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Topic Started: Sep 12 2006, 12:24 AM (4,042 Views)
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You'll only get the first choice >_>
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The Issue

Hoshi_no_Tobira's upcoming hosting of a major international beauty pageant has upset some citizens concerned about the message it puts across.
The Debate

1. "These beauty pageants are a disgrace to women everywhere!" shouts feminist campaigner, Jennifer Hamilton. "They objectify the female body and re-enforce negative stereotyping! They celebrate the appearance instead of the personality! What message is this sending out to our children? Do we want them to think shallowness and vanity are virtues? Ban beauty contests! We must focus the education of our progeny on ethics and equality or suffer the consequences!"
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2. "I agree that the pageants should be banned," pontificates renowned moralist, the Ever So Slightly Reverend Roger Rifkin. "But purely in the name of moral decency! All those fashion stores that sponsor these contests make lots of money from this blasphemy and that is just plain wrong! These women wear revealing clothing that seek to entice and seduce young men. As such, we should go a step further, and institute a dress code! Long, plaid skirts for the girls, with necklines that never drop below the base of the neck! Only then will the women of our nation be cleansed of sin!"
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3. "What in the name of all that's decent and good are you talking about?" exclaims Billy Gutenberg, leader of the egalitarian civil rights movement 'Everyone Is Equal, Dammit'. "Obviously these pageants will always be sexist unless they're open to everyone. Admiring women only for their beauty is an insult to their intelligence and the beauty of men! It's dually sexist! Open up the pageant to both sexes!"
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The Government Position

The government has yet to formalize a position on this issue.


The 1st one where I hate every single anwser.
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The Issue

A top fertility clinic has recently announced a new service allowing parents to create so-called 'designer babies'.
The Debate

1. "Embryo selection isn't really genetic engineering in the technical sense," explains Dr. Jean-Paul King, owner of the Babies-2-Go Clinic. "It's more like being able to have a dozen abortions per month until you get the foetus you desire. I can't really see what's wrong with parents who can afford it being able to eliminate foetuses with undesirable genetic traits - like stupidity."

This is the position your government is preparing to adopt.

2. "Thou shalt pay for thy sins!" screams Beth Longbottom, waving a crucifix. "This is just meddling with the sanctity of life. If these children are to be born with horrible defects then it's God's will and who are we to question it? This technology must be banned at once!"
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3. "This technology shows promise," muses Gilbert Dullindal, minister of health. "But we can't trust the private sector with the future of our nation's children. We must place it under strict government regulation, so that we only screen out embryos with serious genetic conditions."
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4. "This has got me thinkin'," says General Akira Hendrikson, thumbing through a big folder marked 'X'. "If this technology lets us reduce genetic defects, then couldn't it work the other way? We could create ourselves an army of genetically superior soldiers! With our army of Super Soldiers, no nation would dare stand in our way!"
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The Government Position


God help me, I'm going to create Kira.
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so...anyone's nation not dead yet?
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I'm keeping up with it, at least once a week.
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XR
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*raises hand* I wait until there's 5 issues, tick them off in one go, repeat...
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More or less the same with me. Though I usually try to check daily.
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I usually check daily. Issues seem to spring up at about 2 AM and 2 PM EST, if you've got it set for two a day.
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yeah that's around the same time for me as well. But recently Iv been getting the same ones over and over again. I got the one about the nazi rallying like 4 times this week.
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Yeah, it doesn't seem like they've got a whole lot of different options.
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Okay, I had to laugh at this one.... XD

The Issue

In a display of unity that can best be described as "highly unnerving," criminals and law enforcement officials alike are up in arms about recent overcrowding within prisons in Astraynia.
The Debate

1. "I tell ya, chief... this ain't good," mutters local police chief Elizabeth Jong-Il over his morning cup of coffee. "I see these no-good mohawk-wearin' punks every day, and they're a dangerous bunch. They gotta be locked in their mudholes forever! If we can't afford to keep 'em in prison, I say we need more money! Let's just casually shift some funding from elsewhere; after all, it ain't like our welfare program is helping keep these kids away from crime."
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2. "How can these wayward individuals find their inner selves by staring at the walls within a stone cell?" challenges human rights activist and local prison license plate maker Melbourne Jong-Il. "The nation's budget is absolute proof: we cannot afford prisons... strictly because of their immorality! Let these caged birds breathe the sweet air of freedom again! Shut down all prisons in Astraynia!"
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3. "Now hold on just a second here," says Larry Steele, CEO of Astraynia's most widely-known pizza delivery chain, Papa Pallocci's Pizza Pagoda. "You've got a problem with prisoners, and I've got a problem finding employees. Why don't you just send some of your criminals to Papa Pallocci's? We'll put 'em to work at lower pay as punishment for their crimes! I win, you win... the economy wins!"

This is the position your government is preparing to adopt.


For some reason, the thought of being sentenced to be a pizza delivery driver by a judge has me roffling.
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this made me laugh.

