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

[Allied Iran]

So basically a memey serious version of what people say the UK is right now? I'll be honest, I'm not a fan of surveillance of that level, and would call for its Abolishing.

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While Iran was going through a violent Dearabization and Deazerization (read: genocide), it became against the law for movies to show Arabs and Azeris as anything but villains. By law, all antagonists in movies had to have either a Turkish or Arabic accent, an Azeri/Arab name, and they were supposed to be really really glaringly obvious in their "Azeriness"/"Arabness". Arabs were usually taken for more competent villains, while Azeri villains were almost consistently bumbling idiots (usually easily manipulated by the "Aryan" hero who outpaced them in strength, intelligence and charisma). The first Azeri to appear in a movie as a non-antagonist did not do so until early 2010s, while no Arab has appeared as a non-antagonist role to this day. This -as well as heavy propaganda- has basically ingrained it in many Iranians that Turks are stupid bad guys that are better used for comedy than be taken seriously even as an enemy, while Iranian view on Arabs can easily be summarized in "An Arab, whatever else he may be, is my enemy".

[Crysuko]

This is the complete wrong direction, it;s just going to foster more resentment and result in more unrest which results in more media demonisation and the cycle spins on.

scientists, doctors and other workers who need to be awake and alert for long periods of time will often take stimulant shots consisting of a half lethal dose of caffeine and other CNS stimulants. yes it keeps you awake but can also blow your heart out, and cause temporary insanity in those with underlying mental conditions

[New Wolvers]

Such a drug is very dangerous holy shit, hope you are studying a way to resolve this collateral effect.

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Unlike the legends and the folklore do say, touching silver causes no harm to any werewolf. On the contrary, silver is considered a sacred material, used for any kind of items and jewelry used by members of the Werewolf Nations and members of various packs.
It is known as the "Moon Metal" or "The Sacred Blood of Gaia", as it is said that silver was the blood that Gaia spilled during the battle against the giants of the darkness. Silver is used nowadays for jewelry and sometimes vehicles owned by werewolves, considered more of a good luck charm than a sacred item. Nonetheless, various cults do use silver for ceremonies, and in particular the town of Horní Vlk Na Skale, New Veronika, is known as the Silver Town because of how much silver is present, with a festival dedicated to the metal.

[New Wolvers]

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[The Restored Danelaw]

Such a drug is very dangerous holy shit, hope you are studying a way to resolve this collateral effect.

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Unlike the legends and the folklore do say, touching silver causes no harm to any werewolf. On the contrary, silver is considered a sacred material, used for any kind of items and jewelry used by members of the Werewolf Nations and members of various packs.
It is known as the "Moon Metal" or "The Sacred Blood of Gaia", as it is said that silver was the blood that Gaia spilled during the battle against the giants of the darkness. Silver is used nowadays for jewelry and sometimes vehicles owned by werewolves, considered more of a good luck charm than a sacred item. Nonetheless, various cults do use silver for ceremonies, and in particular the town of Horní Vlk Na Skale, New Veronika, is known as the Silver Town because of how much silver is present, with a festival dedicated to the metal.

That's actually surprising to me. I wasn't aware that Czechish mytho-culture included the Titanomachy and Gigantomachy -really Gaia herself- all of whom are Greek in origin. Though I suppose the Werewolf as we know it is equally Greek in origin so not that shocking for them to bring their old culture into their new home.

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In 1779, the Island of Corsica rose in rebellion against its masters in the Republic of Genoa, beginning the short War of Corsican Independence. Amidst this mess, many Corsican-Genoan nobles fled the new republican regime to the mainland in Europe, one of them was a certain Napoleone di Buonaparte, who fled, with most of his family, to Austria. In Austria he showed promise as a military commander in the Russo-Ottoman War (1776-1785) and was made Count of Freising. After the German Revolution, Bonaparte became a well-rewarded military commander in the new German Army, and in fact held Overcommand of All German Armies in the East (Oberbefehlshaber der russischen Front), leading many victories until the latter years of the War of the Five-Nation Alliance (Which put an end to Revolutionary Germany). His son, who succeeded him as Count Friesing and Duke Bonaparte, is thought to be the real father of all children of Sophie of Bavaria, Holy Roman Emperss and Archduchess of Austria, and through her children most members of the House of Habsburg still alive today.

[New Wolvers]

That's actually surprising to me. I wasn't aware that Czechish mytho-culture included the Titanomachy and Gigantomachy -really Gaia herself- all of whom are Greek in origin. Though I suppose the Werewolf as we know it is equally Greek in origin so not that shocking for them to bring their old culture into their new home.

