Factbook of the Unified City-States of Tsvarchi + Q&A

[Maraque]

Much like buildings, they must be taken down piece-by-piece, without explosives and other kinds of machinery that may do harm, just like they went up.

Piece-by-piece? Is there any technology in your time that allows your nation to spare the other buildings and people around it?

Piece-by-piece spares damage to other buildings and people around it, I imagine.

[Sungai Pusat]

Piece-by-piece? Is there any technology in your time that allows your nation to spare the other buildings and people around it?

Piece-by-piece spares damage to other buildings and people around it, I imagine.

I am guessing it may cause more mayham than bombs or explosives when it is against a skyscraper.

[Maraque]

Piece-by-piece spares damage to other buildings and people around it, I imagine.

I am guessing it may cause more mayham than bombs or explosives when it is against a skyscraper.

The dust and debris as a result of a 10,000 ft skyscraper taking a free fall around a densely packed and incredibly densely populated city would cause less mayhem then a team of people taking the thing down piece-by-piece?

I don't think so, Sparky.

[Sungai Pusat]

I am guessing it may cause more mayham than bombs or explosives when it is against a skyscraper.

The dust and debris as a result of a 10,000 ft skyscraper taking a free fall around a densely packed and incredibly densely populated city would cause less mayhem then a team of people taking the thing down piece-by-piece?

I don't think so, Sparky.

OK. Need for rephrase.

The explosions and bombs will make more debris than piece-by-piece, I agree. But the accidents of piece-by-piece items falling free-fall is just about as great of odds. The debris dust and the occasional big chunk may very well cause big short-term pains, which can be avoided by sealing off the area, but the piece-by-piece system may end up causing even a small long-term pain to those walking through it. (Not saying that all the pieces will fall at free-fall speeds, just saying that the possibility of that hurting others may be far greater.)

[Maraque]

You can seal off an area all you want, controlled demolition won't stop giant pieces of metal crashing into and damaging adjacent buildings. Nor will it stop all the dust and miscellaneous debris from drowning the area in thick plumes of ash and whatnot. A simple demolition becomes a potentially multi-million dollar clean up and repair bill.

Taking the building apart in the same vain as it went up at the very least doesn't leave mounds of dust, debris, ash, etc all across the city, and with the help of machinery there is little chance of large pieces of the building falling to the ground and potentially injuring people.

Furthermore, the headaches as a result of street closures via traffic and public transportation cancellations, and the inconvenience of the people who work and live in the area would be detrimental economically.

Now, back on topic.

[Seperate Vermont]

What are the requirements for a job involved with the defense of Maraque? Such as any with age,required classes,physical fitness,etc.?

[Maraque]

What are the requirements for a job involved with the defense of Maraque? Such as any with age,required classes,physical fitness,etc.?

Must be a high school and college graduate, must be able to pass the physical fitness test, and all applicable firearms courses. The individual job they apply for in the National or Borough Militia will also have prerequisites, and if they do not meet those they will be assigned to a job they are able to do.

[East Jordan II]

How does Maraque feel about a nation ruled in accordance with the values and ideals of the Tea Party Movement?

[Maraque]

How does Maraque feel about a nation ruled in accordance with the values and ideals of the Tea Party Movement?

The government would find such a state troubling. However, we respect every nation's sovereignty but would encourage any citizens of such a nation that felt the same to come here.

[East Jordan II]

The government would find such a state troubling. However, we respect every nation's sovereignty but would encourage any citizens of such a nation that felt the same to come here.

Hmmm. I suppose you'll just have to be troubled, then. We're actually somewhat amused at the reactions we get from various sources when they learn we have a Tea Party inspired state.

You'd think we were a nation of lepers, or perhaps even something really nasty...like a nation of socialists.

[Maraque]

We certainly share a similar amusement at the things we've been called/compared to.

[East Jordan II]

We certainly share a similar amusement at the things we've been called/compared to.

I'm sure you've heard some whoppers. We surely have, but we try not to sully ourselves with such childish things. We show any state or person respect until and unless they show us it isn't deserved.

[Seperate Vermont]

Does the Maraquean medical industry actively use genomes to determine risk factors? Is it legal for private insurance companies to vary costs in insurance based on this?

[Maraque]

Does the Maraquean medical industry actively use genomes to determine risk factors? Is it legal for private insurance companies to vary costs in insurance based on this?

Yes, it is routine practice to use genomes to determine risk factors. Private insurers are allowed to vary costs depending on the perceived likelihood of specific ailments, but there is a cap on such.

[Seperate Vermont]

What would Maraqueans say has been the most drastic innovation that impacted their nation from the last 50 years to 2010?

[Maraque]

What would Maraqueans say has been the most drastic innovation that impacted their nation from the last 50 years to 2010?

Commercially viable limb regeneration.

[Seperate Vermont]

What would Maraqueans say has been the most drastic innovation that impacted their nation from the last 50 years to 2010?

Commercially viable limb regeneration.

And why would they say this?

[East Jordan II]

And why would they say this?

Imagine how the amputees must've felt.

How does the average Maraquean feel about hunting programs on television?

[Maraque]

Commercially viable limb regeneration.

And why would they say this?

Because it nearly eliminates the need for a prosthetic leg or arm when one can be regrown and restored so that these people can get back their way of life prior to losing the limb. Simply put; it changes lives, and anything that does that in a positive way is viewed very highly here. Internal organ regeneration is viewed in the same way.

[Maraque]

And why would they say this?

Imagine how the amputees must've felt.

How does the average Maraquean feel about hunting programs on television?

Hunting is seen as the equivalent of going out and shooting, maiming, and destroying a human child for fun in Tsvarchi. As such, any program which depicted this would be thought of as one of the most morally despicable and horrific things on television bar none.

[Seperate Vermont]

What would Maraqueans think of government advertisements against things such as smoking, or pro- birth control, that include somewhat "overt" messages, such as for smoking showing a corpse with a radical stage of mouth cancer?

[East Jordan II]

Hunting is seen as the equivalent of going out and shooting, maiming, and destroying a human child for fun in Tsvarchi. As such, any program which depicted this would be thought of as one of the most morally despicable and horrific things on television bar none.

Right, so that means you won't be taking us up on an offer to broadcast Champion Deer Hunters in your country, then?

[Maraque]

What would Maraqueans think of government advertisements against things such as smoking, or pro- birth control, that include somewhat "overt" messages, such as for smoking showing a corpse with a radical stage of mouth cancer?

The government does advertise with extremely overt messages like that, in fact. On the side of buses and on the top of taxis.

How do the people react? They have tough stomachs. It came across as shocking at first, but over time it became less and less a big deal. Many parents use the overt messages of these advertisements as an opportunity to talk to their children about the issues contained in them.

[Maraque]

Hunting is seen as the equivalent of going out and shooting, maiming, and destroying a human child for fun in Tsvarchi. As such, any program which depicted this would be thought of as one of the most morally despicable and horrific things on television bar none.

Right, so that means you won't be taking us up on an offer to broadcast Champion Deer Hunters in your country, then?

The government doesn't regulate or censor what's on television. Any broadcaster willing to show it can, and I'm sure in a nation of 12.5 billion and many immigrants there would be a (niche) market for such a program. On late night and early morning television.

[East Jordan II]

The government doesn't regulate or censor what's on television. Any broadcaster willing to show it can, and I'm sure in a nation of 12.5 billion and many immigrants there would be a (niche) market for such a program. On late night and early morning television.

Not a problem, then.