Confederation of Corrupt Dictators: Ultimate Gameplay Thread

[ShrewLlamaLand]

You're still here gloating, all the while conveniently ignoring my previous post. Don't want to admit the truth?

The world of NationStates is much bigger than your precious little CCD. You're an amoeba in a tank full of sharks.

Oh, but I must really get going. I have much more useful things to do, really. See you until you decided to poke me again.

We've had the all important WA Secretary-General pop by for a chat earlier, apparently caused unprecidented cooperation between regional rivals, and had the WA Elite step in to stop our candidacy for Sec-Gen. Doesn't sound like an amoeba to me.

Oh, and you still aren't answering my question. Absolute classic.

[Nouveau Quebecois]

Weird how you're still showing your face, NQ. You'd think getting memed on in a joke of an election would make you bury your head in the sand but I guess you still want to earn some brownie points with daddy and mommy.

Of course, I'm a sucker for the publicity.

[Zeritae]

Weird how you're still showing your face, NQ. You'd think getting memed on in a joke of an election would make you bury your head in the sand but I guess you still want to earn some brownie points with daddy and mommy.

Of course, I'm a sucker for the publicity.

someone had to say it

[Tinhampton]

Oh, and you still aren't answering my question. Absolute classic.

Your question is a loaded question asked in such a way ("The fact of the matter is... Will you at least admit that is true?") that you have a pretext to tarnish Valentine Z - either as a "pawn of the WA Elite" if he says "yes", or as an "outright liar" if he says "no". Either way, what you're trying to do is completely antithetical both to his NS philosophy and to good old fashioned common sense.

[ShrewLlamaLand]

Oh, and you still aren't answering my question. Absolute classic.

Your question is a loaded question asked in such a way ("The fact of the matter is... Will you at least admit that is true?")

I don't actually think this is an unreasonable take, so I'll reword the question:

"Did a collaboration of influential nations within the World Assembly organise a redistribution of votes to your campaign in order to stop Jocospor from making the General Election?"

Better?

[The New California Republic]

Your question is a loaded question asked in such a way ("The fact of the matter is... Will you at least admit that is true?")

I don't actually think this is an unreasonable take, so I'll reword the question:

"Did a collaboration of influential nations within the World Assembly organise a redistribution of votes to your campaign in order to stop Jocospor from making the General Election?"

Better?

So what if they did? You all had it coming because of all the various bullshit you have pulled, so quit being salty about it and:

[ShrewLlamaLand]

I don't actually think this is an unreasonable take, so I'll reword the question:

"Did a collaboration of influential nations within the World Assembly organise a redistribution of votes to your campaign in order to stop Jocospor from making the General Election?"

Better?

So what if they did? You all had it coming because of all the various bullshit you have pulled, so quit being salty about it and:

[The New California Republic]

So what if they did? You all had it coming because of all the various bullshit you have pulled, so quit being salty about it and:

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Not sure how that image is relevant to what I just said.

[South Reinkalistan]

So what if they did? You all had it coming because of all the various bullshit you have pulled, so quit being salty about it and:

But NCR wasn't sealioning you. Mainly because sealioning is doing something under the pretense of politeness. I think NCR has been perfectly frank with how they see you and your region.

[Nouveau Quebecois]

I don't actually think this is an unreasonable take, so I'll reword the question:

"Did a collaboration of influential nations within the World Assembly organise a redistribution of votes to your campaign in order to stop Jocospor from making the General Election?"

Better?

So what if they did? You all had it coming because of all the various bullshit you have pulled, so quit being salty about it and:

[The New California Republic]

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But NCR wasn't sealioning you. Mainly because sealioning is doing something under the pretense of politeness. I think NCR has been perfectly frank with how they see you and your region.

I mean, if they interpret "You all had it coming because of all the various bullshit you have pulled, so quit being salty about it" as being polite, then I dread to see what they think rudeness looks like...

[The Gilded Star]

The fact of the matter is that various influential groups within the World Assembly, most comprising a part of the WA Elite and including all of the other four candidates who made the general election, organised a redistribution of votes to your campaign in order to stop Jocospor from making the General. Will you at least admit this is true?

I have found recorded footage that is irrefutable evidence that your accusation is undeniably true. Let us see them try to hide it now:

[ShrewLlamaLand]

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But NCR wasn't sealioning you. Mainly because sealioning is doing something under the pretense of politeness. I think NCR has been perfectly frank with how they see you and your region.

Sealioning doesn't necessarily involve maintaining a pretence of politeness. They're implanting themselves into a conversation that doesn't involve them, while twisting the topic we were discussing and asking questions in bad faith (that I've already answered, multiple times).

The fact of the matter is that various influential groups within the World Assembly, most comprising a part of the WA Elite and including all of the other four candidates who made the general election, organised a redistribution of votes to your campaign in order to stop Jocospor from making the General. Will you at least admit this is true?

I have found recorded footage that is irrefutable evidence that your accusation is undeniably true. Let us see them try to hide it now:

At least this form of criticism is amusing. NCR take note.

[The New California Republic]

But NCR wasn't sealioning you. Mainly because sealioning is doing something under the pretense of politeness. I think NCR has been perfectly frank with how they see you and your region.

