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i think i might leave for a bit

Greatunion of soviet socialist republics wrote:Wait, is their independence movement actually leftist or is this some of your famous dad sarcasm?

Northern Independence Parties unofficial slogan is legitimately Sovereignty, Socialism and Sausage Rolls, and they present themselves as the left alternative to the Centrism that's took hold of the Labour Party

Koralo, Greatunion of soviet socialist republics, Shamian, Pajonia, and 2 othersThe mexican workers, and The greater tulsa area

I want to know what kind of country would allow drugs, like it doesn't make any sense.

East uyghurstan

Shimanovango wrote:I want to know what kind of country would allow drugs, like it doesn't make any sense.

I mean, think about it.

Allowing drugs helps you track their consumption, cracks down on illegal traffic if done well and allows you to treat the addicted. Its more or less the same as with alcohol and the prohibition.

Shimanovango wrote:I want to know what kind of country would allow drugs, like it doesn't make any sense.

One that values the people's bodily autonomy. Drugs aren't inherently bad, and drug use =/= drug abuse.

Pajonia, Soviet catgirls, Americ anfootball, New Astri, and 3 othersNewsun, The greater tulsa area, and The passerine islands

British people

The mexican workers

Vandensia

St Lyaos wrote:One that values the people's bodily autonomy. Drugs aren't inherently bad, and drug use =/= drug abuse.

I mean, they are inherently bad, some to lesser degrees than others, but yes, we won't get anywhere by imposing draconian drug laws.

Koralo and Newsun

making drugs wholly legal means addicts don't have to have their lives be horrible, removes the black market and all that associated nastiness, removes the 'forbidden fruit' aspect and thus less people will want to try it, enables safe environments to use drugs should people make that decision, removes incentives for false information propaganda to be spread... it's literally only wins

Greatunion of soviet socialist republics, Sodoran Alesia, Pajonia, Vandensia, and 5 othersSoviet catgirls, New Astri, Zepfarlacht, The greater tulsa area, and St Lyaos

Shamian wrote:Righto folks, Important question time!

As per the RMB Representation Act (see here -

RMB Representation Act 2020

An act to give representation to the Residents of The Bloc.

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

ARTICLE I - Definitions

(1) “Principal Act” shall refer to the current bill here presented.

(2) "RMB" shall refer to the Regional Message Board of The NationStates Region of The Communist Bloc.

Article II - Category

(3) This Act shall be classified as a Type VI GENERAL law.

Article III - Provisions

(4) Residents within the Communist Bloc may elect a single member to represent them in the Executive and Legislative Committees. This role shall be called "The RMB Representative"

  1. The RMB Representative is tasked with representing the interests of all Citizens and Residents of The Communist Bloc.

  2. The RMB Representative must be a Citizen.

  3. The RMB Representative must have access to the regional Discord.

  4. The RMB Representative must have a World Assembly (WA) Nation within the Bloc.

  5. The RMB Representative may not hold another position within the Bloc.

    1. Except Moderators on the RMB.

  6. The RMB Representative is entitled to a vote within both Committees.

    1. Should this cause a tie, the RMB Representatives vote will be discounted.

(5) Elections for this member will be run via a Regional Poll, with the person receiving the majority of votes becoming the RMB Representative.

  1. The elections for the RMB Representative shall take place every 6 weeks.

  2. The candidates must announce their candidacy on the TCB Forum.

  3. An RMB Representative may not stand if they have held the title more than twice in the past 6 months.

  4. The People’s Tribunal is charged with making the poll.

  5. Only World Assembly Nations are allowed to vote.

(6) The RMB Representative may be ejected by either Committee if they act in a manner unbecoming of a Committee Member.

  1. Should the representative be ejected by both Committees, the Representative will be deposed and a new election will take place.

