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Re: NationStates
« Reply #420 on: April 04, 2012, 05:02:30 PM »

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Re: NationStates
« Reply #421 on: April 04, 2012, 05:05:15 PM »
eww firefox

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Re: NationStates
« Reply #422 on: April 04, 2012, 05:22:39 PM »
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Re: NationStates
« Reply #423 on: April 04, 2012, 05:23:17 PM »
No Fiha, I only touch you in the future.

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Re: NationStates
« Reply #424 on: April 04, 2012, 05:24:36 PM »

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Re: NationStates
« Reply #425 on: April 04, 2012, 05:31:00 PM »

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Re: NationStates
« Reply #426 on: April 04, 2012, 05:50:10 PM »
i think first looks better...

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Re: NationStates
« Reply #427 on: April 04, 2012, 06:46:13 PM »
Then you don't have a sense of proper terran colors.

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Re: NationStates
« Reply #428 on: April 04, 2012, 06:58:48 PM »
terran ish nawt mai style.

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Re: NationStates
« Reply #429 on: April 06, 2012, 03:09:00 AM »
The Issue

After several reports of pet Homophobes violently attacking, injuring, and even killing citizens, there has been growing pressure from public safety activists for the government to take action.

The Debate

"These creatures are a danger to the public and must be destroyed!" says Stephanie Sanchez, representative of the Public Institution for Social Safety, Equality, and Direction. "I was attacked by one just on the way here and I nearly lost my life! They're a public menace. We must shoot and burn them!"

"Why punish the poor things?" asks animal-lover Heather Anderson, covered in scars from previous encounters with Homophobes. "All they need is good hands to care and rehabilitate them. We need a government education programme to tame them and turn them into loveable pets. The one I'm holding right now shows that it can be done. They are all good, kind creatures deep d- argh!"

"I agree that we shouldn't kill them," says Falala Winters, a famous lawyer. "But I don't think the owner should get away with breaking the law! This is clearly a case of 'intent to grievously harm' if I ever saw it. All citizens should be held accountable of their pet's actions as if they had done the act themselves. It's the only way to be fair - after all, they're just dumb animals."

"Who cares!?" screams Gretel Johnson as he sends out his pirate radio station broadcast. "Just repeal any laws preventing us from shooting the things when they attack and we'll be able to save ourselves without this stupid, authoritarian, overbearing government and legal system wasting our tax money!"

Hahahahahahaha... BURN!!! BURN!!! BURN!!! ;D

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Re: NationStates
« Reply #430 on: April 06, 2012, 06:17:54 AM »
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Re: NationStates
« Reply #431 on: April 08, 2012, 04:07:14 PM »
Malaria, an infectious and often deadly disease spread by mosquitoes, is ravaging cities and other settlements near Katropsis's swamps and wetlands.

The Debate

"Malaria is a highly dangerous disease with no cure," says Dr Marleen Usman, one of the world's leading epidemiologists. "If we're going to control it then we've got to put money into researching a vaccine and new antimalarial drugs. We should also set out to provide prevention and awareness programmes, the whole caboodle. With a targeted and well-financed approach we can make an attempt to eradicate malaria from the face of Katropsis! But we're going to need Darvinces. Lots of them."

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Re: NationStates
« Reply #432 on: April 08, 2012, 04:22:53 PM »
wot

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Re: NationStates
« Reply #433 on: April 10, 2012, 11:34:54 AM »
The income equality of people in Blaist Blaland equals the income equality of people in the Land of the Red Rainbow. EQUALCEPTION

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Re: NationStates
« Reply #434 on: April 10, 2012, 11:46:19 AM »

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Re: NationStates
« Reply #435 on: April 10, 2012, 11:54:56 AM »

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Re: NationStates
« Reply #436 on: April 13, 2012, 03:13:20 PM »
today marks the 100th day since starrie was founded and our population is....548 million

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Re: NationStates
« Reply #437 on: April 14, 2012, 01:22:40 AM »
Congratulations. :P
I guess the only way to achieve that population... Is KROP FARMS >:D



RECOGNIZING THAT Animals, as living beings and occupants of the lands and homes of the member nations of the World Assembly offer service and companionship to inhabitants of those nations,

AND RECOGNIZING THAT cruel mistreatment of said animals is an offense to moral decency,

BE IT RESOLVED THAT
(1) All owners, overseers and caretakers of domesticated animals and livestock shall:
a) Provide medical care for the treatment of injury or illness and reduction of pain resulting from said ailments to a level deemed adequate by licensed animal medical personnel.

b) Provide clean food and water for said animals in amounts and of types adequate to maintain the health of the animal.

c) Provide said animals with a clean and comfortable living environment to a degree that a reasonable person would deem it adequate.

d) Kill and slaughter said livestock in a manner that limits the pain and suffering of said livestock.

