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Agalaesia
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Founded: Sep 23, 2018
Left-wing Utopia

Postby Agalaesia » Tue Sep 24, 2019 11:53 am

The Chronicles of St. Mary's - Jodi Taylor
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The Grene Knyght
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Left-wing Utopia

Postby The Grene Knyght » Wed Sep 25, 2019 9:56 am

The Drowned World by JG Ballard
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2015: x=-8.75,y=-6.56
2016: x=-8.88,y=-9.54
2017: x=-9.63,y=-9.90
2018: x=-9.88,y=-9.23
2019: x=-10.0,y=-9.90
2020: x=-10.0,y=-10.0
2021: x=-10.0,y=-10.0
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PRO: Socialism, Communism, Internationalism, Revolution, Leninism.
NEUTRAL: Anarchism, Marxism-Leninism.
ANTI: Capitalism, Liberalism, Nationalism, Fascists, Hyper-Sectarian Leftists.
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Snow Bird-Worldism Crash
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Democratic Socialists

Postby Snow Bird-Worldism Crash » Thu Sep 26, 2019 2:47 am

The Grene Knyght wrote:The Drowned World by JG Ballard

i love JGB. do you have a favourite of his?
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Hanafuridake
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Ex-Nation

Postby Hanafuridake » Mon Sep 30, 2019 2:42 pm

The Fall of Arthur by J. R. R. Tolkien.
Nation name in proper language: 花降岳|पुष्पद्वीप
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李贽 wrote:There is nothing difficult about becoming a sage, and nothing false about transcending the world of appearances.
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South Odreria 2
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Ex-Nation

Postby South Odreria 2 » Mon Sep 30, 2019 3:38 pm

The Broken Sword by Poul Anderson
Valrifell wrote:
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Ethel mermania
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Father Knows Best State

Postby Ethel mermania » Mon Sep 30, 2019 3:42 pm

Lee's lieutenant's --- a study in command.
https://www.hvst.com/posts/the-clash-of ... s-wl2TQBpY

The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion … but rather by its superiority in applying organized violence. Westerners often forget this fact; non-Westerners never do.
--S. Huntington

The most fundamental problem of politics is not the control of wickedness but the limitation of righteousness. 

--H. Kissenger
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Mithridatium
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Founded: Aug 22, 2019
Psychotic Dictatorship

Postby Mithridatium » Mon Sep 30, 2019 10:45 pm

England under the Norman and Angevin Kings 1075-1225 by Robert Bartlett
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Radiatia
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Ex-Nation

Postby Radiatia » Mon Sep 30, 2019 10:50 pm

I recently finished reading Lexicon by some guy named Max Barry who I know has nothing to do with this website.

Currently I'm reading Neuromancer by William Gibson.
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Shwe Tu Colony
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Democratic Socialists

Postby Shwe Tu Colony » Tue Oct 01, 2019 12:06 am

Found & picked up a copy of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea from my school libraray because of the Yorushika song "Nautilus." Maybe it's a bit silly to allow myself to be so swiftly persuaded by something like a song, but... I suppose there's something about Yorushika's music that intrigues me. The name of the submarine doesn't show up in the lyrics itself, but I have tried to use what little resources I have to relate 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea to the characters of the series, namely Amy/Nemo, who both seem to despise the world & seemed to have been had a great love for something once before eventually losing it. Aside from that, I also went through my sister's copy of The Importance of Being Earnest & Four Other Plays, most of which flew over my head, & Gift from The Sea, which was a pleasant little read for me.
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Pax Nerdvana
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Left-Leaning College State

Postby Pax Nerdvana » Tue Oct 01, 2019 9:41 am

Rereading I, Robot.
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Bunker 51
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Ex-Nation

Postby Bunker 51 » Tue Oct 01, 2019 10:30 am

"Glory To Arstotzka" by Rimidalv Ninel
It is the best book to read

Edit: Suggested by a friend
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Arstotzka 1982
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Founded: Sep 26, 2019
Ex-Nation

Postby Arstotzka 1982 » Tue Oct 01, 2019 10:33 am

Ah, I see my comrade has discovered the joys of "Glory to Arstotzka" by Most Incorruptible Leader Rimidalv Ninel
Glory To Arstotzka!
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Geneviev
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Founded: Mar 03, 2018
Ex-Nation

Postby Geneviev » Tue Oct 01, 2019 2:28 pm

Fighting God by David Silverman and rereading Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury again.
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Terroristen
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Founded: Sep 04, 2019
Ex-Nation

Postby Terroristen » Tue Oct 01, 2019 2:32 pm

Aura by Carlos Fuentes
NATION RULED BY CCP
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Barboneia
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Founded: Sep 17, 2014
Compulsory Consumerist State

Postby Barboneia » Thu Oct 03, 2019 5:19 am

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson.
Depressing Nordic semi-socialist commonwealth filled with Lovecraftian horrors, man-eating fox people, Finns, bizarre accents, Saabs, and Volvos.
A collection of some of my NationStates artwork.
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Pax Nerdvana
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Left-Leaning College State

Postby Pax Nerdvana » Thu Oct 03, 2019 6:07 am

Geneviev wrote:Fighting God by David Silverman and rereading Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury again.

