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

[Inkopolitia]

I am not surprised. After all, the differences between Nekomimi and Humans are so vast to the point that both societies are arranged completely different.

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The Inkling school system is quite different from it's Human counterpart. The United States of Inkopolitia, in Part 5 of the Dogmatic part of the Inkling Constitution, cites education as a basic right needed to forward the advance of Inkling civilization. And as such, school is mandatory.

However, what marks the difference between the Inkling and Human education system is not if it's compulsory or not, rather, it's within the core curriculum of the Inkling schools instead.

Inklings begin school at the age of 3 with Grade 1. The end of compulsory education is at the age of 14, at Grade 11, whereas most Human schools end compulsory education at around 17 years of age.

About the subjects, the Inkling school system counts with subjects that make Inklings able to live their lives as normal citizens. These subjects include Social Studies, where social interactions are teached, the basis of Turf Wars (Self explanatory, how they work), Inklish, versions of Math that will be actually used in day-to-day life (Such as in situations where critical mathematical thinking is needed), and others, although the basic principle of the Inkling school subjects is to make them applicable in day-to-day Inkling life and not make students stressed out.

One of the other core differences in Inkling schools is that homework doesn't exist, leaving students to be able to do what they please with their free time at home. Homework has been criticsized by the Inkling Ministry of Education on multiple occassions, citing it as "A violation of leisure and fun, which are core parts of a child's life".

The last difference is that Inklings are not treated like numbers. This means that when exams arrive and Inklings have to take them, the exam is put through various examinations to truly tell how effective the Inkling is at being able to comprehend, adapt and overcome different scenarios.

[Skyhooked]

Well, a system, that emphases on both knowledge and practical skills and lets pupils to rest more is something we try to cultivate back in Skyhooked, the examination part must be difficult for teachers and those, who make the tests, but if it's more effective, then why not?

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Skyhookedian tourists in other countries are basically a nightmare to all tourist guides . Basically organizing them feels like organizing a herd of cats. Those folks are pretty loud and laugh alot, behave themselves in a pretty rowdy manner and tend explore places, where tourists are not supposed to be. They might look like drunken idiots, but the most troubling part, is that they are extremely cunning folks.

Here are some examples of what they tend to do:

-Even if customs are strict or there is a no-alcohol zone, they will always find a way to smuggle some booze and get drunk. Some can smuggle marijuana too. More skillful of them can even smuggle small guns.

-They are semi-nocturnal, so at nights, they usually feast and play lod music.

-Females, beware! While male tourists will never even try to rape, they tend to hit on ladies alot and offer them drinks too, doesn't matter if they are employees or not. Skyhookedian gals will try to seduce males.

-In case there is a river, lake, fountain or other pool of water, expect to see some of them hoping in it and enjoying themselves there. Even if it's cold. But don't worry, somehow despite being cold and wet, they won't get sick. At least seriously.

-Some of them might be found taking selfies even in places, that are off limits or just plain dangerous.

-They are even more loud than chinsese tourists and extremely talkative. If they see something, they'll share their opinion with eachother.

-Dress appropriately for weather? Not a chance! There are many cases, when it snowed heavily and those folks weared their usual skimpy attire, just "because they can" Cold doesn't seem to bother them. They won't dress appropriately for a desert either... They are used to extreme heat too.

-And if terrorists attack them, they are extremely unlikely to evacuate and they make really bad hostages. Usual behaviour: Yell battlecries and throw bottles and other junk and go forth to take their weapons. Some may get hurt, but... this is epic.

-But... at least they don't litter too much. And near the war memorials they show respect. Warrior culture after all...

[Ikuisuus]

Goodness! We’ll keep both an eye and ear on your tourists. Hopefully they can learn and act quickly like Tupleans, because time is fleeting for Tupleans (you’ll see why in a minute).

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The education system among the Tuplean species is very direct and basic. Since Tupleans love an average lifespan 24 to 29 years, time is of the upmost essence. Thus, what would normally be eight to twelve years of public education for humans, a Tuplean starts their compulsory education at the age of one/two-years-old, where they receive four to six years of education (two years of elementary education, one/two years of intermediate education, and one/two years of secondary education).

Aside from compulsory education, Tupleans can also move on to auxiliary education (colleges/universities) to further pursue a career and/or learn more than the average Tuplean. Enrolling into an auxiliary school is difficult, however, not because of expenses (all Tuplean education is free of tuition/fees), but rather strict and long entry exams. Only those of extraordinary talent and mastery in skills could be allowed to enroll in auxiliary education, while those who fail to enroll can only retake the entry exams once every four years.