Oh the werewolves are not just from Greece in origin, they are more than anything what we would consider paneuropean, just that the majority who survived were living in the small kingdom of Vlkania, place that now is part of Czech Republic, one of the few safe havens for them in a Europe that was in the dark
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[The Restored Danelaw]

/bump (Still me)

[Hanoverian Great Britain]

Well, quite an interesting twist, I would say. A much sooner born Napoleon serving a different country while making a name for himself, and also being the apparent ancestor of some Habsburg royals. Quite interesting...

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While in historical Britain, the late King George VI is infamously known for his lifelong stutter, his feminine, alternative historical counterpart, the current Queen Alexandra too oddly suffers from her own 'illness' which later became a national trademark, that is the inability to formally pose for a photograph. To tell the tale, this problem was first noticed when the queen, then only a princess was ordered to pose in her military uniform following her commission as a Second Lieutenant in the British Army, in which she was to sit on an exquisite chair with her hands on her knees. Soon after several unsuccessful attempts, it was ultimately solved with the inclusion of her mother, the then Queen sitting on the chair instead while the princess lightly sat on her mother's left knee as she was held back from potentially falling with her mother's arms around her stomach.

As this quickly became a common occurrence, much to the willingness of both women, it also quickly became a popular trend among the British public where they would imitate the two royals in their own photography sessions. It was famously named the Alexandra's Pose.

[Broader Confederate States]

i'm not certain that i'd call that an illness, it seems kinda mild. i guess it could be caused by one but at worst it's a symptom.

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voter turnout hasn never been stellar here, but over 100 years between 2040 and 2140, the record high was in 2047 at 46%. the record low was set in 2089 when a whopping seven percent of the populace cared to vote. the 2089 elections were just a bad season overall, with two nominees with approval ratings under 40%.

[The Restored Danelaw]

That's... actually just sad. A society with little apathy for democracy is a society that's doomed to get screwed over in every way imaginable. With that in mind, was that 46% the highest or is like, ~40-50% the average turnout?

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In 1779, the Island of Corsica rose in rebellion against its masters in the Republic of Genoa, beginning the short War of Corsican Independence. Amidst this mess, many Corsican-Genoan nobles fled the new republican regime to the mainland in Europe, one of them was a certain Napoleone di Buonaparte, who fled, with most of his family, to Austria. In Austria he showed promise as a military commander in the Russo-Ottoman War (1776-1785) and was made Count of Freising. After the German Revolution, Bonaparte became a well-rewarded military commander in the new German Army, and in fact held Overcommand of All German Armies in the East (Oberbefehlshaber der russischen Front), leading many victories until the latter years of the War of the Five-Nation Alliance (Which put an end to Revolutionary Germany). His son, who succeeded him as Count Friesing and Duke Bonaparte, is thought to be the real father of all children of Sophie of Bavaria, Holy Roman Emperss and Archduchess of Austria, and through her children most members of the House of Habsburg still alive today.

[Independent-State of Papua New Guinea]

I do hope Corsica is still independent to this day, perhaps not tho ig,

Some of the world’s most recent cases of cannibalism were reported in Papua New Guinea. During the 1960s in some villages among the Fore tribe, a recently deceased person would be cooked and consumed. It was considered an act of love and grief.

[New Wolvers]

But wouldn't cannibalism provoke kuru?

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While the name "Federal Republic States of New Wolvers" is an accepted and official name, the country went by and goes by many other names.
Here below is the following names:

Federal Republic of New Vlkania
repubbliche di Nuova Luperia (Republics of New Wolvers in complete and correct Italian)
Federatvni Staty Nova Vlkania (in Neo Wolverian Czech)
Teritorios de Nueva Lobaria (in Neo Wolverian spanish)
Mainland Wolvers (used by hale islanders)

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Also bonus fact: of all the territories, the island of hale is the only island which used to have natives of the island, but sadly the tribe of Nachal, apparently a garou tribe, went extinct in the early 1900, before the Hale Autonomous Republic became part of New Wolvers.

[Palmyrion]

Yeah but why the name? What's with wolves in your name?

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HOW THE LGBT RIGHTS MOVEMENT HELPED PALMYRION FIGHT AGAINST COMMUNISM

We all know that it was capitalism, not socialism, that gave us gay rights - but in Palmyrion, Palmyrion had her own Stonewall Inn (the cradle of the LGBT rights movement as we know it) in the form of Jackstreet Tavern, a gay nightclub in downtown Quezon City, Metro Aragon.