Ray Bradbury is a great author. You should read The Martian Chronicles next.
The Internet killed gun control.
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We Will Not Comply
They can’t stop the Signal
"The universe did never make sense; I suspect it was built on government contract."
-Robert Heinlein

"Affordability
Suitability (.22LR for squirrels, bigger .22s for long range little things, and big-bore for legal hunting reasons, etc)
Ammunition supply-chain (6.5x55 Swede and .303 British, although available, isn't exactly everywhere)
If it's ugly, uncomfortable, and can't shoot straight, but it accomplishes the above, then it's either a Mosin or a Hi-Point."
-Hurtful Thoughts on stuff you want in a gun
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The Macabees
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Anarchy

Postby The Macabees » Thu Oct 03, 2019 11:00 am

Adrian Goldsworthy's Pax Romana
Former Sr. II Roleplaying Mentor | Factbook

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Alexiandra
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Founded: Feb 04, 2010
Left-Leaning College State

Postby Alexiandra » Thu Oct 03, 2019 1:27 pm

The German Ideology by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.

Also Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari.
'A distinction is made in private life between what a man thinks and says of himself and what he really is and does. In historical struggles one must make a still sharper distinction between the phrases and fantasies of the parties and their real organisation and real interests, between their conception of themselves and what they really are.'
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The Japanese Americans
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Founded: Jun 24, 2018
Left-Leaning College State

Postby The Japanese Americans » Thu Oct 03, 2019 2:58 pm

I'm currently reading 3 books at once. Two if which I'm rereading. There's Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld (rereading), Inheritance by Christopher Paolini (rereading), and The Rise of Kyoshi by F. C. Yee (reading).
I'm an autistic 19 year old who used to read a library's worth of books.

Call me JA. It's easier than typing out Japanese Americans.
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Verova
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Founded: Oct 03, 2019
Ex-Nation

Postby Verova » Thu Oct 03, 2019 3:00 pm

The Expanse: Abaddon's Gate
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Pax Nerdvana
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Founded: May 22, 2017
Left-Leaning College State

Postby Pax Nerdvana » Thu Oct 03, 2019 6:18 pm

The Japanese Americans wrote:I'm currently reading 3 books at once. Two if which I'm rereading. There's Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld (rereading), Inheritance by Christopher Paolini (rereading), and The Rise of Kyoshi by F. C. Yee (reading).

Leviathan was a good series. I kinda want to reread it.
The Internet killed gun control.
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Quotes
We Will Not Comply
They can’t stop the Signal
"The universe did never make sense; I suspect it was built on government contract."
-Robert Heinlein

"Affordability
Suitability (.22LR for squirrels, bigger .22s for long range little things, and big-bore for legal hunting reasons, etc)
Ammunition supply-chain (6.5x55 Swede and .303 British, although available, isn't exactly everywhere)
If it's ugly, uncomfortable, and can't shoot straight, but it accomplishes the above, then it's either a Mosin or a Hi-Point."
-Hurtful Thoughts on stuff you want in a gun
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Geneviev
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Founded: Mar 03, 2018
Ex-Nation

Postby Geneviev » Thu Oct 03, 2019 7:21 pm

Pax Nerdvana wrote:
Geneviev wrote:Fighting God by David Silverman and rereading Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury again.

Ray Bradbury is a great author. You should read The Martian Chronicles next.

I'm still waiting to find it in the library. Soon, I hope.
"Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins." 1 Peter 4:8
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Elwher
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Capitalizt

Postby Elwher » Thu Oct 03, 2019 10:48 pm

Dave Freer - Pyramid Scheme
CYNIC, n. A blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be. Hence the custom among the Scythians of plucking out a cynic's eyes to improve his vision.
Ambrose Bierce
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UniversalCommons
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Ex-Nation

Postby UniversalCommons » Fri Oct 04, 2019 7:23 pm

Am reading Introducing Philosophy A Graphic Guide by Dave Robinson and Judy Groves
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Snow Bird-Worldism Crash
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Founded: Nov 10, 2016
Democratic Socialists

Postby Snow Bird-Worldism Crash » Sat Oct 05, 2019 12:08 am

Radiatia wrote:I recently finished reading Lexicon by some guy named Max Barry who I know has nothing to do with this website.

Currently I'm reading Neuromancer by William Gibson.

i have a signed copy of neuromancer:
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right now, i just started rusty brown (2019) by chris ware
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