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7 yrs ago
Back after an extended hiatus.
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8 yrs ago
Come on let's bunker down.

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@ClocktowerEchos

This is an attempt to better articulate my idea. Also advanced apologies for any grammatical or formatting errors as I am on my mobile at the moment.

The "Dark Enlightenment" was neo-reactionary philosophy that was primarily fostered by the a small minority of intelligentsia from the Silicon Valley; the polestar of this particular line of thought was the notion that democratic capitalism was intrinsically prone to crises due to the fact that it was nothing more than an artificial perversion of natural selection i.e. survival of the fittest. Adherents to "Dark Enlightenment" thinking advocated a return to a more agrarian feudalistic society as to them it better reflected the natural order. The fallout from the worldwide devastation allowed those remaining affluent adherents free reign to inflict their backward worldview on an unsuspecting populace. They keep order through maintaining a monopoly on knowledge; while prewar technology is considered a lost cause the elite have maintainEd a good grasp of academics. Honestly, one can think of "Dark Enlightenment" as the ultimate juxtaposition of Californian eco-awareness and Californian entitlement. Alternatively if one has read A Confederacy of Dunces the worldview of Ignatius J. Reilly is a comparable example.

So, in regards to technology it seems I misspoke in my previous post. This proposed Californian state would have medieval technology at best...bows and arrows, clubs, spears and so on; scavenging for pre-war equipment would not only discouraged, but would be a rather fruitless endeavor in post-war society as California's reliance on Eco-friendly cars and stringent anti-gun laws left slim pickings. Agriculturally this proposed state would fair a little better as some preexisting infrastructure could possibly be repurposed to suit the socially engineered agrarian society, but drought and sporadic wildfires would remain a problem therefore fueling expansionist notions and tension with neighboring states.
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May I ask what you intend to do with technology in relation to your claim in Cali?
Also, I think someone else might be taking southern Cali.


In regards to the California idea (provided that Southern California is not taken that is) any remnants of pre-war technology would be maintained and exclusively used by those Silicon Valley refugees to maintain control whilst the general populace has to endure medieval technology.
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Mind if I ask what you had in mind? I have a feeling that quite a few people have dropped this and thus might be reopening some spot soon.


It is very tentative at this point, but I was considering making either a neofedudal state governed by yuppies that managed to flee the Silicon Valley or having the unclaimed remnants of New Jersey and parts of New York governed by a criminal syndicate descended from the Mafia.
Too bad that this is full as it seemed rather intriguing.
Will have a post up tomorrow sorry about the delay.
...I'd be happy to play as NATO...




>Implying that the only solution to settling this dispute is if you are granted complete hegemony over an organization consisting of other player countries.

Wew lad. Care to make your power grab any less apparent.


@Combo move Would have made a stellar United States and I have no clue why a plethora of people were causing so much shit. But I guess that shilling for your "friends" is of the utmost importance. Oh, wait how silly of me as I suppose I should presume that Byrd_Man_Senpai is the only person among the lot of us capable of grasping the complex political workings of a two party system.
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Hon Hon!
Inb4 Marie La Pen and the National Front rise to conquer all.



>Implying the National Front won't get guillotined under my tenure.
@Dinh AaronMk


Is it possible for one to get a crumpet removal cutie mark fam?
@Chairman Stein
Of course your assumption is correct friend :^)
Huzzah my posts have been doubled. So, watch your back anti-NATO as once the power comes back on France is gonna getcha.


@Jotunn Draugr@Keyguyperson
Time to join the wining team fam.
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