Captain Enema Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 Curious on how to get a nation like mine into a full state of neutrality.. A respected state of Neutrality at that, sort of like Switzerland in WW2, minus the lame yodeling. The last round of bollocks in Africa convinced me I have very little interest in keeping up the appearances of bothering with much of what goes on. Any ideas? And this wouldn't completely apply to the for hire forces that Legion pimps out from time to time, not entirely sure how that would work. But yeah serious question... needs serious answers.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voodoo Nova Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 Constitutionally define it, don't participate in military treaties, etc. Basically, act neutral and establish your neutrality over a long period of time. Switzerland still maintains a military, albeit they aren't deployed anywhere except the Vatican City. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal Paradise Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 Botha mode? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centurius Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 [quote name='Sal Paradise' timestamp='1315352813' post='2796005'] Botha mode? [/quote] Actually even Botha recognized there were situations where rp wars were unavoidable so it's not a great way to go full neutral. Really the best way to get neutrality IC is by getting the world superpowers to recognize and protect your neutrality. If the key powers guarantee the neutrality smaller powers are unlikely to try anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centurius Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutrality_(international_relations) This article might also be handy on how to go about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triyun Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 Better dead than neutral. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Enema Posted September 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 Botha mode is lame mode, no offense, but I never have liked or endorsed such a dorkus form of putting your head in the RP Sand. I mean yeah it worked for him, because it was him.. and he did it quite well.. I'll give him that, but it worked for him alone. I don't encourage anyone else to try it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserMelech Mikhail Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 [quote name='Tidy Bowl Man' timestamp='1315352235' post='2796003'] A respected state of Neutrality at that, sort of like Switzerland in WW2, minus the lame yodeling.[/quote] You mean with more AWESOME yodeling! [quote] But yeah serious question... needs serious answers.. [/quote] Claim neutrality. The only question is that when someone comes along and pulls a Hitler, do they respect your neutrality (Switzerland) or do they invade you anyways (Belgium). [quote name='Voodoo Nova' timestamp='1315352590' post='2796004'] Switzerland still maintains a military [/quote] That country is militantly neutral. They have the draft, large weapons manufacturers, etc, yet they haven't been in a war since 1830. I've actually based my nation off Switzerland for a large part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vedran Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 Well, there's a couple ways Switzerland remained neutral, as I interpret it. Its military defense depended on the use of narrow passes, where a small group of soldiers could theoretically hold off a much larger group indefinitely. Two, it took money and gold from [i]everyone[/i], so that it could stay neutral because everyone was invested in it. Or at least that's how I recall it, I haven't read up on it in a very long time. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Tannenbaum So pretty much, the empires at that time weren't going to respect simply stating your neutrality. You had to make it difficult and, most of all, extremely unpleasant for any potential attackers. And, coincidentally, the large nations of CNRP are much like those empires. So, preparations. Make it so by the time they get around to wanting your demise, they realize you have them by the balls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king of cochin Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 The best way to be neutral and have people respect your neutrality is to be strong enough and smart enough so that no one would dare mess with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Enema Posted September 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 Sounds like I need to develop the RAPE bomb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Executive Minister Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 TBM, just go DARPA on everyone's asses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserMelech Mikhail Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 [quote name='Tidy Bowl Man' timestamp='1315388842' post='2796240'] Sounds like I need to develop the RAPE bomb. [/quote] I like [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay_bomb"]this bomb[/url] better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime minister Johns Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 (edited) Make it in everybody's best interest to allow you to sit in your corner and do your own thing. Switzerland has this down to a fine art, in the renaissance Swiss mercenaries were regarded as being amongst the finest soldiers in the western world. And they parleyed the this into becoming bankers because they could provide security that was second to none for their client's valuables and wealth which they had stored in their vaults. So it was in the best interest of every western power to store their wealth with the banks that had the best security, and this gave the Swiss political leverage to get them to agree to honor the neutrality of the Swiss, because the Swiss had most of their money in their vaults as well as most of the money of their rivals. (This is my take on history, and your mileage may vary...) Edited September 7, 2011 by Prime minister Johns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEDCJT Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 [quote name='Vedran' timestamp='1315366471' post='2796144'] Well, there's a couple ways Switzerland remained neutral, as I interpret it. Its military defense depended on the use of narrow passes, where a small group of soldiers could theoretically hold off a much larger group indefinitely. Two, it took money and gold from [i]everyone[/i], so that it could stay neutral because everyone was invested in it. Or at least that's how I recall it, I haven't read up on it in a very long time. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Tannenbaum So pretty much, the empires at that time weren't going to respect simply stating your neutrality. You had to make it difficult and, most of all, extremely unpleasant for any potential attackers. And, coincidentally, the large nations of CNRP are much like those empires. So, preparations. Make it so by the time they get around to wanting your demise, they realize you have them by the balls. [/quote] I agree with Vedran on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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