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Region: The Region That Has No Big Banks
Ah yeah, Chelsea Manning has been released from prison, 'tis a good day.
Bernie Nation, Oldmanzakk, -Stans, Yodle, Lindiland
IC: The Secretary General of the World Union is pleased to announce that the Universal Rights Accord has achieved the necessary majority, and has been passed. Western Behrezvia currently has sufficient votes to be admitted, assuming it agrees to curb its human rights violations. Otherwise, it still requires one more vote.
Lindiland
IC; Western Behrezvia has thanked the World Union for admitting them; however, they have denied ever having human rights violations.
Lindiland
Hello. I am the King of Lindiland. I rule a capitalist paradise and am new to this region.
Bernie Nation, -Stans
My dudes I'm back you probably don't remember me
Bernie Nation, -Stans, Yodle, Lindiland
OOC: "capitalist paradise"
Arguin Isle, Sarrepont
Inb4 argument on the merit of child slaves erupts.
I am quite proud of the contribution of children to my economy! My education system is highly esteemed and produces skilled workers by the age of twelve. My youth crime rate is incredibly low because of the threat of being sent to the gladiator pits, but i like to think it's because they have good moral values.
United Federal Districts, Bernie Nation, Yodle
IC: Ursus Island's vote to admit Western Behrezvia was made under the assumption that upon joining they would be brought under and required to follow acts such as the Universal Rights Accord and the world union would have authority to stop these human rights violations, if this is not the case then Ursus Island regretfully retracts it's vote to allow the entry of Western Behrezvia
United Federal Districts, Eastern Behrezvia, Lindiland
Welcome back!
-Stans, America The Greater, Lindiland
PSA from the Ministry of Domestic Affairs
Residents,
This is an important message for all WA nations. Right now as I write this, my GA Resolution entitled 'Regulation of Tobacco,' is at vote and is currently losing. The way the trends are going, if it's going to have a chance at winning, we're going to need every single vote that we can get. I ask that you cast your vote, preferably FOR, but voting AGAINST is okay if you genuinely disagree with the premise. Here's what the resolution does:
. It requires labels on all tobacco products that warn consumers of potential health and addiction risks.
. It requires that access to affordable healthcare be made available to sufferers of tobacco use.
. It requires that preemptive treatment be taken to help people who are currently addicted to tobacco.
If you agree with any of that, I ask that you go out and vote FOR on the resolution before the time runs out.
Link to Vote: https://www.nationstates.net/page=ga
Thanks :3
[nation=short]Yodle[/nation]
Minister of Domestic Affairs
-Stans, America The Greater, Lindiland
Heyyy! Decided to come back to NationStates after a hiatus with a new nation, and thought this place looks cool.
Bernie Nation, -Stans, Yodle, America The Greater, Omairio, Lindiland
Welcome to our region.
America The Greater, Omairio
Welcome.
America The Greater, Omairio
Capitalist paradise AND a monarchy, with bad civil rights and bad political freedom. My god, does this region makes sense anymore ?
Welcome comrade
Omairio
Hey everyone. I'm new to the region, just thought I'd say hello!
Bernie Nation, Oldmanzakk, Ansuriel, -Stans, Arguin Isle, Sarrepont
Welcome! Great nation name btw ;)
-Stans, Omairio, Social Democratic Commonwealth
Thanks!
hey guys
-Stans, Yodle, Sarrepont, Social Democratic Commonwealth
I am also new ill help if needed
Oldmanzakk, Ansuriel, -Stans, Yodle, Sarrepont, Social Democratic Commonwealth
OOC: To the new members, first of all, welcome to the Region! A few tips for you: we have a discord server where the main political activity take place, I suggest you to join it as soon as possible, to interact with the residents and the Office because in the RMB takes place almost exclusively our regional RP (roleplay), another tip is read our constitution and consult the parties factbook to start actively to be involved in the political process of TRTHNBB!
Best regards.
Bernie Nation, -Stans, Yodle, Sarrepont, New New Canada
Residents of TRTHNBB,
We're gonna start doing a Citizen of the Week. Just figured it'd be something cool for the region. So TG me with any nominations you may have. The first CoW will be announced a week from now!
All the best,
[nation=short]Bernie Nation[/nation]
President of TRTHNBB
Ansuriel, -Stans, Yodle, Mikasaria, Social Democratic Commonwealth
Couldn't have said it better myself, High Judge [nation=short]Oldmanzakk[/nation]!
