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Popular Front for a United Balder: Our Manifesto

Postby Popular Front for a United Balder » Thu Apr 23, 2020 10:50 am

We stand, first and foremost, for a united, free, and prosperous Balder. Above all else, this is what we fight for.

Too long have the incompetent reigned in Balder. Bound by the shackles of North East Somerset, the self-proclaimed King, this region is one stagnant and dormant, forever smothered by a blanket of helplessness and malicious tyranny. We are here to fix that.

What we stand for:

- Unity and Order. This is our motto. We believe in populism, and in the unity and sacred nature of our region of Balder. We declare that this region has, for much too long, been held in the iron fist of Somerset. We also believe in order, in responsibility and chastity above all else. To achieve order we must have unity. Every man must freely pledge himself to our cause.

We also stand for prosperity. We believe that through unity and order, this is very easily achieved. We are a patriotic and populist military front. Our aim is to forge a new Balder, through force if necessary. We appeal to both conservatives and liberals: join our fight today.

Our symbol is the Black Hand. This symbolizes the hand of the populace of Balder, outstretched toward a new era of prosperity and freedom. We need those who will reach, and we need them soon.

What is our ultimate goal? Overthrowing the oppressor Somerset and restoring order, conscience, unity, prosperity and dignity to our region. We are only 200 endorsements away.

So why wait?

Join the cause today by telegramming this account. Our leader is a secret one for security's sake, but by taking this action you may enlist, meet our leader, and, perhaps, become a leader yourself.

We need to get busy.

Join our cause. Enlist today to bring democracy and unity to Balder again!

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Postby Stellar Colonies » Thu Apr 23, 2020 10:53 am

A minor nitpick, but the background on your flag is too dark. If it were lighter, it would emphasize your black hand symbol more clearly.
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Postby Popular Front for a United Balder » Thu Apr 23, 2020 10:55 am

Stellar Colonies wrote:A minor nitpick, but the background on your flag is too dark. If it were lighter, it would emphasize your black hand symbol more clearly.


Thanks for your suggestion, we'll look into that!

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Postby Lyrical International Brigade » Thu Apr 23, 2020 11:13 am

"Chastity"???
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Postby Domais » Thu Apr 23, 2020 11:14 am

This reminds me of the Communist Party of Balder.
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Postby Ikania » Thu Apr 23, 2020 11:45 am

This reminds me of my own harebrained democracy schemes for Balder years ago. Except on crack.

I don’t really get what you’re aiming for here. What significant change are you seeking? What do you propose Balder is doing wrong? By all accounts it seems to me that NES is a good player and a competent leader. This seems a little pointless. Especially because the end goal here doesn’t seem to be democracy- just “chastity and order”, whatever that means. Bold to assume you’ll get very far at all without being banned.
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Postby Aurum Raider » Thu Apr 23, 2020 12:09 pm

Ikania wrote:This reminds me of my own harebrained democracy schemes for Balder years ago. Except on crack.

I don’t really get what you’re aiming for here. What significant change are you seeking? What do you propose Balder is doing wrong? By all accounts it seems to me that NES is a good player and a competent leader. This seems a little pointless. Especially because the end goal here doesn’t seem to be democracy- just “chastity and order”, whatever that means. Bold to assume you’ll get very far at all without being banned.


When you put it that way, it's sounds like it's crazy enough to work. They don't ban him out of pity, then the next thing they know they're in the rejected realms.
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Postby Ikania » Thu Apr 23, 2020 12:18 pm

Aurum Raider wrote:
Ikania wrote:This reminds me of my own harebrained democracy schemes for Balder years ago. Except on crack.

I don’t really get what you’re aiming for here. What significant change are you seeking? What do you propose Balder is doing wrong? By all accounts it seems to me that NES is a good player and a competent leader. This seems a little pointless. Especially because the end goal here doesn’t seem to be democracy- just “chastity and order”, whatever that means. Bold to assume you’ll get very far at all without being banned.


When you put it that way, it's sounds like it's crazy enough to work. They don't ban him out of pity, then the next thing they know they're in the rejected realms.

