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Region: The Confederacy of Free Nations
Ahh, hmm, how would you view me at a first glance? Would my sociopolitical system deter your own? (These are honest questions and are meant to be non-provocative)
deter me in what way? How do you think that you would possibly deter me?
I'm both happy and wary as I'm glad that he can be kept contained but thats a lot of military-economic support he's going to be gaining as well
I mean deter from good relations, sorry, bad phrasing...
Of course not. Good relations would not be deterred because of your socioeconomic/political construction of your country just so long that you do not attempt to alter the already established institutions and administrative governance of the PLR and furthermore, you do not become a National Security threat, of which I do not believe would ever happen. Good relations would also be hindered if you expand too close to my borders and/or into my desired zones of conquest.
The Royal Republic Of Kumania, Andromitus
Post self-deleted by Libertas Perpetua.
Don't worry I'll be making sure Kumanian tax dollars aren't going to be used to fund anything for OmniCorp. My government will see to it that Kumanian funds for DECNESS will be used properly.
While an unexpected move, it is wise to cool down tensions between Kumania and Magnatronia. Queen Emily will probably announce an agreement to demilitarize the Kumanian-Magnatronian border later on.
A wonderful evening to you all. My scientists have engineered a way to move my entire country to this confederacy. I won't ask how.
Merlinton, The Royal Republic Of Kumania, Peoples Liberation Republic, Aghrabia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Magnatronia
Greetings! A fellow technocrat I presume? Regardless, a full greetings to life in your new home!
Penguania And Antarctica, Libertas Perpetua
Welcome to the Confederacy of Free Nations! We are pleased to have you join us!
Penguania And Antarctica, Libertas Perpetua
Indeed! We are a nation of free thinkers and logical prospects.
Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica
My friend we will get a long very well indeed
Penguania And Antarctica, Libertas Perpetua
Wilkommen!
Libertas Perpetua
MASS TELEPORTATION
Penguania And Antarctica, Libertas Perpetua
Same question. I am genuinely curious.
Penguania And Antarctica
What do you think of me? I know I've been allowed to be your former colonial master, but that's the past
I do not know much about your country to formally establish an idea of how willing my country would be to have productive and meaningful relations with you.
being as though you are my former colonial master, there is some resentment engrained within our society. The PLR government of the PLR often manipulated that resentment to fuel military modernization and advancement along with arrests and crackdowns on protests and interest groups/organizations that are remotely similar to the way that which you ruled my lands; however, there is always a possibility to reversing such a negative view of your country and people. Do I think that can happen? Absolutely but it would have to be something that is done over time and not an automatic fix. Relations are basically in limbo as of right now.
Oh and BTW, the DECNESS conference:
http://s15.zetaboards.com/COFN/topic/10219387/1/
[spoiler=Off Topic Rant About Fried's OOC Life] <Rant>I'm really contemplating taking this apartment complex near my campus to court.
My friend and I applied for a 2 bedroom apartment back in February, and they said "we'll have to wait to be given an offer by July at the latest". So, Miranda and I waited, and waited, and waited, thinking that we were going to be given an offer for sure, until now that it is June and my family started getting worried that they won't give us an offer.
So my friend called up the office for the apartments to see what was going on, and they said that we were on a waitlist.
They couldn't tell us we were on a waitlist back when we applied? They had to be cryptic and say "we'll give you an offer by July"? Let alone the fact that we have been trying to keep in contact with the office and our representative to keep up to date about us getting an apartment, with our representative even going a week without returning our phone calls and replying to our emails?
There are people that are from the other side of the state the go to my university. Even Mitchell is from all the way near Gary. Hell, there are people from out of state, and even from outside the country.
They can't wait this long to tell us directly that we are on a waitlist and us being given an offer is up to blind chance on the off hand scenario where someone moves out.