Among the extracurricular activities of Tuplean schools, there is the sport of Rentai-dō - a form of martial arts that involves the use of line warfare and pneumatic muskets as weapons. This martial art is exclusive to both genders in all levels of education in order to develop their self-esteem as young adults and beyond, assist in becoming a professional and efficient citizen and develop the characteristics necessary to become soldiers at any moment's notice. It involves two opposing school teams, each possessing their own regiments of musketeers, combating in established league matches. Unlike actual combat, the pneumatic muskets used in Rentai-dō are loaded with a non-lethal paintball, which shatters and splatters on impact, dousing the target in a liquid chemical that temporarily stings the nerves and simulates getting shot (that is if the pinch from getting hit by a paintball wasn't enough). All participants in a match wear protective face masks to shield their head from the paintballs; however, headshots are an 'instant kill' no matter where he/she is hit in the head.

There are two types of matches in Rentai-dō - annihilation and objective. In the annihilation match, one regiment must eliminate all of its opposing team's musketeers in order to win the match. This type of match will favor the team with superior numbers, since it's a battle of attrition. The objective match is when one team must capture the opposing team's objective points in order to win the match. This type of match will give a chance for an unfavorable team to win for they only need to capture the opposing team's objective points, usually by use of superior strategies and tactics despite the odds against them.

[The Fylkirate]

I wonder why anyone would even welcome a people this rowdy into their countries. Honestly, I'm pretty sure you guys would have been blacklisted the moment you'd done something like this if you belonged to the real world.

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Monogamy as a concept does not exist in the Continent of Ignus. Of course, monogamous people (who share their intimate life with only a single person) exist, but the idea that intimacy belongs only between couples is something that is not comprehended in any culture in Ignus. That said, most of the cultures in Ignus are not polygamous either. In Sol -supported by the Hyaran Faith- concubinage exists. I would say the concubines were in a lower position than the spouse, but women in general have so few rights that the distinction between the positions is literally just a technicality. In Bukari, the Regnant Queen has the right to take consorts in addition to her Grand Prince (the Queen's Spouse), and the consort's only difference with the Grand Prince is that their children -while considered royal- are disqualified from succession (concubinage is banned across the board, and consortage for all who are not the Regnant Queen).
The Norden Tribes are polygamous in that the consorts/concubines -at least where you can find them- are normally considered equal members in a clan. This becomes even more relevant because marriage as a concept is shaky in the Norden society as it is, even without considering non-marital forms of intimacy.

[Inkopolitia]

It's fine. No one should ever be bothered what people do in the bedroom, as long as all parties are consenting.

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The Inkling school system is quite different from it's Human counterpart. The United States of Inkopolitia, in Part 5 of the Dogmatic part of the Inkling Constitution, cites education as a basic right needed to forward the advance of Inkling civilization. And as such, school is mandatory.

However, what marks the difference between the Inkling and Human education system is not if it's compulsory or not, rather, it's within the core curriculum of the Inkling schools instead.

Inklings begin school at the age of 3 with Grade 1. The end of compulsory education is at the age of 14, at Grade 11, whereas most Human schools end compulsory education at around 17 years of age.

About the subjects, the Inkling school system counts with subjects that make Inklings able to live their lives as normal citizens. These subjects include Social Studies, where social interactions are teached, the basis of Turf Wars (Self explanatory, how they work), Inklish, versions of Math that will be actually used in day-to-day life (Such as in situations where critical mathematical thinking is needed), and others, although the basic principle of the Inkling school subjects is to make them applicable in day-to-day Inkling life and not make students stressed out.

One of the other core differences in Inkling schools is that homework doesn't exist, leaving students to be able to do what they please with their free time at home. Homework has been criticsized by the Inkling Ministry of Education on multiple occassions, citing it as "A violation of leisure and fun, which are core parts of a child's life".

The last difference is that Inklings are not treated like numbers. This means that when exams arrive and Inklings have to take them, the exam is put through various examinations to truly tell how effective the Inkling is at being able to comprehend, adapt and overcome different scenarios.

[Wawakanatote]

Monogamy as a concept does not exist in the Continent of Ignus. Of course, monogamous people (who share their intimate life with only a single person) exist, but the idea that intimacy belongs only between couples is something that is not comprehended in any culture in Ignus. That said, most of the cultures in Ignus are not polygamous either. In Sol -supported by the Hyaran Faith- concubinage exists. I would say the concubines were in a lower position than the spouse, but women in general have so few rights that the distinction between the positions is literally just a technicality. In Bukari, the Regnant Queen has the right to take consorts in addition to her Grand Prince (the Queen's Spouse), and the consort's only difference with the Grand Prince is that their children -while considered royal- are disqualified from succession (concubinage is banned across the board, and consortage for all who are not the Regnant Queen).
The Norden Tribes are polygamous in that the consorts/concubines -at least where you can find them- are normally considered equal members in a clan. This becomes even more relevant because marriage as a concept is shaky in the Norden society as it is, even without considering non-marital forms of intimacy.

The bit on the rights of women kind of suck tbh. Though it's interesting that your society, in particular your royals, have chosen a system of concubinage over monogamy or polygamy - is this so that they expand their family bloodlines?

AN:

This educational system seems better than the in real life version we have today, but I do have some questions such as, "why do you shave off so many years towards the end of school?" and "do the children go into the workforce directly after completing school?"

