Your Leader's Opinion on AN's Leader - ♥ Mk. 15 ♥

by **The Great Basin Kingdom** » Wed Mar 29, 2023 12:22 am

The Second Circle wrote:~ Nishida, The Regent of the Night

Ada Florence Uford

—Secretary to the Great Basin Presidentess—
I am both frightened by yet drawn to Nishida... she is so interesting! A monster, I suppose, since she drinks blood and devours people... but to her, it is no different than me eating chicken or pork, isn't it? They are my prey, and I am hers... the Lord decreed Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed, so perhaps gods have a right to determine whom shall die and when. I realize, of course, Nishida is not a god the way Mother and Father God are—Nishida is not my divine mother, or—well, if I understand right, she is not the divine mother of any human. But she does rule the seasons, in her domain, and that seems too powerful to not be sacred. If others consider her forest hallowed ground, I am inclined to respect it as such.

Still, even if I can at least try to wrap my mind around Nishida eating people, I do not like how she manipulated Gilbert... Disguising herself as Sally and then punishing Gilbert for being glad to see someone he loved? That is not right! Although, since he is immortal, being injured is not so serious for him as it would be for me, and Nishida must know that... oh, but still! You can't force someone to love you! It must be reciprocal. If my Lu ever were to stop loving me, I...

Oh. Oh. That would be. Worse than death.

...

But! I wouldn't hurt Lu! It would be... her right... to not love me. You must understand that with Gilbert. It is his right not to love you, and neither biting or clawing him will suade him. ...Not that you would understand that, because—you're not human. Goodness, this is complicated.

...Yet I still find Nishida so interesting because—well, there are things she is not so wrong about. Joy, including physical joy, is part of life! The joy of being in love... the pleasure to the sensea of fine clothes and good food... Presidentess Sleet does not like being compared to Nishida, and I think it is because—ooh, don't tell the Presidentess I said this, but—she is old fashioned! She has too much Puritan in her from her life before becoming a Basinite. Which is strange! Because she pioneered biblical polygamy here in the Basin. But she thinks that indulgence is wasteful! She associates pleasure too much with money and markets, and because Nishida knows how to enjoy herself, Sleet considers her distasteful.

But I see things differently. Pleasure is not wrong. Our bodies are gifts from Gods, so it is right that we use these gifts! And Nishida's "hedonism," as it is called... well, what is wrong with enjoying a bath, or a bed, or even a kiss? Nishida is right to enjoy herself! Even if, not being a human, her body is not a gift from Mother and Father God, I suppose. Or—do you suppose she is Their creation as well?

I have never thought about that possibility. Do the Gods have god children as well as human children? Could Nishida be a long lost cousin of sorts? Hm, no that doesn't seem right, or else she would not eat people... she is, if anything, a cousin to Father and Mother God. Well. I am overthinking, perhaps. I will just add that I hope she forgives my decision not to worship her—but again, I get the sense she is not that sort of god.

Oh, a last thing I should perhaps explain. I realize Director Jorgensen and Presidentess Sleet both consider Nishida and Dark Jungle fiction, but... I just think, who am I to doubt? José Bonilla gave his word as to the provenance, and Nishida seems no more unlikely to me than the God of the Bible. Perhaps Dark Jungle drags a little, but Leviticus and Chronicles do not exactly sing either. And if there are a God the Father and a God the Mother, and Their Son Jesus, and if the Old Testament speaks of a Leviathan They fought, and if there is Lucifer the fallen angel—if all of them exist, why couldn't there be more gods in this world? Why couldn't there be Nishida as well?

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by **UIS Leviathan** » Wed Mar 29, 2023 1:01 am

The Second Circle wrote:
"I had great lover once, he always used to say that if a man has to say that he is in charge then he isn’t. I see you cultivate your power in such a style as well among your military band. Refined, polished, and worn into a nice shape from the hardiness of the elements much like a river stone and likely every bit as hard and cold if necessary. And I bet those void-ships travel as fast as sling stones as well.

