[DRAFT] A bureaucratic birthday bash

[Kors]

Eligibility: Must complete either any International Incident or MADness.



Your loyal and aged defense minister has served alongside you for years. Over the decades, he has helped you win many wars and strategize to outwit @@NAME@@'s enemies. In his honour, you promised to host him a special birthday party. However, he seems humourless and tired all the time. You (naturally) forgot about it until now and called an emergency meeting of all your government bureaucrats and ministers on what to do for his birthday.

1. "We could do a big military parade to honour his service and increase military jingoism!" says the old man's ecstatic and enthusiastic secretary, @@RANDOMNAME@@. He will surely be pleased when he sees all his boys in blue marching to the beat of the booming drums and cannons! We could even use our F-47 Fighter jets and draw his face in the sky with coloured smoke!"

Result: The @@DEMONYM@@ streets are filled with tanks and birthday confetti.

2. "Maybe something more subtle, like a trip in those jets we were going to use as giant smokescreens." says your minister of creative solutions. "We could give him a scenic fly-high of the city area and give him the time of his life! After all, being old really takes a toll on your happiness, and this could bring a bit more cheer into his sulking face."

Result: A lone fighter jet scurrying along the horizon makes @@DENONYMPLURAL@@ think they are being attacked.

3. "We could bring him to totally nonexistent area 73 and let him test out some new toys we have in store," says your head of science @@RANDOMNAME@@. He could rev up our reverse-engineered ufo and shoot these plasma guns! What could please him more than seeing the future of the armed forces?"

Result: Birthday cakes look suspiciously like mind-controlling aliens.

4. "Enough!" shouts your pacifist diplomat @@RANDOMNAME@@, shaking with anger. "What if the defense minister dislikes his job? Having to murder millions, draw plans just to harm other people? Ever wonder why he looks so humourless and unhappy?" The room suddenly gets filled with gasps of disbelief. "We should give him a soothing birthday party at a spa, with matcha cake and a good incense! He deserves to rest his weary eyes!"

The defense minister now drafts military plans in a bathrobe and covered with cucumber slices.

5. Your equally tired intern arrives in your office. "Ugh, after the school changed all the routes and stuff I have to get up at 5 am every week to catch the stupid bus. If your defence minister is such a good person, why not give him his own national holiday? Then I can get some slee-e-e," He dozes off, drooling on your table.

Result: National holidays take up 1/3rd of the @@DENONYM@@ calendar.

6. Later that day, while hiding a stack of candles and birthday hats behind your back, your defense minister encounters you. "You know, I could just do with a normal birthday party. The kind where I blow out the candles, make a wish and everybody gives me the gifts which I open, ahh... those were the days." he trails off and mutters something about his childhood.

Result: The government honours @@NAME@@ independence day by raising a flag out the window.

[Terrabod]

Sorry, I just don't see this as an issue for Leader. It might be something that's important in their personal life, but it's not something that would arrive on their desk at work.

[Kors]

Sorry, I just don't see this as an issue for Leader. It might be something that's important in their personal life, but it's not something that would arrive on their desk at work.

"Your brother's pet @@ANIMAL@@ has died" is also personal, but it made it onto NS issues

[Terrabod]

"Your brother's pet @@ANIMAL@@ has died" is also personal, but it made it onto NS issues

#612 "A Petty Issue" isn't just about a dead pet, it's a satirical take on how warped priorities can become in a totalitarian government and it pokes fun at state funerals. It seems trifling at first glance, but when issues are like that there's always a deeper statement being made or a more significant question being asked.

This just seems to be about arranging a birthday party, although other commenters might disagree.

[Kors]

It's a joke about someone's personal and work life being merged

[Outer Sparta]

I think it's a good premise and a way for militaristic nations to basically show off. The validity is also interesting and should work given that you don't receive the issue chain again once you complete it. I wonder how the game distinguishes whether or not you have completed an issue chain or if you just dismissed it at some point.

[Kors]

I think it's a good premise and a way for militaristic nations to basically show off. The validity is also interesting and should work given that you don't receive the issue chain again once you complete it. I wonder how the game distinguishes whether or not you have completed an issue chain or if you just dismissed it at some point.

There are some issues that lead up to an issue, like if you have geronticide an issue will appear telling you how to kill grandparents.

[Outer Sparta]

I think it's a good premise and a way for militaristic nations to basically show off. The validity is also interesting and should work given that you don't receive the issue chain again once you complete it. I wonder how the game distinguishes whether or not you have completed an issue chain or if you just dismissed it at some point.

There are some issues that lead up to an issue, like if you have geronticide an issue will appear telling you how to kill grandparents.

I'm talking about the issue chains where you choose an option and it leads to another one within the chain.

[Kors]

There are some issues that lead up to an issue, like if you have geronticide an issue will appear telling you how to kill grandparents.

I'm talking about the issue chains where you choose an option and it leads to another one within the chain.

I can't be certain, but it probably functions the same as the example I said before but more frequently.

[Cruzes Unidas de Frioborsarmarto]

Eligibility: Must complete either any International Incident or MADness.



Your loyal and aged defense minister has served alongside you for years. [...]

Result: The government honours @@NAME@@ independence day by raising a flag out the window.

I think this draft can make an cool issue, so let me try rewrite this issue according to the rules and adding some ideas.

[DRAFT] Independence Day Matters

The independence birthday of @@NAME@@ is celebrated every year. However, due to an pandemic outbreak, it was not possible last years. After the end of the pandemic, some nationalism enthusiasts flocked in your office, saying that the government should help organizing the celebrations of this year and sharing their ideas about how it should be done.

"We can celebrate independence day in honor of @@RANDOMNAME@@, our aged veteran minister of defense, you know he likes big military parades with people dressed in army uniforms!" Says @@RANDOMNAME@@, your secretary of party organizing.

"I think we can make an air parade instead, so every @@NAME@@ citzent can see the independence parade at the sky. We can use drones, planes, jets and even floating disks prototypes to dye the sky with the colours of our flag" Says @RANDOMNAME@, a student who is training for becoming an pilot.

"I think we should add more diversity to our independence celebration by making an open call to different musical to be part of the show!" Says @RANDOMNAME", a teenager holding an guitar. "Imagine how cool would be an parade with funk, pop music, capoeira, classical opera, folk and even rock music!"

"If you want to celebrate the independence day with your band, why do you neeed the government to step in? Says @RANDOMNAME@, an renowned skyflint accountant. "We can celebrate @RANDOMNAME@@ independence by lowering the taxes! We can even make it every year at independence day and I think every @@DENONYM@@ will be happy to join the celebration!

[Kors]

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The problem with that is that it has a reference to covid 19.

I think it's a good premise and a way for militaristic nations to basically show off. The validity is also interesting and should work given that you don't receive the issue chain again once you complete it. I wonder how the game distinguishes whether or not you have completed an issue chain or if you just dismissed it at some point.

For example, if you ban cars like I did, it doesn't appear right after the issue, but instead just checks if you are eligible for the issue. I got the issue to repeal the ban on cars literally 9 months after I banned them.