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My Nation is currently described as Capitalizt. This doesn't seem to be a real word and I can't find any definition of it. It isn't in your encyclopedia. How is it different from capitalist?

That's a pretty damn good question actually. I don't know it either... Capitalizt.

Capitalizt, I believe, is described in Max Barry's book Jennifer Government. From what I've heard, it's simply a system of government that allows an insane amount of economic freedom, and not doing much of anything to interfere. I'm sure there are others with a better definition, but that's my understanding.

[This should be in the Gameplay forum, shouldn't it ;) Etaros, I think you're right; in the Acknowledgements section (or something like that) of JG, Max mentioned that one of his friends wanted him to title the book Capitalizm. After reading the book, you can decide for yourself whether Capitalizt is a good or bad thing. :) --Felix]

all it says in the book is that Max's friend Charles Thiesen wanted to call the book Capitalizm. I suppose that means the book is about a capitalizt nation, but it doesn't really describe the laws and ideology that bring about such a nation, more the experience of living in it.

JG is more of a "Brave New World" as opposed to a "1984." It discusses the people living in the society more than the society itself.

I remember reading on these forums a while back (don't have a link, sorry :( ) that Jennifer Government alluded to the USA, and referred to it as capitalizt instead of capitalist. A capitalizt government maximizes economic freedoms while only allowing moderate civil rights and political freedoms IIRC.

So you switch around a letter and get a new word? Thats it, right?

"capitalizt" is 'more capitalistic' than simply 'capitalist.'

Though in NS, there are a good half dozen nation types that have the highest degree of economic freedom.