NationStates Jolt Archive

Controversy over recent advancement in the art of manipulating human stem cells (harvested from aborted fetuses) has recently come to a boil. Being a touchy issue, the people of your nation are unable to reconcile their deep seated convictions on what use, if any, this technology should be put to. Your people have called upon your wisdom to settle this matter.

"Think of the possible benefits for public health," says x, top executive for Nerrex corporation, "some of us for example, have heavily damaged livers due to indiscretions taken as a respite from a harping, shrewish wife. With this marvelous new technology, these good fellows could impregnate said spouse, wait a fortnight, and have viable, genetically compatible material for any number of spare parts, or even an intriguing conversation piece on hors d'oeuvres."

Result- Civil liberties up, economy up, medical system up(if there is such a variable)
Compassion down, religion down.


"Roar the underhand of shrimp", counters y, raving lunatic and part time duck, "golden says hamper, for bouffant my pulpit of perspex. Toy boat toy boat. Toy boat? Down in front."

Result- Random

"Children are a gift from the invisible people" protests Z, welfare recipient and mother of 30, "I pay my taxes, or spend yours, I'm not too good at the math; so I demand my say: Make stem cells illegal! Then give me money."

Result- Religion up, social support up, compassion up, taxes up, civil liberties down, economic freedom down, collective intelligence down.

"Who lets these people breed?" shudders Q, avid turtleneck wearer and self described intellectual, between sips of some form of coffee involving a number of prefixes so great it requires scientific notation to order, "Ever read Malthus? This will ony get worse. You know, we could kill two birds with one stone if we forced them all to give their festuses to the state rather than bring them to term: by preventing the wretched from propagating themselves AND providing a huge boost to the biotech industry. The invisible people would probably thank us."

Result- Economic divide lessened, collective intelligence up,
civil liberties down, economic freedom down, compassion down, religion down.



I've tried to cover as many bases as possible. If anyone has any ideas for more positions, or modifications to those already posted, please feel free to post them.

Mods- if you'd like me to soften things a bit, please ask and I will do so, within reason.

Took you long enough to post, heh. Now I get what you were talking about previously. I'm curious though Lind, would you choose one of these, or come up with a different "issue" of your own to pick?

I hope to flesh out this issue and submit it to the game moderators for use in the game.

I noticed that in the first post. What else is there you would want to add or replace?

I don't know, that's why I'm posting it on the forum for other people to comment on.

I know this is off-topic, but do you have an instant messenger service like msn?

I'd probably be able to discuss this a lot more in depth with you, share ideas and other stuff for this issue.

I feel retarded all of a sudden. Maybe if stem cell research was made possible, I wouldn't feel that way? ha ha ha

Bump

I don't like the names X, Y, Z and Q. Consider giving them more creative names. And, I am not sure the moderaters would approve of Y.

I don't like the names X, Y, Z and Q. Consider giving them more creative names.

I'm not certain whether you're kidding or not here. I am a newbie nation of 23 million and already know that these names are randomly generated.

And, I am not sure the moderaters would approve of Y.

Wouldn't approve of y? But he's the least offensive on the list! Random gibbering is nothing compared to looking forward to chopping up human fetuses and putting them on party crackers, for example.