Your opinion on a interesting fact about the AN (II)

[A m e n r i a]

Bloody hell, that's some scary specs. But battleships? Obsolete? What kind of blasphemy is that?

Heavenly Emperor Cheonsa wives and concubines treat each other with respect, if not outright kindness. They help each other with any difficulties they might have in their jobs or outside of it, the older ones offering advice to the younger ones while the younger ones assisting the older ones with various tasks. It's not uncommon for them to do each other's nails, hair or makeup, sharing casual conversations all the while.

[Wawakanatote]

I am so glad these women can learn to respect each other maybe they can unite to hang Cheonsa by his *censored* but f*cking polygamists.

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The assassination of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in 2026 sparked international outrage as US-backed President Juan Guaido assumed leadership with heavy condemnation from the members of the SUSR. Ultimately this would lead to a civil war between UN and SUSR forces in the region with the US defending Guaido while the SUSR sought to reinstate the Bolivarian government.

As of 2062, the country has been split between the US-backed "Republic of Venezuela led by Martín Alvarado" and the SUSR-backed "Democratic Republic of Venezuela led by Mario Bautista González" with the war still ongoing, but without a major battle since 2043.

[North German Realm]

Ugh. I'm not sure how it is in your world, but the population is almost completely against Maduro in real life Venezuela, and for good reason. I can see why the Soviets would support a person like him though.

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Southwest Africa was the first North German Colony to go. Historically, it had faced one of the harshest revolts in the Colonial Empire prior to the Interwar period and had faced the -by far- harshest suppression as well. It had little settler population, it had little to offer to the settlers, its natives were the worst treated in the entirety of the Colonial Empire, and it had been suffering secessionist and nationalist revolts (both by the small German and Boer population and the large Native population) for a long time before the "Namibian Revolution" struck the colony and -eventually- forced the North German Realm to give it up. The Republic of Namibia was, reluctantly, formally recognized by the North German Federation on 18 July 1965. Twelve days later, the far more powerful South African Federation invaded it with the explicit intention of conquering it and "Expunging it of its black population".

[Valentine Z]

Ugh. I'm not sure how it is in your world, but the population is almost completely against Maduro in real life Venezuela, and for good reason. I can see why the Soviets would support a person like him though.

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Southwest Africa was the first North German Colony to go. Historically, it had faced one of the harshest revolts in the Colonial Empire prior to the Interwar period and had faced the -by far- harshest suppression as well. It had little settler population, it had little to offer to the settlers, its natives were the worst treated in the entirety of the Colonial Empire, and it had been suffering secessionist and nationalist revolts (both by the small German and Boer population and the large Native population) for a long time before the "Namibian Revolution" struck the colony and -eventually- forced the North German Realm to give it up. The Republic of Namibia was, reluctantly, formally recognized by the North German Federation on 18 July 1965. Twelve days later, the far more powerful South African Federation invaded it with the explicit intention of conquering it and "Expunging it of its black population".

I guess you can say that you tried to fight fire with fire. I shouldn't have put that emoji there, given the nature of your IC nation. I mean, you are there talking about how the natives were treated badly, and I was here like "Fire with fire "

Anyway... I am hoping that at least some of these revolts will bring about something worthwhile... I don't know, revolts and revolutions need to succeed to bring about something better, but if the suppression is harsher, you have to think of better strategies.

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As a little trivia, Field Marshal Jacob "Doomguy" does not have an inside voice when he is on the battlefield. He sounds like something out of those Marines from Half-Life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfoTP0Yyidk

CASUALTIES INBOUND! MOVE, PEOPLE! COMMAND, VALENTIJN! WE NEED BACKUP RIGHT NOW! YOU TWO, GET YOUR ASS IN GEAR NOW!
- Field Marshal Jacob Dalston Sullivan Kelvin “Pokol Száműzetés” Jamilian Sv Donald Taylor Xavier Ryman Axel Szőke Mészáros Barnabás

Oh my freaking goodness gracious, Jacob, use your inside voice! I can hear you properly! Yes, the warzone behind you is exploding, but I can hear you clearly!
- Valentijn “De Sierlijke en Vrij Valkyrie General” Samantha Maxwell Delta Weston Stijn Angelus Tracey Mitchell Marnix Svtw. Constantine Sein Lin Zaw Naing

Jacob! STOP YELLING INTO THE COMMS! Oh great, now I am doing it! Yes, we can hear each other! We have advanced comms, not walkies!
- Commander Michelle Karen Kassandra Zann Harley Iliana “Nezastavitelná Síla” Breya Angelina Valérie Vítková Breanna Shirley G. Pavlína

[Wawakanatote]

Ugh. I'm not sure how it is in your world, but the population is almost completely against Maduro in real life Venezuela, and for good reason. I can see why the Soviets would support a person like him though.

