Global Right Alliance

[Joe Bobs]

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Global Right Alliance News
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Hello from the GRA!

The GRA was founded in 2005 and refounded in 2007, with our population peak in 2010 at over 500 nations. We are a founding member of the FRA. We are known for our political innovation, including the infamous 'rotatorship' (rotating dictatorship), and also for our "unique" character. We're so badass, sometimes we go to bed without taking out our contact lenses.

In the immortal words of Jonewest, 'f*ck common courtesy, this is the GRA.'

GRA History Project


The Great Consolidated Library of the GRA - if you find Joe Bobs in here, do not approach him, we believe he has gone feral.

This month, Joe Bobs was appointed 'The Architect' of the GRA's Archives, as he foolishly volunteered to sort through the dumping ground of threads that previously had forum titles like 'General Discussion' and 'Government'. After reading through a decade of 'Happy Birthdays!', 'Pidgeon Island's Hate Lists' and Uropa asking newbies who the f*ck they are, Joe Bobs emerged from the Archives, having finally given order to the chaos. Having now read everything GRAers have said in a decade, Joe Bobs is seriously mentally ill and considered psychotic, do not approach him.



However, it did enable the creation of a timeline of GRA leaders and the following historiography of the region:

*Foundation Era (April 2005 - October 2006)
- Dawn Age (April 2005 - August 2005)
- Dipes Presidency (August 2005 - February 2006)
- Later Foundation Era (February 2006 - October 2006)

*Zertaxian Revolution (October 2006 - March 2007)

*Council Era (March 2007 - April 2008)
- Early Council Era (March 2007 - September 2007)
- Later Council Era (September 2007 - April 2008)

*The Chaos (April 2008 - February 2010)
- First Rotatorship & People's Republic (April 2008 - September 2008)
- Warring States Period (September 2008 - March 2009)
- The Great Rotatorship (March 2009 - February 2010)

*Gilded Age (February 2010 - December 2010)
- The Rise (February 2010 - August 2010)
- The Fall (August 2010 - December 2010)

*Uropan Revolution (December 2010 - March 2011)

*The Restoration (March 2011 - May 2012)

*Soverties' Struggle (May 2012 - February 2014)
- First Try and eRepublik (May 2012 - February 2013)
- Second Try (February 2013 - February 2014)

And this funky little graph of activity over the years:



Joe Bobs would also like to thank Old Zertaxia and Jonewest for doing some minor admin things in relation to this. Nah, they were super-admins and we wub them.

Population Rise

We are pleased to announce the continuation of the GRA's rise in population. At the time of going to press, the region is home to 102 nations, up from 81 in the last update. Sadly, we have not yet overtaken 10,000 Islands, but we remain confident it will happen in the next two weeks (if we keep saying that, one day it has to be true, right?).

We are also pleased to be able to welcome back G-tech and Chin Chillas to the GRA this month. We also welcome new citizens Dyr Nasad, Horse, Takanashi and Libetarian Republics.

Govindia Strikes Again!



Govindia and the GRA have a long and ugly history, going back to the time he began Facebook stalking Old Zertaxia. This month, he bashed the GRA in his election campaign in Wintreath, calling GRAers 'trolls', 'argumentative', 'hostile', 'abrasive' and stating that we 'thrive off internet drama'. However, despite these compliments, he also said we have only been 'helpful to an extent as defenders'. The People's Assembly of the GRA lodged a formal protest against Govindia's statement, which has been hotly debated in the Wintreath GRA embassy. The GRA thanks all those Wintreathians who responded, and helped smooth past the matter to ensure relations between Wintreath and the GRA remained friendly and cooperative. Govindia did not respond.

Diplomatic Crisis with Captialist Paradise

A minor diplomatic crisis also occurred when Sovereign Liberties' stated his opposition to the opening of an embassy with Capitalist Paradise, when he revealed that last year, CP had attempted to recruit from the GRA. Sucrati, representing CP, has stated that this was a one-off action and it is the policy of CP not to recruit from regions with which they share ties. After some discussion, it was decided that as the matter did appear to have been a singular occurrence, it would be forgotten in the interest of building diplomatic relations between the two regions.

