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Region: The Confederacy of Free Nations
They are pro-business but they also (from what I've read) protect social welfare and work alongside companies and workers to reach fair compromises and deals. This is what a true Conservative party should be.
Plus, I have enormous respect for Angela Merkel.
Jaslandia
It's called social market economy.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia
So guys - I'm torn as to who to vote for in the snap election. I do like Labour traditionally but I don't like Jezer Corbyn, and they're hard Brexit. Do I vote Greens, who I have my heart with but are a waste if you ask me. Do I vote Liberal Democrats, I have a great deal of faith in Farron and am a member of the party. They're soft Brexit but also soft hearted, whether or not they flip-flop on their policies before is interesting, but their stance on Brexit shows they're trying to regain trust. Or, finally, Tories, and really bugger the country up.
I'm asking seriously.
Russian Fedration, Nuremgard, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica
The Lib Dems made it clear they would support the Tories did they not? If they did, I would not vote for them. However, if you feel strongly against Brexit, I'd vote Lib Dem.
Even if it's a wasted vote, you could go with your core beliefs and vote Green. Your candidate may not get in but you can vote with a clear conscience at least.
okay how is it that all the british people I talk to say the tories are awful but on paper they get the big votes?
It's the way the electoral system works. The majority of the country does not actually vote Tory. It's the screwed up First Past the Post system that produces safe seats and marginals that lead to Tory governments.
The Royal Republic Of Kumania, Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Yukona
Just vote BNP for the lulz.
In all seriousness, I line up well with the LD's, so I'd say either them or Labour.
As an American, I say that anyway.
Jaslandia, Yukona
Helo guys how I want to apply my citizenship?
Russian Fedration, The Vidnoye, Penguania And Antarctica
The Lib Dems said they would support Brexit, they can't exactly stop that now - even if they were the party of the opposition in the situation - but they would go for the softest one possible.
If they say they want a soft Brexit and you believe in them or like their leader, then I suggest voting for them. I think the Lib Dems might actually make some decent gains at this election. I have heard some Tory voters disillusioned with Brexit will be voting Lib Dem. I'm sure there will be Labour voters that will do the same.
Yukona
I know right. I feel slightly ill.
I agree. He's a nice guy, but he's just being used.
Lib Dems. Even as a left-winger, I would vote Lib Dems right now, if I could.
The system man, the F*CKING SYSTEM *flips the table*.
Feel sorry for me guys. I can't even vote and I'm expected to live in this system.
Russian Fedration, Nuremgard, The Royal Republic Of Kumania, Jaslandia, Yukona
As well as what Nurem said, a lot of British people vote in protest or to block out another party. I might be a Lib Dem but hate socialism, so I vote Conservative - because of the informal two-party system I'm encouraged not to 'waste' my vote and to instead for one of the two big ones. Labour currently has a hugely socialist leader and I know a lot, a lot of adults who have turned their back on them but go to Conservatives instead of Liberal Democrats because they think the latter have no backbone (they said they would not raise tuition fees yet when they were in a coalition they let it happen). Also, Brexit has encouraged people to vote Conservative as they are practically the party of Brexit that's not inherently racist like U-Keep.
Nuremgard, Aghrabia
A new political party should form with its primary policies focused on reforming Westminster.
Aghrabia
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
It shows how thick a lot of people are. The EU has already said a bigger Tory majority will have zero effect on the negotiations. Mother Theresa is only doing this because she'd have lost her majority due to all those MPs of her getting prosecuted for electoral fraud. She's an opportunistic, power-hungry cow.
Why are there so many judges and courts in the regional judiciary? Has there ever even been a case?
Penguania And Antarctica
Thank for helping
Russian Fedration, Penguania And Antarctica
If the Liberal Democrats pushed forward that they are reliable, pushed forward green policies and pushed forward UK federalism I'd love them even more
Nuremgard
Nuremgard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgdQh4qMAU4
Nuremgard, Aghrabia
Admirable as that is, UK federalism would never happen. Westminster is full of centralising control freaks.
What Westminster needs is voting reform. Then people could truly vote for what they believe in.
Your Welcome !
Penguania And Antarctica
I wonder if the conflation of Britain with England was deliberate or not.
That too
Of course it is, have you seen how many time UKIPers call Britain, England?
Nuremgard, Jaslandia
UKIP want to abolish devolution too. And according to them (and many, many others) us Scots are all subsidy junkies too.