I wish I had that level of sophistication at times, Mister Spriggs; the power to command minds and move willpower through speech instead of tantrums against the uncontrollable. But I suppose it is maybe easier for army types as there is less grey space in decision making, at times. And all under the duress of a ‘god’, such discipline! What you and I define as such must be different but it is no less impressive from a human’s perspective to supersede such tasks assigned to you...fascinating.

Oh, and you’re a man of faith and beliefs, how excellent in this aimless world to have principles to live to...humans need those to make order of things. And yes, the Sun is a bringer of life and yes, he is not all-loving. Not sure if he eats hearts in your world as well, but, eh. On that topic….hummm…Humans and destiny. I’d argue that there is no point in battling the so-called gods because they will unleash an endless horde of jaguars to eat everyone or maybe destroy the world with earthquakes, but your world is different. For starters, you could actually contact a god in a place outside of a cave or a hill…

You embrace life in all its facets to the fullest, I like that in humans. Your teyolía must be very delicious, erm, determined. It must be the powers of this Autism magic.

You should come over for some coffee someday. I promise to make tamales out of turkey and not people. Killing yourself 5 times...oh my my my Jhaymes...the possibilities of fun...."
~ Nishida, The Regent of the Night

/skip me xoxoxo

by **The Merry-Men** » Wed Mar 29, 2023 1:58 am

"If it isn't Granny Elizabeth... can I call you Lizzy? Anyways, old grandma had such the classical textbook humble life before she went into business; since her family went into debt and sold off that farm, the only meals she got were probably frying rats with butter and then seasoning it with dandelions until they just secured barely enough to get her to a school... which she did well, despite getting one-too-many a taste of that 19th century class and gender inequality. Hey, at least her parents still loved her, right? The bally shroom dealers who picked and picked many a nightsoil pile until they find the good shit, and then decide to grow old and all because no matter how hard they tried, the TB and lumbago never came.

Then she went to the Basin joined the Mormons, got to live her fantasy of being a presidentess despite the overwhelming competition from the boys, and lived the rest of her life making random things out of egg cartons along with the rest of her community happily ever after! How- wait, what!? What do you mean they're not Mormons? Their map's got Utah in it... 'Basinites'!? What the bloody hell is a Basinite? Why don't people tell me of these bloody movements of religion? HOW MANY GODS ARE THERE BESIDES ME!?

...oh. Oh, I see. So you're Christians, ultra conservative to the Nth degree, and yet you're allowing polygamy. Ohhh... oh dearie me, that's quite the proposition! So if a good friend of mine wanted to be a part of your faith (granted you'd let them in the first place) so they could have a few of their mail-order brides all in a nice harem together at once with legally-binding marriages between them, would that be fine? Maybe have all the weddings in one, like a big polygamic super-wedding? It'd just be purely magical, I'd say... and on another note, and I'm not expecting anything too progressive, but what about LGBTQ people? He's got a couple boyfriends too, so maybe we can lop them in too? And don't worry, it's all 100% consensual! In fact, this 'good friend' in particular has been dirtying up my personal safehouse every night with these bloody orgy parties, and quite frankly I'd like to at least get a full 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep and not have to clean it all up the morning after."
~Mary Rothberg

by **The Merry-Men** » Wed Mar 29, 2023 5:46 am

/bumper cars

by **Tajijstan** » Wed Mar 29, 2023 5:51 am

Warmonger and genocidal maniac.
Daniel Mikalsen

by **The Merry-Men** » Wed Mar 29, 2023 5:55 am

/stillme because one liners smell like Sustromming

by **Lollipop Torture Force** » Wed Mar 29, 2023 6:07 am

Deprex Michael Sindar Growls, Voice of the Spawn
Sindar

Before the making of the bloodied of Marys the tilt did become into the flow for only within the makers of the unmaking could a tilter be produced amongst the undertilters. By the flow of the making did the rise of the only begotten forgetful dice of plenty. Rare be the makers of the flow that within the muddys bring the current to life rather than burrow amongst the mud. Free is the mary to make merry within the ocnvinces of the flow by which the greater is made undone and not unwelcoming would she that join with the tilters be by the current within the flow of the Word. It is there fore known that the Word has woken within the being of the unmakers and that the consumption of the ancestors has made the wiser still but we who flow with the word need no trophies or rememberences of the flow and focus solely on the current of the now and not the unknown of the past for in nostoligic grace we find forgetful that there is only the provisons of the Word and not the knowing of the being held within. May the dance of the Merry carry the flow of the Word until such time that the Tilt allows the Tiliters to join properly the Precipice against the drain that will carry the current and make not the hurry of the unknowing many but embrace the grey with the red and let loose the cares of the breathing.