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The Song-Fan Dynasty is a very powerful and influential family in the realms of governance, business, and entertainment throughout the countries of the Supranational Union, but specifically in China and most of East Asia, dating back to Fan Zhongshu (1897-1947), a journalist and a supporter of the Chinese Revolution, and Song Chiang (1898-1963), a wealthy Hong Kong industrialist. The oldest living member of this family is Fan Ching-kuo (110), the former Chairman of Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum, who is also the grandfather of Song Liyuan (48), the Chairwoman of the Council of Democrats, and the great-great grandfather of Song Mei (1), the youngest member of the family.

The Song-Fan Dynasty is a very influential and powerful family within the spheres of politics, business, and entertainment throughout the Supranational Union, specifically in China and most of East Asia.

The current incarnation of the family dates back to the tail-end of the late 19th century with the births of Song Chiang, a wealthy Hong Kong industrialist, in 1898 and Fan Zhongzhu, a Chinese journalist and later supporter of the Chinese Revolution, in 1897. These lines would be continued by Fan Zhen-kang in 1921 and Song Hanying in 1926, both as members of the Chinese government with the former as a bureaucrat and the later as a financial adviser.

By the time of their deaths, the next generation was continued on through Song Ju-yin in 1951, the younger daughter of Song Hanying, and Fan Ching-kuo, the younger son of Fan Zhen-kang, in 1952 with the latter still alive at 110, which has allowed them to see the next four generations that initially saw the two families merge in the early 21st century with the marriage between Song Zhi and Fan Zedong - who would later give birth to Song Liyuan, the current Chairwoman of the Council of Democrats (i.e. paramount leader of the Supranational Union).

Family Tree

[Inkopolitia]

Monogamy as a concept does not exist in the Continent of Ignus. Of course, monogamous people (who share their intimate life with only a single person) exist, but the idea that intimacy belongs only between couples is something that is not comprehended in any culture in Ignus. That said, most of the cultures in Ignus are not polygamous either. In Sol -supported by the Hyaran Faith- concubinage exists. I would say the concubines were in a lower position than the spouse, but women in general have so few rights that the distinction between the positions is literally just a technicality. In Bukari, the Regnant Queen has the right to take consorts in addition to her Grand Prince (the Queen's Spouse), and the consort's only difference with the Grand Prince is that their children -while considered royal- are disqualified from succession (concubinage is banned across the board, and consortage for all who are not the Regnant Queen).
The Norden Tribes are polygamous in that the consorts/concubines -at least where you can find them- are normally considered equal members in a clan. This becomes even more relevant because marriage as a concept is shaky in the Norden society as it is, even without considering non-marital forms of intimacy.

The bit on the rights of women kind of suck tbh. Though it's interesting that your society, in particular your royals, have chosen a system of concubinage over monogamy or polygamy - is this so that they expand their family bloodlines?

AN:

This educational system seems better than the in real life version we have today, but I do have some questions such as, "why do you shave off so many years towards the end of school?" and "do the children go into the workforce directly after completing school?"

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The Song-Fan Dynasty is a very powerful and influential family in the realms of governance, business, and entertainment throughout the countries of the Supranational Union, but specifically in China and most of East Asia, dating back to Fan Zhongshu (1897-1947), a journalist and a supporter of the Chinese Revolution, and Song Chiang (1898-1963), a wealthy Hong Kong industrialist. The oldest living member of this family is Fan Ching-kuo (110), the former Chairman of Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum, who is also the grandfather of Song Liyuan (48), the Chairwoman of the Council of Democrats, and the great-great grandfather of Song Mei (1), the youngest member of the family.

The Song-Fan Dynasty is a very influential and powerful family within the spheres of politics, business, and entertainment throughout the Supranational Union, specifically in China and most of East Asia.

The current incarnation of the family dates back to the tail-end of the late 19th century with the births of Song Chiang, a wealthy Hong Kong industrialist, in 1898 and Fan Zhongzhu, a Chinese journalist and later supporter of the Chinese Revolution, in 1897. These lines would be continued by Fan Zhen-kang in 1921 and Song Hanying in 1926, both as members of the Chinese government with the former as a bureaucrat and the later as a financial adviser.

By the time of their deaths, the next generation was continued on through Song Ju-yin in 1951, the younger daughter of Song Hanying, and Fan Ching-kuo, the younger son of Fan Zhen-kang, in 1952 with the latter still alive at 110, which has allowed them to see the next four generations that initially saw the two families merge in the early 21st century with the marriage between Song Zhi and Fan Zedong - who would later give birth to Song Liyuan, the current Chairwoman of the Council of Democrats (i.e. paramount leader of the Supranational Union).

