Passivocalia
02-11-2005, 11:53
Any/all opinions will be greatly appreciated. :)
NAME
Corporate Expansionism?
DESCRIPTION
The East Blefuscu @@MAJORINDUSTRY@@ Company, one of @@NATION@@’s most powerful corporate entities, has used its profits to raise a private army and conquer the native Blefuscuan government. The Company has acquired a large portion of Blefuscu's territory, seized its resources, and enslaved its populace for cheap labor.
VALIDITY
Only valid for nations who have Powerhouse or greater economy
Only valid for nations with significant private industry (the nine rankings on the libertarian-economic side of the map: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/Tindalos/nspoliticalmap.jpg)
Only valid for nations who have 500 million or greater population
OPTIONS
[option] Director @@RANDOMNAME@@ meets with you whenever the company can schedule you in. “Yes, @@NAME@@ has a wonderfully liberal market policy. My company has created its own trade monopoly that benefits our nation as a whole. The best advice I can give you is to laissez faire—pardon my French.”
[effect] the local @@MAJORINDUSTRY@@ industry has led a corporate coup against the government
[stats] increase in economy, decrease in civil rights, decrease in political freedoms, significant increase in private sector
[option] “This is unacceptible!” rants civil rights leader @@RANDOMNAME@@. “Clearly this ‘invisible hand’ has got to be chopped off. Blefuscu is a sovereign nation, and our government must intervene to give the Blefuscuan people their land and freedom back, with reparations made for the atrocities they’ve suffered!”
[effect] third-world countries start incidents with @@NATION@@ just to receive reparations
[stats] decrease in economy, slight increase in government control
[option] Minister of Abstract Patriotism @@RANDOMNAME@@ chimes in, "Yes, this is unacceptible! Unacceptible that our private sector has to show the rest of us how to get things done; it's embarrassing! Pass an act that grants our government political, military, and financial control over the Company's affairs in Blefuscu (including this little 'private army' of theirs) and incorporate Blefuscu into our @@TYPE@@. We'll get new lands, and it'll show those lousy corporations who's in charge around here."
[effect] businesses try to avoid much success for fear of being federalized
[stats] decrease in economy, decrease in civil rights, decrease in political freedoms, significant increase in government control, increase in Defense Budget, increase in Administration budget, decrease in apathy (increase in patriotism?)
[option]"Hey, let's not forget how much the private sector has given us," reminds Director @@RANDOMNAME@@ of the struggling Neighborhood @@MAJORINDUSTRY@@, Ltd. "The problem comes with monopolies, when a company gains absolute control over a market. Just do a little trustbusting and give companies like mine subsidies to raise our own private armies to conquer our own sovereign nations."
[effect]many of the nation's companies have officially declared war on each other
[stats]increase in subsidies, increase in private sector, (not sure what all else)
[option] "Now don't get me wrong," mutters Lilliputian immigrant @@RANDOMNAME@@, "I hate corporate capitalism, I hate overseas conflicts, and I hate civil repression. But you ask me, those dirty Blefescuans had it coming! They've been oppressing my people for generations, and it's high time we get some of ours back." Immigration Minister @@RANDOMNAME@@ agrees: "Hatred is a powerful tool. Once people hear that we savagely attack the ethnic or political enemies of our immigrants, they'll flock to our borders!"
[effect]third-world countries grant numerous concessions to get on @@NAME@@'s "good" list.
[stats]decrease in civil rights, increase in political freedoms, significant increase in rudeness/racism, decrease in apathy, increase in Defense Budget, increase in ethnic diversity (if available)
[option] A marching band blares "L'Internationale" as red banners wave proudly during the May Day parade. @@RANDOMNAME@@ screams into your ear to be heard, "We knew the capitalists would sell us the rope with which to hang them, but we didn't think they'd be stupid enough to just GIVE it to us! The proletariat has been trained and armed by those who exploited them, and they shall now seize the means of production! Forward, comrades! The revolution has finally come to @@NAME@@!"
