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Iron soviet wrote:

Registration for what

No clue I'm just here to play

Commonwealth of krypton wrote:

I just registered for the forum. What do I do next?

Good question

Today’s Featured Nation:

Dimitryland

”From bad o worse until we sucseed”

WA Category: Democratic Socialists

Civil Rights: Average
Economy: Good
Political Freedoms: Average

Dimitryland's national animal is the dolphin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.
Dimitryland is ranked 169,005th in the world and 328th in NationStates for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -4.29 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.

Mikeswill

The Mikes Hope Essence of Mikeswill graciously extends a warm welcome to our newest Nations:

Uniao da fliperlandia
The City-State of Honk Knoh
55 chan

Our Esteemed Region continues to attract the Most
Enlightened Nations in the JenGov Land.

MH

Friday’s Answer: Who is Alex Haley?

Congratulations:
Lulubellia

Only telegrammed responses will be considered
All responses must be in the form of a question

ANCIENT HISTORY

ACCORDING TO HERODOTUS, A MESSENGER WAS SENT 150 MILES FROM ATHENS TO SPARTA, JUST BEFORE THIS 490 B.C. BATTLE

What is ... ?

Monday, 6 July, 2020 | 38

The Master doesn't try to be powerful;
thus he is truly powerful.
The ordinary man keeps reaching for power;
thus he never has enough.

The Master does nothing,
yet he leaves nothing undone.
The ordinary man is always doing things,
yet many more are left to be done.

The kind man does something,
yet something remains undone.
The just man does something,
and leaves many things to be done.
The moral man does something,
and when no one responds
he rolls up his sleeves and uses force.

When the Tao is lost, there is goodness.
When goodness is lost, there is morality.
When morality is lost, there is ritual.
Ritual is the husk of true faith,
the beginning of chaos.

Therefore the Master concerns himself
with the depths and not the surface,
with the fruit and not the flower.
He has no will of his own.
He dwells in reality,
and lets all illusions go.

Commonwealth of krypton wrote:

I just registered for the forum. What do I do next?

it's the forum; which is a forum. that means a place to discuss things.

so next: find a topic therein, and discuss things. there is a wide variety.

Landover Baptist Church wrote:

it's the forum; which is a forum. that means a place to discuss things.

so next: find a topic therein, and discuss things. there is a wide variety.

Or create a topic to discuss :)

The current WA Resolution, Ban On Forced Blood Sports has been posted on our off-site forums at:

https://bnationstates.runboard.com/t84219

General Assembly Resolution At Vote

Ban On Forced Blood Sports

A resolution to restrict civil freedoms in the interest of moral decency.

Category: Moral Decency

Strength: Mild

The World Assembly,

Acknowledging that sports such as bullfighting, cockfighting and dogfighting are popular amongst member nations;

Horrified that participants are often forced to compete in these sports, usually resulting in their death or serious injury;

Believing that, for the safety and protection of all sentient beings, legislation in the form of a General Assembly resolution is needed to prevent such cruel and barbaric practices;

Hereby:

1. Defines the following for the purpose of this resolution:

"blood sport" as an activity involving the maiming or killing of at least one of the participants for the entertainment of sapient individuals, excluding hunting or religious sacrifice,

"animal" as a non-sapient being with a nervous system or equivalent system by which it is naturally able to experience pain;

2. Prohibits all forms of blood sports involving sapients in which one or more of the participants do not provide consent;

3. Prohibits all forms of blood sports involving animals in which there is a significant possibility of serious injury or death;

4. Requires that formerly captive blood sport participants be treated in a humane and fair manner, according to the following rules:

if an animal blood sport participant does not have a significant risk of harming itself of others, it must be given its freedom,

if an animal blood sport participant poses a significant risk of harm to itself or others when released, the participant must be relocated to its natural habitat, unless said relocation poses a significant danger to the participant, any animals, or sapients in that habitat as a result of abnormal behaviour in comparison to that participant’s wild counterparts,

if an animal blood sport participant cannot be relocated to its natural habitat due to the above, the former participant must either be euthanised humanely, or contained in a secure and safe rehabilitative environment until that participant can be safely released or relocated in accordance with clause 4(b), at which point it must be released or relocated in accordance with said clause, and

all non-animal blood sport participants must be given their freedom, excepting lawful incarceration as a penalty for criminal conduct.

