The Judean Application
National Information
- Conventional Long-form National Name: Imperium Nequam Rethan (The Worthless Empire of Rethan)
- Short-form Nation's Name: Rethan
- Nation's Government Type: Stratocracy
- Head of State (And Position): Dragomyr Lazarevik, Imperator
- Nation's Population: 10.760 Billion
- Current International Conflicts: None. (Still talking with Ustio regarding our conflict, the collapse of Azhukali leaves its status as canon questionable)
- Current Domestic Military Conflicts: None.
Answer the following as sufficiently as possible:
I. Describe your nation (the people, the customs, the culture, etc.).
The Nequam people are largely white in ethnic makeup, with roughly 82% of the population declaring themselves as white. The next most populous ethnic group is Arab, constituting a further 16% of the population. In previous eras the minority ethnic groups would clash with each other, but widescale oppression of the Nequam people as a whole has served to unite the various ethnic groups to a large extent, though small fringe groups still clash from time to time.
Nequam people, being so vast in number, tend to have varying customs from Hive City to Hive City, though the one uniting factor is an indoctrinated state of nihilism. Nequam customs dictate that life has no value of its own virtue, and as such individuals who fail to prove useful to the State are typically shunned. Suicide is common, both due to cultural pressures but also because of the wretched state of most Nequam lives. Overcrowding is a major problem, such that even individuals who could be considered wealthy are unable to own more than a small apartment of their own.
The military is elevated to a somewhat godlike status within the Imperium, and for many people trapped in the slums it is seen as an escape. All education is done through military schools and the heavy levels of propaganda and indoctrination of Nequam youth leads to vast scores of applicants, most of whom are turned away. Gun ownership is legal in Rethan, provided the owner can pass a strict competency test and also a psych evaluation, and sports such as airsoft and various martial arts are popular in Rethan. This is primarily driven by the ruthless nature of the Hives, where individuals incapable of defending themselves fall victim to terrifyingly high levels of sexual assault and robbery. Nequam law and order places an emphasis on pursuing murder cases only, with sexual assault only drawing their attention if it becomes massively common to the point of effecting the productivity of the population of a Hive.
Corporate sponsorship is rife in Rethan, with four megacorporations large enough that they operate their own security forces. The two largest corporations, Lahar Industries and the Hydran Corporation both actually own Hive Cities of their own, with employment numbering in the millions.
Religion is not sponsored by the State in Rethan, and the majority of Nequam identify as atheist. Outside of the Atheist majority, 18% identify themselves as LaVeyan, and a further 5% identify as Christian, these being the two largest religious groups in the country.
II. What are the strengths and weaknesses of your nation?
Strengths: A military and survivalist culture has lead to Rethan being an extremely tough and massively armed country, both in terms of private citizen militias and the actual armed forces. Coupled with massive defensive measures and centralised population centres, Rethan is very difficult to invade.
Weaknesses: Has a poor airforce in terms of ground support, leaving their vast infantry battalions alone in operations. Further the highly dense population centres are vulnerable to terrorist attacks. The corrupt megacorporations also continually sabotage each other, and infighting between city gangs may be difficult to overcome in the event of a threat to the State.
III. Why do you think you will be a good fit in Judea? (What qualities of yours will make you an excellent addition to Judea?)
I'm very active OOCly, almost always on IRC whenever I have free time. Most of my college work concerns the computer, so I subsequently spend a lot of time online both on the forums and on IRC channels. I also like to think I am a relatively skilled roleplayer, and am willing to work with people to achieve an outcome everyone can agree on rather than trying to win everything.
IV. Why do you want to join Judea?
Judea has a lot of very skilled roleplayers already present within its borders, and compared to my previous region I anticipate finding it much easier to communicate with said roleplayers OOCly.
V. What are your relationships with current members of this alliance?
OOCly, I know Ustio and StGeorge from both #Sanc and the FT channel on IRC, and I know Solm and Yohannes to some degree as well. I like to think we're on good terms too, but you know what happens when you assume.
ICly I've had little to no contact with any state within Judea. I am a member of the Conglomerate however, so I have some IC connection to a few members. Also, Ustio is my punching bag militarily. Or was, we still have to sort that out with the changes occurring in Azhukali.
Please link to at least Three (3) examples of your writing:
1. Bringing Order to the Lawless
2. url=http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=111218]Guanxi Cold War[/url] - It was eventually decided that my participation was unnecessary in the thread, since it was complicated enough, so my plot arc was folded out. ; - ;
3. Subjugate the Unwilling
4. Rebuild. Revive. Repurpose.