Why is it British nationalists never seem to put forward positive arguments for the Union? They act like an abusive spouse. "You wont survive without me."
ILL KILL US BOTH
Wait, lowkey that's what's actually happening right now :^)
Nuremgard, Aghrabia
"Better Together" is the saddest phrase ever.
It's like a married couple that absolutely hate's each other, but remain together because of taxes and health care and theit kids.
"Look Scottie, we may not be happy together, things are relative shįt, but it will be even worse if we separate! Think of the kids! We're Better Together!"
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica
Yeah. The UK has become a suicide pact it seems. I'm just hoping beyond hope that when we get this next referendum, Scotland tells May where to shove its "precious, precious Union."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5OXON8vIaA
Nuremgard
This is precisely the argument I have heard from unionists. I'm not even joking. I have seen unionists refer to the Union as a marriage and Scotland and England as spouses. They believe Scotland is an ungrateful, whining bride and England is the long-suffering husband who holds the purse strings and funds her spendthrift lifestyle.
Trust me. It's the other way around. England is the spendthrift husband who is pissing Scotland's oil and tax dowry up the wall, while keeping dangerous weapons in the house "for our protection."
Elect better parties and politicians, then we can be friends.
Or better yet, if we go indy, do what you like lol
Well I'm buggering off in five or four years so you can do what you like as well
Nuremgard
[spoiler=Today is April 24 and today are:]
Today is April 24 and today are:
- Action Day for Tolerance and Respect between People (Argentina)
- Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day (Armenia)
- Concord Day (Niger)
- Confederate Memorial Day (Alabama, Florida, United States)
- Children's Day (Zambia)
- Democracy Day (Nepal)
- Fashion Revolution Day
- Flag Day (Ireland)
- Go Diaper Free Week
- International Sculpture Day
- Kapyong Day (Australia,Canada)
- Labour Safety Day (Bangladesh)
- National Panchayati Raj Day (India)
- National Pigs in a Blanket Day (United States)
- Poem in Your Pocket Day
- Republic Day (The Gambia)
- Sechseläuten (Switzerland)
- State Holiday (Georgia, United States)
- State Holiday (Mississippi, United States)
- St. George's Day (Canada)
- World Day for Laboratory Animals
- World Meningitis Day
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[spoiler=This day in history:]
This day in history:
- 1479 BC Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th dynasty).
- 1184 BC Traditional date of the fall of Troy.
- 1547 Battle of Mühlberg. Duke of Alba, commanding Spanish-Imperial forces of Charles I of Spain, defeats the troops of Schmalkaldic League.
- 1558 Mary, Queen of Scots, marries the Dauphin of France, François, at Notre Dame de Paris.
- 1704 The first regular newspaper in British Colonial America, The Boston News-Letter, is published.
- 1800 The United States Library of Congress is established when President John Adams signs legislation to appropriate $5,000 to purchase "such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress".
- 1877 Russo-Turkish War: Russian Empire declares war on Ottoman Empire.
- 1885 American sharpshooter Annie Oakley is hired by Nate Salsbury to be a part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West.
- 1895 Joshua Slocum, the first person to sail single-handedly around the world, sets sail from Boston, Massachusetts aboard the sloop "Spray".
- 1913 The Woolworth Building, a skyscraper in New York City, is opened.
- 1914 The FranckHertz experiment, a pillar of quantum mechanics, is presented to the German Physical Society.
- 1915 The arrest of 250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Istanbul marks the beginning of the Armenian Genocide.
- 1916 Easter Rising: Irish rebels, led by Patrick Pearse and James Connolly, launch an uprising in Dublin against British rule and proclaim an Irish Republic.
- 1916 Ernest Shackleton and five men of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition launch a lifeboat from uninhabited Elephant Island in the Southern Ocean to organise a rescue for the crew of the sunken Endurance.
- 1918 First tank-to-tank combat, at Villers-Bretonneux, France, when three British Mark IVs meet three German A7Vs.
- 1922 The first segment of the Imperial Wireless Chain providing wireless telegraphy between Leafield in Oxfordshire, England, and Cairo, Egypt, comes into operation.
- 1923 In Vienna, the paper Das Ich und das Es (The Ego and the Id) by Sigmund Freud is published, which outlines Freud's theories of the id, ego, and super-ego.
