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Attack Helicopter
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[SCRAPPED] Devolved News

Postby Attack Helicopter » Sun May 01, 2022 10:13 am

Hello GI! This is my first issue, so wish me good luck!

Title: Devolved News

Text: The state of @@NAME@@land has always wanted to break away from your nation, which they refer to as a regime. Today, they have attempted to take a step forward to accomplish this goal by declaring @@NAME@@land News Network the official news network of the province. You attend a meeting with your ministers as the problematic news network is keeping folks across the nation updated on the situation.

Issue Validity: Devolution, State Press

Option 1: "This is a serious problem!" declares @@RANDOMNAME1@@ the Minister of the Press, banging @@HIS1@@ fist on the table. "@@NAME@@land is starting their own news network just because they want to propel the idea of full sovereignty. We must shut down this network immediately, using force if necessary! The only legitimate news network is ours, and anything else is not allowed in this country!"

Effect 1: private-owned news networks in the country are doomed.

Option 2: "Thank you, Minister, for expressing your opinion," says news reporter @@RANDOMNAME_2@@ as @@HE_2@@ holds a microphone. "However, I don't think that there should be one news network in the country. Yes, we may want to abuse this for our future liberation, but that just would make us angrier! However, allowing provinces to host their own networks could work, so maybe you could suggest this to your fellow ministers?"

Effect 2: news networks are appearing all over the country in an attempt to increase government support.

Option 2 Validity: Television

Option 3: "Thank you, Minister, for expressing your opinion," says news reporter @@RANDOMNAME_2@@ as @@HE_2@@ writes on his notepad. "However, I don't think that there should be one news network in the country. Yes, we may want to abuse this for our future liberation, but that just would make us angrier! However, allowing provinces to host their own networks could work, so maybe you could suggest this to your fellow ministers?"

Effect 3: news networks are appearing all over the country in an attempt to increase government support.

Option 3 Validity: No Television

Option 4: While the Minister told the reporter's suggestion, @@RANDOMNAME@@, the Minister of Solutions, interrupted @@HIM1@@. "I have an idea. How about we close the news network, but open a new one, under the control of the government! That way, the locals can receive news, but from a network owned by the government! Everybody wins!"

Effect 4: every news network in the country is owned by the government, but people don't know this.

Option 5: "Here's an idea!" says Minister of Crazy Ideas @@RANDOMNAME@@. "All wannabee news networks across the land have their name put on a wheel. That wheel is spun, and whatever news network the wheel selects becomes the nation's news network permanently! I don't see anything that could possibly go wrong. Also, did I mention there's an entry fee?"

Effect 5: 99% of the space in the Wheel Deciding @@NAME@@'s New News Network goes to @@NAME@@'s preexisting state press.
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Postby Tinhampton » Sun May 01, 2022 10:28 am

Of all of the signals a local government looking to declare independence from @@NAME@@ could send out, why would creating a news channel be the one that catches @@LEADER@@'s attention? Why not - say - stockpiling weapons, coining its own currency, installing unmanned border checkpoints, or trying to negotiate embassies with other countries?
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Postby Trotterdam » Sun May 01, 2022 1:04 pm

Issues should usually only be about one thing at a time. Secession is more serious than news channels, and having it in the narrative just distracts from the ostensible point.

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Postby Outer Sparta » Sun May 01, 2022 7:08 pm

Why would devolved news necessarily be a problem? I don't think that's the correct approach for your draft and certainly wouldn't for an issue on devolution.
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Postby Attack Helicopter » Mon May 02, 2022 5:50 am

Outer Sparta wrote:Why would devolved news necessarily be a problem? I don't think that's the correct approach for your draft and certainly wouldn't for an issue on devolution.


Trotterdam wrote:Issues should usually only be about one thing at a time. Secession is more serious than news channels, and having it in the narrative just distracts from the ostensible point.


Tinhampton wrote:Of all of the signals a local government looking to declare independence from @@NAME@@ could send out, why would creating a news channel be the one that catches @@LEADER@@'s attention? Why not - say - stockpiling weapons, coining its own currency, installing unmanned border checkpoints, or trying to negotiate embassies with other countries?


Decided to scrap. Thanks!
THE UNITED STATES OF ATTACK HELICOPTER
"To be honest, it's only one state -- well, helicopter. -- Pilot James Smith
One AH-64 Apache piloted by a guy named James Smith and co-piloted by another guy named Peter Williams, who also acts as a gunner. Federal republic consisting of one helicopter
Bored, positive (most of the time) Israeli-American, Jewish, and Republican.
★★★★★MMMMMMM
★★★★★MMMMMMM
★★★★★MMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMM

Left turboshaft engine repaired after problems; helicopter departs from Security Council building helipad after voting Aye for proposal for liberating Layem; Ukrainian flag sticker put on helicopter after Russian invasion.


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