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Post by Tar A on Feb 23, 2004 19:34:18 GMT -5
(Dilemma #58) - "Violent Violetists Demand Blood!" The IssueMembers of a new weird religious cult, called the Order of Violet, ask for the government to appease their mighty god by offering Her a sacrifice of the human variety. The Debate- Option 1: "What have we got to lose?" says religious freedoms advocate Alexei du Pont. "Just cut up a few homeless folk- it appeases this group's bloodthirsty Goddess, gets rid of unsightly bums that drain welfare, and everybody goes home happy."
- Option 2: "We must go much further than a few beggars!" argues the overzealous High Member of the Order of Violet, Pete Mombota. "You must pass a law that everyone’s first born child must be slaughtered, on live TV if possible. Think of the viewing figures!"
- Option 3: "You aren't going to listen to these whackjob Violetists, are you?" comments Billy-Bob Li while leading a prayer group. "Human sacrifices! Surely we're too civilized to permit such barbaric practices! These lunatic fringe groups should be outlawed, their leaders should be executed!"
- Option 4: "Who's being a lunatic?" retorts Akira du Pont of the The New Pacific Order Humanitarian Society. "I agree that these practices ought to be outlawed, but instead of sinking to the same level of these fanatics and killing our fellow people, why not simply start a re-education program? Even the worst person can be rehabilitated into a useful member of society, with enough time, care, and lots and lots of funding!"
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Post by Tar A on Feb 23, 2004 19:38:34 GMT -5
*sighs* Another issue that just doesn't work for me. In the first place, haha let's all worship the NationStates admin... um, or not. As for the options, I don't agree with killing homeless folk, I definitely don't want to slaughter every first born child, I don't think coming up with weird cult practices merits capital punishment, and I don't want to raise the tax rate any more.
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Unlimited
Senator / Pacific Surveyor of Foreign Threat
Vanguard of the Pacific Revolution
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Post by Unlimited on Feb 23, 2004 19:40:45 GMT -5
YAY for rehabilitation, we need to get that tax rate up anyway. 24%? Terrible, people will begin to think they work for their own good.
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Post by Tar A on Feb 23, 2004 19:41:16 GMT -5
Damn socialists. You're ruining the country!
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Unlimited
Senator / Pacific Surveyor of Foreign Threat
Vanguard of the Pacific Revolution
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Post by Unlimited on Feb 23, 2004 19:46:41 GMT -5
Mwhahaha, I come into your house at night and take your hard earned cash, so I can redistribute it to the poor, Mwhahahaha
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Poskrebyshev
Senator / Minister of Security / Grand Viceroy of the Pacific
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Post by Poskrebyshev on Feb 23, 2004 20:16:24 GMT -5
Option 3. Option 3! OPTION 3!!! OPTION 3!!!!! HAIL FRANCO! OPTION 3!!!!!!!!!! Oh, pardon me. Where did this puddle of drool come from?
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Post by Tar A on Feb 23, 2004 22:03:58 GMT -5
*looks through her pockets* Uh... what hard earned money? Can't see any around here, that's for sure.
You'll have to get the rust off that guillotine of yours first, Posk. What effect could rust have on religious zeal?
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Post by Abysseria on Feb 24, 2004 9:41:43 GMT -5
Raise taxes
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Post by Azerbaijanistanialand on Feb 24, 2004 14:54:42 GMT -5
Damn you all!
The nation should be a shining eutopia, no homeless, refugees or other undesirables!
On the other hand, if anyone ever wrote an issue about re-itegrating the homeless Id be all for it.
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Post by Warrior Thorin on Feb 24, 2004 15:47:04 GMT -5
Option 3! Damn lunatic fringe groups. While we're at it, let's execute some of these people who write up these issues!
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Post by mussolandia on Feb 24, 2004 16:01:56 GMT -5
Let's chop their heads off with an axe, Thorin!
Option 3 works for me
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Sir Paul
Senator / Director of the Pacific Press
This is PNN
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Post by Sir Paul on Feb 24, 2004 16:03:34 GMT -5
Option 3, Option 3, Option 3,
option 3, my arse!
Hey-seuss! And we wonder why our nation is a corrupt dictatorship. Look, we all want this place to be a utopia, and a utopia shouldn't have homeless people, so let the Order of Violet take care of the problem, while increasing our civil liberties. It's a win win!
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Post by Tar A on Feb 24, 2004 19:08:20 GMT -5
Yep, we're a bunch of raving lunatics around here. Utopia ushmopia!
Well it's a 3-3-3 tie... and I'm going for Option One, because I really don't like the thought of "lots and lots of funding" nor am I a raving lunatic. (I think.)
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