  2. This vote will require a 75% majority.

  3. A post must be made on the TCB Forum, outlining why the person is being removed.

    1. Upon posting, the RMB Representative will be given at least 48 hours to defend themselves.

    2. They must be private messaged instantly within NationStates, alerting them a vote has been motioned for. This message must include a link to the post.

    3. The First Minister or Speaker must open the vote.

      1. The First Minister and Speaker must also make the other aware.

    4. The RMB Representative may not vote.

Article IV - Schedule

(7) A trial period of 6 months or 4 terms (whichever is shorter) shall take place, at which point a legally binding re-vote by the Legislative Committee and the Executive Committee, excluding the RMB Representative shall take place.

  1. A simple majority in both Committees must be attained in order for this act to become permanent.

    1. Following the acts passing, the date of the first Representative elected shall be noted on the act, temporarily, until the trial period is over.

    2. A tally of Representatives will also be kept, until the trial period is over.

  2. Should the vote be in favour, the Principal Act becomes a Type IV General Law.

    1. Should it become a Law in itself, Section 6 shall be removed, and Section 2 will be amended.

    2. This will not be counted against any Tabled Bill's.

  3. Should the re-vote be against the creation of The RMB Representative, then the Principal Act shall be deleted.

(8) This act shall enter its trial period following majority assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People's Assembly.

Written and proposed by Martyn Kiryu

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It is once again time to elect a new RMB rep.
However, concerns have been raised as to whether the role serves any useful purpose, given that only one person so far has actually managed to do the job properly!

As such, might I direct your attention to the regional poll that i have just created?
This will last for 48hrs, and I'd like your opinion on whether you think that the RMB rep role is useful, and should be retained - or conversely is pointless and should be yeeted.
I have also included an option to allow you to indicate that - like Clark Gable - "frankly my dear I don't give a damn".

Kind regards,
The Management.

Folks, there is only about an hour to go until this closes; please vote now and make your voice heard!
We currently have a mere 42 responses, from a region of 993 nations. By my count, that's 951 nations that don't think that the RMB rep role is important enough to even bother to cast a vote...

Sodoran Alesia, Thebrin, 503, New Astri, and 1 otherRed nation state

Comrades, here is the Daily News:

Good morning/afternoon/evening!

Give a warm welcome to our newest comrades: Thessanara, Mazkorvya, Stanna robbankstan, Mega-chusetts, Random compliments, Soviet ultra-communist republics, Hartuvia, Soviet ultra-socialist republics, Soviet ultrasocialist republics, Cinnamon resort, Soviet ultra socialist republics, and Elishewa

Here is today's news:

Executive Affairs


  • The Ministry of World Assembly Affairs has posted voting threads on the current World Assembly resolutions: Link"Reducing Microplastics" and Link"Commend Marrabuk", as well as an upcoming resolution Link"Repeal: Voting Equality for Freed Inmates" Vote in these threads to determine how our delegate votes.

  • The TCB Card Factory has opened its doors! This program includes regional giveaways, a regional art museum, card requests, and of course, shiny 1% International Artwork badges. TCBs Card Factory is asking for a team of volunteers to help operate card farms to ensure a steady supply of cards are being printed. Think you can help? Sign up today.

  • The Ministry of Domestic Affairs and Ministry of Information are recruiting volunteers. Sign up here: https://tcb.red/forum/forum/15-the-civil-service

Legislative Affairs


General


  • A regional poll is being held on whether the Bloc should keep the position of Regional Message Board Representative.

  • We have opened The Great People's Rec Hall in our Regional Discord server, and will hopefully host DnD and reading nights in the future. This is also where future Ministerial debates will be held.

  • Check out the Law Archive! It is an easy way to navigate and keep track of all our laws. This document is updated as new laws get passed.

  • Want some endorsements? Run the Revolutionary Endorsement Program! It's simple and doesn't take very much time. Endorse comrades, get endorsed back.

