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Region: The Confederacy of Free Nations
Holy crap! France won! I'll have to edit the host banner I have later tonight.
Also... What did that one guy say? Must have been a pretty hostile way to "get votes".
And... How are all of ya?
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Percyton
So, my freaky darlings... how is everyone this afternoon?
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Mercunova, Percyton
I'm okay. You? I had a feeling France would win.
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Percyton
I'm okay. Just had my din dins. You?
Everestopia, Mercunova
Doing good. Just giving myself a headache trying to solve these issues in a way that I agree with, but doesn't hurt my Defense Forces. When Aghrabia joined back, I dropped two from 15th to 17th...
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Percyton
The guy who decided to call dinner "din-din" is probably the same guy who came up with the name "walkie-talkie".
Jaslandia, Mercunova
Ooh, issues. Hard to balance your own views with what you think the effects in-game will be.
And calling dope wacky backy.
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Mercunova, Percyton, Gualimole
From now on, sex will be called the free market of fluid exchange. In a neoliberal world, all relations are economic.
Nuremgard, Mercunova
Have fun with that. I'll keep the term 'sex' within my national borders thank you.
Nuremgard
Eventually, markets shall expand into your borders. The market system requires infinite growth to function. And without places to expand into, the market system shall collapse.
Mercunova
I once had a nation ran by androids. I was going to ban sex and have reproduction be done by growing people in tubes.
Russkov Soviet, Mercunova
No. Make all humans infertile.
Mercunova
Well we needed them to breed so we could use them as slaves.
That's stupid. Why not have the androids work? They'd be much more productive.
Mercunova
They did. But I wanted humans to still be part of the society so making them slaves seemed the most logical option.
Russkov Soviet
Everything is alright. Going to watch Alnoah.Zero with Kal tonight.
Percyton
Yes, the most logical. What are ya? A bunch o' Vulcans? (Been watching too much Star Trek w/ my date.)
Nuremgard
With your date?
https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/b/date-fruit-21790081.jpg
Nah, they were sexy androids like the ones in Detroit: Become Human.
Russkov Soviet
So the androids are all slightly ugly? I guess some things never change.
Not even going to waste my time correcting your judgmental arse.
Mercunova
I haven't seen it yet. Been busy with work. I'll have my Driver look it up once I get some free time.
Millie: Vive la France! Congratulations to my home country! It was a great game, and I'm so glad we mopped the floor with Croatia!
Glynn: I still kinda wish Croatia had won, but good game Millie! Those French really played well!
Stephen: Or Croatia played poorly.
Millie: What's that supposed to mean?
Stephen: Oh, nothing.
Jaslandia
You are oddly defensive.
Mercunova
It comes with being a Russian sympathizer. That, and I can too have a lass on my arm. You don't see me makin' fun of gays and the like!
Anyway.... All that crap aside...
Nuremgard, I've screened all the human and android females in the nation. Six humans and 2 androids have traces of Royal lineage, so they will be sent to your Prince for scrutiny.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia
Exactly why I avoid debates
Nuremgard
Yup, I tend to get involved when it involves objective stuff like the military.
Russkov Soviet, Anglia Imperium
More fruit puns are required.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lime_(fruit)
Can attest to this xD
Kalaron
Awesome. Many thanks.
Russkov Soviet
As I've said before, you're one of the better folks. I spend a lot of my time explaining to people why "X" is "X" so it helps to have someone who's agreeable at the least when we debate, moreso when they even accept evidence :P
So basically, it's fun talking to you about this stuff :P
Russkov Soviet
Connecticut to Cape Cod today. What a drive
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/thai-cave-rescue-elon-musk-british-diver-vern-unsworth-twitter-pedo-a8448366.html
G o o d g u y
E l o n
/S
Russkov Soviet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wHl9qRsMzw
While I'm happy for France winning the World Cup (I'm not a sports engine, so it didn't matter to me who won), I'm afraid I have some bad news. I just found out that one of the writers for our TV series, Polly Churchill, died of cancer a little while ago. She wrote two episodes for season 7: 'Salty's Stormy Tale' and 'Best Dressed Engine'.
https://youtu.be/up-pfOK-iAY
https://youtu.be/Wt-5lxc_QdI
She and all of her fellow Thomas TV writers made a big contribution to our franchise, and though Churchill only wrote two of those episodes, she wrote two good episodes. Rest in peace, Ms. Churchill. And thank you.
https://twitter.com/Shortswave/status/1017506765112512513
http://ttte.wikia.com/wiki/Polly_Churchill
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia
My condolences, dear friend. We are sorry to hear about such a devastating loss to the community. The troops stationed over on Sodor will hold a moment of silence and a small memorial service, along with the entirety of the Federation. Ms. Churchill, you were a wonderful, eccentric woman who captured the children's hearts with your stories. While you may have only authored two of the many adventures of Sodor's colorful cast, every story brings joy to a child. May the Lord welcome to His Domain and Rest in Peace.
