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Jaslandia wrote:Goodnight, Peng!

It's mostly bad memories for me, hence why I would prefer 'President' over 'Chancellor'.

That brings back even worse memories. *flashback to Presidium system*

How about 'Prime Minister', if President is no good?

Prime Minister is so plain tho. Ordinary.

#FirstMinister

Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland

Vista Major wrote:How about we compromise?

**President-Chancellor**

Chancellor-President

**Chancellor-Premier**

Premier-Chancellor

I like Premier-Chancellor best tbh....

Vista Major, Andromitus, Yukona

Vista Major wrote:I'm still keen on adopting First Minister as a title

But Chancellor is great, too

We're all a little mad

Oelesa wrote:Chancellor needs to make a come back. It's such a good title. I only didn't like it before because I was still salty from Silver.

Yea, I gotta admit, Chancellor sounds better than President, Premier, or Prime Minister

Vista Major, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica

Vista Major wrote:Just an FYI, "good standing" simply means that you aren't being tried or have been charged for a crime, or otherwise face punishment for a bad action.

Pretty much everyone is in good standing at the moment.

Where's this discussion starting at

Vista Major, Oelesa

Friedensreich wrote:I like Premier-Chancellor best tbh....

We can always find a middle ground

We could try a Triumvirate system. No minsters, just a couple in council of Chancellor, President, and Premier

Oelesa

Russian Fedration wrote:Where's this discussion starting at

To be requirement that you have to be in good standing to participate in the Convention

Russian Fedration

Vista Major wrote:We can always find a middle ground

We could try a Triumvirate system. No minsters, just a couple in council of Chancellor, President, and Premier

I think you mean Reichskanzler, Falsche Präsident, and Puppespremier (Because there must be a premier for all the puppets!) :P

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Oelesa

Vista Major wrote:To be requirement that you have to be in good standing to participate in the Convention

I'm asking where's the convention

Vista Major, Oelesa

Jaslandia wrote:Goodnight, Peng!

It's mostly bad memories for me, hence why I would prefer 'President' over 'Chancellor'.

That brings back even worse memories. *flashback to Presidium system*

How about 'Prime Minister', if President is no good?

Seriously, those names are pretty much the worst to me.

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Vista Major wrote:We can always find a middle ground

We could try a Triumvirate system. No minsters, just a couple in council of Chancellor, President, and Premier

It didn't work in Rome, so I doubt it'll work here. There can only be one, and if history is any indicator, that 'one' will likely be named 'Caesar'.

Kalaron wrote:Seriously, those names are pretty much the worst to me.

Glad I'm not the only one who feels that way.

Friedensreich wrote:I like Premier-Chancellor best tbh....

If we're going to do some sort of mutant hybrid title, I would prefer 'Minister-President', because at least that one has some precedent in history.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister-president

Russian Fedration wrote:I'm asking where's the convention

On the off-site forum. There's also a direct link in the regional TG that Vista sent out.

Russian Fedration, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Jaslandia wrote:It didn't work in Rome, so I doubt it'll work here. There can only be one, and if history is any indicator, that 'one' will likely be named 'Caesar'.

If we're going to do some sort of mutant hybrid title, I would prefer 'Minister-President', because at least that one has some precedent in history.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister-president

#Ceasar-President

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_minister

Russian Fedration

Andromitus wrote:Yea, I gotta admit, Chancellor sounds better than President, Premier, or Prime Minister

I don't mind Chancellor. I prefer Prime Minister out of all those choices but I suppose that's because I'm from the UK and more used to it. President just reminds me of America despite the loads of other world presidents.

Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona

Six (6) days until the Civil Liberties Meeting in Rovnost begins. Please, go to the COFN forums to see how to apply to the meeting and please do so before the 14th of May. All people are welcome to come, even if you don't really support the idea of Civil Liberties.

Adieu,

Kivasek

Vista Major

Andromitus wrote:Yea, I gotta admit, Chancellor sounds better than President, Premier, or Prime Minister

How about "Kaiser" or "Czar" or "Tsar"?

Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Kivasek wrote:How about "Kaiser" or "Czar" or "Tsar"?

We're a Republic, not a Monarchy, unfortunately

We tried. Didn't end well

Russian Fedration, Jaslandia, Kivasek, Penguania And Antarctica, Tserra, Yukona

Kivasek wrote:How about "Kaiser" or "Czar" or "Tsar"?

We're a democratic region, so those couldn't work. Plus, our prior history has showed that giving a person a royal title doesn't usually go well. *cough*Ruclax*cough*

Russian Fedration, Vista Major, Kivasek, Penguania And Antarctica, Tserra

I also like Prime Minister or First Minister. Having done Chancellor, Premier, and President, those two options do better at signalling reform than reusing any of our previous terms for a chief executive.

Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Continental Commonwealths wrote:I also like Prime Minister or First Minister. Having done Chancellor, Premier, and President, those two options do better at signalling reform than reusing any of our previous terms for a chief executive.

