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As people's Premier of the Union of Australasian Worker's Republics, I urge you to vote 4, 2, 3, 1. The Comintern is fragile at this young stage. One spark could be what begins the fracturing. Even if it is a slight loss in the short-term, in the long term the benefits of solidarity we will reap will outdo it tenfold!
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As someone who is new to Aurora, is there any possibility of slash potential benefit to building gundam-esque orbital colonies?
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What can we actually do, game-wise to help maintain political stability and the like?
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As premier of the UAWR, I would like to state my support for the Solomon Islands. I understand their hesitancy and wish them well in charting their own future. Speaking of which. Hawaii. I just wish to congratulate them on their remarkable achievement! Space holds our future, life on earth lives on starlight, after all. So in the interests of supporting international cooperation and decreasing the chance of space becoming at all a point of conflict, rather than unity, I propose the treaty of reciprocation. In sort, the idea is that neutral parties such as hawaii will gain access to our space programs and their knowledge so long as they give us access to theirs. I would also like to propose the bilateral humanitarian aid endeavour. Simply put, the idea of this is that new TNE industry will be built first in those regions most economically devastated by the Great Revolutionary War, assuming that they allow workers the right of self-organization. (I have no idea if either of these have game effects or not.)
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Oct 18, 2020 18:27
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I wish to propose that we focus research on wealth generation technology. Listen, the world is still a wreck. Rad-storms ravage the worst areas and places better off still face massive crop failures, brushfire wars and general collapse. If we are to make ourselves worthy of the stars, we have to fix our problems down here.
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UAWR delegates have chosen the following: Research: 1. B 2. C. 3. A I mean, we proposed this one? Internal development is the cornerstone of external development. All the guns in the universe will not protect you from famine, instability and mistrust. NM-09: Yes There is nothing in life without risk. I think it's better to show trust in others, rather than fall back into the bordered tyranny of the old world. B-11: Yes It furthers our reach to the stars and helps to fix the growing food insecurity issues we face, what's not to love? K-10: Yes The Socialist Aid Program is a commendable initiative and has our full support! Our world is in ruins and we must act swiftly to rebuild, lest we be buried beneath the ash. JR-13: Yes While I am most hesitant about this one, a unified peacekeeping force will, I think, be for the better.
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The Sandman posted:Has anyone considered that the new developments in cryonics might provide a solution to the "a lot of places people used to live are currently irradiated rubble" problem? Simply put the people we currently don't have the capacity to adequately feed or house into cryonic suspension, then defrost them as the radiation fades and the wreckage is replaced by new construction. This would take more time, effort and space than actually feeding them.
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UAWR stands with the Moon. The right to self-organization is an inherent basis of socialism and to deny it would be to make the moon into nothing but a capitalist, colonialist project. We would be nothing but tyrants, if we do not allow young, socialist nations into the fold on their terms and not ours. That being said, there is a greater problem. This.. gladio is a disturbing trend. Even if there is no organization as such, the name itself could become a rallying cry for the forces of regression if we are not careful. Perhaps a two-pronged approach is best. That is, a concentration on outreach programs alongside an investigation into this mystery. NewMars fucked around with this message at 11:02 on Feb 22, 2021 |
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On the nature and formation of the United Australasian Worker's Republics, Part 1. One would think that given it's distance from the rest of the pre-GRW capitalist bloc, isolationist policies and generally sparse population, one might think that the continent of Australia would have been spared many of the worst ravages of WW3. This would be a mistake. While it is true that they were spared the majority of the fighting, many of the side-effects hit the island continent hard enough to break it. When the French Commune was declared, socialist elements within the Australian left were divided with the reigning Liberal-Country government under John Gorton using the crisis as an impetus to accelerate his proposed "fortress Australia" defensive doctrine. This doctrine emphasized the