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Jianxi fujian soviet

Hm,. just tried to finally register for the forums, and it keeps saying me that the code I'm supposed to copy-paste is wrong. Tried several times, can't register. Any help?

Jianxi fujian soviet wrote:This might be a controversial topic...f*ck it. Your thoughts on Josef Stalin?

Based and commiepilled 👍

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfQU1zU3K08

Greatunion of soviet socialist republics and Jianxi fujian soviet

Jianxi fujian soviet

Swedenirl1 wrote:Has extensive infrastructure and public transport comprising of various non automobile vehicles such as trains and aircraft people refuse to use them and instead damage economy by being lazy
Options to fix are bring cars back bring cars back but cleaner of make civil rights nose dive

Just dismiss it. You'll get a lot of these I think, for me it's about every fifth issue that's a no-win-scenario.

Jianxi fujian soviet wrote:Hm,. just tried to finally register for the forums, and it keeps saying me that the code I'm supposed to copy-paste is wrong. Tried several times, can't register. Any help?

Hmmmm, maybe try regenerating the code or refreshing the code page, if you have any further problems after trying that let us know and we'll see if we can work it out.

Jianxi fujian soviet

Feyrisshire wrote:Based and commiepilled 👍

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfQU1zU3K08

https://youtu.be/tRn82y7vTBo?t=113

Tankies of the world, unite! You have nothing to loose but liberal support...

Sodoran Alesia wrote:Hmmmm, maybe try regenerating the code or refreshing the code page, if you have any further problems after trying that let us know and we'll see if we can work it out.

Did that quite a few times...I even tried it in *shudder* edge and chrome. No success. ¯\_(-_-)_/¯

Greatunion of soviet socialist republics and Feyrisshire

Welcome to The Communist Bloc, comrades Northern servalia, New sallia, Siderdu, Kryzlatek, Ogehs, Radical anarchists, German skau, Neuschwanstein-brandenburg, Rashidun sultanate, The new soviet uni0n, The second penguins republic, Newsun, Old volga, and Zce!

To get started, check out these handy guides so that you can be sure to experience TCB at its fullest, and register as fellow citizens!


The Ultimate TCB Handbook: The All-Expansive Guide to Life in The Communist Bloc



The Revolutionary Republic of
The Communist Bloc

Motto: "Equality, Freedom, Liberation!"



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Demonym:

TCBer or TCB Citizen

Government:

Socialist Republic

Welcome to The Communist Bloc!!

Welcome to The Communist Bloc! You've probably come here either attracted by one of our recruitment telegrams, our leftist debates, or just the large population count under the socialist tag. No matter the reason, you are now home and you have now found your place! So what to do? I'm sure there are about a billion things rushing through your head right now, and no idea where to start in this massive place. So let's do a quick overview of the region first. The Communist Bloc (aka TCB or The Bloc) is a Pan-Left-wing region comprised of real-life socialists, communists, and anarchists. We welcome all people regardless of sexuality, identity, ethnic background, or religious creed.

The Bloc is a highly democratic region where anyone has every opportunity to join the community, bring their fresh new ideas, and contribute. We have roleplay, competitive elections, fun community activities, and even the ability for everyone to participate in making the law of the region through our directly democratic institutions. There's something for everyone here in TCB.

Newcomers Guide

So what should you do now that you've joined? Well, there's alot that's available:

  • Apply for Citizenship: Citizenship is your ultimate ticket here in The Bloc. Citizenship on the TCB forums allows you to vote in our regions directly democratic legislature, run for office, gain full access to the discord, and become a full-fledged member of the community. Anyone who wants to do more than answer issues should consider doing this.

  • LinkOur Regional Forum:
    Our regional forum is where most of the political scene of the region takes place. It’s very important for anyone who’s interested in participating in our region's government to join the forums. Making an account is very easy and simple. Should there be any problems, Comrade Kethania should be contacted.

  • LinkOur Regional Discord: Our regional discord is where most of our casual interaction takes place. Much of the active portion of the region’s community spend most of their time here than on the RMB debating. It's highly recommended that comrades join if they want to become active.

  • Our Government: The Bloc’s Government runs on the principles of socialism, equality, collective leadership, direct democracy, and freedom. It has a unique four-branch system. With an executive handling governmental affairs (such as activities, immigration, interaction with other regions), a democratic legislature that makes laws for the region, an elected Judicial Branch to interpret the constitution and the law, and an Administrative Branch which moderates the discord and the forums and acts in a policing capacity. The most important principle, however, is that the World Assembly Delegate is not the leader here. The people, in fact, influence the appointment the WAD through the popular will.

