As you seem to want to acknowledge your wish to trade globally I shall use your Dip for today to get a small add in the next World News Report (coming out later today).

Yes, this is my wish. My thanks.

Hah, a philsopher king? There can be no peace without war, and freedom is slavery. People's interests do not matter, and they are only cattle, being pulled and prodded this way and that.

I would think it wise for Redheart to reinvision his ways...

I would rather avoid war, but if it does benefit my people then I have armies at my command that are willing to do my bidding.

Benefit your people? Each person desires something different, how can you possibly appease them all? You must take matters into your own hands, not to benefit the people, but to strengthen the people.

I do not plan on appeasing all my citizens. I do listen to the majority's opinion and take it into consideration. However, it is ultimately my opinion that becomes Gemaco's course of action.

But if an overwhelming majority demands certain items, then I would concede to them. But I do not believe that this will happen very often, since most of my decisions have benefited my people.

Consider the collective ears of Kentraal to be open on this matter...

I thought you were so powerful that you were threatening countries with enveloping them. Why do you need to be open to discussion if you're so mighty?

I swear you're everywhere...

Yes, you never know where the united forces of my nation will show up.

I can see how something might sound to a nation so ignorant that it is always waving its swords around. I will not take back, nor deny anything that may have already been said. However, the nation of Kentraal believes that others would benefit from being involved with us.

Funny that you think we're the ones waving around swords - or for that matter that your level of technology is such that you believe swords are still the way to fight - when you're the one making threatening advancements towards other countries and talking about absorbing them.

Dear Illuminati,

I was wondering why my diplomatic attempts are always slight, and my intentions vague? How specific do I need to be?

-Confused in Diplomaland


Well Confused, it's not a matter of being specific, it's getting the suggestion heard and acted upon. When diplomatic relations reach a certain 'critical mass' then things like trade agreements happen.

Think of it like saving up to buy a booster, by putting your spare change in a jar till you have enough.

Atm you're putting your little amount of change in two jars for two separate boosters. You can't expect to get results as fast as another guy who's sticking to a jar and putting in all of his lunch money.

Make sense?

Some of you will make agreements much faster than others, for the simple reason that they put a lot of points in to diplomacy and/or focus on one other nation. This is fair because that nation is specializing in diplomacy, just as you might be in say science, espionage or security.

Just remember, while the other boy's toys make look shinier to you, he's jealous of your toys too

A note regarding World News Report Day 4!

The nation threatened by Utopia was incorrectly identified as Sopdet. The actual nation threatened was Hynorbia.

The Editor responsible has been executed, and the article has been corrected.