NATION

PASSWORD

[Defeated] Condemn "The CAIN"

A carefully preserved record of the most notable World Assembly debates.

Advertisement

Remove ads

User avatar
Indo-Malaysia
Minister
 
Posts: 2592
Founded: Nov 07, 2014
Ex-Nation

Postby Indo-Malaysia » Tue Jan 31, 2017 12:00 pm

Cadilux wrote:Im anti nazi im anti nazi ;) ;)

And CAIN isn't Anti-Nazi. Its Anti-Competency.
Tsar of the Order of the Southern North.
The Midnight Order guy

Winner of the Best Delegate of Warzone Africa award

User avatar
Cerian Quilor
Senator
 
Posts: 3841
Founded: Mar 30, 2012
Iron Fist Socialists

Postby Cerian Quilor » Tue Jan 31, 2017 1:36 pm

I thought that was the author of this resolution...

:eyebrow:
Never underestimate the power of cynicism, pessimism and negativity to prevent terrible things from happening. Only idealists try to build the future on a mountain of bodies.

The Thing to Remember About NationStates is that it is an almost entirely social game - fundamentally, you have no power beyond your own ability to convince people to go along with your ideas. In that sense, even the most dictatorial region is fundamentally democratic.

User avatar
Drittes Deutsches Reich
Spokesperson
 
Posts: 164
Founded: Sep 22, 2014
Ex-Nation

Postby Drittes Deutsches Reich » Tue Jan 31, 2017 2:05 pm

Cerian Quilor wrote:I thought that was the author of this resolution...

:eyebrow:

One does not exclude the other.
Pro: Ethical Veganism, Ethical Environmentalism, Immigration, Autocracy, Autarky, Authentic Fascism, Authentic National Socialism, Palestine, BDS
Anti: Racism, Islamophobia, Homophobia, Zionism, (neo-)Nazism/White Supremacism, Democracy, Communism, Donald Trump, Apartheid South Africa, Israel


User avatar
Consular
Minister
 
Posts: 3019
Founded: Apr 10, 2013
Ex-Nation

Postby Consular » Tue Jan 31, 2017 7:27 pm

Drittes Deutsches Reich wrote:
Consular wrote:This thread isn't necessarily about whether or not condemning CAIN is the right thing to do. There's no rule that nations or regions have to vote according to what they, or anyone else, considers to be "right".

Generally speaking, people do vote according to what they think is right...

I generally vote based on whether the resolution is well written or not. That's about it really.

User avatar
The Atlae Isles
Ambassador
 
Posts: 1075
Founded: Feb 07, 2016
Civil Rights Lovefest

Postby The Atlae Isles » Wed Feb 01, 2017 12:20 am

Consular wrote:
Drittes Deutsches Reich wrote:Generally speaking, people do vote according to what they think is right...

I generally vote based on whether the resolution is well written or not. That's about it really.


...That's terrible! You don't weigh its merits, just looking at the format, looking at the vocabulary and connotations, feeling the heartfelt words? You don't check whether it fits your values? You don't check whether it's a good resolution?
Author of Issues #752, #816, and #967
Delegate Emeritus of The East Pacific
WA Ambassador: George Williamsen
"Gloria in Terra" | "The pronunciation of "Atlae" is /ætleɪ/. Don't you forget it."
Collecting TEP Cards! - Deputy Steward of TEAPOT

User avatar
Drittes Deutsches Reich
Spokesperson
 
Posts: 164
Founded: Sep 22, 2014
Ex-Nation

Postby Drittes Deutsches Reich » Wed Feb 01, 2017 3:13 am

The Atlae Isles wrote:
Consular wrote:I generally vote based on whether the resolution is well written or not. That's about it really.


...That's terrible! You don't weigh its merits, just looking at the format, looking at the vocabulary and connotations, feeling the heartfelt words? You don't check whether it fits your values? You don't check whether it's a good resolution?

