Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Alangrad the Sussy?
Ubertas, Pajonia, Czechoslovakia and zakarpatia, Neo japanese state, and 2 othersThe greater tulsa area, and New cargerst
Radio free tcb
Happy Monday good citizens of TCB! This is your Raaaaadio Free TCB Monday special edition!
Our tireless workers inside the bowels of our “representative” government have uncovered some truly shocking details that warranted us interrupting your productive Monday!
Our intelligence sources risked life and limb to uncover the existence of the “NKVD” a special unit of the Ministry of Information who’s sole responsibility is to stamp out freedom lovers where ever they’re found! In this special “Monday Exposé” we plan to bring that unit out of the darkness and into the light!
Listen on dear reader!
We’ll start with the basics of Hierarchy. No surprise that at the head of this knavish unit is the “Corrupter in Chief” themselves, the first minister: Radicalania. They’re better known as code name: “Martyn”within the halls of the NKVD.
“Martyn” is far too “busy” to manage the NKVD themselves and so at their right hand the regions illustrious Chief Justice Shamian or code name: “Tarrin”. Fun fact: their stamps of approval are made with the highest quality rubber.
Neither of these two would Choose to interact with commoners willingly so this role falls to the beleaguered and bewildered Pajonia. Minister of Information and head of the NKVD. Code name: ant
In the NKVD we have several member of our region. Some in government some not.
There’s citizen Vandencia Codename: Van. A staunch Marxist Leninist who would rather ban everyone to the last man/woman/child then hear about freedom
Dynamic Revolution codename: Bud. A fool and a dotard who can’t be bothered to take his role in the Judiciary responsibly.
Ubertas codename: Nathaniel actually seems like a descent comrade.
Wascoiden codename: Wasc. An embarrassing attempter at subterfuge and espionage.
Baranida codename: Bara who is either the leader of or member of a cult
Etc etc etc.
The thing is, dear citizen, we are the only trustworthy news source that is totally and completely funded by citizens of the TCB no really. Seriously. Completely true. We present facts, you decide!
This concludes our special edition expose on the NKVD. We hope you will join us again every Sunday
Ubertas, Wascoitan, Czechoslovakia and zakarpatia, New samon, and 5 othersDas pardgulew, Nosatia, Chrysanthemumlia, Green green world, and Latiet
Baranida communes
The Cult of OwO-UwUism.
Czechoslovakia and zakarpatia and Chrysanthemumlia
East uyghurstan
Hi Free Radio! Have you ever considered going outside?
Dynamic revolution, Shamian, Wascoitan, Czechoslovakia and zakarpatia, and 5 othersDas pardgulew, 503, Chrysanthemumlia, Red nation state, and The greater tulsa area
Chrysanthemumlia
why are u posting about my cult on the forums? not. cool. very cringe actually 😐😐
Dynamic revolution, Vesmeau, and Czechoslovakia and zakarpatia
Hello Radio Free TCB. Id personally like to comment on my discontent with your current behaviour. This list of NKVD members has extremely rudely missed myself off, and quite frankly, thats not ok. I expect higher levels of journalistic rigour from our very own dissident radio broadcast.
Do better next time, please.
Dynamic revolution, Greatunion of soviet socialist republics, Socialist Heronia, Pajonia, and 6 othersBaranida communes, Wascoitan, Czechoslovakia and zakarpatia, 503, The greater tulsa area, and The passerine islands
Alangrad got given the boot, for pretending to be TCB's "Military Chief", and threatening to invade another region because one of their resident nations beat them to the punch on a card that both of them were bidding on. Said Region's founder contacted our government to complain - and provided screenshots of what had transpired. Despite Alangrad attempting to pass it off as "roleplay", it clearly wasn't - and so he got yeeted.
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Baranida communes
Bc you don't give us perms to monitor the border ourself.
Posting delusional fever dreams again? My, how far you have fallen... Thankfully, I have decided to correct a selection of your statements, to promote your elucidation.
