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Good day, boys and girls. How are you all doing today? :)

Jaslandia, Aquatur, Oelesa, Minnesota Dakota

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Good day, boys and girls. How are you all doing today? :)

Very well! How are you?

Jaslandia, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota

Cesorion wrote:As did Vista Major, I have a document entailing my vision. Check out

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GzRF7U-kM84EAXUyZZt1vHDpnzzXpNRd/view

I noticed a few typos on this. If I cannot edit them correct, I will re-upload it. Sorry...

Aquatur wrote:Very well! How are you?

Doing alright so far. Up to much? :)

Aquatur

Yukona wrote:If Richard Branson’s an environmentalist why does he own an airline?

Because he's a c*nt.

Nuremgard, Axeldonia, Yukona

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=857626

Modified my mythology for Kyras, planning to make further changes (making Kyras more Norse-like)

Awesome! Whereabouts are you based on the map?

Penguania And Antarctica

Due to typos, the candidacy document has benn withdrawn and re-uploaded. Only changed typos and coloring

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KvWt6ch47iHvLyDrPIi_aC5iXRLN30XV/view

Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova

I am so damn fickle. I'm considering turning New Salvatore into an absolute monarchy.

Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova

What if Aleppo existed?

What if we replaced the income tax with the carbon tax?

What if we sold off public schools and gave the poor scholarships?

Axeldonia

[spoiler=Today is December 30 and today are:]

Today is December 30 and today are:

- Bacon Day

- Day of the Declaration of Slovakia as an Independent Ecclesiastic Province (Slovakia)

- Falling Needles Family Fest Day

- Lhosar (Nepal)

- National Bicarbonate of Soda Day (United States)

- Rizal Day (Philippines)

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[spoiler=This day in history:]

This day in history:

- 1066 – Granada massacre: A Muslim mob storms the royal palace in Granada, crucifies Jewish vizier Joseph ibn Naghrela and massacres most of the Jewish population of the city.

- 1419 – Hundred Years' War: Battle of La Rochelle

- 1460 – Wars of the Roses: Lancastrians kill the 3rd Duke of York and win the Battle of Wakefield.

- 1702 – Queen Anne's War: James Moore, Governor of the Province of Carolina, abandons the Siege of St. Augustine.

- 1813 – War of 1812: British soldiers burn Buffalo, New York.

- 1816 – The Treaty of St. Louis between the United States and the united Ottawa, Ojibwa, and Potawatomi Indian tribes is proclaimed.

- 1825 – The Treaty of St. Louis between the United States and the Shawnee Nation is proclaimed.

- 1853 – Gadsden Purchase: The United States buys land from Mexico to facilitate railroad building in the Southwest.

- 1896 – Filipino patriot and reform advocate José Rizal is executed by a Spanish firing squad in Manila.

- 1896 – Canadian ice hockey player Ernie McLea scores the first hat-trick in Stanley Cup play, and the Cup-winning goal as the Montreal Victorias defeat the Winnipeg Victorias 6–5.

- 1897 – The British Colony of Natal annexes Zululand.

- 1903 – A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois kills at least 605.

- 1905 – Former Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg is assassinated at the front gate of his home in Caldwell.

- 1906 – The All-India Muslim League is founded in Dacca, East Bengal, British India (later Dhaka, Bangladesh).

- 1916 – Russian mystic and advisor to the Tsar Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin was murdered by a loyalist group led by Prince Felix Yusupov. His frozen, partially-trussed body was discovered in a Moscow river three days later.

- 1916 – The last coronation in Hungary is performed for King Charles IV and Queen Zita.

- 1919 – Lincoln's Inn in London, England, UK admits its first female bar student.

- 1922 – The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is formed.

- 1927 – The Ginza Line, the first subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan.

- 1936 – The United Auto Workers union stages its first sitdown strike.

- 1943 – Subhas Chandra Bose raises the flag of Indian independence at Port Blair.

- 1944 – King George II of Greece declares a regency, leaving the throne vacant.

- 1947 – Cold War: King Michael I of Romania is forced to abdicate by the Soviet Union-backed Communist government of Romania.

- 1954 – The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation is established to consolidate criminal investigation and intelligence into a single agency.

- 1958 – The Guatemalan Air Force sinks several Mexican fishing boats alleged to have breached maritime borders, killing three and sparking international tension.

- 1965 – Ferdinand Marcos becomes President of the Philippines.

- 1972 – Vietnam War: The United States halts heavy bombing of North Vietnam.

- 1993 – Israel establishes diplomatic relations with Vatican City and also upgrades to full diplomatic relations with Ireland.

- 1996 – Proposed budget cuts by Benjamin Netanyahu spark protests from 250,000 workers who shut down services across Israel.

- 1997 – In the worst incident in Algeria's insurgency, the Wilaya of Relizane massacres, 400 people from four villages are killed.

- 2000 – Rizal Day bombings: A series of bombs explode in various places in Metro Manila, Philippines within a period of a few hours, killing 22 and injuring about a hundred.

- 2004 – A fire in the República Cromagnon nightclub in Buenos Aires, Argentina kills 194.

- 2005 – Tropical Storm Zeta forms in the open Atlantic Ocean, tying the record for the latest tropical cyclone ever to form in the North Atlantic basin.

- 2006 – Madrid–Barajas Airport is bombed.