creation of independent industrial and military infrastructure for the Australian nation, including, to the enduring regret of the continent and it's neighbours, the construction of nuclear power plants for the purpose of establishing an independent nuclear program. It's neighbour in New Zealand, under the long-serving National government, suffered from their attempts to show solidarity with the US. While their commitments to the garrisons in Germany and the war in Vietnam were, by objective standards, marginal, it only galvanized the Communist Party of New Zealand and the Socialist Unity Party, who drifted together again as sino-soviet relations thawed. Combined with the rising New Left of the Socialist Action League, politics on the twin islands undertook a seismic shift leftwards as public dissatisfaction with NATO and the National government grew. Perhaps both of these nations would not have suffered so greatly, if it were not for the reaction of the conservative governments. NewMars fucked around with this message at 11:03 on Feb 22, 2021 |
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The UAWR votes as so: - Luna: ABCD - Gladio: ABCD - Survey Ships:B - Survey Priorities: ABC - S-17, Yes - F-18, Yes - F-19, Abstain - JR-20, Yes - A-21, Yes - S-22, Yes - Y-23, Yes
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On the nature and formation of the United Australasian Worker's Republics, Part 2. John Gorton's reaction to the establishment of the French Commune was one of growing paranoia. Fearing that events in Europe would embolden the hardline elements of Labor, elements in the Liberal-National leadership contacted ASIO to embark on what was later codified as the Anti-Infiltration Initiative, or AII, a series of covert programs devoted to breaking any possible communist uprising before it began. At the time of it's establishment, such an idea was less than likely. Perhaps it would have remained so were it not for two factors: first was their methods would only nurture increasing radicalism when exposed, second is that ASIO was already infiltrated by the KGB. Through the next year, ASIO would wiretap union leaders and Labor politicians, sabotage strike actions and covertly leak sensitive documents to the press. At the same time, Gorton's Fortress Australia policy was set to massively accelerate. Shiploads of American arms were brought in to fuel a standing military and citizen's reserve to be expanded no less than fourfold. In march 1969, the first Australian nuclear plant finished construction. This plant would have a secret purpose: to achieve Gorton's dream of an independent nuclear deterrence for Australia. Documents salvaged indicate that this plant was heavily backed by the US government of the time, as was the nuclear program. It was part of what the Agnew cabinet referred to as "Project Atlas," an attempt to drastically amplify MAD doctrine by establishing independent nuclear arsenals in every remaining NATO state, with the goal of bringing socialist states to détente. It is unclear, however, if they ever succeeded. Before the situation broke down, Gorton's nuclear policy only resulted in six low-yield nuclear devices and no ballistic missile capability. Combined, these two factors set the stage for civil collapse. When Nixon was assassinated in December 1968, KGB elements used it as a trigger point to start leaking evidence of the AII to socialist elements. This lead to immediate escalation. Labor party leader Jim Cairns denounced Gorton as a "tyrannical dictator" in parliament, while labour unions started mass protests. Through the following months, AII operations found themselves victims of internal sabotage while protests became strikes and strikes became violent clashes with the police. At the same time, his extremely unpopular military expansion galvanized the anti-war movement. While the peace movement had before found itself becoming increasingly disconnected from socialist organizations, momentum now swung sharply in the opposite direction. The Commonwealth of Australia lacked any defined emergency powers on a national level. Instead Gorton's centralization of power and persecution of socialist elements had to take a more piecemeal approach. Controlled state governments were used to pass legislation attacking state-level organizations. Federal control of military matters was used to force through infrastructure built over sites of environment and cultural heritage in the name of defence. Still, despite everything, the Gorton government was incredibly unpopular and already on it's last legs. That is, until Communal troops in France launched the Amiens offensive. Reaction to that was surprisingly muted, it was a world away, after all. However, things came to a head when M15 deposed Harold Wilson. Gorton had long been a sceptic when it came to the relationship of Australia to the United Kingdom, but over the last year his paranoia and anti-communist leanings had grown greatly. He moved forwards motions to ban communist groups, including elements of the labour party. Over the following months, he rapidly centralized powers under the claims of a wartime emergency, with the growing clash between socialist groups and