From 27 June to 14 July 1970, Jackstreet Tavern - and eventually the surrounding block (itself a gay neighbourhood) - was under siege from elements of the People's Commonwealth Police and the National People's Army, as a raid by the PCP on the Tavern on the grounds of "harbouring sexual criminals" went awry when the Tavern's patrons resisted. At the height of the Riots, there were 1,000 patrons and supporters on the Tavern patrons' side, while the People's Commonwealth deployed an entire armoured regiment from the Army and had multiple Police precincts on scene. The riots met a bitter, bloody end starting on the night of July 12, as government forces used lethal force to disperse Tavern patrons and supporters; 409 Tavern patrons and supporters were killed in the ensuing chaos, while the rest were taken prisoner.

The Jackstreet Tavern Riots not only sparked the genesis of the gay rights movement in Palmyrion, but also fueled hostile sentiments against the then-incumbent Stalinist government, which culminated into the 8-year-long Anti-Communist War from 1976 to 1984, with the Stalinist government ultimately overthrown in 1984.

It wasn't until the year 2000 - at the turn of the millennium - however, that homosexuality would be removed as an offence (be it civil or criminal) from the Palmyrian penal code. The first jurisdiction to recognise same-sex marriages was the National Capital District of Corazon on 2004, followed by Palmyrion's own Obergefell v. Hodges on 2017 (following a petition to recognise same-sex unions) demanding that same-sex marriages and unions be legally given the Recognition, Rights, Privileges, Duties, and Responsibilities as stipulated in the Marriage and Family Code 1990; all same sex marital ceremonies performed before the Supreme Court ruling were given an opportunity to be retroactively legalised by virtue of being granted a marital licence.

In 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in Palmyrion (as it was globally) and the 50th anniversary of the Jackstreet Tavern Riots, the Armed Forces of Palmyrion issued an apology to the LGBT community for the actions of their communist predecessors in the riots, and has stated that the AFP has, since its inception in 2000 in its modern form, stood with the LGBT community, and will continue to do so. In commemoration of the 409 Jackstreet patrons and supporters killed by the communist military, the AFP held a memorial service featuring a three-volley salute in front of where the Jackstreet Tavern, having declared bankruptcy and closed down due to the pandemic (with plans to reopen in the same place), used to be.

[Republic of-Singapore]

As someone of LGBT this somewhat sounds...contradictory cause I'd imagine it'd be the other way round but oh well, not all LGBT people think alike (Personally I'm a socialist democrat but then again I have friends who support communism, support Trump bla bla bla)

Citizens of Singapore do not need a visa to go to China, Taiwan, the two SARs of China or the United States.

[Alternamerica]

For a Chinese/English country, I'm surprised it's just the USA but Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Canada, and the UK aren't included

Theodore Roosevelt was such an adored president, that some US Republicans tried to impeach Ronald Reagan after he tried deregulating the market fearing another Monopoly takeover and the return of 'Party Bosses' in US politics. Ronald Reagan was forced to resign leaving George Bush Sr to lead the remaining 1 year of Reagan's first term. He then won 2 elections, technically being President for 9 years: 1984 - 1993. From 1984 - 2000, the GOP reformatted itself as associating environmentalism and income equality to its abolitionist origins. This resulted in Roosevelt worship and strong Social Democratic policies in the party. Teddy worship is so strong in the United States, even Democrats revere him as some sort of living God

[Republic of-Singapore]

For a Chinese/English country, I'm surprised it's just the USA but Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Canada, and the UK aren't included

Theodore Roosevelt was such an adored president, that some US Republicans tried to impeach Ronald Reagan after he tried deregulating the market fearing another Monopoly takeover and the return of 'Party Bosses' in US politics. Ronald Reagan was forced to resign leaving George Bush Sr to lead the remaining 1 year of Reagan's first term. He then won 2 elections, technically being President for 9 years: 1984 - 1993. From 1984 - 2000, the GOP reformatted itself as associating environmentalism and income equality to its abolitionist origins. This resulted in Roosevelt worship and strong Social Democratic policies in the party. Teddy worship is so strong in the United States, even Democrats revere him as some sort of living God

All the countries you listed are visa-free for Singaporean passport holders as well
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[Nacrad]

This GOP is probably one I can get behind. The GOP in OTL is basically a sack of Trumptards, it feels like.

The Type 7 MBT, which is the MBT currently in service with the Nacradian Armed Forces and its allies, bear striking visual similarity to the M60 Patton. However, it behaves nothing like its ancestor, as it has a massively overhauled engine (the Pacific Automakers' Alliance T-120D 15.5 liter twin-turbocharged V12 Diesel engine), a 127 mm tank gun and a reworked armour system.