Oldmanzakk, -Stans, Yodle, Mikasaria
Nice WA proposal [nation=short]Yodle[/nation]. Doesn't seem too popular though...
Social Democratic Commonwealth
<.< It's the North Pacific delegate's vote, it completely weighs down everyone else
Social Democratic Commonwealth
OOC : Some news about french politics.
From 11th to 18th June will take place in France the legislative election.
The radical-left movement, Indomitable France, which supported the candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon for the presidential election, will try to use these elections to create an important left wing opposition to Macron's government in the national assembly.
Lawyer of wikileaks in France, Juan Branco, would take part in the legislative elections as a candidate for the Indomitable France movement in the 12th circonscription of Clichy-sous-bois in Seine-Saint-Denis. He has some chances to get elected.
-Stans
I believe that we should not have delegates, and we should instead have a direct democracy where the individual people vote on the laws. Otherwise it creates a system where the North Pacific delegates (or any other powerful delegates) don't completely own the World Assembly. Nothing against Bernie Nation, just upset over Plembobria and other super PACs.
Hello to my socialist friends!
How is the Sanders region doing?
United Federal Districts, Evertopia, Social Democratic Commonwealth
It's doing finger lickin' good.
Social Democratic Commonwealth
Excellent! I wish to form a stronger alliance with yall, to be honest. I am in full support of Sanders, and I think it is time for the US to step down its capitalist regime.
We would love to strengthen our diplomatic ties :3
-Stans, Evertopia
Excellent! It would be an honor.
I have a friend who is basically a plutocrat who thinks that if we abolish (or even slightly regulate) capitalism, the "poor, poor, businessmen" won't have any money.
xD Oh no, not the poor lobbyists! God forbid Big Pharma doesnt kill our citizens through the power of bankruptcy.
He also (I kid you not) says that world peace can be achieved via world war, or basically conquering poor or dictatorial nations and spreading plagues to countries that are too overpopulated. Also he says he's socially liberal.
xD. What is he, a Soviet?! Sure, a whole world under a singular, non corrupt governing force is world peace...but when will that ever happen!?
A Soviet? Oh no, definitely not. He is the most ludicrously economically far-right human being I know of. Sure, he supports a minimum wage of $13.00, but his ideal society is one where if you are poor or not smart, you cannot vote. This is not a problem, says he, because you can simply work and mines and be paid high wages, because corporations are very generous.
Corporations are generous? So, pharmacies are non-profit and Walmart puts quality over quantity?!
What sense does he make?!
Oh, lots of sense. See, in capitalist societies a board of "experts" elect CEOs to run the company. That way we can rest assured that the corporations are fair and nice.
Oh but screw the workers. They're not human beings or anything.
CEOs - Corrupt Elected Officials
Anywho. How are yall?
Swell
Nice!
We're doing quite well. And yourself?
Very well. Mostly just contemplating the government.
Nice to see some logical people in one place.
Ansuriel
Perfect, this new flag is absolutely brilliant. It's a wonder what you can do with Google Drawings and a bit of patience.
Ansuriel, -Stans
I prefer sketch.io for all my drawing needs but google drawings works pretty well too
Hello there! As the Premier to the Consulate for the region of Liberate Powers, it is my obligation to check up on our allied regions. So then, how is your region doing?
Oldmanzakk, Ansuriel
To me, hero's is just bad person.
I gotta stop you right there. All that needs to change is some more regulation. Capitalism is good until it becomes greed.
By step down, I mean tone it down a lot. We are one of the greediest countries in the world. We need to cut down on it.
You have to find the sweet spot between people having a safety net in case they "fall" but you have to let people have the motivation of money. So yeah I would agree mostly with what you said
No no no, we need to abolish the classes and private capitalistic property.
Capitalism is based on greed and its profit on inequalities.
The capitalist is like an absolute monarch in his corporation ; to make profit he must go against the interests of his workers. Capitalism has inherantly an instinct of savage competition and oppression of the poorer.
The capitalists and the people are two antithetic elements ; one will -and need to- at some point destroy the other.
Yodle, America The Greater, The Perpetual Motion Squad, Social Democratic Commonwealth
Luckily, and this is something the capitalists always seem to forget, capitalism NEEDS people; it can't survive without them. People, however, do not need capitalism.
Sarrepont
Come on folks! Let's get Jane on that roaming team!
