NationStates Jolt Archive


Subgenius issue!

18-12-2003, 05:04
Honest opinions of this proposal would be greatly appreciated. And if you're a fellow Subgenius, then dig on it hard, else no frop for you!
PRABOB!

Title: Should the Subgenius have Slack?

Description: Recently, a group of religious zealots have been distributing controversial pamphlets regarding a cult called "The Church of the Subgenius."

Validity: Not valid for nations who have extremely low civil rights or who have outlawed freedom of speech

Options:

[option]"These wackos are a plague on the great nation of @@NAME@@," says born-again Christian fundamentalist @@RANDOMNAME@@. "Their propaganda contains obscene language, immoral themes, and there's...ahem...renderings of breasts in it! We must ban these types of groups, or our children will never know shame!"
[effect]a list of "inappropriate religions" prohibits unapproved religious groups from assembling and distributing materials

[option]"Would our founding fathers ban a religion just because it rubs some people the wrong way?" asks civil-liberties activist @@RANDOMNAME@@. "We need to let this group exercise their right to freedom of speech, or else @@NAME@@ will lose the respect of civil rights groups everywhere!"
[effect]religious groups routinely pester passersby with badly mimeographed pamphelets

[option]"@@NAME@@ OWES us Slack," cries @@RANDOMNAME@@, an Ordained Minister of the Church of the Subgenius. You must follow your follies and compulsions, and become rich like us! Cast out those false prophets in the bureaucracy of @@NAME@@ and replace them with true Yeti-spawn!"
[effect]newly installed Subgenius officials spread the principles of Slack throughout the country at a surprising fast rate

[option]"These weirdo creeps are buggin' our womenfolk," says local militia organizer and gun nut @@RANDOMNAME@@. "My group can take care of the problem as soon as you can say 'Wow, that's a lot of dead guys'."
[effect]local militia members shoot anyone seen handing out pamphelets in public
The Basenji
18-12-2003, 05:10
Bas the "Speeling and gremmar c0rekt0r" attacks to destroy all mispellings!

Title: Should the Subgenius have Slack?

Description: Recently, a group of religious zealots have been distributing controversial pamphlets regarding a cult called "The Church of the Subgenius."

Validity: Not valid for nations who have extremely low civil rights or who have outlawed freedom of speech

Options:

[option]"These wackos are a plague on the great nation of @@NAME@@," says born-again Christian fundamentalist @@RANDOMNAME@@. "Their propaganda contains obscene language, immoral themes, and there's...ahem...renderings of breasts in it! We must ban these types of groups, or our children will never know shame!"
[effect]a list of "inappropriate religions" prohibits unapproved religious groups from assembling and distributing materials

[option]"Would our founding fathers ban a religion just because it rubs some people the wrong way?" asks civil-liberties activist @@RANDOMNAME@@. "We need to let this group exercise their right to freedom of speech, or else @@NAME@@ will lose the respect of civil rights groups everywhere!"
[effect]religious groups routinely pester passersby with badly mimeographed pamphlets

[option]"@@NAME@@ OWES us Slack," cries @@RANDOMNAME@@, an Ordained Minister of the Church of the Subgenius. You must follow your follies and compulsions, and become rich like us! Cast out those false prophets in the bureaucracy of @@NAME@@ and replace them with true Yeti-spawn!"
[effect]newly installed Subgenius officials spread the principles of Slack throughout the country at a surprising fast rate

[option]"These weirdo creeps are buggin' our womenfolk," says local militia organizer and gun nut @@RANDOMNAME@@. "My group can take care of the problem as soon as you can say 'Wow, that's a lot of dead guys'."
[effect]local militia members shoot anyone seen handing out pamphlets in public

"Speeling c0rekted, sire!1!!11" :wink:
18-12-2003, 05:13
Good call on the pamphlets...but Subgenius is one word. Refer to www.subgenius.com
The Basenji
18-12-2003, 05:16
Noted.
18-12-2003, 05:27
Any content issues?
Rondebosch
18-12-2003, 10:48
Title: Should the SubGenius have Slack?

Description: Recently, a group of religious zealots have been distributing controversial pamphlets regarding a cult called "The Church of the SubGenius."

Validity: Not valid for nations who have extremely low civil rights or who have outlawed freedom of speech

Options:

[option]"These wackos are a plague on the great nation of @@NAME@@," says born-again Christian fundamentalist @@RANDOMNAME@@. "Their propaganda contains obscene language, immoral themes, and there are...ahem...renderings of breasts in it! We must ban these types of groups, or our children will never know shame!"
[effect]a list of "inappropriate religions" prohibits unapproved religious groups from assembling and distributing materials

[option]"Would our founding fathers ban a religion just because it rubs some people the wrong way?" asks civil-liberties activist @@RANDOMNAME@@. "We need to let this group exercise its right to freedom of speech, or else @@NAME@@ will lose the respect of civil-rights groups everywhere!"
[effect]religious groups routinely pester passers-by with badly mimeographed pamphlets

[option]"@@NAME@@ OWES us Slack," cries @@RANDOMNAME@@, an Ordained Minister of the Church of the SubGenius. You must follow your follies and compulsions, and become rich like us! Cast out those false prophets in the bureaucracy of @@NAME@@ and replace them with true Yeti-spawn!"
[effect]newly installed SubGenius officials spread the principles of Slack throughout the country at a surprising fast rate

[option]"These weirdo creeps are buggin' our womenfolk," says local militia organizer and gun nut @@RANDOMNAME@@. "My group can take care of the problem as soon as you can say 'Wow, that's a lot of dead guys'."
[effect]local militia members shoot anyone seen handing out pamphlets in public

Any content issues?
Nothing that I can see. There's actually an option I would pick (what a shocker not to have to dismiss!)

BTW, what is "Slack"? (I'd prefer not to spend too much time on the SubGenius web site to find out.)
Mmrkuudnia
19-12-2003, 14:54
Mmrkuudnia is the UN delegate for Paradoxium, a region filled with Slack. I'd like to see something like this added to the list of issues.