How Can I Get Involved in Regional Government?

To get involved, it’s important that you have citizenship. Without it, you cannot any of the activities below. If you have not already, please refer to the links above for newcomers to get started. For newcomers or older members who want to become members of our community, it is highly recommended to begin by gaining citizenship on the forums, and then joining the discord and gaining full access using said citizenship. Following that, the best thing to do is to volunteer for a ministry and then make yourself known in the community by being active and interacting with people (don't be shy, we don't bite).

  • Volunteering for the Civil Service: The first thing that every citizen should try and do is apply for a ministry. The regions ministries are the main bodies that carry out the governmental work in the region. Depending on who you are, you can become a diplomat, a reporter for the news, a activities organizer, a roleplay manger, or assist on the legal team! You can volunteer Linkhere.

  • The Constitution: Anyone who wishes to become more active ought to eventually read the Constitution. Yes, I understand that it is long, personally, it took me a few tries to fully finish it. But it's wise to have knowledge of the highest law of the land.

  • Join the People's Revolutionary Air Force: What now? Do we have a military? To many, this may seem confusing, but it is perfectly normal for NS. The Communist Bloc is home to its very own military; the People's Revolutionary Air Force. It actively assists in raiding right-wing, fascist, and other reactionary regions in the game. Their goal is to eradicate them completely, whether that be through attacking them directly or by defending fellow left wing regions, and to remove the ability of fascists or other reactionaries to use this game as a real-life recruitment space for their toxic creed. LinkJoin the Discord now to find out more! If you feel like you can't dedicate a lot of time to the Bloc's military, but you still want to help, telegram First Minister New Astri, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defense Krajzovda or Air Marshall Pan kath to be added onto the reserve roster. Read more about our reserve program here!

Other Useful Links Relating to TCB

Below are other links pertaining to the region and its interactions with other regions. It is recommended for people to look at these if they really want to get involved.

  • The RMB Rules: This is a must-read for any resident. The RMB Rules should be followed by everyone at all times. This ensures that the region's RMB is safe and reflective of our values.

  • Familiarize Yourself With Regional Law: As a Socialist Republic, The Communist Bloc is very dedicated to a democratic system with order and procedure to carry out government duties and policies more effectively. As a new member, feel free to familiarize yourself with a few basic documents.

  • The Index of Past WA Voting Recommendations: The Ministry of World Assembly Affairs maintains a list of all voting recommendations that have been issued so far. If you wanna become more active in the World Assembly, be sure to read through the list and analyze the different rationales given in the voting recommendations!

  • Anti-Fascism and Why We Fight: Above all, TCB is a left-wing region eternally committed to fighting fascism. Right-wing thought, especially fascism, is not tolerated within this region. We do not believe that freedom of speech extends to those who's sole purpose is built on racism, death, and dictatorship. TCB as an NSLeft member participates in the interregional military alliance of Antifa, and helps them to destroy the influence of fascists in the game.

  • The NSLeft: The Solidarity Pact of the NationStates Left, or the NSLeft, is the largest and most influential leftist alliance in the game. TCB is a member of this important alliance. Formed of only leftist regions comprised of real-life leftists, NSLeft seeks to further interregional leftist solidarity and create a united front against right-wing reactionaries.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  • Someone is misbehaving on the RMB! What do I do?:
    Please click this Big Report Button Thingie to send a telegram to our RMB moderators. You should include links to posts/pages containing improper material. Please also report to game moderators if applicable.

  • Why should I become a citizen?
    Many reasons. Citizenship is like a switch from "just hanging around" to "being a full-fledged part of the region". Citizenship allows one to vote in elections, run for positions in government, participate in the discussion on forums (which is where the most of it happens), and all that good stuff. If you are not yet a citizen - you're missing out.

    You may be suspicious of this whole bureaucracy, and wondering why can't we just allow the aforementioned freedoms to everyone. Well, there are good reasons. This world is dark and full of very very bad people doing all sorts of illegal and immoral activities. Citizenship allows us to prevent them from running for offices, spying on our region, etc. Unless you are one of those very very bad people, you have nothing to worry about.

    If you have any more questions, please, feel free to telegram Solveneia, and he will answer to the best of his ability.

  • Who is actually in power in The Communist Bloc?

