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Idk what any of that meant, but ok.

Rhudiland wrote:Idk what any of that meant, but ok.

it means stop spamming the regional message board, or you're going to be in trouble.

Oh, ok. Sorry

Now a question, thoughts on Pol Pot?

Seems like a bad person, at least that is what I have seen

Papalivic wkryon, Janpia, and Novojugo

Unified communist councils

Pol Pot was an idiot. His asinine attempts at regressing Cambodia into an idyllic agrarian utopia ended in tragedy. It's one of the most terrible attempts at collectivisation and should certainly not be admired nor deemed replicationable.

Thurston, Arsa, Northfell, Papalivic wkryon, and 3 othersJanpia, Novojugo, and Hamceuvensis

East uyghurstan

"It is illegal to make racist remarks in public"

good

Greatunion of soviet socialist republics, Radicalania, Northfell, Unified communist councils, and 4 othersKingdom of Voidstania, Phinxia, United norria, and Karenvjalla

Welcome to The Communist Bloc, comrades Trujillanos, New laskonia, New prizzi, Blair mountain miners, South karlia, Itadori, Chalen, and Russian ukraines!

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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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!

State Market Socialism

State Market Socialism is a type of economic system involving the public, cooperative, or social ownership of the means of production within the framework of a multi-sectoral market economy, yet the state sectors plays a decisive role in managing economic development, with the long-term goal of developing into communism.

State Market Socialism was first coined by Hovannish economist, Sovun Ne Wan, and first used as the main economic system of the Socialist Republic of Anderia before becoming the economic system of the People's Union of Hovan and the Grand Republic of Rovji and formerly by the People's Republic of United Ildmer before it was overthrown by a Fyronic-backed coup d'état and the dictatorship that followed afterward. It was used as a 'third way' between traditional state capitalism in Ubezistan and Iraist market socialism with syndicalist characteristics in Granzovia by the first Chancellor of Anderia, Dimitri Harris, which sought to combine state-owned enterprises of state capitalism along with the decentralization and some level of market-economics of market socialism, along with characteristics of syndicalism and regulated market economics, to allow for a decentral yet efficient economy that can compete in a global market economy and increasingly technological world, as well as to rapidly increase living standards, GDP, GDP per Capita etc.

Description
The State Market Socialist economy is a bottom-up multi-sectoral economy regulated by a market, consisting of a mixture of small yet state-owned co-operatives, worker-owned businesses, and democratic workplaces in which above all else, the workers own the means of production.

First, a person submits an application to start a state-owned business in their city or town that adheres to a specific need, be it necessity or luxury. After a process of review by the Governmental Board of Application Overview, they are given a license to start one if they meet all requirements. They set up one in their local area and once they receive their new members (all of whom had their jobs granted by the government), they hold a referendum to see if they wish to have a co-operative workplace, a worker-owned business, or a democratic workplace. Once that is done, they business begins to work on whatever economic workplace style they wished to proceed by.

Then, they negotiate a deal with the makers, such as farmers, sewers, or another business to allow them to use their items for production. Once the first products get made, they contact a state-owned Market Center which negotiates the price and cost of the goods as well as payment, which is overseen by a member of the Central Committee of Economic Overview and Distribution, to make sure neither side price-gouges or sells sort on promises. Once that is done, the goods and services are then sent to the Market Center to be sold at a fair and fixed price that is accountable to inflation.

As that is going on, each two months, representatives of each of the local businesses in the all the Municipal Communes all gather, as well as a representative of the Central Economic Planning Committee, the central planning committee, to plan out the distribution of goods across the Municipal Communes, Provincial Communes, and Regional Communes. They discuss prices, transportation, distribution, and the amount paid by the state in exchange.

After that, the workers receive their pay after one month. Their pay is determined by the amount of labour they produced for the product over the course of the month, all of which is paid out of pocket by the state. The business then pays the state for business operation and general taxes.

Next, a representative of the State Board for International Trade and Commerce meets at the end of each month with all the businesses in the Regional Communes on the distribution of goods globally, which is then relayed back to the Central Economic Planning Committee for economic planning and calculating. Once all of this is settled, the cycle repeats again.

