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Governor: A pacifist

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Founder: A pacifist

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Least Corrupt Governments: 159th Most Pacifist: 223rd Most Cheerful Citizens: 239th+33
Safest: 280th Nicest Citizens: 316th Most Compassionate Citizens: 327th Best Weather: 416th Most Cultured: 439th Largest Publishing Industry: 440th Most Popular Tourist Destinations: 510th Highest Average Tax Rates: 525th Most Beautiful Environments: 558th Most Inclusive: 568th Most Devout: 601st Healthiest Citizens: 611th Largest Welfare Programs: 646th Highest Foreign Aid Spending: 685th Highest Food Quality: 756th Smartest Citizens: 859th Lowest Crime Rates: 906th Most Eco-Friendly Governments: 946th Largest Governments: 1,061st Highest Poor Incomes: 1,242nd Most Advanced Public Education: 1,245th Most Valuable International Artwork: 1,275th Largest Agricultural Sector: 1,329th Most Advanced Public Transport: 1,405th Most Rebellious Youth: 1,448th Largest Information Technology Sector: 1,667th Longest Average Lifespans: 1,700th Most Scientifically Advanced: 1,803rd Most Subsidized Industry: 1,987th Most Extensive Public Healthcare: 1,991st Most Politically Free: 2,081st Most Income Equality: 2,432nd Most Developed: 2,618th
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---->---->---->---->---->---->Welcome to Peace
This place is a safe haven for nations seeking peaceful sanctuary from the basketcases of the world. (Some might say this is a rather quiet region.)

"Killing for peace is like whoring for virginity."

Some Bill Watterson's philosophy:
Hobbes: "Why do we play war, and never peace?"
Calvin: "Not enough role models."

Invaders need not apply for an alliance with Peace.



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Peace contains 2 nations.

Today's World Census Report

The Most Cultured in Peace

After spending many tedious hours in coffee shops and concert halls, World Census experts have found the following nations to be the most cultured.

As a region, Peace is ranked 439th in the world for Most Cultured.

NationWA CategoryMotto
1.The Peaceable Kingdom of Lions and LambsLeft-wing Utopia“The lion will eat straw like the ox”
2.The Most Serene Republic of PirouettesLiberal Democratic Socialists“Paiana hymnoumen heilissousai kallichoroi”

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Peace Regional Message Board

Hiya Tel fyr mora, would be happy to see you back in Peace. I've telegrammed you the regional password. If my telegram was pushed out by a slew of recruitment telegrams and disappeared, let me know and I'll send it again.

Thank you very much for the extensive notes on Kerouac's works, Lions and Lambs! Your perspective makes it appear much more humane and relatable. Maybe I'll try it some day. (Heh, yes, the fan I once encountered was unfortunately off-putting; conceited and arrogant.)

I actually have the impression that one of the things good novels can do for us, if we let them, is teach us something about relating to someone's death. Even before we experience someone close to us dying. Death is one of the themes in The Brothers Lionheart, a children's novel. Even though it's inside a fantasy framework, emotionally it is like in our world. Lindgren also introduced death of a beloved character towards the end of Ronja the Robber's Daughter. It's not the central theme there, but it's part of the young main characters' growing up. In the Harry Potter series I thought that it was one of the good qualities of the storytelling that the author was not afraid of building characters that the readers grow fond of, who in the course of the story have to die. (Less courageous writers prefer to kill off characters whom readers don't relate to much.)

Nangijala wrote:I actually have the impression that one of the things good novels can do for us, if we let them, is teach us something about relating to someone's death.

That's well put. And I think I agree with you. That tracks with my own experience.

Two of the most impactful and memorable scenes from books that I read in my childhood involved the deaths of dogs. Where the Red Fern Grows and Island of the Blue Dolphins. They may have been animals, rather than humans, but reading about them struck me to the core.

Nangijala

Dear all - I usually try to tip the balance here in favor of compassion during the Z-Day events, but it looks like it may not be enough to move the needle this year. I'll be back in about 24 hours.

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Also, what a refreshingly lovely conversation about literature. I wonder what it is about thinking or reading about the death of a beloved animal that makes it so poignant. (The greater knowledge of the people who care for it about what is happening, combined with an inability to change the outcome?) Perhaps it's because we put our guard up when it's a person; we expect the impact and brace for it. But telling the story about the death of an animal disarms us, makes it easier to see the simple profundity of the loss.

Nangijala and Lions and Lambs

Pirouettes wrote:Dear all - I usually try to tip the balance here in favor of compassion during the Z-Day events, but it looks like it may not be enough to move the needle this year. I'll be back in about 24 hours.

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Also, what a refreshingly lovely conversation about literature. I wonder what it is about thinking or reading about the death of a beloved animal that makes it so poignant. (The greater knowledge of the people who care for it about what is happening, combined with an inability to change the outcome?) Perhaps it's because we put our guard up when it's a person; we expect the impact and brace for it. But telling the story about the death of an animal disarms us, makes it easier to see the simple profundity of the loss.

Thanks for trying to cure folks on Z-Day. I didn't think there would be anyone around.

As to stories involving the deaths of animals, I think the points you've brought up are good ones. Certainly the knowledge of the humans, combined with the animal's inability to comprehend the cause of its suffering, is a major reason and one that really gets me.

Most of my personal experience with animals involves dogs. The way that they show unconditional love and devotion and implicit trust is unlike anything else I've known, outside of infants. Not being able to communicate why they may be suffering or even dying is heartbreaking, and makes you feel helpless. Especially when they turn to you during such extreme moments.

That, combined with their inherent innocence, makes it feel tragic. Again, the only other related feeling I've found is in the innocence of a small baby.

Nangijala

I've put up some cherry blossoms at the top of the page. Hope you like them.

I love them. Nice choice.

Nangijala

Erik Satie - Gymnopédies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnacdOIoTBQ

It brings me a kind of peace, even if that peace is tinged with melancholy.

Nangijala and Playa

Have a happy new year 2023, everyone!

Peace

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---->---->---->---->---->---->Welcome to Peace
This place is a safe haven for nations seeking peaceful sanctuary from the basketcases of the world. (Some might say this is a rather quiet region.)

"Killing for peace is like whoring for virginity."

Some Bill Watterson's philosophy:
Hobbes: "Why do we play war, and never peace?"
Calvin: "Not enough role models."

Invaders need not apply for an alliance with Peace.

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A nation banner with the same cherry blossoms as the region banner in Peace.

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Nangijala wrote:Have a happy new year 2023, everyone!

To you and all, as well. Appreciate the reference dispatches. And the more cherry blossoms I get to see, the better!

Nangijala

5 days ago: Nangijala ceased to exist.

:(

Rest in Peace

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