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Chimaera182 · Post by **Chimaera182** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 9:26 am

Yeah, uh, public displays of punishment haven't really worked to deter crime in the past, so... -shrug-

Juniper · Post by **Juniper** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 9:29 am

@Damuna...i enacted #2....seems to be going well enough...

Damuna_Nova · Post by **Damuna_Nova** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 9:33 am

[QUOTE=Juniper]@Damuna...i enacted #2....seems to be going well enough...[/QUOTE]

I chose number two as well, although I'm not sure it'll be a great choice.

Chimaera182 · Post by **Chimaera182** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 9:40 am

"These grasping freeloaders will swamp our culture and traditions!" argues talk-radio host Billy Shiomi. "First they want welfare, next thing you know they're taking our jobs -- and you know they won't bother to learn our language. I say charity begins at home -- and this isn't their home. This is the world's problem, not ours."

Well, speaking of Americans and real-world recent issues...

And I would definitely have gone for cumpusolry meat-eating in my country; I'm a carnivore, and anything that's good enough for their High Imperial God-King is good enough for them...

Damuna_Nova · Post by **Damuna_Nova** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 9:49 am

[QUOTE=Chimaera182]And I would definitely have gone for cumpusolry meat-eating in my country; I'm a carnivore, and anything that's good enough for their High Imperial God-King is good enough for them...[/QUOTE]

Shame it wasn't an option then.

As for your quote, it doesn't mean anything to me without the full issue.

Darzog · Post by **Darzog** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 9:56 am

[QUOTE=Juniper]@Damuna...i enacted #2....seems to be going well enough...[/QUOTE]
That's just because you're a namby-pamby, hippy, touchy-feely poofster.

The right answer is a combination of #1 and #3. More police with standard-issue cat-o-nine-tails. :mischief:

Damuna_Nova · Post by **Damuna_Nova** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 9:58 am

[QUOTE=Darzog]That's just because you're a namby-pamby, hippy, touchy-feely poofster.[/QUOTE]

I'm going for heavy freedoms but trying not to go to the point of having a Hippy Hang-Out.

Juniper · Post by **Juniper** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 10:30 am

[QUOTE=Darzog]That's just because you're a namby-pamby, hippy, touchy-feely poofster.
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LMAO!! and is that bad :laugh:

Poofster? :laugh: :laugh:

Damuna_Nova · Post by **Damuna_Nova** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 10:32 am

[QUOTE=Juniper]Poofster? :laugh: :laugh:[/QUOTE]

Maybe that's what they call a homosexual "gansta".

Chimaera182 · Post by **Chimaera182** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 10:39 am

A member of the pink mafia is not referred to as a 'poofster.' They're called Dammys.

Damuna_Nova · Post by **Damuna_Nova** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 10:55 am

[QUOTE=Chimaera182]A member of the pink mafia is not referred to as a 'poofster.' They're called Dammys.

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And they rule over their portion of the underworld with a velvet fist!

:laugh:

Darzog · Post by **Darzog** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 12:04 pm

Ooooooo, the whole fist? I'm sure that does get people's attention. :speech:

Denethorn · Post by **Denethorn** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 1:20 pm

[QUOTE=Damuna_Nova]I'm going for heavy freedoms but trying not to go to the point of having a Hippy Hang-Out.[/QUOTE]

I'm going for a booze paradise. Nudity, gambling, its all there. However I intend to be heavy handed on serious crimes etc.

Juniper · Post by **Juniper** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 11:09 am

I'm debating joining the UN...

Oh, and hey, has anyone else gotten the same issue twice? i had enacted one a few days ago...and got it again today???

Darzog · Post by **Darzog** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 11:20 am

Everyone gets issues repeated. There are only so many, and you get them randomly (there is nothing to make sure you only get new ones). I got my first repeat yesterday.

I've thought about the UN, but I'm not sure how many issues it overrides, and whether it imits which issues you can get (since the UN may pass a resolution that voting is legal but not forced which would make the issue about what to do with elections worthless for you to have).

TonyMontana1638 · Post by **TonyMontana1638** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 1:34 pm

Hehehe, I just privatized prisons... :devil: :devil:

Chimaera182 · Post by **Chimaera182** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 4:55 pm

Yeah, I'd just as soon not join the UN. I may not know much about UN practices IRL, but UN practices in the game Civilization 4 make me wince. I would never join the UN unless I happened to be in charge, so I can be the one who decides what issues come and which ones get dismissed.

I have yet to have had an issue repeat on me. Despite my bad memory and forgetting what most of my past issues were, I would recognize one if it came up again. And none have yet.

I'm stuck between two different yet strangely-linked issues. Abortion and "designer babies." Despite what certain banned members may think, I'm all for a woman's right to choose, but the options in the abortion issue made me a bit hesitant to jump to choose. And the designer babies issue... That's just touchy. I'm all for eliminating genetic defects--asthma being one of them

--and I'm definitely up for getting rid of stupidity, like the owner of the facility suggests, but the allure of genetically-enhanced super soldiers to someone as gung ho for strict control on the country... -swoons-

Edit: alright, I've decided on the abortion issue. I had to choose between four options, two of which really held my interest (the other two were anti-abortion, one who did it for the rights of the unborn babies, the other because it was immoral and against God's wishes). So either legalize abortion in its entirety, or legalize abortion and maintain population numbers by instituting a "one-child" family law, plus selling "extraneous" children into indentured servitude abroad. The latter idea did have some appeal, but meh.

Darzog · Post by **Darzog** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 6:58 pm

Unfortunately the game does not give you the luxury of being reasonable. Almost every stance I've seen is an extreme of either tight-fisted militiristic control or compulsury sex just so everyone can be forced to have abortions. I don't really appreciate the extremist options, but I still log in so I guess they're doing something right.

Damuna_Nova · Post by **Damuna_Nova** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:41 am

[QUOTE=Juniper]I'm debating joining the UN...

Oh, and hey, has anyone else gotten the same issue twice? i had enacted one a few days ago...and got it again today???

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I got my first issue repeated yestermorrow.

Lestat · Post by **Lestat** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:57 am

And sometimes issues are just absurd:

The Issue

Angry farmers have taken to the streets demanding the government to act after reported sightings of strange eagle-like dogs eating all the crops in fields.

The Debate:

"This unholy union should never have taken place to begin with," comments Roxanne Hamilton, an angry farmer. "The eagle was never meant to mate with a dog! They eat my crops, they attack my livestock and they're breeding so quickly they're swamping the environment! We can't make a living like this! You've got to give us the funds and manpower to shoot anything that comes within a mile of our property and put an end to these freaks of nature! We must wipe these creatures out now or before you know it all we'll be eating is fish."
[Accept]

"We can't just destroy these creatures!" exclaimed Charles Silk, owner of Breghte's biggest safari park. "They may look ugly to you, but I think they're just beautiful. We need to study them and understand them; think of what we could learn! These wonderful beasts may be a little harmful to the environment, but think of the people who will flock to see them! It would be an educational experience! Think of the money!"
[Accept]

"We could always just kill off all the dogs," Dave Utopia of the "Keep The Species Pure" foundation whispers to you in a conversation. "The eagle is one of the many things our country is famous for; any perversion of its image reflects upon us all! We can't have their image spoilt by these ugly abominations! Just get the police to go around and kill them all and we can rest easy knowing our countryside is safe!
[Accept]

That's for me an invitation to dismiss...