How is your nation viewed in the Altani Federation?

by **The Altani Federation** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 3:36 pm

Ooh, ooh, I wanna play too!

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by **Swilatia** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 3:50 pm

Nation's unofficial name: Swilatia
Nation's official name: Swilatia

Political stances

Socialism: No.
Communism: HELL NO.
Capitalism: We are capitalist.
Autocracy: No.
Fascism: HELL NO.
Monarchy: Constitutional monarchies are okay, but we prefer republics. We HATE absolute monarchies.
Democracy: We are a democracy.
Republicanism: We are a republic.
Theocracy: HELL NO.

Social stances

Abortion: Legal in all cases.
Gun control: Minimal
GLBT rights: Same as every-one else's rights.
Equal rights for women: Obviously.
Drugs: All drugs are legal.
Alcohol: That includes alcohol...
Assisted suicide: Legal
Green energy: Huh?
Militarism: No.
Nationalism: Only during the WorldVision Song Contest... maybe the world cup if we actually qualify for it.
Pacifism: Well yeah...
The environment: Not a priority.
Whaling: No stance.
Racism/xenophobia: We're better then that.
Other (i.e. non-human) species: Meh.
Interspecies relationships: Meh.
National healthcare: Waste of the people's money.
Free education through college level: You're joking, right?

Economic stances

Free trade: Support
Fair trade: nah...
Taxes: Should be kept low.
Corporations: Er... we have them?
Unions: No stance.
Workers' cooperatives: ...
Workers' rights: ...

by **Maraque** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 4:23 pm

Nation's unofficial name: City-State of Maraque
Nation's official name: City-State of Tsvarchi

Political stances

Socialism: Neutral.
Communism: Neutral.
Capitalism: A pro-market economy is vital, but there must be some regulation.
Autocracy: No.
Fascism: No.
Monarchy: Constitutional.
Democracy: Yes.
Republicanism: Yes.
Theocracy: No.

Social stances

Abortion: Legal.
Civil rights: Our Bill of Rights outlines an extensive list of civil rights which are considered concrete and the law of the land.
Gun control: Guns are legal but almost impossible to obtain the proper licenses for.
GLBT rights: There is no distinction in the law between gay, straight, bisexual, transsexual, etc. Full equality is exercised.
Equal rights for women: Full equality.
Drugs: Legal.
Alcohol: Legal.
Assisted suicide: Legal.
Green energy: Utilized extensively.
Militarism: Frowned upon.
Nationalism: Frowned upon.
Pacifism: Yes.
The environment: A priority.
Whaling: Illegal.
Racism/xenophobia: Nearly nonexistent.
Other (i.e. non-human) species: We embrace diversity including non-human species'.
Interspecies relationships: Don't care.
National healthcare: Every citizen can enroll in the public option instead of private insurers and doctors.
Free education through college level: All public colleges and universities are free for all, while private institutions are available for those that desire it.

Economic stances

Free trade: Yes.
Fair trade: Yes.
Taxes: Necessary.
Corporations: Most people work for large corporations, although small businesses/mom & pop shops are looked upon more positively.
Unions: There's a union for literally everything.
Workers' cooperatives: Business owners can institute worker cooperatives if they wish.
Workers' rights: We have extensive rights for workers.

by **Tfelistan** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 4:31 pm

Nation's unofficial name: Tfelistan
Nation's official name: The Veganarchy of Tfelistan

Political stances

Socialism: Support
Communism: Support
Capitalism: Oppose
Autocracy: Oppose
Fascism: Oppose
Monarchy: Oppose
Democracy: Support
Republicanism: Oppose
Theocracy: Oppose

Social stances

Abortion: Support
Civil rights: Support
Gun control: Support
GLBT rights: Support
Equal rights for women: Support
Drugs: Support
Alcohol: Support
Assisted suicide: Support
Green energy: Support
Militarism: Oppose
Nationalism: Support
Pacifism: Oppose
The environment: Support
Whaling: Oppose
Racism/xenophobia: Oppose
Other (i.e. non-human) species: They are equal
Interspecies relationships: Support
National healthcare: Support
Free education through college level: Support

Economic stances

Free trade: Oppose
Fair trade: Support
Taxes: Oppose
Corporations: Oppose
Unions: Support
Workers' cooperatives: Support
Workers' rights: Support

by **Zeppy** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 4:36 pm

Nation's unofficial name: Zeppy
Nation's official name: The Federal Republic of Zeppy

Political stances

Socialism: Against to neutral
Communism: Highly against
Capitalism: Highly supportive
Autocracy: Against
Fascism: Highly against
Monarchy: Highly against to neutral
Democracy: Highly supportive
Republicanism: Highly supportive
Theocracy: Highly against

Social stances

Abortion: Legal for the first trimester
Civil rights: Supportive
Gun control: Against our Federal Constitution
GLBT rights: Supportive
Equal rights for women: Highly Supportive
Drugs: All soft drugs are legal and unregulated, while hard drugs are legal but regulated
Alcohol: Legal and unregulated except for a age restriction of 16 and above
Assisted suicide: Legal with consent, usually unpracticed due to social taboos
Green energy: Highly Supportive
Militarism: Negative
Nationalism: Negative
Pacifism: Neutral
The environment: Environment is protected through property rights
Whaling: Illegal
Racism/xenophobia: Highly against
Other (i.e. non-human) species: N/A
Interspecies relationships: Indifferent
National healthcare: Our healthcare is decentralized and private based, funded mainly through vouchers
Free education through college level: Our education is decentralized and private based, funded mainly through vouchers

Economic stances

Free trade: Highly supportive
Fair trade: Supportive
Taxes: Opposed
Corporations: Neutral
Unions: Supportive
Workers' cooperatives: Highly supportive
Workers' rights: Supportive to neutral

by **Thurask** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 4:46 pm

Nation's unofficial name: Old Thurask
Nation's official name: The Protectorate of Thurask