A cunning plan. Ingenious, really.
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Postby Lord Dominator » Thu Apr 23, 2020 12:46 pm

He's been in office barely over a year, hardly a long time in the iron fist of NES :roll:

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Postby Aexnidaral » Thu Apr 23, 2020 6:43 pm

Like I know chastity can mean multiple things but it's giving me quite the chuckle to put it in your mission statement.
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Postby Bowzin » Thu Apr 23, 2020 7:01 pm

We'd love for you to share your opinions and are always open to changes, however claiming NES has us in shackles (please send help I can't escape) won't bring around any meaningful change. Maybe sign up for citizenship and join the Odelsting and share your opinions on how we can improve our region! :)
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Postby Warzone Codger » Thu Apr 23, 2020 8:24 pm

Bowzin wrote:We'd love for you to share your opinions and are always open to changes, however claiming NES has us in shackles (please send help I can't escape) won't bring around any meaningful change. Maybe sign up for citizenship and join the Odelsting and share your opinions on how we can improve our region! :)


Let's get to the point then. How you do feel about making Balder chaste?
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Postby Great Algerstonia » Thu Apr 23, 2020 9:31 pm

What are the benefits of joining this movement? Are there Casual Fridays in the Popular Front for a United Balder? Are pizzas ordered in for dinner? These are burning and important questions that I have.
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Postby Kanglia » Thu Apr 23, 2020 9:33 pm

Great Algerstonia wrote:What are the benefits of joining this movement? Are there Casual Fridays in the Popular Front for a United Balder? Are pizzas ordered in for dinner? These are burning and important questions that I have.

No Casual Fridays but I do hear there's a Casual Tuesday though.
Also they do have pizzas but it's never enough for everyone and it is always Pizza Hut
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Postby Great Algerstonia » Thu Apr 23, 2020 9:36 pm

Kanglia wrote:
Great Algerstonia wrote:What are the benefits of joining this movement? Are there Casual Fridays in the Popular Front for a United Balder? Are pizzas ordered in for dinner? These are burning and important questions that I have.

No Casual Fridays but I do hear there's a Casual Tuesday though.
Also they do have pizzas but it's never enough for everyone and it is always Pizza Hut

Pizza Hut!?!?!?! It's a solid no from me then. Algerstonia out! >:(
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Postby Bowzin » Thu Apr 23, 2020 9:58 pm

Great Algerstonia wrote:
Kanglia wrote:No Casual Fridays but I do hear there's a Casual Tuesday though.
Also they do have pizzas but it's never enough for everyone and it is always Pizza Hut

Pizza Hut!?!?!?! It's a solid no from me then. Algerstonia out! >:(

You can't out pizza the HUT.

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Bowzin wrote:We'd love for you to share your opinions and are always open to changes, however claiming NES has us in shackles (please send help I can't escape) won't bring around any meaningful change. Maybe sign up for citizenship and join the Odelsting and share your opinions on how we can improve our region! :)


Let's get to the point then. How you do feel about making Balder chaste?

I don't think our Norse gods agree with this policy.
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Postby Numero Capitan » Fri Apr 24, 2020 2:03 am

Popular Front for a United Balder wrote:Our aim is to forge a new Balder, through force if necessary


I would strongly advise against that.

I admire your passion and enthusiasm to this but it may be better invested in becoming a useful member of the Balder community, advocating for the reforms you want and gauging the wider interest in those amongst the native community, rather than on this generic NationStates-wide forum.
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Postby Tinhampton » Fri Apr 24, 2020 2:17 am

Agreed with NC above. The PFUB could be fun or it could be a damp squib... it might well be both in time
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Postby WayNeacTia » Fri Apr 24, 2020 6:15 am

Popular Front for a United Balder wrote:Our aim is to forge a new Balder, through force if necessary

Taking on NES huh? I am sure Onder and his buddies at LKE may have a thing or two to say about that. Now we are going have to spend the next three hours of our lives reading that Onderwall that is to come. Thanks a bunch. >:(
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Postby South Reinkalistan » Fri Apr 24, 2020 7:23 am

The one certainty we can draw from this movement is that it's doomed to failure, and likely for the best. This seems to be someone inexperienced and attempting to shore up support for a GCR coup. Even if they were hypothetically successful, I think the new administration would be much worse through incompetence rather than any perceived notions of tyranny.

Luckily, such a scenario will never occur.
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Postby The Notorious Mad Jack » Fri Apr 24, 2020 10:59 am

As someone who remembers a time when Balder was a democracy - it's better like this tbh.
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Postby Ikania » Fri Apr 24, 2020 7:31 pm

I'm still not sure exactly what their criticisms of Balder's government are.
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Postby Glacikaldr » Fri Apr 24, 2020 11:51 pm

I support a chaste Balder.
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Postby LollerLand » Sat Apr 25, 2020 1:16 am

Ikania wrote:I'm still not sure exactly what their criticisms of Balder's government are.

I guess they don't like the fact that its too stable.
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Postby Numero Capitan » Sat Apr 25, 2020 6:14 am

LollerLand wrote:
Ikania wrote:I'm still not sure exactly what their criticisms of Balder's government are.

I guess they don't like the fact that its too stable.


'They' stand for Unity and Order, which are ironically the two things this 'Popular' Front seeks to undermine
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