I wouldn't say it's "terrible". It's just pointless; it defeats the purpose of the entire political discourse. The entire thing becomes a contest of grammar, rather than a contest of ideas.
Pro: Ethical Veganism, Ethical Environmentalism, Immigration, Autocracy, Autarky, Authentic Fascism, Authentic National Socialism, Palestine, BDS
Anti: Racism, Islamophobia, Homophobia, Zionism, (neo-)Nazism/White Supremacism, Democracy, Communism, Donald Trump, Apartheid South Africa, Israel


User avatar
Cerian Quilor
Senator
 
Posts: 3841
Founded: Mar 30, 2012
Iron Fist Socialists

Postby Cerian Quilor » Wed Feb 01, 2017 7:50 am

Bonus points for using the older, largely obsolete meaning of grammar.
Never underestimate the power of cynicism, pessimism and negativity to prevent terrible things from happening. Only idealists try to build the future on a mountain of bodies.

The Thing to Remember About NationStates is that it is an almost entirely social game - fundamentally, you have no power beyond your own ability to convince people to go along with your ideas. In that sense, even the most dictatorial region is fundamentally democratic.

User avatar
Bhang Bhang Duc
Senator
 
Posts: 4721
Founded: Dec 17, 2003
Democratic Socialists

Postby Bhang Bhang Duc » Wed Feb 01, 2017 10:50 am

Condemn The CAIN" was defeated 13,654 votes to 3,417.


May I be the first to say "We told you so!"
Former Delegate of The West Pacific. Guardian (under many Delegates) of The West Pacific. TWP's Former Minister for World Assembly Affairs and former Security Council Advisor.

The West Pacific's Official Welshman, Astronomer and Old Fart
Pierconium wrote:I see Funk as an opportunistic manipulator that utilises the means available to him to reach his goals. In other words, a nation after my own heart.

RiderSyl wrote:If an enchantress made it so one raid could bring about world peace, Unibot would ask raiders to just sign a petition instead.

Sedgistan wrote:The SC has just has a spate of really shitty ones recently from Northumbria, his Watermelon fanboy…..

User avatar
Proctopeo
Postmaster-General
 
Posts: 12370
Founded: Sep 26, 2016
Ex-Nation

Postby Proctopeo » Wed Feb 01, 2017 10:52 am

Bhang Bhang Duc wrote:
Condemn The CAIN" was defeated 13,654 votes to 3,417.


May I be the first to say "We told you so!"

It was worth an attempt; after all, it did make a statement.
Arachno-anarchism || NO GODS NO MASTERS || Free NSG Odreria

User avatar
Cerian Quilor
Senator
 
Posts: 3841
Founded: Mar 30, 2012
Iron Fist Socialists

Postby Cerian Quilor » Wed Feb 01, 2017 11:28 am

What statement? Please, enlighten me.
Never underestimate the power of cynicism, pessimism and negativity to prevent terrible things from happening. Only idealists try to build the future on a mountain of bodies.

The Thing to Remember About NationStates is that it is an almost entirely social game - fundamentally, you have no power beyond your own ability to convince people to go along with your ideas. In that sense, even the most dictatorial region is fundamentally democratic.

User avatar
Kitzerland
Diplomat
 
Posts: 863
Founded: Sep 22, 2016
Ex-Nation

Postby Kitzerland » Wed Feb 01, 2017 12:00 pm

Cerian Quilor wrote:What statement? Please, enlighten me.

Their statement is "We're going to keep trying in order to make a statement."
terrible takes plz ignore

User avatar
Aimdar-Goomdar
Chargé d'Affaires
 
Posts: 374
Founded: Jan 07, 2016
Ex-Nation

Postby Aimdar-Goomdar » Wed Feb 01, 2017 1:40 pm

Kitzerland wrote:
Cerian Quilor wrote:What statement? Please, enlighten me.

Their statement is "We're going to keep trying in order to make a statement."


CAIN is not Condemnable and shouldn't be Condemned; however, I have the feeling that this proposal will be submitted again - wasting the SC's time once more.

Please, just so you know: this Condemnation and the result of its voting just comes to show that the opposition isn't powerful nor a majority of NS opinion - no matter what, the largest regions in NationStates will ensure that CAIN cannot be Condemned, even if you tried.

User avatar
Drittes Deutsches Reich
Spokesperson
 
Posts: 164
Founded: Sep 22, 2014
Ex-Nation

Postby Drittes Deutsches Reich » Wed Feb 01, 2017 1:51 pm

Aimdar-Goomdar wrote:
Kitzerland wrote:Their statement is "We're going to keep trying in order to make a statement."