(4) Mistreatment of domesticated animals, livestock and wild animals by means of abuse, torture, training for sport fighting and the act of sport fighting is expressly prohibited.

VIOLATION of this resolution shall incur a suitable punishment based on the severity of the offense and may include fines, imprisonment, forfeiture of said animals and prohibition from owning animals in the future.

EXCLUSIONS: The following categories of animals and actions by humans are expressly excluded from this resolution:

(i) Animals used for any religious purposes are expressly excluded from this resolution.

(ii) Animals commonly known to be pests are specifically excluded, as are all widely accepted methods of eradication of said pests.

(iii) Wild Animals commonly hunted for sport, food or fur are excluded as is the act of hunting said wild animals.

(iv) Euthanasia, or the humane killing to end suffering of an animal is further excluded.

(v) Acts of animal husbandry, selective or targeted breeding are also excluded.

(vi) This resolution is not intended to deny the use of animals currently employed as service or working animals, including but not limited to police dogs, animals used as aids for the handicapped, horses used for working situations or other animals used for purposes not widely accepted as cruel.

(vii) This resolution specifically excludes animal related laboratory testing of consumer products and medical procedures neither condoning nor condemning those actions, as it is felt that “Animal Testing” should be viewed as a separate and distinct issue.

DEFINITIONS:
(i) Domesticated Animal shall be defined as any animal that has been tamed and made fit for a human environment or born into such an environment.

(ii) Livestock shall be defined as any animal bred or tamed for the express purpose of providing food, fur, leather or other animal products.

(iii) Wild Animals shall be defined as non-domesticated animals not in the care or ownership of any person.

(iv) Pests shall be defined as any non-domesticated animal deemed to inhabit and/or cause damage to any building, structure, cropland, or other physical location or where eradication of said pest is in the best interest of the public health.

(v) abuse and torture shall be defined as any act causing physical harm, mutilation, or injury which would be deemed excessive by a reasonable person.
Votes For: 7,911
Votes Against: 2,850

Implemented: Wed Apr 13 2011

Insane.
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Re: NationStates
« Reply #438 on: April 25, 2012, 06:21:53 AM »
The Issue

Scientists have announced they are close to a breakthrough in their quest to revive the feather-bellied Homophobe, a species related to The Land of the Red Rainbow's national animal that has been extinct for more than a century.

The Debate

"I, for one, applaud their work," says scientist Wil Sato. "And not just because I'm the project leader. This is an example of how The Land of the Red Rainbow's brains can mix it with the world's best. Can you imagine how wonderful it will be to have feather-bellied Homophobes frolicking in the meadows again? I say full steam ahead, and more government funding!"

"This is a sacrilege!", says religious leader Declan Rifkin. "These animals are extinct because God wants them dead. Cloning them would merely incur his wrath! If we proceed down this path, it'll be humans, not the feather-bellied Homophobe, who will be extinct."

"Now, come on," says Daniel Triangle, well-known philosopher. "You don't need to be religious to be unnerved by the top of this particular slippery slope. Today it's Homophobes, tomorrow it's dinosaurs, and we all know how that turns out. This research shouldn't be banned, but there must be strict government controls over its use."



The weirdness....

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Re: NationStates
« Reply #439 on: April 25, 2012, 08:26:01 AM »
Jolly Roger Sighted Off The Port Bow!

Government Acts

Darvincia's merchant navy has seen increasing attacks from swashbuckling pirates in recent months, devastating Darvincia's foreign trade.

The Debate

"We should blow them out of the water!" says First Lord Admiral Sashona Patel. "These waterlogged vagabonds have been plundering our ships for far too long! All our exports from the Information Technology industry are going straight into their hands! It's downright dangerous for us to let this continue! All we require is some funding for coastal patrol boats, fleet carriers, and nuclear submarines and a free hand to show these freebooters what's what."


