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Region: The Confederacy of Free Nations
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Penguania And Antarctica
Hello all I am Princess Mononoke of the Kingdom of Mononoke San. I am happy and would like to make it known that our Kingdom has decided to join the United Kingdom (Latrovia) as one of their Commonwealths. Our government will soon introduce the new legislation system in our parliament. :)
Latrovia, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
<3
Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica
*randomly scrolling through Wikipedia on legislatures*
This popped up: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3a/House_of_Representatives_logo.png
Kinda wished Aetosia was here, because if he could confirm this really is Cyprus' legislative logo, then they must really enjoy creeping people out
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
"Welcome to our country, would you like to feast with us...I promise it won't hurt :) "
But yeah, creepy thing.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Pirate Kingdoms
I just checked the Parliament's website, and that thing is the actual logo: I thought the Sun of May was creepy enough at staring, but this is just insanity
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
https://www.nationstates.net/nation=auld_valyria/detail=factbook/id=782022
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Pirate Kingdoms, Percyton
Mother of God
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Pirate Kingdoms
Well that's both disgusting and cringy. I really hope this doesn't imply that the person behind the nation supports this kinda thing in the real world.
Penguania And Antarctica, Pirate Kingdoms, Percyton
Of course I don't. I have based the nation off of a civilisation in Game of Thrones. The Valyrians practiced incest in the canon.
Penguania And Antarctica, Pirate Kingdoms
"Hey look Nurem made a factbook, this should be good, Nur tends to write well."
*First word on the page is a massive "INCEST"*
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica, Pirate Kingdoms, Yukona, Magnatronia, Percyton
I'll edit it slightly. :P
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Pirate Kingdoms
Oh that's your nation? Coulda given us a heads up dude. But regardless, that's still gross considering that real life clans and upper class people actually practiced this way back when (and even nowadays). Not gonna judge you for something you're just borrowing for GoT though!
Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica, Pirate Kingdoms
Of course it's gross. It's just funny how the upper class look their noses down on the "commoners" yet they were the most depraved lot. Look at the Egyptian pharaohs for instance. Or the Habsburgs of Austria whom I affectionately call the Targaryens of Europe.
Seriously, look them up. They were ridiculously inbred and even had blonde hair, a trait which many in the family still possess.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Pirate Kingdoms, Magnatronia
Holy sh!t, my own flag is disorientating me.
>Affectionately
Lies.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Pirate Kingdoms
I love how some of you guys base your nations lore on respectable and symbolic pieces of popular culture, like GoT. And I'm just sitting here like "Yep, my nation's a weird mish mash of Megaman, 1984, Robocop, and Soylent Green. Deal with it."
Nuremgard, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica, Pirate Kingdoms, Yukona
Whatever works for you! I have 4 nations. Nuremgard, which is a mixture of European and Russian history and culture. Tangshan which is China if it was a free market, oppressive sh!thole instead of a communist one. Saor Scotland which is an absolute monarchy still ruled by the Stuarts and Auld Valyria which, as I've explained, is based on a civilisation from GoT.
I have made countless other nations based on all sorts of things. Many are still floating around and many others have CTE. I ma extremely fickle so resurrect, change and abandon nations constantly.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona, Magnatronia
...?
Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, Pirate Kingdoms, Yukona
Hot elves there :)
Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Pirate Kingdoms
They aren't elves lol
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Pirate Kingdoms
Noice *claps*
Going off on three countries for this one, plus a combination of European control and the successive European minority rule falling to bloodshed, I can relate.
This one, of course initially planned to be a collective group of pirate strongholds in Montaris now transformed into a singular nation trapped in civil war based on Somalia's history, San Fernando Valley, a monarchy/republic based in California after a nuclear war between the U.S. and Soviets in the 90s (needs heavy revision), Chernarus State, initially a Russophobic dictatorship born from Russian-Mongol mixed people heading to the Volga now a corporate state ruled by the equivalent of the British East India Company (also in need of heavy revision), and of course U.C.T. being a future Texan-led republic after the U.S. gets destroyed in a Mad Max-esque environmentally-led war rather than nuclear war, having long since transformed from the violent overthrown of a totalitarian theocracy and currently battling in the northeastern region of the U.S. and a far-right wing revivalist militia movement
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Aghrabia
Either way hot and steamy :p
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica
To me they looked like elves. Sorry. :(
Nuremgard, Pirate Kingdoms
So simple and easy to understand then. :P
To be fair they are pretty damn sexy. I have those 2 as my desktop background.