-Stans
Kat ;)
Bernie Nation, -Stans
Tsathian Treaty of Mutual Co-Existence with the World Union
The Government of the Domination of Tsath has taken notice of the World Union; a seemingly clique that claims authority over all nations and peoples, which considers its own outsider values as universal, seeking to impose their own culture against the freedom and strength of other lands. But the One, the Tnak Council, and the Ministers are willing to allow the World Union the opportunity to demonstrate that it means no infringement or insult against our dignity. This is not based on idealism, but an assessment of our relative positions. Through your information technology, we have access to all of the information we need to complete the modernization of our State; the infrastructural components have already been imported and are nearing completion. Our resources provide us autarky in the heavy industries that will propel us into self-sufficiency in all spartan economic sectors, and the changing global climate, with our new agricultural technology, continues to increase our exportable surplus harvests, while the changing global climate continually reduces the productivity of the farmlands of the outsider nations. Of note is Shangyan, who has so quickly gone from a net exporter of food to a nation that will soon depend completely on imports to feed one billion people. If the World Union refuses to respect the Domination of Tsath, their own peoples can only expect food shortages, rising food prices, bread riots, and all manner of catastrophe, whereas at this point our own progress would only be hindered slightly by a cessation of trade at this point, for we have reached the point of inviolability. So you see that the Domination of Tsath approaches the World Union with its own kindness, and not with a request for mercy, and from a position of strength, rather than fear.
I. Our first requirement is that the Tnak, who are the members of the Brotherhood of Tnak, the venerated official spiritual-philosophical body of our nation, and the blood descendants of the One, should be granted extraterritoriality. They are the embodiment of the dignified freedom and strength of our nation.
II. Our second requirement is that outsider nations should not impose tariffs or other limitations on the exports of the Tsathian Combines or the Landholders' League. For all purposes, the production of Tsath must be treated as equal in value and consideration to the production of the most favored associations in the nation.
III. Our third requirement is that outsider nations must not militarily intervene against the Domination of Tsath, which could only be an attempt to stifle our free sovereignty and our dissent against an oppressive international order.
IV. Our fourth requirement is that outsider nations must permit Tsath's officially sanctioned broadcasts and media within their territory, and must not discriminate against Tnakism. Censorship of our philosophy of strength and freedom would be clear hypocrisy coming from nations that claim to value freedom of speech, expression, and thought, and would be a demonstration of their own insecurity with their own ideologies.
V. Our fifth requirement is that outsider nations must not interfere with Tsathian property. Our cultural patterns are sacred and inviolable, and every Tsathian is a part of the great whole of the Domination of Tsath, against whose dignity such an attack could never be tolerated.
VI. Our sixth requirement is that any Tsathian communities in foreign nations that develop must be given autonomy and self-governance rights, to live as is Tsathian custom. While it is not currently conceivable that Tsathians should reside in outsider land for any purpose except the official business of the Domination of Tsath, we must allow for this possibility and protect the freedoms of our people against the potential infringements of outsiders.
VII. Our seventh requirement is that outsider nations must never interfere in the internal affairs of the Domination of Tsath, which is the sole purview of those whose embodiment of our values has elevated them to their status.
We await your response.
OOC: Molcadara, New West Tropico, Eastern Behrezvia, Ursus Island, Primera Republica De Cantabria, Shangyan, Yodle, Oldmanzakk, United Federal Districts, Bernie Nation, Koalaurope, Ansuriel
Sarrepont
There's no way people would give up private property or classes. Corporations can make profit without going against the interests of the workers. Competition is alright as long as the poor can be taken care of until they can get back on their feet. The sad thing is people think you can either have Ruthless Capitalism or Socialism. Our country has to find a balance of both.
Kat! Let's get Kat on that roaming team!
Yodle
"Private property is the right to turn land into real estate, private property means the right to own a redwood forest and cut it down if you want to"
-Murray Bookchin (Kind of)
To private property and capitalism, I, or should I say we, oppose individual possession and association.
I am not a state socialist.
Therefore I believe people do not need either "socialism" (Since it is state capitalism) and capitalism itself.