"
These be the Words of Sindar

by **Svenska-Britannia** » Wed Mar 29, 2023 6:23 am

His opinion: (Horrified)

"What in the actual hell is this.. This so called 'Voice of the Spawn' is more than enough to give me nightmares for an entire week! This thing irradiates some primal fear that i may or may not have had years prior..

And the 'Biography' it has perplexes me enough to the point that im actually having a migraine. Please do pardon my inability to give a proper and coherent response, but im going to have to go to my Psychiatrist for the rest of the week.."

- President Gilbert Schwarzerwald

by **The Xylvannian Empire** » Wed Mar 29, 2023 1:23 pm

"His commitment to tradition while ensuring the Prussian State's military is up to contemporary standards. However, his lowborn status has much to be concerned about regarding his country's long-term stability and continued growth. But it is hardly my place to judge or considerably care about how humans manage themselves and how they interpret the natural hierarchy. Gilbert may prove resourceful for the Empire to extend its influence, deepening its connections with our southern neighbours. It would be ideal to converse about forming treaties to enrich us both. At the same time, the Empire most certainly would see it as a short-lived alliance when the Gods eventually intervened to punish those who could defy the natural law set before them. Contingencies would be underway. Otherwise, whether that be a foreseeable case, it would do Xylvannia well to have a positive rapport with humanity and, well, not follow after the Crown Prince's way of interaction with non-Xylvannians. Does disgrace to the Imperial and Aristocratic Families with such a fowl tongue. "
-Ferrios Von Stein, Minister for State Security.

by **New Zoigai** » Wed Mar 29, 2023 8:15 pm

He is little more than your average nationalist-traditionalist. He wants what he thinks is best for his empire and tries to make sure it doesnt effect the people too much, even though some of his polices say otherwise. Nemias is soo similar in the way they think you'd think this one is a multiverse adaptation of him. Then you look and see that he looks like an unholy spawn from Helluva boss. He is also a pagan which means they probably have some barbaric policies up their sleeve. Hes basically the one who will blindly follow the monarch as long as it benefits the state. Nemias is better by large magnitudes though, he may be a traditionalist but he isnt a tool and he doesn't do fierce interrogation and surveillance.

-Zytriker

BN: Do whoever you want to

by **New Zoigai** » Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:46 am

/bump

by **The Great Basin Kingdom** » Thu Mar 30, 2023 1:25 pm

New Zoigai wrote:BN: Do whoever you want to

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by **Tairoa** » Thu Mar 30, 2023 5:20 pm

"I first met Philippa J. Jorgensen when I was at a joint meeting with the executives of our sovereign wealth fund. Apparently, we were considering investing in the Jorgensen Mining Company. She seemed like an enterprising woman, good head on her shoulders and keen business sense - some of the executives liked her for that. Me personally though, I did a bit of digging, and I found out what her de facto rule of Philip was like - and for that matter, where the initial capital she invested to start her company came from - and needless to say, that company is now blacklisted from our investments. Nothing personal, but we cannot support businesses which operate on reactionary values and have their roots in pure human misery."

-Sophie Chen, President of Tairoa

by **Reich of the New World Order** » Thu Mar 30, 2023 5:51 pm

by **Ferm** » Thu Mar 30, 2023 5:54 pm

I love AN's cold hard dictatorship.

by **Tairoa** » Thu Mar 30, 2023 6:01 pm

I feel bad for Reich of the New World Order not getting a proper response, and since AN doesn't have a leader factbook, I'll just go ahead and do them even if it is sorta double-posting.

