NationStates Jolt Archive

Well, you have made a country and ran it for a while, but if it was real would you live in it?

I would not mind living in United Concordia myself, I really wouldn't be that bad of a place, despite the communism and we are a sort of green nation, because of its small size right now, so air pollution would not be that bad and overall it is a pretty nice place. The only bad thing would be that it is communist.

Or, maybe you don't want to live there, but would you visit your nation? Well, would ya?

If you like paperwork, come to Vetalia!

We burn things in Iniika...

... and by things, I mean people.

No way. Trostia as recently as a few years ago was run by a sadistic, mass-murdering, war-mongering aristocratic dictator. Things are slightly different now, but the country is at war most of the time and although economic rights are splendid, political and a lot of important social rights are few. Plus, there is mandatory military service, and I'd rather not be cannon fodder for imperialism.

Not in a million years. It is (and was designed to be) a theocratic hellhole.

I definitly would. Toten Sie is a communist paradise with lots of freedoms and civil rights. The only downside would be the crime and the economy isn't too good. Come pay Toten Sie a visit today!

Yes, its a fast growing and free country.
A lot of safety and high technology to make life easier.
Supported by a great patriotism and military.
Information and education is available to the population.
Even sometimes need to adjust some issues to ensure safety to avoid crime, population knows some sacrifices are needed.
Its a great place to live.

Hell no. :p

I mean, just look at my name. :D

The more I think about it, the more this resembles modern Vetalia. (http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/9/9c/Brazil_11.jpg)

Hell no. The Anarchist Dream-State of Kinda Sensible people is the worst kind of Anarchist state.

Would I live in Maineiacs, which I designed to be a hippie paradise? Hell yes!

Well, you have made a country and ran it for a while, but if it was real would you live in it?


Does one mean the country that I envision, or the country that NationStates envisions? I would personally be fascinated to see what a society remade in the mutualist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutualism_%28economic_theory%29) ideal would look like in actual practice, however, NationStates seems unable to produce such a thing; for some bizarre reason workers' self-management requires a 900% tax hike. Oh well.

Swilatia is not a country. It's an NSG login name.

I might if it weren't constantly being bombed and invaded. There's all sorts of cheap, high-quality, pure, LEGAL drugs, over-the-counter, military-grade, no-background-check assault weapons, and liberal sex there.

On the other hand, there're tons of nations that don't see things the same way mine does, so it's constantly at war. Excessive intervention in foreign conflicts isn't helping, either.

The more I think about it, the more my nation starts to look like a rotten Easter egg. Seems cool on the outside, but under the shell is rampant anti-Catholicism, militant nationalism, and general jingoism.

No I would not. The wonderfully enlightened government is not enough to make up for the stupidity of the population. Barbarians, the lot of them.

You'd have to be mad to want to live in the Deceived State-type Entity of H N Fiddlebottoms VIII. For one thing, the entire government took a break for lunch about 9 months ago and hasn't returned since, leading to a backlog of important government decisions that will probably never get decided.
Even when government was in session, most issues were decided by coin toss, though how this was managed is impossible to tell, as there were almost always more than two courses of action available.

Hell yes I would. It's a enormous and vastly prosperous anti-tax nation full of liberals and freedom. It's like paradise.

I would. Why?

Good public services.
It is a practitioner of federalism.
It is a practitioner of the Westminster parliamentary system.
It is a practitioner of republicanism.
It can incorporate the three political items into one and amalgamate them into a unique style.
It's a free country.
It's based off the RL Asian sub-region of Southeast Asia, which is where my native homeland can be found in.
It's pragmatic for the most part.
It has a good market for investment, and a potent economy in spite of the fact it's only a developing country by NS standards.
Finally, and naturally, as it's creator, I have an inbred bias towards it.

There, those are my reasons.

I would. About 80% of the market is black, and wages are good. It is one of those "If you don't get caught, go for it" states, and there are no police to be seen.

Well, you have made a country and ran it for a while, but if it was real would you live in it?

I would not mind living in United Concordia myself, I really wouldn't be that bad of a place, despite the communism and we are a sort of green nation, because of its small size right now, so air pollution would not be that bad and overall it is a pretty nice place. The only bad thing would be that it is communist.

Or, maybe you don't want to live there, but would you visit your nation? Well, would ya?

Mm.. paradise full of environmentally minded, sexually-freed birdmen.. Oh yes.

Absolutely! As I said in the other thread, Sel Appa is almost my ideal nation. The only difference is that it is a democracy...

Oh, yes. Of course I would. Nothing would make me happier than a place that fully realizes the full power of reason, and that is what Greill is.

