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#REDIRECT [[Portland (disambiguation)]]
#REDIRECT [[Portland (disambiguation)]]
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'''Oregon''', officially the '''Republic of Oregon''', was an attempted republic designed by [[BetaPlain]].  The nation was intended to be created via vote gold and a generous donation from the [[Cascadia (Nova)|Cascadian]] treasury.  The nation was endorsed by [[EstiQT|Estonian Mapping]], however most of its planning was done by [[BetaPlain]].  The capital of Oregon was intended to be the town of [[Nova:Portland (BetaPlain)|Portland]], which was already founded.  The nation was never created because the town of [[Nova:Bend (Chrysoprasus)|Bend]] or [[Nova:Portland (BetaPlain)|Portland]] were not successful.
==History==
'''Origins'''
During late 2019, player [[BetaPlain]] quickly became disillusioned with his town of [[Newburn (Nova)|Newburn]], after many attempted but unsuccessful attempts at creating a nation.  [[EstiQT|Estonian Mapping]], president of [[Cascadia (Nova)|Cascadia]] and looking to expand [[Cascadia (Nova)|Cascadia's]] influence, contacted [[BetaPlain]] during this troubling time and offered that he would found the nation of Oregon via gold from the [[Cascadia (Nova)|Cascadian]] treasury.
'''Early Planning'''
[[BetaPlain]] searched for a favorable location to found [[Nova:Bend (Chrysoprasus)|Portland]], with the location of real-life [[wikipedia:Portland,_Oregon|Portland]] in mind.  While searching on the map, [[BetaPlain]] found the previous location of Bend, a town that had been abandoned.
[[BetaPlain]] took it upon himself to personally survey the area, which he found favorable to found [[Nova:Bend (Chrysoprasus)|Portland]] at.  [[BetaPlain]] was under the assumption that the town would expand North to reach the [[wikipedia:Columbia_River|Columbia River]].
'''Founding of Portland'''
[[BetaPlain]] acquired the 64 gold necessary to found [[Nova:Bend (Chrysoprasus)|Portland]] by unknown means.  On 24 December 2019, the town of [[Nova:Bend (Chrysoprasus)|Portland]] was founded near the previous location of Bend.  [[BetaPlain]] decided to wait to found the nation of Oregon until the town had been developed further.
=== Problems with the Original Location ===
'''Ruins of Bend'''
After [[BetaPlain]] began the development of the ruins of Bend, a problem arose that the town was too far from nearby settlements, and the overambition possessed by [[BetaPlain]] for the town quickly made [[BetaPlain]] realize the reality of the situation, that he did not have the time, resources, or motivation to develop the town effectively.
Additionally, [[BetaPlain]] entered into the agreement to found [[Nova:Bend (Chrysoprasus)|Portland]] while not possessing the discipline or motivation necessary to continue projects in the town's location, resulting in a lack of productivity.
'''Location'''
[[BetaPlain|BetaPlain's]] problems continued when the realization was made that the ruins of Bend were too far away from the [[wikipedia:Columbia_River|Columbia River]], which served as the basis for much of his plans for [[Nova:Bend (Chrysoprasus)|Portland]].  Eventually, development on [[Nova:Bend (Chrysoprasus)|Portland]] nearly completely ended and activity was limited to voting.
[[BetaPlain]] decided to expand the town North in a claim arm to the [[wikipedia:Columbia_River|Columbia River]].  However, only a few days in, the cost to claim to the [[wikipedia:Columbia_River|Columbia River]] from [[Nova:Bend (Chrysoprasus)|Portland's]] location was calculated, and it would require hundreds of gold, making it less expensive to create a new town at the desired location.
'''Estonian_Mapping'''
''This section may be biased towards [[BetaPlain|BetaPlain's]] point of view.''
Despite the fact that [[Nova:Bend (Chrysoprasus)|Portland]] had not been developed much, [[BetaPlain]] looked to create the nation of Oregon, hoping it would incentivize himself to be more productive in the ruins of Bend.
