HA! Police State now...w00t!
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The Empire of Tropicalis
"Nature conservation today will grant life tomorrow"
UN Category: Corporate Police State
Civil Rights: Some
Economy: Very Strong
Political Freedoms: Few
Location: SYM
The Empire of Tropicalis is a small, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its strong anti-business politics. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 8 million are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.
The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Religion & Spirituality, and Commerce. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 23%. Private enterprise is illegal, but for those in the know there is a slick and highly efficient black market in Soda Sales.
Military funding has been stripped back, the government is seen to favor Catholics, employers may fire workers without giving any reason, and citizens are barcoded to keep track of their movements. Crime is moderate. Tropicalis's national animal is the macaw, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the parrotali.
The Issue
Dorothy Terwilliger lies immobilized in a hospital bed, unable to move. She has end-stage cancer, and wishes to end her struggle against death. However, laws prevent her doctors from obeying her wishes.
The Debate
Dorothy and her family are campaigning for a "Dying with Dignity" bill, to change this situation. She implores the government to legalize euthanasia.
[Accept]
"I understand this is a very difficult time for these people," says freelance medical writer Buffy Jefferson. "But the solution is not to let our medical system slide down the slippery slope of killing people in pain. We must cure, not kill. This is not the right time for euthanasia."
[Accept]
"I agree, but go further: there is never a right time for euthanasia," says Bishop Hack Hamilton. "The lives we lead are given to us by the grace of God, and he decides when they end. It is not for us to question God's divine purpose, no matter how odd or screwed-up it may seem."
This is the position your government is preparing to adopt.
The Government Position
The government has indicated its intention to follow the recommendations of Option 3.
EDIT-In other news:
My isolation pact is a bit drastic so, Im repealing it, but only to the trustworthy-Empire of Nippy and Kayland
Cool...atleast I still have at least one ally.
Atleast there is ONE nation thats nice.
I hereby announce that only Kayland and Empire of Nippy access to any of the valuble resources of Tropicalis.