Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

Awww, Cubeckistan started their own region...

Curse youse!

Also, remember that you can view various aspections of your nation via nseconomy.com

Not anymore

Yeah, it's here http://nseconomy.thirdgeek.com/

Good, now we can teach those Cubes a lesson i knew it was only time until we had a secession, death to the cubes.

So, what is New Cubeckistan's region?

http://www.nationstates.net/region=the_bermuda_grass_caliphate

There.

Anyway...

Yes it is true, we have started a new region: http://www.nationstates.net/region=the_bermuda_grass_caliphate

To all new members, feel free to join the Bermuda Grass Caliphate! We hope to work in close partnership with the off topic wastes. Also, we need nations to fill the appointments on our Governing Council. The offices of Minister of Governors and Minister of Commons are open to the first nations to claim them, and are held for life. The office of premier is to take the place of the delegacy. Join as as we create a new tomorrow!

May I ask why you are attempting to make allies with powerful regions?

Just curious...

Apparentley my Nation's major industry is book publishing...

My nations biggest industry is Arms manufacturing, then Automobiles, then Information technology. My goodness, the possibilities.

We could recreate Death Race!

I just got the most awesome issue ever.

The Issue

With military recruitment numbers down, there's been some discussion in civilian circles of relaxing 'sodomy' regulations in the armed forces in order to allow homosexuals to serve openly. However, with the occasional reports from the field of suspected homosexuals being beaten by their squadmates, some wonder if such measures are really appropriate for the notoriously conservative culture of The Armed Republic of Dutch coolness's military.

The Debate

"There will never be room for gays in our God-fearing service," says Army Chaplain Orel Roze, absent-mindedly fingering the religious device of his office on his lapel. "I mean, uh, think about what it would do to morale. In the military men have to eat, live, and sleep in extremely close quarters and even consensual sexual relationships in the chain of command leads to leadership problems. It's just a natural extension of fraternization rules... and not only that, but our current policy is actually a service to the poor misguided souls, since it prevents any temptation to act on their given perversion... I mean preference."


"God doesn't enter into it," says Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Doris Falopian, head shaking. "Times are changing, and people are becoming more accepting of homosexuals. We have women in the military, and that surely leads to 'temptation', but for the most part everyone's quite professional about it. Allowing homosexuals to serve openly will increase our recruitment pool and actually simplify things; just look at the Navy: hundreds of horny men in steel boxes in the middle of the ocean for up to six months at a time... there has to be a reason that people volunteer for that, right?"


"This coming from some pampered soul in the Chair Force," scoffs Commander Peggy Yeats, calling in via satellite from aboard a destroyer. "Inter-service rivalries aside, ever read some of those ancient sagas about cities being besieged? Those ancient cultures had no problem with homosexuality; actually, it strengthened their resolve and spirit because they were literally fighting alongside their lovers, and anyone in the service will tell you it's all about the guy standing next to you. Now, what if--and this is just a hypothetical, mind--based on this and to counter years of discrimination, only homosexuals were allowed to serve?"


"That's... interesting, but it doesn't really address the problem, does it?" asks Lance Corporal Buy Dimitrov, part of your honor guard. "Let's look at it this way: only ten percent of the population is homosexual, right? No matter what, the majority will be heterosexual. We want homosexuals to serve, but there will always be a backlash against them. No regulation changes are needed if you just pen a policy where sexual orientation becomes a taboo subject in discussion--not like it's anyone's business to talk about their sexual interests in a professional military, right? This way homosexuals can serve, albeit quietly, and be happy, and the moral conservatives stay happy since the military is still 'officially' anti-gay. Of course, if anyone's pulled out of the closet, their career is instantly over, but that's the cost of compromise."


"We still have a military?" questions your Minister of Peace, scratching his unruly hair and smelling none too vaguely of patchouli. "Man, I thought we got rid of those war pigs ages ago. Y'know, if you'd just listen to me and go with flowers instead of firearms, this whole gays-in-the-military thing wouldn't be such a buzzkill all the time. Hey, speaking of buzzes, I just got these mighty strong Bigtopian Blues from a guy I know. I'm on one right now and they are far OUT. You wanna expand your mind with me? No? That's cool too."

I got the same one! Some of these issues are great!

Yeah they are. Wich one did you chose? I went for the second.

I've also had one were a religious guy with a beard that came walking out of the desert on sandels and seemed strangely familiar adviced me.

Since my nation is pretty much a joke nation, I chose the third one.

Hehe, badboy.

 thenoobbomb wrote:
Hehe, badboy.

OH GOD.

WHY HASN'T MY BRAIN GOT A SCRUBBING FEATURE. WHY.

Congrats to our new Security Minister.

Who is it?

Ah yes. COngrats indeed.

I've joined the game!

Did you join the new region or the one in the 1st post?

Welcome! I'll be des- protecting, yes, protecting you, now that I'm in charge of the entire region's armies. Yes, protection, heh.

...

*places finger on large red button*

...

*places gun next to Blap's head*
"You beda be movin' 'long now, Boi"

Goddam, you're not the lol bot.

*Crzy lunatics from the Red Redemption attempt to murder you as an Act of God*
Not my problem...

Gorram it...

 BlapBlapBlap wrote:
Goddam, you're not the lol bot.

*Oozes innto being*

"I am the one true Lol bot."

I might as well say I started a couple of Nations, the first as evil as possible, the other riddled with hippies.