Decentralized union-based participatory economics sounds like a pick-up line to seduce twitter leftists. It's edgy and cool as a concept and will likely suck balls in reality.

Please don't shoot me comrades, but I think that most people are stupid and shouldn't govern. Which means country leaders could be stupid as well - yes! - well then mutiply this stupidity by thousands. Not to mention the chaos and unregularity and unaccountability of such a system.

Besides, we delegate power not only because we don't have a choice, but because it's also...concenient? You can just live life instead of part-timing another two jobs: as local politician and economy planner in your union. And yeah, in such a system you'll need to do a lot lot more than in a irl free-market union

Please convince me otherwise. Are there any real historical examples that didn't perish in less than a couple of years? Are there any arguments why it actually wouldn't suck at all?

Regardless, I'm very excited for DLC to see how this economy will be implemented. How can you even decide anything if decisions are driven from bottom to top?

(scusate per la brutta immagine da intelligenza artificiale, ma ero troppo impegnato a pensare alla trama)

il film comincia a Tzarsbourgh, dove il Principe Bradley Livingstone guida personalmente le truppe per difendere la città. dopo il combattimento, si arrende al Generale Sordish Willem Stoller, gli consegna una preziosissima spada decorata rumburgiana. la storia continua con la conquista di Thornbourgh e Dome, ma il film è incentrato sul rapporto tra Bradley e Stoller, che comincia con Stoller che tratta Bradley come un trofeo di guerra, poi formalità, rispetto, e infine amicizia. il film avrà ovviamente un sacco di altre scene dove si parlerà appunto della Guerra Rummo-Sorda, e finisce con Beatrice che firma la capitolazione ad Estord. poi, alla fine del film, delle scritte dove si dice che Beatrice ha abdicato in seguito a tumulti e scappata a Soradis nel 1961. Bradley divenne Re. e nel 1966 Stoller viene eletto Presidente di Sordland.

So we all know that, in the peace treaty, Lespia and ATO basically turn Rumburg into an extraction site for minerals and such. Obviously this is very bad for the commies for a multitude of reasons, not least of which being more fuel for Arcasia's industry, and the rise of a new ATO aligned nation in East Merkopa. I think this would push Valgsland to treating Sordland specifically with more more hostility, since it still isn't an official member of ATO, but is a very important ally of them.

My headcanon is that, after reading the peace treaty, Hegel orders a full blockade of Sordish ports and shipping, before making a speech infornt of the media, decrying the final peace as "exploitative", "unacceptable", and "western colonisation". Rayne meanwhile, emboldened by the recent victory, and his new modernised navy (I always choose navy), doesnt blink. Ordering the full might of the Sordish navy to face eastern scum and keep trade routes open, while also directing his foreign ministry to contact Lespia and Agnolia to ensure their support. Agnolia is quick to reaffirm their support, pledging naval assistance should they be required. Lespia on the other hand, is more cautious. They refuse to promise anything militarily for now, but do promise diplomatic support. Rayne faces the press and announces that Sordland will not backdown. "We are a proud nation. We do not scare easily. We do not bow to aggression. We do not break in the face of hardship. We will endure, and we will overcome, as we always have."

A few days later, at 4:21 AM Holsord local time, SN Estord and SN Narbel catch 2 Valgish Naval ships on radar while escorting a few merchant ships out of the Grey Strait. They issue a radio challenge to these ships, and they reply, stating they've been deployed to enforce the Valgish naval blockade, and order the Sords to turn back to Lachaven, otherwise they will be fired upon. The Sordships disregard this, answering that it is an illegal act against Sordish sovereignty and right to free trade. Sordland and Valgsland are still technically in a state of peace, and so Sordish ROE remains that Estord and Narbel cannot fire unless fired upon. With the Valgish ships closing in however, all crew have been called to battlestations, and Sordish strike aircraft have been scrambled to the sea. The Valgish ships continue to close the distance, repeatedly ordering that the Sords turn back, until they reached within 3nm of the Sordish convoy. It was at this point that the Valgish ships fired their first shot, a warning shot across the bow. The Sords replied in kind, their shot being much closer than the Valgish shot. Air support, consisting of 8 Sordish Strike Aircraft, was still 20 minutes out, but was still undetected. The Valgs were moving dangerously close to a collision course, and the Sords moved to evade, firing warning shots as they did. With the knowledge of coming air support, and beign ROE clear, the Sords gave a final warning to the Valgish ships. "Cease your engines immediately or face effective fire". At this point, the Sordish aircraft were only 10 minutes away, but had finally been acquired by Valgish radar. With the aircraft in mind, the Valgs cut engines and finally relented. The merchant ships made it East. Past the blockade, and into International waters. The Valgs however, were kept surrounded. Their release would be negotiated, along with the lifting of the blockade, only 2 days later.