If however, there is a problem at work, such as a workplace accident or mismanagement issue, the General Organization for Confederation Labour, the state labour union, is called in to give the worker the extra benefits of their labour membership on top of their state and regional benefits and collaborate with State Board for Workers Safety and Protection on who to hold accountable and where to move forward from there. If there is a much larger issue, such as s*xual abuse scandal, corruption charge, violation of worker's rights and safety or a breach in environmental protection, the GO-CL can charge the person in question to the Central Economic Planning Committee which will investigate and if proven guilty, may face from fines to termination of position and possibly court sentence.

Differences between Dimitrist and Khin-Mudaist State Market Socialism
While the Description previously mentioned is generally the foundation for the system itself, there are key differences between 'classical' or Dimitrist State Market Socialism and 'revisionist' or Khin-Mudaist State Market Socialism. One key difference is that Dimitrist prefer at least a centrally planning committee to formalize the economic planning of the economy, Khin-Muda, named after the independence fighter and first Minister-President of Hovan, Khin-Muda Sai Yawd, instead prefers provincial state-planning committees which negotiate and coordinate with each other to allow for more autonomy.

Another key difference is relation with automation and an A.I. planned economy. While Dimitrists, and especially Neo-Dimitrists, believe that the introduction of an automated workplace and planning algorithm is necessary to achieve communism and as such, a must to strive to, Khin-Mudaists see automation of the workplace and an A.I. planned economy as rather either contradicting socialism and impossible to achieve and see no time trying to do such a notion.

The final major difference between Dimitrist and Khin-Mudaist State Market Socialism is in relationship to trade. While at first Dimitri was a staunch advocate for autarky, he would later allow trade with other socialist countries during his 6th year as Chancellor as the economy and general standard of living was hitting meteoric success and would eventually begin trading with non-socialist countries in 1937, Hovan is still staunchly opposed to trade, seeing it as a form of exploitation and imperialism all on it's own and seeing it as a common reason why many socialist nations revert back to state capitalism or even liberal socioeconomics in some cases.

Criticism
Classical Leninists (OOC: I'm referring to my Lenin, not Vladimir Illyich, widely different) point out that despite the fact that Anderia has no poverty, unemployment or inequality gap, there is still widely different exchanges based on geopolitical area, with those living in cities earning twice in total as much as their more rural towns, which only make up 9% of the total people living in Anderia yet contribute a significant portion to the economy.

Syndicalists such as Granzovian writer, Binh Ca,nh Lee, find the fact that there is only one legal labour and trade union to be revisionist and also point out that part that because their is a market, there is still wage slavery in the system. Others point out that a fairly large reason why Anderia became the world's largest and most advance economy, while Hovan and Rovji still remain middle income economies with somewhat higher inflation rates then that of them is partly due to the fact that Anderia had all the resources and equipment needed to become so powerful, all it was missing was a centrally planned economy and it became rich.

Khin-Mudaist socialists point out the fact that well into the 20th century (OOC: Remember, in this world, technology and culture is 100 years ahead of current date; Ex. 1919 them=2019 us) that Anderia exported Zahirean natural gas despite being an autonomous region and also theorize that one reason it fell back into capitalism in 1959, 8 years after the assassination of Fredrich Singer and 3 years after the resignation of Camelia Azure Mann and 4 years after the election of the pro-capitalist Chancellor, Johann Ion Claremont, was due to it's trading with other nations.

OOC: What do you guys think and do you wish to see more lore and ideologies covered in my novel series? Feedback and criticism would be nice...

Papalivic wkryon and Aj empire

Aj empire

Northfell wrote:snip

Comrade, whats the use of state market socialism as still it wouldn't target workers properly, bcs still it's just regulated capitalism and moreover I amnt sure if state market socialism is applicable irl, for lores it may be bcs still wealth inequality will be there between 2 businesses etc. So socialism would be better
(You asked for criticism else actually it's very gud)

Northfell, Papalivic wkryon, and Unified communist councils

Aj empire wrote:Comrade, whats the use of state market socialism as still it wouldn't target workers properly, bcs still it's just regulated capitalism and moreover I amnt sure if state market socialism is applicable irl, for lores it may be bcs still wealth inequality will be there between 2 businesses etc. So socialism would be better
(You asked for criticism else actually it's very gud)

Complete socialism is still no a possibility in either world due to the existence of strong capitalism (though in my world, the majority of nations are socialist but still)

Anyway, thank you for your feedback, I'm currently working on my Neo-Dimitrism one and be sure to continue the RP, thx

-NF.