[[BetaPlain]] requested the gold required to found Oregon from [[EstiQT|Estonian Mapping]], but [[EstiQT|Estonian Mapping]] refused, citing that they did not have the required gold.  [[BetaPlain]] reminded [[EstiQT|Estonian Mapping]] of their promise, but [[EstiQT|Estonian Mapping]] never gave [[BetaPlain]] any gold.
'''Solution to these Problems'''
[[BetaPlain]] figured the solution to both of the above problems was to recreate the town on the [[wikipedia:Columbia_River|Columbia River]].  However, [[BetaPlain]] was not sure of this decision, which implored him to create a proposal in [[Nova:Bend (Chrysoprasus)|Portland's]] town discord to ask the community if the town should be moved.
The proposal had a unanimous yes vote, which reassured [[BetaPlain]] that his decision was better.  On top of this, [[EstiQT|Estonian Mapping]] fully supported the decision, and asked [[BetaPlain]] to sell the town to a nearby resident, Chrysoprasus.
[[File:Town Proposal of Portland to move it.png|none|thumb|480x480px|The proposal sent to the Portland town discord to recreate Portland on the Columbia River.]]
===New Portland Location===
On 9 December 2020, the town of [[Nova:Bend (Chrysoprasus)|Portland]] was renamed to Bend and was sold to player Chrysoprasus.  On the same day, [[BetaPlain]] founded the new town of [[Nova:Bend (BetaPlain)|Portland]] on the [[wikipedia:Columbia_River|Columbia River]].
'''Problems Arise with the New Location'''
Early in the development of the new Portland location, BetaPlain noticed the local
'''Coat of Arms'''
The Baja Coat of Arms was selected from a Bing Images search, which yielded the Baja Coat of Arms on [https://thefutureofeuropes.fandom.com/wiki/Baja_California an alternative history fandom].
'''Discord Server'''
[[BetaPlain]] created both a [[Tijuana (Aurora)|Tijuana]] and Baja Soviet Republic discord server.  The Baja discord server was only created to the extent of channels and roles, and only [[EstiQT]] and chell27 were invited.
[[BetaPlain]] also introduced the concept of Commissariats, based off the [[wikipedia:People's_Commissariat|real-life Soviet system]].
==='''Sports Team'''===
*''Main article: [[Aurora:Baja Bears (Sports Team)|Baja Bears (Sports Team)]]''
The Baja Soviet Republic was intended to have a sports team, which would play in [[EFL]] and [[Formula 1]].  A new team mascot was chosen, the bear, after the [[wikipedia:Russian_Bear|Russian bear]], the symbol of Russia, which was formerly a communist state.
The official team name was chosen as the "Baja Bears," and a new commissariat was created, titled "[[Aurora:People's Commissariat for Sportly Activities (Baja)|The People's Commissariat for Sportly Activities]]" to directly oversee the sports team.  [[BetaPlain]] did not enroll the sports team in either [[EFL]] or [[Formula 1]].
A separate discord server was created for the Baja Bears with inspiration from the Alaska Orca's discord server.
On top of these things, plans were made for [[Tijuana (Aurora)|Tijuana]] to host a [[Formula 1]] racetrack and potentially a football field.
==Government==
The government of the Baja Soviet Republic was to be the executive and administrative organ in the attempted Baja Soviet Republic.
The government was intended to be led by a general secretary, officially The General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Baja Soviet Republic, similar to the [[wikipedia:Government_of_the_Soviet_Union|system present in the real-life]] [[wikipedia:Soviet_Union|Soviet Union]]. The general secretary was nominated by [[BetaPlain]] himself, in the event that [[BetaPlain]] left the server.  The government was officially run by the Communist Party of the Baja Soviet Republic, which was also led by [[BetaPlain]], and the party had direct rule over all state affairs.  The first government was intended to be led by [[BetaPlain]].
==Communist Party of the Baja Soviet Republic==
The Communist Party of the Baja Soviet Republic was intended to be the main political party in the Baja Soviet Republic.  The Baja Soviet Republic was intended to be a one party state.  The Communist Party was headed by [[BetaPlain]] and oversaw all state affairs.[[File:Internal Security Directorate Logo.png|thumb|252x252px|Logo of the Internal Security Directorate.]]