Family Tree

Inklings are legally considered adults when they turn 14. This is due to the fact of human and inkling brains behaving differently. /skipme pls

[Soleos]

Monogamy as a concept does not exist in the Continent of Ignus. Of course, monogamous people (who share their intimate life with only a single person) exist, but the idea that intimacy belongs only between couples is something that is not comprehended in any culture in Ignus. That said, most of the cultures in Ignus are not polygamous either. In Sol -supported by the Hyaran Faith- concubinage exists. I would say the concubines were in a lower position than the spouse, but women in general have so few rights that the distinction between the positions is literally just a technicality. In Bukari, the Regnant Queen has the right to take consorts in addition to her Grand Prince (the Queen's Spouse), and the consort's only difference with the Grand Prince is that their children -while considered royal- are disqualified from succession (concubinage is banned across the board, and consortage for all who are not the Regnant Queen).
The Norden Tribes are polygamous in that the consorts/concubines -at least where you can find them- are normally considered equal members in a clan. This becomes even more relevant because marriage as a concept is shaky in the Norden society as it is, even without considering non-marital forms of intimacy.

The bit on the rights of women kind of suck tbh. Though it's interesting that your society, in particular your royals, have chosen a system of concubinage over monogamy or polygamy - is this so that they expand their family bloodlines?

AN:

This educational system seems better than the in real life version we have today, but I do have some questions such as, "why do you shave off so many years towards the end of school?" and "do the children go into the workforce directly after completing school?"

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The Song-Fan Dynasty is a very powerful and influential family in the realms of governance, business, and entertainment throughout the countries of the Supranational Union, but specifically in China and most of East Asia, dating back to Fan Zhongshu (1897-1947), a journalist and a supporter of the Chinese Revolution, and Song Chiang (1898-1963), a wealthy Hong Kong industrialist. The oldest living member of this family is Fan Ching-kuo (110), the former Chairman of Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum, who is also the grandfather of Song Liyuan (48), the Chairwoman of the Council of Democrats, and the great-great grandfather of Song Mei (1), the youngest member of the family.

The Song-Fan Dynasty is a very influential and powerful family within the spheres of politics, business, and entertainment throughout the Supranational Union, specifically in China and most of East Asia.

The current incarnation of the family dates back to the tail-end of the late 19th century with the births of Song Chiang, a wealthy Hong Kong industrialist, in 1898 and Fan Zhongzhu, a Chinese journalist and later supporter of the Chinese Revolution, in 1897. These lines would be continued by Fan Zhen-kang in 1921 and Song Hanying in 1926, both as members of the Chinese government with the former as a bureaucrat and the later as a financial adviser.

By the time of their deaths, the next generation was continued on through Song Ju-yin in 1951, the younger daughter of Song Hanying, and Fan Ching-kuo, the younger son of Fan Zhen-kang, in 1952 with the latter still alive at 110, which has allowed them to see the next four generations that initially saw the two families merge in the early 21st century with the marriage between Song Zhi and Fan Zedong - who would later give birth to Song Liyuan, the current Chairwoman of the Council of Democrats (i.e. paramount leader of the Supranational Union).

Family Tree

I'm a bit concerned about political families wielding power over a nation in this regard, but so long as it works out, it works out.

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While genders roles have all but been eliminated in Terran culture, "Masculine" and "Feminine" are still traits used to describe a 'style' a citizen exudes.

A citizen's records only have 'Sex' as XX, XY, or O (intersex and other non-binary), but 'gender' doesn't exist outside of the individual's preference for it. Some XX or XY would "look" masculine or feminine, or somewhere in between as well as 'top', 'vers', or 'bottom'. Human sexuality is also simplified as 'preference'. Some XY citizens have a preference for 'feminine' aesthetics, some may be okay with Feminine XY and XX, or, in IRL terms, some are 'straight' and prefer feminine XXs and/or Feminine XYs exclusively. However, most citizens don't focus too much on chromosomes, and usually just go with what turns them on. Someone likes masculine? Doesn't matter if XX, XY, or O, a good looking masculine is a good looking masculine.

At the same time, masculinity in the Technocracy isn't machismo and animalistic aggression. It's basically looking like what one would perceive to be Male, however the machismo stuff is looked down upon as "devolved" and "non-human". Despite the Technocracy being a twisted mixture of Social Progressivism and Confucian-Academic Fascism, society encourages men to be bubbly, sweet, clean, organized, etc. It's not fitting of a space fascist state but somehow it works out.

[EastKekistan]

The bit on the rights of women kind of suck tbh. Though it's interesting that your society, in particular your royals, have chosen a system of concubinage over monogamy or polygamy - is this so that they expand their family bloodlines?

AN:

This educational system seems better than the in real life version we have today, but I do have some questions such as, "why do you shave off so many years towards the end of school?" and "do the children go into the workforce directly after completing school?"

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The Song-Fan Dynasty is a very powerful and influential family in the realms of governance, business, and entertainment throughout the countries of the Supranational Union, but specifically in China and most of East Asia, dating back to Fan Zhongshu (1897-1947), a journalist and a supporter of the Chinese Revolution, and Song Chiang (1898-1963), a wealthy Hong Kong industrialist. The oldest living member of this family is Fan Ching-kuo (110), the former Chairman of Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum, who is also the grandfather of Song Liyuan (48), the Chairwoman of the Council of Democrats, and the great-great grandfather of Song Mei (1), the youngest member of the family.

