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Damuna_Nova
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Damuna_Nova
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Heh, that must mean that the televangelists are lawbreakers.UN Category: Scandinavian Liberal Paradise
Civil Rights: Superb
Economy: Imploded
Political Freedoms: Excellent
Location: The Lexicon
Regional Influence: Minnow
The People's Republic of Phennispharren is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its strong anti-business politics. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 68 million enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.
It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, the Environment, and Public Transport. The average income tax rate is 50%, and even higher for the wealthy. Private enterprise is illegal, but for those in the know there is a slick and highly efficient black market in Book Publishing.
'The Anti-Government Hour' is a popular programme on many of Phennispharren's radio stations, televangelists flaunt their expensive cars when they attend charity events, cars are banned, and the government is avowedly atheist. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is relatively low. Phennispharren's national animal is the black hawk, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the danayem.
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Chimaera182
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Damuna_Nova
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Economic Collapse Looms!
The Issue
Big business, fed up with over-regulation in Phennispharren, are heading offshore in ever-increasing numbers.
The Debate
1. "Good riddance!" says noted environmentalist Colin Wong. "Sniff that air! It's never been so clean! At last, our society is freeing itself from the consumer death-trap! I say it's time to take the final step and outlaw capitalism once and for all!"
This is the position your government is preparing to adopt.
2. "This is a catastrophe waiting to happen," says the Chamber of Commerce. "Think of the consequences! Without big business, where do the jobs come from? Where do we get our medicine? Our cars? Our latest fashions? There are dozens of useless regulations the government could abolish today to make life easier for commerce, and it's high time they did."
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I chose number one.
The Issue
Big business, fed up with over-regulation in Phennispharren, are heading offshore in ever-increasing numbers.
The Debate
1. "Good riddance!" says noted environmentalist Colin Wong. "Sniff that air! It's never been so clean! At last, our society is freeing itself from the consumer death-trap! I say it's time to take the final step and outlaw capitalism once and for all!"
This is the position your government is preparing to adopt.
2. "This is a catastrophe waiting to happen," says the Chamber of Commerce. "Think of the consequences! Without big business, where do the jobs come from? Where do we get our medicine? Our cars? Our latest fashions? There are dozens of useless regulations the government could abolish today to make life easier for commerce, and it's high time they did."
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I chose number one.
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Chimaera182
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Oh, that one. Yeah, I chose the second one, actually. I decided it wasn't worth risking total economic collapse just for a system of politics and economics which would very likely get twisted and marred from the actual ideal.
General: "Those aren't ideas; those are special effects."
Michael Bay: "I don't understand the difference."
Michael Bay: "I don't understand the difference."
The Issue
Several musicians have recently produced songs in which "Violet" sings silly and offensive things, causing outcries of horror from the Order of Violet.
The Debate
"THIS IS BLASPHEMY!" shouts Stephanie Jong-Il, Grand High Poobah of the Order of Violet. "Our holy scriptures specifically forbid any portrayal of our prophet's most holy voice. We cannot permit people to slander and mock our prophet and insult all of us. These people are simply doing this to see if we are extremists. Death to the blasphemers!"
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Speaking anonymously and from hiding, one of the musicians says, "It was just meant to be a joke! I never thought that they'd take it so seriously. I just wanted to give them a little ribbing like I do the other major religions of Pastafarianism and Frisbeetarianism." Buy Broadside glances over their shoulder to see if anyone is watching, "Please don't try to figure out who I am. I'm scared for my safety. The government should protect my freedom to insult whomever I want. Freedom of speech should hold nothing sacred, not even God."
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"Freedom of speech is important, but so is freedom of religion. Surely we can strike some sort of balance?" says Dave Shiomi, chief spokesperson for the BSOC (the Breghte Society of Compromisers). "Freedom of speech comes with a responsibility. People must avoid anything that insults another's religion, and if they aren't willing to do it themselves, the government must enforce it."