- 1926 The Treaty of Berlin is signed. Germany and the Soviet Union each pledge neutrality in the event of an attack on the other by a third party for the next five years.
- 1932 Benny Rothman leads the mass trespass of Kinder Scout, leading to substantial legal reforms in the United Kingdom.
- 1933 Nazi Germany begins its persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses by shutting down the Watch Tower Society office in Magdeburg.
- 1944 World War II: The SBS launches a raid against the garrison of Santorini in Greece.
- 1953 Winston Churchill is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
- 1955 The Bandung Conference ends: Twenty-nine non-aligned nations of Asia and Africa finish a meeting that condemns colonialism, racism, and the Cold War.
- 1957 Suez Crisis: The Suez Canal is reopened following the introduction of UNEF peacekeepers to the region.
- 1963 Marriage of HRH Princess Alexandra of Kent to the Hon Angus Ogilvy at Westminster Abbey in London.
- 1965 Civil war breaks out in the Dominican Republic when Colonel Francisco Caamaño, overthrows the triumvirate that had been in power since the coup d'état against Juan Bosch.
- 1967 Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov dies in Soyuz 1 when its parachute fails to open. He is the first human to die during a space mission.
- 1967 Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland says in a news conference that the enemy had "gained support in the United States that gives him hope that he can win politically that which he cannot win militarily."
- 1970 The Gambia becomes a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations, with Dawda Jawara as its first President.
- 1980 Eight U.S. servicemen die in Operation Eagle Claw as they attempt to end the Iran hostage crisis.
- 1990 STS-31: The Hubble Space Telescope is launched from the Space Shuttle Discovery.
- 1990 Gruinard Island, Scotland, is officially declared free of the anthrax disease after 48 years of quarantine.
- 1993 An IRA bomb devastates the Bishopsgate area of London.
- 1996 In the United States, the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 is passed into law.
- 2004 The United States lifts economic sanctions imposed on Libya 18 years previously, as a reward for its cooperation in eliminating weapons of mass destruction.
- 2005 Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is inaugurated as the 265th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church taking the name Pope Benedict XVI.
- 2013 A building collapses near Dhaka, Bangladesh, killing 1,129 people and injuring 2,500 others.
- 2013 Violence in Bachu County, Kashgar Prefecture, of China's Xinjiang results in death of 21 people.
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[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]
Famous Birthdays:
- 1533 William the Silent, German son of William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg
- 1581 Vincent de Paul, French priest and saint
- 1845 Carl Spitteler, Swiss poet and author, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1880 Gideon Sundback, Swedish-American engineer and businessman, developed the zipper
- 1897 Benjamin Lee Whorf, American linguist, anthropologist, and engineer
- 1904 Willem de Kooning, Dutch-American painter and educator
- 1934 Shirley MacLaine, American actress, singer, and dancer
- 1941 Richard Holbrooke, American journalist, banker, and diplomat, 22nd United States Ambassador to the United Nations
- 1942 Barbra Streisand, American singer, actress, and producer
- 1944 Tony Visconti, American record producer, musician and singer
- 1947 Roger D. Kornberg, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1952 Jean Paul Gaultier, French fashion designer
- 1964 Djimon Hounsou, Beninese-American actor and producer
- 1973 Sachin Tendulkar, Indian cricketer
- 1982 Kelly Clarkson, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
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Quote of the day
Its not what you look at that matters, its what you see
- Henry David Thoreau -
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Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Vista Major, Continental Commonwealths, Andromitus, Percyton
If Scotland votes to stay in the UK, I'm f*cked while you're away in Not-America America.
Quick question.
IK the RP is year 2020, In my National Lore , im having this take place 3,001 AD after the Denigration of the Federation and i was gonna say because of civil wars and mass destruction the Technology was set back a Thousand years , Would this be ok?
Technology doesn't just set back 1,000 years. As cool as that is for you, I'm afraid it will most likely not be accepted in the RP
Oh it actually can if the worlds biggest power was just destroyed by Aliens and Was just fragmented into a thousand Warring pieces .
Its going to Reset me to this time frame . I thought it would be accecpted and it allows a Canon way for me.
Yeah but the world's biggest super powers in the world weren't destroyed by aliens were they? I'm not trying to sh*t on your canon, you do you, but it isn't going to work for the RP. By all means, write factbooks, but it's not gonna be good for the RP.