The Song-Fan Dynasty is a very influential and powerful family within the spheres of politics, business, and entertainment throughout the Supranational Union, specifically in China and most of East Asia.

The current incarnation of the family dates back to the tail-end of the late 19th century with the births of Song Chiang, a wealthy Hong Kong industrialist, in 1898 and Fan Zhongzhu, a Chinese journalist and later supporter of the Chinese Revolution, in 1897. These lines would be continued by Fan Zhen-kang in 1921 and Song Hanying in 1926, both as members of the Chinese government with the former as a bureaucrat and the later as a financial adviser.

By the time of their deaths, the next generation was continued on through Song Ju-yin in 1951, the younger daughter of Song Hanying, and Fan Ching-kuo, the younger son of Fan Zhen-kang, in 1952 with the latter still alive at 110, which has allowed them to see the next four generations that initially saw the two families merge in the early 21st century with the marriage between Song Zhi and Fan Zedong - who would later give birth to Song Liyuan, the current Chairwoman of the Council of Democrats (i.e. paramount leader of the Supranational Union).

Family Tree

I'm a bit concerned about political families wielding power over a nation in this regard, but so long as it works out, it works out.

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While genders roles have all but been eliminated in Terran culture, "Masculine" and "Feminine" are still traits used to describe a 'style' a citizen exudes.

A citizen's records only have 'Sex' as XX, XY, or O (intersex and other non-binary), but 'gender' doesn't exist outside of the individual's preference for it. Some XX or XY would "look" masculine or feminine, or somewhere in between as well as 'top', 'vers', or 'bottom'. Human sexuality is also simplified as 'preference'. Some XY citizens have a preference for 'feminine' aesthetics, some may be okay with Feminine XY and XX, or, in IRL terms, some are 'straight' and prefer feminine XXs and/or Feminine XYs exclusively. However, most citizens don't focus too much on chromosomes, and usually just go with what turns them on. Someone likes masculine? Doesn't matter if XX, XY, or O, a good looking masculine is a good looking masculine.

At the same time, masculinity in the Technocracy isn't machismo and animalistic aggression. It's basically looking like what one would perceive to be Male, however the machismo stuff is looked down upon as "devolved" and "non-human". Despite the Technocracy being a twisted mixture of Social Progressivism and Confucian-Academic Fascism, society encourages men to be bubbly, sweet, clean, organized, etc. It's not fitting of a space fascist state but somehow it works out.

OK. It is essentially a version of East Kekistan in terms of what masculinity means. Interesting.

East Kekistan rules over the entire universe. In 3171 the Universal Alliance admitted its last new members. After that the entire universe has been patrolled by the Universal Force (UF) which is essentially just another name for East Kekistani Universal Force (EKUF).

East Kekistanis developed instant communication in 2097 and began to navigate through wormholes since the 22th century. However faster than light travel wasn't available until the 27th century and instant teleporting was only developed in 3158. The last 13 years of East Kekistani expansion was incorporation of the rest of the universe into the Universal Alliance which took 37 wars to achieve.

[Las Palmeras]

Nekomimi males tended to be dandified bureaucrats so we could get how efficient office workers could be considered "manly". The need to finish work also knows no gender here...albeit our focus on complementary opposites and perception of sex still leads us to be a bit weirded out by you though.

AN: We quite honestly consider that to be insanity in terms of scale due to our current civilization's position, but hey, if Clarke's Third Law is your bag...

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Shinahari Ltd., Las Palmeras' premier mega-corporation with multinational access, pioneers in making microprocessors and electronics and has made great leaps in using synthetic diamonds in semiconductor parts. It's noting that Shinahari Ltd. rose into stardom at the end of the 1970s, an enormous leap considering we were newcomers and initially using Soviet-made equipment.

The rumored discovery of diamond-based...objects... and "classified" objects in archaeological expeditions financed by the Air Force have led conspiracy theorists to assume that "Palmeran can-do spirit" isn't the only thing at play, but that we have reverse-engineered long lost technology of a pre-historical but industrial nekomimi civilization, or an alien one, or a combination of those.

[Allied Iran]

Huh. That's actually pretty interesting. I would say the conspiracies are racist (similar to the meme that aliens made the Ziggurats or the Pyramids or etc.) but I don't know much about the backstory to make an informed statement

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The Iranian diaspora, defined as Iranian people living abroad or their children born abroad, are something close to three million in total. The majority of this number (something between 1.75-2.35 million people) live in the US, Germany, the UK, and Canada, having originally migrated there during or immediately after the Islamic Revolution of 1979. The largest group in Iranian diaspora outside of this is a minority of Iranians living in the coast of East Africa (mostly in the Zanzibar region of Tanzania and some of the Kenyan coast), however it is debatable if they are "diaspora" or not, seeing as the earliest of this group of Iranians left Persia during early Safavid era (1500s).

