Name: Swearing By @@NAME@@
Description: Inspired by a slow news day, a local news channel has scoured the anthem and found a mild swear word in verse 17. Needless to say, people have gone overboard, filling your office in the hopes of getting something done about it.
Validity: Valid for all nations
Options
[option]"This is a moral outrage!" @@RANDOMNAME@@ declares, leading a band of pensioners who are glaring at you over their knitting, "How can I encourage my grandchildren to be patriotic when the national anthem is filled with such filth? We must ban it! Yes, I mean that song, immediately! And replace the song with an anthem more cheering for young children's ears. What would your mother say if she heard about this @@LEADER@@? What would she say? She'd have your mouth washed out with soap."
[effect] the anthem is replaced near daily as people find reasons that it's unacceptable for children
[stats]Political apathy decreases, social conservatism increases, culture increases
[option]"Honestly, no-one actually cared until today. In fact, I don't think they actually knew what the 17th verse to the national anthem was," your assistant says, looking over from where they're trying to fill out their tax forms, "Just change the word to fluff or something and continue singing the first verse and chorus as you normally do, and no-one will be any the wiser to how it swears even more later... did I say that out loud?"
[effect] linguists have mental breakdowns trying to understand the meaning of the national anthem's lyrics
[stats]Political apathy increases, youth rebelliousness increases, social conservatism decreases
[option]"So, you want an anthem that's fun, catchy, yet won't make the little kids have to shut their ears?" a business executive states, setting up a presentation and pushing everyone out of the way, "Then we've got just the service for you. For a reasonable price, we will make the perfect anthem, including highlights from all parts of @@NATION@@'s culture! After all, not having a great anthem is a shame on you as a nation."
[effect]@@NATION@@'s anthem is the new number one pop hit
[stats]Culture decreases, business subsidisation increases, political apathy decreases
[option]"Look, as you can clearly see, having a national anthem has only caused arguments," your brother says, from where he is quietly contemplating the world in your windowsill, "Why not get rid of it? People should be concentrating on their work and their glorious leader, not some song. Just get rid of the anthem completely, and we can focus on what's truly important here. Your bank balance."
[effect]sports teams walk on in stoic silence, no longer having an anthem
[stats]Culture decreases, political apathy increases, cheerfulness decreases, compliance increases, social conservatism increases