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"His Holiness, the Grand High Poobah of Violet, has the right idea, but the wrong religion," says Jennifer Dodinas, the Prelate of Primary Public Relations for the fanatical organization Breghte's Concerned Citizens for Our God. "This nation needs an official religion, and not support the Godless heathens who worship the idolotrous Violet. Appoint me as your spiritual adviser an I'll ensure that all people worship God in the correct way."
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"They've got it all wrong. Freedom of speech isn't the problem, religion is!" shouts Prudence Jong-Il, at a local AA (Atheists Anonymous) meeting. "If religion were outlawed, this problem would solve itself. Just send them in for medical treatment. After all, anyone who believes in some big invisible dude who can do anything is clearly nuts."
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Though tempted by the 5th option I think I'll go with the second one.
On another point: I must say I sometimes fail to see the connection between the issues and what you select and the result in your freedom scores.
Several musicians have recently produced songs in which "Violet" sings silly and offensive things, causing outcries of horror from the Order of Violet.
The Debate
"THIS IS BLASPHEMY!" shouts Stephanie Jong-Il, Grand High Poobah of the Order of Violet. "Our holy scriptures specifically forbid any portrayal of our prophet's most holy voice. We cannot permit people to slander and mock our prophet and insult all of us. These people are simply doing this to see if we are extremists. Death to the blasphemers!"
[Accept]
Speaking anonymously and from hiding, one of the musicians says, "It was just meant to be a joke! I never thought that they'd take it so seriously. I just wanted to give them a little ribbing like I do the other major religions of Pastafarianism and Frisbeetarianism." Buy Broadside glances over their shoulder to see if anyone is watching, "Please don't try to figure out who I am. I'm scared for my safety. The government should protect my freedom to insult whomever I want. Freedom of speech should hold nothing sacred, not even God."
[Accept]
"Freedom of speech is important, but so is freedom of religion. Surely we can strike some sort of balance?" says Dave Shiomi, chief spokesperson for the BSOC (the Breghte Society of Compromisers). "Freedom of speech comes with a responsibility. People must avoid anything that insults another's religion, and if they aren't willing to do it themselves, the government must enforce it."
[Accept]
"His Holiness, the Grand High Poobah of Violet, has the right idea, but the wrong religion," says Jennifer Dodinas, the Prelate of Primary Public Relations for the fanatical organization Breghte's Concerned Citizens for Our God. "This nation needs an official religion, and not support the Godless heathens who worship the idolotrous Violet. Appoint me as your spiritual adviser an I'll ensure that all people worship God in the correct way."
[Accept]
"They've got it all wrong. Freedom of speech isn't the problem, religion is!" shouts Prudence Jong-Il, at a local AA (Atheists Anonymous) meeting. "If religion were outlawed, this problem would solve itself. Just send them in for medical treatment. After all, anyone who believes in some big invisible dude who can do anything is clearly nuts."
[Accept]
Though tempted by the 5th option I think I'll go with the second one.
On another point: I must say I sometimes fail to see the connection between the issues and what you select and the result in your freedom scores.
I think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated his ability.
- Oscar Wilde
The church is near but the road is icy; the bar is far away but I'll walk carefully.
- Russian proverb
- Oscar Wilde
The church is near but the road is icy; the bar is far away but I'll walk carefully.
- Russian proverb
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Chimaera182
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Yeah, I went with option 5. My people were better for it.
Well, my people have taken to the streets. Ingrates. They want free and open elections. Open elections my eye. And my only other option aside from dismissing the issue is to drop taxes.
The Issue
Angry crowds formed yesterday around government offices in Qasama, demanding the reinstatement of free and fair elections.
The Debate
"Give us the vote!" cries protester Bianca Hanover, before hurling another volley of eggs. "It is the right of the many to decide who leads our country, not the few! If we don't get democracy right now, we'll... we'll, uh... we'll throw more eggs, that's what we'll do! Don't say you haven't been warned!"