Yea can i get a RP Mod for this instead ? You just seem to Crap on everything i Say.
As an RP mod, YSL is not acceptable for MT-PMT
Aghrabia, Yukona
Im throwing a Marine le Pen party if she wins :)
Russian Fedration, Andromitus
Well thats dumb AF. atleast you carry the Credibility to say it so i can respect that .
I don't think the French are that thick.
The Royal Republic Of Kumania, Jaslandia, Aghrabia, The Vidnoye, Andromitus
There are so many Judges because you might need alternates, in case one cannot be reached at a specific time, or if the case in question a particular Judge may be biased against. As for how many courts there are, technically there are two. The Supreme Court, and the Lower Court. The Supreme Court handles cases of law, and the constitution, and appeals of lower court cases. The Lower Court basically handles any and all disputes, suits, criminal cases...etc.
Jaslandia, Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica
Well I'm just telling you, and lone behold it just got stopped. Don't turn away a helping hand when you ask for it lol, just ask the mods directly if you just want mods to respond - not that difficult.
I wasnet turning it down . Whats with all the snark?
It just seemed you wanted to shut everything down so i asked for a second Option.
Thats it .
"You just seem to Crap on everything i Say.", and it's not snark, it's just direct honesty.
Magnatronia
oh
seems a little excessive
Russian Fedration
Okaydokey than .
Yukona
Two courts, and enough Judges that you can have alternates is excessive?
Jaslandia, Continental Commonwealths
yes bc none of them actually seem to do anything. disputes here seems to be resolved by mob rule instead of the judiciary
That is not the fault of the Judiciary though, anyone can submit a case at any time. The Judiciary not getting work is a good thing. It means that everyone is more or less getting along, and can solve problems on their own. The Judiciary should only ever be involved if its absolutely necessary.
Jaslandia, Vista Major, Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica
Never seen that, but alright.
Typically, if we can, we prefer to avoid invoking the courts if we can.
ok thats cool if you feel that way. i disagree.... i think its indicative of a pretty significant cultural problem. but what do i know?
lol your the worst
*Shrug*
I mean, I just give comment.
Yukona
lol
Posted my Introduction ! :)
Astrostatzkia
Stop fighting, you big dummies
The Royal Republic Of Kumania
>.>
<.<
*confuzzled*
Russian Fedration
"I see big problems in this region"
*Kal posts comment*
"Lol ur the worst"
Like clockwork
Jaslandia, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
lol
Andromitus
If we're going to have as similar names as we do, could you at least make an effort at not being a jerk?
Jaslandia, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
I cant expand bc all of my neighbors are inactive :/
Russian Fedration, Friedensreich
I don't even know who the heck my neighbor is. I haven't seen them post anything at all since I got here.
Russian Fedration
Hold and wait young padawan; they'll soon fad to inactivity, and in that moment of null you must strike
Russian Fedration, Yukona
Your on the map?
Sent my request in #75, which is basically Hainan, Guangxi and Guandgong. I'm surrounded by #72, which is run by a guy that hasn't been active for about a week.
I want to establish relations with him as soon as possible, because I have to go through them to do anything overland.
Russian Fedration, Andromitus, Yukona
Oh south China !
Nice spot
I hope you get it !
Andromitus, Yukona
Its not even really the territory although that is also cool. I just want a good war RP
Russian Fedration, Astrostatzkia
SAME!
Guys, a couple things
1. I'm sure that pastor was Anglican, not Catholic
2. I really hate it when you, Nurem, say that all pastors are bad because a select few sexually assaulted boys. Is what they did wrong. Of course, and they deserve to be punished to the harshest extent. However, your hate of, seemingly, all other pastors is unfounded, at best. That's like me saying "Well some atheist are b!tchy about religion, so that must mean all atheist are b!thcy religion (Not talking about y'all specifically, but y'all can be)". You know that's obviously not true, just like how not all pastors are child molesters.
3. Nurem, you've used the "Don't trust pastors because their child molesters" case to bash religion and the clergymen and women that participate in it. Is there any other reason you hate them? I know you had a bad experience with the Church, but that doesn't make an entire group of people bad.
Jaslandia, The Vidnoye
This exactly. I know you won't listen to me because I'm part of one of the dangerous cults, but if you take anything, anything at all from this, it's that you don't go down to the level of those neo-Crusaders.