Prime Minister would be fine by me, but I never really understood the title of 'First Minister'. 'First Minister' gives me the impression of a 'first among equals' kind of position, and in both real-life and in our region, I don't think 'first among equals' really reflects the power and influence of the position.

Vista Major

Jaslandia wrote:Prime Minister would be fine by me, but I never really understood the title of 'First Minister'. 'First Minister' gives me the impression of a 'first among equals' kind of position, and in both real-life and in our region, I don't think 'first among equals' really reflects the power and influence of the position.

Somewhat fair. But, in my experience (perhaps it's the way I've done things), the Head of Government is basically just an extended Minister. So "first among equals" isn't too far off. "Subtlety higher amongst peers" might be more accurate.

Jaslandia

Jaslandia wrote:Prime Minister would be fine by me, but I never really understood the title of 'First Minister'. 'First Minister' gives me the impression of a 'first among equals' kind of position, and in both real-life and in our region, I don't think 'first among equals' really reflects the power and influence of the position.

Again, I have to read the proposed constitutiona in full before coming to a aolid determination, but I kind of feel that it is a first-among-equals kind of situation. The President is considered the chief executive, but the other Ministers have specific jurisdiction overwhich they almost always have the final say. The MoI processes citizenship requests, the MoJ serves as legal counsel and prosecutor, the MoFA manages embassies. The only place where I've seen overlap where the President has overruled the authority of a Minister is in the Foreign Affairs files, but I'm not sure if that authority is perpetuated within the draft constitutions we're considering.

All this to say that I think our government has been more first-among-equals-esque than that which we usually witness in real life Cabinets.

Jaslandia, Vista Major

Vista Major wrote:Somewhat fair. But, in my experience (perhaps it's the way I've done things), the Head of Government is basically just an extended Minister. So "first among equals" isn't too far off. "Subtlety higher amongst peers" might be more accurate.

Continental Commonwealths wrote:Again, I have to read the proposed constitutiona in full before coming to a aolid determination, but I kind of feel that it is a first-among-equals kind of situation. The President is considered the chief executive, but the other Ministers have specific jurisdiction overwhich they almost always have the final say. The MoI processes citizenship requests, the MoJ serves as legal counsel and prosecutor, the MoFA manages embassies. The only place where I've seen overlap where the President has overruled the authority of a Minister is in the Foreign Affairs files, but I'm not sure if that authority is perpetuated within the draft constitutions we're considering.

All this to say that I think our government has been more first-among-equals-esque than that which we usually witness in real life Cabinets.

I see what you both mean. I guess it's like the US President: the public persona of the executive and the attention focused on him makes it look like he's more powerful than he really is.

Vista Major, Continental Commonwealths

Other suggestions on title:

- Stadtholder, though the history of the title might make it seem monarchical in a republican government.

- Caesar as a republican title, though overusage and the practice of the Emperors adding Caesar as a name might exclude it

- General Governor as a twist to the Governor-General title

- Consul as was during the Roman Republic

- President-Regent, based on the title in pre-Soviet Estonia, though it sounds like a monarch

- Protector, akin to the Lord Protector of the English Commonwealth

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Jaslandia wrote:I see what you both mean. I guess it's like the US President: the public persona of the executive and the attention focused on him makes it look like he's more powerful than he really is.

On the topic of the US President...

https://i.imgflip.com/1dtcg6.jpg

Vista Major, Andromitus

I'm making Scotland a monarchy. Again.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:Other suggestions on title:

- Stadtholder, though the history of the title might make it seem monarchical in a republican government.

- Caesar as a republican title, though overusage and the practice of the Emperors adding Caesar as a name might exclude it

- General Governor as a twist to the Governor-General title

- Consul as was during the Roman Republic

- President-Regent, based on the title in pre-Soviet Estonia, though it sounds like a monarch

- Protector, akin to the Lord Protector of the English Commonwealth

Of those suggestions, I think I like Consul and Stadtholder the best, though a Dutch title like Stadtholder might seem out-of-place in a region that has no other obvious Dutch themes.

Continental Commonwealths wrote:On the topic of the US President...

https://i.imgflip.com/1dtcg6.jpg

https://youtu.be/Qmb9cnx__hA

Penguania And Antarctica

Afghanistan FB moved to

https://www.nationstates.net/nation=the_union_of_yuktobanian_republics/detail=factbook

Kivasek wrote:Six (6) days until the Civil Liberties Meeting in Rovnost begins. Please, go to the COFN forums to see how to apply to the meeting and please do so before the 14th of May. All people are welcome to come, even if you don't really support the idea of Civil Liberties.

Adieu,

Kivasek

Where is your nation?

Russian Fedration

Jaslandia wrote:https://youtu.be/Qmb9cnx__hA

Nope. Not again. You've hurt me once before, Jas. That link will remain unopened.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

The Vidnoye wrote:Where is your nation?