Our tireless workers inside the bowels of our “representative” government
Our government is not, and has never claimed to be, "representative". Our government is a direct democracy, with elected management and legal drafting committees.
Listen on dear reader!
Kindly make your mind up as to whether you are going to roleplay as a pirate radio station, or as an underground newspaper - your lack of consistency makes for tiresome reading!
the first minister: Radicalania. They’re better known as code name: “Martyn”
I believe you will find that it's actually Martyn Kiryu. Which you would already know had you actually done any investigating...
the regions illustrious Chief Justice Shamian or code name: “Tarrin”. Fun fact: their stamps of approval are made with the highest quality rubber.
Again, that would be "Tarrin Kael" thank'ee very much. And they are made from Clubbed Baby Seal leather actually - rubber simply doesn't allow one to engrave "Guilty" on a malefactor's forehead with a single stamp...
Pajonia. Minister of Information and head of the NKVD.
You have already cited Radicalania as being head of the NKVD; please make your mind up.
Bud. A fool and a dotard
Um, I'm fairly sure that Bud isn't actually of advanced years - in any case, you might like to avoid any further ageist language, since it's against our RMB posting rules.
Ubertas codename: Nathaniel actually seems like a descent comrade.
Really? Where pray tell is he descending to? (please check spelling in future, mm'k?)
I believe they've left myself off the list of members as well. Come on RFTCB, dig a bit deeper; you're supposed to be the one digging up the dirty secrets and you're clearly not doing a great job at it.
Give a warm welcome to our newest comrades: Ciucas empire, Romanian revolutionary government, Gealic commonwealth state, Simaugan ssr, and Whatevernext
Here is today's news:
Executive Affairs
The standing period for the Regional Message Board Representative Election has opened. The RMB Representative is tasked with representing the interests of all Citizens and Residents of The Communist Bloc. If you would like to run, sign up here: https://tcb.red/forum/topic/2460-sign-up-rmb-representative-may-2021?page=1#pid12067. Here are the current candidates:
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Falkland union
The Ministry of Culture has announced the second round of match ups for the regional Chess tournament, they have until tomorrow to complete their matches:
Wasc (wolfmancal) vs Trabardia Kuznetsov ☭ (rye0bread) Martyn Sealgaír Kiryu (Mkiryu) vs Ant (Snannybobo) WhoAmIToDisagree (WhoAmIToDisagree121) vs Socialist Heronia (eternitydragon) Kolya (Kolya_the_Great) vs Vor (sandshrew4) Evil Kava [TLA] (KVGRad) vs Karl Kuznetsov von Habsburg 🌹 (UrutaaLathyrus)
The TCB Card Factory is open and churning out cards! This program includes regional giveaways, a regional art museum, card requests, and of course, shiny 1% International Artwork badges. TCBs Card Factory is asking for a team of volunteers to help operate card farms to ensure a steady supply of cards are being printed. Think you can help? Sign up today.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Information are recruiting volunteers. Sign up here: https://tcb.red/forum/forum/15-the-civil-service
Check out the Law Archive! It is an easy way to navigate and keep track of all our laws. This document is updated as new laws get passed.
Want some endorsements? Run the Revolutionary Endorsement Program! It's simple and doesn't take very much time. Endorse comrades, get endorsed back.
Our forums are online, but unfortunately, we have lost a whole year of data. If you applied for citizenship after January of 2020 (Feb-Dec of 2020), make sure to reapply!. You may also have to recreate your account. Apologies for this inconvenience. The government will be working as quickly as possible to re-accept citizenship applications. In order to prevent this from happening again in the future, we will be discussing our options on a forum transfer. Stay tuned! (Disclaimer: this only applies if you were registered as a citizen in-between February 2020 and December 2020. If you have joined TCB after this time period you do not need to re-apply for citizenship)
While run by the Ministry of Information, the Daily News does not necessarily reflect the stance of the current administration. Please contact the Minister of Information Pajonia on NationStates or Ant(Pajonia) in the Regional Discord for any corrections, suggestions, questions, comments, or concerns.