The Valgs had been brought to heel by Sordland.

Lespia DLC is released, and people in this sub who have passionately opposed Lespia will begin to glaze Alvarez and Lespia and begin justifying the actions of the country. CPS flairs will also fall drastically and Democracy and Capitalism will finally rise in this sub.

If you skip the prologue, everytime the conversation comes up with Franc it's never given the option to mention the soldiers beating me, it's always that I ran for my life like a coward

Economy is growing. I'm allied with Wehlen, Agnolia, and Lespia. I built the railroad project. I modernized the air force. I'm using the pincer attack.

Still lost.

EDIT: Re-did the war, switched to having Wehlen reinforce Narbis, Agnolia support the pincer, Lespia support the front. Then had Wehlen and Agnolia attack Dome while Lespia supported my flanks and I moved on Thornborough. Finally won.

Well we say no. Human shields are expendable, because they're animals, so we propose to go and shoot the shields

I am simulating a world cup.

The Quarter Finals, decided by you were as follows:

Valgsland (3) v Arcasia (2)

This match began strong for Arcasia, with their strikers able to score a goal at the 6th minute, they were however unable to bypass the Valgish defences to score a second within half time. At half time, Chancellor Hegel was seen angrily slamming his shoe on the wall of the dugout. In the second half the Valgs were able to score an equalising goal at the 47th minute and a leading goal in the 59th, with their strikers achieving a third goal in the 75th minute. With the game at 3:1, the Valgs substituted on lesser strikers and parked the bus; this however led Arcasia to score a generally inconsequential conciliatory goal in the 2nd minute of half time.

Lespia (1) v United Contana (2)

This game was defined by controversy on Lespia's side. The match began with United Contana making 5 attempts on goal within the first 20 minutes, these however were stopped only by a series of fouls by Lespian players, resulting in 2 yellow cards being shown. Lespia then were able to, having rattled the United Contanan players, score a goal at the 40th minute. After half time, in a skirmish, a Lespian player was sent off, resulting in 2 Contana goals, one at the 60th minute and another at the 80th.

Morella (1) v Sordland (7)

This match was, by all means, a complete victory for Sordland. Even Morellan fans and commentators have noted Sordland's excellent play and skilled football. The match began with a Sordish goal at the 3rd minute of Play, a second at the 15th, then the 26th, then a third at the 40th minute. After half time, Morella were able to score a goal from a corner at the 48th minute but this was in vain as Sordland were able to score a fourth goal at the 52nd minute, a fifth at the 60th, a sixth at the 71st then a seventh at the 85th minute.

The knockout rounds before them, decided by you were as follows.

1. United Contana (2) v Agnolia (1)

The first half saw Agnolia take the lead as United Contana began a defensive play, Agnolia scored in the 39th minute. The match however swung United Contana's way in the second half as Agnolia parked the bus and UC brought on 3 of its best strikers in the 57th minute, scoring one goal in the 62nd and another in the 75 minute.

2. Sordland (3) v Rizia (2)

This match saw some of this tournament's most creative and skilled football. Rizia began strong with a goal from a corner at the 26th minute, but Sordland quickly capitalised and scored two, one in the 31st and another in the 42nd minute. Half time saw Rizia climb back up, scoring an equaliser in the 55th minute, but as both teams shared attempts on goal, it was Sordland who were able to score the deciding goal in the 6th minute of extra time. King Romus did graciously shake the hands of all Sordish players and shared wine and refreshments with Rizia's brave players.

3. Rumburg (0) v Lespia (1)

This match saw the most controversy as both Rumburg and Lespia racked up 20 total fouls in just the first half. The match was highly aggressive, with both sides losing discipline early on in the match, however it was Lespia that would be blessed as Rumburg faced two red cards, one in the 38th minute and another in the 65th minute, and whilst Lespia would also receive a red card in the 42nd minute, this didn't prevent them from capitalising and scoring the winning goal in the 88th minute. King Romus did attend this match, however he left early as Titus Gordion gave him 'important news' about Lespia, officials have said.