Political stances

Socialism: Weaker communism
Communism: An excuse to rule with an iron fist
Capitalism: Bah!
Autocracy: The only way to govern
Fascism: Another excuse to rule with an iron fist
Monarchy: Effeminate dictatorship
Democracy: Why would we ever trust the people?
Republicanism: See "Democracy"
Theocracy: Religion is okay, so long as it is only a cult of personality

Social stances

Abortion: Are we supposed to care?
Civil rights: For the weak
Gun control: Give guns to the military, they preserve order
GLBT rights: The only right they have is to choose method of execution
Equal rights for women: Any dissenters will be shot
Drugs: Vile
Alcohol: All right
Assisted suicide: Suicide by cop, mostly
Green energy: The only good green is radioactive green
Militarism: The only way to be sure
Nationalism: See "Militarism"
Pacifism: A death wish
The environment: Made to be exploited
Whaling: Since when is this an issue?
Racism/xenophobia: Xenos are vile, end of story
Other (i.e. non-human) species: See "Racism/Xenophobia"
Interspecies relationships: See "Equal rights for women"
National healthcare: To keep the fighting men fit, yes
Free education through college level: Free education that produces killing machines, yes

Economic stances

Free trade: See "Capitalism"
Fair trade: See "Free Trade"
Taxes: 100%
Corporations: State-owned only
Unions: See "Equal rights for women"
Workers' cooperatives: See "Unions"
Workers' rights: See "Workers' cooperatives"

Nation's unofficial name: Thurask
Nation's official name: The Republic of Thurask

Political stances

Socialism: People get what they deserve, the best
Communism: Impossible
Capitalism: If left unchecked the nation would implode
Autocracy: Very, very bad
Fascism: See "Autocracy"
Monarchy: See "Autocracy"
Democracy: The only true way to govern
Republicanism: People electing their leader is common sense
Theocracy: See "Autocracy"

Social stances

Abortion: It is the woman's right
Civil rights: People need rights
Gun control: So that criminals don't get their hands on weapons
GLBT rights: All for it
Equal rights for women: See "GLBT rights"
Drugs: Outlaw hard drugs, keep marijuana for its medicinal properties
Alcohol: Drink it in private
Assisted suicide: Allowed
Green energy: It keeps the environment clean, so yes
Militarism: See "Autocracy"
Nationalism: In moderation, yes
Pacifism: Not too much
The environment: A priority
Whaling: Research purposes only
Racism/xenophobia: See "Autocracy"
Other (i.e. non-human) species: Equals
Interspecies relationships: Sapient-sapient is okay, but bestiality and the like is outlawed.
National healthcare: Of course
Free education through college level: See "National healthcare"

Economic stances

Free trade: If checked, yes
Fair trade: Putting the parties on equal terms ensures some sort of fair deals
Taxes: Not too much
Corporations: See "Free trade"
Unions: See "Free trade"
Workers' cooperatives: Up to the workers
Workers' rights: A necessity

by **Iduan** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 8:08 pm

Nation's unofficial name: Iduan
Nation's official name: The People's Republic of Iduan

Political stances

Socialism: Strongly Support
Communism:Strongly Support
Capitalism: Strongly Oppose
Autocracy: Strongly Oppose
Fascism: Very Strongly Oppose
Monarchy: Only if its Constitutional
Democracy: Strongly Support, our communism is democratic for all you reaganists out there.
Republicanism: ^^^
Theocracy: Oppose

Social stances

Abortion: Oppose, but its legal
Civil rights: Strongly Support
Gun control: Strongly Support
GLBT rights:Support
Equal rights for women: Strongly Support
Drugs: Strongly Oppose
Alcohol: Neutral
Assisted suicide: Strongly Oppose
Green energy: Strongly Support
Militarism: Strongly Support
Nationalism: Strongly Support
Pacifism: Neutral
The environment: Strongly Support
Whaling: Strongly Oppose
Racism/xenophobia: Strongly Oppose
Other (i.e. non-human) species: Neutral
Inter species relationships: Neutral
National health care: Strongly Support
Free education through college level: Strongly Support

Economic stances

Free trade: Support
Fair trade: Support
Taxes: Only on the wealthy
Corporations: Strong Oppose
Unions: Strongly Support
Workers' cooperatives: Strongly Support
Workers' rights: Strongly Support

by **New Ziedrich** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 8:42 pm

Nation's unofficial name: New Ziedrich
Nation's official name: The Technocratic Imperium of New Ziedrich

Political stances

Socialism: Opposed
Communism: Opposed
Capitalism: Strongly support
Autocracy: Strongly support
Fascism: Opposed to indifferent
Monarchy: Support
Democracy: Opposed
Republicanism: Opposed
Theocracy: Opposed

Social stances

Abortion: Legal
Civil rights: ...Moderate?
Gun control: Essentially non-existent
GLBT rights: Available and protected
Equal rights for women: Available and protected
Drugs: Highly illegal
Alcohol: Highly frowned upon and considered disgraceful, but not illegal due to an oversight. Alcohol tax exceeds 900%, and we manage to get away with it, too.
Assisted suicide: Legal
Green energy: Not a priority, unless you consider nuclear green; if so, the full steam ahead!
Militarism: Encouraged
Nationalism: Encouraged
Pacifism: Somewhat respeted, but generally discouraged
The environment: Not a priority
Whaling: Not a concern
Racism/xenophobia: Very strongly discouraged
Other (i.e. non-human) species: Generally accepted, though none are native to New Ziedrich, and very few reside here.
Interspecies relationships: Dogs and such? Firm no. Nekomimi and the like? Sure, but good luck finding any!
National healthcare: No
Free education through college level: The remnants of a public school system still exist, but most everything's private. Fear not, though, for there are discount schools for the poor, and corporations are always offering scholarships to promising, talented children.