That's just bad business practice. So, now my friend and I are scrambling to find other places to apply. This is putting a lot of stress on both she and I to now look for openings and plan to readjust all of our pre-existing plans and expenses. I also demand that my holding fee be refunded to me so that i may use it to apply to other places.</Rant>[/spoiler]
Vista Major, Andromitus
Pls approve treaty. Love you all.
Humph
Acting President
Libertatem
Vista Major, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, Libertas Perpetua
No. Toast. That is all.
Vista Major, Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica
Didn't someone from Libertatem just say earlier today that they're halting negotiations?
Vista Major
Things have calmed down enough
So, have negotiations resumed?
Vista Major
Yes, we're now in the voting stages in each respective region
This, like our constitution by the same author, is lacking important details. The most primary of which is a clause regarding enforcement.
Specifically, if the nations of our "sister region" are to be treated as citizens when they acquire a visa, are they subject to our court procedures and the sentences that can be handed down by it? Would this sentence apply in both regions? What would the home region do in a case when a citizen of theirs does not comply with the laws or sentences of the counterpart region?
Which is why I'm voting no. I enjoy brevity, but I don't like ambiguity.
Vista Major
The PLR is seeking diplomatic and/or economic relations with other countries. If you are interested in pursuing this, then please send me a TG. Thank you
Penguania And Antarctica
I have open embassy requests for people:
https://goo.gl/forms/NnuaFELiKAlCEdp42
Peoples Liberation Republic, Penguania And Antarctica
Visa citizens would be expected to abide by the laws of the region in which they are visiting. Thus, they would be punishable by our laws. The agreements will allow the home region to take action as well, as the accused would be a citizen of their region, too, and subject to their judiciary, which in most cases side with us. And all of this to the vice versa.
Yes, that's the purpose of the clause. Yes that's why its a treaty. The region that the citizens was in when the offense in question would occur would have jurisdiction. The nation would have all of the rights and privileges of a citizen in the proceedings.
You are free to vote as you wish, just simply wanted to address this. If you dislike ambiguity, then you likely should vote no as this treaty is intentionally ambiguous to allow for changing circumstances and times. Thanks! -Humph
Vista Major, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
I'll be voting yes, buddy :D
Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica
Okay, thanks!
*votes no because specific clauses can be changed just as easily*
Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica
Like I said, it wouldn't be a treaty if I told the citizens of CoFN how to vote. Just wanted to address your concerns. Thanks!
Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica
Thanks Kal! Look forward to being sisters! Erm... I mean sister regions!
Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica
Ahoo
Vista Major, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
Freud is in your corner now :^>
Hello
Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica
Hello!
Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica
Welcome!
Penguania And Antarctica
GENIUS!!! I NEED MY SCIENTISTS TO REASEARCH THIS TECH RIGHT AWAY!!!
Penguania And Antarctica, Magnatronia
I'm in my last year of high school.
But I'm not sure what field I want to enter into. I'll probably be going to university, but I haven't decided on a major yet.
Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
Hello people! :D
Andromitus, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
Hello people! :D
Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
Hello Lat :)
Merlinton, Yukona
Hello. Latrovia.
Merlinton, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
Ohoho! Look who it is :D
Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
Welp.
Just read the Y2017 mural by the seniors, and wow am I a little saddened to see them go : ^ <
Vista Major, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica
This is going to be... interesting...
Merlinton, The Empire Of Handland, Penguania And Antarctica
Heyo Semaj ;)
Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
Long time.
Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
Hello welcome to our region my names Yuk where do you come from? :)))
Merlinton, Aghrabia, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica
:))))))))))
The Empire Of Handland, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica
We're on facebook and instagram lol.
I come from Yukona which is a wonderdul place, I hope you know it! :D
Penguania And Antarctica
Wonderful dammit. :p
Penguania And Antarctica
No sorry
Penguania And Antarctica
But we do not talk. So long time since we have spoken.