==Internal Security Directorate==
*''Main article: [[Aurora:Internal Security Directorate (Baja Soviet Republic)|Internal Security Directorate (Baja Soviet Republic)]]''
The Baja Soviet Republic was intended to have a secret police organization known as the Internal Security Directorate, or ISD for short.  A logo was created specifically for this organization by [[BetaPlain]], drawing influence from the real-life [[wikipedia:NKVD#/media/File:NKVD_Emblem_(Gradient).svg|NKVD logo]].  The Internal Security Directorate was based off the real-life [[wikipedia:NKVD|NKVD]], the [[wikipedia:KGB|KGB]], and the secret police with the same name, present in the [[wikipedia:Hearts_of_Iron_IV|HOI4]] mod [https://the-new-order-last-days-of-europe.fandom.com/wiki/The_New_Order:_Last_Days_of_Europe_Wiki The New Order] when playing as the [https://the-new-order-last-days-of-europe.fandom.com/wiki/Omsk Siberian Black League], although the reference to this secret police organization can only be found very scarcely.
The Internal Security Directorate was intended to have constitutional powers to arrest any person in the nation for any reason.  On top of this, the ISD was intended to perform various counter-espionage, domestic espionage and foreign espionage activities.
The Internal Security Directorate was led by the Director of the ISD, who answered directly to the General Secretary.  The first Director was [[BetaPlain]], due to the lack of potential members in the organization.
==Union with nearby Communist States==
During the early planning and development of the Baja Soviet Republic, [[BetaPlain]] envisioned a union of communist states, similar to the [[wikipedia:Soviet_Union|Soviet Union]], to create a federation of nations near the location of [[Tijuana (Aurora)|Tijuana]].  Although extensive planning for a union did not occur, the union was intended to take inspiration from the [[Union of South American Socialist Republics]] and the nation of [[Aurora:Cuba|Cuba]], which were both communist states at this time.  On top of this, inspiration arose from the [[Cascadia (Nova)|Republic of Cascadia]] on [[Terra Nova]], of which [[BetaPlain]] had been involved with before.
The government of the union would involve all member nations, however the Baja Soviet Republic would have the final say in all matters.
==Internationale==
[[File:Internationale Logo.png|thumb|180x180px|Logo of the Internationale.]]
BetaPlain sought to create an international association of communist nations with inspirations from both real-life [[wikipedia:NATO|NATO]] and the [[wikipedia:Communist_International|Communist International]].  The name of the association was to be Internationale, the French version of the word "international" and the name of the song [[wikipedia:The_Internationale|"The Internationale"]], to make it distinct from the Communist Internationale of the real world.  The logo for the communist international was taken from the real-life logo for the Communist International.
BetaPlain wanted the leader of the Communist International to be the Baja Soviet Republic.  Other inspirations for the Internationale were drawn from the [[wikipedia:Hearts_of_Iron_IV|HOI4]] mod [https://the-new-order-last-days-of-europe.fandom.com/wiki/The_New_Order:_Last_Days_of_Europe_Wiki The New Order]'s COMECON system for communist nations.
'''Discord Server'''
Much of the Internationale's planning was undertaken while creating the discord server.  The development of the discord server was initially copied from the one designed for the Baja Soviet Republic discord server, and then edited.
'''Articles'''
*''Associated link: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lggV5tEJ5EhVGMFG_wjmACIaRyp4Xc6VX4vbe5rn1-o/edit?usp=sharing Articles of the Internationale Treaty, Updated 3/2/2023]''
The Internationale was intended to have various articles, similar to the [https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/official_texts_17120.htm articles of NATO].  These articles were to be the founding principles of the organization, and every member was required to agree to uphold these values.
'''Permanent Security Council'''
The Internationale was intended to host a permanent security council, inspired from the [[wikipedia:United_Nations_Security_Council|UN's permanent security council]], to promote peace among member nations and to protect Internationale members from outsiders.
The Permanent Security Council was responsible for keeping security both between member nations and with outsiders to the organization.  The Permanent Security Council was intended to have a variety of requirements, but these were never specified.  The Permanent Security Council was also responsible for resolving disputes between member nations, and member nations were intended to have the ability to propose issues to the Security Council, where solutions could be discussed.  Finally, the Permanent Security Council was responsible to oversee programs in the Internationale, more information on programs can be found in the appropriate section.