- 2006 – The Indonesian passenger ferry MV Senopati Nusantara sinks in a storm, resulting in at least 400 deaths.

- 2006 – Former President of Iraq Saddam Hussein is executed.

- 2009 – A segment of the Lanzhou–Zhengzhou–Changsha pipeline ruptures in Shaanxi, China, and approximately 150,000 l (40,000 US gal) of diesel oil flows down the Wei River before finally reaching the Yellow River.

- 2009 – A suicide bomber kills nine people at Forward Operating Base Chapman, a key facility of the Central Intelligence Agency in Afghanistan.

- 2013 – More than 100 people are killed when anti-government forces attack key buildings in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]

Famous Birthdays:

- 0039 – Titus, Roman emperor

- 1819 – Theodor Fontane, German author and poet

- 1851 – Asa Griggs Candler, American businessman and politician, 44th Mayor of Atlanta

- 1853 – André Messager, French pianist, composer, and conductor

- 1865 – Rudyard Kipling, Indian-English author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1906 – Carol Reed, English director and producer

- 1930 – Tu Youyou, Chinese chemist and pharmacist, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1946 – Patti Smith, American singer-songwriter and poet

- 1946 – Berti Vogts, German footballer and coach

- 1968 – Thomas D, German rapper (Die Fantastischen Vier)

- 1975 – Tiger Woods, American golfer

- 1984 – LeBron James, American basketball player and producer

- 1986 – Ellie Goulding, English singer-songwriter and producer

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Quote of the day

Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering, 'It will be happier.'

- Alfred Lord Tennyson -

Note: Penguania_And_Antarctica assumes no responsibility or guarantee for correctness of any given information. Any recourse to courts of law is excluded.

Jaslandia, Mercunova, Percyton

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Quote of the day

Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering, 'It will be happier.'

- Alfred Lord Tennyson -

Fake news! Sad! If this year is a sign of anything, then 2018 will be even worse. We have been seeing more frequent and more disastrous natural disasters, Yemen is in a state of famine, and Germany can't seem to form a government at this current moment. Those trends will likely continue to carry forth in 2018 and even become worse, especially in regards to climate change, something the US, the second largest emitter of CO2, seems not to keen on taking seriously. We're already over the tipping point anyway. The carbon that we have already emitted will continue to heat up the planet for thousands of years, making it uninhabitable for the human race. I am tired of this naive optimism for the future because the future keeps disappointing all of us.

Updated the candidates, if you want endorsements listed, you need to telegram me or tag me in an RMB post.

Penguania And Antarctica

You know the world has gone batsh!t when actual Nazis are allowed to parade their views in public.

In the previous century, we fought a literal war against these bastards. Now we're interviewing them on the telly? What the f*ck?

Vetriutan 2

Nuremgard wrote:You know the world has gone batsh!t when actual Nazis are allowed to parade their views in public.

In the previous century, we fought a literal war against these bastards. Now we're interviewing them on the telly? What the f*ck?

Where?

Nuremgard wrote:You know the world has gone batsh!t when actual Nazis are allowed to parade their views in public.

In the previous century, we fought a literal war against these bastards. Now we're interviewing them on the telly? What the f*ck?

Freedom of speech, mate.

Yukona wrote:Where?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS9jkZysHAI

Yukona wrote:Where?

I'm not referring to a specific example. I just mean, why are we giving them airtime or any publicity? It's not as if their views or politics are legitimate.

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Freedom of speech, mate.

Freedom of speech does not include freedom to spout hatred or advocate the killing or oppression of entire groups of people which is what Nazism boils down to.

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Freedom of speech, mate.

If you tolerate the intolerant, then the intolerant will destroy all tolerance.

Nuremgard

Nuremgard wrote:I'm not referring to a specific example. I just mean, why are we giving them airtime or any publicity? It's not as if their views or politics are legitimate.

Oh right, I get you - well I'd argue that once you start restricting speech of one organisation it draws a thin line that easily can be moved, and gives a precedent for further restrictions on civil rights. I'm kinda inclined to believe that people should be able to say what they want, as long as they don't advocate for violence or discrimination.

Yukona wrote:Oh right, I get you - well I'd argue that once you start restricting speech of one organisation it draws a thin line that easily can be moved, and gives a precedent for further restrictions on civil rights. I'm kinda inclined to believe that people should be able to say what they want, as long as they don't advocate for violence or discrimination.

I don't believe this. You can easily suppress hateful speech without infringing on free speech. If you're advocating for the extermination or oppression of groups of people then you deserve to be locked up in a prison cell, not on a bloody podium.

Nuremgard wrote:I don't believe this. You can easily suppress hateful speech without infringing on free speech. If you're advocating for the extermination or oppression of groups of people then you deserve to be locked up in a prison cell, not on a bloody podium.

Well yeah, I get your point and advocating things like that should be punishable - I agree - but it just makes me wary

Yukona wrote:Well yeah, I get your point and advocating things like that should be punishable - I agree - but it just makes me wary

It's ironic that Nazis and far-righters whine about free speech when they would revoke that very same right if they were given a whiff of power.

Yukona

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Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Doing alright so far. Up to much? :)

Lol, stayed up until 4:00 PST (idk why) and then was rudely awakened by some people who decided to door bell to give us some presents (jk). Other than that, procrastinating to get my interterm work done before my winter break ends.