Penguania And Antarctica
Aha, right
Will send you pictures soon! You got to see them!!!! :p
Penguania And Antarctica
[spoiler=Today is June 6 and today are:]
Today is June 6 and today are:
- Argentina's engineering day (Argentina)
- Atheists Pride Day
- Bonza Bottler Day
- Chosun Children's Union Foundation Day (North Korea)
- D-Day Invasion Anniversary
- Memorial Day (South Korea)
- National Applesauce Cake Day (United States)
- National Day of Sweden (Sweden)
- National Eyewear Day (United States)
- National Drive-In Movie Day (United States)
- National Gardening Exercise Day (United States)
- National Higher Education Day (United States)
- National Yo-Yo Day (United States)
- Queensland Day (Queensland, Australia)
- Teachers' Day (Bolivia)
- UN Russian Language Day (United Nations)
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[spoiler=This day in history:]
This day in history:
- 913 Emperor Alexander III dies of exhaustion while playing the game tzykanion (Byzantine name for polo). He is succeeded by his 8-year-old nephew Constantine VII.
- 1513 Italian Wars: Battle of Novara. Swiss troops defeat the French under Louis II de la Trémoille, forcing the French to abandon Milan. Duke Massimiliano Sforza is restored.
- 1523 Gustav Vasa, the Swedish regent, is elected King of Sweden, marking a symbolic end to the Kalmar Union. This is the Swedish national day.
- 1586 Francis Drake's forces raid St. Augustine in Spanish Florida.
- 1644 The Qing dynasty Manchu forces led by the Shunzhi Emperor capture Beijing during the collapse of the Ming dynasty.
- 1654 Queen Christina abdicates the Swedish throne and is succeeded by her cousin Charles X Gustav.
- 1674 Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire, is crowned.
- 1749 The Conspiracy of the Slaves in Malta is discovered.
- 1762 Seven Years' War: British forces begin a siege of Havana, Cuba, and temporarily capture the city in the Battle of Havana.
- 1808 Napoleon's brother, Joseph Bonaparte, is crowned King of Spain.
- 1809 Sweden promulgates a new Constitution, which restores political power to the Riksdag of the Estates after 20 years of enlightened absolutism. At the same time, Charles XIII is elected to succeed Gustav IV Adolf as King of Sweden.
- 1813 War of 1812: Battle of Stoney Creek: A British force of 700 under John Vincent defeats an American force twice its size under William Winder and John Chandler.
- 1822 Alexis St. Martin is accidentally shot in the stomach, leading to William Beaumont's studies on digestion.
- 1832 The June Rebellion in Paris is put down by the National Guard.
- 1844 The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) is founded in London.
- 1844 The Glaciarium, the world's first mechanically frozen ice rink, opens.
- 1857 Sophia of Nassau marries the future King Oscar II of SwedenNorway.
- 1859 Australia: Queensland is established as a separate colony from New South Wales (Queensland Day).
- 1862 American Civil War: Battle of Memphis: Union forces capture Memphis, Tennessee, from the Confederates.
- 1882 More than 100,000 inhabitants of Bombay are killed when a cyclone in the Arabian Sea pushes huge waves into the harbour.
- 1882 The Shewan forces of Menelik II of Ethiopia defeat the Gojjame army in the Battle of Embabo. The Shewans capture Negus Tekle Haymanot of Gojjam, and their victory leads to a Shewan hegemony over the territories south of the Abay River.
- 1889 The Great Seattle Fire destroys all of downtown Seattle.
- 1892 The Chicago "L" commuter rail system begins operation.
- 1894 Governor Davis H. Waite orders the Colorado state militia to protect and support the miners engaged in the Cripple Creek miners' strike.
- 1909 French troops capture Abéché (in modern-day Chad) and install a puppet sultan in the Ouaddai Empire.
- 1912 The eruption of Novarupta in Alaska begins. It is the largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century.
- 1918 World War I: Battle of Belleau Wood: The U.S. Marine Corps suffers its worst single day's casualties while attempting to recapture the wood at Château-Thierry.
