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satana
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posted 15 January 2003 07:35 AM

NationStates is an online nation simulation game, based on the novel Jennifer Government by Max Berry.

Your nation develops based on your answers to a series of multiple-choice questions.
I created my own nation and moved to a new region called "babble". The game is still a little buggy and kinda slow.

Try it out.

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Moredreads
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posted 15 January 2003 11:46 AM

I think nation states have become irrelevant. But this is fun.

[ 15 January 2003: Message edited by: Moredreads ]

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DrConway
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posted 15 January 2003 01:29 PM

Who do you pay taxes to, Moredreads? Who runs the schools? Who paves the roads?

My god! The nation-state you live in! Well, shucky darn and slop the chickens, the "irrelevant" nation-state keeps the infrastructure moving that gets you from point A to B and stuffs knowledge in your head so you can have chats with fine folk like us.

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Moredreads
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Babbler # 3393

posted 15 January 2003 01:52 PM

Well, more and more is it not the case that Nation States are divesting themselves of these tradtional responsibilities, which I concur make them useful. But more and more they are becoming little more than symbolic rallying points for young men to be formed up into armies so that they can slaughter each other.

I will ask this, are nation state useful in an internationlized economy where they play little role in affecting how that economy is run for the greater good?

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flotsom
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posted 15 January 2003 02:00 PM

You would have us, that is, world citizenry, divested of what little direct interest, what puny leverage remains, in the affairs of the world?

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Moredreads
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posted 15 January 2003 02:10 PM

I would say that looking towards the Nation State as a means of refuge is indeed futile given the energies that must be expended in, say wining elections, given the 'puny leverage,' that is obtained.

I think the left must recognize that the slippery capitalist have moved the battlefied.

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flotsom
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posted 15 January 2003 02:57 PM

But only for a lack of a clear choice at the ballot. Given a true alternative at the poll that would not be the case. In the end, public interest and public involvement are absolutely essential for 'government' to work.

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Moredreads
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Babbler # 3393

posted 15 January 2003 04:03 PM

I am suggesting that extra-governmental activity would be 'less' profitable for the capitalists.

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paxamillion
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Babbler # 2836

posted 15 January 2003 04:19 PM

And the problem with that is?

Oh wait, is this more of that theatrics stuff again??

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Moredreads
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posted 15 January 2003 04:23 PM

There is no problem with that, I am just suggesting that what is less profitable for the capitalist, will be more profitable for us. I am sure they enjoy the spectacle of us obediently marching of to the poll every four or five years, discussing such things as should Scotland have its own parliment, when they know very well that such a parliment would be as useless as the one they already have.

[ 15 January 2003: Message edited by: Moredreads ]

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Flowers By Irene
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Babbler # 3012

posted 16 January 2003 04:22 AM

I created The People's Republic of Kanukistan, located in Peninsular Anarchia

quote:
UN Category: Left-wing Utopia
Civil Rights: Excessive Economy: Struggling
Political Freedoms: World Benchmark

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satana
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Babbler # 2798

posted 16 January 2003 08:25 AM

Flowers, how 'bout moving to the "babble" region? Three nations there, so far.

[ 16 January 2003: Message edited by: satana ]

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Eauz
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Babbler # 3057

posted 16 January 2003 08:46 PM

w00t! I am in your Nation Now!

The Empire of Eauz

quote:
UN Category: Inoffensive Centrist Democracy
Civil Rights: Good
Economy: Good
Political Freedoms: Average

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Flowers By Irene
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Babbler # 3012

posted 17 January 2003 03:54 AM

I just moved Kanukistan to Babble.

Ed. to add:

Did you know that Kanukistan has the 27,108th largest agricultural sector in the world?

[ 17 January 2003: Message edited by: Flowers By Irene ]

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Jared
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Babbler # 803

posted 17 January 2003 07:13 AM

The Rogue Nation Of Good Grammar

Don't these new fatigues I'm wearing look stunning?

[ 17 January 2003: Message edited by: Jared ]

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Flowers By Irene
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Babbler # 3012

posted 17 January 2003 07:29 AM

Yeah, yeah. But your political freedoms aren't a World Benchmark and your civil rights aren't Excessive

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Jared
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Babbler # 803

posted 17 January 2003 07:32 AM

Yes, but we're the only one of the lot with a "corrupt" government.

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Eauz
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Babbler # 3057

posted 10 December 2003 11:24 PM

Hey, I was wondering who on here has a nation called The United Provinces of Tanah Burung?

I was just wondering who this was, because this nation and mine have become very close nations, even though we have left The Region of Babble for greener places. Also, if your nation still exists, tell me which it is, wouldn't mind finding more Babblers around, and I'm also searching for a new region...

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Tackaberry
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Babbler # 487

posted 11 December 2003 08:49 AM

I just started, how many playing?

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Mick
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Babbler # 2753

posted 11 December 2003 09:20 AM

Greeting from the Federation of Workplace Councils, in the region of Anarchy.

We were briefly located in babble, but decided through open general assemblies to move to Anarchy as there was more theoretical unity there (barely).

We have asked the Confederation of Libertarians for a copy of thier constitution and may move there if we aggree with it.

salutations libertaires,
Mick, International Secretariat

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aRoused
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Babbler # 1962

posted 11 December 2003 10:39 AM

I'm just in. The Fieldwalkers, in babble. But I'm not sure the countries currently located there match the description of the region...

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DrConway
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Babbler # 490

posted 11 December 2003 01:32 PM

I *was* the Federation of Excited States (as opposed to Ground States

), but my country got deleted because I forgot to visit the site!

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Tackaberry
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Babbler # 487

posted 12 December 2003 10:54 AM

Ah man how do I move regions? Im trying to get to rabble

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Kevin
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Babbler # 3645

posted 12 December 2003 11:23 AM

Go to Nationstates.net and ensure you are logged in.

On the left, look at the links.

Underneath where it says "Logout" is your region name, click it.

Click on "Then move to a new region!"

Where it says "Find a Region", type in Babble, and then click on Like what you see? Move "YOUR CITY NAME HERE" to babble today!

[ 12 December 2003: Message edited by: kevinharding ]

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Mick
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Babbler # 2753

posted 12 December 2003 09:36 PM

Hey, the game's not as boring as I thought it would be. I got to clone human embryos for medical research and crush a nazi rally today.

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googlymoogly
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Babbler # 3819

posted 12 December 2003 10:06 PM

once I figure out how to work this, the Federation of Great Googlymoogly will be moving there as well

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beluga2
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Babbler # 3838

posted 13 December 2003 03:52 AM

The Most Serene Republic of Belugastan has just transported itself into Babble.

Sadly, in the process, the letter "a" was somehow left behind, and the nation has now been awkwardly rechristened as "Belugstan".

Since the wise rulers of the MSR do not know how to retrieve the lost "a", this new name will have to stand. (It's gonna be a bitch reprinting all that currency!)

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googlymoogly
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Babbler # 3819

posted 13 December 2003 10:36 AM

I have renamed myself a Rogue Nation, and have moved back to Babble. I left briefly to pursue a pirate's life, but found it wanting

Hey, I'm the only UN member If only I could endorse myself....

[ 13 December 2003: Message edited by: googlymoogly ]

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wei-chi
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Babbler # 2799

posted 25 August 2004 06:42 PM

I see that most nations have now dissolved. Absorbed by greater more powerful neighbours.

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