I'm trying to sort that out as we speak

Continental Commonwealths wrote:Nope. Not again. You've hurt me once before, Jas. That link will remain unopened.

*whines* But Cooooooont! I thought we had something special!

Vista Major, Friedensreich, Penguania And Antarctica

Man, I really find my self enjoying this convention, it's so much better on the forums.

Jaslandia, Vista Major, The Vidnoye, Penguania And Antarctica

Well, I was going to apply for citizenship until I realized I had to be a WA member. Well darn.

Russian Fedration, Vista Major

Jaslandia wrote:*whines* But Cooooooont! I thought we had something special!

I guess he was [I]Jas[/I] kidding you. [I]Cont[/I] blame him.

Jaslandia, Continental Commonwealths, Yukona

The Empire Of Handland wrote:Well, I was going to apply for citizenship until I realized I had to be a WA member. Well darn.

You can have a puppet WA, too

Jaslandia

Vista Major wrote:You can have a puppet WA, too

I refuse to be a member of the WA. It strips me of my national rights.

Russian Fedration, Vista Major

The Empire Of Handland wrote:I refuse to be a member of the WA. It strips me of my national rights.

Make a puppet.

The Empire Of Handland wrote:I refuse to be a member of the WA. It strips me of my national rights.

That is why i left.

Russian Fedration wrote:That is why i left.

Create a puppet. You can name it 123 for all we care. Then put WA on it.

Vista Major

Oelesa wrote:Create a puppet. You can name it 123 for all we care. Then put WA on it.

i already did...

The Empire Of Handland wrote:I refuse to be a member of the WA. It strips me of my national rights.

Oelesa wrote:Create a puppet. You can name it 123 for all we care. Then put WA on it.

I agree with Oel. It will have nothing to do to affect your main nation

Jaslandia

Oelesa wrote:Create a puppet. You can name it 123 for all we care. Then put WA on it.

No. That's literally how much I despise the WA. To me it's just like the UN, trying to limit my country and take away my sovereignty.

Russian Fedration, Friedensreich

Russian Fedration wrote:i already did...

And you named it 123? Lol jk.

Russian Fedration, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

The Empire Of Handland wrote:No. That's literally how much I despise the WA. To me it's just like the UN, trying to limit my country and take away my sovereignty.

Well I won't hold it against ya. Still glad to have you around.

Vista Major wrote:I guess he was [I]Jas[/I] kidding you. [I]Cont[/I] blame him.

https://youtu.be/TYuGRm-6gII

https://youtu.be/NUj6NQJG8iw

Vista Major

Oelesa wrote:And you named it 123? Lol jk.

lol nope lol

[nation=short]Ruslanaya[/nation]

The Empire Of Handland wrote:No. That's literally how much I despise the WA. To me it's just like the UN, trying to limit my country and take away my sovereignty.

Couldn't agree more.... plus, the UN is very inefficient. It ought to be replaced with something that has more power.

Russian Fedration, The Royal Republic Of Kumania, Vista Major, Continental Commonwealths, Andromitus

Jaslandia wrote:https://youtu.be/TYuGRm-6gII

https://youtu.be/NUj6NQJG8iw

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CsbbEPmfxzI

Friedensreich wrote:Couldn't agree more.... plus, the UN is very inefficient. It ought to be replaced with something that has more power.

The Federation of Planets, perhaps?

United Nations of Earth?

Russian Fedration

Friedensreich wrote:Couldn't agree more.... plus, the UN is very inefficient. It ought to be abolished.

Fixed.

Russian Fedration

Continental Commonwealths wrote:Fixed.

Well, I'm someone that will try to reform and fix something before giving up on it entirely. If the UN could be reformed to go without the Security Council and their incessant self interest and petty politics, you can bet I'd be down for it.

Vista Major wrote:The Federation of Planets, perhaps?

United Nations of Earth?

My national Lore , the Galactic Federation of Freeborn Peoples Planets ?

Friedensreich wrote:Well, I'm someone that will try to reform and fix something before giving up on it entirely. If the UN could be reformed to go without the Security Council and their incessant self interest and petty politics, you can bet I'd be down for it.

Its gonna be impossible to Reform. Russia and the USA dosent want to loose veto , and the worlds too Polarized atm for it to be non veto

Friedensreich wrote:Couldn't agree more.... plus, the UN is very inefficient. It ought to be replaced with something that has more power.

No! No international body should govern others. It strips countries of their national sovereignty.

Russian Fedration wrote:Its gonna be impossible to Reform. Russia and the USA dosent want to loose veto , and the worlds too Polarized atm for it to be non veto

Neither side can get over their petty disagreements or forget about abusing their role for their own self interest. I'm kinda leaning more towards abolishing it but I don't think it should be dismantled until there's some sort of replacement in place in terms of foreign aid and peacekeeping.