- 1919 The Republic of Prekmurje ends.
- 1921 Southwark Bridge in London is opened to traffic by King George V and Queen Mary.
- 1932 The Revenue Act of 1932 is enacted, creating the first gas tax in the United States, at a rate of 1 cent per US gallon ( 1⁄4¢/L) sold.
- 1933 The first drive-in theater opens in Camden, New Jersey, United States.
- 1934 New Deal: The U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Securities Act of 1933 into law, establishing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
- 1939 Judge Joseph Force Crater, known as the "Missingest Man in New York", is declared legally dead.
- 1942 World War II: Battle of Midway. U.S. Navy dive bombers sink the Japanese cruiser Mikuma and four Japanese carriers.
- 1944 World War II: The Battle of Normandy begins. D-Day, code named Operation Overlord, commences with the landing of 155,000 Allied troops on the beaches of Normandy in France. The allied soldiers quickly break through the Atlantic Wall and push inland in the largest amphibious military operation in history.
- 1946 The Basketball Association of America is founded in New York City; the BAA was the precursor to the modern National Basketball Association
- 1954 The grand opening of the sculpture of Yuriy Dolgorukiy took place in Moscow. This statue is one of the main monuments of Moscow.
- 1964 Under a temporary order, the rocket launches at Cuxhaven, Germany are terminated. They never resume.
- 1968 Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy: Robert F. Kennedy, Democratic Party senator from New York and brother of 35th President John F. Kennedy, dies from gunshot wounds inflicted on June 5.
- 1971 Soyuz program: Soyuz 11 is launched.
- 1971 A midair collision between a Hughes Airwest Douglas DC-9 jetliner and a United States Marine Corps McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II jet fighter near Duarte, California, claims 50 lives.
- 1971 Vietnam War: The Battle of Long Khanh between Australian and Vietnamese communist forces begins.
- 1974 A new Instrument of Government is promulgated making Sweden a parliamentary monarchy.
- 1981 Bihar train disaster: A passenger train travelling between Mansi and Saharsa, India, jumps the tracks at a bridge crossing the Bagmati River. The government places the official death toll at 268 plus another 300 missing; however, it is generally believed that the death toll is closer to 1,000.
- 1982 The Lebanon War begins. Forces under Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon invade southern Lebanon during Operation Peace for the Galilee, eventually reaching as far north as the capital Beirut.
- 1985 The grave of "Wolfgang Gerhard" is opened in Embu, Brazil; the exhumed remains are later proven to be those of Josef Mengele, Auschwitz's "Angel of Death"; Mengele is thought to have drowned while swimming in February 1979.
- 1993 Mongolia holds its first direct presidential elections.
- 2002 Eastern Mediterranean event. A near-Earth asteroid estimated at ten meters in diameter explodes over the Mediterranean Sea between Greece and Libya. The resulting explosion is estimated to have a force of 26 kilotons, slightly more powerful than the Nagasaki atomic bomb.
- 2004 Tamil is established as a "classical language" by the President of India, Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, in a joint sitting of the two houses of the Indian Parliament.
- 2005 In Gonzales v. Raich, the United States Supreme Court upholds a federal law banning cannabis, including medical marijuana.
- 2016 Major news outlets report Hillary Clinton as having become the presumptive nominee for US president, the first female in a major party to do so in the country's 240-year history.
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[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]
Famous Birthdays:
- 1436 Regiomontanus, German mathematician, astronomer, and bishop
- 1599 Diego Velázquez, Spanish painter and educator
- 1606 Pierre Corneille, French playwright and producer
- 1799 Alexander Pushkin, Russian author and poet
- 1850 Karl Ferdinand Braun, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1868 Robert Falcon Scott, English sailor and explorer
- 1875 Thomas Mann, German author and critic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1901 Sukarno, Indonesian engineer and politician, 1st President of Indonesia
- 1932 David Scott, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut
- 1933 Heinrich Rohrer, Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1934 Albert II of Belgium
- 1943 Richard Smalley, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1956 Björn Borg, Swedish tennis player and fashion designer
- 1963 Jason Isaacs, English actor
- 1972 Noriaki Kasai, Japanese ski jumper
- 1974 Dunja Hayali, German journalist and television presenter
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Quote of the day
And out of darkness came the hands that reach thro' nature, moulding men.
