#political hetalia

[sunnylolli]

I wrote an in-verse address speech........

And I think I made up a law.

Mathias Møller, national personification of Denmark, ladies and gentlemen.

Firstly, I want to wish you all a Good Evening.

I think we are all beginning to feel how tiring this past week has been.

Or at least, I know that I can feel it, by how sore I am from sitting in these uncomfortable chairs for a full week.

Secondly, I want to thank you all, for your many inputs and for your feedback. I appreciate the difficult compromises that have needed to be made between each and every one of us, and I recognize the nobility that it took, to overlook our personal biases in order to cast a look towards the bigger picture.

To look towards the future and find mutuality and unity, in wanting to make a world that is less divided and more just.

For centuries, some would say too many, rights have been a privilege, of the people, the flora and the fauna that builds beings like me, and has not extended past the threshold of the finite and the mortal. Justice has not extended her long arm to shade Nation Personifications from mistreatment. And the brief blinks in history, that have seen justice and care, have been just that. Blinks.

Most of us have suffered a great deal of pain and mistreatment, as a result of there being no juridical laws to prevent misuse, abuse, among many more unnameable things, done to us.

I, with a team of new-age scientists wanting to learn and expand on their, and our, knowledge of what National Personifications are, have in the past decade conducted statistics and voluntary and anonymous experiments, in cooperation with the Swiss and the Kiwi governments to answer a myriad of different questions that surrounds the mystery, of our existence.

We have made and handed out voluntary questionnaires to countries on a variety of topics, among them the topic of abuse and mistreatment throughout their lives, and to what degree said mistreatment has been and in what aspect of their lives.

The results have shown that every single National Personification, have in some way experienced, severely inhumane living and work conditions, as well as judicial and juridical injustice and dismissal, due to their nature and the uncertainty about our purpose.

I recognize that these statistics would include living and work conditions from long before the era we are in now, however; Which is why we conducted a more specific statistic, narrowing the timeframe from the mid 20th- up to the -21st century, where the percentage wound up being about 87%.

Although it is a fantastic discovery that conditions have fallen from the staggering 100% from the first questionnaire to 87%; Such a percentage is, frankly, unacceptably high.

We are people, just as much as the people we inhabit.

We look, speak and hurt the same, we eat and drink the same, and we have relationships and feelings that are the exact same as any other human being on this planet. I know many, if not all, of us have family systems and partners that we care for, and have cared for for longer than most of you heads of state have been alive. I have a family the exact same as you do, I have people I regard as children and I have people I regard as siblings and lovers, and there is no divide between how I love them and how you love your relations.

We have all been victims of gross discrimination. Discrimination that falls synonymous with cruel, devious and outright tyrannical. And to think such discrimination is still legal practice today, 2 decades into the 21st century, is insane.

It is therefore with this context, that I am pleased to announce the passing of the first National Personification Rights and Protection law that has ever existed in the history of mankind.

The National Personification Rights and Protection law, (NPRP) for short, extends to us Personifications, Human Rights and the right to compensation, on the background of tragedies committed on National Personifications by our own or others’ governments.

This is on the grounds of several conscious acts of treason, countless counts of murder, falsification of evidence, etc.

Additionally, NPRP gives Personifications the right to free health- and emergency care, the right to free counseling and grants us complete personhood.

The NPRP law will draw 0.5% of global BNP to finance the compensation and the free utilities aforementioned and officially grants national citizenship to every National Personification. Thus giving us the right to live in our own state and relieving us of the uncanny and unlabeled status as stateless immigrants and/or state property.

For my closing statements, I want to say thank you to all of the heads of state that are here today, for your cooperation and willingness to make this change possible. I want to thank my fellow Personifications for sticking it out and being patient and for contributing and participating in the steps it took to get this through to the UN to be passed as international law, rather than keeping it strictly to the EU.

Thank you and to the National Personifications, including myself, Congratulations.

[irithnova]

A lot of people assume that in a hypothetical situation, if Mongolia could bring back one of his past leaders back to life, it would be Genghis Khan. Whilst that would be fun, 

1) Genghis Khan is from the 13th century and so wouldn't know what the hell was going on.

2)Wouldn't look good for diplomacy to say the least (if we're being serious about this resurrection thing)

3)I don't think he dwells on the past all the time and acknowledges that that time has passed 

4)You could argue that he died "happy" because upon dying he wasn't aware that his empire would soon crumble after his death so he'd rather leave it on that chapter 

5) Also uh… the dude was buried in secret for a reason 

So. Who would Mongolia bring back? Someone a bit more modern actually.