Economic stances

Free trade: Strongly support
Fair trade: Completely indifferent
Taxes: Virtually nonexistent
Corporations: They're everywhere, they wield considerable infulence, they're permitted to possess their own paramilitary forces, and the very largest essentially run the country on behalf of the Emperor.
Unions: Nonexistent
Workers' cooperatives: Extremely rare
Workers' rights: ...Well, some more progressive corporations pay their employees a living wage and still manage to make a healthy profit, but... no, not really.

by **The Altani Federation** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 10:26 pm

The Altani take on Swilatia politically: The fact that Swilatia is a capitalist state would be viewed positively by the Altani, as would their stance against fascism, autocracy and communism. However, their anti-theocratic and anti-monarchial views would irritate and trouble most Altani, as many of the individual nations that make up the Federation are either theocracies or monarchies. The fact that Swilatia is a republic would also be of concern, as the one experiment in republicanism in Altani history is currently ending very badly. Overall, the Federation and its people would view Swilatia with mixed emotions, and diplomatic relations would be cordial, but hardly warm.

The Altani take on Swilatia socially: More mixed emotions. The Swilatian stance on drugs, alcohol, gun control, GLBT rights and assisted suicide would win points among the Altani, but the refusal to provide national healthcare and education would be seen as counterproductive and callous. The Swilatian acceptance of abortion would also be seen very negatively, and the non-militaristic, pacifist stance would be a cause of scorn. Again, cordial but hardly warm relations.

The Altani take on Swilatia economically: This is the one area where the Altani would probably get along best with Swilatians. Support for free trade is always appreciated by the Altani, and Altani businesses would eagerly pursue trade with Swilatia, especially given the country's penchant for low taxes.

Overall Altani view on Swilatia: Not such a bad nation, but not such a good one either.

The Altani take on Maraque politically: Other than the stance on republicanism, the Altani would find much in common with Maraque politically. A constitutional monarchy, coupled with regulated, civilized capitalism, would be appreciated and admired by the Altani, as many of the Federation's states follow a similar path. The only sticking point would be the distaste for theocracy, since one of the Altani states is a theocracy. But for the most part, the Altani would probably get along very well with Maraque politically, and share similar policy goals.

The Altani take on Maraque socially: The Altani would probably find much to admire in Maraquean society as well. The pacifist and non-militarist stance, along with the opposition to nationalism, would be an issue, since the Altani tend to be militarist and nationalist in outlook. Abortion would also be an issue. However, the Maraquean tolerance for diversity would play very well, since the Altani are a very diverse society. The provision of civil rights legislation, national healthcare options and public education for all would also be admired by the Altani, since the Federation follows a similar path.

The Altani take on Maraque economically: Mostly compatible with the Altani economic outlook, although fair trade is looked upon as slightly nuts in a harmless hippie sort of way.

Overall Altani view on Maraque: A civilized and admirable society worth pursuing relations with....now if they could just be convinced to drop some of their more liberal ideas...

The Altani take on Tfelistan politically: The Altani would be very wary of Tfelistan politically. Communist ideology is viewed as akin to suggesting that the government legislate the eating of one's children with a nice wine for dinner, and as a result, relations between the Federation and Tfelistan would be civil, but distant and a touch cool at best. The Altani would probably watch Tfelistan to ensure that no efforts are made to spread communist ways to the Federation.

The Altani take on Tfelistan socially: Mixed bag at best - the Altani would appreciate the Tfelistan stance on civil rights and diversity, but would most likely disagree vehemently with the Tfelistani on almost everything else. The Altani would probably view Tfelistan's society with a slight touch of pity, as being misguided in many ways.

The Altani take on Tfelistan economically: This would be the biggest area of disagreement. The Altani would view the Tfelistani approach to the economy as hopelessly backward, counterintuitive and wrongheaded. There would be little, if any, trade between the two nations.

Overall Altani view on Tfelistan: Some good ideas, but they're buried under a commie mishmash. Overall, a dangerously naive society in some need of reality.

The Altani take on Zeppy politically: The Altani would find themselves quite uncomfortable with the Zeppy views towards monarchies, theocracies and republicanism. Other than that, the Altani would share similar views, and the political relations between the two states would be cordial, but with a slight touch of wariness on the Altani side.

The Altani take on Zeppy socially: The Altani would view the Zeppy stance towards militarism and nationalism as slightly misguided and naive. The issue of abortion would also be a concern. However, for the most part, the Altani would find themselves comfortable with Zeppy society, and average citizens from Zeppy would probably find themselves treated in a friendly and warm manner in the Federation.

The Altani take on Zeppy economically: Despite the support for fair trade, mostly compatible with Altani views. The Altani would view the Zeppy stance on the economy as a well-reasoned and sound one, and would probably be eager to maintain strong trade relations.

Overall Altani view on Zeppy: Not a bad nation at all, for the most part. We just need to convince them that monarchies aren't all bad.

by **The Altani Federation** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 11:48 pm

The Altani take on Old Thurask politically: Pretty much evil incarnate. The Altani would view Old Thurask extremely negatively for their views on capitalism and monarchies, and would view the people of Old Thurask with contempt for allowing themselves to be ruled over by an autocrat. There would be little, if any, common ground for the two nations to find, and relations would be either extremely cold or nonexistent.

The Altani take on Old Thurask socially: The society of Old Thurask would be viewed by the Altani as a blight on humanity, and the Altani would fervently pray for its eventual collapse and disintegration, so that a more humane order could prevail for the unfortunate people stuck in such a Gods-cursed and benighted nation.

The Altani take on Old Thurask economically: One of the most bass-ackward economies the Altani would have ever encountered, the Old Thurask economy would be used in Altani finance courses as an example of exactly what to avoid.

Overall Altani view on Old Thurask: Wow, these people must've done something to piss the Gods off.

The Altani take on Thurask politically: While the Altani would agree with the Thurask take on communism, and agree that there need to be at least some limits on capitalism, everything else would be up for debate. Lumping monarchies and theocracies in with autocracies would irritate the Altani to a degree, but overall, the Altani would be able to have at least civil and cordial relations with Thurask.

The Altani take on Thurask socially: The Altani would appreciate the Thurask support for national healthcare and education, and their mostly tolerant stance towards diversity. The stance on militarism would amuse the Altani, and the somewhat prudish attitude towards alcohol and drugs would provide more amusement. The Altani would not be as amused with the Thurask stance towards abortion. Overall, the Thurask society would be seen as tolerable, but needing improvement.

