry about the post in response to your original question, I meant "home" not "hike".
Why do some people wish to live as barbarians? I can understand not wanting the government to be authoritarian or have so much control, but it is really just silly to say they want it to be so small they can't see, just for the sake of being small. The point of government is actually to protect liberty, not erode it. Therefore, a balanced approach is best.
Yukona - Don't Tread on Me - Why Big Government is actually a really bad thing and stuff, co-authored by Jesus of Nazareth and Friedrich Hayek:
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You say barbarians, I say humans.
To quote John Stuart Mill - "That the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not a sufficient warrant. He cannot rightfully be compelled to do or forbear because it will be better for him to do so, because it will make him happier, because, in the opinion of others, to do so would be wise, or even right... The only part of the conduct of anyone, for which he is amenable to society, is that which concerns others. In the part which merely concerns himself, his independence is, of right, absolute. Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign."
Ultimately, a lot of people come to decide that libertarianism is some kind of small-government utopian ideology that relies on mega-corporations to rack up prices and the rich get richer. This simply isn't true, for a start, libertarianism is not an economic theory and the beauty is, I could be a racist and libertarian. That has no effect on how other people operate, I have a right to say whatever I want, but I don't have a right to invade that person's privacy and start to change their view. That, that, is the beauty of libertarianism, you could hate gay rights, you could be a gender-fluid unicorn, it has absolutely no effect on other people. You have your rights, they have their's, you respect them because in a civilised society you can accept that people will and can do what they want. I think the overall point with big government is that eventually it will start to cause inefficiencies, it will start to erode liberty and it will start to place restrictive laws on rights. Humans cannot change, everybody is motivated by self-interest, regardless of what ideology you adhere to. In free-market capitalism, it benefits all parties due to free-hand allocation in Adam Smith's theory, but that's an entirely different argument. But this also effects the government, why should someone be able to tell you what to do (within reason)? The Russian Revolution tried to change men into an ideal citizen who would share 'each according to his ability, each according to his need' - in doing so they had killed 50 million people, that leaves the United Kingdom with 10 million people if it were to happen today. We don't by any means hate the government, we just are suspicious of it, we love law and order, but we just don't want a giant all-controlling authoritarian state that thinks it's entitled to your life. I will chose to live my life how I want it and I will not have some man, who is but a man may I say, change that just because he is an official. In every instance, big governments have curbed civil rights and encroached on fundamental liberties that we absolutely deserve. Look at America now, look at the United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, Soviet Union, the list goes on and on (even back to Rome, Revolutionary France, etc). As a Bleed Heart Libertarian, I believe the government should provide defence, law and order, welfare, healthcare and education. In this sense, everyone has an equal start in life, why should you have to shovel out money for an illness you can't escape, why should you have to pay for a basic education, why should you have to pay to be protected both economically and physically. This all comes down to you have a fundamental base which you can use to propel yourself, what you chose to do from there is - delectably - up to you. The government has special interests, usually imposing heavy costs on the entire population for the benefit of few. In fact, many government programs benefit the middle income class whilst costing the very poor and the very rich. Nobody has the right to tell anybody how to live their lives as long as it doesn't effect somebody else's, that is the absolute bare-bones rule of libertarianism and I don't see how it's at all that bad. Once you start taxing people you start causing negative multiplier effects, you start causing inefficiencies, you start impeaching people's rights. By all means, taxes are excellent and should exist, but they should not expand. This is very brief as I don't have that much time and am too tired, if you have further questions just ask.
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Aldaur
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/233369021632872448/276836980824997898/image.jpg - if anyone doubts my dedication
The more you provide, the more you must interact with one another. The more people interact, the more order is necessary. Human communities naturally will come to collective conclusions on how they want their community to be, thus it creates pressures to influence how others live in an effort to conform. The mark of civilization is a sophisticated society built on communal values. Without communal values, you cannot have a civilization. Without a civilization, you live in barbarity. If you wish to live as a barbarian, that is up to you, but you must accept that you're a barbarian just like someone who never settles down is a nomad. The laissez-faire attitude that libertarians hold is the antithesis of creating a communal structure, for what is a society but woven individuals? If you severe that connection and simply live as yourself and for no one else, you severe any hope of a real society.