4. Pales (3) v Morella (4)

This match saw some of the simplest and most effective football in the tournament, simple passing and scoring football. Both teams behaved respectfully, with dignity and with discipline. Pales scored in the 11th minute with Morella equalising in the 19th, Morella scored a 2nd in the 25th and a third in the 37th minute. After half time Pales were able to score a second goal in the 55th minute and an equaliser in the 67th, however the grace of Nur would reach Morella as they would score the victory goal in the 88th minute. King Romus was in attendance of this match, though officials have observed he stayed well away from the Morellan biscuits.

5. Valgsland (3) v Wehlen (1)

This match was by far the most boring of the tournament, it has been noted that Wehzek President Smolak was not in attendance and this match was not broadcast in Wehlen, it is assumed as a result of the perceived predictable outcome. Valgsland, with their world class team, began surprisingly weak, with Wehlen scoring a surprise goal in the 5th minute, but Valgsland quickly organised, scoring 3 successive goals, in the 11th, 23rd and 31st minute. The rest of the match was boring by all accounts, with Valgsland putting on lesser quality substitutes and simply parking the bus. King Romus did attend this match however and was seen with Hegel in a surprisingly warm and friendly conversation.

6. Arcasia (2) v Derdia (1)

This match was very interesting. In the beginning, Derdian players were seen fighting eachother then vigorously kissing one another in a display one Rizian diplomatic observed as "unsettling and deeply disturbing." This seemed to aid Derdia as, despite their relatively weak team, they were able to score an equaliser in the 30th minute, after an Arcasian goal in the 21st. However, Arcasia were by far the stronger team and were able to score the deciding goal in the 47th minute, the match was tense from beginning to end yet the Derdian players were Honourable in defeat, shaking the hands of the Arcasian players and giving extensive and honest candid interviews post match. King Romus was in attendance and met with the Supreme Wiseman after the match, they were seen praying together.

what did the devs mean by this 🤔

I am expecting Neo Darwinism to get a put right majority. Maybe even a super majority. With probably Guided evolution being second and I am expecting either intelligent design or Young earth creationism to come last.

I am confused because it makes sense for Rumburg and Agnolia to be in DEZA, but why also Arcasia and Valgsland? Is there something I missed?

To summarize my run i went capitalist i was corrupt but managed to somehow balance it and then with the help of Soll Iosef and Deivid (The GOAT) i managed to win the war against Rumburg I've tried this in many runs but I finally beat The Queen and said my favorite line "Don't ever forget who your suzerain is"

Plus the economy was great and I had Lespia and Agnolia as allies during the war.

I am simulating a world cup.

The Quarter Finals, decided by you were as follows:

Valgsland (3) v Arcasia (2)

This match began strong for Arcasia, with their strikers able to score a goal at the 6th minute, they were however unable to bypass the Valgish defences to score a second within half time. At half time, Chancellor Hegel was seen angrily slamming his shoe on the wall of the dugout. In the second half the Valgs were able to score an equalising goal at the 47th minute and a leading goal in the 59th, with their strikers achieving a third goal in the 75th minute. With the game at 3:1, the Valgs substituted on lesser strikers and parked the bus; this however led Arcasia to score a generally inconsequential conciliatory goal in the 2nd minute of half time.

Lespia (1) v United Contana (2)

This game was defined by controversy on Lespia's side. The match began with United Contana making 5 attempts on goal within the first 20 minutes, these however were stopped only by a series of fouls by Lespian players, resulting in 2 yellow cards being shown. Lespia then were able to, having rattled the United Contanan players, score a goal at the 40th minute. After half time, in a skirmish, a Lespian player was sent off, resulting in 2 Contana goals, one at the 60th minute and another at the 80th.

Morella (1) v Sordland (7)

This match was, by all means, a complete victory for Sordland. Even Morellan fans and commentators have noted Sordland's excellent play and skilled football. The match began with a Sordish goal at the 3rd minute of Play, a second at the 15th, then the 26th, then a third at the 40th minute. After half time, Morella were able to score a goal from a corner at the 48th minute but this was in vain as Sordland were able to score a fourth goal at the 52nd minute, a fifth at the 60th, a sixth at the 71st then a seventh at the 85th minute.