Yodle
IC: By a wide margin the AFA has decided against the treaty, believing the Tsathians to think far too highly of themselves, the results are 375-401-506
A live broadcast begins "after quick talks within the government of Tropico. It has been unambiguously decided that the Tsathian Treaty of Mutual Co-Existence with the World Union will not be accepted by Tropico. As we feel it goes against Tropican sovereignty. We feel the first requirement of the treaty is unacceptable as being in Tropico's sovereign territory means you follow Tropico's laws unless you are an ambassador or family of an ambassador as stated by a previously signed treaty. Requirement five is another attempt by the Treaty to remove create favor in the goverment for the Tsathian ethnic group as if Tropico has a valid reason to interfere with any ones property we as a nation will. requirement six being the granting of self-governing to Tsathian communities is against the community of shared ideals that is Tropico. As such I as Emperor and President Cody of Tropico declare That as a nation Tropico will NOT be signing the Treaty due to the treaty being less as a coexistence treaty and more of a treaty to create government favor and legal loopholes for the Tsathian ethnic group." The broadcast ends.
Suddenly, a transmission!
Hello, new neighbors. This is Kreigegstastani Minister of Communications, Walter Richter. While our nation may not be a new one to NationStates, it is, however, new to this region. I have read through your regional constitution, history, and sent a claim on the map to the appropriate person. In order to be on good terms with other nations, our government has found that the best way to do this is to read through factbooks and ask kindly for a brief summary of nations, so, if you would give a brief summary in response, it would not only be appreciated but help with my understanding of who does what, how this place works, and substantially influence decisions from this point on. Thank you for your time.
United Federal Districts, Sarrepont
If you want to start to get involved in TRTHNBB I suggest you to join our discord, link is in the regional homepage, there you will find a florid community which is willing to give you Infos or just chat with new members, enjoy your stay!
Bernie Nation, Kreigegstastan
We're still doing our Citizen of the Week! Send in your nomination before Sunday 11pm EST.
-Stans, Omairio
[spoiler=Learn to use the spoiler for longer posts]According to all known laws
of aviation,
there is no way a bee
should be able to fly.
Its wings are too small to get
its fat little body off the ground.
The bee, of course, flies anyway
because bees don't care
what humans think is impossible.
Yellow, black. Yellow, black.
Yellow, black. Yellow, black.
Ooh, black and yellow!
Let's shake it up a little.
Barry! Breakfast is ready!
Ooming!
Hang on a second.
Hello?
- Barry?
- Adam?
- Oan you believe this is happening?
- I can't. I'll pick you up.
Looking sharp.
Use the stairs. Your father
paid good money for those.
Sorry. I'm excited.
Here's the graduate.
We're very proud of you, son.
A perfect report card, all B's.
Very proud.
Ma! I got a thing going here.
- You got lint on your fuzz.
- Ow! That's me!
- Wave to us! We'll be in row 118,000.
- Bye!
Barry, I told you,
stop flying in the house!
- Hey, Adam.
- Hey, Barry.
- Is that fuzz gel?
- A little. Special day, graduation.
Never thought I'd make it.
Three days grade school,
three days high school.
Those were awkward.
Three days college. I'm glad I took
a day and hitchhiked around the hive.
You did come back different.
- Hi, Barry.
- Artie, growing a mustache? Looks good.
- Hear about Frankie?
- Yeah.
- You going to the funeral?
- No, I'm not going.
Everybody knows,
sting someone, you die.
Don't waste it on a squirrel.
Such a hothead.
I guess he could have
just gotten out of the way.
I love this incorporating
an amusement park into our day.
That's why we don't need vacations.
Boy, quite a bit of pompÂ
under the circumstances.
- Well, Adam, today we are men.
- We are!
- Bee-men.
- Amen!
Hallelujah!
Students, faculty, distinguished bees,
please welcome Dean Buzzwell.
Welcome, New Hive Oity
graduating class ofÂ
Â…9:15.
That concludes our ceremonies.
And begins your career
at Honex Industries!
Will we pick ourjob today?
I heard it's just orientation.
Heads up! Here we go.
Keep your hands and antennas
inside the tram at all times.
- Wonder what it'll be like?
- A little scary.
Welcome to Honex,
a division of Honesco
and a part of the Hexagon Group.
This is it!
Wow.
Wow.
We know that you, as a bee,
have worked your whole life
to get to the point where you
can work for your whole life.
Honey begins when our valiant Pollen
Jocks bring the nectar to the hive.
Our top-secret formula
is automatically color-corrected,
scent-adjusted and bubble-contoured
into this soothing sweet syrup
with its distinctive
golden glow you know asÂ
Honey!
- That girl was hot.
- She's my cousin!
- She is?