Papalivic wkryon and Aj empire

Post self-deleted by Aj empire.

Aj empire wrote:
so the peaceful demonstration headed down after the curfew, but the violent demonstrations are still a threat, property damaged worth 50 million Marx, people died - 127, wounded - 678. We are just using tear gases against these demonstrators till now, if they killed another person, we will have no choice but to open fire, no matter what critisism we get.

Don't roleplay tear-gassing and open firing on protestors.

Greatunion of soviet socialist republics, Arsa, New Astri, Northfell, and 5 othersPapalivic wkryon, Aj empire, Janpia, Unified communist councils, and Mycenaean United States

Northfell wrote:Complete socialism is still no a possibility in either world due to the existence of strong capitalism...

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and People's Republic of China joins the chat

Greatunion of soviet socialist republics, Arsa, Northfell, Aj empire, and 3 othersJanpia, Unified communist councils, and Novaya Ilma

Comrades, here is the weekend edition of The Red Standard! Be sure to read a very cool interview I got to do with Air Marshal Aquila/Eriadni! There are also important announcements from the MoC and MoWAA as well as some puzzles to try out

Good morning / afternoon / evening!

Please welcome our newest comrades:

Trujillanos, New laskonia, New prizzi, Blair mountain miners, South karlia, Itadori, Chalen, Russian ukraines!


Latest Announcements


Minister of Culture:

  • The Ministry of Culture has put together a little something to celebrate the end of the year! A couple competitions that will be taking place over the next couple weeks and we encourage everyone to take part! More information can be found here.

Minister of World Assembly Affairs:

  • There is a new WAR in queue - Self-Defence Education Compact! Please vote on the Linkvoting thread to determine how should our WA Delegate vote on the WAR at queue!

Chatting with Comrades Over Coffee

I want to get to know our comrades better, and I like coffee. Please don't sue me, Mr. Seinfeld.


This week, I am excited to bring to you an interview with our brand new Air Marshal Eriadni! Aquila was kind enough to let me pester him, so thank you Aq!

So I'm gonna call [this series] Chatting with Comrades over Coffee because I love alliteration and coffee lol Sticking with my fake little theme: What's your favourite type of coffee?

Lol Seinfeld moment??

Unfortunately :(

Uh so in Australia we drink mostly espresso. So I typically get a flat white which is espresso and milk. Maybe with sugars.

Love that so much. So congrats on being appointed the very first Air Marshal of the People's Revolutionary Air Force! How are you feeling about it?

Somewhat apprehensive tbh. It was a little out of the blue and I’ve got a bit of work to do to set it up right. But I think it’ll be a force for good in NS.

I get that. It's a big change for TCB, but I agree it's for the best, and you've definitely got this. You have a good bit of military experience, right?

Yeah I do have a fair bit of military experience. I was active in the Black Hawks across 2018-2020, with my longest period of activity being in 2020. I did six or so months on the council there, which was a good experience. I’m not really down with defending and what it entails but I’m open to learning and looking forward to seeing what the PRAF can do in that regard.

I think that's how a lot of people are feeling. Imo it should be a good learning opportunity for everyone. I'm actually pretty excited to see what you guys will do

Alright so I don't want this whole thing to be about NS, so here is a MySpace-style 10Q:

1. Favourite colour? Green and Red (naturally)
2. Favourite musician? Phil Ochs, or the band Talisk
3. Favourite book? Hmmm big fan of the Three Body Problem.
4. Favourite movie? Mm hard one, but I do enjoy the Big Short
5. Do you like scary movies? Not particularly.
6. What is your favourite thing to cook? Stir-fries! The ingredients when prepared look very aesthetic
7. How do you feel about political quizzes? Left-values is okay, the rest are rubbish. Not a big fan of defaulting to general labels to describe political views either.
8. What is your favourite holiday? Probably Labour Day. My state has it in May which is pretty special for that connection with May Day.
9. Put your music on shuffle. What are the first 5 songs that come up? I’ll use my Spotify wrapped for this…
Lust - Rura
Where do My Bluebird Fly - The Tallest Man on Earth
Abyss - Talisk
Party Wave - The East Pointers
Crooked Water Valley - Talisk
10. What's the best piece of advice you've ever gotten? Boss makes a dollar, you make a dime, that’s why you poop on company time.