Most of the country irl doesn't want a foreign backed coup of Maduro either, so if Guaido were to assume power, then there would most definitely be a civil war in the country regardless of whether or not they dislike Maduro. //skip//

[The Great-German Empire]

Damn. I guess he should really forget about Freeman. Wink wink.

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Manfred von Blume has never held an elected office and was only part of the government between 2006 and 2014 as War Secretary of State, but due to his incredible clout in the Imperial Defense Force and his pivotal role in the German Civil War, many authors and mass media outlets have labeled him as the de facto political leader of Germany; in 1994 in particular, the American Cable News Service [There is no such thing IRL, but think NBC News] referred to him as the "coup ringleader" of the Loyalist forces and later "Germany's new Dictator". People such as German Chancellor '04-'18 Bernhard von Weißenberg, US Presidents '97-'01 Earl Kissinger, '01-'05 Steven Harry and '13-'17 Robert Martin as well as the leaders of most nations opposed to Germany have all accused him at least once of manipulating the German government - despite the former BEING the German government for fourteen years and opposing Blume for all eight years of his War Office tenure.
In reality, the war hero now referred to as 'Manfred, Grand Prince of Blume, High Marshal of the Reich' was only truly powerful for two periods: 1994-1996 and 2001-2005. The former period of two years had Blume responsible for the formation of the Loyalist forces as a military and political entity and saw him enter the graces of the Imperial German Court, along with many promotions which culminated in him becoming Germany's youngest-ever Field Marshal at just thirty-five years of age. With the Army responsible for the restoration of order throughout Germany and for the cleanup of Mittelafrika's collapse, Blume was effectively at the helm of all interior affairs, and played a significant role in the constitutional adjustments of 1994-5. Eventually mainland Germany was stabilized, and the Field Marshal's power was localized on the colonial battles that would end up shaping 21st-century Africa.
The latter period started with the death of Emperor Ludwig V in 2001. Young Emperor Friedrich V was very receptive to the advance of uncle-figure Blume, who was responsible for the soon-to-be-Emperor's rescue from Frankfurt during the Civil War; this 'receptiveness' translated to allowing Blume to draft many of the inexperienced monarch's edicts (think Executive Orders) in his early days. As Friedrich became more seasoned and educated he took on more of his workload, but the veteran's influence resurfaced in 2004 when Germany went to war with the African-nationalist country of South Africa over the independence of European-influenced Transvaal. Blume led the war effort and was further decorated, but straight after the end of this war he had to redirect all of his efforts to side with the Army in its political struggle with statist Chancellor Bernhard von Weißenberg; the Emperor granted the Marshal control over the War Office to equalize the two sides of the conflict, which dragged on until 2014 when personal* problems forced Blume to bow out.

TL;DR: Many people think Manfred von Blume is/used to be the shadow dictator of Germany. And for a total of six and a half years, he was - but never for personal gain.

[Commonwealth of Planets]

Quite an impressive background of the nation and amount of work

In the Commonwealth of Planets, the President of the Commonwealth is an elected dictator entrusted with the full authority of the state. However, in order to prevent the dictatorship from threatening the state itself, severe limitations were placed upon its powers: a President can not take up a military command without the Senate's consent, the Senate has the right to appeal against the summary use of power (With this type of appeal the summary action undertaken would be stopped; This law also forbade the creation of any official positions that were exempt from the people’s right of appeal.), and the President is expected to resign his office upon the successful expiration of three years (But the three year limitation can be dispensed with when the Senate deems it expedient). The President of the Commonwealth is only immune from prosecution during his term of office and can be called to answer charges of corruption.

[The Brytish Isles]

Can’t say I’d trust such a dictator in peace time. A properly elected and accountable president is more than sufficient. There’s no need to make them a "dictator." Also, three years is too short of a term for a planet-ruling position.

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Prime Minister Blackwell’s regime is currently the most authoritarian and illiberal government in Western Europe. It has been condemned numerous times, but Brytain’s position as a permanent UNSC member and the consolidation of power by the National Union Party has allowed the Isles to continue on safely despite foreign objection and letters of denunciation.

[Wawakanatote]

I for one don't support the administration, but rules are rules. Can't go invading a sovereign state now.

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(lets just use this again since it's new)
The assassination of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in 2026 sparked international outrage as US-backed President Juan Guaido assumed leadership with heavy condemnation from the members of the SUSR. Ultimately this would lead to a civil war between UN and SUSR forces in the region with the US defending Guaido while the SUSR sought to reinstate the Bolivarian government.

As of 2062, the country has been split between the US-backed "Republic of Venezuela led by Martín Alvarado" and the SUSR-backed "Democratic Republic of Venezuela led by Mario Bautista González" with the war still ongoing, but without a major battle since 2043.

[The Great-German Empire]

That kind of standoff seems all too common... They should just finish it already. Or do both have nukes?