[The Fylkirate]

The bit on the rights of women kind of suck tbh. Though it's interesting that your society, in particular your royals, have chosen a system of concubinage over monogamy or polygamy - is this so that they expand their family bloodlines?

Just to point out, Sol is not our society, if anything it is our greatest enemy. That said, the reason concubinage exists -to a point, at least- is really something that happened during the Interregnum, when the once-centralized Sol Empire fell apart into a fuckload of small duchies and counties (pretty much feudalism, but no "realm" that duchies belong to). Concubinage became an innovation in the Hyaran religion at that time specifically because each noble family wanted to expand their own bloodline and make connections to other lines. That children of concubines are "part of" the House of their father helps. And another part of it was to make women's life even more terrible, but I digress; Hyarans really hate women.
/skip

[EastKekistan]

Huh. That's actually pretty interesting. I would say the conspiracies are racist (similar to the meme that aliens made the Ziggurats or the Pyramids or etc.) but I don't know much about the backstory to make an informed statement

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The Iranian diaspora, defined as Iranian people living abroad or their children born abroad, are something close to three million in total. The majority of this number (something between 1.75-2.35 million people) live in the US, Germany, the UK, and Canada, having originally migrated there during or immediately after the Islamic Revolution of 1979. The largest group in Iranian diaspora outside of this is a minority of Iranians living in the coast of East Africa (mostly in the Zanzibar region of Tanzania and some of the Kenyan coast), however it is debatable if they are "diaspora" or not, seeing as the earliest of this group of Iranians left Persia during early Safavid era (1500s).

That's really cool. We are concerned about the plight of the Iranian minority persecuted by local Africans. Can our representative talk to YL?

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By 3171 East Kekistan has unified all of the universe. In 3183 time travel became possible. In 3224 Kawasaki Spacecraft Corporation invented the first Eleven-dimensional Teleporter. Samsung, Toyota and Lenovo then began to manifacture their own teleporters.

After the invention of such a device travel between any two locations in the universe becomes theoretically instantaneous. In practice in order to prevent accidents teleport stations were designated and non-military teleporters could only teleport from one teleport station to another in settled places. Take planet Earth as an example people at most need to walk for 100 m to find a teleport station.

The only exceptions are central/federal governments, especially the government of East Kekistan in Jingcheng, Subdistrict 3, District 45, Megadistrict 2,706. Faster than light travel and time travel are prohibited in the area at most 1 LY from Jingcheng Planet unless in emergency. Moderate restrictions such as no FTL travel or time travel at most 5 light minutes from a sensitive place exist for 15,753,713,395 major military installations throughout the universe.

P.S. All major military installations and central/federal govs are FAR AWAY from any civilian settlement so that such restrictions won't inconvenience citizens.

[Mauropolis]

The scale of the Iranian diaspora is most definitely interesting, and I wonder if Iran now has plans to bring them back or incentivise them into settling formally Arab-dominated parts of Iran.

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The current Autarch, Rhea Wereald, is both motherless NS fatherless. In fact, she is an artificial being and has no true family. She was born from an incubation tank as an experiment in genetic engineering and social conditioning. Since her appointment, she’s allowed such experiments to continue, even donating her biological material. Such material has been used in creating clones of her, though these aren’t often as successful as Rhea was in her youth.

[EastKekistan]

The scale of the Iranian diaspora is most definitely interesting, and I wonder if Iran now has plans to bring them back or incentivise them into settling formally Arab-dominated parts of Iran.

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The current Autarch, Rhea Wereald, is both motherless NS fatherless. In fact, she is an artificial being and has no true family. She was born from an incubation tank as an experiment in genetic engineering and social conditioning. Since her appointment, she’s allowed such experiments to continue, even donating her biological material. Such material has been used in creating clones of her, though these aren’t often as successful as Rhea was in her youth.

Good for Rhea. Why isn't that successful any more though? Do you need our scientists to help you?

/stillme

[The Gryphonic States]

The current Autarch, Rhea Wereald, is both motherless NS fatherless. In fact, she is an artificial being and has no true family. She was born from an incubation tank as an experiment in genetic engineering and social conditioning. Since her appointment, she’s allowed such experiments to continue, even donating her biological material. Such material has been used in creating clones of her, though these aren’t often as successful as Rhea was in her youth.

... Huh. Seems like a slippery, yet useful slope. Population issues be-gone!

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Came at far too high a cost, considering your universe. I will taken modern technology, over what is proposed.

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The special operation divisions of the Gryphonic Armies are known as the 'Zee-Zees.' This comes from the gryphon root-word 'Zyliz', roughly translating into 'Gore'. They are trained to be the best of the best, and originated as Dragon Killers during the first two decades of the Dragon Wars. As such, the Zee-Zees are required to have incredibly fast reactions, decision making, and the ability to deal with critical losses.