:DDDDDDDD

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=421225&p=33183158#p33183158 read it

Ironically, as we talk about hate speech, I get an issue in one of my nations about hate speech.

Jaslandia, Aquatur

Post self-deleted by Penguania And Antarctica.

Nuremgard wrote:I don't believe this. You can easily suppress hateful speech without infringing on free speech. If you're advocating for the extermination or oppression of groups of people then you deserve to be locked up in a prison cell, not on a bloody podium.

Canada has a bad rap for the blurred line Yuk refers to and our Human Rights Commissions have been accused of being arbitrary in their definition of what is “hateful”, so there is merit to his concern. I agree that actively inciting or calling for violence against a person or group of people should be addressed, but things like reprinting depictions of the Prophet Muhammad have led to action by the HRCs. Although this is indeed insensitive to those of the Muslim faith, I don’t think it should fall into the realm of things the state should be allowed to repress.

Jaslandia, Yukona

"Did you hear about how that Kraut and Tea guy said that blacks are not biologically inferior to whites? Isn't that so controversial?"

If you have said something like this, then you might have YouTube Politics Syndrome, a mental disease that occurs when you watch too many political channels on YouTube. The best medication for this is to care about actual politics, and not that stupidity.

-Dr. Constidor

Nuremgard wrote:Ironically, as we talk about hate speech, I get an issue in one of my nations about hate speech.

Max Berry is the devil, and he’s condemned us to hell.

Jaslandia

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Continental Commonwealths wrote:Max Berry is the devil, and he’s condemned us to hell.

This is why we have a Discord server, so we can get out of the grip of Beelzebub!

Continental Commonwealths wrote:Canada has a bad rap for the blurred line Yuk refers to and our Human Rights Commissions have been accused of being arbitrary in their definition of what is “hateful”, so there is merit to his concern. I agree that actively inciting or calling for violence against a person or group of people should be addressed, but things like reprinting depictions of the Prophet Muhammad have led to action by the HRCs. Although this is indeed insensitive to those of the Muslim faith, I don’t think it should fall into the realm of things the state should be allowed to repress.

I agree. All religion deserves to be mocked and criticised. Although the behaviour of some Muslims on this front really blows the "Islam is a religion of peace" BS out of the water.

Aquatur

Do we no longer have an embassy with Libertatem? Aren’t they like our closest associate region, save for GR?

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona

Continental Commonwealths wrote:Do we no longer have an embassy with Libertatem? Aren’t they like our closest associate region, save for GR?

You were absent during the time they shut down embassies.

Short version:

They closed embassies because we elected a person as Chancellor which the Libertatem government classified as a terrorist or enemy of their region. Thus they decided to withdraw their embassy since they don't want to be allies which head of gov is a terrorist.

Jaslandia, Yukona, Cesorion

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:You were absent during the time they shut down embassies.

Short version:

They closed embassies because we elected a person as Chancellor which the Libertatem government classified as a terrorist or enemy of their region. Thus they decided to withdraw their embassy since they don't want to be allies which head of gov is a terrorist.

Ah. Thanks for the update, Peng! And fair enough. Not that I necessarily agree with their classification of Hyder as an enemy of [their] state. I remember reading through the Court transcripts when it all went down, but all I took away from it was that Hyder positively had the worst person representing him as counsel. Terrible defence.

Also, Hyderbourg, you list in the Elections Factbook that the Supreme Court Justices are up for re-election. Their term is four months long, so I don’t believe their seats are being contested this election.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Cesorion

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:You were absent during the time they shut down embassies.

Short version:

They closed embassies because we elected a person as Chancellor which the Libertatem government classified as a terrorist or enemy of their region. Thus they decided to withdraw their embassy since they don't want to be allies which head of gov is a terrorist.

Let me just point out again to everyone that the term "terrorist" was very loosely applied by the Libertatem government, even if he did something bad

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Cesorion

Yeah, f*ck it. I'm making New Salvatore an absolute monarchy. I've had no issue that will let me bring back elections anyway so technically, the country is still an autocracy. Just a politically liberal one.

Jaslandia, Aquatur

Yukona wrote:Let me just point out again to everyone that the term "terrorist" was very loosely applied by the Libertatem government, even if he did something bad

You've my apologies.

Yukona

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:You've my apologies.

ty x

Penguania And Antarctica

For peeps interested in the Medieval RP, we could maybe host a forum topic similar to the CoFN regional newsfeed? We could post bard songs, fables, history of nations etc. Sound interesting?

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Yukona

Lex Caledonia wrote:For peeps interested in the Medieval RP, we could maybe host a forum topic similar to the CoFN regional newsfeed? We could post bard songs, fables, history of nations etc. Sound interesting?

I will help you bare this burden, Fordo Baggins. As long as it is yours to bare...

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Lex Caledonia

Continental Commonwealths wrote:Ah. Thanks for the update, Peng! And fair enough. Not that I necessarily agree with their classification of Hyder as an enemy of [their] state. I remember reading through the Court transcripts when it all went down, but all I took away from it was that Hyder positively had the worst person representing him as counsel. Terrible defence.

Also, Hyderbourg, you list in the Elections Factbook that the Supreme Court Justices are up for re-election. Their term is four months long, so I don’t believe their seats are being contested this election.

