Azul, citizens of Talossa,
I bring warm greetings from the Commission of External Affairs in my capacity as Provisional President of the Republic of New South Scotland. New South Scotland has existed in various forms since 2012, although we recently assumed full independence and thus asserted a distinct legal personality. While New South Scotland's history is long and storied, its legacy pales in comparison to that of Talossa. Indeed, I personally have long admired Talossa for its cultural longevity, well before I took the reins of New South Scotland.
New South Scotland has a small but passionate non-resident population. We were first established as a colony of another 'micronation' on the campus of the University of New South Wales in Sydney. Since that time, we have grown dramatically, both demographically and in cultural and political maturity. We were at one point a condominium between two other micronations, before gaining full independence from the better known Empire of Austenasia this year. For most of our history, we have been a highly-autonomous, self-governing territory.
Politically speaking, we have a complex constitutional and legislative base and could be considered a latent democracy. That is to say, the full breadth of New South Scotland's democracy is only 'activated' once the Republic reaches a total population of nine citizens (at which point elections are called to fill the Legislative Assembly and appoint a PM). Until that time, I exercise temporary power as Provisional President.
New South Scotland boasts two 'Spreadsheet Football' teams and a unique historical legacy, recognising the First Nations Bidjigal language as an official language, as well as the near-extinct 'micronational' language of Zealandian. We have our own police service, the New South Scotland Constabulary. We also have our own public holidays, timezone and newspaper, and are actively seeking citizens (particularly those in the regions of Australia and New Zealand).
You can read more about New South Scotland here: https://newsouthscotland.weebly.com/
It is a tremendous privilege to be granted access to Wittenberg, especially with New South Scotland having long been an admirer of Talossa, particularly its language and long history. The Commisison of External Affairs is on the cusp of signing treaties with several other 'micronations'. But separate to that, I would be honoured to speak with some Talossan citizens and officials. On face value, it would appear Talossa and New South Scotland share a similar goal of building a meaningful community of real people, notwithstanding the much smaller scale of that community in New South Scotland!
Paraþiăs,
Provisional President of New South Scotland
Hugh
Thanks for the introduction to New South Scotland. Should things progress to the point of an Embassy at the level of the Realm, it may be of interest to have a consulate in our fair province.
Cézembre - TalossaWiki (https://share.google/8GZrP5DCIBvbWPS9a)
I noticed the map on your site - should you wish to delve into details of the isle see this map (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NZyZTdP3aYq21j6PLtDcfH5Vpbe9FGYA/view?usp=sharing)
Definitions of a consulate location to be debated in l'Etats de Cézembre for Zone Autorisée would be made via https://what3words.com/
Azul and welcome!
I've been loosely following the events in Austenasia but beyond what I believe was a scam coup, I don't know much. I'm very interested to learn more from you and about your country.
-Txec R
G'day from across the ditch, mate. Kei Tāmaki Makaurau ahau e noho ana. Up the Wahs (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warriors_(NRL)) and up the Port (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auckland_FC) :D
More seriously, when I was first involved in micronationalism lo these many years ago there was a chocolate-themed micronation based in NSW/ACT, if I remember right, with whose citizens I became great friends. Honestly, micronationalism is a young person's game and I don't know why I'm still doing it, sometimes - but in the absence of trustworthy written history, personal continuity is the main thing that prevents a micronation crumbling up in the wind like so much other internet ephemera.
Our Foreign Minister has tried to explain to us something about the Austenasia coup but I couldn't make head or tail of it, so I back the King in inviting you to explain!
Quote from: xpb on Yesterday at 10:17:38 AMHugh
Thanks for the introduction to New South Scotland. Should things progress to the point of an Embassy at the level of the Realm, it may be of interest to have a consulate in our fair province.
Cézembre - TalossaWiki (https://share.google/8GZrP5DCIBvbWPS9a)
I noticed the map on your site - should you wish to delve into details of the isle see this map (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NZyZTdP3aYq21j6PLtDcfH5Vpbe9FGYA/view?usp=sharing)
Definitions of a consulate location to be debated in l'Etats de Cézembre for Zone Autorisée would be made via https://what3words.com/
Thanks for the useful steer! Always glad to find a fellow map enjoyer. We have a French language capability within the Commission of External Affairs so that might be helpful, although I'll be the first to admit that our Talossan is more... *limitescu*!
Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN-GC on Yesterday at 05:08:23 PMG'day from across the ditch, mate. Kei Tāmaki Makaurau ahau e noho ana. Up the Wahs (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warriors_(NRL)) and up the Port (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auckland_FC) :D
More seriously, when I was first involved in micronationalism lo these many years ago there was a chocolate-themed micronation based in NSW/ACT, if I remember right, with whose citizens I became great friends. Honestly, micronationalism is a young person's game and I don't know why I'm still doing it, sometimes - but in the absence of trustworthy written history, personal continuity is the main thing that prevents a micronation crumbling up in the wind like so much other internet ephemera.
Our Foreign Minister has tried to explain to us something about the Austenasia coup but I couldn't make head or tail of it, so I back the King in inviting you to explain!
Many thanks to the King and yourself for your interest in New South Scotland.
Before getting into the Austenasian situation, let me just say that more than one New South Scottish citizen enjoys their NRL and A League! We have a few Raiders and Wanderers fans on-board respectively, not to mention the NSW Blues. In fact, I've even considered setting up a Spreadsheet NRL code for the Republic.
With respect to the Austenasian situation, in short there was a genuine rupture between the (now former) PM and the Emperor. Months of tension came to a head when the Emperor unconstitutionally called an election to dismiss the PM. While this was condemned by the public, the PM exceeded his mandate by calling for the Emperor's abdication. This led to a vote of no confidence in the PM, which he did not recognise, instead calling for an anti-monarchical revolt (basically a poor man's Cromwellian uprising...). The "scam" element of the coup only emerged at this point, as the former PM and some senior members of the Austenasian community essentially conspired to stage manage the uprising behind the scenes, with the goal of eventually reconciling the rebels with the legitimate government. When that deal was publicised, it led to a lot of recriminations and damage to Austenasia's otherwise relatively good name.
New South Scotland was already close to being independent when these events took place. From our perspective, the instability in Austenasia was the push we needed to forge our own path. We remain on good terms with Austenasia and are in the process of normalising relations, so no love was lost.
I agree that micronations are sustained by their people and heritage! That's why I'm proud that New South Scotland has over a decade of history to its name, and a small band of people to count on. We are always open to admitting more people - it's entirely commitment free and mostly ceremonial, we even have a few titular positions on offer.
I'd be happy to answer any other questions people may have about New South Scotland! It's been really great hearing from Talossans already.