Zorig.

By many Mongols, Zorig was labelled the "golden magpie/swallow of democracy." During the 1990's democratic revolution of Mongolia, he was a politician who played a leading role.

After the fall of the Berlin Wall on December 10th 1989, 200 activists - led by Zorig, conducted a protest. They called for a free-market economy and free elections.

The next month, in January 1990, Zorig began organising weekend protests in the centre of Ulaanbaatar (capital of Mongolia) - Sukhbaatar square, with his fellow Mongolian Democrats. 

As January became February, the protests became larger and rowdier, to the point when the communist government at the time debated using violence to put an end to the protests.

Soldiers were eventually sent in and they began scuffling with the protesters. Sensing imminent violence, Zorig made himself visible to the crowd by sitting on a friend's shoulders, pulled out a megaphone and called for peace. By doing this, he effectively mitigated the oncoming violence. An image of this event has become a powerful and famous symbol of Mongolia's peaceful revolution.

Zorig ascended to the People's Great Khural in June 1990.

His political journey continued to unfold as he clinched victories in the State Great Khural elections of both 1992 and 1996. Initially, first as a minority member. During his second term, Zorig joined the ranks of the Democratic Union, spearheading Mongolia's first non-Communist government since the historic Communist revolution of 1921. 

However, even amidst this triumph, Zorig voiced concerns regarding the rapidity of free-market reforms implemented after the Democrats assumed power. With unwavering conviction, he foresaw the potential consequences of such reforms, fearing that they would exacerbate societal inequalities and plunge many Mongolians below the poverty line.

In 1998, Mongolia found itself grappling with a political crisis that gripped the nation. As April unfolded, Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj assumed the mantle of Prime Minister. Seizing the opportunity, he sold the state-owned Reconstruction Bank to the privately owned Golomt Bank, which incidentally belonged to the Mongolian Democrats. This move was met with strong opposition from members of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party, who protested by staging a walkout. 

Elbegdorj's tenure was cut short as he was compelled to resign, lacking the necessary parliamentary majority to sustain his position.

In the wake of closed-door meetings and extensive deliberations, political parties strived for a compromise candidate to assume the role of Prime Minister. S. Zorig, who had been serving as the Minister for Infrastructure, emerged as the consensus choice. The announcement of his appointment was slated for Monday, the 5th of October, signifying a new chapter in Mongolian politics under the stewardship of this respected and pragmatic leader.

However.

Just three days before the announcement took place, death descended upon Zorig. His apartment in Ulaanbaatar was broken into by two assailants, who subsequently tied his girlfriend up and held her hostage, and bided their time until Zorig would inevitably enter.

Upon entering, he was viciously stabbed. It was fatal.

What's peculiar is, the assailants robbed his apartment of… A bottle of vinegar and soy sauce before fleeing? (Priorities…)

His death was a huge blow to the optimism about the future that a lot of Mongolian people had.

At the time, some members of Parliament were asked about this tragedy. One of them, Hashbat Hulan, stated

"This is the end of the romantic phase of Mongolian democracy."

Mr Jargalsaikhan, who was the director of the Buyan company who dealt with cashmere, stated,

''He was an honest, principled and educated person. These qualities of his were not liked by some people.''

Indeed, when many Mongolians were asked about Zorig, they saw him as an honest, intelligent man.

There were various rumours and conspiracies surrounding his death, and can you blame Mongolians for latching on to some of them? The fact that he was assassinated just three mere days before his ascension to the presidency could not be seen as a coincidence after all.

A testament to his honesty was unravelled when his widow - Bulgan, tearfully confessed during an interview that Zorig was being offered bribes - and that he adamantly refused them. Had he not refused, she speculated, he may have lived.

Others believe that he was murdered because once he took his place as president, he would expose the rotten underbelly in Mongolia's sell-off of state industries, or that he might even have exposed the misuse of foreign aid. Others believed it may have been the Russian Mafia! However, the precious rumours stated are far more plausible - and it only made the debacle even more tragic as Mongolia lost, potentially, one of the best presidents he could have ever had.

For two whole months, the Mongolian government was trapped in a crisis, before the mayor of Ulaanbaatar was finally declared the new president in place of Zorig.

Candlelight vigils were held, a statue was erected in his memory, and the Zorig foundation, a "a Mongolian non-profit organisation promoting democracy through social action, youth activities, and good governance programs." was established shortly after his death.

To this day, many Mongolians speak highly of Zorig and admire his honesty, intelligence, and peaceful conduct. There's lots of "what ifs-" that emerge during discussions surrounding Zorigs death.

