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[un]Official UN Catgegories Glossary

Kryozerkia
07-09-2004, 03:09
Since I havven't seen anything like this, I'm going to attempt to compile a glossary of what the UN categories mean. They are listed in no paticular order.

If something looks wrong, post and tell me why. I'll try and correct it.

Inoffensive Centrist Democracy: The ideal type of government, where the people have a good mix of political and civil rights, as well as security

Democratic Socialists: this is a left-wing democracy that focuses on giving the people money, power and security

Father Knows Best State: this provides a few freedoms and not very many political freedoms. It works like a parent; they do what THEY think is best and they don't listen to you

Iron Fist Consumerists : this is an oppressive state, that focuses on the economy; rights are nearly nonexistant

Corrupt Dictatorship: you have few rights, and if any, likely probably a few civil rights; it's still a dictatorship though, but nor totalitarian

Compulsory Consumerist State : this is similar to Iron Fist Consumerists, but the government MANDATES that you spend money to keep the economy up. This is a form of dictatorship; very little in the way of political and civil rights

Scandinavian Liberal Paradise : think Sweden; high taxes, lots of rights, but not much emphasis on the economy

Corporate Police State : think Stalin's Russia.

Capitalist Paradise : what America would be if not for those damned socialists and Democrats

New York Times Democracy : liberal leaning democracy, with elections heavily influenced by the media

Left-Leaning College State: what would happen if college students ruled the world; lots of civil rights. You would have political rights, but they wouldn't be as important

Psychotic Dictatorship: totalitarian dictatorship... like Saddam Hussein's regime

Liberal Democratic Socialists: this isn't a place for right-wingers; it's the place for liberals and not necessarily left-wingers. If you're about social reform, this is it

Moralistic Democracy : you have democratic rights, but a religious environment, or conservative environment wherein you don't have freedoms that are considered "immoral".

Authoritarian Democracy: not really a democracy; a dictatorship pretending to be one

Civil Rights Lovefest : a few steps away from anarchy; lots of freedom, in all aspects - civil, political and economical

Capitalizt: it's all about business

Left-wing Utopia: power to the people

Corporate Bordello: big business; capitalism... if you're small, you're eaten up. There isn't much emphasis on civil and political rights, they are secondary. It operates knd of like a 19th century bordello, only with businesses...

Anarchy: lawless nation; no regulations at all. Even if there are no regulations, an economy can do well.

Right-wing Utopia: Republican paradise

Libertarian Police State: while you have a very private life...you step out the door and BAM! The state is there... a strange mix of oppression and personal freedoms/privacy

Conservative Democracy: democracy without that pesky liberal agenda; freedom to ensure decency, separation of church and state, and a moderate agenda.

Iron Fist Socialists: kind of give the people welfare, education, health and other personal social rights OR ELSE!

Benevolent Dictatorship: A strange kind of dictatorship; on the one hand you have lots of civil/personal rights, but, on the other you have no political rights

Tyranny by Majority : if you're a minority...you're screwed here; basically, it's like ancient Rome; if most of the people decided to vote in favour of something, it didn't matter what anyone else said or did.

Free-Market Paradise : the ultimate place for a capitalist and any money-loving Republican
Military Weapons Inc
25-09-2004, 08:58
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Accrued Constituencies
25-09-2004, 10:13
I think Stalin's Russia would be closer to a Corrupt Dictatorship. Stalinism opposed the economy in such a way that Corporate Police State wouldn't fit at all. Maybe Augusto Pinochet's regime would be a Corporate Police State. Iron Fist Consumerism; Hitler's Germany, though consumerist wouldn't be the right word, the amount of regulation in each category fits. Authoritarian Democracy; Fascist Italy in it's early stages. 'Capitalizt' would be essentially a paleo-libertarian or "anarcho-capitalist" society.
NeitNJ
19-10-2004, 05:23
its great so far i ve been through few of them and it really correspond as for:

psycho dictatorship, democrat socialist, innofensiv cen....

i ve been seeking a thread like this for weeks! LOL :cool:
Grigala
19-10-2004, 05:37
This thread would be a lot better if you wern't so BIAS.

Seriously, anyone eles notice that he call liberals and Democrats "pesky" and "damned", but never says similar things about conservatives and Republicans?
Serengarve
19-10-2004, 12:56
Oh no, he's biased. As far as I'm concerned, as long as he doesn't say he's not, then he's free to go ahead and be as biased as he wants. Why don't you redo the list then without bias?
Opal Isle
19-10-2004, 15:11
It's kind of eskew. The Pirate Fleet in the Docks of Opal Isle is categorized as Compulsory Consumerist state. No political freedoms (at all), but I think I get ranked as "excellent" on Civil Freedoms and the description of my nation says that it is a benevolent dictatorship.
Glyxork
20-10-2004, 06:13
"Capitalizt"

meh, only spelling error I saw. otherwise... tag!
Komokom
21-10-2004, 07:33
"Capitalizt"

meh, only spelling error I saw. otherwise... tag!Actually, that is how it is spelt on the game screen, too. ;)
Glyxork
21-10-2004, 08:22
Really? Huh, I would have never guessed... silly me!
Czardas
11-05-2005, 19:49
Democratic Socialists: this is a left-wing democracy that focuses on giving the people money, power and securityPower?

Corporate Police State : think Stalin's Russia.Stalin didn't allow much in the way of economic freedom, unlike a CPS. It's more like...um...um...well, there aren't many Terran countries anything like it. A Corporate Police State is a country run by businesses instead of a real government.

Capitalist Paradise : what America would be if not for those damned socialists and Democrats America-based nation (http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi/target=display_nation/nation=novamerica)

Civil Rights Lovefest : a few steps away from anarchy; lots of freedom, in all aspects - civil, political and economicalYes, but less emphasis on the economy

Pretty good otherwise.
Tuesday Heights
12-05-2005, 01:24
I believe if the bias' would be removed then this would be a great "official" glossary.
Funkdunk
02-07-2005, 15:49
OK, that list is extremely biased towards republicans so HERE (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/UN_Category) is the official list.