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"Elections?! Have they gone quite insane?!" shouts red-faced government hard-liner, Pete Hamilton. "We can't possibly allow that rabble to have such a degree of control over this country! They're never happy! One moment they're demanding democracy, the next they'll be complaining about all the new taxes! If we dropped taxes, you'd find that they'd be much more compliant. And if they're not, we'll get the army to fill 'em full of lead."
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Yeah, let's be silly and go with democracy. Otherwise, I'll probably begin to see a lot more issues a second-time around.
Well, my people have taken to the streets. Ingrates. They want free and open elections. Open elections my eye. And my only other option aside from dismissing the issue is to drop taxes.
The Issue
Angry crowds formed yesterday around government offices in Qasama, demanding the reinstatement of free and fair elections.
The Debate
"Give us the vote!" cries protester Bianca Hanover, before hurling another volley of eggs. "It is the right of the many to decide who leads our country, not the few! If we don't get democracy right now, we'll... we'll, uh... we'll throw more eggs, that's what we'll do! Don't say you haven't been warned!"
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"Elections?! Have they gone quite insane?!" shouts red-faced government hard-liner, Pete Hamilton. "We can't possibly allow that rabble to have such a degree of control over this country! They're never happy! One moment they're demanding democracy, the next they'll be complaining about all the new taxes! If we dropped taxes, you'd find that they'd be much more compliant. And if they're not, we'll get the army to fill 'em full of lead."
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Yeah, let's be silly and go with democracy. Otherwise, I'll probably begin to see a lot more issues a second-time around.
General: "Those aren't ideas; those are special effects."
Michael Bay: "I don't understand the difference."
Michael Bay: "I don't understand the difference."
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Chimaera182
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Methinks that the game doesn't go realistically as far as political and civil freedoms are concerned. As the game said, the options aren't meant to be realistic, and the choices you make tend to go to extremes.
General: "Those aren't ideas; those are special effects."
Michael Bay: "I don't understand the difference."
Michael Bay: "I don't understand the difference."
Civil rights: personal freedoms, mainly concerning the private sphere of life.
Political rights: the level of influence that people have on the running of their country.
Freedom of speech would be somewhere in between, though I'd be inclined to put it with political rights, but eg freedom of religion, the whole mariage thing, racial issues would fall within civil rights, while elections, referenda, right to demonstrate etc. would fall in political rights.
Political rights: the level of influence that people have on the running of their country.
Freedom of speech would be somewhere in between, though I'd be inclined to put it with political rights, but eg freedom of religion, the whole mariage thing, racial issues would fall within civil rights, while elections, referenda, right to demonstrate etc. would fall in political rights.
I think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated his ability.
- Oscar Wilde
The church is near but the road is icy; the bar is far away but I'll walk carefully.
- Russian proverb
- Oscar Wilde
The church is near but the road is icy; the bar is far away but I'll walk carefully.
- Russian proverb
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Fiona
You would have thought so but some of the outcomes don't seem to fit, so far as I can see. Though I allowed anti-government broadcasts and the political freedoms improved overnight. Maybe I just haven't had many political issues yet to let me see what they are thinking; I have mostly had civil issues so far, I think
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Chimaera182
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That's possible. But I've had a whole gaggle of civil-related issues that didn't affect my civil freedoms much one way or the other. I've shifted slowly over the period of a few days, of course, but the majority of the time it's status quo.
The People's Republic of Qasama
"One people. One voice. One nation."
UN Category: Inoffensive Centrist Democracy
Civil Rights:
Good Economy:
Fair Political Freedoms:
Below Average
Location: the Pacific Regional Influence: Minnow
The People's Republic of Qasama is a very large, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service. Its hard-nosed population of 108 million have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.