Sure. It may lack social welfare and has trashed the environment but it is a wealthy, educated, democratic place to live. We don't care about your sexual preferences and will allow you to smoke as much marijuana as you'd like. Oh and there is no crime to speak of without becoming oppressive. I think you could survive there. The 7 billion people living there now don't seem to complain.

It's pretty, full of shameless heathens, and has excellent civil liberties.

It is, however really dark and cold.

I'd visit very often, but I like living here too much to want to live anywhere else, even my fictional country.

I think it would be pretty nice to live in the Italian Union; after all I answer all the issues, for the most part, in the way I would want it in real life. Bit lacking in some areas though (like Welfare and Environment), but hardly any taxes, an incredibly strong economy (over 100 trillion GDP), and fairly good civil rights and political freedoms = :).

Absolutely. I wish I lived in the Autonomous Communes of Soheran right now.

Considering that I've based it on my political ideals--at least for the past year and a half or so--that makes sense.

Well, you have made a country and ran it for a while, but if it was real would you live in it?

I would not mind living in United Concordia myself, I really wouldn't be that bad of a place, despite the communism and we are a sort of green nation, because of its small size right now, so air pollution would not be that bad and overall it is a pretty nice place. The only bad thing would be that it is communist.

Or, maybe you don't want to live there, but would you visit your nation? Well, would ya?

Yes, I would love my country. Because even though it's got *zip* political freedom, it has all the civil freedoms you could hope-for. I have love of civil-rights in common with Wilgrove.

Hmm... I don't know... I would probably visit either one. Each of them has something I don't care for, but Sans Amour is still new. Quartziana bothers me because of how corrupt and extreme some of the policies are. On the other hand, I still agree with both of them. Maybe if they were somehow linked, I would live. Otherwise, I'd settle with visiting.

I envisioned Overbecland as the Texas that I wished existed - a land of true freedom and unfettered individualism, instead of a state bordering on fundamentalist theocracy. I dream of raising a family in a land where people can buy their liquor anywhere on any day and drink as late as they want, where kids can go to school in shorts with their hair dyed green if they so desired, where gays and lesbians can be legally married and where the speed limit is 105 on the highways.

Take away the whole 100% tax thing and yeah, probably would. As it is though, I'll just go for an extended holiday.

Absolutely. I wish I lived in the Autonomous Communes of Soheran right now.

But instead...you live in Vetalia City! You're in your standard apartment in 579B Block 19, Northwestern Section D, just off of Exit 1 on Green Pastures Highway at the Orange Blossom Flyover. It's a pleasantly standard place, especially considering you get to live so close to the rich part of town as well as three shopping plazas and the stock exchange@ For now, though, remember: "Happiness. We're all in it together."

Don't mind that gigantic advertising billboard outside your window, either. Be a good sport and keep the economy growing!

Not in a million years. It is (and was designed to be) a theocratic hellhole.
What he said, i'm trying to make it an koranic inspired state, however most of the issues that have religious implication are christianity slanted. The students arent proud yet of my accomplishments but i'm trying to get there.

But instead...you live in Vetalia City! You're in your standard apartment in 579B Block 19, Northwestern Section D, just off of Exit 1 on Green Pastures Highway at the Orange Blossom Flyover. It's a pleasantly standard place, especially considering you get to live so close to the rich part of town as well as three shopping plazas and the stock exchange@

Can I walk, or take convenient public transportation, to places?

For now, though, remember: "Happiness. We're all in it together."

For the union makes us strong!

Oh, wait... wrong ideology.

Don't mind that gigantic advertising billboard outside your window, either.

Don't worry, I won't. And you shouldn't mind when I hang a huge banner proclaiming "Capitalism Kills--Long Live Anarchy!" on it, either. ;)

Be a good sport

Oh, I shall. I fully intend to warn you of the general strike... after it happens.

and keep the economy growing!

I'll have to pass on that one, though.

Hell yeah, that's what I designed it to be. Lots of civil freedoms, but not with a whackily undermanned police force or overly-liberal like some states, absolutely zero monied interests involved in funding elections, and a thriving worker-dominated economy, with great education, a proper defense force, and full universal healthcare.

i would definatly live in my nation, it is a democracy, plus, the economy is good and it isi in the Caribbean! :-)

I would live in my nation, since I RP it to be what I'd want to have for a "perfect" society. Plus, I'm located near the equator on an island on NS, so it's all good.

The Free Land of Delator is a nice place to live, and I certainly wouldn't mind living there myself. Civil rights and political freedoms are high, and the economy is strong and stable.