the government spilling over into high level civil unrest. Conscription was raised, shot down and then implemented anyway. Armouries were broken into or stolen from by sympathetic soldiers and guns flowed into the hands of socialist agitators. Riots became street-level battles in the major cities, mirroring the civil war of their mother country. Reports indicate that the Liberal-National leadership almost attempted to ban the Labor party before cooler heads prevailed. Still, things accelerated to a fever pitch, unions in rural areas turned to militias as the unrest lead to rural areas vanishing off the grid entirely, a collapse of federal to state level authority that was hidden behind frantic and desperate flailing in the halls of power. This is what lead to that fateful day of August 12th, where during a televised debate in parliament John Gorton attempted to pass a motion for the recognition of the Mountbatten government. This never came to be, as parliament exploded into a flurry of angry accusations and counter-accusations, ending with Gorton publicly declaring Jim Cairns a "Soviet-loving Communist traitor." Moments afterwards, everything went white as the city of Canberra vanished in nuclear fire, decapitating the entire federal government at a stroke. While the fact that this detonation was due to one of the six devices Gorton was able to produce is well known, until recently it was unknown who was responsible for the detonation or why. While right-wing elements have often tried to pin the blame on the KGB agents within ASIO, the communal governments have often blamed Gorton's ballooning military and it's increasing anti-communist lean, both sides seeing the detonation as the result of a half-baked coup attempt. However, recently recovered documents, including maintenance logs and transportation chits have revealed that this was, in actuality, a "broken arrow" scenario. The bomb was to be transported to a recently constructed strategic fortification in Sydney, however, it had been built improperly, with unshielded arming mechanisms. Due to the accelerated timetable on military asset deployments caused by the May offensive, however, this log was lost before it could be read. Instead the bomb was transported and during the transport, would have crossed a length of track that had gone unfixed due to extended striking against the Gorton governments' militaristic stance. All due to an accident, the stage became set for a burning, terrible war. NewMars fucked around with this message at 11:04 on Feb 22, 2021 |
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How far off are we from getting the ability to TN survey?
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In dealing with the current shortage of neutronium, the UAWR proposes two new initiatives: 1. The TNE Reuse, Reduce and Recycling Act. So as to deal with current and potential future shortages or bottlenecks of TNE supplies, we propose that recycling, efficiency and reuse programs be instituted within Comintern industry alongside outreach and education programs devoted to teaching the public the importance and advantages of reusing and recycling materials while limiting unnecessary consumption, especially in times of shortage. 2. The Public Broadcasting Service: An expansion of the existing CNN project, the PBS project will be to create an entryway whereby the common man can gain access to participating in worldwide broadcasting. Comintern funding will be allocated to community unions and councils to create their own televised programmes for regional and global broadcast, with a focus on education. NewMars fucked around with this message at 23:11 on Oct 31, 2020 |
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the UAWR votes as following: Prefixes: C, D, E, F, B, A, G Research: DCBA Socialist Aid Program: ABC I-24, Repeal the No First Strike Doctrine: No. A-25, Service Medals: Yes K-26, Adoption of a Revolutionary Rank Structure: Abstain. F-27, Drunken Industrial Bear: Abstain F-28, Research Optimization Cleanup: Yes F-29, A Ten-Year Service Medal: No. L-30, Low-Gravity Infrastructure: No. I-31, Five-Year Plans: No. H-32, The Mars Program: Yes N-33, the TNE Reuse, Reduce, and Recycling Act: Yes N-34, the Public Broadcasting Service: Yes S-35, FESTER: No A-36, Space Autonomy Model: Yes A-37, A Common Language for Space: Yes.
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Nov 3, 2020 08:57
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A shame too, because I rather liked it. This one is awesome though!
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While we're on the subject of what's good about this one: have people been enjoying my digression into alt-australian history? Any comments or criticisms?
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Nov 5, 2020 10:55
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It looks like lunagrad will be the electronics capital of the solar system.
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UAWR says wait for real archeologists
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Nov 8, 2020 04:46
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Did we get any TNE results back from Mercury?
