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People Request Not So Much Dictatorship, If That's All Right
Government Acts
The Issue

While effusively praising Zazzizi's leadership and bowing repeatedly, a delegation has humbly requested that the government take a more "modernistic" view in the future.
The Debate

1. The High Minister for Finance, who also happens to be your brother, dismisses the claim. "What these people fail to realize is that you know what's best for them. The alternative is anarchy! I say stick to your course. And execute these wackos for treason."
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2. "Perhaps the people could be given some more political freedoms," muses your Chief of Staff, who is your sister. "Is there really such harm in allowing public discussion of ideas? We could even have a real Opposition Party. One that isn't just full of your puppets, I mean."

This is the position your government is preparing to adopt.

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Political parties are banned from advertising and receiving private donations, tourists from around the world come to visit the country's famous rainforests, euthanasia is legal, and the nation is ravaged by daily union strikes. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown. Zazzizi's national animal is the djuk, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the obozo.

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The Free Land of Dubz Da KoolOne is a small, safe nation, renowned for its absence of drug laws

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Cloning Research Promises New Breakthrough
The Issue

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

1. "It's really very exciting," says lab head Dave Jones. "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."
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2. "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 Beth Utopia. "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."
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The Largest Defense Forces (per capita) in Fok

Nations ranked high on this list spend disproportionately large amounts of money on national defense, and are most secure against foreign aggression.

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Op dinsdag 21 februari 2006 09:52 schreef DeHovenier het volgende:
Moet nu gaan beslissen over:
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New Croutonia Decides: One Wife Is Never Enough, Say Polygamists

The Issue: A small religious group is lobbying the government to allow them to take multiple wives.

The Debate:
"It's about time we had our religious rights recognized," says Alexei Mistletoe, a devout member of a faith that is never made quite clear. "Who is the government to tell me I can't love more than one woman? The government doesn't know how much of me there is to go around!"
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"This is nothing more than sexual deviants using religion as a pretext for perversion!" says Reverend Fleur Thiesen. "Marriage is one man, one woman, and death do we part. What's so hard to get? Anything else is a perversion, and must be banned."
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"Multiple wives? Excellent!" says passer-by Freddy Gutenberg. "Presumably we will allow multiple husbands, as well. And gay marriages, of course. In fact, now is probably the time for the government to butt out of marriage altogether. Let people marry their cats, if they want."
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.

If you wish, you may simply dismiss this issue.

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...and streakers swamp all public events in order to bare it all

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Op zondag 26 februari 2006 12:53 schreef DeHovenier het volgende:
Mijn Economy is imploded

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New Croutonia Decides: Illegal File-Sharing Flares

The Issue: A surprise raid conducted on ISPs over the last week in New Croutonia shows that more than 30% of all Internet data transfer in New Croutonia at one time or another is used by illegal file-shares to illegally distribute files, most notably songs.

The Debate
"What we need to do is hack their computers and format their hard drives," says Lars Hendrikson, recording industry representative. "People need to be taught to not mess with the law. This is theft, pure and simple. And they're not only halving our revenue to tune of billions of Credits, but you are also stealing a few hundredths of a Credit from the artist for every song they steal. THINK OF THE STARVING ARTISTS!"
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"Yo, dude, like, don't be hatin' man," says teenager Faith Clinton. "We're like, going to change the whole structure of our society. Everything should be like, publicly available to, like, everybody, dude. Copyrights are so, like, uncool man and we need to get rid of them. That'd be totally radical, and cool as well."
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"Yo, dang, blizzity blang, yo, this ain't, right, yo," says Klaus O'Bannon, famous rapper with three platinum albums. "Dang, yo, we dang need to copy-protect my dang CDs, yo. That dang playability life dang decreases, yo, but it's the only way to stop this, dang, yo."
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The Government Position
The government has yet to formalize a position on this issue.

If you wish, you may simply dismiss this issue.

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Reclaim The Streets!
The Issue

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

1. "People are sick of dirty, smelly automobiles," said protest organizer Thomas Thiesen. "They're choking the city, the environment--our lives! Cars must be banned!"

This is the position your government is preparing to adopt.

2. "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 Naki Steele. "People shouldn't be able to protest like this. The government needs to crack down on them."
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3. 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."
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New Croutonia Decides: Southern New Croutonia Demands Semi-Autonomy

The Issue
Politicians from a distant and obscure part of New Croutonia have been calling for the government to split New Croutonia into various semi-autonomous regions, each with an elected council to govern their designated area.