Mikes Hope Essence of Mikeswill
WA Delegate
NationStates Region

Remembering ~ Charles Edward Daniels
(October 28, 1936 – July 6, 2020)

"Long Haired Country Boy"

People say I'm no good, and crazy as a loon
'Cause I get stoned in the mornin', I get drunk in the afternoon
Kinda like my old blue tick hound, I like to lay around in the shade
And I ain't got no money, but I damn sure got it made

'Cause I ain't askin' nobody for nothin'
If I can't get it on my own
If you don't like the way I'm livin'
You just leave this long haired country boy alone

Preacher man talking on TV, puttin' down the rock and roll
Wants me to send a donation, 'cause he's worried about my soul
He said, "Jesus walked on the water.", and I know that it's true
But sometimes I think that preacher man, would like to do a little walkin' too

But I ain't askin' nobody for nothin'
If I can't get it on my own
If you don't like the way I'm livin'
You just leave this long haired country boy alone

A poor girl wants to marry, a rich girl wants to flirt
A rich man goes to college, a poor man goes to work
A drunkard wants another drink of wine, and a politician wants your vote
I don't want much of nothing at all, but I will take another toke

'Cause I ain't asking nobody for nothin'
If I can't get it on my own
If you don't like the way I'm livin'
You just leave this long haired country boy alone

Today’s Featured Nation:

Tropidise

”Without union, a nation falls”

WA Category: Democratic Socialists

Civil Rights: Very Good
Economy: Developing
Political Freedoms: Excellent

Tropidise's national animal is the dolphin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.
Tropidise is ranked 17,786th in the world and 50th in NationStates for Least Corrupt Governments, with 94.19 Percentage Of Bribes Refused.

Mikeswill

The Mikes Hope Essence of Mikeswill graciously extends a warm welcome to our newest Nations:

Yhree
Faewynland
The celtic accord

Our Esteemed Region continues to attract the Most
Enlightened Nations in the JenGov Land.

MH

Yesterday’s Answer: What is Marathon?

Congratulations:
Stevendon

Only telegrammed responses will be considered
All responses must be in the form of a question

THE 50 STATES

IN 1840 THIS NEW ENGLAND STATE WAS HOME TO 24 OF THE 100 MOST POPULOUS U.S. URBAN PLACES; NOW, ITS CAPITAL IS ITS ONLY ONE IN THE TOP 100

What is ... ?

Tuesday, 7 July, 2020 | 39

In harmony with the Tao,
the sky is clear and spacious,
the earth is solid and full,
all creature flourish together,
content with the way they are,
endlessly repeating themselves,
endlessly renewed.

When man interferes with the Tao,
the sky becomes filthy,
the earth becomes depleted,
the equilibrium crumbles,
creatures become extinct.

The Master views the parts with compassion,
because he understands the whole.
His constant practice is humility.
He doesn't glitter like a jewel
but lets himself be shaped by the Tao,
as rugged and common as stone.

Today’s Featured Nation:

Crackerbarrell

”What gives?”

WA Category: Inoffensive Centrist Democracy

Civil Rights: Very Good
Economy: Very Strong
Political Freedoms: Very Good

Crackerbarrell's national animal is the Flying Squirrel, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.
Crackerbarrell is ranked 168,929th in the world and 410th in NationStates for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -6.63 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.

Mikeswill

The Mikes Hope Essence of Mikeswill graciously extends a warm welcome to our newest Nations:

Alexandria 3
Katavasi
The Ezelkin League of Land of Changing Flags

The Bandit Queendom of FrothyDiserland
Northeastern drabland
The republic of crypto

Our Esteemed Region continues to attract the Most
Enlightened Nations in the JenGov Land.

MH

[sips popcorn]

Yesterday’s Answer: What is Massachusetts?

Congratulations:
The Ezelkin League of Land of Changing Flags
Northeastern drabland

Only telegrammed responses will be considered
All responses must be in the form of a question

20th CENTURY AMERICA

IN 1939, TURNED DOWN BY 2 LOCAL THEATERS, HOWARD UNIVERSITY WAS ABLE TO GET AN OUTDOOR VENUE FOR THIS SINGER'S YEARLY CONCERT

Who is ... ?

I return from Fascism-land

Wednesday, 8 July, 2020 | 40

Return is the movement of the Tao.
Yielding is the way of the Tao.

All things are born of being.
Being is born of non-being.

Happy Gilmour wrote:

Wednesday, 8 July, 2020 | 40

Return is the movement of the Tao.
Yielding is the way of the Tao.

All things are born of being.
Being is born of non-being.

We practice Eastern Orthodoxy