This is an informational review of the SC Resolution-At-Vote, “Repeal "Condemn The Black Riders"” published by The North Pacific's Ministry of World Assembly Affairs for your convenience and consideration.
"Repeal "Condemn The Black Riders"" suggests that tag raiding, a tactic that The Black Riders generally conducts, is not a condemnable offense. With this point, we must agree -- tag raiding is the simple spamming of World Factbook Entries, it is not about the continuation of prolonged invasions in regions. However, The Ministry would like to note that The Black Riders generally *do* hold onto a region after a night of so-called tag-raids and then they will often continue a more extensive, prolonged invasion there. Unfortunately, this happened to one of The North Pacific's allies, Stargate; The Black Riders took Stargate on Dec 26, 2011 and held the region for several weeks which threatened the region's internal and external sovereignty.
However, "Repeal "Condemn The Black Riders"" rightfully notes that the author mistakenly used "nation", when he meant "region".
The repeal's main argument is that "Condemn The Black Riders" exaggerated the offences committed by The Black Riders. On one hand, terms like "cultural genocide" and "terrorism" are associated with actual death, misery and fear in real life and perhaps, were out of place and inappropriate for use in the condemnation. Alternatively, this is a political simulator and in NationStates, a region's culture is connected to its World Factbook Entry and its Regional Message Board, likewise, raiders such as The Black Riders have been known to use fear and intimidation -- Region of reunited muslim states is a perfect example, where raiders threatened to destroy the region if natives didn't silence themselves.
Perhaps the most inaccurate part of "Repeal "Condemn The Black Riders"" is it's downplaying of the invasion of Region of reunited muslim states; "Repeal "Condemn The Black Riders" is correct in asserting that Region of reunited muslim states was never destroyed, but there's an argument to be made that Region of reunited muslim states did suffer a considerable downfall at the hands of The Black Riders (80+ native nations were banned from the region).
Finally, the text of the repeal argues that a condemnation should not be proposed if the target will wear the condemnation as a badge of honour; traditionally, authors in the Security Council deny this argument especially since it would render almost all condemnations of military gameplayers as invalid -- Macedon, Unknown, The Black Hawks, Lone Wolves United etc. all celebrated their condemnations. The best rendition of the old counter-argument against the "badge of honour" argument, I have provided for your attention:
"It is clear that condemnation, like punishment, is not intended to produce some desired response. We may take the analogy of a violent criminal. Should we not condemn his actions, and even put him in prison, on the off chance that he wants to go to jail anyway, likes the attention of a trial, and we are only boosting his ego and popularity? This is absurdity." - Balawaristan (Jun 15, 2009).
With specific attention brought to the dangerous precedent that could be set by the "Badge of Honour" argument being legitimized, the Ministry of World Assembly Affairs has (1) recommended that the delegate vote "AGAINST" Repeal "Condemn The Black Riders", and (2) calls upon all member-states in The North Pacific (that's you!) to carefully consider the viewpoints expressed in this informational statement. Thank you.
Yours,
Unibot
Minister of World Assembly Affairs in The North Pacific.