Ah sorry, I'll fix it

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova

Post self-deleted by Cesorion.

Continental Commonwealths wrote:Ah. Thanks for the update, Peng! And fair enough. Not that I necessarily agree with their classification of Hyder as an enemy of [their] state. I remember reading through the Court transcripts when it all went down, but all I took away from it was that Hyder positively had the worst person representing him as counsel. Terrible defence.

Also, Hyderbourg, you list in the Elections Factbook that the Supreme Court Justices are up for re-election. Their term is four months long, so I don’t believe their seats are being contested this election.

Also fun fact, my defense counsel was the person I was supposed to be running against for President in the upcoming election, but I'm sure that had nothing to do with the outcome. :P

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Cesorion

Hyderbourg wrote:Also fun fact, my defense counsel was the person I was supposed to be running against for President in the upcoming election, but I'm sure that had nothing to do with the outcome. :P

I still don’t understand why you didn’t represent yourself. You’re well spoken and intelligent, and would have definitely done a better job than him. I mean, so would a cold bowl of rice, but... yeah.

Jaslandia, Mercunova, Cesorion

Who runs the Confederate Papers?

If you read this I am a member of the Union Party.

Mercunova

Minnesota Dakota wrote:Who runs the Confederate Papers?

If you read this I am a member of the Union Party.

I know that, but is is up to Hyder and Kal to handle. I recorded Oel as DLP member because I wrote his candidacy. Also, I think Penguania And Antarctica is a Democratic Liberty Party Member. Write that in

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova

Continental Commonwealths wrote:I still don’t understand why you didn’t represent yourself. You’re well spoken and intelligent, and would have definitely done a better job than him. I mean, so would a cold bowl of rice, but... yeah.

I was actually Solicitor General and Attorney General in Libertatem for over a year and never lost a case, but that case occurred on the one week that I was out of town.

I briefly logged into the RMB to state the following:

Again not involved in regional politics, but I am going to give my opinion on the ongoing court case. Although it is true that Aux may have circumvented his punishment, there are no laws within this region to punish someone who has aided in such a matter, nor is there a charge for contempt of court. These are charges that have, in all seriousness, been invented by the prosecution. At least when Aux had his citizenship temporarily stripped there was a ratified act that the President could point to, this is entirely different and honestly worries me.

I don't really care if I get banned from this region, in fact perhaps it's best I do to ensure that I'm not tempted to log in so frequently, but even getting put on trial for something like this just completely baffles me.

You cannot make up laws, especially in a democratic system where we have a functioning Senate and procedure for the creation of laws; this completely undermines the system we built with POWER and I'm disgusted to see that a Senator is the one leading the charge.

At the end of the day, the Jury can vote in whichever manner they want, but here's a hint, if the Prosecution says that people are guilty of things that they can't point to in any ratified document, those people aren't guilty of anything.

Don't vote in my favor because I am a good guy or because you like me, vote in my favor for the sanctity of this region and the governmental system that all of us have worked tirelessly to create.

I don't know if it was ever entered into the case or what happened with it, but that was the only thing I said regarding it.

Jaslandia, Axeldonia

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:

- Day of the Declaration of Slovakia as an Independent Ecclesiastic Province (Slovakia)

I don't mean to criticize the Slovakian people or anything, but is this holiday really necessary? So Slovakia got its own bishop: so what? Having your own bishop won't help you achieve political independence or anything like that.

Unlikely Libertarian Scenarios wrote:Fake news! Sad! If this year is a sign of anything, then 2018 will be even worse. We have been seeing more frequent and more disastrous natural disasters, Yemen is in a state of famine, and Germany can't seem to form a government at this current moment. Those trends will likely continue to carry forth in 2018 and even become worse, especially in regards to climate change, something the US, the second largest emitter of CO2, seems not to keen on taking seriously. We're already over the tipping point anyway. The carbon that we have already emitted will continue to heat up the planet for thousands of years, making it uninhabitable for the human race. I am tired of this naive optimism for the future because the future keeps disappointing all of us.

Yeah, 2018 doesn't look that great, but at least there will be congressional and local elections where we could try to change the things you listed (at least in the United States). And there have been improvements in other areas, like poverty, charitable giving, and the imminent eradication of polio.

https://youtu.be/JiOXpKU7tWc

Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Jaslandia wrote:I don't mean to criticize the Slovakian people or anything, but is this holiday really necessary? So Slovakia got its own bishop: so what? Having your own bishop won't help you achieve political independence or anything like that.

There were times when it was uber-important.

Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica

Mercunova wrote:There were times when it was uber-important.

I suppose in like the Middle Ages, when everyone was uber-religious. But even then, it was mostly of a symbolic/religious importance; a bishop couldn't save you from an oppressive lord, or a dominating empire. Especially since those bishops were often allied with the aforementioned lords and empires.

Penguania And Antarctica

For a Safe and Securer Society, with Unity and Equality. Minnesota Dakota for Minister of Foreign Affairs.

