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  2. The LSF is Movng on

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    2 hours ago, Sabcat said:

    This is a big day for LSF. We've got a lot to do, we need to remake flags and such, sort out out Discord channel and work out what we're going to do to antagonise NoR see if there's a way to regrow. We need to get members. 

     

    LSF is, despite our much diminished size, one of the oldest alliances founded May Day 2006 (because of course May Day), we've got members who were around for all the wars with NoR most significant events in the alliance's history and above all we still don't have or want a government or leaders.  We work based on mutual respect, honouring the agreements we've collectively made and deciding together what we want to do next. 

     

    Hope this plan works out better for you than all the spreadsheets and preparation you were bragging about during the last war. 

  3. A new day dawns

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    5 hours ago, Canik said:

    and good luck charting your new course. your best days could still be ahead of you!

     

    We already addressed this. They're not.

     

     

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    Congrats on your new government, UCR. Piley was a great warrior and commander in FTW you're lucky to have him 🫡

     

    As soon as it became clear to Piley he was being staggered, he hid down at 5k NS to ensure he was mostly fighting nations with fewer wonders. He'd turtle when fighting somebody like me, then buy up when he had all the advantages. Can't speak to what he did while in FTW, but he was certainly no great warrior while in UCR.

  4. A new day dawns

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    "Elected".

     

    A new day, certainly. A day that starts off with over half of your active membership gone. Good luck with Marx as your defense guy. I can tell you first-hand he was one of your least effective and least-engaged fighters last war.

     

    UCR's best days are behind it. See you in a few months.

  5. Madlads Union, Declaration of Existence

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    I have never forgiven you for the face I made when I woke up to see I had -4,000 soldiers.

     

    That being said, I'm sure this largely had to do with Marx's disastrous leadership. He made little attempt to participate in the last war or help his alliance-mates. Sent very little aid while requesting his allies' help on that front. Made clear the war would never end as his membership was being pounded into oblivion, only relenting when we dragged his nation down. I'll never forget seeing UCR members with Political Lobbyist wonders but no SDIs, no doubt at his insistence.

     

    UCR was all about Marx, even at the expense of the membership.

  12. Red At Night, Communist's Delight

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    56 minutes ago, jerdge said:

    If one's objective is to ensure that their opponents don't get any loot, and/or that they earn as few casualties as possible, and/or that they have as little fun as possible, having no soldiers is good practice.

    I'm in the first group, there's no way to earn any stat by attacking my nation. It makes sense to me, as I'm totally not interested in war and, according to my experience, most if not all high end raiders are absolute pixel huggers.

    There's basically no downside, either economically or tactically (I can declare war with no soldiers, if need be, and in fact I've done it in the past).

    Had I any inclination for war, things would be different, ofc.

     

    I understand what you're saying and understand why high-tier nations go without soldiers.

     

    That being said, there's plenty of tactical downsides to having no soldiers for the commies. For example, we were able to bleed Marx's entire warchest in 1v1's with defeat alerts. $6m per day is expensive. And it denies him the ability to do a significant portion of damage. Most wolves were fighting 1 on 3; he could easily take advantage.

     

    I think my casualty count this war (2 million per month) makes it clear that tactic isn't denying me any of what I want.

  14. Red At Night, Communist's Delight

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    4 minutes ago, jerdge said:

    As the ruler of a nation that never has soldiers in the first place I'll certainly won't be the one making fun of #2.

    (In fact I'm absolutely qualified to explain why it may actually make a lot of sense, depending on the objectives one set for themselves.)

     

    As a wise man once said:

     

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    BECAUSE YOU DONT TURTLE WHEN YOUR THE BUTT KICKER, YOU TURTLE WHEN YOU GETTING YOU BUTT KICKED.... 

     

  21. Red At Night, Communist's Delight

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    2 minutes ago, mrmarx said:

    After 4 months of war, the spirit of socialism and the power of the united working class revolution prevails. The combined forces of RED ALERT  have resisted invasion and on multiple fronts. Meanwhile The Wolves - who thought they could pick an easy raid target to bully into submission - now walk away having lost far more than they ever could have ever gained by theft, and we continue to stand as the beacon of peaceful socialist construction. Friendly relations among people and good faith diplomacy among nations will always stand firm against those who seek only to inflame division and perpetuate further violence and aggression. The revolution marches on, and we look to the future as we continue along our internationalist path. 

     

    We learned a lot about the spirit of socialism as you sat there and took defeat alerts day after day while causing no damage.

     

    I also find it quite interesting how much you and a few other nations hoarded their wealth as your comrades lost every penny they had. Spirit of socialism indeed.

  22. Red At Night, Communist's Delight

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    7 minutes ago, Tevron said:

    I've got to hand it to FiringLine, he can rob the spotlight of a victory from The Wolves and even manage to make that about CLAWS in the replies. What a champ!

     

    I can't help but respond to the silly statements your FA department is making. Perhaps you should inform them that their job is to open embassies and chat with people and leave the real FA to you.

     

    That being said, it is quite refreshing to see CLAWS admit that we won. Quite the about-face from the most recent statement on the matter (from WC):

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    "Well now, I guess the Union of Communists Republics are actually winning their war."

     

  23. Red At Night, Communist's Delight

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    3 minutes ago, kerschbs said:


    Don’t worry, you guys did this all on your lonesome. Whether it was honoring your allies treaties above your own, your MOFA telling the Wolves publicly he’s “meh” on them, or the general lack of support and involvement on behalf of the Wolves throughout this conflict. Claws once again shows that primarily it will always do what’s best for CLAWS.

     

    You missed the biggest one, where CLAWS was perfectly happy to try to maneuver for an expansion of the conflict in a way they believed would disadvantage the Wolves, all because they were hoping for a war on advantageous terms against Non Grata.

     

    They were perfectly happy to help the alliance that publicly declared TW would never receive peace; permanent war for their ally was something they were fine with as long as they could take a pot shot at NG.

  24. Red At Night, Communist's Delight

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    1 minute ago, Kapleo said:

     

    How about I shorten it, put it in bold, italics and underlined, maybe that way your dumb ass will get the hint:

     

     

    Oh, believe me, TW gov has brought grievances to actual CLAWS gov privately already. I understand you may be out of the loop on that and maybe unaware that it's even been happening. That's why it's funny when you claim it's 'just FL being FL'. Perhaps you should refrain from speaking about things you're uninformed about.

     

    Whether TW cancels on CLAWS or not is up to them. But I can assure you their dissatisfaction has been conveyed to the appropriate parties within CLAWS.

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