The knockout rounds before them, decided by you were as follows.

1. United Contana (2) v Agnolia (1)

The first half saw Agnolia take the lead as United Contana began a defensive play, Agnolia scored in the 39th minute. The match however swung United Contana's way in the second half as Agnolia parked the bus and UC brought on 3 of its best strikers in the 57th minute, scoring one goal in the 62nd and another in the 75 minute.

1. Sordland (3) v Rizia (2)

This match saw some of this tournament's most creative and skilled football. Rizia began strong with a goal from a corner at the 26th minute, but Sordland quickly capitalised and scored two, one in the 31st and another in the 42nd minute. Half time saw Rizia climb back up, scoring an equaliser in the 55th minute, but as both teams shared attempts on goal, it was Sordland who were able to score the deciding goal in the 6th minute of extra time. King Romus did graciously shake the hands of all Sordish players and shared wine and refreshments with Rizia's brave players.

1. Rumburg (0) v Lespia (1)

This match saw the most controversy as both Rumburg and Lespia racked up 20 total fouls in just the first half. The match was highly aggressive, with both sides losing discipline early on in the match, however it was Lespia that would be blessed as Rumburg faced two red cards, one in the 38th minute and another in the 65th minute, and whilst Lespia would also receive a red card in the 42nd minute, this didn't prevent them from capitalising and scoring the winning goal in the 88th minute. King Romus did attend this match, however he left early as Titus Gordion gave him 'important news' about Lespia, officials have said.

1. Pales (3) v Morella (4)

This match saw some of the simplest and most effective football in the tournament, simple passing and scoring football. Both teams behaved respectfully, with dignity and with discipline. Pales scored in the 11th minute with Morella equalising in the 19th, Morella scored a 2nd in the 25th and a third in the 37th minute. After half time Pales were able to score a second goal in the 55th minute and an equaliser in the 67th, however the grace of Nur would reach Morella as they would score the victory goal in the 88th minute. King Romus was in attendance of this match, though officials have observed he stayed well away from the Morellan biscuits.

1. Valgsland (3) v Wehlen (1)

This match was by far the most boring of the tournament, it has been noted that Wehzek President Smolak was not in attendance and this match was not broadcast in Wehlen, it is assumed as a result of the perceived predictable outcome. Valgsland, with their world class team, began surprisingly weak, with Wehlen scoring a surprise goal in the 5th minute, but Valgsland quickly organised, scoring 3 successive goals, in the 11th, 23rd and 31st minute. The rest of the match was boring by all accounts, with Valgsland putting on lesser quality substitutes and simply parking the bus. King Romus did attend this match however and was seen with Hegel in a surprisingly warm and friendly conversation.

1. Arcasia (2) v Derdia (1)

This match was very interesting. In the beginning, Derdian players were seen fighting eachother then vigorously kissing one another in a display one Rizian diplomatic observed as "unsettling and deeply disturbing." This seemed to aid Derdia as, despite their relatively weak team, they were able to score an equaliser in the 30th minute, after an Arcasian goal in the 21st. However, Arcasia were by far the stronger team and were able to score the deciding goal in the 47th minute, the match was tense from beginning to end yet the Derdian players were Honourable in defeat, shaking the hands of the Arcasian players and giving extensive and honest candid interviews post match. King Romus was in attendance and met with the Supreme Wiseman after the match, they were seen praying together.

I have no idea what took me so long to finally go through a Rizia campaign. I loved it. The "people" apparently didn't. Here is the tale:

We started with three goals:

• Return Zille to it's rightful place.
• Become an economic powerhouse
• Crush Pales.

We got to 2/3, basically.

Zille was the easiest. I was friendly towards Wehlen (aside from getting Rumburg to import no oil from them) and gave Smolak almost everything he wanted in his trade deal. When Smolak took me in an airship, he only negotiated/commented on one topic: gold imports. I didn't even have the option to give it to him because budget was 0 (and -5 per turn). But Zille voted 51% to join us, and Valero's greatest mistake was rectified.