It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Law & Order, and Public Transport. The average income tax rate is 48%, but much higher for the wealthy. A small but healthy private sector is led by the Information Technology industry, followed by Book Publishing and Cheese Exports.
Untold millions of rice Krispie treats are going into a new government-funded maternity leave scheme, a ban on unsolicited cold calling in all forms is in effect, newborns are being raised as mindless killing machines, and it is illegal for police officers to carry out searches due to strict privacy laws. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is well under control, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Qasama's national animal is the politician and its currency is the rice Krispie treat.
I beg your pardon?! That is just... wrong. I say that it should remain illegal for the police to tap phones, and that's what I get? Nuts to that.
The People's Republic of Qasama
"One people. One voice. One nation."
UN Category: Inoffensive Centrist Democracy
Civil Rights:
Good Economy:
Fair Political Freedoms:
Below Average
Location: the Pacific Regional Influence: Minnow
The People's Republic of Qasama is a very large, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service. Its hard-nosed population of 108 million have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.
It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Law & Order, and Public Transport. The average income tax rate is 48%, but much higher for the wealthy. A small but healthy private sector is led by the Information Technology industry, followed by Book Publishing and Cheese Exports.
Untold millions of rice Krispie treats are going into a new government-funded maternity leave scheme, a ban on unsolicited cold calling in all forms is in effect, newborns are being raised as mindless killing machines, and it is illegal for police officers to carry out searches due to strict privacy laws. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is well under control, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Qasama's national animal is the politician and its currency is the rice Krispie treat.
I beg your pardon?! That is just... wrong. I say that it should remain illegal for the police to tap phones, and that's what I get? Nuts to that.
General: "Those aren't ideas; those are special effects."
Michael Bay: "I don't understand the difference."
Michael Bay: "I don't understand the difference."
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Vicsun
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Just created a nation
edit: I just outlawed elections. This is actually fun.
- The Republic of Free--land
"Free love and continual bathing for everyone"
UN Category: Inoffensive Centrist Democracy
Civil Rights: Good
Economy: Very Strong
Political Freedoms: Some
Location: the Pacific Regional Influence: Minnow
The Republic of Free--land is a tiny, economically powerful nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. Its hard-working population of 5 million have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.
The minute government, or what there is of one, devotes most of its attentions to Social Welfare, with areas such as Law & Order and Religion & Spirituality receiving almost no funds by comparison. Income tax is unheard of. A robust private sector is led by the Information Technology, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Book Publishing industries.
Crime is moderate, probably because of the country's utter lack of prisons. Free--land's national animal is the three-legged dog, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the benway.
edit: I just outlawed elections. This is actually fun.
Vicsun, I certainly agree with your assertion that you are an unpleasant person. ~Chanak
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Damuna_Nova
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Vicsun
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Over three hundred replies and you people still have no region? Shameful!
I've just created the region of Symistan. Come and join so we can compare stats more easily and send deliciously taunting notes to each other!
I've just created the region of Symistan. Come and join so we can compare stats more easily and send deliciously taunting notes to each other!
Vicsun, I certainly agree with your assertion that you are an unpleasant person. ~Chanak
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Damuna_Nova
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Done, Phennispharren is now in Symistan.
Hehe, my thing just went through.
Hehe, my thing just went through.
The People's Republic of Phennispharren
"Meat Cooked Twice is Better Than Food Poisoning"
UN Category: Scandinavian Liberal Paradise
Civil Rights: Superb
Economy: Imploded
Political Freedoms: Excellent
Location: Symistan
Regional Influence: Minnow
The People's Republic of Phennispharren is a very large, safe nation, notable for its strong anti-business politics. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 74 million enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.
It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of the Environment, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 90%, and even higher for the wealthy. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising fourteen-year-old boys selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.
Cars are banned, the government is avowedly atheist, government-run brothels can be found on every street corner, and all industry is owned and run by the government. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is well under control. Phennispharren's national animal is the black hawk, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the danayem.