Penguania And Antarctica, Pirate Kingdoms
It's okay. They are hot though. ;)
Penguania And Antarctica, Pirate Kingdoms
Si
In the meantime, I just got through something called the Toyota War: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_War
Reading it, the Chadians crushed the Libyans using mostly Toyota technicals and some French support along with Gaddafi being an idiot :p
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica
Glorious Winter Bear has arrived
*Gib ice and snow*
---
I am of sick
;~;
Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica, Pirate Kingdoms, Percyton
Incest? *Driver whispers to Percy* Oh... OH MY! NO NO NO! I WON'T STAY HERE, I'LL RUN AWAY! *Quickly reverses away and out of sight*
https://youtu.be/Cgq1mHKu6NI?t=3m11s
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Pirate Kingdoms
Sorry to hear that, Kep. I hope you feel better soon!
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Yes they are. :)
Kinky ;)
Nuremgard
Nope, its just there to announce your current infl-level to the Vipers so all can play properly
Hey Percy !! <3
How are you ? :)
Percyton
Someone really needs to have a talk with Percy's driver. Some things are just better left unexplained, and Percy's driver is only making things worse.
Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Hey Peng! I'm great (well, for the most part...)! How are you?
My Driver is a very nice man, but I kinda agree. I don't want to know some things.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Sorry to hear that.
Aghrabia, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, Magnatronia
Me is doing well.
I go to bed now. Goodnight. Have a nice remaining day and sweet dreams tonight. :) (same to everyone else)
Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Percyton
Danke
*gib more ice and snow*
Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
*when u see your arrival got six likes*
CLUTCH
*Dances*
Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Goodnight, Peng!
Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Goodnight, Peng!
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
The question is...
should I or should I not invade Nunavut and attack @Yukkona?
I must ask him for a planned war
Oelesa, Magnatronia
Bye bye! We must be cousins! Am of Polar Bear, you iz of Penguin
>.>
The glorious Penguin Army, amirite?
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
For the sake of peace and stability in Canada, as your eastern neighbor, pls no war. Kumania doesn't want refugees fleeing over here.
Jaslandia, Kep, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica
You invade me and I will drop so much napalm on your country your cities will be burning redder than the Devils ass after a chilli burrito at Chipotle
Einsiev, Nuremgard, Aghrabia, Kep, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica, Pirate Kingdoms, Magnatronia
*Gets popcorn*
The Royal Republic Of Kumania, Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
Remember, napalm sticks to kids
Einsiev, Aghrabia, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica, Pirate Kingdoms, Yukona
Eyyyy I know what you're talking about.
The Empire Of Handland, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica
For once, I'm proud of you.
Aghrabia, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica
I leave for a few hours then come back to this. Please, do continue.
Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Andromitus, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica, New Estaris, Yukona
You are my new favorite person.
Jaslandia, The Empire Of Handland, Aghrabia, Andromitus, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica, New Estaris
https://youtu.be/9tUPO_fPyNE
For all you fellow napalm lovers, here's a great song. Personal favorite of mine.
Aghrabia, Oelesa, New Estaris
No worries, high ground you have Yukona Master!
Ha! Peace is for p*ssies!
*Runs in the corner, grabs pop corns and patiently awaits*
Jaslandia, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica, Iloiada, Yukona
I see through the lies of the Jedi. I do not fear the dark side as you do. I have brought peace, freedom, justice, and security to my new Empire.
Einsiev, Jaslandia, Kep, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica
Glorious Winter Bear has arrived
*Gib ice and snow*
---
I am of still sick
;~;
Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica
^^
Mom is making me go to school even though I'm sick
:/
I'm running a fever too and coughing a ton.
Typical black parents
Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica
Yes. Glorious Penguin Army !
Best Army!