The Altani take on Thurask economically: The idea of checking free trade, and the support of fair trade, not to mention the checking of corporations, would be seen by the Altani as counterproductive and uncompetitive. The Thurask economy would probably be regarded as being unnecessarily hobbled by the Altani.

Overall Altani view on Thurask: A halfway decent and tolerable nation, but not one that the Altani would overly admire or seek to emulate.

by **Kreanoltha** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 12:07 am

Nation's unofficial name: The Republic/The Impire/Kreanoltha (Empire is spelled that way on purpose)
Nation's official name: The Intergalactic Imperial Republic of Kreanoltha

Political stances

Socialism: We hate it. We burn effigies of famous socialist on Capitalism day.
Communism: We hate it. We burn effigies of famous communists of Capitalism Day.
Capitalism: We love it. We have a celebration called Capitalism Day.
Autocracy: NO!
Fascism: NO!
Monarchy: NO!
Democracy: We are no fans of mobocracy.
Republicanism: We have an elected constitutional representative republic.
Theocracy: NO!

Social stances

Abortion: Unless it will kill the mother or she was raped, then it is treated like any other contract killing: execution of both parties.
Civil rights: We love them!
Gun control: Kreanolthans shoot people for less than trying to take their guns.
GLBT rights: They have civil unions because Kreanolthans don't like to redefine words.
Equal rights for women: Yep, every Kreanolthan is born equal, but no one dies equal.
Drugs: Legal, but crimes committed under the influence are all punishable by death.
Alcohol: Legal and loved, but crimes committed under the influence are all punishable by death.
Assisted suicide: Not legal.
Green energy: All of our energy is created bu fusion plants.
Militarism: We have it, but no draft.
Nationalism: Our culture is built on it.
Pacifism: Will get us killed.
The environment: We can't afford to care about the environment of every planet that we go to, or we would never get to use the planet cracker mining technique.
Whaling: Sure, there are thousands of them on other worlds. Why protect them just because there aren't many here? We can always transplant a few.
Racism/xenophobia: Not really
Other (i.e. non-human) species: Cool with them.
Interspecies relationships: Err..
National healthcare: NEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Free education through college level: NEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Economic stances

Free trade: Good
Fair trade: Why hamstring ourselves because they can't hack it?
Taxes: Consumption and import only.
Corporations: Good
Unions: Good
Workers' cooperatives: If they can compete and not get bought out...
Workers' rights: Same rights as anyone else.

by **The Nuclear Fist** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 12:13 am

Nation's unofficial name: Rustonia
Nation's official name: The United Socialist States Of The Nuclear Fist

Political stances

Socialism: A near-perfect system of goverment. It is however, not strong enough.
Communism: We ARE communist.
Capitalism: Absolutely not! Capitalism only serves to make the rich richer at the expense of the poor.
Autocracy: A nation in which the people are not in control, is a nation in which oppression is all consuming.
Fascism: Absolutely not! Fascism is one of the worst styles of goverment in history.
Monarchy: An outdated, and terrible system. Ripe for oppression.
Democracy: Needed, to an extent. But if direct democracy is instituted, you will be faced with tyranny via the masses.
Republicanism: Republicanism is the enemy of progress.
Theocracy: Seperation of church and state is one of the key foundations of The Nuclear Fist. So we of course hate it.

Social stances

Abortion: A woman's undeniable right.
Civil rights: All people are equal. Therefore all people deserve equal rights.
Gun control: Keeping ordinary citizens from having guns leaves only criminals with them.
GLBT rights: All people are equal. Therefore all people deserve equal rights.
Equal rights for women: See above
Drugs: No goverment should ever be able to tell a citizen what they can and cannot put in their own bodies. And one that does is borderline oppressive.
Alcohol: See above
Assisted suicide: People have the right to die with dignity. As long as everything checks out, assisted suicide is legal.
Green energy: Fossil fuels will one day run out, but green energy will not.
Militarism: Needed to an extent.
Nationalism: Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind.
Pacifism: Neutrality is needed to an extent, but pacifism is merely leaving one's self open for utter annihilation.
The environment: We must protect our enviroment, but it must not get in the way of progress.
Whaling: No endangered animal should be allowed to be hunted. As long as it is not endangered, any animal can be hunted.
Racism/xenophobia: A mental disorder that needs to be wiped out completely.
Other (i.e. non-human) species: We have no problem with any race or species.
Interspecies relationships: Like bestiality? If so, it is illegal with a punishment of death.
National healthcare: All citizens, whether rich or poor, deserve access to free healthcare.
Free education through college level: All citizens. whether rich or poor, deserve a full education. If they decide to make anything of it is not the goverment's buisness.

Economic stances

Free trade: Without regulations, bad things happen.
Fair trade: A much better economic system than Free Trade.
Taxes: A necessary evil.
Corporations: Albeit not inherently bad, as they grow larger, they seek only to make a profit. At any cost.
Unions: Needed to make sure the honest and hardworking proletariat doesn't get pushed around and exploited by big buisness.
Workers' cooperatives: The best kind of buisness.
Workers' rights: Absolutely nescessary!

by **The Altani Federation** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 12:14 am

The Altani take on Iduan politically: The Iduan support for communism and socialism, and their distaste for theocracies, would leave the Altani feeling pretty distant and cold towards Iduan. Their opposition to capitalism would only further the divide. Iduan would be a nation that the Altani would regard as peripheral at best, worthy of civil relations but hardly any great effort.

The Altani take on Iduan socially: The nationalistic and militaristic outlook of Iduan would normally please the Altani, but since it would be bent towards communism, it would instead alarm them greatly. While the Altani would like the Iduan stance on civil rights, diversity, education and healthcare, pretty much every other social stance of Iduan would annoy the Altani. The Altani would view Iduan similar to Tfelistan, another society that may mean well but is gravely misguided.