At anyrate, I was just poking fun in my original post :p
Yukona
Thank you for the information. I got updated on this matter. I have made a poll about it, feel free to give your feedback.
Happy birthday, Everest!
Everestopia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
Also, I will create my political party to serve better the region and its people. If anyone is interested please feel free to send me a TG about it.
Vista Major, Continental Commonwealths
Why thanks, Jas! :D
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
This will be like a post Presidential project along side the Global Citizen/Talent initiative.
Oops. Quoted the wrong message of yours, Lat. Above has to do with the appointment of an MoJ, not founding a party.
Latrovia
Just want to let you all know that I won't be much online the coming days since I won't be home during the weekend. But don't worry. I should be able to post the DIP. If you want to tell me something send me a TG or tell someone who's active in the Discord to forward it to me.
Until then I remain respectfully yours
-Peng :)
Jaslandia, Latrovia, Continental Commonwealths, Tserra
Diverse thoughts are always welcome. They are actually beneficial. But please bear in mind that there is no actual reason as to why we need to create conflicts over the internet.
It's just my opinion, you do you though. :P
Also I feel blessed receiving TG`s by folks asking me to run for re election. But as I have stated before it's not really my intention to run again.
As President I did all I could to serve our people to the best of my abillities. I served the region and it's interest despite the fact whether I had the public's support or not.
I have some good and some bad memories about my Presidency, but one thing is sure, that I never regretted being your President. My office has been and always will be open for everyone, until a new President is appointed in my seat of course. XP
It has been a great two months folks and I can certainly say that I am leaving the region in much better and favourable condition and state.
Steal the Union thunder, why don't ya?
I second the celebratory statement
Jaslandia
I see really no thunder in that one. Sorry.
Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
*twitches*
My mistake. Most astraphobes don't
Yukona
Let it be known that on this day, February 2, 2017, the serial statist [nation=short]Vista Major[/nation] voted in favour of smaller government.
I know. I'm as shocked as you are.
Everestopia, Jaslandia, Aldaur, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
I don't believe it!!!
Jaslandia, Vista Major, Continental Commonwealths
I only wish to abide by the principles of my own election amendment
We should be electing a new MoJ now, imo
Enjoy the trip to Berlin, Peng <3
Dear Mother of God, Vista, your campaign flag looks like the Humanist Party dipped their bird in Swedish M90
Vista Major
1) I don't think that God has a Mother. Totally up to personal interpretation, though.
2) I am open to adjusting it.
Vista Major
:: Looks at the clock. The clock reads 7:17pm. :: I think I overslept.
Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica
These are my political test results:
http://www.isidewith.com/results/2999814297?from=bvub7bb49
These are my personality test results:
https://www.16personalities.com/profiles/5893d0e4e45c1
Why try to solve citizens' problems with only advisors and cabinet members? When instead the citizens can help solve their problems by speaking directly to the president? I will not form a political party, rather I will allow the public to give me suggestions on changes and reccomendations to bring a compromise to not cause the government to come to a screaming halt via debates.
Guys at isidewith: "Fvck, I dunno man. Are you sure America First isn't a thing anymore? No? Okay, just give him about 50% for each major party and leave it at that. "
What? Are you saying I am America First? Did you look at how I answered for stuff?
INTP and Working Families...though I'm only a point below Democrat in Socialist.
Aldaur
Aldaur
Aldaur
Not bad.
No.
Very
Very
Very
Bad.
It said I supported Trump, so kill me.
Aldaur
I'm so confused.
http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/facebook/000/138/246/tumblr_lltzgnHi5F1qzib3wo1_400.jpg
Aldaur, Continental Commonwealths
I guess the truth comes out lol
But I don't support him.