At the time, Zorigs death came as a huge shock to Mongolia. This almost perfect candidate, brutally killed just three days before he could ascend to the presidency. It would be a lie if I said it wasn't a slap in the face to Mongolia's somewhat optimistic vision of the future at the time. It was an incredibly stressful period as his plans that were so close to fruition were so swiftly snatched away from him. 

He doesn't enjoy dwelling on things that upset him because honestly what use is there in that? He's a very forward driven person after all. Also he has a tendency to overthink when he falls into these pits and that's… Not good for anyone LMAO he'd rather be using his brain power for something useful (like fighting people on Reddit and quora) rather than giving himself reasons to drink himself into a stupor (which he kind of does anyways but… no one wants to be sad and drunk).

But even now, sometimes he finds himself pondering on the "what ifs" of Zorig's presidency after a particularly stressful day, or when he's staring blankly at a politician he despises, or maybe even if he's just doing nothing and the thought just enters his mind out of seemingly nowhere.

Rose-tinted glasses or not, Mongolia considers the loss of Zorig as a great loss to the country as a whole. 

So yeah. Mongolia, being pragmatic, would probably bring Zorig back if he were given the chance to resurrect any past ruler/potential ruler.

Anyways Zorig meme from r/Mongolia (I think the girls vs boys meme is... Kind of stupid but uhh this meme is sort of relevant to my point ig):

This comment also made me cackle a bit

Let me say: Of course not all Mongols love Zorig I mean it's a country with millions of people. We also can't say definitively that he would have made a good president. However generally he is held in high regard. I am also not trying to spread a political agenda with this post, this post simply is trying to encapsulate the general feelings that Mongols have towards Zorig and towards this tumultuous time.

[jothinksalot]

[coeur-de-fruk]

what the fuck is a kilometer

[tejennnn]

Happy 79th Independence Day our himbo!!!! Hope you will get better as a country and enjoy the nasi goreng harem 🇮🇩💖

Parody of this meme lul

(Update) just woke up so got more energy to add the details:

🇮🇩: nasi goreng kampung

🇲🇾: Malay sambal fried rice

🇸🇬: Singaporean chicken fried rice

🇹🇭: Khao Pad with basil

🇻🇳: Cơm Chiên with lạp xưởng

🇱🇦 (peeking): Nam Khao

((Sorry Piri you're not seen here 🥹))

Also food stall staples - tea glass, round tissue container (green) and kerupuk tin (blue)!

[fireandiceland]

Hetalia characters with dishes typical for their country - part 1 (part 2 here)

Italy: Maritozzo (cream bread) -> This Roman milk bread is said to be dated back to times of Ancient Rome. The baked good is filled with generous amounts of whipped cream and somtimes decorated with fruit or pistachio. Young man also used it in courtship by hiding jewellery or a ring in the filling.

Germany: Breze(l) mit Schokolade (chocolate dipped pretzel) -> A baked pastry with sweet or salty toppings, best known for its distinctive symetrical, knotted shape. Dipped in chocolate the soft pretzel is a popular snack at funfairs and markets, but there are also small, crispy pretzels that are to be eaten like crisps/chips.

Japan: 和菓子 (wagashi; plant based sweet) -> Originally meaning "Japanese confectionery" the term now refers to a traditional dessert made from plant based ingredients. It's artful shapes are influenced by season, nature, or even poetry.

France: Quiche Lorraine -> A savoury tarte traditionally made with a filling of eggs, heavy cream, ham, and bacon. Today cheese is often added, though it is controversial among professionals. (In the drawing there seems to be leek added too which is not mentioned in the original recipe either.)

England: Scotch Egg -> Supposedly inspired by the Indian nargisi koftas, this dish consists of a hard-boiled or soft-boiled egg wrapped in pork (sausage meat) which is coated in breadcrumbs and then baked or deep-fried. Often served in pubs and a popular cold snack as well.

America: Hamburger -> A popular fastfood consisting of a patty (traditionally made from ground beef) between two halfs of a sliced bun. There are countless variations made with all kinds of additional ingredients and condiments, including expensive high-end versions with edible goldflakes.

Russia: пирожки́ (Pirozhki; stuffed bread) -> This popular street food is a baked good made from yeast-dough is typically boat-shaped and filled sweet or savory with meat, vegetables, fruit, jam or tvorog (an Eastern European fermented milk product with a consistency similar to curd cheese)

China: 小籠包 / 小笼包 (Xiaolongbao; steamed bun) -> Steamed dumplings made from leavened or unleavened dough traditionally filled with minced pork, traditionally eaten for breakfast. The top of the dumpling is closed by folding and pinching it. Authentical dumplings have at least 14 folds, preferably 18.