#MD4MoFA #Egalité #Unité

Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

I have finally decided consider running for Plaid Cymru in the 2020 UK General Elections. Here is my political agenda wrote out in a document, but it is in Welsh for obvious reasons.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/192Fpj_xv33j8xzDYT6vA6cJD4Q5k7l2P-bhikrDn_5M/edit?usp=sharing

Jaslandia, Percyton, Confederal States

Vetriutan 2 wrote:I have finally decided consider running for Plaid Cymru in the 2020 UK General Elections. Here is my political agenda wrote out in a document, but it is in Welsh for obvious reasons.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/192Fpj_xv33j8xzDYT6vA6cJD4Q5k7l2P-bhikrDn_5M/edit?usp=sharing

Speak brittish ya twat

Nuremgard, Jaslandia

Axeldonia wrote:Speak brittish ya twat

Would that be the Queen's English?

Jaslandia

Axeldonia wrote:Speak brittish ya twat

No. I am an honorary Welshman, and I will speak Welsh when I wish!

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2010/jan/19/british-men-ancient-farmers

I am now 24.

Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Lex Caledonia, Percyton, The Scottish Twins, Confederal States

Nuremgard wrote:I am now 24.

Why are you spending your time talking to teens and near-adults on the internet as a 24-year-old? What are you, an ephebophile?

Nuremgard wrote:I am now 24.

Happy birthday bby

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Percyton, The Scottish Twins

Vetriutan 2 wrote:I have finally decided consider running for Plaid Cymru in the 2020 UK General Elections. Here is my political agenda wrote out in a document, but it is in Welsh for obvious reasons.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/192Fpj_xv33j8xzDYT6vA6cJD4Q5k7l2P-bhikrDn_5M/edit?usp=sharing

Don't you live in California? Since when are you eligible to run for the British Parliament?

*looks at document*

Oh, I think I understand now. Never mind then.

Nuremgard wrote:I am now 24.

Happy birthday, Nurem!

Nuremgard, Vista Major, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota, Percyton, The Scottish Twins

Jaslandia wrote:Don't you live in California? Since when are you eligible to run for the British Parliament?

*looks at document*

Oh, I think I understand now. Never mind then.

Don't worry. I don't live in California anymore. I now live in Cardiff, ready to institute DIRECT RULE FROM CARDIFF, NOT LONDON. Additionally, don't make fun of the Welsh language. Just because it makes no sense to you doesn't mean that it doesn't make sense to the Welsh, you Welshphobe.

Jaslandia, Percyton

Nuremgard wrote:I am now 24.

Donald: Weel 'en canty birthday tae one of our favorite Scots! Congrats oan turnin' 24!

Douglas: Aye. Ah hope ye hae a raucous guid time tae celebrate th' occasion!

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota, Percyton

*trips over pride and prejudice*

I am never aware of when birthdays happen in this silver forsaken region!

Happy birthday, my darling Nuremgard

Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota, Percyton

Vetriutan 2 wrote:Don't worry. I don't live in California anymore. I now live in Cardiff, ready to institute DIRECT RULE FROM CARDIFF, NOT LONDON. Additionally, don't make fun of the Welsh language. Just because it makes no sense to you doesn't mean that it doesn't make sense to the Welsh, you Welshphobe.

Skarloey: I'm Welsh (or, Welsh origin at least), and I couldn't make heads or tails of that document either. Then again, maybe my Welsh is just rusty.

Rusty: Yes?

Skarloey: Not you, Rusty. I meant the word 'rusty'. Anyway, I thought I saw some references to sheep and farming in the document, which are indeed important issues in Wales, so I'll give you that.

Jaslandia, The Scottish Twins

Percyton wrote:Skarloey: I'm Welsh (or, Welsh origin at least), and I couldn't make heads or tails of that document either. Then again, maybe my Welsh is just rusty.

Rusty: Yes?

Skarloey: Not you, Rusty. I meant the word 'rusty'. Anyway, I thought I saw some references to sheep and farming in the document, which are indeed important issues in Wales, so I'll give you that.

Sharloey, will you vote for me? If you do, I promise you that bestiality will be legalized, but only for sheep.

Does anyone know of a good laptop that is under $350?

I am looking to get one.

Minnesota Dakota wrote:Does anyone know of a good laptop that is under $350?

I am looking to get one.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchpage.jsp?st=laptops+under+%24350&_dyncharset=UTF-8&id=pcat17071&type=page&sc=Global&cp=1&nrp=&sp=&qp=&list=n&af=true&iht=y&usc=All+Categories&ks=960&keys=keys

Vetriutan 2 wrote:Sharloey, will you vote for me? If you do, I promise you that bestiality will be legalized, but only for sheep.

Skarloey: First of all, it's Skarloey with a 'k'; 'Sharloey' sounds like the name of a pop star. Second, I don't care much for bestiality: Not only do I think it's disgusting just like most humans do, but I'm an engine without any sexual feelings, so I don't think this potential law would benefit me or any of my friends. Thirdly, I don't think I'm eligible to vote in Welsh elections: I wasn't 'born' in Wales (I was built in Whitehaven in England, though my cultural heritage and background is mostly Welsh), I'm a citizen of Percyton instead of the United Kingdom, and I don't think engines have voting rights in Wales. The same goes for my brother Rheneas, so don't expect his vote either.

Rheneas: Besides, even if we could vote and we were interested in voting for you, how would we do that? We're far too busy on the Skarloey Railway and the Blue Mountain Quarry to go to Wales to vote, so we'd have to get our hands on a mail-in ballot somehow.

Jaslandia, Axeldonia, The Scottish Twins, Duke The Old Engine

I can't believe that trains are bullying me now.

Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Percyton, The Scottish Twins, Duke The Old Engine

Vetriutan 2 wrote:I can't believe that trains are bullying me now.

Skarloey: I'd hardly call a reasonable and understandable disagreement 'bullying'.

Duke: And to Vetriutan, you watch your language, young man! Not because you said anything vulgar, but because we're not 'trains'; we're 'engines' or 'locomotives'. 'Train' is what you call an engine plus the cargo and rolling stock it's pulling or pushing; 'locomotive' or 'engine' is just the pulling or pushing vehicle by itself.

Rheneas: Don't bother, Duke. If I had a nickel for every time I heard someone mix up 'train' and 'engine/locomotive', I'd have enough nickels to buy the whole railway! It's pointless to fight a losing battle like this.

Duke: This is exactly the kind of defeatism I refuse to accept, Rheneas. I still think these impertinent youngins can be shown the error of there ways. That's what I did with Sir Handel and Peter Sam, and they turned out alright. Well, for the most part, at least.

Rheneas: Alright, Duke. It's your choice.

Duke: You bet your bunker it is!

Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, The Scottish Twins, Duke The Old Engine

Percyton wrote:Skarloey: I'd hardly call a reasonable and understandable disagreement 'bullying'.

Duke: And to Vetriutan, you watch your language, young man! Not because you said anything vulgar, but because we're not 'trains'; we're 'engines' or 'locomotives'. 'Train' is what you call an engine plus the cargo and rolling stock it's pulling or pushing; 'locomotive' or 'engine' is just the pulling or pushing vehicle by itself.

Rheneas: Don't bother, Duke. If I had a nickel for every time I heard someone mix up 'train' and 'engine/locomotive', I'd have enough nickels to buy the whole railway! It's pointless to fight a losing battle like this.

Duke: This is exactly the kind of defeatism I refuse to accept, Rheneas. I still think these impertinent youngins can be shown the error of there ways. That's what I did with Sir Handel and Peter Sam, and they turned out alright. Well, for the most part, at least.

Rheneas: Alright, Duke. It's your choice.

Duke: You bet your bunker it is!

You know what? Just because of that, I will make sure that engines play no part in Wales's infrastructure! It's not like a country that small even needs rail anyway. All engines should be scrapped and their rail lines destroyed. Wales should instead focus on bussing, cycling, and walking for its main methods of transportation, and I will work to make Wales's infrastructure one worthy of the 21st century by creating a national investment bank that will provide low-interest loans to domestic and foreign developers seeking to invest in the country, especially in regards to its infrastructure, which will be redesigned and rebuilt to focus on small-scale public transportation and individual transportation through biking lanes and extensions to Welsh cities that prioritize walkability coupled with bus subsidies and bus lanes.

Not only that, but through the country's NIB, along with a national broadband program, Wales shall become a technology hub with high-speed internet for all citizens of Wales with cheap prices, allowing the country to become more wealthy and prosperous than it has ever been!

Locomotives are of the 19th and 20th centuries, and they have no place in the 21st century.

Penguania And Antarctica, Duke The Old Engine

Here is my campaign song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl-LeTFM8zo

Vetriutan 2 wrote:Here is my campaign song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl-LeTFM8zo

w h y h a s g o d a b a n d o n e d u s

Yukona, Confederal States

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:w h y h a s g o d a b a n d o n e d u s

Because I was born.

Vista Major

Here is my other campaign song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVON0vP8k4s

So, how does this thing work? You just type and press a button? Okay then. I was going to wait until later to come here, but after my previous exchange with a certain player, I think this region needs me as soon as possible. My name is Duke, named after His Grace the Earl of Sodor (also known as the Duke of Sodor); formerly of the Mid-Sodor Railway, and now of the Skarloey Railway. Percy told me about this 'NationStates' stuff, and he finally convinced me to give it a try. Just like Percy, I'll be here to give my commentary on events, and just like Percy sometimes provide little stories and updates on the standard gauge Sodor Railways, I'll be doing the same for the narrow gauge Skarloey Railway. For more introduction to me, see these episodes from the TV series:

https://youtu.be/9gRnjqckJGw

https://youtu.be/8sGIkFubQI0 (though this episode isn't quite accurate to the real life; the book version is much more accurate)

https://youtu.be/UD3wTvwS_HQ

https://youtu.be/WdVhrNtDMPc

I'll also be here to show you what a railway engines REALLY does; Percy may have given you the impression that working on the railway is all fun and games, but in fact, it's a lot of hard work. Hard work most of us enjoy, granted, but hard work nonetheless.

Vetriutan 2 wrote:You know what? Just because of that, I will make sure that engines play no part in Wales's infrastructure! It's not like a country that small even needs rail anyway. All engines should be scrapped and their rail lines destroyed. Wales should instead focus on bussing, cycling, and walking for its main methods of transportation, and I will work to make Wales's infrastructure one worthy of the 21st century by creating a national investment bank that will provide low-interest loans to domestic and foreign developers seeking to invest in the country, especially in regards to its infrastructure, which will be redesigned and rebuilt to focus on small-scale public transportation and individual transportation through biking lanes and extensions to Welsh cities that prioritize walkability coupled with bus subsidies and bus lanes.