The Altani take on Iduan economically: Opposition to corporations, support for fair trade, and support for unions would annoy the Altani greatly. The unfair taxation system would also be viewed with irritation. Overall, the Altani would view Iduan's economy as backwards and unfriendly to innovation and entrepreneurship. Most Altani would be very reluctant to invest in, or trade with, Iduan.

Overall Altani view on Iduan: Another once-promising nation led by red ideology at full speed - backwards.

The Altani take on New Ziedrich politically: The New Ziedrich stances towards autocracy and theocracies would probably be a source of irritation for the Altani. In every other way, however, the Altani would find themselves highly aligned with New Ziedrich in terms of politics, and would probably view New Ziedrich as a mostly well-run nation with a similar outlook and policy goals, and one worth considering for closer relations.

The Altani take on New Ziedrich socially: The Altani would consider the New Ziedrich stance on healthcare and education counterproductive, and would probably encourage them to change their mind on such matters. The Altani would also consider the New Ziedrich stance on drugs and alcohol to be silly and prudish, but would politely refrain from pointing that out too much. In all other social matters, New Ziedrich would again seem to be a very similar society to the Federation, and the Altani would be very comfortable with New Ziedrich. People from New Ziedrich would probably be well-treated in the Federation, as long as they didn't go on anti-drug or anti-alcohol sprees.

The Altani take on New Ziedrich economically: The Altani would consider it dangerous for a government or society to allow corporations to take as much control as they seem to have in New Ziedrich. That being said, New Ziedrich and the Federation would have very compatible economic stances. The Altani would no doubt be quite happy to trade with New Ziedrich, and vice versa.

Overall Altani view on New Ziedrich: For the most part, these are our kind of people.

by **Mutant Lobster People** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 12:22 am

Nation's unofficial name:MLP
Nation's official name: The Liberation of Mutant Lobster People

Political stances

Socialism: yes
Communism: yes
Capitalism: no
Autocracy: no
Fascism: no
Monarchy: no
Democracy: yes
Republicanism: no
Theocracy: no

Social stances

Abortion: yes
Civil rights: yes
Gun control:no
GLBT rights: yes
Equal rights for women: yes
Drugs: legal
Alcohol: legal
Assisted suicide: legal
Green energy: yes
Militarism: not particularly
Nationalism: no
Pacifism: no
The environment: yes
Whaling: illegal
Racism/xenophobia: no (but legal)
Other (i.e. non-human) species: See Nation's name!
Interspecies relationships: legal with consent
National healthcare: yes
Free education through college level: yes

Economic stances

Free trade: no
Fair trade: yes
Taxes: according to nation page: no
Corporations: no
Unions: yes
Workers' cooperatives: yes
Workers' rights: yes

by **The Altani Federation** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 1:15 am

The Altani take on Kreanoltha politically: The anti-monarchy and anti-theocracy stance of Kreanoltha would be an issue, but the Altani would find the Kreanolthan stance on politics highly compatible in most other ways. The Altani would especially agree concerning democracy, which has developed a bad reputation of late in the Federation. And any society that has a "Capitalism Day" holiday would definitely be on the same wavelength as the Altani politically. The Altani would have no problem with having diplomatic relations with Kreanoltha, assuming the Kreanolthans could tolerate the confusing mishmash of monarchies, theocracies and representative republics that make up the Federation.

The Altani take on Kreanoltha socially: The Kreanolthan stance on education and healthcare would puzzle the Altani, who view a well-educated and healthy workforce as essential to building a productive and successful nation and society. National healthcare and education are seen by the Altani as an investment in their society and workforce, and any society vehemently opposed to such programs would strike the Altani as a bit, well, confused. In most other areas, however, the Altani would find quite a bit of commonality with the Kreanolthans. The Altani also allow drugs and alcohol, and only punish people for the crimes they commit under the influence (although that rarely leads to execution in the Federation). The Kreanolthan stances on civil rights, gun control, green energy, the environment and whaling, militarism, and nationalism would also win high praise among the Altani. Overall, Kreanolthan society would be seen as mostly sensible, pragmatic and well-thought-out.

The Altani take on Kreanoltha economically: The Altani love free trade, don't like taxes, have a fondness for corporations, and are firm belivers in competition and survival of the fittest. They would thus find themselves in almost complete agreement with the Kreanolthans concerning economic policy, with the notable exception of unions.

Overall Altani view on Kreanoltha: A few strange ideas, but overall, these people have the right idea.

The Altani take on Rustonia politically: There are almost no circumstances under which the Altani could find common ground with the Rustonians. Rustonian attitudes concerning capitalism, monarchies and theocracies would infuriate the Altani, and the communist stance of the Rustonians would only serve to deepen the divide. If there were any relations between the Altani and the Rustonians at all, they would be extremely cold and distant. More likely, there would be no relations at all, and the Altani would watch any Rustonians in the Federation with extreme scrutiny for fear they would become rabblerousers.

The Altani take on Rustonia socially: Their stances on most social issues would actually make sense to the Altani. However, the idea that nationalism "is an infantile disease" would meet with the utmost scorn, and the Rustonian attitude concerning abortion would disgust most Altani.

The Altani take on Rustonia economically: The idea that fair trade is superior to free trade would make most Altani laugh until their sides hurt, and the idea that unions and the word "honest" should be in the same sentence together would make them laugh even harder. The only thing the Altani would likely agree with the Rustonians about economically would be cooperatives, which the Altani view as a reasonable and viable alternative to corporations.

Overall Altani view on Rustonia: Scary commies whose few good ideas are hard to find in the mountainous haystack of their bad ones.

The Altani take on MLP politically: More commies? The Altani would have civil but distant relations with the MLP, at best, due to their political stances.

The Altani take on MLP socially: Mostly tolerant and approving, although the MLP stance on abortion would be a source of bother, and the stance on militarism and nationalism would be a source of slight contempt.

The Altani take on MLP economically: No taxes? No corporations? No free trade? Are you lobsters trying to wreck your economy?

