Wilhelmsborough
05-11-2006, 23:41
Official Transmission from the Government of the Principality of Wilhelmsborough
The Principality of Wilhelmsborough
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Take not thy Thunder from us, but take away our Pride
*Begin Transmission*
Good evening, everyone.
Very few of you out there know, much less care, who I am. That’s fine with me; you have better things to do with your time.
However, if you know one thing about me, let it be this: I believe that a nation should never be dependent on foreign countries for essential goods and services.
Since I became leader of the Principality of Wilhelmsborough, I have worked hard to loosen my country’s dependence on foreign nations and corporations. I find that a nation’s actions are strangled when foreign entities are capable of disrupting its basic day to day functions when they don’t like what they say or do.
The best example of this that I can think of, took place in 1973, when the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries placed an embargo on oil exports to the former United States of America because they supported Israel during the Yom Kippur War. In just one year, a group of third-word nations were able to cause economic disruption in the most powerful nation on Earth. It was shocking because Americans thought it improbable that anyone, short of the Soviets, could cause any significant problems in their lives.
The thought of such a scenario unfolding in the Principality sickens and disgusts me. It calls into question the legitimacy of a nation’s power. If a country of great economic power can be brought down with a mere disruption in trade, then are they truly a great power in the world?
The answer to that question is no. That country will only remain prosperous and powerful if it remains on the good side of those whom it trades with. But make a wrong move, and bad things happen. Vehicles don’t move, people don’t get fed, and economy as a whole suffers. This is a great way for a country to get what it wants without resorting to war.
And so, I, Prince William, embarked on a mission to make Wilhelmsborough a more self-sufficient nation. Under my doctrine of Socialist-Mercantilism, my government has steered industries towards benefiting the nation as a whole, as well as working to reduce imports, and increase exports.
Unfortunately, despite our best efforts, we will never completely achieve our goals. The Principality will always depend on the world for some sort of good or service. We rely heavily on the Pudite Military Arms Storefront for military vehicles, and naval warships, as well as Phoenix Dynamix for our combat airships. To ask for complete and total self-sufficiency is unrealistic, and I understand that.
However, I can say that we have taken a major a step in the direction of complete self-reliance. And it is that step which is why I’m speaking to you all today.
Leaders and Citizens of the world, it is a privilege to announce that the Principality of Wilhelmsborough has completely severed its dependence on petrolium oil.
You heard this correctly. Wilhelmsborough has completely abandoned the use of fossil-based fuels in our vehicles and jets. From this moment onward, all of our cars and trucks, our ship and planes, our construction and farm equipment, will be powered by hempseed oil.
This moment has been seven years in the making. When my Ministers of Agriculture and the Interior came to me with a plan for the cultivation of hemp, I admit that I was rather shocked at their bold request. But when, I started reading into the properties and uses of hemp, I became convinced that there was something to this plant that had been painfully overlooked by the rest of the world.
And so, I approved the request for the cultivation of the hemp plant. And with that, a whirlwind of events took place. New markets sprung up to feed the demand for hemp-based foods and nutrients, which are beneficial to human health. Deforestation slowed down as the paper industry switched from wood pulp to hemp fiber, which is stronger and has a shelf life of hundreds of years. There’s even a growing market in the field of hemp cosmetics!
By legalizing hemp production, we have saved an incredible amount of time, money, resources, and water. Especially water. In these seven years, thousands and thousands of gallons of water have been saved, due to the replacement of cotton with hemp. I mean, honestly people, one hundred gallons of water to produce a single cotton t-shirt? We should have gotten rid of this crap years ago!
Which brings me to oil.
Petroleum is not something that you can find in your backyard. Large quantities only exist in certain places around the world. And because there are so many nations that want something that only a few nations are capable of providing, these places have the power to dictate the actions of larger, more powerful countries if they do not like the actions that they are taking.
As long as the nations of the world continue to depend on Middle Eastern and South American countries for their fuel supplies, then they will forever be held hostage to these nation’s interests. That is the reason why the Principality switched to hempseed oil: to have greater control over how it conducts its affairs in this world.
Unlike petroleum, hempseed oil is a completely renewable and versatile source of power. It can be grown anywhere, even in one’s backyard, with little relatively little time or effort. In fact, the Principality encourages businesses and corporations to grow hemp on their properties, and offers a tax break to those that do so.
In the Crimean Peninsula and our overseas territories, we have vast fields dedicated to the production of the hemp crop. With our current levels of production, we are able to generate 300 gallons of hempseed oil per acre of land. However, with improved strains and genetic modifications, we could achieve an even greater yield.
The hempseeds are harvested for their oil, while the stem of the plant is used for its powerful fibers in the production of paper, cloth, and building materials, just to name a few. There are over 25,000 different uses for hemp fiber and hempseed oil, and we look forward, in the coming years, to exploring each and every one of them.
The fact remains however, that Wilhelmsborough is now closed to the foreign oil market. No longer will we trade with nations for our fuel, only to find it cut off in times of war, because some corporation doesn’t like the way we conduct ourselves. Production of hempseed oil shall be done exclusively within the Principality, and its territories around the world. If there is a need for petrol that hemp cannot fulfill, such as production of nylon, then we can fulfill those ourselves with the few domestic oil wells within the Principality.
But now, right now, the Principality is pushing towards the future faster than ever before. I believe that we might possibly realize what most nations strive for: A healthy citizenry, a sound economy, and a flourishing environment. I think that hemp can help us along the way.
Thank you all for your attention. Good night and May God take away our pride.