This article was authored by Pajonia. "This Day in History" is authored by volunteer of the MoI, Theria han
We here at the official delete [REDACTED] party would like to condemn the recent actions of Radio Free TCB. while we are all for calling out the lies and deceit of the current pro-[REDACTED] first minister, in RFTCB's quest to do this they seem to have taken to demonizing good members of government who are seeking to remove [REDACTED] from power and take that power for the true movement for freedom using legitimate means.
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On Critical Support
Critical Support is being supportive of existing socialism, communism, and anarchism when needed. If possible all leftists, in presence of criticism from liberals and others attached to "mainstream" political ideologies, to speak in defense of the nations which have declared themselves as socialist or are being ruled by socialistic or communist parties, or movements and organisations aligned with the general causes of anarchism and communism. In such cases, leftists ought to correct misconceptions, provide education, and counter propaganda to their abilities. Only by providing information and rejecting falsehoods can the leftist nations of the world withstand the pressure from would-be imperialists, and can the leftist cause continue to spread generation after generation. Masses drive history, and people compose those masses.
"Weapons are an important factor in war, but not the decisive factor; it is people, not things that are decisive. The contest of strength is not only a contest of military and economic power, but also a contest of human power and morale. People necessarily wield military and economic power." - (Mao, 1966) Quotations of Chairman Mao
Critical Support is being thoughtful. Critical support is not blindly following or praising something, leftists must also seek to analyse of how a party or nation has handled the actual situation based on political conditions, development of productive forces, and societal circumstances. Criticism is necessary to develop the leftist movement, and it is only be correcting errors and improving weaknesses that our philosophy can be strengthened and adapted for the real world. Clearly, the Soviet Union, China, Cuba, and other nations have made a great deal of contributions, and the brave projects in Catalonia and Zapatista controlled areas have been inspiring and educational. It is a fact that they are the best we have been able to realise thus far, but it is not the best which is possible. It is not traitorous to identify issues and propose corrections in their endeavours or with one another's political ideology, but rather each cadre must seek to do just that.
Critical Support is being critical when proper. Critical support is being critical, but it is not being a tool of the liberal propagandists. We must seek to criticise and praise as we see fit, but the former shall be reserved for circles in absence of those who do not need further ammunition to demean the leftist cause. As it is incorrect to praise without end among comrades, so it is improper to criticise before those who already are against us. Speaking ill of leftist nations or movements in such a context only serves to harm us. Let the Marxist-Leninist reserve their criticism of anarchist project to within the leftist community, just as the anarchist ought to save their criticism of socialistic states to same circles.
Critical Support is education of oneself. Critical Support's definition combined with the splinters within leftism means that, necessarily, there will be conflict within our groups. Let each member seek to educate themselves well and truly before speaking on the manner being discussed, so that the debate remain civil and productive. Criticism and support are only as good as those who are speaking of it and hearing of it. We may have different ideals on the best method of achieving L'Internationale, but we need not tear each other asunder when our goal is common.
By maintaining an atmosphere of Critical Support in all above fronts, we can serve to educate those who require education and make suggestions for improvements and intellectually grow in another's company.
Welcome to The Communist Bloc! You've probably come here either attracted by one of our recruitment telegrams, our leftist debates, or just the large population count under the socialist tag. No matter the reason, you are now home and you have now found your place! So what to do? I'm sure there are about a billion things rushing through your head right now, and no idea where to start in this massive place. So let's do a quick overview of the region first. The Communist Bloc (aka TCB or The Bloc) is a Pan-Left-wing region comprised of real-life socialists, communists, and anarchists. We welcome all people regardless of sexuality, identity, ethnic background, or religious creed.
The Bloc is a highly democratic region where anyone has every opportunity to join the community, bring their fresh new ideas, and contribute. We have roleplay, competitive elections, fun community activities, and even the ability for everyone to participate in making the law of the region through our directly democratic institutions. There's something for everyone here in TCB.