Thanks so much for agreeing to do this, Aq!

Weekend Edition


Congratulations to Tattoo for solving last week's riddles! The answers were:

Post office
The tablecloth
All months
Your word

This week, there is a jigsaw sudoku and connecting wall for you to solve. If you would like to check your answer, feel free to send me a telegram (The passerine islands) or DM me on Discord (Sam).

Jigsaw Sudoku

Like in regular sudoku, every column and row must have each digit 1-9 once and only once, but instead of being divided into 3x3 blocks, there are irregular jigsaw pieces. Each of these pieces must also have every digit 1-9

Connecting Wall

Create four groups of four words from the list which go together. Give the category if you know it. (Some words may fit multiple categories, but there’s only one correct solution.)


Regional News


International News


  • We have a voting thread going for the Self-Defence Education Compact here, so check it out.

  • MoWAA Feyrisshire is currently a co-author on "Repeal GA#584 'Paid Leave Act'" which you can read here.

World

LinkThe Leftist Times - NSLeft's Most Trusted Newspaper
LinkNationStates Today - NationStates' Most Reliable News
The Western Post - A publication of The West Pacific Cultural Trust

Current Events
Keep an eye out for announcements about upcoming events here and on Discord!


Region
  • TCB Puppet Battle Royale stat-building period (until 17 December)

  • TCB Puppet Battle Roayale (18-19 December)

  • Classic Games Competition (until 19 December)

NSLeft
  • The Leftist Assembly Secretarial Election standing period (until 8 December)

General Bulletins


Politics:

  • If you’re not endorsing our delegate Kethania, you should do that straight away! Every endorsement on our delegate protects our regional security as well as amplifies our voice on WA resolutions. If you are not, you are limited to 10 endorsements yourself. You should also endorse our vice delegates, Marxmeans, Shamian, and The Workers Union of Habsburg-Lorraine!

  • Become a citizen! This allows you to participate in regional politics, pick your representatives, and join the Regional Discord server. More information can be found here.

  • Check out the Law Archive. It is an easy way to navigate and keep track of all our laws. This document is updated as new laws get passed.

  • If you are interested in getting involved, consider volunteering with one of the Ministries. You can Linksign up here. We greatly appreciate the work all our volunteers do!

NationStates:

  • Want some endorsements? Run the Revolutionary Endorsement Program! It's simple and doesn't take very much time. Endorse comrades, get endorsed back. Alternatively, post the following to the RMB:

    [nation]ink_cloud[/nation], rep

  • The TCB Card Factory is open and churning out cards! This program includes regional giveaways, a regional art museum, card requests, and of course, shiny 1% International Artwork badges. TCBs Card Factory is asking for a team of volunteers to help operate card farms to ensure a steady supply of cards are being printed. Think you can help? LinkSign up today.

  • We have published the Master Dispatch. This should be the first place you go if you are looking for information on TCB or NationStates. It contains links to every major resource, and it is pinned under the WFE.

Other:

  • Former Vice World Assembly Delegate and Admin Nathaniel Kuznetsov-Penrose resigned from all positions in TCB on 27 November, 2021. Thank you Nate for everything you've done for the region. We wish you all the best!

  • Please create an account at Linkhttps://theredand.black/ so the transition to the NSLeft forum goes as smoothly as possible.

  • We have created a list of leftist resources! This is an ongoing project, and if you think there is something missing from this list, please telegram or DM me. I am The Passerine Islands here and Sam on Discord.

While run by the Ministry of Information, the Daily News does not necessarily reflect the stance of the current administration. Please contact the Minister of Information The Passerine Islands on NationStates or Sam in the Regional Discord for any corrections, suggestions, questions, comments, or concerns.

This article, including This Day in History, was authored by The Passerine Islands.