Sealioning doesn't necessarily involve maintaining a pretence of politeness. They're implanting themselves into a conversation that doesn't involve them, while twisting the topic we were discussing and asking questions in bad faith (that I've already answered, multiple times).

It does though:

Sealioning (also spelled sea-lioning and sea lioning) is a type of trolling or harassment which consists of pursuing people with persistent requests for evidence or repeated questions, while maintaining a pretense of civility and sincerity. It may take the form of "incessant, bad-faith invitations to engage in debate"

So the accusation of sealioning was total bullshit. And since there are no closed threads here, how you can say "they're implanting themselves into a conversation that doesn't involve them" I have absolutely no fucking idea. And I'm not asking questions in bad faith, in fact I wasn't even asking a question at that point.

[ShrewLlamaLand]

And I'm not asking questions in bad faith, in fact I wasn't even asking a question at that point.

No point in replying to the rest of your post when you're literally denying reality.

So what if they did? You all had it coming because of all the various bullshit you have pulled, so quit being salty about it and:

[The New California Republic]

And I'm not asking questions in bad faith, in fact I wasn't even asking a question at that point.

No point in replying to the rest of your post when you're literally denying reality.

So what if they did? You all had it coming because of all the various bullshit you have pulled, so quit being salty about it and:

A rhetorical question. Back to hairsplitting again so you don't have to respond I see.

[ShrewLlamaLand]

No point in replying to the rest of your post when you're literally denying reality.

A rhetorical question. Back to hairsplitting again so you don't have to respond I see.

How am I supposed to know your question is rhetorical from text? That exact question is what's been debated for the last five pages of this thread, but apparently this time it's rhetorical, okay. Even if that's the case, is a rhetorical question not a question?

For someone who didn't know what sealioning is a few hours ago, I'm glad you were able to pull up the Wikipedia page and copy paste what it says the definition of sealioning is. That's great for you, especially when it acknowledges directly after that "It may take the form of "incessant, bad-faith invitations to engage in debate"." which you conveniently ignored.

[The New California Republic]

A rhetorical question. Back to hairsplitting again so you don't have to respond I see.

How am I supposed to know your question is rhetorical from text?

Sorry but anyone else would be able to see from the context that the question is rhetorical, so I can only conclude you are intentionally interpreting it in a fallacious manner.

Even if that's the case, is a rhetorical question not a question?

And no, a rhetorical question is not a question that is actually being asked, it is intended as a statement more than anything.

For someone who didn't know what sealioning is a few hours ago, I'm glad you were able to pull up the Wikipedia page and copy paste what it says the definition of sealioning is. That's great for you, especially when it acknowledges directly after that "It may take the form of "incessant, bad-faith invitations to engage in debate"." which you conveniently ignored.

Except, as we have seen, the definition does not apply to me at all, as I make no attempt to be civil towards the CCD.

[Uan aa Boa]

I switched my vote from Caelapes to Valentine Z of my own initiative in the hope of keeping Jocospor out of the final 5. Nobody is obliged to follow anyone else's suggestions if they don't agree with them. If the WA Elite had asked people to switch their votes to Jocospor in order to block Valentine Z do you honestly think that would have happened? And have you considered why not?

You've spent ages moaning that you're victims of delegate block votes. Turns out that when it's strictly one player one vote you still lose.

[Kaystein]

It's always pleasant to see the CCD being spammed to high heaven.

[Yokiria]

All this going on in the NSGP forum thread, and meanwhile, I've just been silently sharing the evidence of CCD being OOC fascist. Apparently, the best way to dissuade people from taking the CCD's side is to show them proof of what the CCD is.

[ShrewLlamaLand]

All this going on in the NSGP forum thread, and meanwhile, I've just been silently sharing the evidence of CCD being OOC fascist. Apparently, the best way to dissuade people from taking the CCD's side is to show them proof of what the CCD is.

lmao sure thing bud.

[Fauxia]

All this going on in the NSGP forum thread, and meanwhile, I've just been silently sharing the evidence of CCD being OOC fascist. Apparently, the best way to dissuade people from taking the CCD's side is to show them proof of what the CCD is.

lmao sure thing bud.

Indeed. It is a sure thing.

[Klaus Devestatorie]

All this going on in the NSGP forum thread, and meanwhile, I've just been silently sharing the evidence of CCD being OOC fascist. Apparently, the best way to dissuade people from taking the CCD's side is to show them proof of what the CCD is.

lmao sure thing bud.

Well, it worked on me, and I'm the guy who usually finds the far right regions to be less irritating than the people who go after them. Keep us in touch with how your secret war for world domination against Toby Ziegler goes.

[ShrewLlamaLand]

lmao sure thing bud.

Well, it worked on me, and I'm the guy who usually finds the far right regions to be less irritating than the people who go after them. Keep us in touch with how your secret war for world domination against Toby Ziegler goes.

I mean I haven't personally seen what this bloke is apparently spreading so I can't really defend against it.

If you really want to believe what is likely falsified, modified or taken out-of-context evidence, sure, you do you.