New York Times Republic

[Spectaclia]

Three hours ago Spectaclie has been changed from a Democratic Republic into a New York Times Republic.

What caused it to change ?

[The Tofu Islands]

From your nation’s page:

• 5 hours ago: Spectaclia was reclassified from "Democratic Socialists" to "New York Times Democracy".
• 5 hours ago: Following new legislation in Spectaclia, the death penalty has been reintroduced.
• 5 hours ago: Following new legislation in Spectaclia, surveillance cameras are banned.
• 5 hours ago: Following new legislation in Spectaclia, the government is attempting to revitalize a gutted private sector.

Reintroduction of the death penalty may have increased your political freedom a bit (I can’t remember that issue too well, but I think it’s based on popular demand). Banning surveillance cameras probably increased your civil rights a bit, but I don’t think that was what triggered the change. The other change is that you started trying to strengthen your private sector, which increased your economic freedoms.

New York Times Democracy is assigned to nations with high political freedoms but average civil rights and economic freedoms. Democratic Socialists is for average civil rights and political freedoms, but low economic freedoms.

Your nation became a bit more politically open and a bit more free-market.

[Spectaclia]

From your nation’s page:

• 5 hours ago: Spectaclia was reclassified from "Democratic Socialists" to "New York Times Democracy".
• 5 hours ago: Following new legislation in Spectaclia, the death penalty has been reintroduced.
• 5 hours ago: Following new legislation in Spectaclia, surveillance cameras are banned.
• 5 hours ago: Following new legislation in Spectaclia, the government is attempting to revitalize a gutted private sector.

Reintroduction of the death penalty may have increased your political freedom a bit (I can’t remember that issue too well, but I think it’s based on popular demand). Banning surveillance cameras probably increased your civil rights a bit, but I don’t think that was what triggered the change. The other change is that you started trying to strengthen your private sector, which increased your economic freedoms.

New York Times Democracy is assigned to nations with high political freedoms but average civil rights and economic freedoms. Democratic Socialists is for average civil rights and political freedoms, but low economic freedoms.

Your nation became a bit more politically open and a bit more free-market.

How does introduction or reintroduction of the death penalty increase Spectaclia's political freedom ? I confess I don't see the connection.

[The Tofu Islands]

How does introduction or reintroduction of the death penalty increase Spectaclia's political freedom ? I confess I don't see the connection.

I double-checked the issue, and it’s basically a case of implementing the death penalty due to popular demand. A bit of a hint is given in the option:

1. "This is a democracy, remember?" rhetorically questions Professor @@RANDOMNAME@@ of the University of Greater @@NAME@@. "That means that if the people want something, the people get it. I hate to say it, but in the name of political freedom, we need to accept that our country will have the death penalty."

It’s not a case of the the action itself, but the reason behind doing it.