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Arsa, New Astri, Papalivic wkryon, and Janpia

Just have 75% tax, wondering where I can extract more tax revenue from. Any ideas?😂

Papalivic wkryon and Mycenaean United States

Hamceuvensis

Aj empire wrote:Just have 75% tax, wondering where I can extract more tax revenue from. Any ideas?😂

1. Turn all state-run-firms into state-owned-firms.
2. Through various policies, make them bankrupt as an excuse to sell them and fire all the workers.
3. "introduce" international investment on these firms

There you go. I'm not sure if it's tax but you definitely get revenue.

Papalivic wkryon and Aj empire

Aj empire wrote:Just have 75% tax, wondering where I can extract more tax revenue from. Any ideas?😂

Actually it might be a better idea to decrease it instead.

In NS, income tax is always personal tax from individuals, and other sources of tax, such as corporate tax, value-added tax, tariffs, estate tax, etc. are never included in the computation.

Comrades, is there a definitive difference between communism and socialism if communism is not anarchist?

TBC Radio reporting live from Election House, 88 Plantagenet Street, Central District, New Britain County, New Britain Prefecture, Capital Province. This is Esther Ng Yee. It's 0530 hours, Mainland Time.

Election results from last night are turning out mostly as expected. The Labour coalition majority has retained a majority, with Communist and Global Green gains.

Communist victories were concentrated in key Chinese-majority districts in and around Albany, Greenwich, Bangor and the Five Cities, Newcastle, and Carstairs, who have been moving to the CCP-neutral Communists amidst a souring of relations and subsequent travel restrictions with the Mainland Chinese government due to its aggressive actions in the Taiwan Strait. Restrictions have disrupted normal travel for Chinese families wishing to visit ancestral sites and go on Homeland trips, and the Communist Party has exploited the heightened Pro-Taiwan rhetoric of the already traditionally Anti-CCP Labour party to further entrench anti-Labour sentiment in the Chinese community. This could have major ramifications on how the 1/4 Chinese population of Thurston votes in the future if Thurston-Chinese relations fail to improve.

Candidates of the upstart Global Green party have won races in Stockton, Leith, Auldhouse, and Chilmark, all of which were traditional Labour and Progress strongholds. The current non-interventionist policy for international climate action has been deeply unpopular in these areas, all of which are close to major natural landmarks and are highly susceptible to rising sea levels. Candidates from this party with ambitious agendas have promised a renewed push on the international stage for an immediate demand for carbon neutrality on the part of the Global North, which is something which Thurston obtained in 2013 and is now waiting for the rest of the world to achieve.

In the face of these two distant, but still notable threats to Labour power, it's possible Chatterjee could reshuffle their cabinet, as a way to refresh the image of the Government in the face of dipping poll numbers. Though a change in government isn't likely now or in the near future, Labour cannot afford to stagnate with a two-pronged opposition breathing down its neck. Party leadership seems secure, but that could change if the situation becomes more volatile.

The Labour coalition now has 401 seats in Parliament. The Communists have 125, the Green Coalition has 105, and minor parties have the remainder of the 209 seats. Forum party affiliations shifted, with a notable 1% rise in Communist party membership. Provincial, prefectural, and municipal elections generally followed the results of the Parliamentary elections, with a high-profile exception: New Britain's Labour Prefect, Alex Choi Kit Lam was voted out and replaced with Socialist Yelena Vinogradova, in the first major Socialist victory in the capital city since the 1977 constitutional crisis and subsequent coalition agreement with Labour.

TBC Radio. This is Esther Ng Yee.

Phinxia wrote:Comrades, is there a definitive difference between communism and socialism if communism is not anarchist?

For Marxists, "socialism" is what Marx referred to as the lower phase of communism, i.e. goods are distributed based on work rather than the higher phase (what Marxists usually just call "communism") where they're distributed via needs.

Phinxia

The soviet russian nation

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Generally, I would prefer Leninism, and other parties should be allowed when they only gives supports to the revolution but not making trouble.

Aj empire

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Get well soon.

Thurston, Rhudiland, and Aj empire

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I think you mean the state capitalist bros...

Therlica, Thurston, Papalivic wkryon, and United norria

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