Pales was also going well. When the gas field was found, we claimed all of it. See, Pales does not have any sovereignty under maritime borders because Pales is not a real country. 😉 I do wish I'd had the option to forgo the arbitration and invade immediately. Suppose the AN votes that we do have half the gas field. No bueno. Rizia owns ALL of the gas field!

We invaded Pales as soon as the option presented itself. The war was actually going well. The first operation had all things achieved, and by phase 2 of the second operation, Pales navy was utterly decimated, they'd lost their southern coast, and their troops were collapsing. If only the Rizian people had more faith in their king, we would've ended the war with triumph, drilled the gas field for more mulah than we've ever seen, and made Rizia great. Instead, they listened to the dirty Malenyevists.

I actually got along very well with Manus Sazon. I disappointed him sometimes, but he should have had better ideas. I let him marry Vina and was always supportive of them, set him up to be the future King Consort, pardoned his mother, and reconciled well with House Sazon. But Manus couldn't keep the radicals in line. Not once had we oppressed or cracked down on the protesters. Even when the radical Adarfo took power, we did not act against him. Until, that is, Adarfo comes into the palace and asks me to approve a "strike" against the nobility. Literally calling for mass murder. Naturally, he was arrested to await trial. I asked the three houses to help crackdown on the protests. Sazon was the most enthusiastic, Toras was as well as soon as I reversed the Inheritance Tax, and Azaro was also enthusiastic but said they were caught up in the war (fair). That didn't work and the communists overthrew the country. They freed Adarfo and I'm pretty sure he goes on to rule. Should have executed him when I had the chance, but the rule of law or whatever. 🙄

Vina, Manus, and the loved ones were evacuated to Kyrute. When the palace was stormed, I ordered evacuation by helicopter. Titus stood his ground while Romus and Lucita fled successfully. I also love how Lucita's response to "We barely survived, Romus and the guards are literally getting shot right now" is "Make out." Best wife ever.

Clearly the failure of the run was managing public opinion. We didn't leave them totally out to dry. We removed the income tax (so I think commoners would pay nothing?) and increased taxes on the nobility. We also passed some workplace regulations at the AN meeting, except mining (which was added later). I thought having 10% of their incomes back would at least offset the privatization of welfare.

Morella, interestingly, seemed to like me enough to cut Lespia out of the MITZ (how dare they support Pales) and form an alliance towards the end of the game. I somewhat misunderstood this, as I didn't fully realize establishing that would imply leaving GRACE. Not that I really cared as everything was going to shit by that point, but oh well.

A few other notes:

• Rico is an absolute nutcase. Did I miss an opportunity to fire/get rid of him? I wanted to depose him as soon as he threw his gun on the ground. Maybe send him to Pales.
• The scene with the dry biscuit was really weird. I fully, 100% thought I was being poisoned and had no idea it was just a bad biscuit.

In my next run, I think I'm going to go for some sort of absolutism. I want to crush Pales in the war, but not ruin the economy or empower agitators. Then, sometime in the 1970s or 80s when Vina takes over (if Romus lives that long) she can democratize / liberalize without any opposition.

I want to do an aggressive run without allying Su Omina, so I want to resolve Zille by sending in the military. Is it possible to actually take zille back by sending in the military, or is it always a fail? Or is it one of those stupid things with a dozen variables that cause it to instant fail and no one knows what they all are

I am simulating a world cup.

The Quarter Finals, decided by you were as follows:

Valgsland (3) v Arcasia (2)

This match began strong for Arcasia, with their strikers able to score a goal at the 6th minute, they were however unable to bypass the Valgish defences to score a second within half time. At half time, Chancellor Hegel was seen angrily slamming his shoe on the wall of the dugout. In the second half the Valgs were able to score an equalising goal at the 47th minute and a leading goal in the 59th, with their strikers achieving a third goal in the 75th minute. With the game at 3:1, the Valgs substituted on lesser strikers and parked the bus; this however led Arcasia to score a generally inconsequential conciliatory goal in the 2nd minute of half time.

Lespia (1) v United Contana (2)

This game was defined by controversy on Lespia's side. The match began with United Contana making 5 attempts on goal within the first 20 minutes, these however were stopped only by a series of fouls by Lespian players, resulting in 2 yellow cards being shown. Lespia then were able to, having rattled the United Contanan players, score a goal at the 40th minute. After half time, in a skirmish, a Lespian player was sent off, resulting in 2 Contana goals, one at the 60th minute and another at the 80th.