- Yes, we're all cousins.
- Right. You're right.
- At Honex, we constantly strive
to improve every aspect
of bee existence.
These bees are stress-testing
a new helmet technology.
- What do you think he makes?
- Not enough.
Here we have our latest advancement,
the Krelman.
- What does that do?
- Oatches that little strand of honey
that hangs after you pour it.
Saves us millions.
Oan anyone work on the Krelman?
Of course. Most bee jobs are
small ones. But bees know
that every small job,
if it's done well, means a lot.
But choose carefully
because you'll stay in the job
you pick for the rest of your life.
The same job the rest of your life?
I didn't know that.
What's the difference?
You'll be happy to know that bees,
as a species, haven't had one day off
in 27 million years.
So you'll just work us to death?
We'll sure try.
Wow! That blew my mind!
“What's the difference?”
How can you say that?
One job forever?
That's an insane choice to have to make.
I'm relieved. Now we only have
to make one decision in life.
But, Adam, how could they
never have told us that?
Why would you question anything?
We're bees.
We're the most perfectly
functioning society on Earth.
You ever think maybe things
work a little too well here?
Like what? Give me one example.
I don't know. But you know
what I'm talking about.
Please clear the gate.
Royal Nectar Force on approach.
Wait a second. Oheck it out.
- Hey, those are Pollen Jocks!
- Wow.
I've never seen them this close.
They know what it's like
outside the hive.
Yeah, but some don't come back.
- Hey, Jocks!
- Hi, Jocks!
You guys did great!
You're monsters!
You're sky freaks! I love it! I love it!
- I wonder where they were.
- I don't know.
Their day's not planned.
Outside the hive, flying who knows
where, doing who knows what.
You can'tjust decide to be a Pollen
Jock. You have to be bred for that.
Right.
Look. That's more pollen
than you and I will see in a lifetime.
It's just a status symbol.
Bees make too much of it.
Perhaps. Unless you're wearing it
and the ladies see you wearing it.
Those ladies?
Aren't they our cousins too?
Distant. Distant.
Look at these two.
- Oouple of Hive Harrys.
- Let's have fun with them.
It must be dangerous
being a Pollen Jock.
Yeah. Once a bear pinned me
against a mushroom!
He had a paw on my throat,
and with the other, he was slapping me!
- Oh, my!
- I never thought I'd knock him out.
What were you doing during this?
Trying to alert the authorities.
I can autograph that.
A little gusty out there today,
wasn't it, comrades?
Yeah. Gusty.
We're hitting a sunflower patch
six miles from here tomorrow.
- Six miles, huh?
- Barry!
A puddle jump for us,
but maybe you're not up for it.
- Maybe I am.
- You are not!
We're going 0900 at J-Gate.
What do you think, buzzy-boy?
Are you bee enough?
I might be. It all depends
on what 0900 means.
Hey, Honex!
Dad, you surprised me.
You decide what you're interested in?
- Well, there's a lot of choices.
- But you only get one.
Do you ever get bored
doing the same job every day?
Son, let me tell you about stirring.
You grab that stick, and you just
move it around, and you stir it around.
You get yourself into a rhythm.
It's a beautiful thing.
You know, Dad,
the more I think about it,
maybe the honey field
just isn't right for me.
You were thinking of what,
making balloon animals?
That's a bad job
for a guy with a stinger.
[/spoiler]
(No that isn't the whole script.)
Yodle
Indeed it is. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Yodle, Arguin Isle, Omairio
Haha well I'm dead in the story (I'm from near Boston). BTW great job [nation=short]Yodle[/nation], it's pretty entertaining!
Yodle
Thanks! Lol I am also near Boston :P I'd probably die from radiation poisoning though instead of the blast
-Stans
IC: Eastern Behrezvia has declined to sign the charter without changes to section IV and VI, and the removal of section I.
IC: The Confederal Assembly has, with a near unanimous vote of 298 to 2, decided to not only decline to sign the Tsath agreement but to actively discourage other members of the world union from signing it, though we are grateful that none as of yet have done so. In addition the Confederal Assembly has passed a tariff on all Tsathian goods, a tariff which for all effects and purposes is an embargo, as the tax is 800% of the goods value, the official position is that this is in order to encourage domestic innovation in vertical farming, rather than becoming a food importing nation.