I tolerate him because he's my President, but I did the same with Obama.
Far as I'm concerned, he's the punishment the DNC needed for their behavior, but I also believe that he needs to understand his limits.
Aldaur
The Royal Republic Of Kumania, Jaslandia, Aldaur, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica
INFP and I side with Greens 75% of the time, followed by Socialist and Democrats with 73%. Bernie Sanders was my top candidate with 91%.
Aldaur, Vista Major
Maybe you agree with his policies and not Trump. Imagine if Trump wasn't an arseholes and was eloquent.
I'm dating a Trump Supporter! ;_;
Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
Yes.
More honestly, you need to cut the cancer off with white-hot sheers, so while these next four years are going to really...really suck...the DNC isn't going to be a bunch of cheats because of their fear of losing.
It ain't ideal, trust me I know, but it's the situation we're living in for a few months or years.
You aren't though I promise.
Vista Major
"Really suck"
"Ain't ideal"
I think we have a strong contender for 'Understatement of the Year' Award, depending on how the rest of 2017 plays out. Although, the fact that you included 'months' seems to indicate you don't place very high odds on Trump completing a whole term.
I'm not gonna beg
But seconded
Aldaur, Yukona
This only works in theory. If it were reality, there would probably be an assassination attempt on your life.
Intelligentpeople
Hello friends. I will leave for Berlin today. See you all on Monday.
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[spoiler=Today is February 3 and today are:]
Today is February 3 and today are:
- Bubble Gum Day
- Communist Party of Vietnam Foundation Anniversary (Vietnam)
- Day of the Virgin of Suyapa (Honduras)
- Four Chaplains Day (United States, also considered a Feast Day by the Episcopal Church)
- Give Kids a Smile Day
- Heroes' Day (Mozambique)
- Martyrs' Day (São Tomé and Príncipe)
- National Carrot Cake Day (United States)
- National Day the Music Died Day (United States)
- National Wear Red (United States)
- National Women Physicians Day (United States)
- Setsubun (Japan)
- The Day the Music Died
- Veterans' Day (Thailand)
- Working Naked Day
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[spoiler=This day in history:]
This day in history:
- 1112 Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona and Douce I, Countess of Provence marry, uniting the fortunes of those two states.
- 1377 More than 2,000 people of the Italian city of Cesena are killed by the Condottieri (papal armed forces) in the "Cesena Bloodbath".
- 1451 Sultan Mehmed II inherits the throne of the Ottoman Empire.
- 1534 Irish rebel Silken Thomas (Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare) is executed by the order of Henry VIII in London.
- 1690 The colony of Massachusetts issues the first paper money in the Americas.
- 1706 During the Battle of Fraustadt Swedish forces defeat a superior Saxon-Polish-Russian force by deploying a double envelopment.
- 1781 American Revolutionary War: British forces seize the Dutch-owned Caribbean island Sint Eustatius.
- 1783 American Revolutionary War: Spain recognizes United States independence
- 1787 Militia led by General Benjamin Lincoln crush the remnants of Shays' Rebellion in Petersham, Massachusetts.
- 1807 A British military force, under Brigadier-General Sir Samuel Auchmuty captures the Spanish Empire city of Montevideo, now the capital of Uruguay.
- 1809 The Territory of Illinois is created by the 10th United States Congress.
- 1830 The London Protocol of 1830 establishes the full independence and sovereignty of Greece from the Ottoman Empire as the final result of the Greek War of Independence.
- 1834 Wake Forest University is established.
- 1870 The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing voting rights to citizens regardless of race.
- 1897 The Greco-Turkish War breaks out.
- 1913 The Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, authorizing the Federal government to impose and collect an income tax.
- 1916 The Centre Block of the Parliament buildings in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada burns down with the loss of 7 lives.
- 1917 World War I: The United States breaks off diplomatic relations with Germany a day after the latter announced a new policy of unrestricted submarine warfare.
