# bug nation
## English
### Etymology

From bug (“to annoy”, verb) +‎ nation, as a clipping of micronation. Coined in 1997 in the Kingdom of Talossa micronation by leader Robert Ben Madison.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bʌɡ ˈneɪʃən/
* Hyphenation: bug na‧tion

### Noun

bug nation (plural bug nations)
* (micronationalism, derogatory, dated) A micronation that serves no purpose other than being a source of annoyance.
** 1998 October, “The PD 9 Up for a Cosâ Vote Act”, in Acts of the 24th Cosa‎, Kingdom of Talossa, 24RC3:WHEREAS the King vetoed PD 9 of the August Clark 1998; and WHEREAS Porto Claro really is a bug nation; THEREFORE the Cosâ hereby overrules the King's veto and introduces the following as Law in Talossa: […]
** 1999, “Magic Kingdom”, in Milwaukee Magazine, volume 24, numbers 1–6, page 23:Evan Gallagher, a 20-year-old law student from Australia, found the kingdom arrogant and left it to start the Commonwealth of Penguinea. "There was something rotten in the State of Talossa," complained Gallagher. Hardly smarting from the loss, Madison dismisses Penguinea as an insignificant "bug nation."
** 2001 March 5, “The Aerican Empire: 14th Anniversary”, in Aerican Empire‎ (official website):Nations like Cherusken and Baja helped us gain early recognition, and elevated us from the level of bug nations. Those first recognitions helped us make other contacts, and still others.
** 2002 April, Garth Spencer, “Creative nationalism”, in BCSFAzine‎, number 347, British Columbia Science Fiction Association, page 1:It is an open question whether the famous Emperor Norton was proposing a bug nation. […] Perhaps the main difference between Emperor Norton and most micronations is that the Emperor represented only himself, albeit he became a celebrity and most San Franciscans humoured his delusion.
** 2003 February 27, “Hanover's Role in the International Community”, in The Hanoverian Advocate on the Web‎, volume 1, number 1, Gresham Media Corp, archived from the original on 9 August 2009:Our position, as enshrined in our Organic Law, against the futile folly of "micronational war" shows us to the world as a serious, intelligent player -- almost nostalgic for the good old days when advocating and causing micronational wars was the calling card of a "bug nation" that quickly got ostracized from the community.
** 2003 October 12, Kuralyov, “Which countries do you want dead?”, in Oira ArnanorÃ« Menelmacariva: A republican monarchy - a micronation‎, Tapatalk:Which of the following terrorist-supporting, single-citizen, bug nations do you wish would die off first?
** 2004 April 2, Gödafrïeu Válcadác'h, quoting Art Verbotten, “RE: My Momentary Lack of Witt”, in A Nation Sundered, 2 edition (forums post), Danihel Txechescu, published 2019, page 127:This red hot vendetta is turning this country into another bug nation. We are supposed to be above that.
** 2005, Robert Ben Madison, Ár Päts: The Classic History of the Kingdom of Talossa 1979-2005‎, 3 edition, Preßeu Støtanneu, page 73:Anglemark called the Talossan nation "stupid" for having its own culture, language, and politics instead of "relations" with bug nations. The Libs retreated into a largely inactive funk, claiming that "we are, in effect, a banned party".
** 2006, Scott Alexander, Microscope: A Close-Up Look at a Decade of Micronational History‎, page 20:The strictly enforced dichotomy between "good nations" and "bug nations" not only crippled micropatriology in the same way that macronational racism at some points crippled anthropology, but led to much fiercer and more vicious debates than tended to occur later.
** 2007 November 20, Erik Mortis Brookshire, “What per se is wrong with big claims?”, in Micras forums‎:....rubbish nation...? Aren't they all rubbish nations? Every last one of us? Or is it a "bug nation" to you? *pulls a hot iron out of the fire*
** 2009 March 18, claudre, “New Europe is here”, in List of Micronations Forum‎:Because people won't be able to write something like what I said above when a newbie micronationalist posts the news about Paloompa and Loompa-Loomba, since a news board does not allow replies. So, less discrimination on bug nations (a bug nation today may become a dinosaur tomorrow although we will never admit to that). AND less flame wars.
** 2010 April 24, Kaiser Mors VI, “Happy birthday to us!”, in Imperial Republic of Shireroth forums‎, archived from the original on 10 June 2024:Happy birthday to us! I'll give a bigger speech after 3pm proper Shireroth time. But till then. I think it's rather awesome that we've made it 10 years, out lasting just about everyone. Bug nation my ass, those self righteous pompous asses.
** 2010 November 14, ari, “Re: Random Thoughts..”, in Micras forums‎:Hell, I think we took even the whole Automatic thing a lot more seriously than we should have. But these days, there's no accusations of "bug nation" flying around anymore, and while there's a couple of hated micronationalists, well, I suppose every time has to have its Thomas Hubert.

### See also

* simmie
* YAMO

### References

* ↑ Zabëlle Skye (2025) Micronational Dictionary‎, Institute of Micropatriological Research, →ISBN, page 22
* ↑ Robert B[en] Madison, Charles O. Sauls (1998) S:reu Iustì Canun, editor, From Abbavilla to Zooks: A Lexicon of Talossan English‎, page 11
* ↑ Bruno Cava (2006) Micronacionalismo Lato Sensu [Micronationalism Lato Sensu (Latin for "in the broad sense")] (in Portuguese), Teobaldo Sales Foundation, page 26:Se a maioria dos que buscam contato com Peter Ravn são sumariamente ignorados e, não raramente, tachados de "bugs" micronacionais, um termo cunhado pelo talossano Ben Madison e por muitas vezes adotado pelos corvínios, pelo menos essas duas micronações conquistaram o privilégio de serem admitidas no cinturão corvínio.If most of those who seek contact with Peter Ravn are summarily ignored and, not infrequently, branded as micronational "bugs", a term coined by Talossan Ben Madison and often adopted by Corvinians, at least these two micronations have earned the privilege of being admitted to the Corvinian belt.