- 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.
Aghrabia, Vista Major, Andromitus, Yukona, Libertas Perpetua
The entirety of the PLR armed forces is finally completed. Check my factbooks. If ya have a problem with them, then that's your problem. Not mine :)
Merlinton, Penguania And Antarctica, Magnatronia
"Heckler & Koch HK XM25 CDTE 25mm Smart Grenade Launcher"
I feel bad that you men have to use that atrocious weapon system. :c
Oelesa, Yukona
I would massively consolidate your weaponry and Vehicles. Logistics is gonna be a real screw with stuff like that and you get very little. Also, the 20mm AMR is gonna be quite ineffective.
Honestly, it'd be useful if he got the weight down.
I dont feel bad and thats all that matters. Opinions are irrelevant nor hold any credibility but thank you for your insight.
Again. Thank you for your input.
Also logistics won't be a problem if you know what you're doing ;)
Magnatronia
The Organization for Humanity, Optimism, Peace, and Empathy welcomes its newest observer, [nation=short]Solla Ultima[/nation]!
Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland, Yukona, Solla Ultima
Hwaaaa? The Empire of the East joining as an Observer of O-HOPE?
Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona, Solla Ultima
Brain shutting down!!!!
Penguania And Antarctica
Well, I hope the emoticon indicates a joke.
I wouldn't necessarily call them opinions, though.
The unfortunate fault of the XM25 is that it's weight is twice that of a more simple rifle like the M4A1 Carbine, this -combined with the weight of the ammunition and the limited load available- indelibly affects the weapon system by removing a rifleman and taking away space from another two...and that's if the one with the weapon is expected to have an appreciable loadout.
I'll refrain from filling this post out entirely with criticism of the weaponry you've involved, but it serves to mention that having such an array of weaponry and Vehicles will prevent your nation from fielding sufficient numbers of any should the need for maintenance grow large (as during a war).
As an aside, and as a last note: I would generally be wary with regards to Sixth Gen designs like the Raider.
criticism appreciated. Will it change anything? Not really but surely noted.
The Royal Republic Of Kumania, Yukona, Magnatronia
Wow, you're incredibly stubborn.
It stands to reason to take any criticisms Kal has to heart. If he says something you use is extremely impractical, then take it seriously and find something better.
Merlinton, Yukona
Keeping it real since the ESU, that's good ol' PLR
Merlinton, The Royal Republic Of Kumania, Peoples Liberation Republic
Wow, and you're a jerk. Leave it alone, he doesn't have to take advice he never asked for. Ever think Kal's "criticisms" get annoying after a while?
Merlinton, The Royal Republic Of Kumania, The Empire Of Handland, Latrovia, Peoples Liberation Republic, Aghrabia, Yukona
Saaaaaaaame
Merlinton, The Royal Republic Of Kumania, Latrovia, Aghrabia, Yukona, Magnatronia
Wow, and you overreact. I was calling it like it is- that guy has no reason to disregard such well informed critique with "Mmk, I'm still going to do things my way despite having no logical reason todo so."
Kalaron definitely knows more about military equipment than anyone else in the region. I've learned to accept his criticisms- even if they're unrequested- because he knows more about the subject than I. If he says something I use is impractical, then like any other rational person, I'd look for a replacement for it.
Oh and calling him stubborn isn't ad hominem? You coulda just said that he should consider his advice instead of basically saying he's GOT to take the advice of a dude he *doesn't even know* and change his factbooks cause of that. So how about you and him lay off and let him do what he wants. It's not like it effects either of you anyways, since Kal barely RPs and you've had us sitting in an airport not just in IC months, but for months in real life.
