The Succeeder Stronghold

Fiona · Post by **Fiona** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 2:07 pm

I posted the link a wee while ago, Juni

http://www.nationstates.net/cleonistan

Chimaera182 · Post by **Chimaera182** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 2:09 pm

Sorry, I was thinking of getting the link, but I'm not at all running on full cylinders right now.

Fiona · Post by **Fiona** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 2:17 pm

And it is now 9pm *pours brandy* YAY!

Juniper · Post by **Juniper** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 2:18 pm

[QUOTE=Fiona]I posted the link a wee while ago, Juni

http://www.nationstates.net/cleonistan[/QUOTE]

WoooooW..this looks cool

Fiona · Post by **Fiona** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 2:20 pm

It seems quite good so far and it doesn't take up much time, which is a bonus

Chimaera182 · Post by **Chimaera182** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 2:25 pm

I wish I could get more issues a turn, honestly. But that's just me.

Oh, so Fiona, you may've read in an earlier post of mine, but I dun falled off the wagon. Five days of sobriety, and Tuesday afternoon I was quite merrily pissed.

Fiona · Post by **Fiona** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 2:27 pm

I did see that. For some reason I did not need emergency treatment for shock

Chimaera182 · Post by **Chimaera182** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 2:33 pm

[QUOTE=Fiona]I did see that. For some reason I did not need emergency treatment for shock

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LOL Gee, thanks for the vote of confidence. :laugh: Well, like I said in a thread shortly after that naive declaration, I've declared myself over alcohol a few times before, and it's never worked. I just figured that, since I got so sick last time, that I would actually wait a while before drinking again. Five days is hardly the "while" I imagined. Shows what I know.

Oh, suddenly I'm not in control of a barren, desolate wasteland anymore; it just doesn't say at all.

Fiona · Post by **Fiona** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 2:38 pm

I have had to dismiss my last two issues, so I don't think I will see any changes any time soon

Chimaera182 · Post by **Chimaera182** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 2:47 pm

Yeah, I've not been happy with my last 5 resolutions. I had 3 yesterday that I actually had to wait a few hours after reading them before I chose a solution. And I'm still not sure I liked my positions on any of them. The 2 I have now aren't even that great, but at least the military issue (to either OK or disallow more military spending) was easy; you know I said yes.

The second one was the TV issue, and I decided that the government (namely, me) should be rewarded for showing minorities in a good light on shows). So, coming this fall, "Bigtopians Don't Say the Darnedest Things."

Fiona · Post by **Fiona** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 2:49 pm

Heehee. It is not as much fun once you know the effects of some choices. But I am hoping theywill diverge as the game goes on

Juniper · Post by **Juniper** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 2:57 pm

time to break in the new dancing sandles!

Enjoy the evening all!

Chimaera182 · Post by **Chimaera182** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 2:58 pm

I wanted to know what happened to Tony's country after he made nudity mandatory. I wound up with just saying "Yeah, sure, if you wanna be naked, I don't care," so now I have a brief line about one occasionally seeing someone going about their business in the nude.

I'm reading past UN resolutions now. Some of them are kinda interesting; several are kinda dumb, actually, and not especially descriptive; a lot of them have been repealed, including Citizen's Rule, which would have been something I'd've voted for.

Fiona · Post by **Fiona** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 2:58 pm

Bye Juni. Hope the band is great

I haven't looked at past resolutions yet. I am not even sure it was a good move to join. We will see

Juniper · Post by **Juniper** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 3:00 pm

Thank you!

Chimaera182 · Post by **Chimaera182** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 3:03 pm

Bye, Juni.

Lestat · Post by **Lestat** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 4:30 pm

Yay, I just enacted gay marriage. Let's see what gives.

Chimaera182 · Post by **Chimaera182** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 4:47 pm

lol nice. Was there an option to ban marriage altogether? 'cuz that would be really sweet (and obviously my choice) if so.

Aren't you a member of the UN? Gay marriage is already legal by UN charter (dear god, I was bored and sifted through 33 pages of NationStates UN legislation, and I'm not even in the bloody organization), so does that mean that it's already legal in a UN country, or that you are "requested" to choose such options in future? Obviously, if you're not in the UN, this entire paragraph doesn't really pertain to you, Lestat.

Lestat · Post by **Lestat** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 4:56 pm

No it was a question pertaining divorce. The Issue:

Last night the respected tabloid TV show "60 Minutes" ran a report on Breghte's rising divorce rate. What is happening to the nuclear family?
The Debate
1. "There's a simple solution," says Pastor Felix, of the Catholic Church. "Divorce should be illegal. 'For better or worse,' anyone remember how that goes? We should return to the good old days, when you got married for life and stuck by your partner no matter how much of a drunken, abusive, adulterating disappointment they turned out to be."
[Accept]

2. John Black, author of the hit book, 'Men are from Mars, Women are from Some Whole Other Place,' has a simpler solution. "If couples would just call each other 'darling' once in a while, there would be far fewer relationship breakdowns. A little affection is all it takes. So the government should make it mandatory: call your spouse 'darling' at least once a day, or face a fine."
[Accept]

3. "There's a simple way to boost the marriage rate," says gay rights activist Konrad Broadside. "Abolish those arcane laws that discriminate against same-sex marriages. It's obscene to treat people differently because of their sexual preference. Besides, everyone knows gay relationships are more stable than straight ones."

This is the position your government is preparing to adopt.

I'm a UN member but I think it's asking to much of the system to take into account that resolution you talk about in so many specifics (since the information system will only remember the effects on your "scores" and not the language in which different game options are couched).

Fiona · Post by **Fiona** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 5:00 pm

I had to dismiss that issue because I couldn't see a problem which needed a solution