Russian Fedration

The Empire Of Handland wrote:No! No international body should govern others. It strips countries of their national sovereignty.

"oh noez muhh national sov'renty!!! i dun wanna be associated wit dem peoples on the other side of the world! muh country better then you gib back muhh freedom!!!"

Jaslandia, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica

The Royal Republic Of Kumania wrote:"oh noez muhh national sov'renty!!! i dun wanna be associated wit dem peoples on the other side of the world! muh country better then you gib back muhh freedom!!!"

Would you like it if a nation like RF or Bax had the power to pass legislation that would effect you?

Sorry, but I for one do not like some far off lib nation or dictatorship to have the power to pass laws that I have to follow.

Russian Fedration, The Empire Of Handland, Oelesa

Friedensreich wrote:Neither side can get over their petty disagreements or forget about abusing their role for their own self interest. I'm kinda leaning more towards abolishing it but I don't think it should be dismantled until there's some sort of replacement in place in terms of foreign aid and peacekeeping.

it is honestly a shame .

Friedensreich wrote:Well, I'm someone that will try to chew gum before giving up on Hubba Bubba entirely. If the UN could be abolished, you can bet I'd be down for it.

I said FIXED

Jaslandia, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica

The Royal Republic Of Kumania wrote:"oh noez muhh national sov'renty!!! i dun wanna be associated wit dem peoples on the other side of the world! muh country better then you gib back muhh freedom!!!"

Sorry I don't give in to a dictatorship of the majority and am willing to let others run my nation. Not about being better, it's about what I want to do with my nation. You nor anyone else should have any say over how my nation is run.

Russian Fedration, Oelesa

Friedensreich wrote:Would you like it if a nation like RF or Bax had the power to pass legislation that would effect you?

Sorry, but I for one do not like some far off lib nation or dictatorship to have the power to pass laws that I have to follow.

I mean, I'd assume a world government would most likely be formed to respect the values of liberty and democracy, otherwise it would obviously fail. And among those values, it would probably not allow dictatorship nations to exert much influence in such a global government as such policies that could be pursued by the states with dictatorships would most likely be unpopular to the majority across the globe. If any government was established, whether it be local or global, which sought to infringe on and strip away the civil rights of the people, I would be against it. But if it is a government that strives to expand liberty and democracy while also bringing about some much needed unity, I'm all for it! We're all humans. Literally our only differences are how much melanin we have, what clay we were born on, and which organs we have and don't have. It's silly to continue striving to remain separate from others for those simple differences.

Andromitus, Oelesa

Continental Commonwealths wrote:I said FIXED

NOT FIXED :P

Jaslandia

The Empire Of Handland wrote:No. That's literally how much I despise the WA. To me it's just like the UN, trying to limit my country and take away my sovereignty.

The Empire Of Handland wrote:Well, I was going to apply for citizenship until I realized I had to be a WA member. Well darn.

If you don't want to break RP that badly, than fine. WA is important for reasons of identification, so *shrug*

The Empire Of Handland wrote:Sorry I don't give in to a dictatorship of the majority and am willing to let others run my nation. Not about being better, it's about what I want to do with my nation. You nor anyone else should have any say over how my nation is run.

It's more others making humanitarian calls, tbh, but okie.

Friedensreich wrote:Would you like it if a nation like RF or Bax had the power to pass legislation that would effect you?

Sorry, but I for one do not like some far off lib nation or dictatorship to have the power to pass laws that I have to follow.

I wouldn't mind, seeing as it would have to be most nations leaders agreeing that "X is a pretty bad thing".

WA laws are totally useless, by the way.

Russian Fedration, Oelesa

Friedensreich wrote:Would you like it if a nation like RF or Bax had the power to pass legislation that would effect you?

Sorry, but I for one do not like some far off lib nation or dictatorship to have the power to pass laws that I have to follow.

his people would REVOLT in a HEART Beat if i had that power lol

Oelesa

Kalaron wrote:If you don't want to break RP that badly, than fine. WA is important for reasons of identification, so *shrug*

It's not RP, I actually genuinely dislike the WA because of what it stands for.

Oelesa

The Royal Republic Of Kumania wrote:I mean, I'd assume a world government would most likely be formed to respect the values of liberty and democracy, otherwise it would obviously fail. And among those values, it would probably not allow dictatorship nations to exert much influence in such a global government as such policies that could be pursued by the states with dictatorships would most likely be unpopular to the majority across the globe. If any government was established, whether it be local or global, which sought to infringe on and strip away the civil rights of the people, I would be against it. But if it is a government that strives to expand liberty and democracy while also bringing about some much needed unity, I'm all for it! We're all humans. Literally our only differences are how much melanin we have, what clay we were born on, and which organs we have and don't have. It's silly to continue striving to remain separate from others for those simple differences.