*End Transmission*
The Principality of Wilhelmsborough
http://www.nationstates.net/images/flags/uploads/wilhelmsborough.jpg
Take not thy Thunder from us, but take away our Pride
*Begin Transmission*
Good evening, everyone.
Very few of you out there know, much less care, who I am. That’s fine with me; you have better things to do with your time.
However, if you know one thing about me, let it be this: I believe that a nation should never be dependent on foreign countries for essential goods and services.
Since I became leader of the Principality of Wilhelmsborough, I have worked hard to loosen my country’s dependence on foreign nations and corporations. I find that a nation’s actions are strangled when foreign entities are capable of disrupting its basic day to day functions when they don’t like what they say or do.
The best example of this that I can think of, took place in 1973, when the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries placed an embargo on oil exports to the former United States of America because they supported Israel during the Yom Kippur War. In just one year, a group of third-word nations were able to cause economic disruption in the most powerful nation on Earth. It was shocking because Americans thought it improbable that anyone, short of the Soviets, could cause any significant problems in their lives.
The thought of such a scenario unfolding in the Principality sickens and disgusts me. It calls into question the legitimacy of a nation’s power. If a country of great economic power can be brought down with a mere disruption in trade, then are they truly a great power in the world?
The answer to that question is no. That country will only remain prosperous and powerful if it remains on the good side of those whom it trades with. But make a wrong move, and bad things happen. Vehicles don’t move, people don’t get fed, and economy as a whole suffers. This is a great way for a country to get what it wants without resorting to war.
And so, I, Prince William, embarked on a mission to make Wilhelmsborough a more self-sufficient nation. Under my doctrine of Socialist-Mercantilism, my government has steered industries towards benefiting the nation as a whole, as well as working to reduce imports, and increase exports.
Unfortunately, despite our best efforts, we will never completely achieve our goals. The Principality will always depend on the world for some sort of good or service. We rely heavily on the Pudite Military Arms Storefront for military vehicles, and naval warships, as well as Phoenix Dynamix for our combat airships. To ask for complete and total self-sufficiency is unrealistic, and I understand that.
However, I can say that we have taken a major a step in the direction of complete self-reliance. And it is that step which is why I’m speaking to you all today.
Leaders and Citizens of the world, it is a privilege to announce that the Principality of Wilhelmsborough has completely severed its dependence on petrolium oil.
You heard this correctly. Wilhelmsborough has completely abandoned the use of fossil-based fuels in our vehicles and jets. From this moment onward, all of our cars and trucks, our ship and planes, our construction and farm equipment, will be powered by hempseed oil.
This moment has been seven years in the making. When my Ministers of Agriculture and the Interior came to me with a plan for the cultivation of hemp, I admit that I was rather shocked at their bold request. But when, I started reading into the properties and uses of hemp, I became convinced that there was something to this plant that had been painfully overlooked by the rest of the world.
And so, I approved the request for the cultivation of the hemp plant. And with that, a whirlwind of events took place. New markets sprung up to feed the demand for hemp-based foods and nutrients, which are beneficial to human health. Deforestation slowed down as the paper industry switched from wood pulp to hemp fiber, which is stronger and has a shelf life of hundreds of years. There’s even a growing market in the field of hemp cosmetics!
By legalizing hemp production, we have saved an incredible amount of time, money, resources, and water. Especially water. In these seven years, thousands and thousands of gallons of water have been saved, due to the replacement of cotton with hemp. I mean, honestly people, one hundred gallons of water to produce a single cotton t-shirt? We should have gotten rid of this crap years ago!
Which brings me to oil.
Petroleum is not something that you can find in your backyard. Large quantities only exist in certain places around the world. And because there are so many nations that want something that only a few nations are capable of providing, these places have the power to dictate the actions of larger, more powerful countries if they do not like the actions that they are taking.
As long as the nations of the world continue to depend on Middle Eastern and South American countries for their fuel supplies, then they will forever be held hostage to these nation’s interests. That is the reason why the Principality switched to hempseed oil: to have greater control over how it conducts its affairs in this world.
Unlike petroleum, hempseed oil is a completely renewable and versatile source of power. It can be grown anywhere, even in one’s backyard, with little relatively little time or effort. In fact, the Principality encourages businesses and corporations to grow hemp on their properties, and offers a tax break to those that do so.
In the Crimean Peninsula and our overseas territories, we have vast fields dedicated to the production of the hemp crop. With our current levels of production, we are able to generate 300 gallons of hempseed oil per acre of land. However, with improved strains and genetic modifications, we could achieve an even greater yield.
The hempseeds are harvested for their oil, while the stem of the plant is used for its powerful fibers in the production of paper, cloth, and building materials, just to name a few. There are over 25,000 different uses for hemp fiber and hempseed oil, and we look forward, in the coming years, to exploring each and every one of them.
The fact remains however, that Wilhelmsborough is now closed to the foreign oil market. No longer will we trade with nations for our fuel, only to find it cut off in times of war, because some corporation doesn’t like the way we conduct ourselves. Production of hempseed oil shall be done exclusively within the Principality, and its territories around the world. If there is a need for petrol that hemp cannot fulfill, such as production of nylon, then we can fulfill those ourselves with the few domestic oil wells within the Principality.
But now, right now, the Principality is pushing towards the future faster than ever before. I believe that we might possibly realize what most nations strive for: A healthy citizenry, a sound economy, and a flourishing environment. I think that hemp can help us along the way.
Thank you all for your attention. Good night and May God take away our pride.
*End Transmission*