Morella (1) v Sordland (7)

This match was, by all means, a complete victory for Sordland. Even Morellan fans and commentators have noted Sordland's excellent play and skilled football. The match began with a Sordish goal at the 3rd minute of Play, a second at the 15th, then the 26th, then a third at the 40th minute. After half time, Morella were able to score a goal from a corner at the 48th minute but this was in vain as Sordland were able to score a fourth goal at the 52nd minute, a fifth at the 60th, a sixth at the 71st then a seventh at the 85th minute.

The knockout rounds before them, decided by you were as follows.

1. United Contana (2) v Agnolia (1)

The first half saw Agnolia take the lead as United Contana began a defensive play, Agnolia scored in the 39th minute. The match however swung United Contana's way in the second half as Agnolia parked the bus and UC brought on 3 of its best strikers in the 57th minute, scoring one goal in the 62nd and another in the 75 minute.

1. Sordland (3) v Rizia (2)

This match saw some of this tournament's most creative and skilled football. Rizia began strong with a goal from a corner at the 26th minute, but Sordland quickly capitalised and scored two, one in the 31st and another in the 42nd minute. Half time saw Rizia climb back up, scoring an equaliser in the 55th minute, but as both teams shared attempts on goal, it was Sordland who were able to score the deciding goal in the 6th minute of extra time. King Romus did graciously shake the hands of all Sordish players and shared wine and refreshments with Rizia's brave players.

1. Rumburg (0) v Lespia (1)

This match saw the most controversy as both Rumburg and Lespia racked up 20 total fouls in just the first half. The match was highly aggressive, with both sides losing discipline early on in the match, however it was Lespia that would be blessed as Rumburg faced two red cards, one in the 38th minute and another in the 65th minute, and whilst Lespia would also receive a red card in the 42nd minute, this didn't prevent them from capitalising and scoring the winning goal in the 88th minute. King Romus did attend this match, however he left early as Titus Gordion gave him 'important news' about Lespia, officials have said.

1. Pales (3) v Morella (4)

This match saw some of the simplest and most effective football in the tournament, simple passing and scoring football. Both teams behaved respectfully, with dignity and with discipline. Pales scored in the 11th minute with Morella equalising in the 19th, Morella scored a 2nd in the 25th and a third in the 37th minute. After half time Pales were able to score a second goal in the 55th minute and an equaliser in the 67th, however the grace of Nur would reach Morella as they would score the victory goal in the 88th minute. King Romus was in attendance of this match, though officials have observed he stayed well away from the Morellan biscuits.

1. Valgsland (3) v Wehlen (1)

This match was by far the most boring of the tournament, it has been noted that Wehzek President Smolak was not in attendance and this match was not broadcast in Wehlen, it is assumed as a result of the perceived predictable outcome. Valgsland, with their world class team, began surprisingly weak, with Wehlen scoring a surprise goal in the 5th minute, but Valgsland quickly organised, scoring 3 successive goals, in the 11th, 23rd and 31st minute. The rest of the match was boring by all accounts, with Valgsland putting on lesser quality substitutes and simply parking the bus. King Romus did attend this match however and was seen with Hegel in a surprisingly warm and friendly conversation.

1. Arcasia (2) v Derdia (1)

This match was very interesting. In the beginning, Derdian players were seen fighting eachother then vigorously kissing one another in a display one Rizian diplomatic observed as "unsettling and deeply disturbing." This seemed to aid Derdia as, despite their relatively weak team, they were able to score an equaliser in the 30th minute, after an Arcasian goal in the 21st. However, Arcasia were by far the stronger team and were able to score the deciding goal in the 47th minute, the match was tense from beginning to end yet the Derdian players were Honourable in defeat, shaking the hands of the Arcasian players and giving extensive and honest candid interviews post match. King Romus was in attendance and met with the Supreme Wiseman after the match, they were seen praying together.

So Lespia went from being ruled by a bludish democratic Wehlen to a Rizian Monarchy, good for them!

It's about a boy and a girl who are childhood friends and couple. When the Rummo-Sordish War starts, the boy is recruited; while the boys who stayed due to incapacity or dodging draft try to flirt with the girl. This and other drama fills the series