People are naturally communal by nature, but they are not meant to be united. No matter how "together" the human race can be, and no matter how many times you can preach that people are not that different from their counterparts across the world, humans will always see the world in a stratified way. It is in our nature, and has been such since before we figured out how to hit rocks together and make fire. Blushing and mimicry, for example, are traits exclusive to humans that show respect, embarrassment, and an interest in acceptance. That is why people go all Gaga and frenzied when someone starts copying their behaviors and their face gets red.

There is and always will be a group X, and a group Y. We will always see each other as belonging to certain groups. Either because I live on the North American continent, because I'm gay, because I'm a leftist, or because I'm a Humanist, I will find some way in which to distinguish myself from you and your identities and the groups associated them. While the prospect of a world where everybody can sing Kum Bah Yah and feel like they are well connected with someone and feel like they are the same 3,000 miles away is a good one, I do not think it is practical- especially on a global scale.

Russian Fedration, Oelesa, Yukona

Friedensreich wrote:People are naturally communal by nature, but they are not meant to be united. No matter how "together" the human race can be, and no matter how many times you can preach that people are not that different from their counterparts across the world, humans will always see the world in a stratified way. It is in our nature, and has been such since before we figured out how to hit rocks together and make fire. Blushing and mimicry, for example, are traits exclusive to humans that show respect, embarrassment, and an interest in acceptance. That is why people go all Gaga and frenzied when someone starts copying their behaviors and their face gets red.

There is and always will be a group X, and a group Y. We will always see each other as belonging to certain groups. Either because I live on the North American continent, because I'm gay, because I'm a leftist, or because I'm a Humanist, I will find some way in which to distinguish myself from you and your identities and the groups associated them. While the prospect of a world where everybody can sing Kum Bah Yah and feel like they are well connected with someone and feel like they are the same 3,000 miles away is a good one, I do not think it is practical- especially on a global scale.

This is the truest thing I've heard all year.

Russian Fedration

Friedensreich wrote:NETFLIX :P

In the immortal words of Judge Judith

Sheindlin, "you're ridiculous, madam."

Jaslandia, Yukona

Continental Commonwealths wrote:In the immortal words of Judge Judith

Sheindlin, "you're ridiculous, madam."

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=871-3XMhtAk

Russian Fedration, Continental Commonwealths

Friedensreich wrote:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=871-3XMhtAk

I LOVE judge Judy

Friedensreich wrote:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=871-3XMhtAk

You get me, beb 😘

The United Providences Of Perland

Good morning friends. =)

Russian Fedration, Jaslandia, Flynnvakia, The United Providences Of Perland, Yukona

Tserra wrote:No thanks. Tserra will continue using what it deems necessary for itself, rather than being stock and standard with the ITF.

No, I mean the ITF Armed Branch. It's an extension of the ITF.

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Good morning friends. =)

Good morning my Penguin enthusiast friend.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Baxten wrote:No, I mean the ITF Armed Branch. It's an extension of the ITF.

Oh well that is fine. I thought you meant that you wanted to standardize armaments across the ITF.

The United Providences Of Perland, Yukona

The United Providences Of Perland wrote:Good morning my Penguin enthusiast friend.

Hey Perly, how are you ?

Jaslandia, The United Providences Of Perland

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Hey Perly, how are you ?

Tired.

Penguania And Antarctica

The United Providences Of Perland wrote:Tired.

Sorry to hear that.

The United Providences Of Perland

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Sorry to hear that.

Meh, both me and Per are at school so were p bored, but it won't be long till we can get WA status for our main nations again, just so you know.

Penguania And Antarctica

The Cross And Davids Star wrote:Meh, both me and Per are at school so were p bored, but it won't be long till we can get WA status for our main nations again, just so you know.

Good. Please inform me when it happens so I now about it.

Jaslandia, Yukona

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Good morning friends. =)

Morning Peng

Penguania And Antarctica

Flynnvakia wrote:Morning Peng

Hey Flynn !!

How are you, buddy ?

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Hey Flynn !!

How are you, buddy ?

Doing fine Peng just waiting for 10th Grade to finish up. I got ~3 weeks left. How about yourself?

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Flynnvakia wrote:Doing fine Peng just waiting for 10th Grade to finish up. I got ~3 weeks left. How about yourself?

Could be better but I am okay. :)

Jaslandia

Hey guys. Meant to post this 15 days ago when I made this, but hey better late than never right?

Anyways, I created an interregional alliance/pact in the event of a possible N-Day 2, known as the International Defense Pact. The IDP is open to members of not only AEGIS Alliance, but nations that reside in regions that have established embassies with AEGIS. I'm not forcing anybody to join, I'm just giving you, our closest friends, the opportunity to join us in trying to achieve world domination in N-Day 2.

https://www.nationstates.net/page=faction/fid=1626

Jaslandia, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, Magnatronia

[nation=short]Latrovia[/nation]

Could you change the moderator to me in the forums in the CFN International Airport subsection the citizenship app. It's still Perland.