People's Assembly

The last few weeks have seen a number of topics discussed in the People's Assembly, the direct-democracy governing body of the GRA. Joe Bobs proposed the 'In-Game Embassies Act', to set punishments for members of the Founder Nation Control Board who took actions on approving or disapproving embassies. However, the act was not passed into law, due to lack of support.

The formation of the GRA Invader Nut Smashers (GRAINS) army continues, with opposition mostly coming from Sovereign Liberties and active FRA Rangers in the GRA, and support from Joe Bobs and Old Zertaxia, with Jonewest flip-flopping like a dying fish and Uropa taking the opportunity to vocalise his dislike for the FRA.

The main debate in the PA has taken place over the rights of citizenship in the region. Almost all workings of the GRA Government (excluding the GRADF) take place in public, and have done so almost since the region's founding in 2005. However, the rights to post in the People's Assembly came to question, as members of the Aura Hyperia delegation posted their opinions on the possible AH-GRA in the PA. Many said only citizens should have this right, whilst others wanted the right available to all, with only voting held for citizens only. However, the law became further complicated as two proposals came to the floor: Old Zertaxia's Citizenship Act, and Sovereign Liberties' redrafting of the People's Declaration of Assembling (the constitution of the GRA). These are currently being taken to vote.


Protestors demand rights for citizens.

Finally, one law has seen almost universal agreement (excluding Jonewest who is a party-pooper), the Anniversary Act, which would see the creation of six public holidays in the region. Whilst the dates and exact nature of the holidays are yet to be confirmed, the suggested line-up is:

GRA Founding Day
Old Zertaxia Day - to celebrate the GRA's longest-serving citizen, Speaker and former President, and in particular for his actions to save the region in its early days, when many natives abandoned the region following deletion of its founder.
Uropa Day - to celebrate the region's most vocal member and former Chancellor, and specifically to mark Uropa's actions in forcing the opening of Parliament to the public in its earliest days.
Dipes Day - to celebrate one of the longest serving Presidents and greatest Defenders, and to mark the creation of the first left-wing party in June '05, ending the region's right wing slant.
Northern Chittowa Day - to celebrate the FRA co-founder, former President, Foreign Affairs guru and Defender extraordinaire, and to mark the creation of the forums by NC.
South Land Day - to celebrate one of the founding fathers of the GRA and first President, specifically to mark the day South Land announced an end to the tyranny of New Emerica, the first democratic government, and the launch of the 'Defender only' policy.
Rotatorship Week - to celebrate the most infamous of the GRA's political system, a week of a mini-rotatorship will take place.

New Embassies

We are happy to announce the opening of the Kantrias embassy! Only one new embassy this month, following the thirty-two opened in March.

The GRA in the FRA

We are also pleased to announce that Jonewest, GRADF General, has been fulfilling his duties as Acting Arch Chancellor of the FRA during Karputsk's absence. This week, Foreign Affairs Minister Joe Bobs has also been elected Regional Liaison Officer in the FRA.


Finally, the GRA maintains its eternal war against Falconias.

In the words of Jonewest, NO.

Written by Joe Bobs. With thanks for contributions from Jonewest and Old Zertaxia.

[God-Emperor]

Thanks for the update.

[Westwind]

Sadly, we have not yet overtaken 10,000 Islands, but we remain confident it will happen in the next two weeks (if we keep saying that, one day it has to be true, right?).

 

 

At least you aren't trying to overtake the GCRs

[Joe Bobs]

At least you aren't trying to overtake the GCRs

 

Baby steps!

[God-Emperor]

Give it time.

[Joe Bobs]

Global Right Alliance News

Second April Update

Hello from the GRA!

The GRA was founded in 2005 and refounded in 2007, with our population peak in 2010 at over 500 nations. We are a founding member of the FRA. We are known for our political innovation, including the infamous 'rotatorship' (rotating dictatorship), and also for our "unique" character. We're so badass, sometimes we don't pierce the lid when we microwave stuff. That's right.

In the immortal words of Jonewest, 'f*ck common courtesy, this is the GRA.'

Lazarus GRAvaded!

