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Quote from: Iason Taiwos on July 15, 2025, 06:21:04 PMIf I'm not allowed to post here, not being a member of this committee, then please delete this. (But give me a break. I work in a miserable factory, it was 107 degrees Fahrenheit in there today, my brains are a little fried.)
Talossa is great. I've been a citizen since 2011. Somehow, you all have put up with me even when I've occasionally been a complete jackass. I am pleased to be a part of Talossa, and am proud if I've managed to make any single, meager contribution to it. (yeah, that Cjovani crap.) Talossa has held my interest since 2011. I haven't even held a job at the same place for that long. I've come to believe that this is a community of decent, creative, and genuinely cool people, and I don't think I'd ever renounce my citizenship. The only way I leave Talossa is in a casket.
That being said, the problem is immigration. I've tried to get my own family members to join, without success. The grandkids walk into my house, see my Talossan flag hanging on the wall, and my Guizua prominently displayed, it's just "That's that fake country Poppy is an Admiral in." Efforts to recruit some of the nerds that frequent Vitx's game store have also met with failure.
Then I get online and see shit like Slowjamistan. Maybe that guy has a lot of money. He bought a parcel of land in the desert. You can go there. He has merch you can buy. You can drive to wherever his land is, he has signs up, maybe you can meet him and other Slowjamistanians. Sealand is harder to actually visit, but you shell out some Louis, you can become royalty. Novelty gift, be a Duke or whatever. Get a fancy certificate.
I'm not suggesting Talossa become like that. "Become a Duke in Talossa for $39.95! Get a certificate signed by the King!" But, maybe that kind of marketing may help. People like to get stuff. Citizenship in Talossa may be free, but why can't we charge money for citizenship certificates and ID cards? And flags? The official Talossan website should have a store. Sure, you'll get a bunch of people who join just for the novelty. "I've lived in Milwaukee my whole life and didn't know I was a in an independent nation! I just joined and ordered an ID card!" Out of all the people who do that as a novelty, maybe we'll get some more people who become intrigued by what Talossa is all about, and who will actively take it seriously. If not, we've still managed to get money from them.
As far as I'm concerned, our language is our greatest asset. We should promote the shit out of that. We need more original Talossan language works, or translations, anything. I'm half tempted to try and contact Iusti Canun in prison, who knows? The dude has nothing but spare time, by now he may have translated the entire Lord of the Rings into Talossan.
I'm done now. Work was pretty bad today. I believe I may have heat exhaustion.

These are good ideas!  Thank you.

Long ago I sent a sample of our postage and coin to the Sultan on Slowjamastan.  I recently received back a response with their postage on an envelope along with US postage, and a sample of their currency.  There may be an opportunity to promote Talossa in association with the 2027 MicroCon which will be hosted by Slowjamastan in the San Diego CA area.  https://us.microcon27.com/

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Wow. What a roller coaster this is.

We will be picking a new Culture Minister. A vote is already in progress as the party decides on its options.

I understand that macronational politics shouldn't impinge on Talossa, but Max has made the mistake of bringing his politics into Talossa with that little comment. These are politics that I think a supermajority of us would find obscene. Fuentes is persona non grata even by the standards of US reactionaries. I mean, look at this miéida from today.

I would expect to get dragged if, for example, as Seneschal I were to casually mention that Luigi Mangione did nothing wrong*. People would have the right to question whether I should be in a position of authority. Luckily, Max seems to have solved the problem for us, but I'd like conformation from the Progressive Alliance that they'll be picking a new Minster of Culture. This could be the basis for re-opening confidence/supply negotiations with the URL.

* I do not actually think Mangione did nothing wrong, this is just an example.

Just for the record, Nick Fuentes is not being "persecuted". He is rightfully *condemned* as his vile ideas and pugnacious rhetoric have no place in polite society. No one has said nor suggested that about you.

It is important to understand, especially here, that political differences must stop at the water's edge. We may disagree all day long about policy, but we're all Talossans at the end of the day. I hope you understand that because despite how contentious your views may be, your interest in our language and culture is surely appreciated by everyone here.

Take care of yourself! I hope you'll at least continue to be involved in the language society or with the language in some capacity.

Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN-GC on December 09, 2025, 06:12:04 PMThis may be off-topic, but who called you "the Talossan Nick Fuentes"? I have issues with your politics but you've never expressed antisemitism, which is the defining politics of Catboy-Fancier Fuentes

I called myself that because I feel persecuted similarly as he is, but I'll change it if it offends anyone


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This may be off-topic, but who called you "the Talossan Nick Fuentes"? I have issues with your politics but you've never expressed antisemitism, which is the defining politics of Catboy-Fancier Fuentes