Jaslandia, Kep
Sorry to hear that. Hope you feel better soon!
Kep, Penguania And Antarctica
http://media.moddb.com/images/groups/1/6/5488/Penguin_Army_by_mole33.1.jpg
http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/a8/de/b1/a8deb1edf15d93459a892641796a3d5e.jpg
Penguania And Antarctica
Danke
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
I get to go in my Mom's brand new Mini Cooper to school today
*Vroom, vroom*
An improvement over the bus
Aghrabia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica
@Peguania_and_Antarctica
'-'
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
That's sad. :(
Jaslandia
Hello people. Wish you all a nice start of the week.
[spoiler=Today is March 6 and today are:]
Today is March 6 and today are:
- Casimir Pulaski Day (Illinois, US)
- Day of Memorial and Respect for Veterans (Kosovo)
- European Day of the Righteous
- Foundation Day (Norfolk Island)
- Fun Facts About Names Day
- Independence Day (Ghana)
- Labour Day (Western Australia, Australia)
- National Dentists Day (United States)
- National Dress Day (United States)
- National Frozen Food Day (United States)
- National Oreo Cookie Day (United States)
- National White Chocolate Cheesecake Day (United States)
[/spoiler]
[spoiler=This day in history:]
This day in history:
- 12 BC The Roman Emperor Augustus is named Pontifex Maximus, incorporating the position into that of the Emperor.
- 632 The Farewell Sermon (Khutbah, Khutbatul Wada') of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
- 845 Execution of the 42 Martyrs of Amorium at Samarra
- 961 Byzantine conquest of Chandax by Nikephoros Phokas, end of the Emirate of Crete
- 1204 The Siege of Château Gaillard ends in a French victory over King John of England, who loses control of Normandy to King Philip II Augustus.
- 1454 Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of the Prussian Confederation pledge allegiance to King Casimir IV of Poland who agrees to commit his forces in aiding the Confederation's struggle for independence from the Teutonic Knights.
- 1521 Ferdinand Magellan arrives at Guam.
- 1665 The first joint Secretary of the Royal Society, Henry Oldenburg, publishes the first issue of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society
- 1788 The First Fleet arrives at Norfolk Island in order to found a convict settlement.
- 1820 The Missouri Compromise is signed into law by President James Monroe. The compromise allows Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state, brings Maine into the Union as a free state, and makes the rest of the northern part of the Louisiana Purchase territory slavery-free.
- 1834 York, Upper Canada, is incorporated as Toronto.
- 1836 Texas Revolution: Battle of the Alamo After a thirteen-day siege by an army of 3,000 Mexican troops, the 187 Texas volunteers, including frontiersman Davy Crockett and colonel Jim Bowie, defending the Alamo are killed and the fort is captured.
- 1857 The Supreme Court of the United States rules in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case.
- 1869 Dmitri Mendeleev presents the first periodic table to the Russian Chemical Society.
- 1882 The Serbian kingdom is re-founded.
- 1899 Bayer registers "Aspirin" as a trademark.
- 1902 Real Madrid C.F. is founded.
- 1912 Italo-Turkish War: Italian forces become the first to use airships in war, as two dirigibles drop bombs on Turkish troops encamped at Janzur, from an altitude of 6,000 feet.
- 1921 Portuguese Communist Party is founded as the Portuguese Section of the Communist International.
- 1930 International Unemployment Day demonstrations globally initiated by the Comintern
- 1943 Norman Rockwell published Freedom from Want in The Saturday Evening Post with a matching essay by Carlos Bulosan as part of the Four Freedoms series.
- 1945 World War II: Cologne is captured by American troops.
- 1945 World War II: Operation Spring Awakening, the last major German offensive of the war, begins.
- 1946 Ho Chi Minh signs an agreement with France which recognizes Vietnam as an autonomous state in the Indochinese Federation and the French Union.
- 1951 The trial of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg begins.
- 1953 Georgy Malenkov succeeds Joseph Stalin as Premier of the Soviet Union and First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
- 1957 Ghana becomes the first Sub-Saharan country to gain independence from the British.
- 1964 Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad officially gives boxing champion Cassius Clay the name Muhammad Ali.
