Valentijn “De Sierlijke en Vrij Valkyrie General ov Valentine Z” Samantha Maxwell Delta Weston Stijn Angelus Tracey Mitchell Tristian Marnix Basilisk Lewis Hyatt X. Constantine Sein Lin Zaw Naing: Hello, and good day, or evening! I am Valkyrie Valentijn Samantha Constantine, or Valentijn, if you prefer. Either one it’s fine! I am part and the head of The Sixty, the rulers of a country known as Valentine Z. For a little more than a century, Valentine Z has existed and has enjoyed the same duration of peace and progressiveness. Additionally, until the recent decades, we have stayed in our own universe, minding our own business. It is not so much that we dislike other people, but with us in our universe (we really are alone!), and this was before the invention of tunnelling and portals to other dimensions. And when we got that technology going, it’s only a matter of time for us to interact with other nations, and people. This ranged from simple tourism, to a little more engaged with other nations’ politicians. Our embassy establishments are still in progress, and well, do feel free to read more about us in our own history dispatch in your free time!
Anyway, the more important part is as to why Valentine Z would like to be involved in this program, to be the World Assembly Secretariat. Indeed, we have not engaged in World Assembly as actively as one would expect potential candidate to be, and we have only voted on issues passively. Technically, there is a commendation on our nation to recognize our efforts, but that isn’t really us being involved and us more being recognized by some other host of nations. It is this recognition, on top of something else, that has motivated us to be involved in this and to try our hand here. I made the final decision, others were involved, of course! Ahh- ahem, our main motivation is on the idea of progressivism, along with the grassroots. For the latter, it might have been a little conflicting if one is to consider that we are a nation with two planets worth of territory under our belt. In the end though, Valentine Z has always been about working with lesser known or smaller groups of people and community. I believe we have done this back in 2020 for General Secretary. That was quite a joyful one, if I say so myself. So, let’s try it again, we thought.
Here, however, I believe we owed everyone a description of what we are hoping to achieve. Positive words and introduction is good and all, but at the end of the day, there still needs to be an outline of what we would like to see more in General Assembly as well as in Security Council. Please do note that this is a non-exhaustive list, which is to say that as newer elements are recognized in GA and SC, we will see and adapt them accordingly to our ethos.
To start this off, for many of the points and proposals that we will make below, we understand that not every nation is forged the same; some will lack, some will have in abundance. Our idea is to lend a helping hand to other nations as much as possible, while also making sure that the citizens in their own nations will not feel second-class.
And thus, as a start, Foreign Aid should be done with benefit and win-win in mind. It does not only entail giving a nation a generous gift or a handout. Rather, we should offer aid in many ways, including but not limited to: Peacekeeping, expertise and knowledge, resources, rebuilding efforts. Whatever a country needs to get going!
Protection of the natural environments of the nations under World Assembly. Without too much stunting of a nation’s economy, a nation’s environment – no matter how small or big – must be protected and maintained. Private property, as the name suggests, belongs to a person or a group. However, there must be protections and limitations such that they cannot, for instance, buy a piece of land and (often literally) burn it into the ground.
Civil Rights of the nations’ citizens to be protected. They are not to be discriminated based on their race, religion, sexual orientation, and any other traits they might have. However, to prevent the Paradox of Tolerance, there indeed must be checks and balances such that the free speech and civil rights are not exploited for hatred.
It is important to have a good social net for the citizens of a WA nation who are falling behind for whatever reason. We believe that a nation’s capacity is often defined by how they care of those who are on hard times. Of course, we are also aware and know the catch of those exploiting the welfare system for more selfish benefits, shall we say. The idea and concept of a welfare is to help those who are in need, not to be taken advantage of.
We believe in recreational drugs being available for one’s pleasure of use. Though of course, we must ensure that no severe and long-lasting addictions take place, and that the countries must have an able and efficient rehabilitation methods available for all citizens.
We are also not simple visionaries with no practical plans for the future. Indeed, a nation’s backbone is its economy and business, and we recognize that. Contrary to what others might believe, we are absolutely not towards seizing the means of production. Instead, we believe in the idea of running a mixed economy. A nation’s primary industry must be controlled by a well-meaning and capable government, for it entails the physical resources that are available for the nation and its people. The secondary industries and above can be mixed. As aforementioned, as well as to emphasise, giving the government or the state control of the resources is not an automatic victory.
We do believe in private industries, companies, and entrepreneurs in WA nations (and non-WA nations). They must, however, be discouraged from acts of exploitations. There are a little too many to list, but off the top of our head? Antitrust laws, privacy laws, regulation and oversights, close as many tax loopholes as possible, and taxing where it’s needed. I will admit that Valentine Z is a little too much with the taxing, but hey, you don’t need to strictly follow our example!