How could a 15.5 liter engine fit in such a small tank hull? It was placed in a transverse orientation, with the crankshaft and hence the longest axis pointed sideways, allowing more space to be allocated to the crew. To maintain crew comfort, it also has an air conditioning system, lest the crew suffer from heat stroke.

[Lauzanne]

This GOP is probably one I can get behind. The GOP in OTL is basically a sack of Trumptards, it feels like.

The Type 7 MBT, which is the MBT currently in service with the Nacradian Armed Forces and its allies, bear striking visual similarity to the M60 Patton. However, it behaves nothing like its ancestor, as it has a massively overhauled engine (the Pacific Automakers' Alliance T-120D 15.5 liter twin-turbocharged V12 Diesel engine), a 127 mm tank gun and a reworked armour system.

How could a 15.5 liter engine fit in such a small tank hull? It was placed in a transverse orientation, with the crankshaft and hence the longest axis pointed sideways, allowing more space to be allocated to the crew. To maintain crew comfort, it also has an air conditioning system, lest the crew suffer from heat stroke.

the M60's engine is nearly twice the internal displacement, personally I'd go for somewhere in the 20-30 litre region for an MBT engine. But that would depend on overall weight and dimensions.

Transverse mounting for an engine isn't quite a good idea, it works better for cars but generally those that do so aren't as powerful or have fairly fragile gearboxes/differentials.

[Tundra Terra]

This GOP is probably one I can get behind. The GOP in OTL is basically a sack of Trumptards, it feels like.

The Type 7 MBT, which is the MBT currently in service with the Nacradian Armed Forces and its allies, bear striking visual similarity to the M60 Patton. However, it behaves nothing like its ancestor, as it has a massively overhauled engine (the Pacific Automakers' Alliance T-120D 15.5 liter twin-turbocharged V12 Diesel engine), a 127 mm tank gun and a reworked armour system.

How could a 15.5 liter engine fit in such a small tank hull? It was placed in a transverse orientation, with the crankshaft and hence the longest axis pointed sideways, allowing more space to be allocated to the crew. To maintain crew comfort, it also has an air conditioning system, lest the crew suffer from heat stroke.

Very interesting. I thought they'd die from fumes.

This GOP is probably one I can get behind. The GOP in OTL is basically a sack of Trumptards, it feels like.

The Type 7 MBT, which is the MBT currently in service with the Nacradian Armed Forces and its allies, bear striking visual similarity to the M60 Patton. However, it behaves nothing like its ancestor, as it has a massively overhauled engine (the Pacific Automakers' Alliance T-120D 15.5 liter twin-turbocharged V12 Diesel engine), a 127 mm tank gun and a reworked armour system.

How could a 15.5 liter engine fit in such a small tank hull? It was placed in a transverse orientation, with the crankshaft and hence the longest axis pointed sideways, allowing more space to be allocated to the crew. To maintain crew comfort, it also has an air conditioning system, lest the crew suffer from heat stroke.

the M60's engine is nearly twice the internal displacement, personally I'd go for somewhere in the 20-30 litre region for an MBT engine. But that would depend on overall weight and dimensions.

Transverse mounting for an engine isn't quite a good idea, it works better for cars but generally those that do so aren't as powerful or have fairly fragile gearboxes/differentials.

Which would explain all those missing Tanks in the eastern front.
What? They were a convenient source of metal....


Tundra Terra believes in institutions like the free market (at least within the domain) more due to pragmatism than any moral sense. They also have one of the least burdensome governments in existence despite the overwhelming military focus mostly due to hatred of paperwork and the laziness thereof to simplify most federal codes down to a few pages...or even less than 15 words...entirely in some regards like taxes (10% flat). This pragmatism, simplicity, and low taxes has allowed their economy to skyrocket to epic proportions benefiting the people in their daily lives...or more importantly the war chests being filled x35 more than under the previous system has allowed much progress in various campaigns.

[Broader Confederate States]

my eyes are absolutely glowing right now

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technology in the 21st century is more different from that in the first few decades than you might expect. as of the oil rationing program implemented by the president of the united states in january 2027, many plastics pretty much ended production. however, they were still needed, so reclaimed plastics were produced at facilities licensing out navy tech; this was complemented with biological plastics like shellac (which, yes, does have use in 78 rpm records) and metals. computers did get faster using carbon nanotubes, but electricity scarcity lead to a rapid decrease in how many computers existed, with people out in the woods often only having a laptop if that, many just having a typewriter. cars are just gone and the rails are ruled by both steam and electric locomotives, but both are of modern, highly efficient design out of necessity. the least technological decade was that between 2033 and 2043, after that, electricity bootstrapped new nuclear power plants and more of north america now has reliable access to electricity.