    The Head of State is the First Minister(FM), who is elected by the citizenry in the First Round of Ministerial Elections.
    The Head of Government is collectively the Council of Ministers(CoM), which is elected by the citizenry.
    The Head of Legislature is the Speaker of the Legislative Committee, who is internally selected by the Committee, which itself is elected by the citizenry.
    The Heads of Military are the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defense(MoFAD), who is elected by the citizenry, and the Air Marshall, who is nominated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defense and confirmed by the Council of Ministers.
    The Head of Judiciary is the Chief Justice of the People's Tribunal, who is internally selected by the Judiciary, itself elected by the people.
    The Head of Administration is the Head Administrator, internally selected by the Administrative Council, which also selects its own new members.
    The Head of On-Site Administration is the World Assembly Delegate(WAD), who is appointed by the First Minister with the consent and approval of the Council of Ministers.
    To see who currently occupies these roles and more, please view this dispatch..
    All elections are conducted on LinkThe Communist Bloc forums.

  • Why is my application not being processed?
    Sadly enough, processing applications take time and effort. It also gets pretty tedious after a while. A couple of days is a reasonable enough expectation of the processing time. We haven't forgotten about you, so just exercise patience.
    Oh, and if after a week your application is not yet processed, then we probably have forgotten about you, so feel free to complain to Solveneia or another government official displayed in the regional page we will look at what can be done. If something is unclear, please, feel free to telegram Solveneia, or another government official.



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How to apply for citizenship

Do you want to get involved in TCB? Do you want to do more than just answer issues all day? Do you want to have fun? If that’s the case, you probably want to apply for citizenship.

Requirements to be eligible for citizenship:

1. You must have a nation residing in The Communist Bloc

2. You must have a World Assembly nation on Nationstates (not necessarily in this region)

To apply for citizenship, follow these steps:

Step 1: Click Linkhere for our forums.

Step 2: Click the down arrow next to “Login”, as shown below.

Step 3: Click “register”, as shown below.

Step 4: Fill out the required information, and then click "register".

Step 5: Copy the application template provided Linkhere.

Step 6: Go to Linkthe Naturalisation Office and create a Linknew topic.

Step 7: Title the topic “Citizenship Application: [INSERT USERNAME HERE]” and paste the application template on the topic.

Step 8: Fill out the application. Make sure to be honest!

Step 9: Click "Post Topic".

Step 10: Wait for your application to be processed.

Once a citizen, you can partake in all the activities our region has to offer, including:

• Voting

• Regional politics

• The nation roleplay

• The regional military

• Games and contests created by the Ministry of Culture

• And much more!

As always, if you have any questions regarding citizenship or the registration/application process, please do feel free to contact me, Solveneia, via telegram or discord (Negative Twelve, in the TCB server).

This dispatch is adapted from an older version created by Egaleca: page=dispatch/id=1067444/

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We recommend you check out the rest of the pinned dispatches in the region for much more interesting details about the Bloc, its laws, the programs we are running, our allies in NSLeft and much more!

Sodoran Alesia, Eriadni, Thebrin, and Pidgeon

TCBs Card Solidarity wrote:Okay card folk, are you ready for another great giveaway?

Up for grabs this week is a lovely Noah's Second Country, kindly donated by our Speaker, Kirk!

To win, and in keeping with Noah's 2 theme, all you have to do is come up with a cool 2 card collection. Any 2 cards that are interestingly linked will do. For example, you could go for Kethania and Westnesia, the 2 longest serving WADs for TCB! Please include a link to your collection, as well as a brief explanation. All entries will be voted upon!

Closing date for submissions is 6th March, and a 24 hour voting period will follow. Submissions should be sent to Chief of Printing or on Discord by tagging @HunterKiryu#5568 in the Cards Channel!

Luftetia, Radicalania, Sodoran Alesia, Feyrisshire, and 3 othersThe union of malaysian socialists, Thebrin, and 503

https://tcb.red/forum/topic/2301-voting-thread-repeal:-liberate-the-embassy-sc
New Voting Thread on the SC Resolution under Vote Repeal "Liberate the Embassy" with Pros and Cons analysis.

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The General Assembly Resolution under vote is Repeal "Fairness in Collective Bargaining".

The results of the regional voting and discussion thread for the Security Council Resolution is here: https://tcb.red/forum/topic/2296-voting-thread-repeal:-fairness-in-collective-bargaining-ga

Vote Recommendation is FOR

You can also read the MoWAA's dispatch on the above WA Resolution for more information:


The Communist Bloc
Ministry of World Assembly Affairs


Recommendation:

Vote FOR


Overview
This resolution aims to repeal GAR#530 "Fairness in Collective Bargaining". The repeal is based on multiple rationales such as: the vague definition of "interference" in article 1 and the lack of protections on union protection, the vague definition for "labor union" as well as the lack of definitions for "requiring excessive dues" in 4c and "unneeded workers" in 4d.