IC: The Celestial Government would like to remind the international community that we stand on the very precipice of a humanitarian crisis. Historically, the Celestial Empire's excess agricultural production has helped support the world's population, but rising sea levels are effectively and rapidly eliminating our agricultural capacity. One billion people, who were once net exporters of food, will now be entirely dependent on food imports. Our most optimistic projections suggest that without Tsathian food exports, we can expect hundreds of millions of people to experience significant reductions in their caloric intake, even malnourishment. As such, we vote in favor of this agreement. The Celestial Government cannot guarantee the maintenance of civil order if the World Union does not agree to this Treaty.
The Diplomatic Service of the Celestial Empire would like to remind the Confederal Assembly of the Ursus Government that raising tariffs is contrary to the principles of the World Union's World Trade Agreement.
IC: The Kingdom of Molcadara acknowledges that the State of Tsath has no diplomatic experience, and therefore that we should consider offense the result of inexperience rather than malice. That being understood, the Domination of Tsath should be made to understand that its Treaty seems to the international community a set of unilateral demands without any corresponding offerings, and a number of your demands infringe on the popular international understanding of national sovereignty. While as it stands your Treaty isn't acceptable to the Kingdom of Molcadara, or, it seems, the international community as a whole, if the Domination of Tsath genuinely feels that some assurances are needed in order to feel comfortable with the institution of the World Union, the international community generally, and the Kingdom of Molcadara in particular, would be pleased to assist you in revising your requirements to be generally acceptable.
IC: The Eastern Behrezvian parliament has stated that the treaty may simply be rewritten to change some important or improper clauses, as Behrezvia only opposed a few clauses that could easily be reworded; as well, Behrezvia has stated that they will attempt to provide Shangyan with donation of food surplus supplies to the best of their ability.
Hi guys! So I've started a pretty cool project I want to share with you. It's called The Un, and it is an attempt to simulate the policies of real-world UN nations. I have sole access to the founder account for now, but I'm going to open up the other nations so people can start simulating them (27 of them have been created). Telegram me if you want to know the password for a nation.
There are three important rules, however. One is that in answering issues for a nation, you must look up that nation's real-life policies and answer or dismiss the issue following those policies. Two is that you should not take any nation out of the region. Three is if the nation you want to simulate is not in the region yet, telegram me and I will create it for you.
United Federal Districts, Bernie Nation
Parliament & Ministry of Domestic Affairs PSA
Greetings Residents,
I come to you today with some important announcements regarding our Parliament, as well as some updates with the Ministry of Domestic Affairs. I apologize for the recent lull in activity from the Regional Government, many of us have been away and/or busy with life stuff, but we'll be pushing forward with new initiatives to increase activity within the region and the community!
Parliament
The Voting Period for Session VIII of Parliament has begun, and features [nation=short]New West Tropico[/nation]'s second attempt at amending the Anti-Raider Accords. In this amendment, the major changes made are replacing mentions of "raiding" to instead read as "hateful raiding." This means that if the amendment passes, only raiding deemed to be hateful can be prosecuted by the Regional Government.
Alongside this amendment at vote, we are offering MPs and Residents to suggest what will go on the ballot during Session IX for various Regional Attributes. The Attributes that are open to suggestion are Regional Animal, Regional Anthem, Regional Color, Regional Currency, and Regional Motto. We suggest that every voter submits one suggestion for one of the attributes. Remember to get your votes in before June 3rd!
Link for the Session VIII Voting Poll: https://goo.gl/forms/sdqjWrrvKrSwQQsx1
Ministry of Domestic Affairs
We will be starting a new initiative to release weekly polls, regardless of if there are any Voting Sessions for Parliament going on. If there is an absence of legislation to vote on, we will be releasing polls on various subjects to get Resident's opinion on them. These poll results will be released en masse in new Editions of The Social Reformer. New Editions for The Social Reformer will also be having releases every 1-2 months at the very least from now on. Within these editions, they will include Parliament Results, Opinion Poll Results, Op-Eds by your fellow Residents, Messages from the Regional Government, and even Interregional Events that happen in other regions, whether they be R/D related or just alliances we are in.
Regarding Dawn, the Poll-Story we have had going for the past 2 weeks, we are making great progress with it! We've had a lot of turnout for each Part that has been released, and I believe we can have even better turnout! I ask that interested Residents read the full Dawn story, or at least all the parts we have released thus far, and vote in the poll to let us know which way you want the story to go :D Remember, your votes matter a lot and play a big role in determining how we write the the new parts of the story!