Not only that, but through the country's NIB, along with a national broadband program, Wales shall become a technology hub with high-speed internet for all citizens of Wales with cheap prices, allowing the country to become more wealthy and prosperous than it has ever been!

Locomotives are of the 19th and 20th centuries, and they have no place in the 21st century.

I think you're getting a bit too puffed up in the smokebox there, youngin. Even in Parliament you wouldn't have the power to do all that by yourself, and that's assuming you even get elected! And even then, I'm not terribly concerned: not only am I on Sodor far outside your jurisdiction, but I don't care much for those newfangled engines on those newfangled railways. It's the heritage railways like the Ffestiniog, Corris, and Talyllyn railways I care about, and since those are private organizations with a passionate group of supporters, I doubt you'll have much luck going up against them. You're in over your head if you think you can eradicate all railways in Wales. I think you should stick to your day job and do some hard work, instead of dabbling in an area you aren't suited for.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, The Scottish Twins

Vetriutan 2 wrote:Here is my other campaign song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVON0vP8k4s

what the actual f*ck

you need some help - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho1LgF8ys-c

Duke The Old Engine wrote:

I think you're getting a bit too puffed up in the smokebox there, youngin. Even in Parliament, you wouldn't have the power to do all that by yourself, and that's assuming you even get elected! And even then, I'm not terribly concerned: not only am I on Sodor far outside your jurisdiction, but I don't care much for those newfangled engines on those newfangled railways. It's the heritage railways like the Ffestiniog, Corris, and Talyllyn railways I care about, and since those are private organizations with a passionate group of supporters, I doubt you'll have much luck going up against them. You're in over your head if you think you can eradicate all railways in Wales. I think you should stick to your day job and do some hard work, instead of dabbling in an area you aren't suited for.

You are ignoring my larger goals. Parliament is just the first step. While in Parliament, I will work to making the idea of an independent Welsh nation a respectable idea among the Welsh population over the years and increase Plaid Cymru's influence within Westminster to the point of holding a referendum on Welsh independence. After winning the vote and achieving Welsh independence, I will use my political success to slowly rise in the ranks of Plaid Cymru and eventually become the PM of Wales. And then I will be able to work with the Welsh parliament to implement my anti-engine policies.

NOT /S

SUPER SERIOUS

POLITICKING

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:what the actual f*ck

you need some help - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho1LgF8ys-c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLpeX4RRo28

Duke The Old Engine wrote:So, how does this thing work? You just type and press a button? Okay then. I was going to wait until later to come here, but after my previous exchange with a certain player, I think this region needs me as soon as possible. My name is Duke, named after His Grace the Earl of Sodor (also known as the Duke of Sodor); formerly of the Mid-Sodor Railway, and now of the Skarloey Railway. Percy told me about this 'NationStates' stuff, and he finally convinced me to give it a try. Just like Percy, I'll be here to give my commentary on events, and just like Percy sometimes provide little stories and updates on the standard gauge Sodor Railways, I'll be doing the same for the narrow gauge Skarloey Railway. For more introduction to me, see these episodes from the TV series:

https://youtu.be/9gRnjqckJGw

https://youtu.be/8sGIkFubQI0 (though this episode isn't quite accurate to the real life; the book version is much more accurate)

https://youtu.be/UD3wTvwS_HQ

https://youtu.be/WdVhrNtDMPc

I'll also be here to show you what a railway engines REALLY does; Percy may have given you the impression that working on the railway is all fun and games, but in fact, it's a lot of hard work. Hard work most of us enjoy, granted, but hard work nonetheless.

Duke! One of my favorite characters from Thomas! I'm glad you decided to join us! Between you, Percy, James, and Donald and Douglas, we now have quite the collection of engines in our region.

Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Duke The Old Engine

Vetriutan 2 wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLpeX4RRo28

my boi politikz is backing me up - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETkz2hKrlzw

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:my boi politikz is backing me up - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETkz2hKrlzw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dbR2JZmlWo

Jaslandia wrote:Duke! One of my favorite characters from Thomas! I'm glad you decided to join us! Between you, Percy, James, and Donald and Douglas, we now have quite the collection of engines in our region.

You must be Jas. Nice to meet you too! At least someone here knows how to treat an engine with respect!

Vetriutan 2 wrote:You are ignoring my larger goals. Parliament is just the first step. While in Parliament, I will work to making the idea of an independent Welsh nation a respectable idea among the Welsh population over the years and increase Plaid Cymru's influence within Westminster to the point of holding a referendum on Welsh independence. After winning the vote and achieving Welsh independence, I will use my political success to slowly rise in the ranks of Plaid Cymru and eventually become the PM of Wales. And then I will be able to work with the Welsh parliament to implement my anti-engine policies.

NOT /S

SUPER SERIOUS

POLITICKING

Welsh independence? PM of Wales? You're more puffed up than I thought! If you keep that attitude, you won't be able to achieve independence for a colony of dormice, let alone Wales! Stick to rambling and posting 'You-Tube' links; that seems to be what you're good at.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, The Scottish Twins

Vetriutan 2 wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dbR2JZmlWo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95QpJScedEM

Duke The Old Engine wrote:Welsh independence? PM of Wales? You're more puffed up than I thought! If you keep that attitude, you won't be able to achieve independence for a colony of dormice, let alone Wales! Stick to rambling and posting 'You-Tube' links; that seems to be what you're good at.

