New People

Took me a minute, but I remember that emoticon. I thought it was a bit crass but not something to get upset over.  But I've spent enough time in darker, worser corners of the internet.
But that was M.O. for a lot of people in the game back then, wasn't it? Whoever gets most offended the fastest "wins". Remember the Tabloid Tribune article about PopeHope being a strumpet?  Talk about a shit show.
 
 
 
 
Ah that's right. I was thinking of a different group, different crisis for the emoticon.  I enjoyed Chainik Hocker's company. He and I disagreed on everything, in-game and out, but he could hold a conversation. F&P on the other hand, I liked him only because I enjoyed debating with him made me feel smart.  He was still a psycho.

This was the original flag of The West Pacific.  Just after its birth in April 2003, forces from the Atlantic Central Command, the military wing of what was then the first and preeminent military alliance of Nationstates, stormed the region. After a brief but bitter fight, the Atlantic prevailed. There was a struggle between the two commanders of that invasion -Reubenlucy and the Federation of Commercial Affairs- which bled over into The East Pacific, founded later. My memories of that are hazy now, though.
 

No love for Pacificanism? This was Comrade Mammothistan (of The Pacific) 's "revolution in one region" philosophy. It was a purposeful contrast to what he called Atlanticism, which was named after the Atlantic Central Command or Atlantic Alliance, the first military alliance in Nationstates and which had conquered most of the feeder regions. Although groups like the ADN were different, Mammothistan saw them as part of the same mold: imperialist dogs and their lackeys.  It also contrasted with the "perpetual revolution" of Unlimited and other peers in the Pacific Senate.

The most well-known doctrine related to that was called Francosim, which Unlimited developed.  It shared the same root as Mammothistan's doctrine, it had different answers for different questions, and employed terms like Feederites and Userites. Comrade Mammothistan criticised it as a degenerative and reactionary work.  However, Unlimited had the last laugh: Comrade Mammothistan was expelled in a bloody coup, and lived the rest of his days in his mountain bungalow in Wysteria. Eventually, agents of Unlimited discovered and murdered him with an icepick to the skull.

Can't argue with any of that.

I don't know who any of these people are. Therefore I nominate myself.

One man's beloved pet guinea pig is another man's tender meat on a skewer.

One man's beloved pet guinea pig is another man's tender meat on a skewer.

whoa...is that really New People, like the real deal New People???
 
Yeah, i've been kicking about in TNP. Was being very successful at retired from the game by just being the forum admin over there. I was doing a da-- good job except some people didn't like me being retired from the game and an admin. My hand was forced to reenter the game on the TNP side. I then just reduced my activity to citizen, but reversed to a higher level (regional assembly member) but I miss this place...well, I miss the people. I miss being a guardian as well, didn't realize how much I'd miss that and commiserating with the other guardians. 
 
I've got to close down my region LRI, but I think I will make a return. 
 
Thank you all for the welcomes.

Hi.