In the modern years of the war, they are used as terror shock-troops. Even the rumor that Zee-Zees are within the area can cause rookie human divisions to rout out of fear, due to a horrific reputation of wholesale slaughter. Their primarily role is to serve as the spear-head, and they are responsible for 85% of the incursions over the Northern Wall. They are a primary focus in both Gryphonic and Human propaganda, with Human propaganda painting them as blood thirsty murderers, with no regard for human life... And Gryphonic propaganda painting them as troops who will not stop until they achieve the goal their nation has laid out for them.

An estimate 85,000 Zee-Zees operator within the Gryphonic Armies.

[A m e n r i a]

Oof, I'd imagine how hard it would be to beat those guys with that tech condom over your world and keeping FanT/PMT/FT chad energy from coming in.

RMD got the idea for a superhero team consisting of many sisters with widly different talents and personality traits from watching an episode of The Loud House. He didn't like it, but at least he got inspiration.

[The Fylkirate]

Heh. The Loud House is a pretty funny show in all honesty. I haven't really followed it since season one, but it's pretty funny nonetheless.

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While it is commonly compared to Sainthood, Norden-style Ancestor Veneration actually has little to nothing in common with it other than "a person is venerated after death". In the Reformed Norden Faith, a person can be considered a Venerated Ancestor (Forfeður) if the Great Moot names them one. The process for this is long and detailed, but it generally starts with a request (either by a goðar or said ancestor's descendants) that is later debated by the Great Moot. Typically, the moot debates over this in private for seven sessions, and then in public (typically in the temple of the ancestor's home) for one session, at which point the Moot votes on beatification. Should the vote pass by a large margin (26-13 is the least accepted number), the ancestor is named a Forfeður (Literally a Forefather). This is generally the easiest way for a new clan to be born (in which case the clan will be named after the ancestor), but it isn't uncommon to see this in older, established clans (The clan Ysmir, who the current Jarl of Hermand belongs to, has seven Named Forefathers, all of whom were venerated because of their prowess as Jarls in their life while the clan Ralof has three named ancestors venerated for their prowess as Shieldmaidens.)

[Silver Commonwealth]

Opinion: Huh, that's an interesting system you have got there. What happens, if the vote doesn't pass, though? Does it mean, that a new clan can't be created, or something else?

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Ministry of Education

Fact time!

*SC's teacher takes a cup of lotoko*

''In SC, there is only one major social network, named ''Illumination'', while the computers themselves run on Temple OS - an OS somewhat similar to IRL Microsoft OS, but with differences, like pre-installed tracking system, in order for SC's governments to keep an eye on the people's activities in internet. Logo of Temple OS is a cross with clouds around them, and sun behind the clouds. During its first years of creation, most of its users were in SC's America, and there were only a few people, but as further developments of internet, and electricity network took place in SC's ''FIrst World'' territories, more and more people were able to connect to the internet, and in the mid 2040s, the amount of internet users had reached over 20 million, mostly in SC's ''first world'' regions. Right now, SC's technicians are expanding internet access in newly conquered territories as well, and more users keep coming to SC's internet, with most of them being government officials of the newly formed regions, or Elites. As of now, SC's government is trying to preserve the ''Illumination's'' status as the sole social network in its internet, and other alternatives are usually cracked down. That said, new websites are still appearing, with most of them being computer game sites, or video sharing websites. During the 2020s, Russian Empire and RNGOC (The two other superstates in SC's universe) tried to establish a some kind of social network, and internet in their countries as well, but only a few people used it (Mostly government officials), it had limited internet speed, and connection. After the collapse of those other superstates, most of the internet servers of them shut off soon, due of the lack of maintenance during the chaos. After the Scramble for the World, SC's technicians have turned in some of those servers again, in order to connect the territories of former two superstates with SC's internet better. (And unlike with former disputed zone, SC doesn't need to build everything from zero there.)''

[Free Arabian Nation]

Hey- why the hell am I in a school? Why are there people with gu- Oh... I get it.

Likewise, it gives me a weird sense of joy that there are people out there fighting for freedom through the internet. The Government has cracked down on non-government approved sites, yet there are still game sites and video sharing sites scattered all across the web. Jeez, maybe that explains why we're in a school. Because the government is a school.

Uh, OK, OK, I was joking. Don't shoot me please. *And thus I was never seen again*

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Free Arabia actually had a Nuclear Program in the past, that only lasted 12 days. The ANP (Arabian Nuclear Program) was founded in 1969 in a attempt to develop nuclear weapons. The base, located in Al Anbar, lasted only 12 days before violently exploding from someone dropping a cigarette in a storage room. The fire ignited several flammable and explosive materials and completely decimated the base, killing 90 and injuring 121. Since then, no attempts at recreating the nuclear program were made as Eastasia threatened to nuke Mecca, Jerusalem, and Baghdad should the Arabs build the bomb. As such, Arabia has no official nuclear program and does doesn't have plans to create a nuclear bomb.

[New Wolvers]

Honestly better that way, less nuclear bombs are produced, the better.