[effect]corporate soldiers have led a Communist coup against their employers and the government
[stats] whatever dramatically changes a government to totalitarian Communism :-)
NAME
Corporate Expansionism?
DESCRIPTION
The East Blefuscu @@MAJORINDUSTRY@@ Company, one of @@NATION@@’s most powerful corporate entities, has used its profits to raise a private army and conquer the native Blefuscuan government. The Company has acquired a large portion of Blefuscu's territory, seized its resources, and enslaved its populace for cheap labor.
VALIDITY
Only valid for nations who have Powerhouse or greater economy
Only valid for nations with significant private industry (the nine rankings on the libertarian-economic side of the map: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/Tindalos/nspoliticalmap.jpg)
Only valid for nations who have 500 million or greater population
OPTIONS
[option] Director @@RANDOMNAME@@ meets with you whenever the company can schedule you in. “Yes, @@NAME@@ has a wonderfully liberal market policy. My company has created its own trade monopoly that benefits our nation as a whole. The best advice I can give you is to laissez faire—pardon my French.”
[effect] the local @@MAJORINDUSTRY@@ industry has led a corporate coup against the government
[stats] increase in economy, decrease in civil rights, decrease in political freedoms, significant increase in private sector
[option] “This is unacceptible!” rants civil rights leader @@RANDOMNAME@@. “Clearly this ‘invisible hand’ has got to be chopped off. Blefuscu is a sovereign nation, and our government must intervene to give the Blefuscuan people their land and freedom back, with reparations made for the atrocities they’ve suffered!”
[effect] third-world countries start incidents with @@NATION@@ just to receive reparations
[stats] decrease in economy, slight increase in government control
[option] Minister of Abstract Patriotism @@RANDOMNAME@@ chimes in, "Yes, this is unacceptible! Unacceptible that our private sector has to show the rest of us how to get things done; it's embarrassing! Pass an act that grants our government political, military, and financial control over the Company's affairs in Blefuscu (including this little 'private army' of theirs) and incorporate Blefuscu into our @@TYPE@@. We'll get new lands, and it'll show those lousy corporations who's in charge around here."
[effect] businesses try to avoid much success for fear of being federalized
[stats] decrease in economy, decrease in civil rights, decrease in political freedoms, significant increase in government control, increase in Defense Budget, increase in Administration budget, decrease in apathy (increase in patriotism?)
[option]"Hey, let's not forget how much the private sector has given us," reminds Director @@RANDOMNAME@@ of the struggling Neighborhood @@MAJORINDUSTRY@@, Ltd. "The problem comes with monopolies, when a company gains absolute control over a market. Just do a little trustbusting and give companies like mine subsidies to raise our own private armies to conquer our own sovereign nations."
[effect]many of the nation's companies have officially declared war on each other
[stats]increase in subsidies, increase in private sector, (not sure what all else)
[option] "Now don't get me wrong," mutters Lilliputian immigrant @@RANDOMNAME@@, "I hate corporate capitalism, I hate overseas conflicts, and I hate civil repression. But you ask me, those dirty Blefescuans had it coming! They've been oppressing my people for generations, and it's high time we get some of ours back." Immigration Minister @@RANDOMNAME@@ agrees: "Hatred is a powerful tool. Once people hear that we savagely attack the ethnic or political enemies of our immigrants, they'll flock to our borders!"
[effect]third-world countries grant numerous concessions to get on @@NAME@@'s "good" list.
[stats]decrease in civil rights, increase in political freedoms, significant increase in rudeness/racism, decrease in apathy, increase in Defense Budget, increase in ethnic diversity (if available)
[option] A marching band blares "L'Internationale" as red banners wave proudly during the May Day parade. @@RANDOMNAME@@ screams into your ear to be heard, "We knew the capitalists would sell us the rope with which to hang them, but we didn't think they'd be stupid enough to just GIVE it to us! The proletariat has been trained and armed by those who exploited them, and they shall now seize the means of production! Forward, comrades! The revolution has finally come to @@NAME@@!"
[effect]corporate soldiers have led a Communist coup against their employers and the government
[stats] whatever dramatically changes a government to totalitarian Communism :-)