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While most Offices of State (think Ministries) are overseen by the Chancellor, the Emperor has, by law, full control of the Foreign and War Offices. This is because diplomacy and war are considered areas where corruption and lobbying are unacceptable while democracy does not have as prominent an effect. With that said, the Bundesrat decides on declarations of war and ratification of treaties, so the Emperor and his appointed men can't just do whatever they want abroad; With the Bundesrat (rather than the Reichstag, which also oversees the Chancellor) being the primary check of these Offices of State, this creates a more even distribution of powers.

[Wawakanatote]

do both have nukes?

Yes. //skip//

[Broader Confederate States]

I can see how that works, I guess. Just as long as the next guy in line isn't an insane warhawk or anything it looks like it would work out alright.

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Politicians in the CSA can be elected to only one term if the term lasts six years or two if it lasts less. This means each President and Vice President are automatically one-term wonders. The Vice President in the 1861 Constitution could have had multiple Vice Presidencies, but this was abolished following the adoption of the 2040 Constitution.

[Karamiko]

"One-term wonders." I like that pun.

That's also pretty unique! I don't think there are any real-life countries that restrict their leader to one term.

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Our government usually doesn't pick up the bill for pensions or family leave - our corporations do it instead, in exchange for a tax break. Since these conventionally take up about half of welfare spending, this tactic gives our government a massive amount of extra funding for other welfare benefits.

[Intercontinental Trade Association]

"An Arctic nation that's pretty nice"

[North German Realm]

"One-term wonders." I like that pun.

That's also pretty unique! I don't think there are any real-life countries that restrict their leader to one term.

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Our government usually doesn't pick up the bill for pensions or family leave - our corporations do it instead, in exchange for a tax break. Since these conventionally take up about half of welfare spending, this tactic gives our government a massive amount of extra funding for other welfare benefits.

Forcing the corporations to do it in exchange for a tax break? While that's genius, what countermeasures do you have to ensure the pensions, etc., are at the right level (and that the corporations don't just skim it for the sake of even more money?)


Southwest Africa was the first North German Colony to go. Historically, it had faced one of the harshest revolts in the Colonial Empire prior to the Interwar period and had faced the -by far- harshest suppression as well. It had little settler population, it had little to offer to the settlers, its natives were the worst treated in the entirety of the Colonial Empire, and it had been suffering secessionist and nationalist revolts (both by the small German and Boer population and the large Native population) for a long time before the "Namibian Revolution" struck the colony and -eventually- forced the North German Realm to give it up. The Republic of Namibia was, reluctantly, formally recognized by the North German Federation on 18 July 1965. Twelve days later, the far more powerful South African Federation invaded it with the explicit intention of conquering it and "Expunging it of its black population".

[Soleos]

A realistic take on an alternative history, I like! Still horrible in regards to the remnants of European colonialism.

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The only reason why Terrans and Xervians don't hate each other despite having every prerequisite to do so is because of the Wow! Signal.

In 1977, the Xervians detected an unnatural energy emitting from our system, and they're aware there's no way such energy being emitted is natural. So they assumed it's a chance to make first contact, as in this time, the Xervians have developed their entire solar system and are now looking to expand into the next system. They created a signal that reads "Xervian. Xervia. Xervia. You. Curious. Communication. Attempt." and sent it in our direction. When we received the signal, it got jumbled up along the way due to a technology gap, we don't know what to make of it other than know it's an anomaly. We assumed it came from an advanced civilization, but some argued it could just be a rare occurrence from space since we don't know where it came from; we're too primitive at the time to determine where it came from, let alone decipher their message. The Xervians waited decades to a century for a response, and assumed the "Dark Forest Theory", and gave up their attempt to communicate. Both species didn't run into each other until centuries later during a Xervian-Terran cultural exchange, decades after both nations finally modified each other to be immune to each other's diseases, and when translating the "Wow!" signal, turns out to be Xervian in origin. Although both nations have closed the technology gap between each other, the Terrans are rather surprised a more advanced civilization in 1977 even wanted to make contact in the first place, but are happy they can close one of the many mysteries haunting humanity.

So, despite the Terrans and Xervians are supposed to be opposing factions in the ideology sector (Collectivism, Authoritarianism, & Meritocracy vs Individualism, Decentralization,& Plutocracy), both species became very close over a lost message both forgot about, and assumed was a dead end. Apparently, humans and xervians are lonely enough to make a big deal out of a 400+ years delayed blind date

[Galaxy Land]

So, species equality?
In our country, snow is called "Salt of Singmon". Read our factbooks to understand why Singmon.

[Wawakanatote]

So...Snow is just God adding a little flavor to his meal?

