Validity: All socialist nations, allows smoking
Title: Shades of Red
The issue: While walking through @@CAPITAL@@, you noticed the plurality of political posters and thought it might be best to decide, once and for all, which of the many styles of socialism to adopt for @@NATION@@. After scrolling through thousands of Maxipedia articles on Barryist-Violetist State Socialism and Socialism with @@DEMONYMADJECTIVE@@ and Antidisestablishmentarian Characteristics, top ideological figures have congregated in your office to tell you why they're right.
Option 1: "Bah," scoffs an unnamed man with a large handlebar mustache, rubbing it menacingly. "Discipline is what we need. For a truly collectivist society, we must sacrifice ourselves for the greater good, guided by the greatness and grace of you, @@LEADER@@! I'm sure everyone would agree with that." After finishing his sentence he checks to make sure he is not being listened to. "Of course there will be some that disagree, but we have the labor camps for a reason, right?" You blink and the man is gone.
Outcome: @@LEADER@@ is the glorious leader of socialism and those that disagree disappear.
Option 2: As you wait for the next ideologue, you start to smell intense cigarette smoke. "Hey there, @@LEADER@@," says a deep and dark voice from the other side of the door. "@@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ need to realize one thing, and one thing only: their ego, man." After five minutes of the man awkardly trying to open the door, he walks in and continues his sensual speech. "Um, like, anyways, I think that individualism should be number one, I guess? Everyone should be able to do, like, what they want, when they want. That's socialism, dude. No, like, government in the way, just people's power, bro." He leaves and then realizes he left his trilby in your office.
Outcome: @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ are too cool for school.
Option 3: While your aids clear the remaining smoke cloud from your office, the door is kicked down as famed socialist revolutionary Carly Marks enters, with a full chorus of red flags and angry mobs behind her. "Hello, @@LEADER@@! It must be clear the path that we must follow. Socialism must be for and from the proletarian masses! Scientific socialism and historical materialism will reign supreme with the proletariat's rule!" After staring wide-eyed for about thirty seconds, she slouches in disappointment and translates. "Socialism must use scientific analysis to give power to the people. Wasn't that obvious?"
Outcome: bedtime stories are denounced as "idealist."
Option 4: After the door has finally been replaced, it is knocked down again by a stammeringly mad old man with a top hat longer than the door is tall. "Excuse me, sir! Pempulus Pumperbottom here, and I have a LOT to say about what is going on." He pulls out a pipe as your aids sigh and prepare to both re-fix the door and remove a second layer of smoke. Muffled from the pipe, he continues. "I held shares in many companies before this so-called 'socialism' ruined my businesses affairs. There I was, sitting in my factory on a pile of money, and some peasant boy comes to me and says that YOU now own the property! How preposterous. I say, sir, return my factory and bring back decent work for once!" He grumbles as he leaves.
Outcome: the bourgeoisie has seized the means of production.
First issue draft I've ever created! Let me know what you think.