Jaslandia
I border South Africa and he's not even in this region
Russian Fedration, The Vidnoye, Andromitus
How is sh!tty lore that leads to godmodding and meta-gaming dumb af?
Calling my nations lore sh1tty.
Ok cool thanks son. i have no idea how it would lead to that but what ever
Did you read the map page? The Genuan Rebirth and AEGIS Alliance members can participate on the map
Russian Fedration
I don't want to revive an old argument from earlier. And yes, I hate them because they spread lies and false hope, as well as indoctrinate people to believe stupid or bad things.
No, Rus, not yours. I'm talking about sh!tty lore in general.
Yeah Ik that I'm just saying I haven't seen him on the forums
Russian Fedration
well it seems very targeted .
Yea, I didn't see it was old till after the post, honestly, but just hear me out: To them, it isn't lies or false hope. It's not stupid or bad. To the clergy, it's their livelihood. This is many people's lives, their entire world view. It's something that shapes many people, and can even help people out of bad times. I understand that you look at it and say "But what about the corruption and the scandal and everything else". Your concerns are valid and understandable, and I respect them. However, when you go back around and generalize and stuff, it makes my thoughts and beliefs feel worthless and like I'm doing something wrong. There are crazies out there, don't get me wrong. However, I would hope that most people, religious or not, would actually care about their fellow person and empathize with them. To be honest, I don't know where this is going, so I'll stop, but just know that not every pastor is bad or worthy of hate. Hell, I know you don't hate Tserra, and he's in the clergy. He should show you that not all of the pastors are evil or spreading lies, even if you don't believe it. They truly believe dedicating their lives to GOd is the right thing to do. Again, you don't have to listen to me, but I just want you to know how I feel about this all.
I only quoted you because you called it stupid, and I wanted to show you that it's really worthwhile
Well apologies for making you feel that way. I simply don't like religion because of the psychological torture it inflicts upon people with its threat of a terrible afterlife in hell, its (in my view) twisted sense of morality, the idea that simply believing in a god can wash away all bad deeds and also because of the control the beliefs can exert over people's lives.
I'm not trying to stop you believing in your religion or practicing it. I believe in and indeed defend everyone's right to practice their faith. However, that does not mean that religion or its institutions or people are above criticism
pointed me out specifically and made really no Clarifications on whos lore.
so yea...idk .
I was here first
Hats just an outright lie 🙃
Jaslandia, Continental Commonwealths, Yukona
ok he was here, but then he left. then i came. then he came back. so i have just as much a right to anything here he does :/
Hey! Am I still on the Supreme Court or was I forced into retirement by the new judicial activist Chief Justice?
Ru, whoever you are, doesn't really matter. Just do one mate, just get in the bin and stop storing it. If you want to be a part of our community actually do it, don't just have a p*ssing match on the sidelines whenever you get bored man.
Stirring* autocorrect boys
you cant be a judge because you arent a citizen. you broke your oath of citizenship by failing to maintain a nation in the region.
wtf is your probklem?
Quick question, apart from the below comment what has this fine character done to insight anger? Like, specifically point me to quotes that are negatively insightful?
Could have been worded nicer but I guess yes :P
Well, you went un active. I didn't think that you coming back to say a few things justified you coming back for good. Though if you're coming back for good, we can work something out.
Specifically, I almost stole my seat back from you but Mag was chosen to replace you instead.
Sorry mate, but you did CTE for a time -I think?-
Russian Fedration, Jaslandia, Oelesa, Yukona
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Post self-deleted by Andromitus.
I think that one kinda fits into what Yuk was getting at, there?
As for his "Problem", I believe Yuk just called you Ruclax -An old member who tried to turn dictator twice before we just walked out on him with a swish of the middle finger- due to your prior residence in Montaris, as well as the fact that some other nations that have chosen to make the "clockwork" as Sul described have had prior homes in regions we've had conflict with.
Yukona
I was just kidding, Oel! My nation literally stopped existing.
What's up, Ru?
Yukona
It's so evident that he has multiple accounts, comes here and knows a lot about the region, comes from Montaris, just starts on Kal right away like every other puppet. I think it couldn't be more obvious what's wrong if the bloke picked up a shovel and smacked us in the face with it. If he wants to actually be a part of this region he'd stay, get involved and cut the bullsh*t - of which I'd have no problem in him doing.
tbf though you are the worst
?? do you accuse everyone that calls you out of being someone else? or only the people who are right?
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