No, the GRA hasn't gone invader, this is a GRAvasion. Regular readers will recall the promotion of GRA junkets recently, and the first took place last week in Lazarus, with many GRAers in attendance. Of particular note was Sovereign Liberties ability to be banned within a few hours of joining, and Old Zertaxia's rapid manipulation of the fledgling socialist economy to become the wealthiest person in the region.

Future junkets are planned in Texas, 10,000 Islands and United Kingdom. If any other region is crazy enough to host us, then please contact Foreign Affairs Minister Joe Bobs.

Political Parties Storm the Region

In recent weeks, the GRA has seen the relaunch of the political party system. The GRA has seen many different types of parties over the years, some focusing on real world issues, some on in-game issues. So far two parties (was three, we'll come to that later) have been launched, Joe Bobs and Sovereign Liberties have formed the Cosmopolitan People's Party, which believes in establishing legislation and an extensive foreign policy, whilst Old Zertaxia and Uropa have formed the GRA Centrist and Traditionalist Party, which believes laws should be created as edicts of the Speaker, and a more restricted foreign policy. All citizens can sign up to a party or create their own!

Aura Hyperia told where they can stick it

Aura Hyperia, renowned douches of the NationStates world, have this month had relations with the GRA severed. The GRA had initially been interested in pursuing a war on The Black Riders with Aura Hyperia, however, this was before certain facts came to light. Namely, that this is the Emperor of Aura Hyperia, Mara Sargon:

Mara posted Aura Hyperia's manifesto in their GRA embassy, several pages of poorly written social Darwinist claptrap, that in parts was far worse than some sentiments expressed by invaders such as TBR. The GRA quickly responded, Uropa brought down the banhammer with a mighty swing, and now the former Aura Hyperia embassy has become a meme spam thread. We don't archive our enemies' embassies, we turn them into public urinals.

People's Assembly Cracks Down on Spies

Remember, keep mum, she's not so dumb! Careless talk costs lives!

The People's Assembly is currently examining legislation to prosecute those accused of spying or treason, a delicate balance of protecting the region and restraining authority. Alongside this, the People's Assembly is drafting a Judicial Law, which will allow the Assembly to act as a court, all citizens to act as the jury, and an elected Foreperson for each trial.

Joe Bobs Promoted

Joe Bobs addresses the Cabinet.

Joe Bobs has been appointed to First Minister by Speaker Old Zertaxia. Joe Bobs' will continue to serve as Foreign Affairs Minister, but will also aid the Speaker with other executive duties, allowing the Speaker to focus on the legislative and judicial offices. He will be working closely with Internal Affairs Minister Sovereign Liberties.

Zarnack on Trial

Last week, a newbie by the name of Zarnack found his way to the GRA, and quickly irritated the old guard by not listening to anyone's advice, making hyperbolic political generalisations, and being super serious - these are no-nos in the GRA. He then posted a load of crap on the RMB (later claiming this was the action of his "brother") and then founded his own region with a lot of puppets he claims are real people. He founded a political party which has now been closed. He particularly enraged GRAers by stating on the IRC: 'guys, don't treat me like a noob, treat me like I'm one of you, just don't be mean.' This left GRAers confused and unable to respond to the contradictory statement. He now stands trial for attempting to recruit from the region.

GRADF Kick Invaders from Warzone Africa

The GRADF have successfully detagged Warzone Africa, removing the TBR flag, closing their embassy, and getting rid of their general lameness. When asked to comment, First Lieutenant Joe Bobs simply lifted his kilt and bared his buttocks to the invaders.

OMAHD Bar a Hotbed of Debate

How political debate works in the GRA...

The OMAHD Bar has been a hotbed of political debate this week, with subjects such as colonialism, Catholicism, Egypt, science, film and the Confederate flag. Views have ranged from sissy liberal hippie (Joe Bobs) to Rhodesian native crushing (Northern Chittowa) to gun-toting Southern hick (Sovereign Liberties) to freedom squashing political correctness (Jonewest). Everyone is welcome to have their say in the OMAHD bar, just don't expect anyone to go easy on you...

Joe Bobs: GRA History Nerd

Joe Bobs has continued to publish (in serial form) the History of the GRA. Currently the Foreword and Parts I and II of Chapter 1 are available for your enjoyment, Part III to follow in the nest week or two.