- 1964 Constantine II becomes King of Greece.
- 1965 Premier Tom Playford of South Australia loses power after 27 years in office.
- 1967 Joseph Stalin's daughter Svetlana Alliluyeva defects to the United States.
- 1968 Three rebels are executed by Rhodesia, the first executions since UDI, prompting international condemnation.
- 1970 An explosion at the Weather Underground safe house in Greenwich Village kills three.
- 1975 For the first time the Zapruder film of the assassination of John F. Kennedy is shown in motion to a national TV audience by Robert J. Groden and Dick Gregory.
- 1975 Algiers Accord: Iran and Iraq announce a settlement of their border dispute.
- 1981 After 19 years of presenting the CBS Evening News, Walter Cronkite signs off for the last time.
- 1983 The first United States Football League games is played.
- 1984 In the United Kingdom, a walkout at Cortonwood Colliery in Brampton Bierlow signals the start of a strike that lasted almost a year and involved the majority [but never all] of the country's miners.
- 1987 The British ferry MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes in about 90 seconds, killing 193.
- 1988 Three Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteers are shot dead by the SAS in Gibraltar in Operation Flavius.
- 1992 The Michelangelo computer virus begins to affect computers.
- 2008 A suicide bomber kills 68 people (including first responders) in Baghdad on the same day that a gunman kills eight students in Jerusalem.
[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]
Famous Birthdays:
- 1459 Jakob Fugger, German merchant and banker
- 1475 Michelangelo, Italian painter and sculptor
- 1619 Cyrano de Bergerac, French author and playwright
- 1787 Joseph von Fraunhofer, German physicist and astronomer
- 1926 Alan Greenspan, American economist and politician
- 1926 Andrzej Wajda, Polish director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1927 Gabriel García Márquez, Colombian journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1936 Marion Barry, American lawyer and politician, 2nd Mayor of the District of Columbia
- 1937 Valentina Tereshkova, Russian general, pilot, and astronaut, first woman in space
- 1946 David Gilmour, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1954 Harald Schumacher, German footballer and manager
- 1972 Shaquille O'Neal, American basketball player, actor, and rapper
[/spoiler]
Quote of the day
Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
- Mark Twain -
Note: Penguania_And_Antarctica assumes no responsibility or guarantee for correctness of any given information. Any recourse to courts of law is excluded.
Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Vista Major, Oelesa, Minnesota Dakota, Yukona
REGIONAL SONG OF THE DAY
Day 8: Steam Powered Giraffe - "Honeybee" (link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojYK6CW8gdw)
Thank you for reading, papa bless
Einsiev, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona, Magnatronia
Good song, dude. :) I like it.
Aghrabia
"The government snoops on private Internet connections."
Civil and political rights increase.
Only in the world of NS does the government spying on people increase their civil liberties and political freedoms.
Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica
Free people have nothing to hide, right ? :)
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Aghrabia
My libertarian senses are tingling
Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica
Gross.
Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica
I was wondering, since when did we last have a tea time?
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Glorious Winter Bear has arrived
*Gib ice and snow*
---
I am of continued sickness
;~;
Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica
Not quite a Haiku
Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
I say this as an ecowarrior in training
Take the bus
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
STOP DUDE, THIS SONG MEANS SO MUCH TO ME
Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica
NEVER! I WILL CONTINUE TO INFURIATE YOU WITH IT!!
Penguania And Antarctica
True.
Yes, I'm aware it's been a while. With any luck, perhaps we can have one tonight?
The Cross And Davids Star
Maybe
https://www.nationstates.net/nation=auld_valyria/detail=factbook/id=782785
Penguania And Antarctica
Hate to be nitpicky, but it's 'duel', not 'dual'.
Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica
Oops. Thanks.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
LADIES, GENTLEMEN, AND ENGINES, IT IS NOW TEA TIME!
OUR SNACKS: TURKEY SANDWICHES, FRUIT SALAD, AND MAC & CHEESE
OUR DRINKS: DIET COKE, JASMINE TEA, AND PINK LEMONADE
OUR TOPICS: SOMALIA, TRUMP'S TRAVEL BAN, AND THE 1980s
BONUS TOPIC: SHOULD MUSEUMS BE GIVEN GOVERNMENT FUNDING?