Overall Altani view on MLP: An eccentric nation, ok to have basic relations and trade with, but probably best avoided otherwise.

by **Voerdeland** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 3:23 am

Nation's unofficial name: Voerdeland
Nation's official name: The Voerdish Free State

Political stances

Socialism: Positive
Communism: Negative
Capitalism: Positive
Autocracy: Neutral
Fascism: Strongly against
Monarchy: Neutral
Democracy: Rather positive
Republicanism: Neutral
Theocracy: Against

Social stances

Abortion: Pro-choice
Civil rights: Important thing
Gun control: Against
GLBT rights: For
Equal rights for women: For
Drugs: Legalize everything!
Alcohol: Nice thing!
Assisted suicide: It shouldn't be legalized, but some forms of euthanasia must exist
Green energy: Depends on definition of "green". Fossil fuel power stations are stupid, but banning of the nuclear power plants is a pure idiotism.
Militarism: Rather against
Nationalism: Against
Pacifism: Neutral
The environment: Human population has right to exploit it, but few national parks are needed because of the tourism
Whaling: It's a branch of business, why would we ban it?
Racism/xenophobia: Against, all human beings are equal.
Other (i.e. non-human) species: They are all inferior, giving them rights is foolish
Interspecies relationships: Rather against
National healthcare: Government should provide it
Free education through college level: Only for the talented students

Economic stances

Free trade: Rather for
Fair trade: Taking care for the fairness of trade is one of the basic responsibilities of the government.
Taxes: Without the express need we don't collect them
Corporations: Few are state owned, few are private. All corporations are treated as a normal companies.
Unions: Good.
Workers' cooperatives: Very popular in Voerdeland, many people prefer to work in a cooperative than in a private company
Workers' rights: Good

by **Jbeil** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 3:37 am

Nation's unofficial name:Jbeil
Nation's official name:The United Socialist Republic of Jbeil

Political stances

Socialism:Very good
Communism:Very good
Capitalism:Very bad
Autocracy:Neutral
Fascism:Very bad
Monarchy:Bad
Democracy:Good
Republicanism:Good
Theocracy:Bad

Social stances

Abortion:Legal
Civil rights:Very good
Gun control:With the necessary papers.
GLBT rights:Legal
Equal rights for women:Legal
Drugs:Illegal
Alcohol:Legal
Assisted suicide:Illegal
Green energy:Very good
Militarism:Neutral
Nationalism:Neutral
Pacifism:Good
The environment:Very good
Whaling:Bad
Racism/xenophobia:Very bad
Other (i.e. non-human) species:Neutral(there are none in Jbeil)
Interspecies relationships:Neutral
National healthcare:Good
Free education through college level:Good

Economic stances

Free trade:Bad
Fair trade:Good
Taxes:Good
Corporations:Bad
Unions:Good
Workers' cooperatives:Good
Workers' rights:Good

by **Bears Armed** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 4:00 am

Nation's unofficial name: Bears Armed
Nation's official name: The Confederated Clans of the Free Bears of Bears Armed

Political stances

Socialism: Too coercive for our liking... (OOC: Bears are expected to pay 'contributions' to their own Clan's "Combined Fund", which probably does finance some 'welfare' and might own holdings in some businesses, but that's generally seen IC as more of an 'extended family' matter than a 'government' one and the Fund's managers are often separate from the Clan's leaders for other matters...)
Communism: It doesn't really work above the 'family' level, does it?
Capitalism: Okay (OOC: Bears Armed's economy is actually rather more 'rustic' and not quite as extensively developed as the game mechanics suggest, and so the country's 'free market' economy doesn't yet contain much in the way of large-scale 'capitalism'...)
Autocracy: Bears aren't that easily led, or pushed around...
Fascism: Bears aren't that easily led, or pushed around...
Monarchy: We had one of those once; It worked okay, most of the time, but we don't really need one nowadays; Oh, did you mean 'absolute' monarchy? Bears aren't that easily led, or pushed around...
Democracy: The obvious, and best, way of coordinating people's activities
Republicanism: Please define this term further,as far as the context of this questionaire is concerned, because I can think of five or six possible meanings for it and the general Ursine opinions towards each of these differ...
Theocracy: We respect religion, but generally (except in two or three of the Clans, anyhows) keep it separate from government; if other people are happier with the idea then that [in itself] doesn't bother us.

Social stances

Abortion: Emergencies only, which is a culturally-engrained attitude due to a relatively low birth-rate
Civil rights: Which ones? Normally "Anything not prohibited is permitted..."
Gun control: You should learn how to handle a gun properly before you start using it unsupervised, and there are some people who really shouldn't be trusted with weapons, but otherwise "An armed society is a polite society".
GLBT rights: Not really an issue here, because Ursines (who are c.95% of the population) seem to be innately heterosexual and so do some of our country's other peoples too.
Equal rights for women: Taken for granted
Drugs: Just don't cause any accidents, or serious incidents (but 'hard' drugs in the RL sense aren't known here yet, so we''re basically talking about some fairly mild herbs & fungi...)
Alcohol: Few restrictions generally, just don't cause any accidents or serious incidents...
Assisted suicide: attitudes vary from clan to clan
Green energy: we use a mixture of energy sources, and although vehicles tend to run on fossil fuels the [relatively few] large power-plants that we possess (outside of the SmithFolk's freeholds, anyway, we don't know how they run those...) tend to be either hydroelectric or -- more rarely -- geothermal.
Militarism: only when we need to defend ourselves against serious enemies
Nationalism: We're only quite loosely a 'nation' in the first place...
Pacifism: And what happens when you -- or I -- get threatened? Not a very common trait in Ursines...
The environment: What we live in? Keep it nice, as much as is practical, and don't eliminate anything that might turn out to be useful.
Whaling: Some of the Northlands clans do this, but they make sure they aren't hunting sapient whales and in fact some of them have alliance with the local Orca populations.
Racism/xenophobia: This happens sometimes, especially towards groups who have been threats to Ursinity in the past, but (except for a general & deeply-rooted hostility towards the Chaos-tainted...) isn't widely established
Other (i.e. non-human) species: "Ahem!" (Generally a case of 'live and let live', and there are members of several such species as minority groups within Bears Armed... and the same applies to our attitude towards Humans, although with wariness quite common in the case of groups that haven't yet proven themselves to be friendly, too...)
Interspecies relationships: "Eeuck! Chaos!" (They are not at all frequent here, and would normally face strong disapproval...)
National healthcare: Not a matter for 'national' policy, Clan policies vary.
Free education through college level: Not a matter for 'national' policy, Clan policies vary.