Spam Fight!

Internal Affairs Minister Sovereign Liberties has launched Spam Game Teams, which sees the region divided into two spam-happy teams, the Dancing Ice Hawks and Whipped Servant Boys, and a point scoring system introduced to all spam games. All are welcome to join!

GRA Theme Tune

To the tune of the theme music from Cheers:

Making your way in the GRA takes everything you got.

Getting away from Uropa, sure would help a lot.

Maybe Jonewest called you lame...

By now you oughta know,

Welcome to the GRA!

Where everyone's a fucking pain!

You wanna be in the land of Old Z,

who thinks they're all cray-cray.

You wanna be where there's never a word for 'flame'.

You wanna be with a bunch of APDs,

Where noobs end up the same.

You want to be where they'll pretend to forgeeeet... your name

du du du du duuuuh

Finally, the GRA maintains its eternal war against Falconias.

In the words of Old Zertaxia, you all cray-cray.

Written by Joe Bobs. With thanks for contributions from Sovereign Liberties, fighter4u, Jonewest and Old Zertaxia.

[God-Emperor]

Thanks for the update.

[Joe Bobs]

No problem!

[Bhang Bhang Duc]

Rude, crude and a lot of fun to read.  Nice work.

[Joe Bobs]

That's what we aim for!

[Westwind]

Finally, the GRA maintains its eternal war against Falconias.

 

 

At least there's some sense left in NS.

[Joe Bobs]

At least there's some sense left in NS.

 

Westwind, I think I can speak for the GRA in saying you are hereby an honourary GRAer.

[Joe Bobs]

Rude, crude and a lot of fun to read.  Nice work.

 

 

At least there's some sense left in NS.

 

 

Westwind, BBD - Would you be happy for me to quote you with the above? Westwind, I'd include what your quote was in response to as well.

 

This is for a piece I'm doing on responses to our FA updates.

 

Cheers!

[Westwind]

Feel free, I'd be honored.

[Bhang Bhang Duc]

Westwind, BBD - Would you be happy for me to quote you with the above? Westwind, I'd include what your quote was in response to as well.

 

This is for a piece I'm doing on responses to our FA updates.

 

Cheers!

 

I'm happy for you to quote me JB.  I understand you've been getting a bit of flak from some other regions for your updates - I've certainly got no problem with them.

[Joe Bobs]

Thankyou both!

 

TWP is cool.

[God-Emperor]

We try.

[Consular]

I understand you've been getting a bit of flak from some other regions for your updates

 

An understatement if I ever saw one.

[God-Emperor]

Understatement of the week.

[Joe Bobs]

Hahaha! I can't remember a time the GRA wasn't bouncing from one controversy from the next. I think we've all gone grey from the stress!

 

We'll be releasing a statement in the next few days.

[Consular]

I might note that as a citizen of Osiris I do not mean any of my comments here in an endearing way. I did not appreciate your people's comments about my region-mates.

[God-Emperor]

No one blames ya.

[Joe Bobs]

I might note that as a citizen of Osiris I do not mean any of my comments here in an endearing way. I did not appreciate your people's comments about my region-mates.

 

I've personally not said anything against any Osirans, and what other GRAers do and say is something I cannot control.

 

I personally have only made comments against Old Fed/PUT, and I stand by it. Everything I said was in reaction to his statement and was attacking what he said, I didn't make comments about him as a person. I think that's fair. I'll admit my tone was stronger than I would usually use but I was really annoyed at the tone he used.

 

I don't like the fact that Osiris and TEP, in their official statements, made comments on the GRA-Lazarus relationship. I don't think that's any of their business and its up to Lazarus to say whatever they like.

[Bhang Bhang Duc]

Hahaha! I can't remember a time the GRA wasn't bouncing from one controversy from the next. I think we've all gone grey from the stress!

 

We'll be releasing a statement in the next few days.

 

Please correct them on the gif.  It's not a monkey it's an orang-utan.  If you read Discworld you know what the Librarian does to people who call him a monkey!

 

Oook!!

[Westwind]

Oook!!

 

Where's KaS when we need him ?