  • Our forums are online, but unfortunately, we have lost a whole year of data. If you applied for citizenship after January of 2020 (Feb-Dec of 2020), make sure to reapply!. You may also have to recreate your account. Apologies for this inconvenience. The government will be working as quickly as possible to re-accept citizenship applications. In order to prevent this from happening again in the future, we will be discussing our options on a forum transfer. Stay tuned! (Disclaimer: this only applies if you were registered as a citizen in-between February 2020 and December 2020. If you have joined TCB after this time period you do not need to re-apply for citizenship)

This Day in History
By Theria Han


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While run by the Ministry of Information, the Daily News does not necessarily reflect the stance of the current administration. Please contact the Minister of Information Pajonia on NationStates or Ant(Pajonia) in the Regional Discord for any corrections, suggestions, questions, comments, or concerns.

This article was authored by Pajonia. "This Day in History" is authored by volunteer of the MoI, Theria han

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Greatunion of soviet socialist republics, Sodoran Alesia, Thebrin, and Latiet

Ight ima head out

ight ima head out

Joe army, The mexican workers, and Americ anfootball

Welcome to The Communist Bloc, comrades Thessanara, Mazkorvya, Stanna robbankstan, Mega-chusetts, Random compliments, Soviet ultra-communist republics, Hartuvia, Soviet ultra-socialist republics, Soviet ultrasocialist republics, Cinnamon resort, Soviet ultra socialist republics, and Elishewa!

To get started, check out these handy guides so that you can be sure to experience TCB at its fullest, and register as fellow citizens!


The Ultimate TCB Handbook: The All-Expansive Guide to Life in The Communist Bloc



The Revolutionary Republic of
The Communist Bloc

Motto: "Equality, Freedom, Liberation!"



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Government:

Socialist Republic

Welcome to The Communist Bloc!!

Welcome to The Communist Bloc! You've probably come here either attracted by one of our recruitment telegrams, our leftist debates, or just the large population count under the socialist tag. No matter the reason, you are now home and you have now found your place! So what to do? I'm sure there are about a billion things rushing through your head right now, and no idea where to start in this massive place. So let's do a quick overview of the region first. The Communist Bloc (aka TCB or The Bloc) is a Pan-Left-wing region comprised of real-life socialists, communists, and anarchists. We welcome all people regardless of sexuality, identity, ethnic background, or religious creed.

The Bloc is a highly democratic region where anyone has every opportunity to join the community, bring their fresh new ideas, and contribute. We have roleplay, competitive elections, fun community activities, and even the ability for everyone to participate in making the law of the region through our directly democratic institutions. There's something for everyone here in TCB.

Newcomers Guide

So what should you do now that you've joined? Well, there's alot that's available:

  • Apply for Citizenship: Citizenship is your ultimate ticket here in The Bloc. Citizenship on the TCB forums allows you to vote in our regions directly democratic legislature, run for office, gain full access to the discord, and become a full-fledged member of the community. Anyone who wants to do more than answer issues should consider doing this.

  • LinkOur Regional Forum:
    Our regional forum is where most of the political scene of the region takes place. It’s very important for anyone who’s interested in participating in our region's government to join the forums. Making an account is very easy and simple. Should there be any problems, Comrade Kethania should be contacted.

  • LinkOur Regional Discord: Our regional discord is where most of our casual interaction takes place. Much of the active portion of the region’s community spend most of their time here than on the RMB debating. It's highly recommended that comrades join if they want to become active.

  • Our Government: The Bloc’s Government runs on the principles of socialism, equality, collective leadership, direct democracy, and freedom. It has a unique four-branch system. With an executive handling governmental affairs (such as activities, immigration, interaction with other regions), a democratic legislature that makes laws for the region, an elected Judicial Branch to interpret the constitution and the law, and an Administrative Branch which moderates the discord and the forums and acts in a policing capacity. The most important principle, however, is that the World Assembly Delegate is not the leader here. The people, in fact, influence the appointment the WAD through the popular will.

