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The United Alliance of Progressive States (UnAPS)

Edolia
17-02-2004, 01:51
United Alliance of Progressive States
UnAPS Recruitment Thread

History of the Alliance
The United Alliance of Progressive States, or UnAPS, can trace its ancestry back to late April of 2003, when it was founded by a coalition of nations under the name of the United Alliance Against Oppression and Tyranny (UAAOT). Due to corruption and no admission standards whatsoever, the alliance quickly dissolved due to internal squabbles –especially those involving a member of this alliance, the Bisons, now known as Dark Terror. Out of the ashes of the UAAOT, rose the United NationStates Anti Oppression and Tyranny Alliance, or UNAOTO (since then, the original UAAOT has returned and still continues its rather corrupt and hypocritical ways). Attempting to avoid the mistakes made by the previous alliance, the UNAOTO severely restricted its membership, requiring lengthy national background investigations before admitting nations and various other forms of bureaucracy. This was one of the failings of that alliance which, because of these measures, never reached more than fifty members. Recently, the most active members of the UNAOTO left the failing, bureaucracy-chocked alliance and formed the UnAPS which is now launching a recruitment drive.

Our Ideals
Article II. Section I of the UnAPS Constitution:
”The UnAPS alliance is an organization of sovereign states. We are brought together in the pursuit of universal human rights and for the promotion of progressive social and/or economic policies. All members are pledged to protect each other in the event of war, so long as the member involved was not identified as the aggressor in the conflict.”

The UnAPS is mostly composed of liberal democracies with a healthy number of progressive, benevolent dictatorships thrown in as well. We are strongly opposed to aggressive and warmongering nations and see alliances built of these nations to be our greatest enemies. We have no official policy regarding socialists or capitalists and our alliance contains both hard-core, liberal Communists and free-market capitalists. However, extreme and oppressive nations on both sides of the economic spectrum are not welcome in the alliance. Though we are lovers of peace, there number many very powerful nations in the alliance who do not hesitate to use force if force is necessary.

Our Stance on Other Alliances
The UnAPS stands firm against corrupt and aggressive alliances and nation-blocs including Arda, GDODAD, the Reich, the NCA and Dark Terror and his cronies. We ally ourselves will all nations willing to promote peace and progressive ideals throughout the world.

Joining the Alliance and Our Rules
The join the alliance, you must have at the least “above average” civil rights. If your political are “some,” or fewer, your civil rights must be at least “good.” Besides this, there are not requirements for joining. Telegram our Secretary General, Mintar, or myself to make your intentions to join the alliance clear.

The UnAPS alliance is comprised of two groups of nations. The first, the Outer Alliance, is made up of all members. The second, the Inner Alliance, is a group of nations who have shown themselves to be trustworthy. They have access to a number of secret forums. All members of the alliance are obligated to defend allies, Inner and Outer Alliance nations both but Outer Alliance nations are not allowed to speak for the Alliance in military situations and cannot misuse the support of the UnAPS to engage in unjust wars.

All nations are expected to follow a basic code of conduct. At least mediocre roleplaying ability is expected and godmodding is a pretty sure way to get kicked out of the alliance. We also expect nations to act relatively civilly to other nations both in and out of the alliance. Imperialistic actions are not tolerated, nor are human rights abuses.

Benefits to Joining the Alliance
Besides the obvious benefits of enjoying a strong group of active nations as allies, there are also a number of other benefits. We have a well-managed forum for nations to discuss matters and organize joint-action. Furthermore, many nations in the alliance including Edolia sell weapons to allies that they refuse to sell to the wider world. Finally, you have the right to join the Haven region, the official region of the UnAPS (although you are in no way obligated).

If you have any questions, you can post them here or telegram me. Please don’t hijack this thread with discussion on the merits of this alliance. This is for recruitment only. If you wish to join the alliance, contact Mintar or Edolia.