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Goddess Relief Office wrote:

Yea I heard. It makes me feel sad. Grub's one of the key players that defined defenderdom on NationStates. He's been a close comrade for many years and an old friend of Yggdrasil since the beginning. He wil be missed and remembered by history.
Is 10ki/TITO planning some kind of farewell party for him? I know 10ki and Grub are both low-key types but let us know if there's anything planned.

You know what? Let me check and get back to you on that :)

Today, I am 2nd in Yggdrasil and 287th in the world for Most Compassionate Citizens.

*Gives out slices of chocolate Cake*

Incantata phantasia wrote:

Lucky you! I am trying to get the classification as Anarchy, although i like the classification as Corporate Bordello that i have now.
Both are quite rare, and Corporate Bordello fits with my aristocratic government, but the difference between this and Anarchy is higher Civil Rights, which i also want to get.
Which classification do you want to get?

Well, I didn't know they are rare, but actually like them both. Not so long ago, I wanted the Corporate Bordello because my tiny government is a plutocratic tetrarchy, with each tetrach being the head of a major corporation. But now I like the Anarchy a lot more since, as you said correctly, it means more civil rights. My way to get it was reducing public expenditure in all areas (and taxes, of course), reducing law and order (a.k.a. pigs) and legalizing everything the issues allowed me to.
What kind of aristocracy rules your nation?

Canadian davsland wrote:

*Gives Thembria some cake and milk*

YAY! *feeds it to tiny nations*

Mepdaw wrote:

Well, I didn't know they are rare, but actually like them both. Not so long ago, I wanted the Corporate Bordello because my tiny government is a plutocratic tetrarchy, with each tetrach being the head of a major corporation. But now I like the Anarchy a lot more since, as you said correctly, it means more civil rights. My way to get it was reducing public expenditure in all areas (and taxes, of course), reducing law and order (a.k.a. pigs) and legalizing everything the issues allowed me to.
What kind of aristocracy rules your nation?

It is an Aristocracy in the ancient meaning, of "the rule of the best", not in the sense of oligarchy, but in contrast with representative democracy. Anyway, i sometimes imagine it becoming heavily influenced by a few dynasties that control advanced technologies, own mega corporations, and have transhuman bloodlines.

In my aristocracy, people have three types of citizenship: Subjects, Citizens and Nobility.
Subjects have almost all rights of Citizens, but only Citizens may vote. People can become Citizens by: achieving higher education; serving in the civil service or the military; working in any institution of education or research; being part of the richest 10% of a province or vassal kingdom; being part of the richest 3% of foreign countries; or being relative of 1º degree of a noble.
The Nobility, in their turn, are the only ones who may run for elections. People may become Nobles by achieving the top 1% grades in Imperial Examinations; serving in the civil service for 35 years, or 20 years in the case of educators; joining Aristocratic, Military, Philosophical or Merchant Orders (receiving medals of merit); being directly appointed as noble by the Emperor, an Exarch or Despot; inheriting the position as head of a House of the High Nobility (Royalty, Patricians, Dukes, etc); achieving top positions in the meritocratic Executive or Judiciary branches; or being relative of 3º, 2º or 1º degree of a member of government, or of a head of House of the High Nobility, according to their rank.

There is also a great emphasis on strong institutions and checks-and-balances, with the Executive, Legislative and Judiciary branches of government very independent of each other, but with prerogatives of interacting with each other.
The people may also organize themselves into Guilds to push their interests by themselves or by political influence, and may help to coordinate with the government to implement public policies of their interests.
When religions achieve a certain notoriety, they are obliged to organize and hierarchize themselves, to enforce discipline among their own priesthood and establish official relations with the Empire.
There are Provincial Councils of the most illustrious minds of civil institutions and academic knowledge, of areas like all the major industries, culture and media, which may oversee funds going to those areas, as well as opine on legislation related to them and propose their own laws.
The people may spontaneously form their own legislative assemblies (including subjects), and enact their own policies with the resources that they gather voluntarily, as long as they follow the Constitutional Charter. And some municipalities have systems where neighborhoods may elect Chiefs, which may voluntarily gather resources to improve their communities, and also help to oversee and denounce irregular public spending or abusive public servants. Also, anyone may appeal to the judiciary to sue another civilian, or the government, even for infractions not yet legislated or without judicial precedent, with basis on their Constitutional rights which may were being transgressed, but with the maximum penalty of compensatory fines or prison of at most 5 years.

Thembria SSR wrote:

YAY! *feeds it to tiny nations*

Glad you like it. :)

26th most compassionate reporting in,
A title is just that a title,
I do not agree with the promotion of apathy or superiority in a government, a society should be based on the need for all and how it carries it's less fortunate/common man not a select few, I spit in the face of aristocrats, we should educate and reform and help others to achieve their best not subjugate or separate rights and freedoms, because it's a slippery slope from there in corruption, transparency in all things.

+++DIRECT MESSAGE FROM THE SINGULAIR+++

Miriliarith wrote:

something offensive I guess

You will be the first to fall out of the many new nations I see

I would enjoy seeing your feeble enfleshed military cut to ribbons by our two million war drone legions. They haven't been tested in full conflict and I would like their tactics AIs to get the experience.

The transhuman initiative wrote:

+++DIRECT MESSAGE FROM THE SINGULAIR+++
I would enjoy seeing your feeble enfleshed military cut to ribbons by our two million war drone legions. They haven't been tested in full conflict and I would like their tactics AIs to get the experience.

Hmmmm heh didn't expect my reply to be answered so late.......to the point I actually believed I was going to be right...well then....a field of war is what you wish....a field of war is what you may get

*somewhere in the background*
Commander Höfling.........get the regimental forces at the ready over at the mountain forts.....yes...and the RBAAF's new assets, we have a new player on the grid

The transhuman initiative wrote:

+++DIRECT MESSAGE FROM THE SINGULAIR+++
I would enjoy seeing your feeble enfleshed military cut to ribbons by our two million war drone legions. They haven't been tested in full conflict and I would like their tactics AIs to get the experience.

Oh look another message.......wait didn't we get the same thing earlier?

++++INCOMING TRANSMISSION++++

I am a gundam wrote:

26th most compassionate reporting in,
A title is just that a title,
I do not agree with the promotion of apathy or superiority in a government, a society should be based on the need for all and how it carries it's less fortunate/common man not a select few, I spit in the face of aristocrats, we should educate and reform and help others to achieve their best not subjugate or separate rights and freedoms, because it's a slippery slope from there in corruption, transparency in all things.

Despite the holier-than-thou attitude and the fact that you are Feddie Scum aside, We agree with this sentiment.

Canadian davsland wrote:

*Gives some cake and cold milk*

"Warm the milk up and add coffee"
Thank you for the afternoon tea :)