Jaslandia, Yukona

North America And The Caribbean Islands wrote:Hey guys. Meant to post this 15 days ago when I made this, but hey better late than never right?

Anyways, I created an interregional alliance/pact in the event of a possible N-Day 2, known as the International Defense Pact. The IDP is open to members of not only AEGIS Alliance, but nations that reside in regions that have established embassies with AEGIS. I'm not forcing anybody to join, I'm just giving you, our closest friends, the opportunity to join us in trying to achieve world domination in N-Day 2.

https://www.nationstates.net/page=faction/fid=1626

Vile racist

Magnatronia wrote:Vile racist

Wat

Jaslandia

[spoiler=Today is May 10 and today are:]

Today is May 10 and today are:

- Buddha Purnima/Vesak (Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand)

- Children's Day (Maldives)

- Confederate Memorial Day (South Carolina, USA)

- Constitution Day (Micronesia)

- Donate a Day's Wages to Charity

- Flower Festival (Azerbaijan)

- Golden Spike Day (Promontory, Utah, USA)

- Independence Day or King's Day (Romania)

- Mother's Day (El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico)

- Mother Ocean Day

- National Bike to School Day (United States)

- National Clean Up Your Room Day (United States)

- National Lipid Day (United States)

- National Receptionists’ Day (United States)

- National School Nurse Day (United States)

- National Shrimp Day (United States)

- National Third Shift Workers Day (United States)

- Occupational Safety & Health Day

- Stay Up All Night Night

- World Lupus Day

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[spoiler=This day in history:]

This day in history:

- 28 BC – A sunspot is observed by Han dynasty astronomers during the reign of Emperor Cheng of Han, one of the earliest dated sunspot observations in China.

- AD 70 – Siege of Jerusalem: Titus, son of emperor Vespasian, opens a full-scale assault on Jerusalem and attacks the city's Third Wall to the northwest.

- 1291 – Scottish nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England pending the selection of a king.

- 1497 – Amerigo Vespucci allegedly leaves Cádiz for his first voyage to the New World.

- 1503 – Christopher Columbus visits the Cayman Islands and names them Las Tortugas after the numerous turtles there.

- 1534 – Jacques Cartier visits Newfoundland.

- 1655 – England, with troops under the command of Admiral William Penn and General Robert Venables, annexes Jamaica from Spain.

- 1688 – King Narai nominates his daughter Sudawadi to succeed him with Constantine Phaulkon, Mom Pi and Phetracha acting as regents. The ensuing revolution leads to the Ayutthaya Kingdom severing all ties with Europe.

- 1768 – John Wilkes is imprisoned for writing an article for The North Briton severely criticizing King George III. This action provokes rioting in London.

- 1773 – The Parliament of Great Britain passes the Tea Act, designed to save the British East India Company by granting it a monopoly on the North American tea trade.

- 1774 – Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette become King and Queen of France.

- 1775 – American Revolutionary War: A small Colonial militia led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold captures Fort Ticonderoga.

- 1775 – American Revolutionary War: Representatives from the Thirteen Colonies begin the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia.

- 1796 – War of the First Coalition: Napoleon I of France wins a victory against Austrian forces at Lodi bridge over the Adda River in Italy. The Austrians lose some 2,000 men.

- 1801 – First Barbary War: The Barbary pirates of Tripoli declare war on the United States of America.

- 1824 – The National Gallery in London opens to the public.

- 1833 – The desecration of the grave of the viceroy of southern Vietnam Lê Văn Duyệt by Emperor Minh Mạng provokes his adopted son to start a revolt.

- 1837 – Panic of 1837: New York City banks fail, and unemployment reaches record levels.

- 1849 – Astor Place Riot: A riot breaks out at the Astor Opera House in Manhattan, New York City over a dispute between actors Edwin Forrest and William Charles Macready, killing at least 25 and injuring over 120.

- 1857 – Indian Rebellion of 1857: In India, the first war of Independence begins. Sepoys mutiny against their commanding officers at Meerut.

- 1864 – American Civil War: Colonel Emory Upton leads a 10-regiment "Attack-in-depth" assault against the Confederate works at The Battle of Spotsylvania, which, though ultimately unsuccessful, would provide the idea for the massive assault against the Bloody Angle on May 12. Upton is slightly wounded but is immediately promoted to brigadier general.

- 1865 – American Civil War: Jefferson Davis is captured by U.S. troops near Irwinville, Georgia.

- 1865 – American Civil War: In Kentucky, Union soldiers ambush and mortally wound Confederate raider William Quantrill, who lingers until his death on June 6.

- 1866 – Karl of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen is crowned the Ruling Prince of the United Principalities of Romania.

- 1869 – The First Transcontinental Railroad, linking the eastern and western United States, is completed at Promontory Summit, Utah with the golden spike.

- 1872 – Victoria Woodhull becomes the first woman nominated for President of the United States.

- 1876 – The Centennial Exposition is opened in Philadelphia by U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant and Brazilian Emperor Dom Pedro II.