"I was first made aware of the existence of this... Archon Nirin Sschlass through his human disguise, which I'll admit was quite attractive - wouldn't have been out of place in a boy band or something like that. The truth though? Pretty disturbing. He contact me directly, and said some... things about humanity, myself, and life in general that felt straight out of an extremely cynical science fiction movie - you know, stuff about how all life should be merged to prevent conflict. Also, I think there was a point where he... barfed up acidic apples? That was pretty gross. He did conclude his message by quoting JoJo though, so maybe there's a shred of humanity within him.

Well, we can only hope that's the case, for all our sakes.

-Sophie Chen, President of Tairoa

by **The Xylvannian Empire** » Thu Mar 30, 2023 7:08 pm

Tairoa wrote:I feel bad for Reich of the New World Order not getting a proper response, and since AN doesn't have a leader factbook, I'll just go ahead and do them even if it is sorta double-posting.

"I was first made aware of the existence of this... Archon Nirin Sschlass through his human disguise, which I'll admit was quite attractive - wouldn't have been out of place in a boy band or something like that. The truth though? Pretty disturbing. He contact me directly, and said some... things about humanity, myself, and life in general that felt straight out of an extremely cynical science fiction movie - you know, stuff about how all life should be merged to prevent conflict. Also, I think there was a point where he... barfed up acidic apples? That was pretty gross. He did conclude his message by quoting JoJo though, so maybe there's a shred of humanity within him.

Well, we can only hope that's the case, for all our sakes.

-Sophie Chen, President of Tairoa

"While Sophia gives me the impression that she'll make an excellent politician, especially given the talent she gained as an actress. It's always a good skill to be able to change masks at a moment's notice to get the job done. It is unfortunate, that I haven't had the opportunity to see how her leadership is truly performed after she managed to score a remarkable 56.9% of the electoral vote and managed to form a grand coalition with otherwise, rival political parties. Surely, it best be quite the record of the policies that she was able to implement with being quite an effective and mind you, a populist leader to make such great strides."
-Hugo Stormkav, Archduke of the Eternal Xylvannian Empire.

by **The Second Circle** » Fri Mar 31, 2023 2:15 am

"This is a review of Von Stein, I see. You aren’t that other fellow with the white…fur? Victor, I believe. No wait, you put down a rebellion too? Or was it the same one, as they mentioned it was the first one…

A man that cares very much about hierarchies and those below himself. ‘Noblesse oblige’ one could say, how quaint. More happy, healthy little workers for that Eternal Empire with all the advances of health and medical science meant to increase lifespans and diminish the inevitability of pain. Well, what you do and all is good for the internal stability of your ‘Eternal’ Empire I do concede….but…

I find it questionable how much teaching civics would be useful for enlightened despots, however. The thing about teaching people rights and responsibilities is that there’s a point where they ask themselves if they can better that lauded national community better than those at charge if it is for a greater collective good? Would that incentivize those at the top to better their game? Ideally perhaps so, but that Victor fellow didn’t seem to exemplify such an outlook if you ask me. that seems to be an oxymoron in my view.

You cannot serve the ‘rights’ of Man…or whatever the hell your people are…and the divine at the same time. They are mutually opposed in where they gain their legitimacy. And…Accountability? Sure, the reins of ruling come with the expectation that the ship of state be moved adequately for all on board. But transparency? Pshh! As captain, who dares question you if you are doing a fine job? Only insolent upstarts, that is who! Why dare those snots ask for transparency or even expect it under such circumstances?

Gee, I hope this narrow vision doesn’t come back to haunt me. Not that I think giving too much to an alternative is inherently good."

