WorldConqueror

[quote name='Dochartaigh' timestamp='1291416954' post='2529397'] hey Blacky, if you want to call people out, then you should really leave GR. otherwise, you can state everyone is a coward for not hitting you but no one is gonna go rogue on GR just to attack you. you can't state you are superior because everyone is afraid of attacking you when you are still in an AA that is still in CnG. much love bro, but tis the truth mate. [/quote] Wow, even though I looked at his AA, for some reason I thought he was wearing the NAAC one. I blame the flag.

We will never do such a thing. Doing so would endanger our people. Our nation promotes the use and build up of nuclear weapons.

[quote name='Blacky' timestamp='1291413665' post='2529351'] I remember you for some reason. Can't remember what though. Come at me bro. [/quote] You trip-trapped over my bridge a few times. And I'd love to, I quite like being in the NPO though, which unfortunately doesn't allow raiding. Feel free to hit me if you choose, it'd be a nice contrast to Salmacis.

The only thing I see that is remarkable about your nation is your terrible tech:infra ratio. Congrats bro.

[quote name='Rebounder' timestamp='1291065812' post='2526011'] Yes, the game* is about politics, but what is the goal of politics except to obtain power? [/quote] Power is a means to an end, not an end in itself. At least, it should be. People seem to have forgotten that, and thus work to gain power for years only to reach the top and say 'what now?'. It is alliances like these that have no vision, that should have no place in the world.

[quote name='Mixoux' timestamp='1291066899' post='2526018'] I think we still have far too much old blood representing the total population. Not that this is necessarily a bad thing, but the constant debates about events that happened years ago gets stale, and I imagine it's much more annoying for the folks that never experienced such events. [/quote] I partially agree with you, though the history adds flavor to Planet Bob. I know when I first arrived here the intense rivalries stemming from the past, and researching how and why they were born was one of the main things that kept me here.

[quote name='ChairmanHal' timestamp='1291068432' post='2526024'] The day NPO hits Valhalla is the day I'll be walking around like this for no particular reason: But hey, here's to playing it as conservative as GOONS, eh? [/quote] Then we must surely do everything in our power to prevent you from obtaining yet more self-satisfaction. It has been at near critical mass for quite some time now, I'm not sure CN could survive the fallout of a Hal egoplosion.

[quote name='Queen Hoopdy the 1st' timestamp='1291037470' post='2525849'] What you would call a rebel using guerrilla tactics is what I would call a rogue turtling to prolong his inevitable fate. Perhaps we'll just have to disagree on that. [/quote] It was not me that characterized him as a rebel, in fact it was one of your members who used the term, I was merely responding to him. I have no stake in this quarrel, and I wish you luck in dealing with the rogue. But the point of my earlier post was to express my amusement at the statement that "rebels stand and fight". Since the term 'rebel' isn't common here, I was drawing upon knowledge of rebels in the other realm, and to me it would seem that standing and fighting is not what rebels do. They undermine, they sabotage, they propagandize, they spread dissent. They may even engage in opportunistic hit and run attacks, but what they don't do is seek decisive military engagements, because doing so would lead to their rapid destruction.

[quote name='Ninja gumby' timestamp='1291003948' post='2525650'] ^ this guys got a great idea. You should try it. Rebels dont turtle they stand and fight. [/quote] Really? I've always thought that rebels were about undermining and thus using guerrilla tactics to bring down a superior foe, not seeking a decisive battle. It would seem foolhardy for someone rebelling against a power structure to engage it on terms where the structure has all the advantages. Amazing to think that all those rebel leaders have been 'doin it rong'.

[quote name='Xiphosis' timestamp='1291004242' post='2525654'] At the rate NPO creates embassies I'm surprised MK even had one to close. [/quote] Did we hurt your feelings by not letting you into the clubhouse quickly enough? Calm down baby, have a piece of cheese. [img]http://i.ytimg.com/vi/4ab_1nR-_kI/hqdefault.jpg[/img]

Congratulations IRON, good to see your name in bold again.

Sad to see, I had high expectations for a Mia-led TOOL. Congrats to Daks, and good luck to Mia in her new home.

I see you were just giving us false hope these last few days, curse you MHA! /me shakes his fist

[quote name='Raffaello' timestamp='1290199272' post='2517606'] I'm honored to have scored a 10/10 on the AirMe Propaganda Scale™ [/quote] I was robbed! . Nah, yours was awesome, I think my lack of graphical skill lets me down. [quote name='AirMe' timestamp='1290025398' post='2516036'] [center][img]http://i51.tinypic.com/sfyq08.png[/img] 5/10 - Meh. I don't really know if you people pay attention to treaties or not but they only have 4. NSO could probably claim more connections that would classify as a "hammer" than MK can. [/center][/quote] I do take notice of that kind of stuff, and I do know that MK has relatively few treaties these days. It was more a reference to their individual strength, almost a throwback response to the MK sigs in WotC referencing their 1000 nukes at the time. They have a lot more these days. I realised a day or two after I made it that I should have put a nuclear symbol on the hammer to make my point better. [quote][img]http://i55.tinypic.com/ab02t4.gif[/img] 8/10 - This is a good play off of the propaganda that was out when the NPO was stomping people on a regular basis and the outrageous demands that they would make to their opponents. Irony I guess. But I still fall into the camp of "You maybe complaining but things are still 10 times better than when the NPO was in power." [/center] [/quote] That may be true (not the place to argue it), but does that excuse the recent behaviour of MK? Does someone else doing something worse in the past give everyone a free pass to act not-quite-as-bad today? Though I guess the 'badness' of the actions, and how they effect the observer, is subjective, and I would speculate that you would have a dimmer view of past Pacifican actions than newer players or those who were on the fence at that point in time. It is my hope that people see it as a questioning of how MK will continue to use their power, rather than a comparison of MK and NPO history.

The fixed version, with the correct amount of cash: [img]http://i52.tinypic.com/s458x1.gif[/img]

[quote name='Cable77' timestamp='1290187714' post='2517478'] VODKA has won the toss and elected to receive. [img]http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/3895/image1fc.jpg[/img] [/quote] Haha, that is awesome. Kudos.

[quote name='SilentSpectre ONYX' timestamp='1290313659' post='2518785'] ONYX is not an acronym, it's just ONYX. [/quote] Congratulations on your DoE. The quoted part confuses me slightly though, if it's not an acronym, shouldn't it be Onyx?

Sad to see Heggo step down, but it is great to see Heft ascend to the top job. Congratulations to the new Emperor and Dark Lord.

[quote name='Mr Damsky' timestamp='1290286260' post='2518380'] If NPO has the right to expel diplomats (which it does) why doesn't MK have that same right? [/quote] I don't see where it was stated that they don't have that right.

[quote name='Bloodjewel' timestamp='1290284803' post='2518353'] I just decided to read through it. The same arguments being posted in cycles for days now makes me sad for the future of entertainment here. [/quote] This thread was horrible from the start. I am however disappointed that Zog still feels that I vandalized his embassy, I was quite proud of that post.

Pacifican team submitted. (Did we nab the 20th spot?)

[quote name='Voytek' timestamp='1290169251' post='2517325'] Thanks for the suggestions. [/quote] That's cool mang, just let me know if you do end up extorting an Earth-to-moon monorail from someone, that would be pretty badass. Also, can't believe I screwed up the amount of cash. I'll fix it in the morning.

A new addition for the list: [img]http://i55.tinypic.com/ab02t4.gif[/img]

Your 2K NS juggernaut will surely be the end of us.

I expect you to become embroiled in a bloody war with the United States shortly. Make it so. And congrats on your DoE.