Elizabeth Jong-Il over his morning cup of coffee.
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The Issue

In response to rising rates of depression related suicides, mental health groups have called for government funding to help support treatment programs, citing various surveys that indicate psychological disorders are often an overlooked problem.
The Debate

1. "Although it is often dismissed as an irrelevant complaint, depression is a real disease, it isn't just 'all in your head'," says Larry Hendrikson, depression sufferer. "Depression has significant effects on groups and individuals, especially amongst teenagers. Every day, more and more people commit suicide because of this disease, but this could all be stopped if this country had a decent level of funding for support and public awareness programs."
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2. "Screw them," Bill Hanover, talkback radio host, stated yesterday. "Depression isn't a disease, it's just another example of today's youth finding something to complain about. Life's never been better. In fact, just yesterday, I bought my fourth BMW. And even if it is as serious as the bleeding hearts claim, then I say we leave it and cut some of the funding being wasted on these head cases. If a few whiners jump off a bridge, it'll be good for the genepool. Natural selection, my friends. It's a great thing."
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3. "Actually, a lot of depression cases in teens are related to school and all the stress and pressure young people are under to succeed. A greater effort to correct the problem of depression should start there, with more funding so that schools can provide better counseling programs." Comments Dr. Aaron Mombota, author of the book "Tomato Soup for the Soul". "That way teens who are depressed can get help even if their parents can't or won't take them to see a psychologist."
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Hmm, Im leaning towards 2 or 3......
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I chose 3 the first time, 2 the second, and probably will choose 3 again the third time >_>
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Creepy.

Braves And Lolis is ranked 1st in the region and 8,550th in the world for Most Cultured.

8550 O_o That's quite good.
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XD I'm second in the region and 8551st. DAMNIT.
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Beat you guys. XD

Nimbusopia2 is ranked 1st in the region and 3,885th in the world for Most Cultured.
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The Issue

The Hoshi_no_Tobira S.P.C.C. has launched a fresh campaign to stop parents from smacking their children. They demand that the government introduce laws to ban this form of 'corporal punishment'.
The Debate

  1. Child Psychiatrist, Dr. Konrad Thiesen, speaks at a press conference on the matter: "Parents and teachers must realise that smacking children increases aggressiveness, lowers their self-esteem, and can cause long-term emotional trauma! How can anybody think that it is anything but child abuse? Parents who resort to smacking their children are obviously unfit to be parents at all! We must ban this horrible practice at once!"
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  2. "What are these lunatics on about?!" yells Jack Jong-Il, a concerned parent. "Smacking children has been an effective form of punishment since the dawn of mankind! Outlaw it and I guarantee you the next generation will be a disorderly disaster! Children need, nay CRAVE discipline! Sometimes the only language they understand is the cane, and the government has to respect that!"

      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 2.

If you wish, you may simply dismiss this issue.


Dr.Zechs Says: FIVE ACROSS THE EYES!!!
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The Debate

1. "Heavy metal music is a plague in our good nation and its God-fearing people!" argues local priest and easy listening advocate Al Li. "Just the other day, I heard a song by some group called Hell's Irate Puppies with a sinful quantity of bass and drum... oh, and there were probably some lines about killing parents, too, I'd imagine! It's vital that we ban this music, and remove this terrible influence from our children's lives! Think of the children!"
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2. "Whoa, man... what's with the, like, censorship and stuff?" asks Anne-Marie Hanover, scruffy-haired bassist of the popular speed metal band The Destroyinators. "You can't, like, censor the music, man. That's how we express ourselves! Every bass beat is me baring my soul! Every howl is me complainin' about how my parents tried to kick me out of their basement! Besides, what's wrong with Satan? He's just misunderstood anyway. I say promote the arts, man!"
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3. "You know, this heavy metal issue has me thinking," says Jennifer Wong, your brother, over your weekly game of cribbage. "If these long-haired freaks want to put out their devil-worshipping metal, why don't we let them? Of course, we'll put a little subliminal propoganda into every song... after all, don't these guys owe their freedom of expression to you?"
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The Issue

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

1. "This unholy union should never have taken place to begin with," comments Anne-Marie Silk, an angry farmer. "The loli 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 Akira Li, owner of Braves And Lolis'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," Klaus Wong of the "Keep The Species Pure" foundation whispers to you in a conversation. "The loli 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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Okay... this is just twisted.
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The Issue

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

1. "This unholy union should never have taken place to begin with," comments Anne-Marie Silk, an angry farmer. "The loli 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 Akira Li, owner of Braves And Lolis'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," Klaus Wong of the "Keep The Species Pure" foundation whispers to you in a conversation. "The loli 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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Okay... this is just twisted.

.... :blink:
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oh crap I forgot about the Nation o_O

but HahaH! Number 1 today.
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If that "Three Ship Alliance" is still active, you've gotten me and MY NATION...

BTW: I imagined the game was free to play...
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Braves And Lolis is ranked 1st in the region and 4,826th in the world for Most Cultured.

O_o Must be that repetitive issue about letting college students study Art...
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The Issue

After claims of two-headed lolis being seen near the numerous landfills of Braves And Lolis, there have been calls for the government to act.
The Debate

1. "Look at that thing!" wails famous environmentalist Calvin Jong-Il, pointing at one of Braves And Lolis's largest dumps. "It's an eyesore, a pollutant, and a damn disgrace! What we need to do is get everyone recycling their waste! What we have left we can shoot into space in specially-made space shuttles and we'll never have to think about it again! Sure it'll be expensive, but considering the benefits to the great outdoors, I think we should consider it."
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2. "Ah, the expense!" moans George W. Rubin, government economist. "Do you have any idea what that would cost?! A much better way of dealing with this waste is to burn it and use the energy it produces to power Braves And Lolis's big cities. There may be a few side-effects on the environment, but with all the cheap power coming in who would care?"
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3. "Oh come now," says Falala Jefferson, a nearby suburbanite. "There's no need to bring all the pollution into the cities! These dumps can get a whole lot bigger you know. Just keep piling the rubbish on and we can use them as tourist attractions or something. People will flock to see how high they can climb our artificial mountains! If we run out of space, just knock down a few forests. No one will notice."
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4. "You're all missing the real solution," argues Naki Wu, president of the 'Braves And Lolis First!' society. "Why should we bother building landfills at all? I'm sure that there are plenty of less-fortunate countries out there who would be more than happy to take our litter in return for some cash."
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The possibilities... oh the possibilities...
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