Full Dawn Story (Parts 1-4): https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=826303
Dawn Part 4: Training Begins - Poll: https://www.nationstates.net/page=poll/p=93910
Thanks for reading, expect more PSAs in the coming days and weeks! :3
[nation=short]Yodle[/nation]
Minister of Domestic Affairs
-Stans, Social Democratic Commonwealth
There are only two genders: Gamer, and Gaymer.
Sogdian Samrkand, Yodle, Sarrepont
Greetings! I just moved here, may I have a heads-up on the region's most important info? I already went through the constitution and most of the pinned messages.
In addition, I joined the discord server but cannot see most of the text chats. Is it because they are restricted?
Welcome! Have you tried to contact Yodle or Cantabria? One of them can give you the Resident mask, so you'll be able to see all the channels!
Pragmatikotita
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
I just got through another bad'ish Breakup..............................
Blustan, Evertopia
Hello. I am new here. Can someone let me know what raids and role play are on here? And can i get my nation on the regional map?
Ansuriel, -Stans, Social Democratic Commonwealth
Hello, how's it going. I just recently got here I signed up for the parliament, Map, and I joined the Discord.
Ansuriel, -Stans, Social Democratic Commonwealth
OOC: Are you okay?
Bernie Nation, Yodle, Arguin Isle
Welcome Moonfalls! We are mainly defenders, though nobody is forced to partecipate in the R/D. Raiding, however, is not accepted here. For the RP we have a Modern Times RP going on with a good amount of people in it, coordinated by Shangyan. Lastly, for a spot in the Regional Map you need to contact Eastern Behrezvia and communicate him where you'd like to have your nation settled. Enjoy your time here, and check our discord channel for more stuff!
Bernie Nation, Moonfalls
Thank you very much! I'm really grateful for your help.
Ansuriel
IC: After presenting this treaty to the Yodlean Parliament, the sentient canine representatives have decided to narrowly pass it with a vote of 164-159. A statement from the Prime Minister reads, "We hope that the international community can find it in their best interest to vote for this treaty, as the benefits, we believe, will outweigh the short-term cons."
If you need support, feel free to TG me or PM me on discord.
Bernie Nation, Yodle
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Our horses are running mile after mile,
Cause Freedom is priceless.
Through the slot of my machine gun
I'm looking for the enemy in the dust.
Mother Anarchy loves her sons,
Mother Anarchy is not for sale.
We'll wait for the enemy, with lead we'll destroy them
Mother Anarchy is with us!
I'll put my knife into the fire
And then I'll sneak closer.
Nothing to be sorry for into the fight,
Nothing to be sad about.
Mother Anarchy loves her sons,
Mother Anarchy is not for sale.
We'll wait for the enemy, with lead we'll destroy them
Mother Anarchy is with us!
The only thing that makes me happy is the dead one,
killed by the strength of my friend.
The only thing I can see and remain calm
Is the dead enemy.
Mother Anarchy loves her sons,
Mother Anarchy is not for sale.
We'll wait for the enemy, with lead we'll destroy them
Mother Anarchy is with us!
Mother Anarchy loves her sons,
Mother Anarchy is not for sale.
We'll wait for the enemy, with lead we'll destroy them
Mother Anarchy is with us!
We'll wait for the enemy, with lead we'll destroy them
Mother Anarchy is with us!
We'll wait for the enemy, with lead we'll destroy them
Mother Anarchy is with us!
Mother Anarchy is with us!
Mother Anarchy is with us!
Mother Anarchy is with us!
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Sogdian Samrkand, Fradarince
To all the new nations in our region, welcome!
Sogdian Samrkand, -Stans, Yodle, Sarrepont, United States Of Nova Africa, Moonfalls
Citizens of TRTHNBB,
I come to you today to talk about the newest legislation up for vote, the amendment to the Anti-Raider Accords. While I am sure that those of you who have read the proposal have seen many of the flaws in its argument, I would still like to walk you through the amendment.
The first erroneous claim comes towards the end of Clause I, in which it reads, “It simply punishes raiders and former raiders for enjoying an activity which is harmless at its core.” Raiding is not harmless. Destroying a community, while mocking and trashing the hard work of others is anything but harmless. It is obscene and cruel. This brings me to my second point, found in Clause iii.