- 1918 The Twin Peaks Tunnel in San Francisco, California begins service as the longest streetcar tunnel in the world at 11,920 feet (3,633 meters) long.
- 1930 Communist Party of Vietnam is founded at a "Unification Conference" held in Kowloon, British Hong Kong.
- 1933 Adolf Hitler announces that the expansion of Lebensraum into Eastern Europe, and its ruthless Germanisation, are the ultimate geopolitical objectives of Third Reich foreign policy.
- 1943 The SS Dorchester is sunk by a German U-boat. Only 230 of 902 men aboard survive. The Chapel of the Four Chaplains, dedicated by President Harry Truman, is one of many memorials established to commemorate the Four Chaplains story.
- 1944 World War II: During the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign, U.S. Army and Marine forces seize Kwajalein Atoll from the defending Japanese garrison.
- 1945 World War II: As part of Operation Thunderclap, 1,000 B-17s of the Eighth Air Force bomb Berlin, a raid which kills between 2,500 and 3,000 and dehouses another 120,000.
- 1953 The Batepá massacre occurred in São Tomé when the colonial administration and Portuguese landowners unleashed a wave of violence against the native creoles known as forros.
- 1959 Deaths of rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa.
- 1960 British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan speaks of "a wind of change", signalling that his Government was likely to support decolonisation.
- 1961 The United States Air Forces begins Operation Looking Glass, and over the next 30 years, a "Doomsday Plane" is always in the air, with the capability of taking direct control of the United States' bombers and missiles in the event of the destruction of the SAC's command post.
- 1969 In Cairo, Yasser Arafat is appointed Palestine Liberation Organization leader at the Palestinian National Congress.
- 1971 New York Police Officer Frank Serpico is shot during a drug bust in Brooklyn and survives to later testify against police corruption.
- 1972 The first day of the seven-day 1972 Iran blizzard, which would kill at least 4,000 people, making it the deadliest snowstorm in history.
- 1984 Space Shuttle program: STS-41-B is launched using Space Shuttle Challenger.
- 1989 After a stroke two weeks previously, South African President P. W. Botha resigns as leader of the National Party, but stays on as president for six more months.
- 1989 A military coup overthrows Alfredo Stroessner, dictator of Paraguay since 1954.
- 1995 Astronaut Eileen Collins becomes the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle as mission STS-63 gets underway from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
- 1998 Cavalese cable car disaster: a United States military pilot causes the death of 20 people when his low-flying plane cuts the cable of a cable-car near Trento, Italy.
- 2014 Two people are shot and killed and 29 students are taken hostage at a high school in Moscow, Russia.
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[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]
Famous Birthdays:
- 1809 Felix Mendelssohn, German pianist, composer, and conductor
- 1811 Horace Greeley, American journalist and politician
- 1830 Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- 1857 Giuseppe Moretti, Italian sculptor, designed the Vulcan statue
- 1859 Hugo Junkers, German engineer, designed the Junkers J 1
- 1874 Gertrude Stein, American author, poet, and playwright
- 1887 Georg Trakl, Austrian pharmacist and poet
- 1898 Alvar Aalto, Finnish architect, designed the Finlandia Hall and Aalto Theatre
- 1926 Hans-Jochen Vogel, German soldier and politician, 8th Mayor of Berlin
- 1927 Kenneth Anger, American actor, director, and screenwriter
- 1935 Johnny "Guitar" Watson, American blues, soul, and funk singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1939 Michael Cimino, American director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1948 Henning Mankell, Swedish author and playwright
- 1960 Joachim Löw, German footballer and manager
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Quote of the day
Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.
- Helen Keller -
Note: Penguania_And_Antarctica assumes no responsibility or guarantee for correctness of any given information. Any recourse to courts of law is excluded.
Jaslandia, Continental Commonwealths, Tserra, The United Providences Of Perland, Percyton, James The Red Engine, Intelligentpeople
Kill me.
Its 16° out and I have to wait for a bus for thirty minutes.