The Permanent Security Council was also intended to be responsible for coordinating the combined militaries in the event that [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lggV5tEJ5EhVGMFG_wjmACIaRyp4Xc6VX4vbe5rn1-o/edit?usp=sharing Article III of the Internationale Treaty] was invoked.  On top of this, the Permanent Security Council was intended to make up the majority of the combined militaries of the Internationale.
'''Internationale Development Bank'''
[[File:Internationale investment bank.png|thumb|Logo of the Internationale Investment Bank.]]
The Internationale was intended to host a development bank, where large loans could be given to nations, players, or organizations.  The decision was made that the development bank would have it's own discord server, and a new logo was made taken from a "Global Investment Bank and Capital Trust" image found online.
The investment bank was intended to allow loans to non-members of the Internationale, but Internationale members would be given a unique discount for loans.  To incentivize larger loans, a requirement was made that loan requests must exceed at least 20 gold.
[[BetaPlain]] also created an independent EarthMC Credit Association to assist loan-givers, such as banks, in determining credit rates for players on EarthMC, similar to EarthMC Scam Protection in that it was intended to be universal.
'''Requirements'''
There were various requirements to join the Internationale, they were as follows:
'''''I.''' All potential member nations must have a communist or socialist government in place or must have socialist elements in their government.''
'''''II.''' All potential member nations must vow that capitalists are the worst threat to the working classes, and that such a disgusting economic system must be destroyed    at all costs.''
'''''III.''' All potential member nations must vow to protect their fellow communist comrades in the Internationale in the event of substantial economic strife.''
'''''IV.''' All potential member nations must vow that they will follow all articles of the Internationale treaty.''
On top of this, all potential member nations must be accepted by all members of the Internationale.  Although not much clarification was given, some nations could be discounted if they were inactive or did not respond for a few days.
'''Programs'''
The Internationale was intended to have multiple programs to support it's member nations.  Member nations were intended to be allowed to propose programs, or opt out of them.  It was the duty of the Permanent Security Council to uphold these programs and insure that they were running effectively.
==Military==
The military of the Baja Soviet Republic was intended to be made up entirely of mercenaries, specifically the [https://discord.gg/9r4ZeDb Revenge] mercenary group.  During [[Tijuana (Aurora)|Tijuana's]] involvement with the [[Aurora:California|Californian Republic]], [[BetaPlain]] considered hiring [https://discord.gg/9r4ZeDb Revenge] to fight an independence war against [[Aurora:California|California]].  This was considered because [[Aurora:Oregon|Oregon]] had broken away from [[Aurora:California|California]] and the [[Aurora:California|Californian]] government made an announcement that it desired to fight an independence war with [[Aurora:Oregon|Oregon]], but they had refused.  [[BetaPlain]] considered fighting a war for honor and glory to his new republic, and to bring it much needed attention if it were founded.
[[File:Oregon war for independence.png|none|thumb|800x800px|Oregon's declination of an independence war against California.]]
==Buildings==
The nation was intended to build a canal across the Baja California peninsula, to make trade and access easier to towns in the [[Gulf of California]].  Early planning for the canal began before [[Tijuana (Aurora)|Tijuana]] was founded while [[BetaPlain]] was talking with [[PesosInhaler]].
[[File:Baja Canal.png|none|thumb|120x120px|Intended location for a canal across Baja California.]]
'''Buildings in Tijuana'''
*''Main article: [[Tijuana (Aurora)#Buildings|Tijuana - Buildings]]''
[[Tijuana (Aurora)|Tijuana]] hosted one building, which would the only building present if the Baja Soviet Republic was immediately founded.[[File:Tijuana Main Building.png|thumb|300x300px|The Main building constructed in Tijuana.|none]]
==Notable People==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Name
!Rank
|-
|[[file:BetaPlain.png|25px]] [[BetaPlain]]
|General Secretary
|}
==See Also==
*[[Tijuana (Aurora)|Tijuana]]
*[[Windemere (Aurora)|Windemere]]
*[[BetaPlain]]

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