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The UAWR is particularly concerned about the possibility of Gladio cells on the Australian continent. Due to our extensively decentralized nature, whereby even constituent polities such as the Mianjin commune and the People's Republic of New Zealand have enough autonomy to vote, plus the sheer territory of the continent, there is any number of places where GLADIO can hide. The road wars may be long over by now, but hundreds of kilometres of untracked and unmaintained highways, any number of isolated townships and the vast wilderness between and around them remain. Although the fact that no one drives since the TNE railworks project was commissioned might help there.
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In order to deal with Gladio, the UAWR is planning to propose what we call the "Order by Rail" initiative. All across the world logistical networks are still ruined by bombshell, ravaged by time and neglect or even deliberately sabotaged in order to keep isolation. To deal with this, we want to create a truly global railway network, with lines to every village. Cars allow for personal mobility and roads and highways made for them are therefore invaluable to groups like GLADIO, destroyed infrastructure and that which caters to the automobile are both vectors for insurrectionist groups like them. What's more, they make personal mobility a matter of status and wealth, restricting the proletariat. A rail to every town makes a region united and lessens the avenues of movement for rebels while also greatly increasing them for the workers.
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The UAWR would like to propose the Trans-newtonian Global Network Project. This project is as follows: The creation of a complete integrated mass transit network based on the goal of connecting every populated area on the planet from village to metropolis. The major focus being on connecting isolated, rural or war-torn areas where separatist and revanchist areas like GLADIO recruit and operate. Secondary priorities are to replace automotive infrastructure beginning with areas where it has been neglected, assaulted or sabotaged with the gradual goal of replacing the usage of the car for non-specialized civilian tasks entirely. Mass transit options are to include, but not be limited to: train, subway, monorail and tram networks. It is our sincere hope that this will result in connecting the world. When any human, no matter their status can travel from Beijing to Cape Town on the same network, unobstructed, the freedom of socialism will be made manifest to all. Small-minded beliefs flourish in the absence of others. For over a decade road wars raged across the Continent, from the Meanjin Commune to the Union cities to the capitalist holdouts of the west coast. Every small town and village became an island, surrounded by wilderness and the roads only a reminder of how alone they are. Trans-newtonian rail projects in Australia have helped to heal this continent and turn it from lights in a desert night to a community again. I can only hope it does so well for the rest of the world.
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As many members of the United Australasian Worker's Republics possess indigenous members, with some such as the Mianjin Commune being dominated by them (and out of game, me being indigenous Australian myself), we feel that the issue of reparations is one that can't be easily solved by a top-down approach. The IRPA tentatively has our support, in these matters.
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The Union of Australasian Worker's Republics votes as follows: SK-38: No SK-39: Yes HC-40: Yes S-41: Yes A-42: Yes JR-43: Yes I-44: Yes I-45: Yes P-46: Yes NM-47: Yes F-48: Yes F-49: Yes P-50: Yes Z-51: Yes I-52: No W-53: Yes W-54: Yes W-55: Yes H-56: Yes
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You know, I've been wondering: with India, Japan and other capitalist holdouts, what's their view on how the Comintern claims to be the legitimate world government? How is the comintern portrayed in media and pop culture?