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The LWA, during peacetime, has an unofficial division that consists in... garbage collection.
While this might sound stupid, it is used as an efficient way to keep recruits busy, as usually lower ranked soldiers of the LW Army are employed as garbagemen or street cleaners, as well as to make people feel safe.
As such, insulting a street cleaner or assaulting one is akin to insult a police officer, even though they have to abide all the laws and rights of a civilian during street cleaning shift.
Also, it is not mandatory, but gives more benefits for those who join the program.
Also, not every place in New Wolvers have the army to collect the garbage and clean the streets: private companies are employed outside of the zones the army is given to clean, and only the Federal District of Berta C.C. has only the LWA to collect and clean.

[Las Palmeras]

That happens in the country I live in IRL. All good, I guess, as long as it's efficient and you're not missing out on actual military exercises regularly.

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The stereotype is that we (nekomimi) CAN swim and are quite good at it too. Seeing as how the Palmeran Home Island is in the middle of the Atlantic, it's more or less a prerequisite. Also because nekomimi can see in the dark and our tails can actually detect pressure differences in the air, this made us invaluable as watchkeepers and predicting storms. By the 1750s, it was more or less an obligation to have a "Colonial" watch officer and by the 19th Century, we were over-represented within the Naval Infantry and the Colonial Flotilla itself. Seeing as how the rebellious Mainlanders (Latin America), the French and the British often only saw nekomimi males in the Navy, the trope spread overseas for centuries.

The national stereotype was embodied in the literary figure of "Tomás Tokko the Sailorman", with the added humor of racial stereotypes- that seeing as how we're seen as youthful looking and cute, it contrasted with the acts of the vulgar-mouthed tipsy trickster Tokko, who boasts over having a wife in every port between Gibraltar and Manila Bay.

[Palmyrion]

Nice. The Nekomimi immigrants in Palmyrion would do well in the Navy and the Marines of the military.

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Bazooka is to the West as RPG is to the Palmyrians - that is, the generic use of a brand name of a general class of related products, in this case shoulder-fired anti-tank weapons, much to the point that guided missile launchers are even called "guided RPGs" by the Palmyrian military despite the fact that the RPG-7, from which the generic trademark gets its name, is an unguided weapon.

[Allied Iran]

It's pretty interesting from a historical perspective, but I can't stop thinking cats enjoying water? unpossible for some reason.

AN: I can relate. We in Iran also call them RPGs, rather than Bazookas (or rocket launchers)

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Unlikely as it might seem, The Federal Republic of Germany successfully reclaimed Silesia and Pomerania in the 2+4 negotiations that occurred in 1989. This was in part due to the unlikely -and surprising- support of both the United Kingdom and France that they be given at least some of the territory that the German Reich had lost in the Potsdam Conference. While it is unclear what the UK had to gain from a larger Germany, it is known that France had planned on empowering its fellow de facto leader of the European Customs Union so that the two countries could leave the shadow of the United States and its North Atlantic Treaty Organization. While the Soviet Union and the United States both refused to accept the return of Silesia and Pomerania, BDR and Poland signed a secret treaty in 1989 in which Poland would gradually "depolonize" the lands they had been granted by the Soviet Union, and in exchange Germany would support them in their bid to reclaim Kresy. This came into fruition in 1992, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, when Poland effectively reclaimed most of Kresy and returned Silesia and Pomerania to Germany. Of course, it was nowhere as "simple" as I am making it sound like, as it almost resulted in a global war at that time, but that is why modern Germany holds a thinner version of Silesia and Pomerania, and why there is no State of Belarus or Lithuania.

[EastKekistan]

Nice. The Nekomimi immigrants in Palmyrion would do well in the Navy and the Marines of the military.

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Bazooka is to the West as RPG is to the Palmyrians - that is, the generic use of a brand name of a general class of related products, in this case shoulder-fired anti-tank weapons, much to the point that guided missile launchers are even called "guided RPGs" by the Palmyrian military despite the fact that the RPG-7, from which the generic trademark gets its name, is an unguided weapon.

Sounds interesting. Well, using different terms doesn't change reality.

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Samsung has contributed extensively to the East Kekistani Interstellar Force through their pioneering research on Faster Than Light communication. It was achieved in Seoul in 2104. Later in 2168 instant communication became possible due to research done by HTC.

This technology enabled East Kekistani Interstellar Force to have significant advantage in space wars for it could be used not only for telecommunication but also for spying. East Kekistan got a fairly accurate map of the universe that was constantly updated in 2176 and since then all aliens have always been monitored by East Kekistan. Due to this tech EKIF was usually capable of attacking aliens in unexpected locations while aliens almost never managed to fool or even detect the EKIF.

For example in the Jumanian War in 2913 Republic of Juman which owned 7 galaxies didn't sense any East Kekistani until 10E37 Mitsubishis and Kawasakis had surrounded them from 17,833 bases. They didn't surrender which caused EKIF to be able to feint a retreat and then destroy 95%+ of Jumanian Forces in the famous Battle of Uma-Timin. Jumanians completely did not sense where EKIF was before it was too late.

AN: I really doubt that Poland would have agreed to that. Lithuanians certainly wouldn't allow Lithuania to be nonexistent.