[jaynuu]

FrUK if they did the couple portrait challenge

[ianduncankinnie]

I often post about Palestine but I'd like to take a moment to talk about what's happening in Bangladesh.

KEEP YOUR EYE ON BANGLADESH

TL;DR Students killed for protesting the government's quota system. Students are being arrested and murdered for speaking up about their deceased friends. Everyone is being threatened by the government and many social media platforms are being banned.

All I'm asking is to spread the word. Please. International pressure really works for our nation. We're dying here. UNICEF reports 34 children dead. There might be more. All reblogs and likes and shares are appreciated. Thank you. I guess I'll see you tomorrow.

Past

A movement protesting the government's quota system put forth by the father of our nation Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. This was placed in the first place to help the grandchildren of those who fought in the Liberation War of our country to get government jobs. We have a terrible job market here which is why many highly educated people leave the country. On 16th July, While protesting, a Student named Abu Sayed of Begum Rokeya University was killed by the police. This only stoked the feelings of injustice between the students.

During a press conference, the PM was asked about the quota for the grandchildren of veterans. Her response? "If we don't give jobs to the grandchildren of Veterans, will we give jobs to the grandchildren of Razakars?" Razakars are the people who collaborated with the Pakistani Forces to bring down the Bangladeshi freedom fighters. They betrayed the nation for their own gain.

Traitors.

Imagine calling the youth of your nation traitors.

Imagine calling almost 14 million young people who can't find a job despite their credentials betrayers.

Imagine cursing people who are protesting for job equality under a government with the all time highest corruption in the history of this nation.

On 17th July the broadband connection centre in Mohakhali was burned down. Mobile data services and communication were shut down by the PM. After 11 days the internet was properly restored.

On 19th July, A National Military Curfew was put in place by the Prime Minister to mitigate the unrest.

But that was last month. If you need details I highly recommend sources in Bangladesh like the Daily Star or reputable like Al Jazeera. The quota has since been lifted. Lives were lost. But it was for a good cause, right?

Right?

RIGHT?

Present

Well no. There's still a curfew in the capital. Several districts like Cumilla are still under attack. The government warns of not spreading misinformation yet still lie about the severity of the issue. The police are arresting those who protest as well as those who speak up. The students are demanding for the resignation of the PM. The PM obviously refuses to apologise or even acknowledge the deaths of some 147?

or is it 200?

They're not counting how many they're killing. They're not letting anyone else count either.

It is midnight here. This morning as in 4th August 2024, the students have called for a non cooperation movement. The Ruling Party Awami League will also be holding rallies across the nation tomorrow. I do not know what is going to happen to me. I do not want to think of what will happen to my family tomorrow. I don't really care. What I'm truly scared for is the future. As these protests do not end well here.

Future

Precedence says the PM will eventually resign. Every student protest of our nation has ended in momentary success.

Momentary

What comes after is usually a military regime. A caretaker government until a next government is chosen in a supposed election. Even then if they decide to hold an election. The caretaker government is usually run as a dictatorship. It was true for the 60s. It was true for the 90s. I don't doubt it will happen again.

I'm graduating next year. My niece is still new to the academic system. I wish her the best. My grandmas and grandpas are dead. Nobody left to pray for me. My aunts and uncles are growing old. My cousins can't speak up for fear. My mom is so tired. My dad is angry. I'm unsure if I will still be able to post the next couple of days.

All I'm asking is to spread the word. Please. International pressure really works for our nation. We're dying here. UNICEF reports 34 children dead. There might be more. All reblogs and likes and shares are appreciated. Thank you. I guess I'll see you tomorrow.

[nyeobium]

Russians falling at terminal velocity

Don't worry, they're gonna be fine. They're russians, they know all about snow! /ref

[ellavei]

The world in Hetalia is probably like this

[sunnylolli]

Peter (Sealand) I imagine is actually getting proper tired of not being recognized or taken seriously, and since I see him living most of the time with Berwald, he very rapidly gets himself informed of politics and economics, especially regarding Climate Change. (Also y'have to remember the lad is 55 years old, he's small and he's a child, but 55 years is enough for anyone to get fed up and start wising up a little)

His physical manifestation is a platform in the middle of the ocean, rising sealevels will inevitably affect him and he literally has no choice to be in the know regarding global warming, it just so happens the little man becomes very passionate about it in general.