In 1979, less than 15 percent of Scots supported independence for Scotland. Now, that number is close to 50 percent. If that can happen there, then it can happen in Wales, especially with the undead corpse of Thatcher as the PM of the UK. Wales can do it, and once I am its PM, what are you going to say? Nothing, that's the answer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLpeX4RRo28

The Scottish Twins

Duke The Old Engine wrote:Welsh independence? PM of Wales? You're more puffed up than I thought! If you keep that attitude, you won't be able to achieve independence for a colony of dormice, let alone Wales! Stick to rambling and posting 'You-Tube' links; that seems to be what you're good at.

https://youtu.be/aZHvd0ks7Es

Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, The Scottish Twins

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95QpJScedEM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG55gZCAo6c

Jaslandia wrote:https://youtu.be/aZHvd0ks7Es

Everyone is turning against me because they won't become the PM of Wales.

Vetriutan 2 wrote:In 1979, less than 15 percent of Scots supported independence for Scotland. Now, that number is close to 50 percent. If that can happen there, then it can happen in Wales, especially with the undead corpse of Thatcher as the PM of the UK. Wales can do it, and once I am its PM, what are you going to say? Nothing, that's the answer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLpeX4RRo28

Hears 1979. *tranforms into margaret thatcher* All levels of income are better off than they were in 1979. But what the honorable member is saying is that he would rather the poor were poorer provided the rich were less rich. *turns back to libertarian socialist*

What Happened?

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Vetriutan 2 wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG55gZCAo6c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KytvwtUJntk

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KytvwtUJntk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2WRkXZyoPY

Minnesota Dakota wrote:Hears 1979. *tranforms into margaret thatcher* All levels of income are better off than they were in 1979. But what the honorable member is saying is that he would rather the poor were poorer provided the rich were less rich. *turns back to libertarian socialist*

What Happened?

KYS because you're still not an an-com.

Vetriutan 2 wrote:In 1979, less than 15 percent of Scots supported independence for Scotland. Now, that number is close to 50 percent. If that can happen there, then it can happen in Wales, especially with the undead corpse of Thatcher as the PM of the UK. Wales can do it, and once I am its PM, what are you going to say? Nothing, that's the answer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLpeX4RRo28

I'm not questioning whether or Wales will become independent; with the way things are going in the world, an independent Wales suddenly doesn't seem too far-fetched. What I question is whether you could be someone to lead that movement, or even have a role in it at all. You're not even an Alex Salmond, let alone a Nicola Sturgeon! Suffice to say I think the Welsh people should choose for someone else as their leader in independence. And if they do choose you, you're right, I can't do anything about it because I'm in Sodor. But people in Wales can do something about it, and I imagine not all of them would be on board with your vengeful plan. Especially since these posts are evidence that your anti-rail agenda is motivated more by a grudge against talking locomotives than actual policy. You're undermining your own agenda with every post you make arguing against me. Or, as a wise man that Peter Sam likes once said:

http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/228/324/4a4.gif

Jaslandia, Percyton, The Scottish Twins

Vetriutan 2 wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2WRkXZyoPYKYS because you're still not an an-com.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqxUzPK5lpA

Vetriutan 2 wrote:Everyone is turning against me because they won't become the PM of Wales.

As some of my younger passengers might say: "lol"

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, The Scottish Twins

Vetriutan 2 wrote:KYS because you're still not an an-com.

I don't plan on becoming an an-com. I like liberty, but I also like order.

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqxUzPK5lpA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNUiD-OubUY

Duke The Old Engine wrote:I'm not questioning whether or Wales will become independent; with the way things are going in the world, an independent Wales suddenly doesn't seem too far-fetched. What I question is whether you could be someone to lead that movement, or even have a role in it at all. You're not even an Alex Salmond, let alone a Nicola Sturgeon! Suffice to say I think the Welsh people should choose for someone else as their leader in independence. And if they do choose you, you're right, I can't do anything about it because I'm in Sodor. But people in Wales can do something about it, and I imagine not all of them would be on board with your vengeful plan. Especially since these posts are evidence that your anti-rail agenda is motivated more by a grudge against talking locomotives than actual policy. You're undermining your own agenda with every post you make arguing against me. Or, as a wise man that Peter Sam likes once said:

http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/228/324/4a4.gif

https://media.giphy.com/media/3o7qDSOvfaCO9b3MlO/giphy.gif

Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, The Scottish Twins

Duke The Old Engine wrote:I'm not questioning whether or Wales will become independent; with the way things are going in the world, an independent Wales suddenly doesn't seem too far-fetched. What I question is whether you could be someone to lead that movement, or even have a role in it at all. You're not even an Alex Salmond, let alone a Nicola Sturgeon! Suffice to say I think the Welsh people should choose for someone else as their leader in independence. And if they do choose you, you're right, I can't do anything about it because I'm in Sodor. But people in Wales can do something about it, and I imagine not all of them would be on board with your vengeful plan. Especially since these posts are evidence that your anti-rail agenda is motivated more by a grudge against talking locomotives than actual policy. You're undermining your own agenda with every post you make arguing against me. Or, as a wise man that Peter Sam likes once said:

http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/228/324/4a4.gif

Like an unwise president once said:

https://media.giphy.com/media/3oz8xLd9DJq2l2VFtu/giphy.gif

Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, The Scottish Twins

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