The crux of the repeal's rationale is that the resolution's lack of coherent definitions can lead to exploitable loopholes.

Recommendation
The repeal's argument that GAR#530 lacks provisions protecting the creation and operation of unions is well-reasoned. The lack of definitions for a lot of operative clauses such as "interference", "labor union", "requiring excessive dues" and "unneeded workers" is indeed problematic and can lead to a vague, incoherent and unenforceable resolution. For example, any monetary amount can be defined as "excessive", which can be exploited to punish any union.

There is also already been another more coherent and conducive replacement resolution underway that more effectively protects the rights of workers under capitalism.

For these reasons, the Communist Bloc's Ministry of World Assembly Affairs recommends voting FOR the General Assembly Resolution under vote Repeal: "Fairness in Collective Bargaining".

You can view the full discussion/opinions Linkhere. Want to get involved? Sign up Linkhere!
---For previous Vote Recommendations made by TCB MoWAA, see the TCB MoWAA Vote Recommendations Archive---

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Please upvote the dispatch above for visibility!

TCB Citizens, please vote on the forum voting threads above and express your opinion, as this determines how our WA Delegate would vote! Residents (Non-Citizens) can also express their opinion and vote through a TG on the nation Ministry of world assembly affairs.

Thebrin and Pidgeon

How do I make a spoiler button that has custom text instead of the default "spoiler" ?

The code is [ spoiler=custom text]

New Astri wrote:How do I make a spoiler button that has custom text instead of the default "spoiler" ?

Why is everyone voting to repeal the resolution to liberate the embassy? What do liberation resolutions do anyway?

South estarets

Rothnia wrote:Why is everyone voting to repeal the resolution to liberate the embassy? What do liberation resolutions do anyway?

Liberations prevent a region from having passwords, which prevents it being kept as a trophy region. The people who have liberated The Embassy now want to password it to prevent it being raided again.

Thebrin, 503, Pidgeon, and South estarets

Greatunion of soviet socialist republics wrote:Some guy in Russia who the west likes to present as a man for "democracy" and freedom and also as a popular leader. In reality he's only a pro-western, far-right, pro-business figure with fringe support.

Is that the dude who got poison in his pants?

Greatunion of soviet socialist republics

Jianxi fujian soviet

Ah yes, the game where outlawing filibuster obstruction in parliament lets your rich-poor-divide widen dramatically...because clearly those two are inherently linked. Obviously.*eyeroll*

Brought to you by the same clowns that decided that by outlawing lobbyism-corruption you dramatically decrease your nations civil rights.

The Workers Union of Habsburg-Lorraine, 503, Pidgeon, and Domona

HELOLO

New Astri wrote:How do I make a spoiler button that has custom text instead of the default "spoiler" ?

[spoiler=Custom Text] Content [/spoiler]

South estarets

Neo japanese state

Hey everyone. Do you sometimes feel like just giving in the towel and succumbing to the ideology of your enemy?

South estarets

Western utopias

Sodoran Alesia wrote:Comrade, sectarianism is not tolerable in this region, we accept leftists of all stripes here and it's not cool to say some leftists are "fake leftists" because of a difference in ideology.

Yeah i believe in religion and I'm a democratic socialist

503, Pidgeon, and South estarets

Neo japanese state wrote:Hey everyone. Do you sometimes feel like just giving in the towel and succumbing to the ideology of your enemy?

I'm not quite sure I understand this question, the enemy are fascists and capitalists. I could never live with myself if I became either of those, they are both abhorrent. As leftists we need to put in effort, organize, and try our best to free the oppressed, yes it can be frustrating and hopeless at times but the revolution does not happen overnight and failures now can lead to success in the future (think the 1905 revolution in Russia to the 1917 revolution).

Luftetia, Greatunion of soviet socialist republics, Radicalania, Thebrin, and 4 others503, Pidgeon, Neo japanese state, and New Astri

Western utopias

Hello Sodoran Alesia, I completely agree with what you said.

Western utopias

May I admit to having slightly conservative social policies, I completely believe in leftist economics.

Jianxi fujian soviet

Western utopias

Anyone out there please respond.

yes?

from fylk

Western utopias wrote:Anyone out there please respond.

evening

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