Create a nation.

[Eclectic Replicant]

nationstates.net/

I know this is kind of old, but i was wondering what kind of nation would you guys create.

Mine:
www.nationstates.net/the_necronomicron
www.nationstates.net/o_really
A substantial private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

[RyokoDragonez]

Hmm interesting. Probably belongs in the plugs section though (or random..) I'll put it in plugs ^___^

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Ryoko Dragonez

[Wolfy]

www.nationstates.net/wolfchild

[Daggertooth]

www.nationstates.net/daggertooth

[magicklorelai]

www.nationstates.net/gaea_genesis

^^

[Wolfy]

Dagger created a region for forum members, if they want to join: Charby the Vampirate

already got three nations...

[Seth Asathi]

Shweet. Count me in.

www.nationstates.net/asathi

"Dance, my puppets.... DANCE! MWA HA HA HA HA!"

[RyokoDragonez]

Wow... 4 telegrams offering me places in the world within the first five min of logging in.

www.nationstates.net/ryodragon1

But of course... I am with CTV ^_~

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Ryoko Dragonez

[Daggertooth]

Wow, Someone is better at creating a stable dictatorship than I. Of course its the Big Buisness. You start allowing them to run amuck and pretty soon they start wanting control of your empire. Sure your economy gets powerful, but its really the buisness's with the power.

And Don't believe the UN. My people have absolute Freedom. They have the Freedom to follow me or die. It is in perfect harmony with free will. They "choose" their path. Whether that path exhalts them or condemns them is still their choice and their freedom.

Daggertooth

[Scarecrow]

[ www.nationstates.net/the_scaryverse ]

Bweheheheheheeeh... Er... Yeah.

[Wolfy]

You're not part of the CTV region?

[Daggertooth]

She's nomadic and currently part of the SouthPacific.

*Starts singing Show Tunes*

"Gonna wash that man right outta my hair..gotta wash that man right autta my hair...gotta wash that man right outta my hair and sent him on his waaaayyyyy....."

What? :sweatdrop:

Daggertooth

[magicklorelai]

Hmm...do you think we could turn this into a type of RP situation? Like, create a forum and a storyline for the "Region"?

[Wolfy]

Ah! That would be so cool!

[Dundee]

Yesssss... Sort of like that one thread on the general thing, when we were discussing how we would lead a community.

[Wolfy]

Yep...speaking of which...What was your guys's second issue to deal with?

Mine was:The Issue
The increasingly militant Animal Liberation Front struck again last night, freeing dozens of chickens bound for delicious snack packs.

The Debate
"These nuts have got to be stopped," demands concerned consumer Roger Broadside. "They need to face the fact people want snack packs, no matter how many innocent chickens must be sacrificed. Besides, chickens would do the same to us if they had the chance."
[Accept]


"These Liberationists are highlighting an important issue," pleads Beth Nagasawa. "Too often, animals are put through needless cruelty, just to make their flesh taste a little more deliciously succulent. I'm sure we could ban the more horrific abuses without putting too much of a dent in our national obesity figures. Couldn't we?"
[Accept]


"Animals have feelings too!" yelled protestor Dave Winters, before being set upon by hungry passers-by. "Free the animals! Ban meat-eating!"

This is the position your government is preparing to adopt.


Economist Clint Jong-Il has an alternative. "You don't need to take away the people's right to choose. You just need to build the costs of animal suffering into the price. A tax on meat-eating, in proportion to the amount of cruelty involved, would do the trick. Plus think of the benefit for the national coffers! Of course, poor people wouldn't be able to afford meat, but that's just more incentive for them to get jobs."
[Accept]
The Government Position
The government has indicated its intention to follow the recommendations of Option 3.

If you wish, you may simply dismiss this issue.

[Zolah]

www.nationstates.net/zolah

O.o

[shadow1798]

www.nationstates.net/akarin

Hey, I'm a superpower. Who knew?

[Scardy G.]

www.nationstates.net/morner
Soda sales?? Yup, that sounds like a country after me own heart.

[Wolfy]

Aww...no one wants to share their issues? Fine, i'll continue...simply 'cause i want too...

The Issue
The Police department is considering installing surveillance cameras in all major public areas, in an effort to crack down on crime.