CAIN is not Condemnable and shouldn't be Condemned; however, I have the feeling that this proposal will be submitted again - wasting the SC's time once more.

Please, just so you know: this Condemnation and the result of its voting just comes to show that the opposition isn't powerful nor a majority of NS opinion - no matter what, the largest regions in NationStates will ensure that CAIN cannot be Condemned, even if you tried.

I bet you feel that justifies what CAIN is doing. Might makes right, after all...
Pro: Ethical Veganism, Ethical Environmentalism, Immigration, Autocracy, Autarky, Authentic Fascism, Authentic National Socialism, Palestine, BDS
Anti: Racism, Islamophobia, Homophobia, Zionism, (neo-)Nazism/White Supremacism, Democracy, Communism, Donald Trump, Apartheid South Africa, Israel


User avatar
Proctopeo
Postmaster-General
 
Posts: 12370
Founded: Sep 26, 2016
Ex-Nation

Postby Proctopeo » Wed Feb 01, 2017 1:52 pm

Aimdar-Goomdar wrote:
Kitzerland wrote:Their statement is "We're going to keep trying in order to make a statement."


CAIN is not Condemnable and shouldn't be Condemned; however, I have the feeling that this proposal will be submitted again - wasting the SC's time once more.

Please, just so you know: this Condemnation and the result of its voting just comes to show that the opposition isn't powerful nor a majority of NS opinion - no matter what, the largest regions in NationStates will ensure that CAIN cannot be Condemned, even if you tried.

Combing the rules of the WASC, I see no reason why it's not Condemnable - I instead found a potential argument for such. A nation could perceive their actions as being unethical and, along with other points, express that in a condemnation.

The statement here is "Approximately 101 regional delegates and a few thousand votes' worth of nations have negative opinions about CAIN". It's something, and a good place to begin... something else.
Arachno-anarchism || NO GODS NO MASTERS || Free NSG Odreria

User avatar
Indo-Malaysia
Minister
 
Posts: 2592
Founded: Nov 07, 2014
Ex-Nation

Postby Indo-Malaysia » Wed Feb 01, 2017 2:01 pm

Aimdar-Goomdar wrote:
Kitzerland wrote:Their statement is "We're going to keep trying in order to make a statement."


CAIN is not Condemnable and shouldn't be Condemned; however, I have the feeling that this proposal will be submitted again - wasting the SC's time once more.

Please, just so you know: this Condemnation and the result of its voting just comes to show that the opposition isn't powerful nor a majority of NS opinion - no matter what, the largest regions in NationStates will ensure that CAIN cannot be Condemned, even if you tried.

1. In your own words, why is it not Condemnable?
2. How is it a waste of SC Time? (It is pretty ironic with you saying that, as you are badge hunting to liberate an inactive region with no natives)

The only thing I have against CAIN is its poor execution by its administration. As many above have stated, it opposes symbols and not attitudes. Take Nazi Europa for example, yes they do have symbols, but a quick read up their RMB will make your classification of them accurate. However, stuff like KAISERREICH acts nowhere near like Nazis. CAIN needs to also stop TGing regions to stop embassies, because it has become quite clear that isn't working and is causing more trouble than its worth. I do feel that CAIN is if anything giving these regions unwarranted attention.
Proctopeo wrote:
Aimdar-Goomdar wrote:
CAIN is not Condemnable and shouldn't be Condemned; however, I have the feeling that this proposal will be submitted again - wasting the SC's time once more.

Please, just so you know: this Condemnation and the result of its voting just comes to show that the opposition isn't powerful nor a majority of NS opinion - no matter what, the largest regions in NationStates will ensure that CAIN cannot be Condemned, even if you tried.

Combing the rules of the WASC, I see no reason why it's not Condemnable - I instead found a potential argument for such. A nation could perceive their actions as being unethical and, along with other points, express that in a condemnation.

The statement here is "Approximately 101 regional delegates and a few thousand votes' worth of nations have negative opinions about CAIN". It's something, and a good place to begin... something else.

Exactly.
Tsar of the Order of the Southern North.
The Midnight Order guy

Winner of the Best Delegate of Warzone Africa award

User avatar
Cerian Quilor
Senator
 
Posts: 3841
Founded: Mar 30, 2012
Iron Fist Socialists

Postby Cerian Quilor » Wed Feb 01, 2017 2:43 pm

Kanuadu wrote:
Aimdar-Goomdar wrote:
CAIN is not Condemnable and shouldn't be Condemned; however, I have the feeling that this proposal will be submitted again - wasting the SC's time once more.