The goverment takes a pretty hefty cut of your pay, but it keeps it's nose out of your business. I'd rather have that than a tax-free haven that has cameras pointed at my windows.

Come visit The Loyal Opposition. The tax rates are high here too, only the economy is "imploded" instead of "good." At least while you're slinging some lovely filth, you won't be hanging on to outdated imperialist dogma which perpetuates the economic and social differences in our society!

**notes the violence inherent in the system**

Hell yes.

Even though it is a Fascist state, the people still have represntitives in government to suggest ideas to the Empress and all that, and she follows them 99% of the time to keep the ppl happy. Plus my nation is basicially a ginat country of sexually aroused fighters from hell... who wouldnt want to have a nice guy come over, seep them off there feet, have a nice bit of "Intimate relations" then head out with an anti-tank missle system?

Nah. My nation was also intended as a dictatorial hellhole, just for fun, although I never had the heart to go that route, and ended up an 'Iron-Fist Consumerist' state rather than a psychotic dictatorship. I still wouldn't want to live there though, I don't think. :p

The Grand Duchy of Barringtonia is extremely well managed.

Taxes are a low 34%, the economy is 'strong', civil rights are 'very good' and there's 'some' political freedoms - frankly, I'm an incredibly good leader of the land.

However, given the way they often react to my wise decisions, my people are a bunch of morons and I would not want to live among them.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, I currently have 60ft tall purple spiders roaming the land due to my idiot citizens and this, among other ridiculous acts, means they simply don't deserve me.

Well, you have made a country and ran it for a while, but if it was real would you live in it?

that is the way i play it 100%. that is the reason i am here. to do so.

there are things we would do and ways we would do them that are beyond some of the options in many of the issues the game comes up with. and some of the interpretations of probability it comes up with as well.

but generally that is an overwhelming yes.

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I based all my decisions on how I would run a RL nation. I have had a frightening economy as long as I can remember , few or no political freedoms (just like the real world, even for those of us that live in a "demcracy"), usually decent civil rights (they are slipping due to innattention right now I think), So, a, I would live in Big Jim P.

The other 8.756 billion denizens might just object though.

If you like not having any political or religious freedom but good civil rights and economy, then PPP is the place to be.

The Kingdom of South Lorenya is a a liberal paradise ("Left-Wing Utopia") full of amazingly kind Dragons where crime is totally unknown. The economy is good, civil rights are excellent, political freedom is superb, and we don't have any silly religious laws dragging us down. EVERYONE wants to live here... except the masochists.

Don't worry, I won't. And you shouldn't mind when I hang a huge banner proclaiming "Capitalism Kills--Long Live Anarchy!" on it, either. ;)

If you were to hang that banner in Greill, you would have some very confused passerbys.

Can I walk, or take convenient public transportation, to places?

Actually, yes. Being a gigantic megalopolis, Vetalia City curiously has one of the best public transportation systems in the world.

For the union makes us strong!
Oh, wait... wrong ideology.

Ask not what the economy can do for you, but what you can do for the economy!

Don't worry, I won't. And you shouldn't mind when I hang a huge banner proclaiming "Capitalism Kills--Long Live Anarchy!" on it, either. ;)

Just wait until the Ministry of Information gets you! You won't be laughing then, you freelance subversive!

Oh, I shall. I fully intend to warn you of the general strike... after it happens.

By the time you've filled out the paperwork to request permission to notify the government of intent to hold a strike, we'll already have you in prison. :)

I'll have to pass on that one, though.

Terrorist! If you'd just play the game, you'd get a lot more out of life. ;)

Actually, yes. Being a gigantic megalopolis, Vetalia City curiously has one of the best public transportation systems in the world.

Excellent. We won't have to do everything after the revolution.

Ask not what the economy can do for you, but what you can do for the economy!

I'm more interested in what I can do to the economy.

Just wait until the Ministry of Information gets you! You won't be laughing then, you freelance subversive!

They will never take me alive!

By the time you've filled out the paperwork to request permission to notify the government of intent to hold a strike, we'll already have you in prison. :)

Who said I would notify you through the bureaucracy? That would not be good sport at all. It would take forever to reach the higher-ups.

I was thinking of more... brazen... methods of notification. Like getting well-placed sympathizers to replace the scheduled television commercial break with it.

Terrorist! If you'd just play the game, you'd get a lot more out of life.

I am playing the game... my game.

I was thinking of more... brazen... methods of notification. Like getting well-placed sympathizers to replace the scheduled television commercial break with it.

That'll work well.

"NO! They're interrupting Vetalian Idol! I don't like those amicable-commalists!"