The Debate
"This is a blatant invasion of the right to privacy!" says libertarian web site operator Konrad Winters. "Now I can't even go out in public any more without being watched? And you know this is just the beginning. Today there are cameras in city streets. Tomorrow they're peering through your bedroom window."
[Accept]


"Hey, I've got news for you," says Police media liaison Beth Frederickson. "When you're out in public, PEOPLE CAN SEE YOU. These cameras will be extremely helpful in reducing the national crime rate. Frankly, I can't see what the fuss is about."

This is the position your government is preparing to adopt.


"This 'slippery slope' argument has got me thinking," says Police Minister Bianca Steele. "You know, it would be a lot easier to fight crime if we watched people all the time. Not with cameras, of course. That's clearly an invasion of privacy. But how about a national database of our citizens, coupled with compulsory ID cards and barcoding? It would stop crime dead in its tracks."
[Accept]
The Government Position
The government has indicated its intention to follow the recommendations of Option 2.



The Issue
A recent poll has revealed high levels of dissatisfaction among the populace about tax rates.

The Debate
"Do you know how much of my year's work goes to the government?" demanded angry worker Klaus Spirit. "Too much! Government spending has gotten way out of control. It needs big cuts in welfare, health, and education. But leave those subsidies to business alone. We need them to create jobs."
[Accept]


"It's not the AMOUNT of tax, it's where the burden falls," says student activist Bill Dredd. "And at the moment, far too much of the burden is falling on the poor. People on high incomes still have more money than people on low incomes. I don't think I need to say anything more than that."
[Accept]


"I don't object to the amount of tax, I object to where it's being spent," says social reformer Prudence du Pont. "I'd like to see everyone have a choice as to where their left shoes go every time they fill out a tax return. Everyone would feel a lot better about opening their wallets if they had a say as to where the money went. I think you'd see a lot more public money going to education and a lot less to business."

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.

[Dundee]

Very well...

In a bid to provide a new revenue stream for Mistress Anne's Beef-Based Agriculture industry, it has been suggested that frogs could be added to the menu.

The Debate
"The fact is, the frog population is out of control," says Beef-Based Agriculture spokesperson Freddy Summers. "We have to do something about them anyway, so why not market them as tasty snacks? We could have frog kebabs, frog pies, frog-on-a-sticks--the possibilities are endless! Let's not pass up this golden opportunity to provide a feast, if you will, for our economy."

"I agree that something needs to be done about frog over-population," says random passer-by Sue-Ann Dodinas, "but eating them? That's kind of gross. Let's just shoot the ones we have to and shovel their bodies into ditches like normal."

"I am shocked and appalled!" declared SPCA President Anne-Marie Hendrikson. "If anyone needs to be culled, it's us humans. The frogs were here first, remember? We need to take this as a sign to get our industry--agriculture in particular--to back off. The frog is part of what makes Mistress Anne a great nation!"

Which one do you think I picked. (clue: check out what my country's animal is)

[Wolfy]

...the third?

[Seth Asathi]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that if you changed your national animal to ... say... the finch, it would change the name of the critter-on-a-stick.

[Daggertooth]

lol....Tough choice. I mean culling the human population sounds nice....but then you wouldn't able to launch those resources against neighboring nations. I kknow....just catapault your frogs over your enemy's and wreck havoc in biblical proportions.

Daggertooth

[Milky the Man]

My issue had to do with voting. I told them to do whatever I said!

www.nationstates.net/tamias_minor

[Daggertooth]

Arg....this is a tough one. Do I clear cut my rainforest for a nuclear mine depository, giving a huge boost to my economy and providing me with more weapons but at the cost of giving a large amount of power to buisness. Or do I push for more environmental protection and keep my forest so I can reek the benefits from the "free" services such as water purification, oxygen creation, errosion controll, and wind barrier. Services that could cost me billions in damage and construction if I were without. Or do I take some middle ground and allow some environmental destruction and preserve the majority of the forest? Really tough actualy....

Hmmmmm...I figured I needed some Uranium for armor piercing bullets and body armor but didn't want to loose to much of my environmental services and didn't want to give the uranium company too much power. Question...how is armor piercing bullets and body armor made out of the same material?


Daggertooth

[Seth Asathi]

Several major city streets were clogged with bicycles this morning, as the environmental group 'Two Wheels Good, Four Wheels Bad' staged a protest. Several hundred riders ambled through downtown streets, blissfully ignoring the torrent of abuse hurled at them by thousands of motorists running late for work.

The Debate
"People are sick of dirty, smelly automobiles," said protest organizer Jean-Paul Wu. "They're choking the city, the environment--our lives! Cars must be banned!"