How Can I Get Involved in Regional Government?

To get involved, it’s important that you have citizenship. Without it, you cannot any of the activities below. If you have not already, please refer to the links above for newcomers to get started. For newcomers or older members who want to become members of our community, it is highly recommended to begin by gaining citizenship on the forums, and then joining the discord and gaining full access using said citizenship. Following that, the best thing to do is to volunteer for a ministry and then make yourself known in the community by being active and interacting with people (don't be shy, we don't bite).

  • Volunteering for the Civil Service: The first thing that every citizen should try and do is apply for a ministry. The regions ministries are the main bodies that carry out the governmental work in the region. Depending on who you are, you can become a diplomat, a reporter for the news, a activities organizer, a roleplay manger, or assist on the legal team! You can volunteer Linkhere.

  • The Constitution: Anyone who wishes to become more active ought to eventually read the Constitution. Yes, I understand that it is long, personally, it took me a few tries to fully finish it. But it's wise to have knowledge of the highest law of the land.

  • Join the People's Revolutionary Air Force: What now? Do we have a military? To many, this may seem confusing, but it is perfectly normal for NS. The Communist Bloc is home to its very own military; the People's Revolutionary Air Force. It actively assists in raiding right-wing, fascist, and other reactionary regions in the game. Their goal is to eradicate them completely, whether that be through attacking them directly or by defending fellow left wing regions, and to remove the ability of fascists or other reactionaries to use this game as a real-life recruitment space for their toxic creed. LinkJoin the Discord now to find out more! If you feel like you can't dedicate a lot of time to the Bloc's military, but you still want to help, telegram First Minister New Astri, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defense Krajzovda or Air Marshall Pan kath to be added onto the reserve roster. Read more about our reserve program here!

Other Useful Links Relating to TCB

Below are other links pertaining to the region and its interactions with other regions. It is recommended for people to look at these if they really want to get involved.

  • The RMB Rules: This is a must-read for any resident. The RMB Rules should be followed by everyone at all times. This ensures that the region's RMB is safe and reflective of our values.

  • Familiarize Yourself With Regional Law: As a Socialist Republic, The Communist Bloc is very dedicated to a democratic system with order and procedure to carry out government duties and policies more effectively. As a new member, feel free to familiarize yourself with a few basic documents.

  • The Index of Past WA Voting Recommendations: The Ministry of World Assembly Affairs maintains a list of all voting recommendations that have been issued so far. If you wanna become more active in the World Assembly, be sure to read through the list and analyze the different rationales given in the voting recommendations!

  • Anti-Fascism and Why We Fight: Above all, TCB is a left-wing region eternally committed to fighting fascism. Right-wing thought, especially fascism, is not tolerated within this region. We do not believe that freedom of speech extends to those who's sole purpose is built on racism, death, and dictatorship. TCB as an NSLeft member participates in the interregional military alliance of Antifa, and helps them to destroy the influence of fascists in the game.

  • The NSLeft: The Solidarity Pact of the NationStates Left, or the NSLeft, is the largest and most influential leftist alliance in the game. TCB is a member of this important alliance. Formed of only leftist regions comprised of real-life leftists, NSLeft seeks to further interregional leftist solidarity and create a united front against right-wing reactionaries.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  • Someone is misbehaving on the RMB! What do I do?:
    Please click this Big Report Button Thingie to send a telegram to our RMB moderators. You should include links to posts/pages containing improper material. Please also report to game moderators if applicable.

  • Why should I become a citizen?
    Many reasons. Citizenship is like a switch from "just hanging around" to "being a full-fledged part of the region". Citizenship allows one to vote in elections, run for positions in government, participate in the discussion on forums (which is where the most of it happens), and all that good stuff. If you are not yet a citizen - you're missing out.

