OK. I just had a quick look at FCN's Discord server, and the evidence is preTTy damning (with emphasis on the t sound). Gagium's liberal use of the n-word is nothing less than deplorable. The n-word should never be used under any circumstances. In fact, I find it rather distasteful when black people themselves use the n-word, but that's a separate topic. I do believe many of the people in FCN are indeed IRL racists and fascists. However, as abhorrent as they appear to be, I will still be voting against this proposal, because ICly, my nation only supports RP liberations against authoritarian regions that oppress their own people and/or invade other innocent regions, regardless of ideology or lack thereof. New Bremerton does not support raiding peaceful, democratic regions, even if their Discord server is chock full of racism and antisemitism. As vile as they may be, the FCN is a peaceful, democratic region that mostly keeps to itself, and is therefore only worthy of a condemnation, badge of honor or otherwise. Last time I checked, conservatism =/= fascism or totalitarianism. If the FCN was an out-and-out, self-proclaimed fascist region like the totalitarian CCD, I would definitely be FOR this proposal. That's my nation's foreign policy in a nutshell.
As an RL analogy, the British Labour Party has a huge problem with antisemitism, but the party is democratic and abides by the rule of law. Therefore, they should not be forcibly disbanded by the British government. If the Labour Party engages in violence and intimidation, then they should certainly be closed down and its members arrested.
Speaking of the CCD, which is actually a self-proclaimed fascist, authoritarian region, maybe I shouldn't have abstained on the resolution to liberate the CCD. I only withdrew my FOR vote when people started accusing them of failing to issue an IRL disclaimer distancing themselves from fascism, and then accusing them of only issuing a disclaimer once the liberation began. At the time, I considered accusations of IRL fascism on their part to be entirely unfounded, although I now believe that, in RL terms, the CCD may, in fact, be straddling a gray area. I believe even the worst criminals deserve a fair trial, and my abstention was my way of declaring a mistrial. I should have voted for the liberation of the CCD instead of allowing my personal feelings with regards to ideological double standards and leftist hypocrisy to get the better of me. It's going to be really tricky for my nation to avoid being seen as IC hypocrites now, especially since I'll be voting against this proposal, but voting FOR any legal (and well-written) proposal to liberate The Communist Bloc.