BONUS PROGRAMS: OPEN LETTERS, RANDOM LINKS, AND NONSENSICAL SENTENCES
Vista Major, Kep, Penguania And Antarctica
I'll have Mac and Cheese and pink lemonade.
Somalia: I think Somalia has been misunderstood in recent years. While they still have issues with stability, they've been making progress, and they now have a functioning central government (although how well it does its job is arguable).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Government_of_Somalia
Trump's travel ban: It'll be better once the provisions are changed as I've heard (the ban on Syrian refugees won't be indefinite, green card and visa holders can still travel to and from the U.S., and Iraq will no longer be part of the list) and the execution is better, but I still disagree with the idea: I don't think we should be closing our borders to refugees when we have no solid evidence that they pose a risk, and and countries where terrorists actually do come from historically (Afghanistan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, etc.) aren't on Trump's list. Plus, it seems likely that this is just a watered-down version of Trump's prior Muslim ban, so the intentions behind the ban are also problematic.
1980s: Great when it came to music and culture, not so good when it came to politics and HIV/AIDS.
Bonus: I may be biased, since I've volunteered in a museum and I may work in a museum once I graduate, but I think they should get at least some government funding. While museums should still be encouraged to raise their own revenues, I think societies should have museums and other cultural institutions, and if the free market isn't interested in that, then the government should step in and provide support.
Random links: https://youtu.be/bLY45o6rHm0
https://youtu.be/wadQ-OKkJYo
https://youtu.be/Ey5GItze-BY
Penguania And Antarctica
SNACK: Fruit Salad
DRINKS: Jasmine Tea, something new
TOPIC: Somalia, the only thing the comes to mind is "Look at me, I am the Captain now". Trump's travel ban was thankfully stuck down, but I wonder what his new ban will have in store. Everyone says the 80's was the greatest time of all, and I agree. The music is great.
BONUS PROGRAMS: random link to more random links>> http://www.javascriptkit.com/script/cut1.shtml
Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica
I'm not terribly fond of it. Going off what I know of the human rights abuses. Could use a good change
Please don't make me vomit. I don't like sharing a title with that man as is, let alone with his idiotic travel ban
I wanna go there. Good music, good food, a time of social change with the birth of the Millennials! Too bad I'm a '99 kid
Absolutely. In fact, museums should be expanded and better promoted, as well as modernized with the latest technology and entertainment systems, while remaining crucially informative, factual, and engaging
Dear Moracco,
Please join the African Union. Pan-Africanism can't work without you. Besides, you're just being difficult by not going the AU. Just saying.
Love
An African American Online President
Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica
Oh yeah...the AIDS, and it being branded as a 'gay' disease. Even after the CDC disproved that...ignorant people.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
>And elect an Archon
Kalaron's Archon approves of your leader choice ;)
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Only good Somalia is Italian Somalia.
Yukona
I'll have a turkey sandwich and pink lemonade (damn that sounds rly good rn).
Somalia needs to get its sh!t together. It's been in a state of pretty much chaos since idek man. But it won't bc European imperialism/colonialism. Gotta love my white ancestors who f**ked up an entire continent right? Meh I'll blame the British. Somalia was indeed disunited in the past between Italy and Britain. I don't rly know the history of colonial Africa after WWII before the colonial/imperial days ended but I'm guessing Britain received Italy's part of Somalia after WWII as punishment thus unifying Somalia and thus screwing it over right. Idek dude the world's kinda whack tbh.
Uh yeah to hell with that travel ban. Can't wait to see the Courts suspend this ban attempt too. I always love seeing republicans crying about losing. They unfortunately don't seem to be doing a lot of that these days which is hella lame. We gotta fix that reality tbh. #FluffyHair4POTUS2032
The 1980's was a decent decade I guess. Punk rock was at its most intense during that decade. Hardcore flourished especially in LA and gave us a ton of great music. Unfortunately the 90's Kids (there's a difference between 90's kids and 90's babies but I can go on a huge af rant about that some other time) were born in this decade. AIDS was a thing (even as recently in the ESU; Merlinton, Magnatronia, Aghrabia, and The Land Of Golden Blobfish know what I'm talking about). There were plenty of good films and stuff. So uh yeah it was a decent decade I guess.
