[desc] The elderly lady who spat on you during last night's press conference spent the night under police surveillance and interrogation. The police believe that she believes her story of protecting you from the evil eye, and have thus dragged her into your office to determine how to respond to this going forward.
[validity] co-authors Australian rePublic and Ehenhet Dralgad
[option] "@@LEADER@@, you're a very good looking @@MAN@@," insists @@RANDOMFEMALENAME@@, the perpetrator, spitting on your furniture. "I didn't want anyone to curse you with the evil eye. It's real, you know! My hairdresser's sister's husband's best friend's wife was cursed by the evil eye before she caught a cold! I was just trying to protect you!"
[effect] supporters of @@LEADER@@ are more likely to spit on @@HIM@@ than opponents
[option] "This is a disgusting superstition," claims @@RANDOMNAME@@, your germaphobic health minister, unwilling to approach the woman without @@HIS@@ biohazard suit on. "How can anyone justify spitting on anyone? Even if it is to ward off the evil eye. Surely, there's a better way.. ahy..." @@HE@@ flees at the sight of a discarded sock
[effect] talking with your mouth full is a criminal offense
[option] "Just get one of these evil eye jewels, @@LEADER@@," suggests a jewels dealer, drawing attention to an armlet @@HE@@ is wearing by adjusting it. "That'll fend it off without the saliva! In fact, let's hand these out to people in visible positions across the government. If we spread awareness of these, everyone can be clean, bright, and free of curses! Everyone who can afford one, at least."
[effect] ancient jewelry is thought to prevent evil
[option] "This is the work of the work of the evil one!" informs @@RANDOMMALENAME@@, a clergyman of @@FAITH@@, brandishing a handful of holy amulets. "Take these for your ministers, but know the best method of preventing a curse is merely prayer. You need only remind your population of that! The works of the evil one can be defeated in prayer!"
[option validity] must allow religion
[effect] secularists are in despair as superstitions fall to prayer
[option] "This might be the first good thing to come out of this nation's superstitiousness," says the nation's most infamously unwashed epidemiologist, @@RANDOMNAME@@. "If plagues spread through spit, fast food would be a death sentence. This will have people exercising each other's immune systems. The government should endorse this practice." @@HE@@ grins and adds, "Besides, the videos of celebrities spitting on each other and smiling about it will be priceless."
[effect] the nation's youth have mysteriously lost their desire for fame