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I wasn't sure if it was, or if you would be extending your holdings to reach the sea - either way - it think its a good idea. It increases commerce.

Respectfully, how more specific do you want us to be? Be specific, please.
We want access to a waterway to the south? We will build a port there(the thing is, we already started building a port there when the extension was previously approved).

To Cristilakere

The Free Land of Soul Expression
"I was doing time in the Universal Mind..."

UN Category: Left-Leaning College State
Civil Rights: Superb Economy: Thriving Political Freedoms: Excellent

Location: Atlantian Oceania
The Free Land of Soul Expression is a very large, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 187 million enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, liberal government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 72%, and even higher for the wealthy. A robust private sector is led by the Gambling, Book Publishing, and Automobile Manufacturing industries.

The Giant Worm is protected from hunting and slowly coming back from the brink of extinction, expensive lawyers are hired to defend citizens in court for public urination charges against their pets, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, and minority children spend hours bussing to schools miles away from home. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Soul Expression's national animal is the human, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the idea.
btw, the minorities bussing to faraway schools wasn't what I had in mind, he he, I think I clicked the wrong choice by mistake. I never got this result when I encountered this issue before).

There is no reason to believe we will behave otherwise with our land and citizens from the south, the language from that area has already been adopted as an official language of Soul Expression. Millions of people apply for immigration to Soul Expression every year.

Soul Expression considers itself a beacon of hope for humanity. We would feel extreme shame if we denegriated ourselves by commiting the same errors history has seen.

The Armed Republic of Crystilakere
"Alas the Oaoli Si mona Ieta"

UN Category: Inoffensive Centrist Democracy
Civil Rights: Some Economy: Reasonable Political Freedoms: Very Good

Location: Atlantian Oceania

The Armed Republic of Crystilakere is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 416 million have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of the Environment, Education, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 66%. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising fourteen-year-old boys selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

Cars are banned from built-up areas, space research funding has hit a recent high while several military bases are being closed down, the Crystilakere Automotive Racing Series draws millions of spectators annually while those near the tracks complain about the noise, and the government spends millions of crystals every year prosecuting spammers. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is relatively low, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Crystilakere's national animal is the tigris, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the crystal.

Eh, it seems Crystilakere takes better care of its animals and vegetation than its citizens.

Soul Expression might be inclined to object to future Cristilakere endeavors due to their apparent lack of civil rights. However, we believe it is not our right to question foreign governments on the administration of their internal affaires. We are well aware of the necessities, sometimes sacrifices, a country might make to acheive a greater good.

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The Islands of Vilita have no objection to the small acquisition of land by Soul Expression for the purpose of encouraging trade. However, as suggested by Soul Expression, the motion will not be fully accepted until some nations directly affected by this move and new trade route voice their opinion.

Would Crystilakere please esplain how it is directly involved.

This thread has nothing to do with me, my national beliefs or the state of civil rights in my nation. This thread is about your nation expanding in order to benefit your national trade route. In expanding you will be acquiring land currently inhabited by local tribes. We would be interested in knowing what your plans were to integrate them into your nation or will they just be ignored in the name of money. By opening this trade route, your ships and people could be passing through our waterways and docking in our ports. We'd like to know what kind of people we will be dealing with, and even whether trained Soul Expression natives will be greeting us at the dock, or if they will be enslaved natives.