Current version: 1.1
Am I The Autocrat?
VALIDITY: Has elections, has freedom of speech
DESCRIPTION: Following an unprecedented incident in which you were interrupted and confronted by activists at a high profile event, the state of @@NAME@@'s democracy has become a highly debated topic. Various institutions and civil society organisations have engaged in heated discourse in order to determine whether or not you are becoming authoritarian.
OPTION 1: "Not the autocrat!" argues @@RANDOMNAME@@, the ambitious assistant to your soon-to-retire campaign manager. "When I campaigned for you during the last election, I spoke to many young @@DEMONYM@@ citizens who all put their trust in you to lead the nation. You were elected for a reason! The people trust you, and you making decisions on their behalf is exactly how democracy works. In fact, we can make our democracy run even more smoothly by rewording the questions on the ballot of the next election." @@HE@@ pulls out @@HIS@@ planner and starts taking notes. "All you need to say is 'yes' and I'll get on it right away!"
EFFECT: voters who want a elect a new leader must submit a 10-page essay explaining why they dislike the government in power
OPTION 2: "You're the autocrat!" proclaims a figure bursting into the room, who turns out to be one of the protesters who confronted you during the incident. "We've seen the way you use your power to reward corrupt officials who systematically violate the rights of @@DEMONYM@@s!" As the activist is dragged out of the room kicking and screaming, @@HE@@ suggests, "What @@NAME@@ needs is for that money to go elsewhere, like a court that convicts public officials who violate the rights of @@DEMONYM@@s!"
EFFECT: public librarians are taken to court for denying noisy patrons their freedom of expression
OPTION 3: "Everyone sucks here," remarks your apolitical cousin, stopping by for a coffee before heading to @@HIS@@ next business meeting. "Don't those protesters have anything better to do with their lives?" @@HE@@ inches closer. "And it's kinda your fault too for allowing people to spend their days doing stuff like that. Why don't you make it mandatory for every citizen to have occupations that are actually meaningful? That way, everyone will be too busy contributing to society to mess around and cause trouble."
EFFECT: unemployed people argue that doing nothing is a valuable contribution to society
OPTION 4: "We need more information" says a political historian, who has won multiple awards for @@HIS@@ work combining political theory with quantum mechanics. @@HE@@ shows you a page out of @@HIS@@ latest book. "You could be both the autocrat or not the autocrat depending on how you interpret this loophole in the constitution. I recommend that you make a few changes to our historic law to settle things once and for all."
EFFECT: the constitution defines authoritarianism as a form of democracy
OPTION 5: "No autocrats here" concludes a first-year political science student at the University of @@CAPITAL@@. "The fact that there is public discourse about the state of @@DEMONYM@@ politics shows that the values of democracy are alive and thriving in @@NAME@@. Just the values, though. I can talk to you all I want, but I'm still not old enough to vote." @@HE@@ produces a piece of paper out of @@HIS@@ backpack. "Can you sign this petition to allow people like me to vote, please?"
EFFECT: parents often vote on behalf of their newborn children in polling booths
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