"Hello," says a grog-swilling, peg-legged scurvy dog entering your office. "I'm Cooper Smith, a mighty pirate. I'd like to suggest that instead of wasting all that money on attacking pirates you simply buy them off with barrels of bullion, jewels and Maxtopian gold! There'll still be pirates around, sure, but as long as everyone's paid off, they won't hinder your trade. Not much anyway."

"That's the second biggest load of bilge I've ever seen!" says Captain Grapnel, CFO of Hispaniola Shipping Insurance, LLC. "Shiver me timbers, if these scurvy dogs don't be cutting into me profit margin! Me comprehensive coverage has to pay out for victims o' illegality, and of course theft be illegal in this country, bu' that be giving me an idea - what if we were to have privateers? That is to say, if ye were to make piracy legal but with a quotar o' sorts, like huntin'? That way me and mine can stay in business and ye can get a fine cut o' th' booty from licence fees! Savvy?"


"Come now, that's hardly fair," argues 'gentleman pirate' Taupebeard de Gauche with a bow and flourish. "There is an ancient tradition of actively redistributing wealth on the high seas, and we active redistributors serve an important role in the global economy. You would not keep a family-run bookstore from handing down its business from generation to generation, would you? We simply ask, nay, demand the same right! And get rid of the word 'pirate'. It's a slur. We are corsairs - not common sea-faring thugs."

The Government Position

The government has indicated its intention to follow the recommendations of Option 2.



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Re: NationStates
« Reply #442 on: April 25, 2012, 10:26:36 PM »
DARVIYOU DESERVE A COOKIE

you get no cookies

Also you never bordered me, and never will.

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Re: NationStates
« Reply #443 on: April 25, 2012, 10:52:56 PM »
DARVIYOU DESERVE A COOKIE

you get no cookies

Also you never bordered me, and never will.

...so no Lasexia nation borders you?

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Re: NationStates
« Reply #444 on: April 26, 2012, 10:15:46 PM »
The Issue

After a recent conversion mistake cost a government research project millions in Property Notes, Blaist Blaland's scientists have come to you begging for the country to switch to the metric system.

The Debate

1: "Our measurement system is a complete disaster!" wails renowned chemist Sarah Socialism as she storms into your office. "We're stuck using primitive and illogical measurements like 'fingers' or 'donkeypower' or 'MegaFonzie'. It's too much! Nearly every other nation has converted to the metric system. Think of how much it would help our communication with other countries. It'll cost a few Property Notes to convert, but it'll be damn cheaper than the mistakes our system is causing!"

2: "Primitive? How dare that lab rat say such a thing!" spits infamous patriot Kathleen Neumann. "They're not just measurements; they're part of our cultural heritage. Where would we be without our attoparsecs, hogsheads, or shakes of a African Grey Parrot's tail? You want to throw that all away because some scientists are too lazy to do their jobs correctly. Give the taxpayers a break and ignore these eggheads."

3: "This. This is a crossroads." states noted avant garde artist Louis Sparkle. "This idea that we can standardize how people look at the world with words, it's a fool's errand. Everything's relative, man. We need to stop trying to control the world and just live. Imagine how happy our nation'd be with no measurements." He pauses to puff on a pipe. "No time like the present, Leader. No time."

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Re: NationStates
« Reply #445 on: April 26, 2012, 10:55:54 PM »
>attoparsecs

win.

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Re: NationStates
« Reply #446 on: April 29, 2012, 03:51:47 AM »

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Re: NationStates
« Reply #447 on: April 29, 2012, 03:02:08 PM »
ATTENTION FELLOW MEMBERS OF UPS.
Our allies, The Reunited Muslim States have been invaded by raiders, their delegate has been toppled and replaced by the tyrant who leaded this band. To whom it may concern, I implore you help by joining the region and endorsing Syed Abbas Mehdi.
we are almost reaching the apex, we need a few more endorsements and it cannot be sure if the raiders have reinforcements standing by.

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Re: NationStates
« Reply #448 on: April 29, 2012, 09:11:51 PM »
Talgud is banning everyone that's endorsing Abbas Mehdi.

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