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by Gretebisland » Sat Feb 23, 2019 2:51 am
by Trotterdam » Sat Feb 23, 2019 8:40 am
#1173 Thinking a Little Too Hard?
The Issue
A highly publicized data leak from Maxtopia has revealed classified military projects studying ESP, astral projection, mind-reading and other psychic-related phenomena.
The Debate
1. "Just look at the things Maxtopia was experimenting with!" exclaims General von Bismarck fiddling with a tinfoil 'projection' cap. "There's mind-reading devices, brain-expansion exercises, this 'Dream Twister' secret project, and so much more! I mean, just imagine the potential strategic advantages on the battlefield, or in intelligence operations! Even if it comes to nothing, can you risk letting them get ahead of us? We should also be funding open-minded research into the paranormal, just to see what we find."
2. "Research alone is not taking this far enough!" proclaims purportedly psychokinetic guru Willie Cox, offering you a copy of his self-help book Moving Forward. "The full potential of the human mind is an infinite power beyond this puny material world! A psychic soldier could stop their enemy's heart with a thought, and smash tanks with a wave of the hand. Set aside all conventional arms, and train your army to fight purely with psychic force."
3. "Oh please, don't tell me you've fallen for this nonsense as well!" moans famed debunker Carter Kiefaber. "All these projects amounted to nothing: nada, zilch, zero! They have only ever produced wasted time and wasted money. It's time that we clamped down on ridiculous superstitions, and purged all magical thinking from our military! Any soldier caught spouting mystical mumbo-jumbo should be dishonorably discharged immediately!"
4. "Of course the paranormal isn't real, but that doesn't mean we can't spread some disinformation," murmurs Propaganda Director Holly Rivera. "Essentially, this is about PSYOPS, not psychic ops. You must first fake and then leak data claiming that we have already developed paranormal military capabilities. This will unnerve credulous nation states, while also wasting the espionage resources of more cautious foes as they seek to refute our claims. It'll be a cheap way to gain a significant strategic edge, so why not go for it?"
Issue by Krusavich
Edited by Candlewhisper Archive
by Jutsa » Sat Feb 23, 2019 9:49 am
. YES. GO FUF!Given control over politicians’ wages, Gretebispi unsurprisingly voted to reduce the salaries of their elected officials to one-tenth of the poverty line. As a result, politics has become an arena exclusively for independently wealthy people, much to the dismay of poorer Gretebispi who feel that they are now underrepresented in the parliament.
Reminds me a little of my MK Ultra draft.A highly publicized data leak from Maxtopia has revealed classified military projects studying ESP, astral projection, mind-reading and other psychic-related phenomena
by Jutsa » Sat Feb 23, 2019 10:39 am
by Trotterdam » Sat Feb 23, 2019 5:01 pm
Currently, option 3 has not been seen on a non-capitalist nation, but options 1 and 2 have, so the entire issue is not restricted. I don't think restricting chain issues is even technically possible, except by creating duplicates of the original issue option that leads to the chain issue (#214 1). The data is somewat inconclusive on if #214 itself barred from socialist nations - it's been answered by socialist nations at least twice in the past ten days, which is rare enough that it could be due to people banking and answering issues that they no longer qualify for, but not rare enough that that's the only reasonable explanation.Jutsa wrote:Also is 1136 restricted for capitalist nations? Cause 1 and 2 are phrased in a somewhat capitalisty way.
by Jutsa » Mon Feb 25, 2019 8:40 am
by Jutsa » Mon Feb 25, 2019 8:47 am
“And kill off our nightlife tourism quicker than you can say @#%!” retaliates Josh Ramirez, a local connoisseur of exotic drinks. “It’s not our bad attitude that’s the problem, it’s the tourists! If we marketed ourselves as a wild resort country where all the rules of politeness don’t apply, then we could get ourselves a clientele that won’t complain. You gotta loosen up those alcohol laws, I have a mate in West Calypso who’s got some crazy mixtures for us to try.”
