05-25-2006, 09:45 PM
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#41
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broke the first rule
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Originally Posted by oilers_fan
I don't get it either. I wish it was a little more in depth.
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yea...it seems pretty random, & you don't see the effects of your decisions.
I also wish you could start wars.
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05-25-2006, 09:55 PM
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#42
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Originally Posted by calf
yea...it seems pretty random, & you don't see the effects of your decisions.
I also wish you could start wars.
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it is interesting, but obviously skewed by the guy's political beliefs....
Starting wars would be cool.....
I was in a competition with my roomate (he was the sens suck goat balls guy) to see where we ranked in the daily UN rankings... we were banking drinks for one night.....but he got booted on the 3rd day for a derogatory name... quess i win....
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05-25-2006, 10:46 PM
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#43
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Sector 7-G
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 The Federation of Otto-Matic
"Long live the Gopher!"
UN Category: Inoffensive Centrist Democracy Civil Rights:
Below Average Economy:
Reasonable Political Freedoms:
Excellent Location: ALLIED CP
Regional Influence: Minnow
The Federation of Otto-Matic is a tiny, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its compulsory military service. Its compassionate, intelligent 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Defence, Religion & Spirituality, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 24%, but much higher for the wealthy. A tiny private sector is dominated by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry.
Crime is moderate, and the police force struggles against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Otto-Matic's national animal is the gopher, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the gopher.
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05-25-2006, 11:20 PM
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#44
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Richmond, BC
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Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout
yeah, I'm not in favour of free speech because I didn't let a Nazi demonstration that would turn violent have their protest.
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Yep, I have somehow managed to outlaw gambling just because I said nine year old kids should not be allowed to. Huh?
On the good side of things, I have the second best health care in the region. Why am I not first?! Health care is the foundation of any good left wing utopia. Oh well. 2/42 is still solid.
__________________
"For thousands of years humans were oppressed - as some of us still are - by the notion that the universe is a marionette whose strings are pulled by a god or gods, unseen and inscrutable." - Carl Sagan
Freedom consonant with responsibility.
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05-26-2006, 10:51 AM
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Had an idea!
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One thing wierd about that game, on certain issues it doesn't give you a middle of the road choice. Either you support corporations, or you don't.
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05-26-2006, 10:52 AM
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Had an idea!
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Originally Posted by evman150
Yep, I have somehow managed to outlaw gambling just because I said nine year old kids should not be allowed to. Huh?
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That happened to me too. Wierd.
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05-26-2006, 11:20 AM
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#47
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Originally Posted by Azure
One thing wierd about that game, on certain issues it doesn't give you a middle of the road choice. Either you support corporations, or you don't.
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You can just dismiss the issue if you dont agree with any of the options... i have done that for 2 of the issues i have been presented because none of the options went with my government's policies.
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05-26-2006, 11:38 AM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by Azure
One thing wierd about that game, on certain issues it doesn't give you a middle of the road choice. Either you support corporations, or you don't.
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you can dismiss it.
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05-26-2006, 02:05 PM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Richmond, BC
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Today I got to approve same sex marriage. Very cool!
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"For thousands of years humans were oppressed - as some of us still are - by the notion that the universe is a marionette whose strings are pulled by a god or gods, unseen and inscrutable." - Carl Sagan
Freedom consonant with responsibility.
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05-26-2006, 08:38 PM
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Ben
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: God's Country (aka Cape Breton Island)
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quick question... what's the big deal with the UN, the advantages/disadvantages of being in it?
I also seem to be stuck at being ranked 15th for everything
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"Calgary Flames is the best team in all the land" - My Brainwashed Son
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05-26-2006, 09:08 PM
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#51
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Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout
quick question... what's the big deal with the UN, the advantages/disadvantages of being in it?
I also seem to be stuck at being ranked 15th for everything
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WEll you can vote on UN resolutions..... but you have to follow them by law... so you might get stuck doing something you dont want your country to do.
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05-26-2006, 09:52 PM
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Had an idea!
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Originally Posted by Hesla
You can just dismiss the issue if you dont agree with any of the options... i have done that for 2 of the issues i have been presented because none of the options went with my government's policies.
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Did not know that.
Thank you very much. 
You too White Doors.
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05-27-2006, 02:49 AM
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Lifetime Suspension
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I support cloning research so I can create a race of superhumans...
Nice to know I can now decline to choose!
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05-27-2006, 04:19 AM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Richmond, BC
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Evmanistan is ranked 1st in the region for Most Beautiful Environments
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Booya!
Second best health care and best environment in the region. Looks like my left wing utopia is doing pretty well.
__________________
"For thousands of years humans were oppressed - as some of us still are - by the notion that the universe is a marionette whose strings are pulled by a god or gods, unseen and inscrutable." - Carl Sagan
Freedom consonant with responsibility.
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05-27-2006, 05:09 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Estonia
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Originally Posted by evman150
Booya!
Second best health care and best environment in the region. Looks like my left wing utopia is doing pretty well.
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Whatever tree-hugger.
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05-27-2006, 11:38 AM
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Ben
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: God's Country (aka Cape Breton Island)
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ok so the decisions I've made up to this point has made for an interesting summary of my nation
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Animal Liberationists are regularly jailed, and extreme political groups are outlawed. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare.
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How is it that "Animal Liberationists are regularly jailed," when "crime is totally unknown"? Doesn't seem to add up to me
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07-07-2006, 01:27 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: in your blind spot.
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Anyone still doing this?
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UN Category: Left-Leaning College State
Civil Rights: World Benchmark
Economy: Good
Political Freedoms:Very Good
The Republic of Bobblenoggin is a huge, socially progressive nation, renowned for its complete lack of prisons. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 212 million enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.
The government -- a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, liberal morass -- devotes most of its attentions to Education, with areas such as Religion & Spirituality and Law & Order receiving almost no funds by comparison. The average income tax rate is 42%, but much higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Information Technology, Pizza Delivery, and Trout Farming industries.
Roads are often attended by round-the-clock construction crews, elevator music has been replaced by thrash metal played at maximum volume, bizarre-looking creatures called 'springdogs' dominate wildlife preserves, and mobile phone masts are being erected all over the country. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is pervasive, probably because of the country's utter lack of prisons. Bobblenoggin's national animal is the spring, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the toupee.
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"The problem with any ideology is that it gives the answer before you look at the evidence."
—Bill Clinton
"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance--it is the illusion of knowledge."
—Daniel J. Boorstin, historian, former Librarian of Congress
"But the Senator, while insisting he was not intoxicated, could not explain his nudity"
—WKRP in Cincinatti
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07-07-2006, 01:39 PM
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Disenfranchised
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I still do it, but some of the issues are so out in left field I find myself clicking "Dismiss" a lot ... some of them (by the changes it makes to your dossier) seem to have no "good" choice ... my saying that people should not be able to duel means that the police arrest people for the most trivial offenses ... go figure.
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07-07-2006, 01:42 PM
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#60
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: in your blind spot.
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Originally Posted by Antithesis
I still do it, but some of the issues are so out in left field I find myself clicking "Dismiss" a lot ... some of them (by the changes it makes to your dossier) seem to have no "good" choice ... my saying that people should not be able to duel means that the police arrest people for the most trivial offenses ... go figure.
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Yeah, that's how I ended up with the construction crews around the clock.
__________________
"The problem with any ideology is that it gives the answer before you look at the evidence."
—Bill Clinton
"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance--it is the illusion of knowledge."
—Daniel J. Boorstin, historian, former Librarian of Congress
"But the Senator, while insisting he was not intoxicated, could not explain his nudity"
—WKRP in Cincinatti
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