WA Delegate: The Kingdom of North East Somerset (elected )
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Regional Power: Very High
Balder contains 7,310 nations, the 10th most in the world.
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The Most World Assembly Endorsements in Balder
World Census staff pored through World Assembly records to determine which nations were the most endorsed by others in their region.
As a region, Balder is ranked 678th in the world for Most World Assembly Endorsements.
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1. | ![]() | Left-Leaning College State | “Fram!” | |
2. | ![]() | Democratic Socialists | “Super 'O” | |
3. | ![]() | Inoffensive Centrist Democracy | “God's In His Heaven , All's Right With The World” | |
4. | ![]() | Inoffensive Centrist Democracy | “Politics is the art of the next best” | |
5. | ![]() | Inoffensive Centrist Democracy | “Through wisdom, unity, and honor, we create peace.” | |
6. | ![]() | Inoffensive Centrist Democracy | “Power love of my people” | |
7. | ![]() | Civil Rights Lovefest | “Astrorum observate et pedes humi” | |
8. | ![]() | Scandinavian Liberal Paradise | “Duct tape can fix anything, even things it shouldn't” | |
9. | ![]() | Inoffensive Centrist Democracy | “quam celerrime ad victoria” | |
10. | ![]() | Libertarian Police State | “My moral heritage is science and reason.” |
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Balder Regional Message Board

Did you mean to write something?
I'm not sure what you mean by classifying gun rights and laws. The point of Odin's and Vinmark's discussion is whether the ownership of weapons should be classified as a right or as a freedom. Basically, should the ownership of weapons, specifically guns, be controlled or should they be allowed in full. The former would make weapon ownership a freedom and the latter would make it a right. However, if you want a definition I guess I would define it as how Wikipedia defines it, "the set of laws or policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of firearms by civilians.".
Personally, I agree with Odin on the execution but not the concept. Conceptually, as I stated earlier, I believe that people should be able to gain access to a weapon either for recreational purposes or for protection. However, for the execution, I think that a weapon should be relatively difficult to obtain and that no civilian should be able to obtain a military grade weapon. Vinmark's remarks on the reason for weapon ownership to be a right is quite specific but doesn't solve the problem. If the reason why you should own a gun is because your nation could collapse or the military has the ability to attempt a coup, then the problem isn't the lack of guns that the populace has but that the government was poorly designed or executed.
The reason why modernized and "civilized" nations don't have military coups is because of stability. You know what decreases stability, WEAPONS! Low gun control and high gun ownership have been shown to increase the homicide rate, crime rate, violence, anger, and anxiety in a nation. So what you're basically stating is that since your nation is unstable you're going to give the populace weapons which will create more instability which will make you give more guns and so on and so forth. It doesn't make sense. It is a vicious cycle that only leads to more death and misery.
He did write something but he put it in my quote accidentally.
We all have topics we aren't knowledgeable in. No problem mate.
As a former Communist, I understand the Russian revolts well. But overall it is a good point. I don't think it'd be like Vietnam or Afghanistan because those were quite specific in terms of conditions and period in which they occured. However, the US is quite large, and has many unique subcultures within it. From the South, to Appalachia and the Plains to name afew. So I think militias would handle things differently, more so if say.. a second Civil War happened.
A former Communist? Why'd you join and why'd you leave the party?
Aw, don't sell yourself short.
Is this your own informal categorization, or are you intending to rely on the meanings as used in political philosophy? Because this account of "unnatural rights" does not actually seem to square with the literature on the subject. (That is, just because something is an "unnatural" right, does not mean it is not a required right; it may be an optional thing, or it may be morally requisite for reasons unrelated to the inherent characteristics—i.e., not based on the "nature"—of the right-holder in question.)
If I may give my competing answer:
"Rights" are moral/legal claims that should be respected, or else a penalty be suffered by the party that disrespects them.
"Freedoms" are a specific type of rights, which protect the claimant from certain kinds of restrictions.
So the right to a speedy and fair trial is not a "freedom," because it has nothing to do with preventing restrictions on those who have it, but it is still a "right," because it demands a specific kind of action taken (by the government, in this case) toward whoever it applies to. Whereas "free speech" is a freedom, because it is specifically a right which forbids the government from restricting speech, except in certain limited circumstances (e.g. defamation or endangering public safety).
Off topic but oh well.
“lifelong celibates are surprised to receive government-issue condoms in the post”
Why do I love this???
Well I never joined a party, but I did hold Communist views in my earlier years.
Because it's funny.
HELP THE HUGSBURGS ARE INVADING ME And I mean they are the Hugsburg Reunited Nation. But still they had invaded Inner Experina Region quite a lot I need some millitary to help me
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