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(Excerpt from Ulyana Lather Factbook)
Before Nikita Romanic gave his now infamous speech denouncing Laxim and his cult of personality in 1954, he was a great friend of Laxim and his family. Often times Romanic would be a personal caretaker for Laxim's children when he, or his wife, weren't available. For this, Ulyana often times viewed him as third parental figure and was greatly influenced by Romanic, and, even after his denunciation of her father, she still supported him unlike her other siblings such as her older sister Molnár Krisztina Radmonavic.

[Empire of the United States]

Quite Interesting

In 1783 following the American Revolutionary War the Congress of the Confederation proposed that Washington should become the King of the United States. He accepted however reluctant to accept and was crowned in 1789 ruling until his death in 1799. Today Washington's unenthusiastic efforts earned him the surname George ("the Reluctant king"). He is consistently ranked both by scholars and the public as among the greatest U.S. monarchs, he implemented a strong, well-financed national government, urged tolerance for all religions in his roles as general and monarch and he became troubled with the institution of slavery and freed his in his 1799 will.

[North German Realm]

So wait, are all American Emperors from his line or do you guys have a form of elective monarchy?

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Replying again because I cba make a new interesting fact while there is another to milk.

Southwest Africa was the first North German Colony to go. Historically, it had faced one of the harshest revolts in the Colonial Empire prior to the Interwar period and had faced the -by far- harshest suppression as well. It had little settler population, it had little to offer to the settlers, its natives were the worst treated in the entirety of the Colonial Empire, and it had been suffering secessionist and nationalist revolts (both by the small German and Boer population and the large Native population) for a long time before the "Namibian Revolution" struck the colony and -eventually- forced the North German Realm to give it up. The Republic of Namibia was, reluctantly, formally recognized by the North German Federation on 18 July 1965. Twelve days later, the far more powerful South African Federation invaded it with the explicit intention of conquering it and "Expunging it of its black population".

[Wawakanatote]

Quite Interesting

My response to you:


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[New Wolvers]

Quite sad for Namibia sincerely. Like, being independent and then being invaded by what I suppose are boer South Africans.

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New Wolvers has an automotive, Jelenia Motors.

Jelenia Motors was founded in 1937 by Jakub Jurkiewicz, a polish-german immigrant from Lower Silesia (nowadays located in Poland) who, dedicated to engines and vehicles, decided to open a factory to create cars for the Neo Wolverian population, and bring new technologies and cheaper transports.
While the correct polish word for for Deer is Jelen, Jurkiewicz decided to dedicate the brand to his own birthplace.
Jelenia Motors is nowadays still a popular brand after the conventional brands such as Renault, Ford, FIAT and so on.
Here shown are five advertizements of Jelenia vehicles.
The Jelenia Gora Turbo van is an industrial van, which is used as ambulances or normal vans in New Wolvers.
The Jelenia Wroclaw Supercar is instead a new arrival, which is known to reach 736 Km/h and is electrically-powered, borrowing technologies from Tesla Motors.
The Jelenia Karpacz Sedan is instead used as a base for taxis and - rarely - police cars around New Wolvers. They are quite popular in the neighboring principate of Aterno as police cars for their durability.
The Jelenia Gdansk is a compact hatchback that was remade from the old Gdansk, which sold well in the 80s.
The Jelenia 173 is instead a Muscle Compact car, which is popular in Japan and Aterno, and not that popular in New Wolvers, even if they are still sold and produced in Slevia.

The factory was given a special status at one point and Jelenia cars are used as government cars, which gives a certain advantage to the company, despite being 45% owned by Ford.

[The Brytish Isles]

Domestic automotive companies are a good thing. I’m pleased to see it’s doing well, though I must be concerned over Ford’s partial ownership. I’m suspicious of American companies in general.

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The Brytish government owns at least 25% of the largest Brytish private businesses. The government also runs a "hedge fund" and extensively saves money for less prosperous times. The government is a source of investment for many potentially profitable enterprises.

[The Great-German Empire]

Hm. For us, it's the Kaiser's personal fund. It's one of the most notorious financial machines around.

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Politicians in Germany are traditionally also members of political societies, which help with campaign funding and form an additional layer of political discourse beyond Reichstag and party loyalties. Such societies first became popular back in the early Imperial German days when the protectionist Agrarian League, expansionist All-German Union and others would wield enormous influence, with the former even manipulating the Conservative Party at one point in time. Today, such societies are smaller, and technically, several of them can support the same candidates. For example: the Chancellor, Theodor Baron von Hartmann, is a card-carrying supporter and member of the Anti-Communist Group (Antik), which has as its mission statement "The legislative protection of the individual German freedoms and the policies of national interest, free enterprise and family values against the encroachment of Communist ideology".

[A m e n r i a]

That's interesting..does a whole society only support one party or can members of the same society support different parties?

Since 2043, local nobles have been given increasingly higher autonomy since the central government thinks that nobody would know a place better than those who have settled there for millennia.