~ Nishida, The Regent of the Night

by **The Merry-Men** » Fri Mar 31, 2023 2:44 am

"Oh, viddy here! Hello, Draculaura! Or with your whole haircut and gear, you're more like some weird uncanny bootleg Ankha... but hey, I'm a comedian, not a fashionista! Let's focus more on the you kind of you... y'know, the one that seduces the stupid, borderline sex-offending idiots and hoons with promises of joy, and then in the whole middle of it she drains you like a Capri-sun! To me, that honestly sounds like a weird urban legend... something you'd tell around a camp fire in high school to seem edgy, or the premise of a good X-rated movie, if I'll be fair... then again, I mostly do the same thing myself! Except I usually take a bit longer and more patient with my time... I don't just bleed them until they're a prune, I'll inject them with all sorts of wonderful things, then smash their bones and carve them open, and see how long they can stay alive without any skin - at all!

But enough of me, because I tend to realise sometimes I talk about me too much. You've certainly done well for yourself... I mean, if only people could just accept for me that taking lives and tormenting those who I deem a fine catch-of-the-day is as natural for me as it is for you. Sadly, the only reason nobody stand up to you is because you can't die. Or well, you probably can, if I shine a keyring UV torch at you or smack you with an Olive Garden garlic breadstick... but I don't want to. You know why? Because we both know that life should be absolutely lived to its' fullest! I mean, it's not worth living if you're not happy with it, right!? If you're just going to relish in this kind of thing alone, you're never going to get around! So I say come down here to Merryland, and from there we can cop ourselves a few new fun identities and then go undercover to Atlantic City down below... I know a few good blackjack tables where we can make ourselves a pretty penny! Then afterwards, why don't we find a hotel and... we can assume you're good with a woman the same you are with men, right~?"
~Mary Rothberg.

by **The Great Basin Kingdom** » Fri Mar 31, 2023 2:58 am

The Merry-Men wrote:~Mary Rothberg.

Ada Florence Uford

—Secretary to the Great Basin Presidentess—
Y-you—you keep away from my Lu, you hear, Mary? She is a poet, and her soul is sensitive, and she shouldn't be made—to see something like—oh, how could you put something like this into the world? How could you make a world like this?

...But you would say you've created nothing, wouldn't you? You would say that you've only unveiled what was already there, maybe leaned into it. You would look at Lu and at me, and you would tell us that you are us, or are something deep within each of us. And maybe... maybe you're right. Maybe there's an ember of horror inside everyone. Where else do horrors come from? Somehow, the first Basinites and their American neighbors were, it would seem, cut from the very same cloth. Maybe we each have the potential for horrible, horrible evil.

But have you considered, Mary, whether the reverse might be true? If you are me, somewhere deep doen—then am I you? You say that if I sank low enough, I would find you. But if you searched long enough, might you find me? Consider: you look away from and eschew certain of the crimes that are popular among the Merry-Men. The press calls you a nymphomaniac, but you—you do not force yourself on others. You would deny this, but you do have some kind of conscience! Don't try to reduce them to taste or reasoning, don't try to dodge and say that this or that was just illogical. A moral heart beats within you, just as it beats within me! And that sameness is somehow the difference, isn't it, Mary? Maybe you are inside me, but I decided not to listen to you. And maybe I am inside you, but you chose not to listen to me. We choose to be who we are. Suppose you are within anyone who has sunk low enough—what of it? What of it, when imagine: we might instead build a world where instead of people sinking down to become Marys, could we lift them up to become—to become their best selves?

...I don't suppose reasoning with you is much of an option. You have probably already made up your mind on matters such as this.

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by **Sky Reavers** » Fri Mar 31, 2023 3:09 am

"Dudes, her vision is not anarchism, it's just being a total asshole for the sake of being total asshole with nihilist pretention, which is gonna lead to nothing but destruction of herself, her gang and those around her. She does that for the sake of evil as she left the loot behind in many cases. The crimes she commits are many and henious and give anarchism a bad name and one day, she will face the reckoning for all what she did, either she will end up pissin' one of the world powers enough to conduct a military operation agaisnt her, and she'll end up like ol' Osama... killed. Or perhaps, one of her gang members will end her to take power for himself in a struggle for power or just for fun, which is gonna be ironic. She may be strong in combat, but most of her kills are just those, unable to fight. She is not a warrior, she is a deranged lunatic, and if we invade her lil' resort and apply some good ol' ultraviolence on her and her goons, the world gonna just thank us. And even not question us conquering her territories. Given, what she and her gang did, their death from our guns and swords would be a great mercy compared to the other ends the Merry Men would eventually meet."-Overboss Liam Navarro