[Hong Kong-SAR]

Is the rest of the world left behind though?

You are considered lucky if you have a daughter followed by a son in Hong Kong. Their characters together in Chinese symbols mean “good”.

[United States of Natan]

Is the rest of the world left behind though?

You are considered lucky if you have a daughter followed by a son in Hong Kong. Their characters together in Chinese symbols mean “good”.

That seems interesting. I wonder what happens if people in your nation have a son followed by a daughter.

In the USN, we have a legislature made up of over 10,000 members. Most of the time, legislative business is conducted through several regional capitals, but occasionally, generally once a year for the State of the Union speech, members will gather in the capital, which is approximately the size of a small arena, capable of fitting all members.

[Alternamerica]

Sounds interesting, Federalism is the most optimal government to ensure proportional representation of a populace but I fear 10K sounds excessive

The North American Highspeed Rail is a bullet train system connecting Canada, United States, and Mexico through international stations. Given "American exceptionalism", the United States pressured Canada and Mexico to make their trains run at 250mph/402kmh just to beat Japan's speed of 249mph/400kmh. The rail lines connect to all major cities, ports, and airports of all three countries with "Regional Transits" taking you from Central Stations to more local stations (San Francisco to Milpitas for example). Beside airports, sea ports, regional transits, and bullet trains connecting the three nations, President Eisenhower's Interstate Highway system later expanded into the North American Highway System. Ever since Cuba and the US became allies again, ports and airports are now being linked to CAMXUS, now renamed CAMXUSCU (Canada-Mexico-USA-Cuba). Cuba's train construction project is still underway to connect it to ports and airports to link it with the rest of CAMXUSCU

[Hanoverian Great Britain]

Aside from the surprising alliance between the US and Cuba, this feat is certainly a grand achievement. It is not that hard to already figure out the benefits of the railway system, let alone a fully functioning, continental scale railway system. Keep it up!

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In 1868, a military medal, known as the Williamite Order was commissioned in commemorating the British victory in an armed engagement in Abyssinia, in which a number of the British forces there had been under the personal command of King William V. The award, which from that point on was routinely bestowed upon prestigious member of the British Armed Forces was initially commissioned with an engraving of the king's face accompanied with the motto "For King and Country". This remained that way until in 1941 when several MP's proposed for the initial engraving of the king's face and the accompanying motto to be replaced with that of the then recently deceased Prince William, the Duke of Edinburgh who had perished in the then ongoing Second World War and an accompanying motto which read "'Til Death We Fight". This proposal sparked a series of debates as it was considered rude to "erase" the memory of the late king, with the ones against the proposal suggesting for the commissioning of an alternative medal bearing the proposed details instead to no avail. Ultimately, in 1956, the proposal finally went through with the extensive support of the then Prime Minister Anthony Eden and the then King Charles III himself, the brother and only sibling of the late Duke of Edinburgh.

[Tundra Terra]

my eyes are absolutely glowing right now

Could you explain? I'm confused....
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Aside from the surprising alliance between the US and Cuba, this feat is certainly a grand achievement. It is not that hard to already figure out the benefits of the railway system, let alone a fully functioning, continental scale railway system. Keep it up!

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In 1868, a military medal, known as the Williamite Order was commissioned in commemorating the British victory in an armed engagement in Abyssinia, in which a number of the British forces there had been under the personal command of King William V. The award, which from that point on was routinely bestowed upon prestigious member of the British Armed Forces was initially commissioned with an engraving of the king's face accompanied with the motto "For King and Country". This remained that way until in 1941 when several MP's proposed for the initial engraving of the king's face and the accompanying motto to be replaced with that of the then recently deceased Prince William, the Duke of Edinburgh who had perished in the then ongoing Second World War and an accompanying motto which read "'Til Death We Fight". This proposal sparked a series of debates as it was considered rude to "erase" the memory of the late king, with the ones against the proposal suggesting for the commissioning of an alternative medal bearing the proposed details instead to no avail. Ultimately, in 1956, the proposal finally went through with the extensive support of the then Prime Minister Anthony Eden and the then King Charles III himself, the brother and only sibling of the late Duke of Edinburgh.

Truth be told...couldn't they have made it into a coin medal so that both may be imprinted on separate faces?
Its not like the argument of who's more patriotic is going to destroy everything...

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Tundra Terra has one of the most robust heat channeling systems of mankind with various pipelines and air vents to provide them with near infinite heating, electricity, weapons, and great food. Although it has seen much modernization to provide for ever greater populations the warlike nature of these people provide plenty of opportunity to release steam on their opponents or to engage in various productive enterprises that uplift them to new heights of achievement.