by Jutsa » Tue Feb 26, 2019 3:38 pm
by Chads United » Tue Feb 26, 2019 7:45 pm
by Jutsa » Tue Feb 26, 2019 8:12 pm
by Chads United » Tue Feb 26, 2019 8:18 pm
by Jutsa » Tue Feb 26, 2019 8:29 pm
by Trotterdam » Tue Feb 26, 2019 9:12 pm
Yes, that happens. I've seen it a lot.Jutsa wrote:Wellh, probably not. I think @@RANDOMNAME@@ actually can include a word from the name from your national animal and possibly even your leader, but I'm not sure.
by Trotterdam » Wed Feb 27, 2019 3:24 pm
#1175 Can I Borrow a Word?Other names don't look random. (The Battle of Hastings was when William of Normandy conquered England from King Harold. "Maxford" and "Cambarry" are plays on "Oxford" and "Cambridge".)
The Issue
A group of disgruntled language connoisseurs are complaining that loan-words from the Galliennais language are 'contaminating the native tongue of @@NAME@@' . They are calling for a government sponsored language purification project, robbing you of your joie de vivre as you try to relax and enjoy your pamplemousse cocktail.
The Debate
1. "This is a disgrace!" exclaims Harold Hastings, a linguist from @@CAPITAL@@ University, slamming the latest edition of the Maxford @@DEMONYMADJECTIVE@@ Dictionary on your desk. "These nasty Galliennais words – full of nasal sounds – have started to invade our glorious language. We should immediately launch this project in order to replace these hideous loan-words with their pristine @@DEMONYMADJECTIVE@@ counterparts. My colleagues and I already have some suggestions on the table: 'eggy flapjacks' for 'omelette', and how about 'hey-I've-seen-this-before' for 'déjà vu'? All we need to publish a comprehensive list is a generous subsidy on your part."
2. "Oh mon dieu, but this approach will not work, as it doesn't target the raison d'être for Galliennais loan-words," enunciates William Norman, an enthusiastic Galliennais Literature professor from Cambarry University, with visible ennui. "The Galliennais culture is superior to ours, and so is their langue, par conséquent we need Galliennais words to express high-brow concepts such as rapprochement, savoir-faire, and je ne sais quoi. The importation of Galliennais words is fait accompli, and trying to reverse this will only be a faux pas. Let us embrace and teach to all Galliennais words and linguistic diversity: vive la différence!"
3. "Bah, humbug!" grunts bellicose General @@RANDOMLASTNAME@@, while angrily smashing a Galliennais Merlot bottle on the floor. "We don't have to tolerate this nonsense; let's bomb Galliennes into the ground and colonize them. Then they'll learn our language soon enough!"
Issue by Frieden-und Freudenland
Edited by Baggieland
by Jutsa » Fri Mar 01, 2019 7:26 am
by Candlewhisper Archive » Fri Mar 01, 2019 9:07 am
by Jutsa » Fri Mar 01, 2019 10:42 am
by Trotterdam » Fri Mar 01, 2019 10:46 am
Of course, the ironic thing is that in real life, the Normans did do pretty much option 3, and it worked the other way around - the conquerors ended up learning the conquered people's language, even if they were able to insert some loanwords into it.Jutsa wrote:option 3 is so laughably simple and barbaric, it really ties everything together
by Jutsa » Sat Mar 02, 2019 11:40 am
by Trotterdam » Sat Mar 02, 2019 12:30 pm
Trotterdam wrote:Other names don't look random. (The Battle of Hastings was when William of Normandy conquered England from King Harold. "Maxford" and "Cambarry" are plays on "Oxford" and "Cambridge".)
by Jutsa » Sat Mar 02, 2019 3:50 pm
by Talitoa » Sun Mar 03, 2019 11:43 am
by Jutsa » Sun Mar 03, 2019 4:19 pm
by Outer Sparta » Mon Mar 04, 2019 3:37 pm
by Jutsa » Mon Mar 04, 2019 4:21 pm
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