Please, just so you know: this Condemnation and the result of its voting just comes to show that the opposition isn't powerful nor a majority of NS opinion - no matter what, the largest regions in NationStates will ensure that CAIN cannot be Condemned, even if you tried.

Wasting the Security Council's time? :rofl: I suppose the master would know better than anyone else.

The Security Council is by its nature designed to waste time. Most resolutions that pass through its doors are.
Never underestimate the power of cynicism, pessimism and negativity to prevent terrible things from happening. Only idealists try to build the future on a mountain of bodies.

The Thing to Remember About NationStates is that it is an almost entirely social game - fundamentally, you have no power beyond your own ability to convince people to go along with your ideas. In that sense, even the most dictatorial region is fundamentally democratic.

User avatar
Imperium Anglorum
GA Secretariat
 
Posts: 12655
Founded: Aug 26, 2013
Left-Leaning College State

Postby Imperium Anglorum » Wed Feb 01, 2017 4:11 pm

This proposal just goes to show that no matter what happens, everyone will claim that the people are for them.

Author: 1 SC and 56+ GA resolutions
Maintainer: GA Passed Resolutions
Developer: Communiqué and InfoEurope
GenSec (24 Dec 2021 –); posts not official unless so indicated
Delegate for Europe
Elsie Mortimer Wellesley
Ideological Bulwark 285, WALL delegate
Twice-commended toxic villainous globalist kittehs

User avatar
Indo-Malaysia
Minister
 
Posts: 2592
Founded: Nov 07, 2014
Ex-Nation

Postby Indo-Malaysia » Wed Feb 01, 2017 4:14 pm

Imperium Anglorum wrote:This proposal just goes to show that no matter what happens, everyone will claim that the people are for them.

That phenomenon has always been the case in just about everything.
Tsar of the Order of the Southern North.
The Midnight Order guy

Winner of the Best Delegate of Warzone Africa award

User avatar
Consular
Minister
 
Posts: 3019
Founded: Apr 10, 2013
Ex-Nation

Postby Consular » Wed Feb 01, 2017 5:27 pm

Drittes Deutsches Reich wrote:
The Atlae Isles wrote:
...That's terrible! You don't weigh its merits, just looking at the format, looking at the vocabulary and connotations, feeling the heartfelt words? You don't check whether it fits your values? You don't check whether it's a good resolution?

I wouldn't say it's "terrible". It's just pointless; it defeats the purpose of the entire political discourse. The entire thing becomes a contest of grammar, rather than a contest of ideas.

Or perhaps it's just the attitude of someone who has no real agenda at this particular moment, aside from making sure some semblance of quality is maintained in our resolutions.

User avatar
Drittes Deutsches Reich
Spokesperson
 
Posts: 164
Founded: Sep 22, 2014
Ex-Nation

Postby Drittes Deutsches Reich » Wed Feb 01, 2017 11:04 pm

Consular wrote:
Drittes Deutsches Reich wrote:I wouldn't say it's "terrible". It's just pointless; it defeats the purpose of the entire political discourse. The entire thing becomes a contest of grammar, rather than a contest of ideas.

Or perhaps it's just the attitude of someone who has no real agenda at this particular moment, aside from making sure some semblance of quality is maintained in our resolutions.

It is precisely having no beliefs that is the root cause of acting like I describe. What you said does not contradict my point.
Pro: Ethical Veganism, Ethical Environmentalism, Immigration, Autocracy, Autarky, Authentic Fascism, Authentic National Socialism, Palestine, BDS
Anti: Racism, Islamophobia, Homophobia, Zionism, (neo-)Nazism/White Supremacism, Democracy, Communism, Donald Trump, Apartheid South Africa, Israel


User avatar
Freemasonator
Political Columnist
 
Posts: 3
Founded: Dec 15, 2016
Ex-Nation

Postby Freemasonator » Thu Feb 02, 2017 2:06 am

I already made the new proposal to this CAIN menace,

Dismayed at the aggressive libel performed by The CAIN towards KAISERREICH, falsely portraying it as a Nazi Region whilst disregarding evidence that suggests otherwise