Jaslandia, Percyton
You think your views are objective and that anyone who disagrees with you rejects evidence and is some kind of adversary. And it's not just me saying this. It's just that nobody wants to deal with your wrath.
Yukona
Watched that movie The Butler. It was good but sad.
Mercunova
His wife is Oprah? How did he get his car?
Mercunova
They were both good in it.
Woooosh.
I mean, some people probably think this, sure?
Ultimately it's irrelevant though because when I talk about the facts of the matter, it doesn't matter what they feel tbh. My conclusions are debatable, but the facts aren't.
So ultimately when I say "The F-35 is good because it's an effective replacement for the A-10 and other aircraft" it's objective, but when I say "The F-35 is worth what it costs", it's subjective.
Both of those statements are subjective.
Yukona
Nah, the first one is fact. The F-35 effectively replaces the A-10 by statistics and other corroborating facts. To say that it's subjective is to say "1>0" is, really. The second one addresses a matter of cost and judges it as being cost effective.
The statistics are objective, but the conclusions you reach based on them are subjective.
Yukona
I mean, sorta for my statement?
The F-35 is an effective replacement? Unless you mean to say that the Sopwith camel could also be said to be an effective replacement which is just patently wrong and people who say it should be recognized as such?
The first statement is more of a rephrasing of the statistics tbh because it isn't drawing a broader judgement from them. The second statement is different in that it strikes a broader judgement. Either way though, it's really doesn't matter to the core of my argument all that much though, because I still base my statements off the facts of the matter.
So, in short, to give you the point because I don't care to argue the exact linguistics of my statement rn: while my statements might not be "objective" in the strictest sense of the word, they're still based as closely as possible to the facts.
Thank you for that, Russ. I never met Ms. Churchill, but I've heard good things about her, and she's done a lot of good work outside of Thomas too (she's also written for Postman Pat, Bob the Builder, and Sydney Sailboat, among other shows).
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1635527/
Salty: Aye matey! And for what it's worth, I can testify that her episode about me (Salty's Stormy Tale) was accurate.
Gordon: As was her episode about me (Best Dressed Engine), even if she portrayed one of my more embarrassing moments.
Thomas: And considering how many embarrassing moments you've had, that's saying a lot!
https://youtu.be/zDTCLZd_hD4
https://youtu.be/hAxJ-ufeyRI
https://youtu.be/1dbngCHPkPc
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Kalaron
Saying that the F-35 is good certainly isn't a rephrasing of the statistics.
Yukona
Saying it's an effective replacement for the A-10, is.
But that's because the comparison between the two of them has already shown that in an equal situation the F-35 outperforms it at given tasks.
The same goes for you, except the pain is far worse and the individual is as dense as a block of cold iron
Russkov Soviet, Kalaron, Lex Caledonia, Yukona
The first statement is subjective. The second is objective. I'm not saying anything about aircraft. What I am saying is that you perceive things that are opinions as facts and you refuse to see the other side of the argument.
And that disproves my point how?
The RMB was nice and fun and exciting for the last two days until it got really tedious and absolutely boring just now.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Axeldonia, Yukona
I'm not doing this to prove a point: I'm just making it clear that I'm annoyed at you
You're always like that with me. And as the saying goes, "It takes an asshole to know one."
I agree. Picking fights where none existed is tiresome as hell.
Jaslandia
Because every day, my hatred of you continues to increase
No, I don't mind fights and arguments. What I meant was I'd much prefer to see fights and arguments not over something so interminably dull.
Jaslandia, Yukona
Who knew that I, someone supposedly as dense as cold iron, would be able to do that.
I mean, frankly no?
The first one doesn't matter to me for reasons I already made clear and the second one is just wrong as far as I'm concerned?
I'm plenty apt to see the other side, see "when Kal changed from hating the F-35 to liking it" or "when Kal stopped saying the T-14 was absolutely crap and instead was mostly crap" when they present facts, the problem is that most of the time the facts are either clearly being twisted in a hollowed out way or just not there, see your "Drones kill the wrong person [outrageous amount of the time" from buzzfeed.