If I do recall correctly, the words "you must" have not come out of my mouth during this whole situation. I said "take [Kal's criticisms] to heart"; if you're equating that to "you must take his advice", then maybe you should read more about what people say before jumping the gun.
And, in all honesty, I don't even think I have the desire to finish that. Literally nothing is going to come out of it.
*makes two comments that are deliberately nice*
*Drops the issue because it's really not the big*
And you're insulting me...why?
I think it's silly to use the XM25 in its current form , but I never said he couldn't, nor was I shoving it down his throat?
You want to have an argument? Go ahead, but please leave me out of it when you have an issue with someone else.
Oh yeah, sorry Kal. But to be honest it'd be cool to see you RP more.
Merlinton, Andromitus
Cause that's doesn't sound like a order instead of a suggestion.
Whatever though, I swear it's like only a couple of you here are actually capable of keeping it real.
Merlinton
Post self-deleted by Magnatronia.
I might once summer starts up, feeling a bit on edge as it is.
Anyhow, don't sweat it, I was just confused as all hell when I clicked on and saw you making comments like me and Fried were diddling with each other to diddle over our new buddy, tbh.
Hehe, thank you :D
The military has always been a big object of fascination for me, so I'm glad it shows in my posts :^D
Merlinton
Welcome to the CoFN :))))))
The Royal Republic Of Kumania, Latrovia, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica, Magnatronia
Are we fighting again?
Fried started it. We should tell the teacher on him. Then we'll give him a wedgie.
The Royal Republic Of Kumania, Aghrabia, United Continental States
I'm surprised people are attempting to argue with a military junta. That just sounds like trouble waiting to happen. Settle down.
The Royal Republic Of Kumania, Magnatronia
WELCOME TO THE CONFEDERACY OF FREE NATIONS, TAKE A SEAT, YOU DON'T NEED A GUIDE
Merlinton, The Royal Republic Of Kumania, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica
Why are people fighting? What is the reason for the fight? Is it really necessary to fight ?
Andromitus
thank you my new friend. :)
Magnatronia
You know the old saying, right?
"Snitches get stitches"?
United Continental States
....and so do ignorant, obtuse b*tches ;). Hey that rhymes. Good job :P
The Royal Republic Of Kumania, The Empire Of Handland, Magnatronia
OHHHH MAN THAT'S GONNA BURN
Merlinton, The Royal Republic Of Kumania, The Empire Of Handland, Latrovia, Peoples Liberation Republic, Aghrabia, Andromitus
So do "stubborn, idiotic bítches", but you don't see me making a case out of it ;P
We can play rhyming games all day long, but I frankly don't care enough about you to talk to you. Have a nice day!
Latrovia
ooooooooooooooooooooooo I am shaking in my loafers
Merlinton, Yukona
Man, that was a terrible rhyme. Don't quit your day job, Dr. Seuss.
Latrovia
You're shaking because I told you I don't care to talk to you?
You must be weaker than I thought....
Latrovia
whatever ya got to say to make yourself feel important around here kiddo ;)
Latrovia, Magnatronia
Yeah, keep telling yourself that, youngin. It is working wonders for you!
It is already working wonders for me so thank you for the beautiful recognition
No problem at all. I figured you wanted attention.
Good! Use your aggressive feelings, boy. Let the hate flow through you! Your hate has made you powerful. Now fulfill your destiny, take you're father's place by my side.
Merlinton, Aghrabia, Friedensreich, Magnatronia, United Continental States
I go out for a cigarette and this place goes down hill real fast.
Merlinton, The Royal Republic Of Kumania, Peoples Liberation Republic, Aghrabia, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona, Magnatronia
If you're Palpatine, who is Vader? :P
Nah not really. I just receive satisfaction from correcting people with ego problems
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