Gustave Chevalier wrote:I like to think that a deadly combination of very smart and also very malicious. Shireroth is very smart because it influences its neighbors--almost always in a positive and peaceful way. Babkha is also very smart because it influences its neighbors--but it is also willing to destroy its neighbors, while merely remaining neutral towards others, and this has made it trend more towards the full-fledged Empire I described back in 2006.
There are already many institutions in existence today that, if they were under the control of Babkha or even just influenced strongly by Babkha, would constitute many of the main criteria that I consider to form a full-fledged Empire. The Emir might be selling himself short to not consider that Babkhans might have influence over these "Imperial" institutions. His fellow Babkhans might belong to them.
I am President of the United States because there is an Office of President of the United States.
Gustave Chevalier wrote:I think the addition of Babkhan bases to Elwynn and then getting an Elwynn sympathizer installed as Shireroth's Kaiser and then forging strong ties with Elwynn equates to a coup. I truly thought that in 2006 Antica, Babkha, and Shireroth were all possible of becoming an Empire (though Babkha always had the strongest chance), and now Babkha has benefited from the fall of Antica and is now poised to eliminate Shireroth.
This is preposterous. As far as I know, there are no Babkhan bases in Elwynn, just a military access treaty, something Babkha and many others routinely sign. Babkha had no hand in installing the current Kaiser, who has made no decrees or other measures to bring Shireroth closer to Babkha. Scott chose Ric out of his own volition. How forging strong ties to Elwynn, a former part of Shireroth, constitutes part of a coup is beyond me. Babkha will not eliminate Shireroth since Shireroth is getting on fine at the moment. This is stupid.
Gustave Chevalier wrote:But perhaps some Babkhans are not as self-absorbed as one might believe....
I would like to do a little free mini-analysis and just go over the equivalents that we have today for the following Imperial institutions. They are added to the "Goals of the Empire" list in bold.
Goals of the Empire (2006)
In the Introduction, it was explained why Babkha needed to start
building its Empire. Below is what the Empire will do:
• Annex every existing micro-nation -- annexations and attempts at annexation are increasing
Orly? Name one. Alexandria is independent again as far as I know and Natopia will be moving for that soon.
Gustave Chevalier wrote:• Enforce basic human rights across the Empire -- I admit, this one is iffy with a Babkhan empire; but Shireroth has been banning Serfdom as well as encouraging more human rights lately
What does what Shireroth is doing have to do with Babkha? Either Babkha is trying to form this Empire you speak of, or Shireroth is.
Gustave Chevalier wrote:• Maintain security across the Empire -- Babkha is the primary weapons source now. Its competitors including Ashkenatza are waning. Wars are happening and Babkhan allies are or Babkha itself is winning.
What wars? There is a cold war with Ashkenatza, and war brewing between Alexandria and Ocia. No wars have been finished though in probably a year, so I fail to see how you are correct here.
Gustave Chevalier wrote:• Give the option of free Web Hosting and Forums for each annexed micro-nation One word. Bastion.
Bastion was not founded by Babkha. Membership is voluntary. Member nations are fully sovereign as Bastion is not a political union, so you are again incorrect.
Gustave Chevalier wrote:• Standard Name and ID System across the Empire There have been many influential projects towards standardization throughout Micras since 2006
Name one. The MTO isn't very active, so again I fail to see how you are correct.
Gustave Chevalier wrote:• Overtake the MCS Map Babkha's annexations of Antican territory as well as the recent proposed ceding of territory from Shireroth to Babkhan allies are trends towards this direction
Only in your mind. What former Antican territory has Babkha annexed? If you are talking about Parvatvana in northern Eura, that was a voluntary cession from Antica to Babkha in friendship. Shireroth has not ceded any territory to any Babkhan allies, unless of course you are talking about Elwynn, which was not a cession, but a grant of independence from Shireroth.
Gustave Chevalier wrote:• Regulate micro-nationalism as a hobby through an Empire-controlled
organization known as the Association of Micro-nationalists. Three words: Micras Treaty Organization. However there are also other organizations such as the proposed Benacian Union, Bastion Administration itself, etc. which also are increasing in power
Babkha does not control the MTO, will not be a member of the Benacian Union, nor does it control Bastion administration. Either we are talking about one nation becoming an empire as you speak of, or we look at all nations. I would suggest the former, since the latter makes it very easy to prove there is a major empire coming.
Gustave Chevalier wrote:• Snuff out competition through peaceful or other means This is where Babkha has really been successful
In what way? Shireroth is still here, so is Ashkenatza, Stormark and Alexandria. Again, you need to show how you are correct, not just say you are.
Gustave Chevalier wrote:• Institute the position of Emperor/Empress Babkha already had this
Yes, and so does Shireroth, Alexandria and Stormark (if you call the High King and Emperor). Again, you are not proving anything.
Gustave Chevalier wrote:• Institute an Imperial Council, composed of ministers selected by the
Emperor Babkha already had this
Yes, again with jurisdiction over Babkha.
Gustave Chevalier wrote:• Institute an Imperial Senate, composed of one senator from each
member nation Babkha already had this
Again, with jurisdiction over Babkha. Alexandria also has a legislature.
Gustave Chevalier wrote:• Institute a Supreme Court of the Empire, composed of judges selected
by the Council See the MTO common court. And Babkhan Courts have been quite active internationally lately.
The Common Court is inactive and its members are selected by the MTO General Assembly, not Babkha. The Babkhan courts have no international jurisdiction, so I don't really understand what you're talking about there.
Gustave Chevalier wrote:• Make it known that the Empire is the very definition of micro-
nationalism, and that all micro-nations are a part of the empire
regardless of their government’s opinions The renaming of micro-nationalism into interactive geofiction, the trend towards standardization...these things are trends towards this direction
Only Scott calls it interactive geofiction. Stop making stuff up.
Gustave Chevalier wrote:• Allow sub-nations to conduct their own foreign affairs and other
business Some autonomy has to be allowed or people would just split entirely and then the Empire would dissolve. I think we are seeing some autonomy being allows in Bastion and MTO nations/
Bastion nations are entirely sovereign, as are MTO nations. You are really just showing your ignorance now. Any serious political analyst would of course know that Babkha isn't even a member of the MTO.
Stop being such a huge idiot now, please. You are embarassing yourself.