Meh why not find our museums. Those things are pretty cool.
Also endorse me guys omg. It is time for regime change in regards to the WA! #FluffyHair4WADelegate
Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica
Stop making my poor poorer, NS!
Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica
lorious Winter Bear has arrived
*Gib ice and snow*
---
I am of still sickness
;~;
On the bright side my Dad convinced my Mom to let me stay at home
Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica
And to quote me while playing against an increasingly difficult boss.
"...stop please"
But yeah, I gave up on NS issues a long time ago.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
Turkey sandwich and pink lemonade please
Somalia: ...Really? Anyways, just to shorten the huge amount of knowledge I collected: Somali city-states weren't as crazy as others, merchants were able to reach as far as Venice and China.
Early monarchs such as those under the Mogadishu Sultanate were either crazy or the usual in monarchs. The Dervish under Mohammed Abdullah Hassan were surprisingly effective in their resistance to the Western powers and Allies from 1900 to 1920, though Hassan was heavily against Christians. The Italian and British Somalilands were as you expect as African colonies on the east. If I recall, for Kumania, the Italian Somaliland was only under British control for several years before the UN established as Trust Territory for it until independence. The Somali Republic was alright, but the Somali Democratic Republic was the standard socialist dictatorship until allying with the U.S. and became a pro-western socialist dictatorship. The breakup and the rise of pirates and Islamic fundamentalists is pretty gruesome, though the rebuilding process and the recent election for President is positive. As for the famine happening, here's to hoping they can get aid quick enough.
Trump: not even going to bother, even with the attempts at revising the ban.
1980s: Didn't get to experience, but I know it had its ups and downs.
Bonus topic: Go for it to increase our knowledge
Programs: Vista Major, Morocco's been part of the African Union since the end of January.
Jaslandia, Aghrabia
For those who live in America, do you think it would be worth it to construct a Statue of Justice (Lady Justice) on the West Coast in the same style as the Statue of Liberty? Do you think it would be a good investment for tourism?
I can hear the songs now!
"From Sea to Shining Sea, all we see is Justice and Liberty!" :p
Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
Who pays for it? If some state or municipality votes in a sales tax or special assessment to pay for it, then sure.
Aldaur, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
https://www.nationstates.net/nation=auld_valyria/detail=factbook/id=783043
Decided to make Westeros a Dominion of the Freehold. :P
Penguania And Antarctica
Sure, we'll get the funds preferably by either selling a older and gutted aircraft carrier or scrapping one and selling the scrap (also directing the savings from the programs to repair and resupply that carrier too) and be able to funnel the revenue from Tourism into things like education and infrastructure.
Aldaur, Penguania And Antarctica
That's not how the federal budget works. Despite the current President's representations, Congress can't just take money from program A and give it to program B.
https://www.nationalpriorities.org/budget-basics/federal-budget-101/federal-budget-process/
Aldaur, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
So as someone who reenacts the Italian army in WW2 and has done research on Italian colonialism, here is my opinion: Somalia actually did well under Italian rule. They were treated much like Libya, meaning the Somali people actually had somewhat of a say in their land. If you look today, Italian infastructure from the fascist era still stands. After the war, that's when things started to go down hill. Somalia truly just needs a guiding hand is all. Just my opinion is all.
Aghrabia, Tecmonaenov
Well, I was actually referring to the general budget of the military with regards to what the Navy has. (https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/5062)
Because the law specifies Eleven Carriers, the navy is forced (though, it's not like they don't want to...in fact they could get passed it with Helicopter-Carriers if they so wished) to keep our eleven supercarriers up and active. If such a law were amended to bring that number down to nine or eight and the budget devoted for the DoD subsequently lowered, the money not funneled into it could be used in a appropriation request for the building of such a statue.
That's how it seems to me, at least...but beyond that, I never mentioned any branch of government in devoting the money to it? I just said that the optimal solution in my mind was to use the money wasted in that program for something beneficial.
Aldaur, Yukona
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