N o t
w r o n g
Precisely, my point over lies in the explicit statement of "where none existed." This fight is pointless, and incredibly boring.
Jaslandia
The source was not Buzzfeed. Also, and this isn't to make a point, but this is coming from a person who takes British tabloids seriously.
The only problem I have is how boring this one is. Generally, pointless fights or fights where none existed are perfectly fine with me.
Jaslandia
I'm apt to enjoy them. I like to see the lovely things the people I lead can come up with about each other.
People do get creative when they're riled up sometimes. There's a beauty in the disharmony sometimes, and comedy.
Jaslandia
Being daft is not the same as being enough of a person to despise: I honestly do find you to be one of the few people I actually hate
I don't blame you. People generally hate other people who share their negative traits.
I'm not blind to that: I am a terrible individual, but you, you're even worse.
Now this is starting to get to the good part, the cliquey high school brawl stage.
Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Yukona
You just say that because I'm not you. We tend to ignore our own flaws while highlighting the flaws of others.
I find very few to actually be OK. It can get annoying very fast.
Texu, just ignore him. It's honestly not worth it by this point since he's just going to try to make you heated.
As an aside, how do you like UCP as a camo pattern for a modern urban force :P
Russkov Soviet, Aghrabia, Lex Caledonia
I don't like this part honestly. It's painful to watch people hate each other, even if it's comical.
I'm not trying to do that at all. He's getting heated out of his own fruition.
Just to make it clear (and they can get upset if they want), the Discord staff has the same level of contempt for you as I do. Also, I enjoy that tidbit that I apparently ignore my own flaws.
I can't ignore him: you know me enough on how I deal with this type of situation
You also know that I adore UCP despite it being a flawed combat pattern outside of urban centers
I don't see the pain in it really.
And here comes Jas to make me regret saying anything by liking every single post I've made.
Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Yukona
In general, people usually highlight other people's flaws more than their flaws. Also, I don't give a damn about how much the Discord staff hates me, especially when people in certain other positions of government have contempt for you and Kal and not me. I'm not going to be posting any more responses, BTW.
Yee, I suppose it's a good enough way, if it's how you want to deal with it.
I like it, I might intergrate it at some point after I redo my kit.
Funny enough, I'm talking to more and more people about the military now :D
Russkov Soviet
*liking intensifies*
An intense like is perceivable as a regular like to me. I won't be able to tell if you start to click "like" more violently than you normally would have
Jaslandia
Oh no, I'm aware people don't like me: that's part of the shtick of me being an ass, and also, the Discord staff bit is because they've considered kicking/banning you.
*violently clicks 'like'*
Mercunova
To see people relish in hatred for one another. It's painful in my opinion.
Aghrabia, Kalaron
And at that moment, Sulania reached peak enlightenment.
What?
Not as painful as hemorrhoids after pizza day.
Nuremgard, Yukona
That pain is worth it
Yukona
You will understand only after taking profuse amounts of PCP.
Yukona
It is.
... I suppose...
That didn't end as quickly and didn't get as heated as I was hoping it would.
Nuremgard, Aghrabia, Axeldonia, Yukona
That's sex for 'ya.
Nuremgard, Vista Major, Mercunova, Yukona
Phew! Now that the World Cup is over, I can get back to perfecting my 5th-Gen fighter. Thanks to Kal, the Il-51 will be ready within about two months, and if testing goes well, will be deployed to the front within the year! Its amazing what a little information can do. Ah... I will also be heading on a IRL vacation later this month, so the Federation's borders will be on complete lockdown and all forces will be on full alert. Just a heads up for the future.
Jaslandia, Axeldonia
Nyaa~
How are ny'all? UwU
On the second day during my vacation, currently having fun in Gothenburg and tomorrow we're going onwards to Denmark!
Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Aghrabia
Guess we wont be getting that second Brexit referendum.
Ah, the good ol' CoFN, this is what I expected to see when I got back, not all this pansy "getting along and being nice to each other" stuff
Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard, Mercunova, Yukona
Therell be another second referendum tho, just not on Brexit
:^)
Nuremgard, Vista Major
Hopefully with the opposite outcome from before. :)
Lex Caledonia
If any of you have ideas for regional polls, please telegram me
Nuremgard, Aghrabia, Vista Major, Mercunova
What, the referendum on changing the UK's election system from FPTP to the alternative vote system? I do hope so.
Lex Caledonia, Yukona
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