He's talking to Berwald one day on a walk about things he's dissatisfied with in politics and about what he wishes would be done instead, and Berwald listens quietly, as he does, until Peter is done and is sighing greatly and Berwald rulbles out: "D'you want t'speak at the world meeting podium? Y'make a lot of good points."

Cue Peter jumpscaring everyone at a world meeting by taking his place at the podium with Berwald behind him acting as moral support and justnripping them all a new one about how idiotic the majority of their approaches to the issue is and giving realistic solutions

[forsoobado137]

Nations and Elections

I wonder what goes on in the minds of nations during elections. I picture that they aren't allowed to vote because of their nation status, but they still feel the tension, frustration, and anxiety of their people.

What would their symptoms be? Moodswings? Maybe nausea? Dizziness? Insomnia? Maybe even psychosis? Do they take medicine designed specifically for nations and their election symptoms? Or does the medicine not work because of their inhuman nature?

Damn, America is gonna experience EXTREME emotional whiplash in the next few months. He'll go from USA USA USA #1 BEST UNDEFEATED COUNTRY RAHHH🦅🦅 during the Olympics to the chaotic mess that is an American election.

[abnosome1]

Either gonna be America or NyoAmerica 🤣

[shtoproishoditemae]

Polska💋

[hetalian-veteran]

Me, going out to vote today like the

🦅🇺🇸AMERICAN🇺🇸🦅

citizen I am:

[fireandiceland]

Hetalia characters with dishes typical for their country - part 2 (part 1 here)

Spain: Paella de marisco (seafood paella) -> A surprisingly easy to make dish consisting of saffron infused rice with seafood. Other versions can also be made with meat from livestock (like the paella valenciana with chicken and rabbit) or be made vegetarian. The word "paella" is Valencian/Catalan and translates to "frying pan", the name of the dish originating from how it is traditionally cooked in a wide, shallow pan.

Prussia: Königsberger Klopse (königsberger dumplings) -> Named after the capital of East Prussia, these dumplings are made from minced vail, pork, or beef mixed with onions, eggs, and soaked white bread and cooked in saltwater. Some of the brewing water is then thickened into a sauce using roux, egg yolk and cream. It is traditionally served with boiled or mashed potatoes. Back then in Königsberg itself, the dish was known as Saure Klopse (sour dumplings).

South Italy: Pizza Margherita -> This flatbread made from leavened yeast dough topped with crushed tomatoes, mozzarella cheese and basil leaves. It is said to have earned it's name from appealing greatly to the Italian Queen Margherita when she tried the Neapolitan speciality, though newer reseach suggests that the name Margherita wasn't used until 40-50 years after the alleged incident.

Finland: Mustikkapiirakka (blueberry cake) -> Berries play a very important part in Finnish food culture, especially hand picked forest blueberries which are often turned into pastries and pies. A particularly popular pie is made with the pie crust eased into the tart tin with floured hands (not rolled out), then the blueberries and a custard filling are added and the cake baked until the top becomes golden-brown.

Sweden: Kannelbulle (cinnamon roll) -> Despite other Nordic countries claiming the invention of the sweet roll, very year on 4 October Sweden celebrates "Cinnamon Roll Day". A sheet of dough is covered in butter, sugar, and cinnamon, then rolled up and cut into the characteristic pieces. The are traditionlly baked in muffin wrappers and only dusted with sugar, they are lighter and less sweet than American cinnamon buns with icing.

Denmark: Flødeboller (cream puff) -> The fluffy, foamy inside of this treat is made from beaten egg whites mixed with sugar, dressed on a wafer and covered in chocolate. Often they are topped with coconut flakes, shredded almonds, or colourful sprinkles, making them a popular little "cake" for danish children to have for someone's birthday at school. They were first invented around 1800 in Denmark, but quickly became popular in France and Germany as well.

Norway: Kvæfjordkake (Kvæfjord cake) -> This sponge cake baked with meringue with almonds on top and then layered with vanilla or rum custard (sometimes mixed with whipped cream), is also dubbed the best cake in the world - Verdens beste. The name is based on the region it's inventer originates from. Starting in the 1930s as a variation of the kongekake ("king cake") with less almonds, as they were quite expensive, it is now a popular dessert for special celebrations.

Iceland: Rjómabollur (profiterole) -> A little sweet treat made from choux pastry filled with jam and whipped cream, the top dipped in chocolate and decorated with sprinkles. Traditionally, they are eaten on "Bun Day", the Monday before Ash Wednesday. Kids wake their parent up by smacking them with paper wands and every smack on the parent's bottom before their feet touch the ground translates into one bun which the parent owes to the child.