Economic stances

Free trade: Of course
Fair trade: If you aren't fair then why would they trade with you, rather than with somebody else?
Taxes: We don't like the idea, too coercive
Corporations: Legal, no problem (and, as I've already said, not as prevalent as is the case in many RL nations... I'm presuming here that what you mean by 'corporations' is actually 'big business'', yes?)
Unions: Legal but uncommon, most Bears prefer to sort matters out for themsleves
Workers' cooperatives: Legal, probably contain more people overall than the Unions do, normally involve relatives rather than otherwise-unconnected individuals
Workers' rights: You have the right to apply for a job, you have the right to leave any job, everything else is generally negotiable (although some particular Clans do have more rules)

by **Old Beringia** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 4:21 am

Nation's unofficial name:
Nation's official name:

Political stances

Socialism: Terrible.
Communism: Doesn't work.
Capitalism: One of the working economic systems.
Autocracy: Good
Fascism: Okay
Monarchy: Good
Democracy: It doesn't work.
Republicanism: Good idea in theory but in practice it fails.
Theocracy: Secularization brought nations into the new era.

Social stances

Abortion: Agree
Civil rights: Somewhat Agree
Gun control: Strongly Disagree
GLBT rights: Strongly Disagree
Equal rights for women: Neutral
Drugs: Legal over 17
Alcohol: Legal over 17
Assisted suicide: Strongly Disagree
Green energy: Good idea in theory but in practice it doesn't work.
Militarism: Neutral
Nationalism: Very useful
Pacifism: There's just no point in this.
The environment: It's ours to abuse.
Whaling: Same as above.
Racism/xenophobia: Just a little for both.
Other (i.e. non-human) species: If you mean sentient, they do not exist.
Interspecies relationships: See above.
National healthcare: No.
Free education through college level: No, all education facilities except military grade institutions are privately owned.

Economic stances

Free trade: Yes
Fair trade: Yes
Taxes: A necessity.
Corporations: Yes
Unions: Yes
Workers' cooperatives: Yes
Workers' rights: Yes

by **Bears Armed** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 6:34 am

Bears Armed wrote:[bInterspecies relationships: "Eeuck! Chaos!" (They are not at all frequent here, and would normally face strong disapproval...)

Clarification:
1/. All of the sapient 'Ursines' effectively comprise one single species, even though different stocks of them have 'awakened' from differing species of pre-sapient bears.
2/. Although some biologists might classify the 'TrueBears' (who are much less anthropomorphic in form that typical Ursines, are extremely long-lived and have some inherent other differences from the rest of us too) as a separate species those [rare] relationships that have taken place between TrueBears and standard Ursines have revealed that these two peoples are mutually interfertile and so that point is definitely arguable... and the TrueBears are so highly respected by public opinion amongst [the much more numerous] mainstream Ursines that relationships with them do not face that disapproval...
(OOC: They're basically our equivalent of 'Elves', and the only one of them that I'm admitting any outsiders have met is the national football team's mascot who -- because I run the Bears' football teams on a '4 years per World Cup' timescale -- won't actually be revealing his existence in that way until quite a few years after the country's "current date" for WA/diplomatic/political matters...)
3/. It is also arguable whether the 'Hwa' (i.e. anthropomorphic Giant Pandas) belong to the 'Ursine' species or to a separate -- although obviously related -- one. Relationships between Ursines and Hwa are not entirely unknown within the only Clan that actually has any Hwa members, and are generally viewed as acceptable there, but seem to be inevitably infertile and are subject to some disapproval by members of other clans.

by **Fire Ox Kawaiians** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 8:11 am

And just for grins, since you know us already:

Nation's unofficial name: The Fire Ox
Nation's official name: The Diaspora Tribe of Fire Ox Kawaiians

Political stances

Socialism: No
Communism: Hell no
Capitalism: Sure
Autocracy: Yes
Fascism: No
Monarchy: No
Democracy: No
Republicanism: No
Theocracy: Most definitely yes

Social stances

Abortion: Illegal, viewed as murder
Civil rights: For Kawaiians, yes
Gun control: Using both hands
GLBT rights: Outlawed as ecchi.
Equal rights for women: We believe the sexes are "separate but equal".
Drugs: Totally illegal
Alcohol: Legal only under carefully monitored situations
Assisted suicide: Absolutely not, considered murder
Green energy: Viewed favorably
Militarism: Yes, considered a religious duty
Nationalism: Yes. Kawaiians are the people of the Cute One.
Pacifism: Publicly, yes. Privately, not so much.
The environment: Totally for, considered a Manifestation of the Cute One.
Whaling: Against, they're considered (possibly) avatars of the Cute One.
Racism/xenophobia: Unfortunately yes, but we're polite about it.
Other (i.e. non-human) species: Our Sanrio kittens are venerated as avatars of the Cute One
Interspecies relationships: Say what? :blink:

National healthcare: No
Free education through college level: Only military/religious education available.

Economic stances

Free trade: For
Fair trade: What's that?
Taxes: Evil
Corporations: Good
Unions: Evil
Workers' cooperatives: Whatever
Workers' rights: If necessary

by **Cookesland** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 8:23 am

Nation's unofficial name: Cookesland
Nation's official name: The United States of Cookesland

Political stances

Socialism: neutral
Communism: neutral
Capitalism: Positive
Autocracy: Against
Fascism: Against
Monarchy: neutral
Democracy: Extremely Positive
Republicanism: Extremely Positive
Theocracy: neutral

Social stances

Abortion: Illegal
Civil rights: Yes
Gun control: No
GLBT rights: Yes
Equal rights for women: Yes
Drugs: Tobacco, and Caffeine are legal
Alcohol: Legal
Assisted suicide: Illegal
Green energy: positive
Militarism: We believe in a strong military to defend ourselves and help our allies with.
Nationalism: We believe in Patriotism
Pacifism: Good to a certain point
The environment: Supportive
Whaling: Neutral
Racism/xenophobia: Strongly Against
Other (i.e. non-human) species: Supportive
Interspecies relationships: Positive
National healthcare: Neutral, currently none
Free education through college level: Free Education is only provided up to secondary level.

