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The Issue
A coalition of tribalists, health experts, and civil rights proponents have recently suggested legalizing cannibalism for consumers of willing would-be meals.

The Debate

"I see absolutely no problem with people digging into each other at dinnertime, so long as everyone is willing," Buy Hamilton, the editor of the monthly magazine 'To Serve Man', quips, "Not only does it solve hunger problems and create jobs, but it also adds variety to Zhenarum's sometimes dull palette."

Civil rights leader Akira King came out publicly for moderate pro-cannibalism legislation, commenting, "While it may strike some as a crude, even evil practice, our ancestors have practiced cannibalism for years. If we create a government organization to strictly regulate and grade all human meat prior to its arrival on the market, we can ensure that respect for diversity is maintained while health concerns are also allayed. And instead of killing average people, why not make being turned into snack foods a post-mortem option? Like donating your body to science!"

"You're all absolutely out of your minds!" exclaims Jazz Licorish, head of Zhenarum's largest health-food manufacturer. "It's immoral, it's unhealthy, and it's disgusting. Not only are these so-called 'dietary rights' activists leading us down a dark path of sin, but right into a marketplace with yet another product that's almost as bad as beef!"

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Hier doet 'ie het!

Hier ook weer, was bijna even tegelijk down als dit forum voor een half uur.

Toffe issues wel elke dag

Wie is er trouwens zo creatief om een leuke landkaart van de regio in mekaar te flansen?

O, toch maar de UN gejoined. Defeat them from the inside out

Zo, ook maar naar Fok gemoved.

http://www.nationstates.net/stringbikini

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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.

Civil Rights: Very Good
Economy: Very Strong
Political Freedoms: Excellent

En Harry Potter is een groot succes.

Mijn Economy is imploded

Bij mij is 'streaken' legaal!

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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

Die van mij 'Thriving', te gek! .

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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.

Wat een dilemma, de RIAA, BUMA-Stemra steunen of de economie laten instorten...

Ik heb van mijn staat een autoloze staat gemaakt

Wat is eigenlijk het voordeel als je lid bent van de UN?

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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.

Moet gaan beslissen over nudisten en openbaar naakt....moeilijke keuze

Ik heb me ook maar aangemeld.

The Free Land of The Pussycats
"Take care of the pussy."


UN Category: Inoffensive Centrist Democracy
Civil Rights:
Very Good Economy:
Reasonable Political Freedoms:
Below Average

Location: The East Pacific
The Free Land of The Pussycats is a tiny, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its absence of drug laws. Its compassionate 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 medium-sized government concentrates mainly on Religion & Spirituality, although Commerce and Social Welfare are on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 23%, but much higher for the wealthy. A small private sector is made up of a series of cottage industries, including Automobile Manufacturing, Furniture Restoration, and Basket Weaving.

Crime is moderate, and the police force struggles against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. The Pussycats's national animal is the pussy, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the rubians

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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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FOK is tha place to be, weetjewel!

hoe kom ik daar?

Yeah, ik ben PRO-ECO .

Laat maar, gelukt

M'n economie is nog steeds boomimg, terwijl ik overal met geld smijt .

Niks mis mee toch

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

Veel te links .

Maar ik moest stemmen over drugs-wetten. Tjah... nu ben ik ineens 'remarkable for the absence of drugs laws'.