So what should you do now that you've joined? Well, there's alot that's available:
Apply for Citizenship: Citizenship is your ultimate ticket here in The Bloc. Citizenship on the TCB forums allows you to vote in our regions directly democratic legislature, run for office, gain full access to the discord, and become a full-fledged member of the community. Anyone who wants to do more than answer issues should consider doing this.
Our Regional Forum: Our regional forum is where most of the political scene of the region takes place. It’s very important for anyone who’s interested in participating in our region's government to join the forums. Making an account is very easy and simple. Should there be any problems, Comrade Kethania should be contacted.
Our Regional Discord: Our regional discord is where most of our casual interaction takes place. Much of the active portion of the region’s community spend most of their time here than on the RMB debating. It's highly recommended that comrades join if they want to become active.
Our Government: The Bloc’s Government runs on the principles of socialism, equality, collective leadership, direct democracy, and freedom. It has a unique four-branch system. With an executive handling governmental affairs (such as activities, immigration, interaction with other regions), a democratic legislature that makes laws for the region, an elected Judicial Branch to interpret the constitution and the law, and an Administrative Branch which moderates the discord and the forums and acts in a policing capacity. The most important principle, however, is that the World Assembly Delegate is not the leader here. The people, in fact, influence the appointment the WAD through the popular will.
To get involved, it’s important that you have citizenship. Without it, you cannot any of the activities below. If you have not already, please refer to the links above for newcomers to get started. For newcomers or older members who want to become members of our community, it is highly recommended to begin by gaining citizenship on the forums, and then joining the discord and gaining full access using said citizenship. Following that, the best thing to do is to volunteer for a ministry and then make yourself known in the community by being active and interacting with people (don't be shy, we don't bite).
Volunteering for the Civil Service: The first thing that every citizen should try and do is apply for a ministry. The regions ministries are the main bodies that carry out the governmental work in the region. Depending on who you are, you can become a diplomat, a reporter for the news, a activities organizer, a roleplay manger, or assist on the legal team! You can volunteer here.
The Constitution: Anyone who wishes to become more active ought to eventually read the Constitution. Yes, I understand that it is long, personally, it took me a few tries to fully finish it. But it's wise to have knowledge of the highest law of the land.
Join the People's Revolutionary Air Force: What now? Do we have a military? To many, this may seem confusing, but it is perfectly normal for NS. The Communist Bloc is home to its very own military; the People's Revolutionary Air Force. It actively assists in raiding right-wing, fascist, and other reactionary regions in the game. Their goal is to eradicate them completely, whether that be through attacking them directly or by defending fellow left wing regions, and to remove the ability of fascists or other reactionaries to use this game as a real-life recruitment space for their toxic creed. Join the Discord now to find out more! If you feel like you can't dedicate a lot of time to the Bloc's military, but you still want to help, telegram First Minister New Astri, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defense Krajzovda or Air Marshall Pan kath to be added onto the reserve roster. Read more about our reserve program here!
Below are other links pertaining to the region and its interactions with other regions. It is recommended for people to look at these if they really want to get involved.
The RMB Rules: This is a must-read for any resident. The RMB Rules should be followed by everyone at all times. This ensures that the region's RMB is safe and reflective of our values.
Familiarize Yourself With Regional Law: As a Socialist Republic, The Communist Bloc is very dedicated to a democratic system with order and procedure to carry out government duties and policies more effectively. As a new member, feel free to familiarize yourself with a few basic documents.
The Index of Past WA Voting Recommendations: The Ministry of World Assembly Affairs maintains a list of all voting recommendations that have been issued so far. If you wanna become more active in the World Assembly, be sure to read through the list and analyze the different rationales given in the voting recommendations!
