Bollocks

They will flee in terror before the sight of the Mensa juggernaut.

Can't we all get along and sim in harmony?

Sounds about like what you are giving in e-money.

oooh, now I get it

Ok, you drive a hard bargain. I will slash my potential salary by 90%. I will settle for 100 USD per week.

Do you get paid in USD? If so I'm signing up

I'll sign an ODP with you guys for 5 mil a day

Very niceee

I wonder if things would have turned out differently had the reparations not been so egregious.

Add me!

Do it!

Waterboarding has always been so funneh

#magicnukesforcobalt2015

he gonna get rekt by hillary

I think NMA just won the game

The game is still getting rolled back. Right?

I believe Terradoxia just activated their unilateral treaty transfer magic card.

I'll first point out that this is a pretty semantic argument we're having, and it's a pretty frivolous argument we're having but I like frivolous arguments We both agree that Taiwan is autonomous, but where we differ is whether autonomy makes Taiwan a "real nation". Lets break down the quoted definition for a sec: Yes, Taiwan does have a centralized government. Only de facto sovereignty, not de jure sovereignty. Yes, Taiwan meets these criteria. Mostly informal relations. Taiwan is incapable of even establishing a formal embassy in the U.S. and other Western countries. Taiwan can't even officially declare independence without China shooting missiles at the island. When the U.S. colonies declared independence, they fought a war against Britain to obtain it. Taiwan hasn't done that yet, or worked out a diplomatic solution. And that really is the crux of my argument. When Nixon and Kissinger pulled the ultimate real-politik move by forming a tact anti-Soviet alliance with China, the price to be paid was throwing Taiwan under the bus. Ghana can strut its independence all it wants, Ethiopia can too, so can Sri Lanka. Taiwan can't, unless it's ready for war. Taiwan can't even get formal embassies with most countries. Those two are two major sticking points that prevents Taiwan from being a "real nation".

How about themes about Winged Hussars, Voltigeurs, or Varangians?

Taiwan has de facto sovereignty but not de jure sovereignty (it exists in reality but not in law). One needs both to be a fully sovereign nation. For example, Palestine is recognized as having de jure sovereignty by many, but it lacks de facto sovereignty. So? The governor of California can have informal relations with the whole world, but it doesn't make California a sovereign country. Meh, given how squeamish the US is regarding military intervention in the post-Iraq era this doesn't mean a whole lot right now.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_status_of_Taiwan I don't respect Taiwan as a real nation, and it's purely from a real-politik view of geo-politics. 1. The number of sovereign nations who maintain formal diplomatic relationships with Taiwan is tiny. 2. Taiwan can't declare independence without swift military intervention from Mainland China. And given the rising economic and military power of China, it's a threat they can most definitely enforce. Most world leaders know the most pragmatic solution is to bend to China's will. And in the grand scheme of things, Taiwan is a relatively small country and there's not much to gain to side with Taiwan rather than China.

May you all drip neutral salvation onto the faces of the unwashed masses.

Nice looking DoE! Great taste in protectors too

+1 missile

Just suck it up, it's far better to roll back the game.