    You may be suspicious of this whole bureaucracy, and wondering why can't we just allow the aforementioned freedoms to everyone. Well, there are good reasons. This world is dark and full of very very bad people doing all sorts of illegal and immoral activities. Citizenship allows us to prevent them from running for offices, spying on our region, etc. Unless you are one of those very very bad people, you have nothing to worry about.

    If you have any more questions, please, feel free to telegram Solveneia, and he will answer to the best of his ability.

  • Who is actually in power in The Communist Bloc?

    The Head of State is the First Minister(FM), who is elected by the citizenry in the First Round of Ministerial Elections.
    The Head of Government is collectively the Council of Ministers(CoM), which is elected by the citizenry.
    The Head of Legislature is the Speaker of the Legislative Committee, who is internally selected by the Committee, which itself is elected by the citizenry.
    The Heads of Military are the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defense(MoFAD), who is elected by the citizenry, and the Air Marshall, who is nominated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defense and confirmed by the Council of Ministers.
    The Head of Judiciary is the Chief Justice of the People's Tribunal, who is internally selected by the Judiciary, itself elected by the people.
    The Head of Administration is the Head Administrator, internally selected by the Administrative Council, which also selects its own new members.
    The Head of On-Site Administration is the World Assembly Delegate(WAD), who is appointed by the First Minister with the consent and approval of the Council of Ministers.
    To see who currently occupies these roles and more, please view this dispatch..
    All elections are conducted on LinkThe Communist Bloc forums.

  • Why is my application not being processed?
    Sadly enough, processing applications take time and effort. It also gets pretty tedious after a while. A couple of days is a reasonable enough expectation of the processing time. We haven't forgotten about you, so just exercise patience.
    Oh, and if after a week your application is not yet processed, then we probably have forgotten about you, so feel free to complain to Solveneia or another government official displayed in the regional page we will look at what can be done. If something is unclear, please, feel free to telegram Solveneia, or another government official.



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How to apply for citizenship

Do you want to get involved in TCB? Do you want to do more than just answer issues all day? Do you want to have fun? If that’s the case, you probably want to apply for citizenship.

Requirements to be eligible for citizenship:

1. You must have a nation residing in The Communist Bloc

2. You must have a World Assembly nation on Nationstates (not necessarily in this region)

To apply for citizenship, follow these steps:

Step 1: Click Linkhere for our forums.

Step 2: Click the down arrow next to “Login”, as shown below.

Step 3: Click “register”, as shown below.

Step 4: Fill out the required information, and then click "register".

Step 5: Copy the application template provided Linkhere.

Step 6: Go to Linkthe Naturalisation Office and create a Linknew topic.

Step 7: Title the topic “Citizenship Application: [INSERT USERNAME HERE]” and paste the application template on the topic.

Step 8: Fill out the application. Make sure to be honest!

Step 9: Click "Post Topic".

Step 10: Wait for your application to be processed.

Once a citizen, you can partake in all the activities our region has to offer, including:

• Voting

• Regional politics

• The nation roleplay

• The regional military

• Games and contests created by the Ministry of Culture

• And much more!

As always, if you have any questions regarding citizenship or the registration/application process, please do feel free to contact me, Solveneia, via telegram or discord (Negative Twelve, in the TCB server).

This dispatch is adapted from an older version created by Egaleca: page=dispatch/id=1067444/

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We recommend you check out the rest of the pinned dispatches in the region for much more interesting details about the Bloc, its laws, the programs we are running, our allies in NSLeft and much more!

Radicalania, Sodoran Alesia, Thebrin, and Cinnamon resort

Vandensia wrote:I mean, they are inherently bad, some to lesser degrees than others, but yes, we won't get anywhere by imposing draconian drug laws.

How are drugs inherently bad? Drugs, by nature, are bad? All of them? Every single one, including aspirin and caffeine?