- 1877 – Romania declares itself independent from the Ottoman Empire following the Senate adoption of Mihail Kogălniceanu's Declaration of Independence.

- 1904 – The Horch & Cir. Motorwagenwerke AG is founded. It would eventually become the Audi company.

- 1908 – Mother's Day is observed for the first time in the United States, in Grafton, West Virginia.

- 1916 – Sailing in the lifeboat James Caird, Ernest Shackleton arrives at South Georgia after a journey of 800 nautical miles from Elephant Island.

- 1922 – The United States annexes the Kingman Reef.

- 1924 – J. Edgar Hoover is appointed first Director of the United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and remains so until his death in 1972.

- 1933 – Censorship: In Germany, the Nazis stage massive public book burnings.

- 1940 – World War II: German fighters accidentally bomb the German city of Freiburg.

- 1940 – World War II: German raids on British shipping convoys and military airfields begin.

- 1940 – World War II: Germany invades Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

- 1940 – World War II: Winston Churchill is appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following the resignation of Neville Chamberlain.

- 1940 – World War II: Invasion of Iceland by the United Kingdom.

- 1941 – World War II: The House of Commons in London is damaged by the Luftwaffe in an air raid.

- 1941 – World War II: Rudolf Hess parachutes into Scotland to try to negotiate a peace deal between the United Kingdom and Nazi Germany.

- 1942 – World War II: The Thai Phayap Army invades the Shan States during the Burma Campaign.

- 1946 – First successful launch of an American V-2 rocket at White Sands Proving Ground.

- 1948 – The Republic of China implements "temporary provisions" granting President Chiang Kai-shek extended powers to deal with the Communist uprising; they will remain in effect until 1991.

- 1954 – Bill Haley & His Comets release "Rock Around the Clock", the first rock and roll record to reach number one on the Billboard charts.

- 1960 – The nuclear submarine USS Triton completes Operation Sandblast, the first underwater circumnavigation of the earth.

- 1962 – Marvel Comics publishes the first issue of The Incredible Hulk.

- 1969 – Vietnam War: The Battle of Dong Ap Bia begins with an assault on Hill 937. It will ultimately become known as Hamburger Hill.

- 1970 – Bobby Orr scores "The Goal" to win the 1970 Stanley Cup Finals, for the Boston Bruins' fourth NHL championship in their history.

- 1972 – In the Vietnam War, the US had two fighter ace crews. The USAF's Ritchie and DeBellevue scored their first kill while the USN's Cunningham and Driscoll scored their third, fourth and fifth kills.

- 1975 – Sony introduces the Betamax videocassette recorder in Japan.

- 1981 – François Mitterrand wins the presidential election and becomes the first Socialist President of France in the French Fifth Republic.

- 1993 – In Thailand, a fire at the Kader Toy Factory kills 156 workers.

- 1994 – Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa's first black president.

- 1997 – The 7.3 Mw Qayen earthquake strikes Iran's Khorasan Province, killing 1,567, injuring over 2,300, leaving 50,000 homeless, and damaging or destroying over 15,000 homes.

- 2002 – FBI agent Robert Hanssen is sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for selling United States secrets to Russia for $1.4 million in cash and diamonds.

- 2005 – A hand grenade thrown by Vladimir Arutyunian lands about 65 feet (20 meters) from U.S. President George W. Bush while he is giving a speech to a crowd in Tbilisi, Georgia, but it malfunctions and does not detonate.

- 2012 – The Damascus bombings are carried out using a pair of car bombs detonated by suicide bombers outside of a military intelligence complex in Damascus, Syria, killing 55 people and injuring 400 others.

- 2013 – One World Trade Center becomes the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere.

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[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]

Famous Birthdays:

- 213 – Claudius Gothicus, Roman emperor

- 1760 – Johann Peter Hebel, German author and poet

- 1760 – Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, French captain, engineer, and composer

- 1788 – Augustin-Jean Fresnel, French physicist and engineer

- 1838 – John Wilkes Booth, American actor, assassin of Abraham Lincoln

- 1841 – James Gordon Bennett, Jr., American publisher and broadcaster, co-founded Commercial Cable Company

- 1878 – Gustav Stresemann, German journalist and politician, Chancellor of Germany, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1886 – Karl Barth, Swiss theologian and author

- 1888 – Max Steiner, Austrian-American composer and conductor

- 1899 – Fred Astaire, American actor, singer, and dancer

- 1930 – George E. Smith, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1946 – Donovan, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor

- 1957 – Sid Vicious, English singer and bass player

- 1960 – Bono, Irish singer-songwriter, musician, humanitarian, venture capitalist, businessman, philanthropist and activist

- 1965 – Linda Evangelista, Canadian model

- 1977 – Nick Heidfeld, German race car driver

- 1995 – Missy Franklin, American swimmer

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Quote of the day

When the legends die, the dreams end; there is no more greatness.

