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Plague Of The Hybrids!
The Issue

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

1. "This unholy union should never have taken place to begin with," comments Tobias Li, an angry farmer. "The djuk 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."
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2. "We can't just destroy these creatures!" exclaimed Zeke Rubin, owner of Zazzizi'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!"
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3. "We could always just kill off all the dogs," Konrad O'Bannon of the "Keep The Species Pure" foundation whispers to you in a conversation. "The djuk 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!

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The highly moral and religious pressure group 'Cuckolds And Cuckqueans Anonymous' has lobbied for the criminalisation of adultery.
The Debate

1. "Whatever happened to the sanctity of marriage?" asks Calvin Fellow while wearing a T-shirt bearing the slogan 'Marriage is for life, not just for anniversaries'. "Whatever happened to lifelong companionship? Whatever happened to simple faithfulness because of love?! Adultery seems to be more of a hobby than anything these days! The government must impose the utmost punishments on those who commit this sin. A good old-fashioned stoning should sort it!"
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2. "I don't agree with adultery either," says Beth McGuffin, a passer-by. "But, uh... stoning? You don't think that's a little extreme? If we find someone guilty of fornication we can just lock them up in jail. That way no-one gets killed and the sinners get justice. It's more expensive to the tax payers than a stoning of course, but I reckon it's worth it."
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3. "With the greatest of respect, this is none of your business!" yells Gregory Wong who is rumoured to have had more than a thousand lovers and even more children. "The government has no right to go about trying to dictate the laws of love and romance! Marriages break down, people move on - is it really the government's place to make people stay put? You must recognise the fact that the law has no place within the bedroom!"

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Stop torturing Mother Earth!" yells outraged environmental extremist Randy Falopian. "Are we prepared to sacrifice our planet and our souls for the sake a few extra obozos? If we hope to live in harmony with the environment that nurtures and protects us, we must ban all industries that pollute our world. Let us return to the trees, my brothers!"

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The Emirate of Zazzizi is a very large, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service. Its compassionate, cynical population of 131 million are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Religion & Spirituality, Social Welfare, and Public Transport. The average income tax rate is 70%, and even higher for the wealthy. Private enterprise is illegal, but for those in the know there is a slick and highly efficient black market in Information Technology.

Bizarre-looking creatures called 'djukdogs' dominate wildlife preserves, heavy industry must go to expensive lengths to dispose of waste and avoid even more costly cleanup costs, adultery has been made a capital offence, and anti-environmentalist protesters are gunned down without mercy. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Zazzizi's national animal is the djuk, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the obozo.

Zazzizi is ranked 28th in the region and 95,274th in the world for Largest Gambling Industries.

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The Issue

National marijuana consumption has hit an all-time high, with alarming results, a new poll has found.
The Debate

1. "My factory's productivity is down ten percent since marijuana was decriminalized," complains employer Melbourne Bush. "And the number of thefts from the candy machine is off the scale. This so-called 'pot' needs to be banned in all public places. Let the junkies do what they want at home, but not in my workplace."
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2. "Whoa, dude, no need to get, like, you know," says Free Your Mind campaigner Roxanne du Pont, from his parents' basement. "This is, like, a personal choice issue, you know. It's like... whoa, just back off what I want to do with my own body. Don't let the fascists win, man. There are some hot new eckies coming in soon, they should be legal too."
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Harry Potter Censorship Row
The Issue

The latest "Harry Potter" book to hit schools across Zazzizi has stirred up the greatest controversy yet.
The Debate

1. "I quite enjoyed the book, until I got to the part where Harry summons evil demons to do his bidding," says religious leader Peggy Longbottom. "Now that's just wrong. We need to restore some sense to this debate, by which I mean we should remove this book from the shelves, salt it thoroughly, and burn it."
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2. Teachers union President Johann Gutenberg says, "Come on, the book is fantasy! And it's a damn good read. I'd like the government to issue a statement of support for our teachers and librarians, so kids can enjoy good books without interference from religious wackos, like Christians."
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New Croutonia Decides: Minority Group Demands Language Recognition

The Issue
A group several thousands strong hailing from a remote, isolated corner of New Croutonia is staging a massive demonstration on the front steps of your capitol. They demand that their local dialect be recognized as an official language.

The Debate

Buffy McGuffin, your Minister of Culture, has nothing but disdain for the demonstrators. "The language of New Croutonia is as important to our national identity as our history is. A truly erudite individual uses perfect grammar and refuses to speak as those ruffians do." Your Finance Minister is quick to chime in as well, "If business is required to print every road sign, instruction manual, and fast-food wrapper in two languages, it would increase everybody's overhead. That means higher prices for the person in the street."
[This is the position your government is preparing to adopt.]