Soviet catgirls

The mexican workers

only natural medicine allowed I guess

The mexican workers wrote:only natural medicine allowed I guess

that's a strawman. I think we all know that van wasn't talking about drugs that are being used for medical purposes. I don't necessarily agree with his position but you can disagree with him without claiming he believes something that he doesn't.

^ Yeah, Wascoitan is kinda right there. Their wording was bad, but I think they were pretty clearly referring to weed/cocaine/heroin/etc.

(Not to say all of those are comparable--they're just typically the drugs lumped together under "all drugs")

The mexican workers

Wascoitan wrote:that's a strawman. I think we all know that van wasn't talking about drugs that are being used for medical purposes. I don't necessarily agree with his position but you can disagree with him without claiming he believes something that he doesn't.

yo
now I feel like I worded my sentence badly, I knew that Van was referring to non pharmaceutical drugs and stuff, just to clear things up a bit. I meant not to assume someone’s position on drugs.
kool?

Maybe it's just me, but I'm feeling it's really hard to remain optimistic. Is anyone else feeling this way?

Radicalania, Ubertas, Sodoran Alesia, Rhudiland, and 2 othersThe mexican workers, and The greater tulsa area

Communist liechtenstein

If you go to the bathroom in America,and come out in asia,what are you while you're in the bathroom?

European

Vandensia

St Lyaos wrote:How are drugs inherently bad? Drugs, by nature, are bad? All of them? Every single one, including aspirin and caffeine?

Not quite sure why you would say that when I thought that my meaning was clear from the context of the discussion. Yes, even caffeine can form a drug dependency, and has mild use and withdrawal symptoms.

Drugs, if you use the definition "something and often an illegal substance that causes addiction, habituation, or a marked change in consciousness", which I would say is the second most popular definition of that word, are inherently bad. They all form a chemical drug dependency in your brain, and most have inherently bad physical, mental, or social effects.

But, like I said, we won't get anywhere by imposing draconian laws. We should instead try to limit the situations and conditions where individuals would want to use them, for example by limiting workplace stress.

Koralo

HORRIBLE NEWS!

Rhudiland is having a 2nd civil war and has split up! I am called Rhudiland, but will be portraying “Northern Rhudeiya” (the more successful one, Fifa World Cup and that.) instead of “southern Rhudeiya” (the disappointment).

East uyghurstan

Vandensia wrote:Not quite sure why you would say that when I thought that my meaning was clear from the context of the discussion. Yes, even caffeine can form a drug dependency, and has mild use and withdrawal symptoms.

Drugs, if you use the definition "something and often an illegal substance that causes addiction, habituation, or a marked change in consciousness", which I would say is the second most popular definition of that word, are inherently bad. They all form a chemical drug dependency in your brain, and most have inherently bad physical, mental, or social effects.

But, like I said, we won't get anywhere by imposing draconian laws. We should instead try to limit the situations and conditions where individuals would want to use them, for example by limiting workplace stress.

Are they though? Yeah, Meth and the hard drugs are terrible, but i hesitate to call weed bad.

I still stand for drug legalization.

The greater tulsa area

Leichtenstein, you idiots

Neo japanese state and Easull

Red nation state

Prince Phillip just died if anyone cares about the royal family

Greatunion of soviet socialist republics, Ubertas, Sodoran Alesia, Neo japanese state, and 2 othersThe mexican workers, and Westacaucasus

Vandensia

PRINCE PHILIP IS GONE

DING DONG THE OLD GHOUL IS DEAD

NEXT YEAR WE'LL HAVE AN EPIC THATCHER-PHILIP TWO-DAY DEATH CELEBRATIONS

Brezzia, Greatunion of soviet socialist republics, Radicalania, Ubertas, and 15 othersSodoran Alesia, Saniston, Pajonia, Wascoitan, Bibliophilius, Thebrin, Neo japanese state, The mexican workers, New Astri, Red nation state, Westacaucasus, Red azolands, The greater tulsa area, Cordais, and Stershumbaamistan

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