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On a lighter note: Mad Max: A gripping documentary on GRW-era Australia. Released a scant three years ago in it's home nation of the UAWR, but only seeing global distribution across comintern territories today, Mad Max is a fictionalized portrayal of the Main Force Patrol, one of the attempts to stop insurrectionism and banditry that became rife as the federal collapse of the Australian Commonwealth occurred. The Main Force Patrol were created by the short-lived liberal coalition government of Sydney as they attempted to stop the fracturing of New South Wales into the dozens of polities it would end up as before reunification, charged with ruthlessly enforcing order between towns that were separated by dozens to hundreds of miles of road. A harsh critique of the methods employed by capitalist holdouts like the coalition, the movie demonstrates the brutality and horror of their methods by the gradual degradation of it's main character over the course of the movie, as officer Max Rockatansky begins just barely ahead of the criminals he pursues in terms of brutality, eventually capitulating to them in methods after the loss of his child and disfigurement of his wife. In the end, after subjecting the last of the bandits to death by torture, the movie closes with him driving off into the Australian outback, away from civilization. The movie became notable for it's bleak realism, both in terms of the high-octane driving stunts and the scenes of civilization as they demonstrate the sometimes slow, sometimes swift collapse of society that was occurring in those years. Although the creator, George Miller has been critical of reception towards the former. In interviews he has said that the movie was formed from a combination of the childhood automotive accidents that were common in his hometown, his experience as an emergency room doctor in Sydney and his role as a medic during the rapid changes of power that became rife in urban areas during the GRW. His goal, as laid out in the interview, was to demonstrate the horrors of automotive accidents, the folly of pre-TNW dependency on oil and the brutality and insanity that resulted when the infrastructure of society broke down. Part of what makes the movie so true-to-life is that most of the vehicles provided were in fact, ones that dated from that period, as the extras and actors often provided their own. When asked about this, Miller replied: "everyone pretty much agreed to do it for beer, and it wasn't like I had much of a way to get my hands on anything modern, after all." Referring to the scarcity of automotive vehicles since the cooperative infrastructure projects of the Union Cities and the Mianjin Commune that focused entirely on mass-transit infrastructure. "Also, it's hard to show the effects of a crash back then when everything these days will stop dead at an impact." He later added, echoing comments that abound in the renascent movie-making industries of the post-GRW era on how TNE-based vehicles make for unsatisfying stunts due to their force-ablating effects. As of this writing, production is finishing on the sequel, tentatively titled "Max Max 2: The Road Wars" NewMars fucked around with this message at 19:32 on Nov 16, 2020 |
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Good to see you're back! I hope this week is better for you. Although now that you've answered that question, now I have one for you, and I think, maybe everyone? What is the flag of the comintern?
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I've an idea for one. The circle in the centre is the earth, united under socialism and beneath it the flag of the moon. The wreath can be read as a laurel or as grain. A laurel, representing the triumph of socialism and humanity over the old order and it's near-destruction, or a wreath of grain, representing the plenty that the comintern brings. There's also space to add the emblems of future colonies around the earth.
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Members could use the star pattern that's in both, couldn't they?
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64bitrobot posted:Maybe there could be two flags, one for official full flag purposes, and a second simpler design for the upper left shunting. Well, for that purpose, you could just use the hammer-and-sickle-in-a-globe, I think. Most of them already have the hammer and sickle anyway... Or equivalent tools. The blue circle is there to represent earth.
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Ooh, good update. Fingers crossed for the negotiations. Oh, while I'm here. To those playing a state in the Australasian region, it was my assumption with the United Australian Worker's Republics that it represents the communes of what was formerly the commonwealth of Australia, plus the Worker's Republic of New Zealand alongside many of the successors to polynesian island-states, linked together in a confederation model where each part is also a voter in the comintern. Does anyone have a problem with this? Questions? An alternative view?
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sebmojo posted:The workers Republic of new Zealand under their chief citizen Robert Muldoon agree. Oh, dear.
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I was wondering if this LP could use a discord, but now I'll admit I'm a bit worried that it'll end up like a lot of the other aurora LP's. It's a difficult game to play, much less to show off and write a storyline to it at the same time.
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Oh, me three.
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Oooh, I'm glad to see this continue! Also, can someone get a translation on that morse? I'm hopeless at that sort of thing.
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Well, at least if they're in cryopods they should be easy to transport?
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Yeah, while the flags are very neat, they're also very specifically american. The big pillars of the comintern are france, russia and china, with american and polynesian states being the two rising stars in terms of participation in the federal project, so any flag's gotta be internationalist if it's to work.
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Well, first of all clarify that this is an international expedition. It'll make things easier. As for a plan, we need more information: how much food can we get there and how fast?
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Blue Warhound is based on assumptions about technology we're not even sure exists yet.
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While I'm here, the UAWR would like to propose the Comintern Digital Communications Forum. This act would found a space for up to the minute public communications between comintern members using newly-available digital technologies, perfectly suited for situations such as this. (That is to say, create a discord channel for the LP.)
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