Cold War RP: Reboot, (OPEN)

[HypErcApitAl]

Then again, a part of Communism is like Capitalism but without the politics. Most dictators come to power after promising and upgrading the economies of their nations.

At this point, Communism and capitalism seem to mostly be two terms used for relatively arbitrary groups. The capitalists have both near-anarchy and command economies in their ranks, while the Communists have pretty open economies in some of their members.

Free Trade/Free Market/Laissez-faire/libertarian is "near-anarchy?"

That's true, though.

[Diarcesia]

Then again, a part of Communism is like Capitalism but without the politics. Most dictators come to power after promising and upgrading the economies of their nations.

Didn't the Third Reich/"Aryan Empire" have a command economy/autarky? It's weird imagining they were straight-up normal Capitalist. Who'd want to trade w/ that?

Having a command economy/state capitalism is not seen as bad when German science is the best in the world.

[Tranzoria]

Then again, a part of Communism is like Capitalism but without the politics. Most dictators come to power after promising and upgrading the economies of their nations.

Didn't the Third Reich/"Aryan Empire" have a command economy/autarky? It's weird imagining they were straight-up normal Capitalist. Who'd want to trade w/ that?

Well, the Nazis wanted to dominate the world first and trade later.

[HypErcApitAl]

Didn't the Third Reich/"Aryan Empire" have a command economy/autarky? It's weird imagining they were straight-up normal Capitalist. Who'd want to trade w/ that?

Having a command economy/state capitalism is not seen as bad when German science is the best in the world.

Is that a JoJo reference?

[Diarcesia]

Having a command economy/state capitalism is not seen as bad when German science is the best in the world.

Is that a JoJo reference?

You clearly haven't seen my coat of arms.

[Tysoania]

Didn't the Third Reich/"Aryan Empire" have a command economy/autarky? It's weird imagining they were straight-up normal Capitalist. Who'd want to trade w/ that?

Well, the Nazis wanted to dominate the world first and trade later.

Pretty much. Most of their economy was built on deficit financing because the Nazis figured they would pay it back by looting conquered nations.

[Tysoania]

At this point, Communism and capitalism seem to mostly be two terms used for relatively arbitrary groups. The capitalists have both near-anarchy and command economies in their ranks, while the Communists have pretty open economies in some of their members.

Free Trade/Free Market/Laissez-faire/libertarian is "near-anarchy?"

That's true, though.

I was thinking of the pirate state because, ya know, pirates.

Also, the GDR has put up a really good post in the IC, and now I feel bad.

[The New Greek Republic]

a discord would be absolutely killer for these quick 1 on 1 meetings

[Monsone]

a discord would be absolutely killer for these quick 1 on 1 meetings

Or just telegram the other player.

[Tysoania]

Heads up: the Berlin Blockade has been in place for a while before this RP started and I cleared it with the OP, but it could be retconned to start now or changed to a recent ramping-up.

[Monsone]

Heads up: the Berlin Blockade has been in place for a while before this RP started and I cleared it with the OP, but it could be retconned to start now or changed to a recent ramping-up.

I think it should be the latter.

[Tysoania]

Heads up: the Berlin Blockade has been in place for a while before this RP started and I cleared it with the OP, but it could be retconned to start now or changed to a recent ramping-up.

I think it should be the latter.

If the GDR agrees, then I'll change my first post to reflect that.

[Sao Nova Europa]

What is the Korean position on Taiwan? We could perhaps establish some informal economic ties.

[Kargintina the Third]

Ironically despite how I’ve portrayed them the Rashidis in real life were actually much more moderate than the Saudi’s are.

[HypErcApitAl]

All that "German Science" and I still portrayed them as having dated technology.

I always guessed/thought that technologies behind the Red Curtain would be more dated than Western tech.

[Tranzoria]

All that "German Science" and I still portrayed them as having dated technology.

I always guessed/thought that technologies behind the Red Curtain would be more dated than Western tech.

Except Nuclear energy. For proof, look at how much nuke test America has done, as well as France's and even Wack'i's.

[Monsone]

All that "German Science" and I still portrayed them as having dated technology.

I always guessed/thought that technologies behind the Red Curtain would be more dated than Western tech.

Probably not the case in 1949. Up until the 1970s, the Eastern Bloc had some of the best military technology (first ICBM, first compossite armored tank which was the T-64, the first successful comercial jet airliner, the Tu-104, etc.) It wouldn't be until the 1970s that the Eastern Bloc began to lag behind the west. Of course Western cars where light years ahead of Eastern Bloc cars by the 1950s, but in a fair amount of areas the Estern Bloc did quite well technologicaly until the 1960s (the USSR had one of the first TV transmissions in the world).

[Tysoania]

Of course Western cars where light years ahead of Eastern Bloc cars by the 1950s,

Tell that to the Trabant parked in my driveway.

[HypErcApitAl]

All that "German Science" and I still portrayed them as having dated technology.

I always guessed/thought that technologies behind the Red Curtain would be more dated than Western tech.

Probably not the case in 1949. Up until the 1970s, the Eastern Bloc had some of the best military technology (first ICBM, first composite armored tank which was the T-64, the first successful commercial jet airliner, the Tu-104, etc.) It wouldn't be until the 1970s that the Eastern Bloc began to lag behind the west. Of course Western cars where light years ahead of Eastern Bloc cars by the 1950s, but in a fair amount of areas the Eastern Bloc did quite well technologically until the 1960s (the USSR had one of the first TV transmissions in the world).

And I imagine Polarian cars to look like Volvos. I guess that's just a part of my country's aesthetic.

[HypErcApitAl]

Of course Western cars where light years ahead of Eastern Bloc cars by the 1950s,

Tell that to the Trabant parked in my driveway.

Well, commies always had crappy cars. (like the Yugo for instance, or certain cars drove by commies/leftists nowadays, like Priuses.)

[Monsone]

Tell that to the Trabant parked in my driveway.

Well, commies always had crappy cars. (like the Yugo for instance, or certain cars drove by commies/leftists nowadays, like Priuses.)

The one saving grace of being France is having weird but cool cars like the Citroen DS.

[HypErcApitAl]

Well, commies always had crappy cars. (like the Yugo for instance, or certain cars drove by commies/leftists nowadays, like Priuses.)

The one saving grace of being France is having weird but cool cars like the Citroen DS.

True.

[HypErcApitAl]

Also, 80s-90s aesthetic is the best aesthetic.

[The New Greek Republic]

What is the Korean position on Taiwan? We could perhaps establish some informal economic ties.

If you come to me looking for some nookie nookie on the side, I’m getting mines too

[Tranzoria]

My cars are mostly Fords imported from the US. Or jeeps left over from the second world war. Yeah, we don't care about transportation. I tell my citizens every day, "WALK YOU MORONS!!"