(((.... so we're left with dirty, smelly people... people who are assigned jobs of preparing my meals... No... I think we keep cars...))))

"The only thing people are sick of is long-haired idiots riding their bicycles at two miles an hour on major thoroughfares," says committed motorist Faith Clinton. "People shouldn't be able to protest like this. The government needs to crack down on them."

(((I'm inclined to agree. Free speech, and the right to protest are on the way out.)))

The Automotive Manufacturers Association, meanwhile, has called for government support. "It's clear that we need to boost the level of automobile support in this country. This protest this morning is a clear indication of... um... anyway, we need more government funds."

(((... Na'ah. You're doing fine on your own.)))

[shadow1798]

The Issue
A group of emergency room doctors has petitioned the government to introduce mandatory organ donations.

The Debate
"It's not as crazy as it sounds," says Dr. Falala Hamilton. "Every day, people die because we don't have the organs to save them. Well, that and widespread under-funding of the health system. But the point is, if the government allowed us to take organs from dead people, we could save hundreds of lives a year. And come on, it's not like dead people need them."
[Accept]


"You keep your damn hands off my organs!" says alarmed hospital patient Pip Licorish. "They are my organs, and I'll do with them what I like. The government has no right to my body."
[Accept]

[Seth Asathi]

Scientists using cloned human embryos for research are on the verge of a medical breakthrough.

The Debate
"It's really very exciting," says lab head Buffy Silk. "Until now, we've kept very quiet, to avoid being targeted by lunatic fringe groups who for some reason think it's wrong to clone human embryos. It's too early to promise anything, but we hope that one day we will have genetic cures for a whole range of debilitating illnesses. I certainly hope the government will support our work."

Hmm, Let's hear what the others have to say...

"Well, if you have to be part of a lunatic fringe group to object to this barbaric practice, I'm a lunatic," says placard-waving protestor May Frederickson. "Of course it would be nice to cure these unnamed diseases, but at what cost? They're messing with the sanctity of human life. It's wrong, and the lab should be shut down immediately."

Sanctity of life.... they're trying to win me over with a self-serving bull&^%$ story designed by the living to make them feel better about themselves. Not going to happen.

Execute these whackos for having the audacity to try and tell me what's right and wrong... better yet, donate them, and this huge pile of coin to the cloning research facility, they can live out their days as test subjects.

(Yes, I am an insane dictator... because it's fun.)

[Wolfy]

Prospecting company Nukes4U has uncovered a large uranium deposit in Wolfchild's south-west.

The Debate
"This is a terrific find!" claims Nukes4U CEO Abraham Chicago. "It will provide an enormous stimulus to our economy and create thousands of new jobs. It's win-win! All we need from the government is permission to bulldoze the rainforest that's on top of the deposit."

(....send this fool to the dungeon! what? ...what do you mean, i don't have a dungeon? Well...build one, then take this fool to the dungeon!)

"You've got to be kidding," says Green politician Al Mistletoe. "This rainforest is thousands of years old! This country needs more environmental protection, not less. And to destroy the environment in order to mine uranium that then goes into nuclear bombs--well, that really sticks in my craw."

(You seem to be very wise....or maybe your just a suck-up...)

"There's no need for an either-or decision," says the government's Minister for Mining, Clear-Felling, and the Environment. "We can preserve most of the rainforest and allow mining of a small part. After all, think of all the good that the money from this uranium deposit can bring to Wolfchild."

(Yes...and destroy what you leave with pollutants and lesson the territory of the native animals...ummm...how about...NO! )

Some people say Wolfchild's policy on free speech has gone too far.

The Debate
"These days, anyone says whatever they want with no regard to what kind of dribble is coming out of their mouths!" says angry commuter Hack Barry. "It's gone too far. We should go back to the good old days, when if someone started talking garbage, we'd smack them one."

(Yes...but we already took away voting and meat eating...we really should leave the peons with something)


"We need more free speech, not less," argues civil rights campaigner Gregory Gutenberg. "Free speech allows ideas to be explored, challenged, and discussed in a productive, open forum. It teaches our kids to be critical thinkers. And dirty words, of course, but that's just the price you pay."

(I'm not going to have foul-mouthed brats telling me how to run my country! TO the dungeon with you!)


"The right to free speech is a central tenet of our system of democracy," says religious leader Alexei Spirit. "But surely the right to not have your religious beliefs mocked by others is worth something, too? We mustn't put up with intolerance!"

(Wisely spoken, sir....)