Post by Tar A on Mar 20, 2004 21:58:14 GMT -5
Today's issue for our communal puppet, everyone please feel free to lodge your vote and participate in the debate.
(Dilemma #104) - "Public Loudspeakers Shrill With Controversy"
The Issue
A recent poll on putting up huge loudspeakers in The New Pacific Order's cities for public government broadcasts has been brought to your attention.
The Debate
(Dilemma #104) - "Public Loudspeakers Shrill With Controversy"
The Issue
A recent poll on putting up huge loudspeakers in The New Pacific Order's cities for public government broadcasts has been brought to your attention.
The Debate
- Option 1: "This idea is brilliant, and The New Pacific Order can't afford to pass it up," claims Zeke Washington, your Minister of Safety. "These loudspeakers can assure the public that the government is always here to help them. The potential here, to immediately warn citizens of an emergency such as an earthquake or a stampede of Pacific seagulls or something, simply must be taken into account! This could save lives! And I suppose, when there isn't anything the citizens need to be told, you could always use them to broadcast patriotic messages like 'Strength, Peace, Prosperity.' and inform the good people which party to join and vote for with newsbriefs and such. It'll be worth it to strengthen the populace's devotion to our glorious nation!"
- Option 2: "I think people need to realise what this really is: brainwashing!" retorts Alexei Dredd, a wealthy marketer. "I don't want to hear all this flag-waving hogwash everytime I go out for a walk. But when it comes to emergencies, I do agree that something should be done to warn everyone: we should send out messages on mandatory minature radios that you can carry in your pocket. It could tell you things you need to know too, like what shoes to buy and such."
- Option 3: "To be honest, I can't see why we should put up with advertising at all," says Jean-Paul Frederickson, an anti-business protester. "All it is is some multi-billionaire or politician somewhere trying to make even more money while the rest of us struggle to make ends meet. I say we ban it. Maybe the economy will suffer a little and some people may lose jobs but that's just a minor side-effect really, especially when you consider that no longer will our children be encouraged to fill themselves with junk-food because some guy on the telly tells them it's cool!"