SC Resolution: Condemn gatesville

[Ananke II]

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Condemn gatesville
A resolution to express shock and dismay at a nation or region.

Category: Condemnation
Nominee: gatesville
Proposed by: Mysterious Nation


Description: The World Assembly,

RECOGNIZING that Security Council resolutions are intended to serve as serious admonishments for rogue and malevolent regions whose actions and ideals are outside of accepted international norms;

EXPRESSING concern that a growing number of regions, specifically Gatesville, continually flout the concept of the ‘international community’ by publicly and vociferously rebuking the World Assembly at every opportunity;

BELIEVING that Gatesville’s fanatical regionalism and its rabid advocacy of ‘national sovereignty’ continues to undermine the combined efforts of the World Assembly and all its member nations;

ACKNOWLEDGING that Gatesville, while no longer posing the threat to the World Assembly that it once did, has recently experienced exponential growth, representing a resurgence of their threat against the international community which has been created by the combined efforts of the World Assembly;

NOTING that the Region of Gatesville in particular has adopted an official position of condemning the Security Council;

ASSERTING that unless Gatesville is publicly denounced, there will be a continuation of their anti-communitarian actions which threaten to not only destabilize our World Governance, but could also proliferate to other regions and nations as well;

The World Assembly HEREBY condemns the region of Gatesville, and her misguided and contrary aims.

[Ananke II]

Something to keep in mind;

* Gatesville supports this resolution.
* They voted against our commendation.
* I'm not sure whether they've ever been a real threat to the WA, but they certainly aren't at the moment.

[Walabamba]

I don't reall know enough about Gatesville to vote on this, Delegates Prerogative.

[Dinarii]

I'm not entirely sure myself. Seems like one of those issues that doesn't really effect anyone.

[Cerb]

I'm against. They want it so I'm not giving it to them.

[Markanite]

They're RMB s full of stuff saying they want it , so I'm against

[Achattaway]

I have voted against, it seems that the only reason for the condemnation of gatesville is because of its condemation of world assembly, that is a very dangerous line to walk. I am against this

[Takaram]

Against, as I said last night.

[Globexanter]

Against this kind of crap wich appears.

[-Valoniah-]

I don't think they should be condemned for not liking the WA. A lot of people are anti world government. I tend to be anti government myself. It makes things a bit more blurred tho when they want to be condemned, they would wear it like a badge of honor. I'm not sure what to do on this one.

[Wordy]

I am under the impression that gatesville vote against everything as protest against the WA.
If they vote for this piece they are reversing their stand.......so I would then vote against.

[Post War America]

I will join in this...

[A Mean Old Man]

No doubt 10kI's delegate Ananke II also received this highly deceptive telegram. I assume she was able to see through it like I was, but I fear that many other and more naïve delegates in the world will fall into the trap.

Hi. I noticed that you, and by extension your region, recently voted AGAINST the WA Security Council resolution 'Condemn gatesville'. As foreign affairs advocate of Gatesville, and with the full endorsement of the Imperial Council, I'd like to ask that you please vote FOR instead.

The reasoning will take a moment.

Gatesville isn't for the destruction and dissolution of the WA, as our enemies like to pretend. There are certainly excellent things about it. What we're for is a little bit of common sense, ensuring that the WA is kept on a tight leash.

That said, even we aren't immune to the impact of real life: Gatesville has been hit particularly hard lately by NationStates' regular summer downturns, and we're only just now starting to rebuild (that said, we're moving fast thanks to the terrific work of our enlistment team, insomniacs that they are).

In the interim where we haven't been present, the powerful factions in the WA have essentially dismissed us as a force. This is bad. Without a solid pro-commonsense front, there is nothing keeping the WA in line. Everyone with a dissenting opinion becomes just another number again and the WA cannot change for the better.

We aim to rebuild the front. The first step is that Condemnation, which says to the WA: look, there is now another force which will not stand for your violation of our rights and your incursion upon our sovereignty. Vote FOR on Condemn Gatesville and you signal to the world that you know there has to be somebody holding the leash.

To commend freedom, Condemn gatesville.

Sincerely,
Kostemetsia
Foreign Affairs Advocate of Gatesville

I'm finding this whole affair to be thoroughly disturbing. I'm also finding this telegram in particular to be especially unnerving.

Gatesville has been nearly dead up until recently, and has been rapidly gaining support and allies during the past few months. They aim to destroy the WA and vote down every WA resolution that comes to vote, and their involvement in the world has been one of a purely negative impact. This telegram attempts to confuse delegates about what Gatesville's true goal actually is in an attempt to get them to vote for the condemnation, and, I'll admit, does a very good job of doing so.

Gatesville is receiving publicity as a result of this resolution's being at vote. I should have made an attempt to crush the damned thing while it was in the queue, but it's too late for that now. I can only hope that most of the delegates around the world are smart enough to see through the rhetoric in this telegram and resolution to the dark motives behind it all and vote it down. If this passes, Gatesville will be able to call themselves the official enemy of the World Assembly and will be able to use their new badge and place in the WA's history as a method of acquiring more renown and more supporters.

The individual members of the WA, such as the hundreds of you who inhabit 10kI, must also amass their own power to crush this resolution. Wa can't let Gatesville have their way.



On another note, I also received a telegram from "Schlemiels," who calls himself "Kraut Killers." That charming little play warranted a GHR, in my opinion.

[Ananke II]

I actually didn't receive that telegram, but I have had a couple of Gatesville people try and sweettalk me into switching my vote. Nice guys actually. Not that it'll help them any.

[Anime Daisuki]

I don't have strong opinions about this. If a region is heavily invader, then its black and white for me and I'll be for a condemn. GV is not heavily invader, it has a tendency to forment feeder coups though, and is generally on the invader side of things. But since the resolution language does not mention that, I'll be voting against on this one.

[Guy]

This is a publicity stunt by Gatesville. The text serves to glorify them, not put them in a bad light.

[Olivia the Pig]

Against this.

[Sir Lans]

Back in the day, Gatesville did have a very large influence on resolutions because of the mass amounts of endos they once had...and in my opinion caused a great amount of headaches for numerous regions and nations, so by that alone I'm against - and because they want it (and are voting for) I'm doubly against it.

[ImperialPoland]

against

for the reasons anime daisuki mentioned

[Echolilia]

"Condemn gatesville" was defeated 2,877 votes to 2,551.