NationStates Jolt Archive

Last night the respected tabloid TV show "60 Minutes" ran a report on Daintrah's rising divorce rate. What is happening to the nuclear family?

The Debate
"There's a simple solution," says Pastor Felix, of the Catholic Church. "Divorce should be illegal. 'For better or worse,' anyone remember how that goes? We should return to the good old days, when you got married for life and stuck by your partner no matter how much of a drunken, abusive, adulterating disappointment they turned out to be."
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John Black, author of the hit book, 'Men are from Mars, Women are from Some Whole Other Place,' has a simpler solution. "If couples would just call each other 'darling' once in a while, there would be far fewer relationship breakdowns. A little affection is all it takes. So the government should make it mandatory: call your spouse 'darling' at least once a day, or face a fine."
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"There's a simple way to boost the marriage rate," says gay rights activist Samuel Washington. "Abolish those arcane laws that discriminate against same-sex marriages. It's obscene to treat people differently because of their sexual preference. Besides, everyone knows gay relationships are more stable than straight ones."
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All three of these answers seem mildly retarded, I simply dismissed te issue but I'd like to know if it's possible to change some of these issues to make more sense. I've had a few that all the "anwsers" just semed wrong..

Anyhoo, I may post more in this thread other stupid issues I come across.

What I find annoying is that I'd like to try and apply my own solutions to these issues. But thats not really what this game is about. Its about modelling your country using all the tried and failed methods we have already come up with throughout history. Theres nothing new here, its just about combining all the old and dead ways into new and more insidious combinations.


Wouldn't nationstates be great if you could invent your own solutions for each problem and maybe have senior players score your solution. Maybe I should make my own board.


For instance in the issue of the nuclear family failing, id rather set about designing a new family paradigm that isnt so fragile, one that has a stronger foundation then just the fleeting feelings of two people. But theres no filling in the blanks. So what they should do is require each issue to have 5 possible answers, and make 2 of the answers involve some sort of innovation.

Also thought this was funny:
"It's obscene to treat people differently because of their sexual preference. Besides, everyone knows gay relationships are more stable than straight ones."
Apparently nobody wants to talk about the ridiculous skyrocketting divorce rate amongst the newly-wed homosexual population in America. Maybe there are other countries where gay marriage is more stable, but here in America its still in its new stages and its stable as a sinking ship.

This is one of the few issues I always dismiss, because there's no good option. Compulsory sweet-talk (symbolism over substance), outlawing divorce, or approving gay marriage -- none of these appeal to me.

Unfortunately, it's not allowed to edit old issues, so we're stuck with it. Should you wish to write your own issue, please consider multiple viewpoints, and include options for at least 4 of them.

Last night the respected tabloid TV show "60 Minutes" ran a report on Daintrah's rising divorce rate. What is happening to the nuclear family?

The Debate
"There's a simple solution," says Pastor Felix, of the Catholic Church. "Divorce should be illegal. 'For better or worse,' anyone remember how that goes? We should return to the good old days, when you got married for life and stuck by your partner no matter how much of a drunken, abusive, adulterating disappointment they turned out to be."
[Accept]


John Black, author of the hit book, 'Men are from Mars, Women are from Some Whole Other Place,' has a simpler solution. "If couples would just call each other 'darling' once in a while, there would be far fewer relationship breakdowns. A little affection is all it takes. So the government should make it mandatory: call your spouse 'darling' at least once a day, or face a fine."
[Accept]


"There's a simple way to boost the marriage rate," says gay rights activist Samuel Washington. "Abolish those arcane laws that discriminate against same-sex marriages. It's obscene to treat people differently because of their sexual preference. Besides, everyone knows gay relationships are more stable than straight ones."
[Accept]


All three of these answers seem mildly retarded, I simply dismissed te issue but I'd like to know if it's possible to change some of these issues to make more sense. I've had a few that all the "anwsers" just semed wrong..

Anyhoo, I may post more in this thread other stupid issues I come across.

I just dismissed it, didn't seem to have any ill effect on my nation.

It says on the issue FAQ that "all the issues are an exercise in choosing the best of a bunch of bad options"