"Smarker, but ee's gone blongie 'round the clonger! Trandy in the blang warked a newtie on the Cheebers, quaff me a duggle if it's brine. Sorky, hang our trandy high!" says Larry Jefferson, speaking for the demonstrators, in an apparently rousing response that draws a cascade of cheers. After a few uncomfortable minutes with a professional translator, you find the speaker said, "I respectfully disagree with the Minister. Multilingualism has brought stability to richly-cultured nations such as Brancaland; indeed, I challenge you to provide a single counterexample. I encourage this government to adopt a policy of multilingualism throughout New Croutonia!"
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Beth Rubin, a radical opposition member who seems to tag along to every demonstration she can find, has her own proposal. "The language barrier is keeping us all apart. What New Croutonia needs is a new identity defined by a new language that we can all agree on. That's unity without favoritism."
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The Government Position
The government has indicated its intention to follow the recommendations of Option 1.

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The Issue
A group of 'concerned compatriots' (Citizens Raging Against the Police) have protested against the enormous numbers of policemen enforcing the law on their daily lives.

The Debate
"I'm constantly surrounded by over-zealous policemen!" deplores Bianca Dredd, a spokesman for the group. "Just last week I was arrested for letting my baby cry too loudly in public! This is ridiculous! The government needs to cut back the police force and let citizens get on with their lives without interference! If that means allowing muggers, thieves, burglars, pickpockets, murderers and all the rest to not have coppers breathing down the back of their necks constantly then so be it! This really is too much!"
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"You can't listen to what they're saying!" gasps Police Chief Roxanne Jones, horrified. "These nuts would have us living in utter anarchy! If some robbers suddenly decide to break into a shop and steal everything, what's the owner going to do? What could anyone do without a well-funded police force? There has to be justice and law or we'd be nothing better than a bunch of savages. Stick to your guns, I say, and let me arrest these subversives - people need to be taught to show some respect!"
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Op donderdag 23 maart 2006 16:36 schreef DeHovenier het volgende:
Sommige issues hebben dat niet, dat is wel jammer ja

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Op donderdag 23 maart 2006 17:11 schreef remlof het volgende:

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als je echt niet kan kiezen kan je een issue toch "dismiss"en?

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Faduz Decides:

Violent Violetists Protest Artists
The Issue

Several musicians have recently produced songs in which "Violet" sings silly and offensive things, causing outcries of horror from the Order of Violet.
The Debate

1. "THIS IS BLASPHEMY!" shouts May Summers, Grand High Poobah of the Order of Violet. "Our holy scriptures specifically forbid any portrayal of our prophet's most holy voice. We cannot permit people to slander and mock our prophet and insult all of us. These people are simply doing this to see if we are extremists. Death to the blasphemers!"
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2. Speaking anonymously and from hiding, one of the musicians says, "It was just meant to be a joke! I never thought that they'd take it so seriously. I just wanted to give them a little ribbing like I do the other major religions of Pastafarianism and Frisbeetarianism." Prudence Wong glances over their shoulder to see if anyone is watching, "Please don't try to figure out who I am. I'm scared for my safety. The government should protect my freedom to insult whomever I want. Freedom of speech should hold nothing sacred, not even God."
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3. "Freedom of speech is important, but so is freedom of religion. Surely we can strike some sort of balance?" says Samuel Fellow, chief spokesperson for the FSOC (the Faduz Society of Compromisers). "Freedom of speech comes with a responsibility. People must avoid anything that insults another's religion, and if they aren't willing to do it themselves, the government must enforce it."
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4. "His Holiness, the Grand High Poobah of Violet, has the right idea, but the wrong religion," says Roger Summers, the Prelate of Primary Public Relations for the fanatical organization Faduz's Concerned Citizens for Our God. "This nation needs an official religion, and not support the Godless heathens who worship the idolotrous Violet. Appoint me as your spiritual adviser an I'll ensure that all people worship God in the correct way."
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5. "They've got it all wrong. Freedom of speech isn't the problem, religion is!" shouts Naki Barry, at a local AA (Atheists Anonymous) meeting. "If religion were outlawed, this problem would solve itself. Just send them in for medical treatment. After all, anyone who believes in some big invisible dude who can do anything is clearly nuts."
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Civil Rights:
Below Average
Economy:
Imploded
Political Freedoms:
Unheard Of

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Op zaterdag 25 maart 2006 17:01 schreef DeHovenier het volgende:
Hoezo is dat slecht voor je PF?

Mijn land is nu dit:
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En ik sta 5e in de Fok!regio als land met het beste weer!