Regulation of gambling. A bit tired to the point above, and we do want to make sure that we don’t sound like we want to ban it. It should be something that is available for those who are responsible.
Clean energy is the way to go forward, and this also includes nuclear energy. Depending on nation histories, we understand that nuclear energy may be a daunting task – you need a lot of capital to get started, you need to have all sorts of safety features, and one little mess-up can doom large landmasses for generations. With WA nations lending a helping hand, however, we believe that we can usher in clean and bright future. Science is the way forward! For the record, this does NOT mean that religion will be kicked out of the nations. As above, we believe in freedom of religion and thus, science and religion can co-exist, albeit with some slight compromises we made.
Public education must be funded with quite an intensity. Remember, kids and younger generation are our future! Of course, public education alone isn’t enough! As our studies and statistics have went, they can be misappropriated, with the result of a measure of intelligence (not just IQ tests!) not leading to satisfactory expectations. In other words, efficient public education.
Along with this, also will come public healthcare. The idea is to ensure that the healthcare infrastructure and strength of a nation can accommodate all if not most of its citizens without a problem. We understand that it will be difficult to accommodate for all, as well as those playing healthcare tourism. Still, a good step forward as any other to, say, have more people not losing their life savings over a simple injury! Do note that we are also not trying to dismantle the likes of an insurance industry or private healthcare. They should serve as a complementary, NOT a compulsory to.
Public transport to finish the trifecta. Again, note that this does NOT mean taking away cars and demolishing roads. Public transport should be readily available for a lot of places that would make sense, e.g. schools, offices, other places of work. Indeed, there are cases whereby the establishment of a public transport would cause more environment impact than it’s worth – for instance, damaging the delicate forest to establish a train station in its middle. A bit of an extreme example, but my point is: We understand the limits of a public transport. It should, however, not be an occurrence for the WA nations’ workers and citizens to be stuck in a traffic, and not another lane can solve it.
And perhaps that is about it for the time being! May the best nations and representatives win, and once again, I wish you all a good day ahead.
Q: Okay so who the heck are you?
A: Valentine Z. Have been around since the establishment of this nation, and I enjoy a fair share of activities on the site. I have done stats as you can definitely tell, along with writing an issue or two, being in a bit of NSGP but not to a large extent, unfortunately no involvement in GA and SC, and (used to have) a lot of time spent/wasted in F7. My strength, I believe, is my passion in writing (and photography but that’s less NS and more hobby). Nowadays, I enjoy a quiet presence in NS Sports and occasional F7 posting.
Q: So you have no GA and SC experience…
A: Unfortunately. I am commended, I wrote some joke GA proposals in the relevant thread. Other than that… nope.
Q: Then why are you here?
A: That’s a good question, to which I actually don’t really have a proper answer to. I kind of wrote this because I like it and wanted to try out new things. IF and IF I somehow managed to progress further and get into this, I will think of something to maintain my position. I am not going to half-ass and ditch something, if it helps you; either I do something or I don’t.
Q: Grassroots?
A: Ironically while being in TNP, yes. For the record, I am NOT running against Islandwalk, and I also wish them well with the campaign. So far theirs (and a lot of others) are a lot more likely than mine. Anyway, we once ran with the idea of many smaller, independent people running together the 2020 April Fools event. So, why not again? With different people, of course.
Q: Are you going to tank the stats?
A: Actually, no. Well, not like the ones that -100% your stats with some issue choices, not like that! Whatever I have said above stands, but it’s more so that I will support resolutions that support the nation’s ideas. And if, for example, gambling got smacked, it may be like -0.1% or -1% at most? I will try my best here and believe me, I know how much others have worked for their stats.
Q: But this isn’t April Fools…
A: I know. And as I have mentioned before, if a real deal comes into play for me, I will do my utmost.
Q: Might not vote for you either way.
A: That’s fine, and I mean this in a genuine and sincere way, not condescendingly. You might have another candidate, you are probably running, or you just don’t care. Whichever happened, it is fine. I had fun writing this.
With that again, I wish everyone else the best of luck, and hey – stay safe and stay solid. Please do take care of yourselves out there!
Credits:
Commissioned art by SoapTears. Do note that this is not a paid promo and just giving credit where it’s due.
Triangle arts are from https://trianglify.io/.
I will also note that I have NOT used AI in the slightest for this writing to happen. I use em-dashes typically like with my other writings before and post AI eras.
EDIT to add: Your questions will be answered, too! So yeah, just give me a bit of time heh. ♥