Ninja'd

"Elizabeth... such a lovely name... Her childhood was a harsh one, full of living in povery and needs, as finnancial crisis loomed across her country and forced parents to sell their farm. She had to eat dandelions and scavenge for basic things... these are the things we wanna avoid from occuring in our country, to ensure, that folks gonna munch dandelion only when they want to, or they encountered munchies from weed in the field, like I once did. I smoked like many joints and encountered munchies in the field full of these lovely flowers. So I munched them! Damn, stay focused dude, stay focused. It's actually impressive, how much ya' can learn from other things than school! I know it, cuz I also learned alot of things from series, video games, youtube videos, bar rumors, camping with warriors in the field, and news. It's not that we gonna see eye to eye, cuz her vision of religion and mine are somewhat different, but still, I respect her for inner strength and dedication, through which she attained the leadership position and I love the fact, that she actually tries to combat poverty and ensure, that no child will have to endure a childhood like her's. For many leaders, even those, who came from poverty and dirt, become blinded with riches and forget about those, still unable to afford even the basics."Overboss Liam Navarro

by **Estado Americano de Espana** » Fri Mar 31, 2023 3:23 am

United States Postal Office - Sabre Residence
██|██|2021
Postal Office - Federal Government of the United States
Chicago City, State of Illinois, United States
J. V. Sabre, 1008 Sabre Avenue, Johnson Apartment Complex
Opinion Letter - SEND THROUGH MAILBOX

Jeane Valentine Sabre / Jadwiga Sabina
Former President of the United States [2008-2013]
English Teacher at City Colleges of Chicago [2013-Present]
COO of the Sabre-Carter Foundation [2013-Present]
A⠀T Y R A N T⠀R E D E E M E D

It falls upon me to read the works of anarchists yet again. Liam Navarro, I see. Well, I've seen worse people in this place. I suppose you might fall in line with the CNT in the Falangist coalition.

What interests me first and foremost is the informal style of writing. While I may have a problem with informality in work like this, I can excuse it seeing as Anarchists are free-spirited. The stale, banal life prior to becoming a de facto anarchist figurehead is something of interest to me. Not many people become great leaders by living a banal life. Most are born with a silver spoon in their mouth, allowing them to get away with whatever they want. But this is interesting, to say the least. Also on another note - it's surprising to know that he dislikes farmwork. I always had the impression that CNT-esque individuals would enshrine the fruits of labor, especially collective and communal farming. But this is also interesting.

It is rather interesting to have a figurehead of a de jure anarchist and free-spirited territory. I was always under the impression that it would be a collective leadership sort of system. But this interests me quite a bit. The policies are... relatable, actually. Congratulations. I now feel more at home. The family of four policy brings me back to when I was actually a member of the CPUSA. I had to mend bridges with Democrats, Republicans, and Falangists and work in a quadropartisan area in order to pass what I saw as the strengthening of America. Fighting with style is interesting, given that Anarchists are of the 'Revolution at All Costs' type when pushed to the brink. The likes and dislikes though... I understand where you are coming from, but paperwork runs a state. Then again, I see the inherent problems in bureaucracy so I can concede that point.

As CNT-FET-JONS says when the Coalition unites, Long live the Revolution.

Signed, Jeane Valentine Sabre, former President of the United States, COO of the Sabre-Carter Foundation, and Chicago College Teacher.

by **Theixa** » Fri Mar 31, 2023 3:28 am

my leader's opinion: uhh
here's my leader overview
https://www.nationstates.net/nation=the ... id=1847506

by **Estado Americano de Espana** » Fri Mar 31, 2023 3:45 am

/Stillme.

by **The Great Basin Kingdom** » Fri Mar 31, 2023 3:56 am

AN:

Theixa wrote:here's

AAN:

Estado Americano de Espana wrote:United States Postal Office - Sabre Residence

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