Agnostic Vegetarians
08-10-2004, 03:55
Recently we took action against the issue of compulsory government advertisements. We chose NOT to allow such advertisements, yet the profile now reflects that we apparently chose to support it.
There may be a bug in the code supporting the Issue's Actions-taken links.
Please correct our profile to reflect that we under NO circumstances will allow ANY form of compulsory government advertisements in our nation.
Thank you,
"Magnus"
Minister of Diplomatic Relations
Empire of Agnostic Vegetarians
Denise Derringer
08-10-2004, 05:22
It will be fixed at the next update after you have answered (not dismissed) 4 more issues. If this doesn't work, buy the "Jennifer Government" and "Syrup" books by Max Berry.
Liverpool England
08-10-2004, 06:20
Recently we took action against the issue of compulsory government advertisements. We chose NOT to allow such advertisements, yet the profile now reflects that we apparently chose to support it.
There may be a bug in the code supporting the Issue's Actions-taken links.
Please correct our profile to reflect that we under NO circumstances will allow ANY form of compulsory government advertisements in our nation.
Thank you,
"Magnus"
Minister of Diplomatic Relations
Empire of Agnostic Vegetarians
Checking your nation, "citizens are bombarded with advertising from their compulsory minature radios," which means you received the Loudspeakers issue -
#104: Public Loudspeakers Shrill With Controversy [Alpha Centauri; ed:Sirocco]
The Issue
A recent poll on putting up huge loudspeakers in @@NAME@@'s cities for public government broadcasts has been brought to your attention.
The Debate
1. "This idea is brilliant, and @@NAME@@ can't afford to pass it up," claims @@RANDOMNAME@@, 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 @@ANIMAL@@s 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 '@@SLOGAN@@' 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!"
2. "I think people need to realise what this really is: brainwashing!" retorts @@RANDOMNAME@@, 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."
3. "To be honest, I can't see why we should put up with advertising at all," says @@RANDOMNAME@@, 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!"
Coming to the conclusion that you chose option two, which is against government advertisements. However, the issue offers that your citizens are to carry the mandatory radios, in case of emergencies.
Agnostic Vegetarians
08-10-2004, 21:22
It will be fixed at the next update after you have answered (not dismissed) 4 more issues. If this doesn't work, buy the "Jennifer Government" and "Syrup" books by Max Berry.
funny
:D