Abhorred at CAIN's attempted raids of Femdom Empire, a clear cut Feminist region

Discontent that the 'evidence' provided by CAIN about the aforementioned regions consists of dated records and past leaders even denounced by those very regions

Further Dismayed at the labelling of regions which have established embassies of such regions as 'Nazi Collaborators' without any regard for such regions

Horrified that CAIN has smeared the reputations of almost a hundred regions by denouncing them through their liberally usage of the terms 'Nazi Region' and 'Nazi Collaborator

Infuriated that many regions have suffered as a result of the aforementioned slander

Bewildered as to why a region would be labelled as a Nazi Collaborator solely for having established embassies with supposed 'Nazi Regions'

Denunciating this activity for being counterproductive to the Anti-Nazi movement

Concerned that CAIN's liberal use of the label "Nazi" will render the term meaningless

Affirmative that the condemnation of The CAIN is necessary towards a long-term effort to cease the liberal labelling and aggressive campaign for regions to break ties with such labelled regions

Yearning that the condemnation will lead to signatories realising the blatant flaws and potentially reform the CAIN or create a new, more exemplary and meticulous organisation to truly suppress the Nazi Ideology as opposed to targeting regions based on outdated 'evidence' and embassies

The World Assembly hereby condemns The CAIN

User avatar
Bhang Bhang Duc
Senator
 
Posts: 4721
Founded: Dec 17, 2003
Democratic Socialists

Postby Bhang Bhang Duc » Thu Feb 02, 2017 7:07 am

Start a new thread if you wish to write a "Condemn The CAIN" proposal - this thread's for Indo-Malaysia's one. Also yours looks like an almost complete word for word copy. Submit that and you'll be done for plagiarism and booted from the WA.

Unless, of course, you're a puppet of I-M.

Edit: As you have submitted this I have filed a GHR asking for its removal for plagiarism.
Last edited by Bhang Bhang Duc on Thu Feb 02, 2017 9:05 am, edited 1 time in total.
Former Delegate of The West Pacific. Guardian (under many Delegates) of The West Pacific. TWP's Former Minister for World Assembly Affairs and former Security Council Advisor.

The West Pacific's Official Welshman, Astronomer and Old Fart
Pierconium wrote:I see Funk as an opportunistic manipulator that utilises the means available to him to reach his goals. In other words, a nation after my own heart.

RiderSyl wrote:If an enchantress made it so one raid could bring about world peace, Unibot would ask raiders to just sign a petition instead.

Sedgistan wrote:The SC has just has a spate of really shitty ones recently from Northumbria, his Watermelon fanboy…..

User avatar
Indo-Malaysia
Minister
 
Posts: 2592
Founded: Nov 07, 2014
Ex-Nation

Postby Indo-Malaysia » Thu Feb 02, 2017 9:23 am

Bhang Bhang Duc wrote:Start a new thread if you wish to write a "Condemn The CAIN" proposal - this thread's for Indo-Malaysia's one. Also yours looks like an almost complete word for word copy. Submit that and you'll be done for plagiarism and booted from the WA.

Unless, of course, you're a puppet of I-M.

Edit: As you have submitted this I have filed a GHR asking for its removal for plagiarism.

Cheers. Was just about to do the same.
Tsar of the Order of the Southern North.
The Midnight Order guy

Winner of the Best Delegate of Warzone Africa award

User avatar
Crazy girl
Game Moderator
 
Posts: 6276
Founded: Antiquity
Mother Knows Best State

Postby Crazy girl » Thu Feb 02, 2017 9:47 am

Indo-Malaysia, did you give permission to this player to use your text?

User avatar
Indo-Malaysia
Minister
 
Posts: 2592
Founded: Nov 07, 2014
Ex-Nation

Postby Indo-Malaysia » Thu Feb 02, 2017 9:50 am

Crazy girl wrote:Indo-Malaysia, did you give permission to this player to use your text?

No. He/She just randomly did it out of the blue.
Tsar of the Order of the Southern North.
The Midnight Order guy

Winner of the Best Delegate of Warzone Africa award

PreviousNext

Advertisement

Remove ads

Return to WA Archives

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users

Advertisement

Remove ads