The United Providences Of Perland, Intelligentpeople
So, you'll debate things...so we don't have to debate things?
Wow a triple whammy
Penguania And Antarctica, Intelligentpeople
Gross.
Ludania, The Royal Republic Of Kumania, Intelligentpeople
Per4Pres "Transparency and Stability!"
Penguania And Antarctica
Post self-deleted by Einsiev.
EVEREST MY LOVE. ITS BEEN TOO LONG.
Everestopia, Kalaron
Safe trip, Peng! Have a great weekend!
Jaslandia, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland
Yup. Widely believed to have been the result of German espionage at the time, it is now believed to have been caused by a poorly extinguished cigar. Smoking kills, ladies and gentlemen.
Fun facts:
- The Library of Parliament, which sits adjacent to Centre Block on the south-facing side, survived the fire by closing its heavy oak doors.
- The portrait of Queen Victoria had to be cut from its frame as it was too large to fit through the Senate foyer doors, but also too important to leave behind.
- Parliament moved to the Victoria Museum in the six year interim it took to rebuild and refurnish Centre Block.
- The original designs of the new Centre Block were themselves lost to fire when the office of the architect who drafted them also burnt to the ground years later.
Ludania, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Turina, Percyton
I remember when I went to see the library. It's honestly amazing.
Also hi everyone!
Jaslandia, Continental Commonwealths, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica
And yeah, the LoP is pretty swell. Imagine how sad it would have been had it also burnt down
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Turina
I've been doing good. Finished my exams yesterday so naturally, I'm mentally exhausted :)
How have you been Will?
Everestopia, Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Penguania And Antarctica
Glad to see you back, buddy.
Penguania And Antarctica
Einsiev! How I have missed you!
Einsiev, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland, Yukona
Ah Mark.. just the man I've been awaiting.
Glad to see you return.. a mere few days after I.
Jaslandia, Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica, Turina
I was thinking where you went a couple of days ago, nice to see you back
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Turina
I've always been here watching... Keeping a close eye on my precious region :P
Everestopia, Jaslandia, Continental Commonwealths, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, Tserra, The United Providences Of Perland, Intelligentpeople
Ok Mr. NSA
Everestopia, Intelligentpeople
You cannot steal my lurking. I am the lurkiest lurker that ever lurked!
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Good, good. How have you been?
Here was merely protecting our freedoms, by keeping an eye on how we use them... duh! :P
Intelligentpeople
Post self-deleted by Everestopia.
Intelligentpeople
The Day the Music Died.
https://youtu.be/uAsV5-Hv-7U
Just watched Braveheart with family again tonight. Great movie but as a fan of history, its inaccuracy hurts!
Jaslandia, Vista Major, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, Lex Caledonia, Pirate Kingdoms
*plays Hamilton song "What'd I Miss?"*
Jaslandia, Vista Major, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica
Well I had Chinese food at least one day this week. You missed that.
Vista Major
https://youtu.be/tiVu6foDOvI
Andromitus
Who's running for Chief Justice and who's running for President this month?
Construction of embassies with The Universal Allegiance has commenced. Completion expected in 3 days 7 hours.
Yaaas :D Thank you! :)
Andromitus
Every day is 'National Wear Red' Day for me; red is truly the only color for a really splendid steam engine.
Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica
Honestly, not a clue. I know Vista is, or was planning on running for President. At least I think he was. Aside from him I dont think I received any official notices of candidacy while I was Chief Justice.
As for the vacancy for Chief Justice, the President nominates three successors, then everything should be carried out like any other TG ballot election, only the Acting Chief Justice would be filling the role of Chief Justice in regards to the election, which is also why we now have the speaker receive ballots also, just in case the Acting Chief Justice happens to be one of the nominees, it would avoid bias. Truth be told I kinda expected to have a new permanent Chief Justice by now, but I am confident the President is simply taking his time to select the best nominees.
Continental Commonwealths
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Written by Refuge Isle.