- Tecumseh -

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Jaslandia, Continental Commonwealths, Minnesota Dakota, Yukona

Friedensreich wrote:People are naturally communal by nature, but they are not meant to be united. No matter how "together" the human race can be, and no matter how many times you can preach that people are not that different from their counterparts across the world, humans will always see the world in a stratified way. It is in our nature, and has been such since before we figured out how to hit rocks together and make fire. Blushing and mimicry, for example, are traits exclusive to humans that show respect, embarrassment, and an interest in acceptance. That is why people go all Gaga and frenzied when someone starts copying their behaviors and their face gets red.

There is and always will be a group X, and a group Y. We will always see each other as belonging to certain groups. Either because I live on the North American continent, because I'm gay, because I'm a leftist, or because I'm a Humanist, I will find some way in which to distinguish myself from you and your identities and the groups associated them. While the prospect of a world where everybody can sing Kum Bah Yah and feel like they are well connected with someone and feel like they are the same 3,000 miles away is a good one, I do not think it is practical- especially on a global scale.

Sorry I'm bringing this back up again, but, I need to voice my opinions [ http://imgur.com/49Y7NvZ ]

I agree with this too a point; I agree that we shouldn't simply ignore our differences because "we're all human"; we have a vast and rich history, and differences that shouldn't be ignored or pushed aside. However, that doesn't mean we will never "unite", these differences will not always lead to disunity and self hatred. Yes, humanity, unless changed genetically (which is an option :3), will always view itself in a stratified way, but that doesn't mean that two different people, from two different groups, can't work together, live together, or love together.

I wholeheartedly agree that we will never just be one species, no matter how connected we are, we will always divide ourselves by our opinions or place of living, and it is foolish to simply ignore the factors, cultures, and differences that empower us, diversify us, and change us. However, it is equally foolish to believe that these differences will always drive us apart, or that these differences will forever force us to fight amongst ourselves.

Russian Fedration

Any RP mods On who i can talk to ?

Russian Fedration wrote:Any RP mods On who i can talk to ?

Me for a minute.

Kalaron wrote:Me for a minute.

Whats the process for changing my RP from this nation to my puppet ?

Russian Fedration wrote:Whats the process for changing my RP from this nation to my puppet ?

A sacrifice of three doves or a single lamb should suffice.

Russian Fedration, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

I love those ephemeris that tell what happened this day in history, as well as the birthdays, and all that.

Jaslandia, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona

Luanmi wrote:I love those ephemeris that tell what happened this day in history, as well as the birthdays, and all that.

Thank you. <3

Jaslandia, Luanmi

Continental Commonwealths wrote:A sacrifice of three doves or a single lamb should suffice.

interesting method lol :P

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Hello!

I come from The Union Of Democratic States, and I want to explain the situation with our embassies. Several weeks ago we cut our embassies in half by installing a new embassy policy. Your region probably did not now about it, because you qualified for keeping embassies (Horray!). Today, after many days of deliberation in the government, we have once again amended the policy. Here it is: https://www.nationstates.net/nation=uds_dispatch_office/detail=factbook/id=791729 . The biggest changes are in clause 1 and the addition of clause 9. We are informing you of this change, because we have all the intention in the world to keep as many embassies as possible. I will return in about a week to revisit your region and see if you continue to fit the policy. I truly hope that we may keep embassies. I want to thank you all for being so patient with us. Please know that this will most likely not effect anything. Most embassies will be kept open.

Sincerely,

[nation=short]The Noble Thatcherites[/nation]

Founder, Cabinet Member and Council of State Member.

The Royal Republic Of Kumania, Jaslandia, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota, The United Providences Of Perland, Yukona, Magnatronia

The Noble Thatcherites wrote:Hello!

I come from The Union Of Democratic States, and I want to explain the situation with our embassies. Several weeks ago we cut our embassies in half by installing a new embassy policy. Your region probably did not now about it, because you qualified for keeping embassies (Horray!). Today, after many days of deliberation in the government, we have once again amended the policy. Here it is: https://www.nationstates.net/nation=uds_dispatch_office/detail=factbook/id=791729 . The biggest changes are in clause 1 and the addition of clause 9. We are informing you of this change, because we have all the intention in the world to keep as many embassies as possible. I will return in about a week to revisit your region and see if you continue to fit the policy. I truly hope that we may keep embassies. I want to thank you all for being so patient with us. Please know that this will most likely not effect anything. Most embassies will be kept open.

Sincerely,

[nation=short]The Noble Thatcherites[/nation]

Founder, Cabinet Member and Council of State Member.

We should invade you

Russian Fedration, The Royal Republic Of Kumania, Jaslandia, The Vidnoye, Friedensreich

Magnatronia wrote:We should invade you

Shhh.

The Royal Republic Of Kumania, Jaslandia

Magnatronia wrote:We should invade you

Shut your face.

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