Clause iii claims that raiding does not destroy communities, as they can rebuild after a raid or seek help from the WA Security Council. Both statements are false. As most of you know, the precursor region to this one was The Place That Had No Big Banks. TPTHNBB was a thriving region of approximately 150 nations. Due to some issues with YodleÂ’s former accounts, the region was susceptible to raiding. HYDRA Command took over the region, ejecting and banning nations. Luckily, I was able to secure the WA Delegate spot and end the raid. However, HYDRA was not done. They came back, with larger numbers, and took control once again. This time we were unable to secure the region again. The Security Council tried to intervene, but the region was already refounded. Out of the 150 nations in that region, 11 still remain in our current region. 7% of the nations came over. If you have not yet grasped it, the main point I am trying to make is that the Security Council does not always save a region that has been raided, nor can that community come back after it has been raided. It certainly did not happen for us.
On top of the misleading premise, the bill limits the only prosecutable raiding to ‘hateful’ raiding, but specifically mentions hateful ideological raiding like the nazi raider regions and organizations. This would actually limit the ability of the ARA to effectively prosecute most raiding, including the type of raiding which led to the near destruction of our own community. This casual raiding, which people mainly do for fun, does not need to be hateful to have destructive effects. By cutting this out of the bill, it effectively handicaps it from being of use to the Regional Government.
For those of you who have not yet voted, I urge you to vote NAY on this amendment. For those of you who voted YEA, consider changing your vote. TRTHNBB is a Defender Region, not a safe haven for raiders.
Thank you,
[nation=short]Bernie Nation[/nation] & [nation=short]Yodle[/nation]
President & Minister of Internal Affairs
Yodle, Moonfalls
IC: The Head of State addresses the nation and the world- Today is a test on what kind of nation and world we want. The Dominion of Tsath is trying to fear monger the international community into giving into their ridiculous demands. We will not be frightened. As of this moment by executive order, I have put major sanctions on all aspects of trade with Tsath, the ambassador from Tsath will be expelled from United Federalistic soil, and the 2nd fleet will be in international waters off the coast of Tsath.
I ask all Heads of States to join United Federal Districts in supplying the Empire of Shangyan with some emergency food supplies, and starting a group of nations to allow access to all agricultural technology and advancement to all member countries. We should also start an independent assessment into the affects of climate change on the agricultural sectors, and how to prepare for growing populations. I hope to hear from all world leaders on their positions. May we overcome all obstacles.
IC: The Republic of Ansuriel will support UFD's project, helping the nation of Shangyan with a steady flow of humanitarian supplies. In order to keep this initiative working in the long term, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fishery will soon start a major reform that aims to increase the production output from the national intensive farming and aquafarming.
Furthermore, the government of Ansuriel asks to all members of the Western Pact ( Yodle, Arguin Isle, Ecolof and Oldmanzakk to form a regional committee with the task to oversee and coordinate the agricultural efforts of the State Members. In addition to that, a second committee of Logistics and Trasportation should help the first one by organizing and moving both products and machineries between the nations involved in this initiative. We would like to extend this invitation to other countries as well, especially Jiangai, The Enlightened Brotherhood Of Nod, Ursus Island, Bernie Nation and Shangyan itself.
IC: The Domination of Tsath hereby cancels all debts owed to governments, private associations, and individuals in nations that voted against the Treaty of Coexistence. Furthermore, the Domination of Tsath is placing a moratorium on the export of Iron, cobalt, chromium, nickel, copper, platinum, manganese, uranium, lead, coal, petroleum, and food to the World Union.
The Science Dir. Of Oldmanzakk is glad to positively answer to the call of [nation=short]Ansuriel[/nation], diplomats will be sent soon to form the regional committee, as well as to announce its support to the food initiative of UFD.
IC: Tlanextli has finally stabilized after conflict and resistance; the communistic nation greets other nations on the world stage.
IC: Eastern Behrezvia is happy to welcome the new government of Tlanextli to the world stage, and would like to offer their hand in alliance.
IC: The Tlanextli government is happy to accept Eastern Behrezvia as an ally, stating they hope fruitful things come of it.
IC: The United States of Nova Africa, after years of brutal civil war announced its return to Democracy. Though many are still worried about the ethnic tensions between the Indigenous populations, and the Americo-Nova Africans, things have stabilized, to an uneasy peace. The United States of Nova Africa (USNA) now takes its place on the world stage, and hopes to make productive relationships with the other nations of the world.
Assembled with Dot's Region Saver.
Written by Refuge Isle.