Anti-Fascism and Why We Fight: Above all, TCB is a left-wing region eternally committed to fighting fascism. Right-wing thought, especially fascism, is not tolerated within this region. We do not believe that freedom of speech extends to those who's sole purpose is built on racism, death, and dictatorship. TCB as an NSLeft member participates in the interregional military alliance of Antifa, and helps them to destroy the influence of fascists in the game.
The NSLeft: The Solidarity Pact of the NationStates Left, or the NSLeft, is the largest and most influential leftist alliance in the game. TCB is a member of this important alliance. Formed of only leftist regions comprised of real-life leftists, NSLeft seeks to further interregional leftist solidarity and create a united front against right-wing reactionaries.
Someone is misbehaving on the RMB! What do I do?: Please click this Big Report Button Thingie to send a telegram to our RMB moderators. You should include links to posts/pages containing improper material. Please also report to game moderators if applicable.
Why should I become a citizen? Many reasons. Citizenship is like a switch from "just hanging around" to "being a full-fledged part of the region". Citizenship allows one to vote in elections, run for positions in government, participate in the discussion on forums (which is where the most of it happens), and all that good stuff. If you are not yet a citizen - you're missing out.
You may be suspicious of this whole bureaucracy, and wondering why can't we just allow the aforementioned freedoms to everyone. Well, there are good reasons. This world is dark and full of very very bad people doing all sorts of illegal and immoral activities. Citizenship allows us to prevent them from running for offices, spying on our region, etc. Unless you are one of those very very bad people, you have nothing to worry about.
If you have any more questions, please, feel free to telegram Solveneia, and he will answer to the best of his ability.
Who is actually in power in The Communist Bloc?
The Head of State is the First Minister(FM), who is elected by the citizenry in the First Round of Ministerial Elections. The Head of Government is collectively the Council of Ministers(CoM), which is elected by the citizenry. The Head of Legislature is the Speaker of the Legislative Committee, who is internally selected by the Committee, which itself is elected by the citizenry. The Heads of Military are the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defense(MoFAD), who is elected by the citizenry, and the Air Marshall, who is nominated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defense and confirmed by the Council of Ministers. The Head of Judiciary is the Chief Justice of the People's Tribunal, who is internally selected by the Judiciary, itself elected by the people. The Head of Administration is the Head Administrator, internally selected by the Administrative Council, which also selects its own new members. The Head of On-Site Administration is the World Assembly Delegate(WAD), who is appointed by the First Minister with the consent and approval of the Council of Ministers. To see who currently occupies these roles and more, please view this dispatch.. All elections are conducted on The Communist Bloc forums.
Why is my application not being processed? Sadly enough, processing applications take time and effort. It also gets pretty tedious after a while. A couple of days is a reasonable enough expectation of the processing time. We haven't forgotten about you, so just exercise patience. Oh, and if after a week your application is not yet processed, then we probably have forgotten about you, so feel free to complain to Solveneia or another government official displayed in the regional page we will look at what can be done. If something is unclear, please, feel free to telegram Solveneia, or another government official.
Do you want to get involved in TCB? Do you want to do more than just answer issues all day? Do you want to have fun? If that’s the case, you probably want to apply for citizenship.
Requirements to be eligible for citizenship:
1. You must have a nation residing in The Communist Bloc
2. You must have a World Assembly nation on Nationstates (not necessarily in this region)
Step 7: Title the topic “Citizenship Application: [INSERT USERNAME HERE]” and paste the application template on the topic.
Step 8: Fill out the application. Make sure to be honest!
Step 9: Click "Post Topic".
Step 10: Wait for your application to be processed.
Once a citizen, you can partake in all the activities our region has to offer, including:
• Voting
• Regional politics
• The nation roleplay
• The regional military
• Games and contests created by the Ministry of Culture
• And much more!
As always, if you have any questions regarding citizenship or the registration/application process, please do feel free to contact me, Solveneia, via telegram or discord (Negative Twelve, in the TCB server).
We recommend you check out the rest of the pinned dispatches in the region for much more interesting details about the Bloc, its laws, the programs we are running, our allies in NSLeft and much more!
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