The Debate
"The government is too centralised," complains rural villager, Naki Longfellow. "We get these big-city politicians making rulings that affect our way of life, when they have absolutely no idea what our way of life is! One of them even suggested that farmers should be banned from picking crops in case they disturbed the local wildlife! What we need are various councils to govern their own part of New Croutonia, giving us the chance to have our say on laws affecting our area. It'll bring politics to the people! Of course this will require the implementation of a council tax to fund it all, but if that's the cost of more political freedom, then so be it!"
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"Councils? Are you mad?" gasps political commentator, Charles Broadside. "Most of the politicians we already have earn very large sums each year - and you want to employ even more?! We must not listen to the whims of some dangerous separatist movement; next they'll be wanting independence! I suggest we keep the government in one place where we can keep an eye on it and stop creating more jobs for over-paid politicians. Heck, why not trim off the ones we don't need while we're at it and give some leeway to the taxpayers? Anyway, if we allowed places like West New Croutonia to make decisions for themselves, they would soon be introducing laws allowing them to marry their cousins or something - you know what they're like..."
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"These people are obviously power-hungry lunatics," whispers Roxanne Nagasawa, one of your innumerable advisors. "They're simply trying to loosen your grip on the nation! Let's just send anyone who opposes your absolute rule to the gallows and ban elections. We hardly need them when you always know what to do! There may be some protest, but we can just lower taxes and they'll be as happy as clams."
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The Government Position
The government has yet to formalize a position on this issue.

If you wish, you may simply dismiss this issue.

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Op dinsdag 28 februari 2006 19:29 schreef wc-eend het volgende:
The Free Land of The Pussycats

Location: The East Pacific

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Op dinsdag 28 februari 2006 19:58 schreef DeHovenier het volgende:
Niks mis mee toch

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New Croutonia Decides: Supreme Court Nomination

The Issue
The death of 108 year old Supreme Court Justice Roger Mistletoe has created an opening on the bench. Below are the possible nominees.

The Debate
Akira Johnson, the Former CEO of New Croutonia Products, says "I have long sat by and watched our government vicously attack the big businesses in this country. The government has no right to control businesses and I will adopt that position in all of my judgements."
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Reverend Roxanne Dredd is nominee #2. The Reverend says "I am sick and tired of the liberals in this country ruining our family values. Every day they assault our basic sense of decency. You must vote for me to keep our families safe. Think of the children!"
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Gay Activist and former Senator Clint Barry is nominee #3. "Our people aren't happy, we need more freedom, we need more civil rights. We must keep the government out of the bedroom. We must respect peoples right to privacy and remember that personal relations are just that, personal."
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Environmental Activist Freddy Utopia argues, "Our government has been constantly violating Mother Earth and her rights, all our politicians talk about are civil rights, civil rights this, civil rights that, blah blah blah, we aren't important, what is important is the Earth!"
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The last nominee is the retired Five Star General May Washington. "We are ridiculed throughout the international community for our low quality weaponry, our police and military numbers are not sufficient. Our military must be protected from both constitutional and civilian oversight. They should be given money, and a free hand."
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Finally, a tomato flies by your head flung by an angry protester. "We want to elect our own judges! This is a democracy! More power to the people! We don't want a lapdog! Separation of Powers! Get the government out of the judicial system!" He chucks another tomato at you before security escorts him out of your private office.
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The Government Position
The government has yet to formalize a position on this issue.

If you wish, you may simply dismiss this issue.

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Op dinsdag 28 februari 2006 23:32 schreef Airelle het volgende:
Zoveel posities die je kunt innemen?!? Bij mij zijn het er meestal twee of drie.

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Op woensdag 1 maart 2006 00:01 schreef Dr_Crouton het volgende:

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Ja, maar dit bepaalt waarschijnlijk wat er in de eerste alinea van de beschrijving van je land staat, niet wat er in de derde alinea staat dat vrij snel weer verdwijnt, denk ik. Net als het verdelen van de jaarlijkse budgetten, krijg je ook meer keuzes dan 3.

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UN Category: Left-wing Utopia
Civil Rights:
Superb Economy:
Reasonable Political Freedoms:
Superb
Location: Fok

The Empire of Bahvianie is a tiny, socially progressive nation, renowned for its burgeoning gnoe population. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 5 million are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whoever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Social Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 26%, but much higher for the wealthy. A small private sector is dominated by the Woodchip Exports industry.

Voting is voluntary. Crime is moderate, and the police force struggles against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Bahvianie's national animal is the gnoe and its currency is the gnoe.

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Op woensdag 1 maart 2006 00:05 schreef I.R.Baboon het volgende:
Oja, mijn verhaaltje:
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Freaky, want IeErEl ben ik helemaal niet zo extreem links.

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UN Category: Capitalist Paradise
Civil Rights: Average
Economy: Powerhouse
Political Freedoms: Below Average
Location: The North Pacific

The People's Republic of TransCyberia is a large, economically powerful nation, remarkable for its absence of drug laws. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 40 million are either ruled by a small, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The minute government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Commerce, and Defence. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 2%. A robust private sector is led by the Cheese Exports industry, followed by Pizza Delivery and Gambling.

Child labor has been outlawed, teenagers are sent to jail for being out too late, people caught mistreating TransCyberia's flag generally wind up in a great deal of pain, and a survey of the nation's rivers and children has shown that pesticide levels are at an all-time regional high. Crime is a major problem. TransCyberia's national animal is the Cyberat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the cyberion.

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Op woensdag 1 maart 2006 00:31 schreef DeHovenier het volgende:
Ik heb nooit het verschil tussen links en rechts begrepen (in de politiek).

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Op woensdag 1 maart 2006 09:51 schreef wc-eend het volgende:
Ik zit in fok.. met 2