Economic stances

Free trade: Positive
Fair trade: Positive
Taxes: Low
Corporations: Positive
Unions: Positive
Workers' cooperatives: against
Workers' rights: Positive

by **Calvitoras** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 8:31 am

Nation's unofficial name: Calvitoras
Nation's official name: The Federal Republic of Calvitoras

Political stances

Socialism: We believe in a mixed-economy system, incorporating elements of both capitalism and socialism.
Communism: Good idea, but doesn't work.
Capitalism: See socialism.
Autocracy: Horrible.
Fascism: Disgusting.
Monarchy: Constitutional monarchies are fine. Absolute monarchies, no.
Democracy: Good.
Republicanism: We are a republic.
Theocracy: Being officially secular, the Federal Republic is neutral to religion.

Social stances

Abortion: Legal, and accepted.
Civil rights: Never too many.
Gun control: Moderate regulation.
GLBT rights: People should have the right to choose.
Equal rights for women: Yes.
Drugs: Illegal, but not felonies.
Alcohol: Legal, but frowned upon.
Assisted suicide: Legal, but frowned upon.
Green energy: Never too much.
Militarism: Stupid.
Nationalism: Dangerous.
Pacifism: Good idea, but doesn't work.
The environment: We must work to save it.
Whaling: We would like to ban it, but our economy partially depends on whaling.
Racism/xenophobia: Stupid.
Other (i.e. non-human) species: Interesting.
Interspecies relationships: Fine.
National healthcare: Nescesary.
Free education through college level: No.

Economic stances

Free trade: Good idea, but a mixed economy, supporting both free and fair trade, works better.
Fair trade: See free trade.
Taxes: Should be at least 25%.
Corporations: Fine, as long as they don't oppress the masses too much.
Unions: Also fine, as long as they don't overstep their bounds.
Workers' cooperatives: Fine.
Workers' rights:

by **Niur** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 8:47 am

Nation's unofficial name:Niur
Nation's official name:The People's Democratic Republic of Niur

Political stances

Socialism:Yes, in the sense that our society is mostly a socialist nation, but small buisnesses our generally cititzen owned.
Communism:Same as above. We have a leaderless council based government system.
Capitalism:On small scale, sure, on large scale it breeds corruption and greed.
Autocracy:No
Fascism:Big No.
Monarchy: As a figure head only.
Democracy: Thats what we are.
Republicanism: We don't have any one head of state, but other than that yes.
Theocracy:No, we generally belive in secular offices, and most of Niur is non-religious anyway.

Social stances

Abortion: Only for reasons unrelated to the baby. (A non-example would be if the baby was a girl or blind)
Civil rights:Yes
Gun control: Heavily regulated, swords are far more common as far as civilians go.
GLBT rights: Yes
Equal rights for women: Yes
Drugs: Heavily controlled by the government.
Alcohol: Heavily controlled by the government.
Assisted suicide: no
Green energy: Very much so.
Militarism: No.
Nationalism: Not really, tends to breed war.
Pacifism: As long as we or our allies our not attacked.
The environment: High on our agenda
Whaling: Very bad.
Racism/xenophobia: Bad
Other (i.e. non-human) species: The majority of our population.
Interspecies relationships: Not uncommon, but only between sentient species.
National healthcare: Yes
Free education through college level: Yes.

Economic stances

Free trade: Only on induvidual scale.
Fair trade:Yes
Taxes:yes
Corporations:no
Unions:Yes
Workers' cooperatives:Yes
Workers' rights:Yes

by **Wanderjar** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 8:57 am

Nation's unofficial name: Wanderjar/The Free State
Nation's official name: The Afrikaner Free State of Wanderjar/Die Afrikaner Vrystaat Van Wanderjar

Political stances

Socialism: Socialist parties are banned in the Free State.
Communism: Communist parties are banned in the Free State.
Capitalism: Wanderjar is a laissez faire capitalist state.
Autocracy: Dependent on the autocracy, we are on good terms.
Fascism: Fascism is communism in disguise.
Monarchy: On good terms with monarchies
Democracy: On good terms with democracies
Republicanism: The Free State is a Republic
Theocracy: Theocracies are fascist states, and therefore are not trusted.

Social stances

Abortion: illegal, except in cases which would endanger the mother, or in retarded/disabled fetuses, in which abortion is mandatory.
Civil rights: Most allowed.
Gun control: Gun ownership is quite legal.
GLBT rights: Undefined (The user actually is very in favour of gay rights, but the RP'd nation is not)
Equal rights for women: Same as that of men.
Drugs: Legal.
Alcohol: Legal.
Assisted suicide: Legal.
Green energy: Expensive, inefficient, most power is nuclear.
Militarism: Pervasive.
Nationalism: Extremely pervasive.
Pacifism: frowned upon.
The environment: A low level concern.
Whaling: Indifferent stance.
Racism/xenophobia: The Free State has an apartheid system. (again, the user does not advocate such a system by any means, simply an RPd expression).
Other (i.e. non-human) species: Non-human sentients are executed.
Interspecies relationships: Illegal.
National healthcare: Private.
Free education through college level: Highschool.

Economic stances

Free trade: Yes.
Fair trade: Yes...tariffs are inefficient
Taxes: Very low, revenue generated from bond sales and value added taxes.
Corporations: pervasive
Unions: Banned.
Workers' cooperatives: As a corporation is a private entity, they would clearly be allowed.
Workers' rights: Oversight by Volksraad, mainly up to individual corporation.

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