Corporate Police State = Stupid?

[Shofercia]

I was looking through Nationstates rankings, and today's category is "The Stupidest Citizens in the World". I was fairly pleased with how my nation did, 52,940/57,700 or to phrase it another way, in terms of the smartest citizens, my nation came in the top 10%.

So I went back to see who was the dumbest. And then I noticed the dumbest WA Category - Coroporate Police State. It proudly held the first 4 rankings, 6 out of the first 10 rankings, 11/20, 18/30, 23/40 and 27/50. And then I looked at the 50 nations with the smartest citizens, and I didn't find a single Corporate Police State amongst them. Most of them were leftist weirdoes.

So my question is this: Is Max crazy? Or is there something to this? Are Corporate Police States' citizens notoriously dumb? What is the reason for these rankings?

[Dinaverg]

Expressing too much intelligence would get you noticed.

[South Lorenya]

While the NS staff haven't been specifically going "Heeeeey, people from government type ___ are certainly morons and we should arrange things that way!", most likely the issue choices tend to correlate issues that produce low civil rights, low political freedoms, and high eceonomic freedoms with also producing low intelligence a bit more than the reverse. It's NOT a deliberate correlation; they just wound up that way by accident.

[Lunatic Goofballs]

I played enough Rifts to know that controlling information and education is a great way to control a population.

[Chumblywumbly]

As Max himself says, the categories in NS aren't meant to be completely accurate.

That said, it seems likely that poor education - or at least strictly controlled education - would have to be a requisite feature of a 'successful' authoritarian regime.

[Natapoc]

Corporate Police States tend to vote NO. On education funding and on education equality. They thus suffer from the effects of such votes. It would probably be possible to make a corporate police state where you always vote yes to funding education but no to every other government service.

[Maurepas]

51,806th, I figure that's gotta be pretty good, clearly every Government should be 'Maurepas Imitator State' *nods*

[Panzerjaeger]

51,806th, I figure that's gotta be pretty good, clearly every Government should be 'Maurepas Imitator State' *nods*

54,231st

I am better! Follow Panzerjaeger!

[Chumblywumbly]

51,806th, I figure that's gotta be pretty good, clearly every Government should be 'Maurepas Imitator State' *nods*

54,823rd. Yoink!

The cleverest nation I recognised was Tsaraine at 57188th out of 57223.

[South Norwega]

51,806th, I figure that's gotta be pretty good, clearly every Government should be 'Maurepas Imitator State' *nods*

54,823rd. Yoink!

The cleverest nation I recognised was Tsaraine at 57188th out of 57223.

The damn mods are rigging it!

I'm 53,356th. Damn you Chumbly.

[Chumblywumbly]

Damn you Chumbly.

You've got to factor in founding dates (I think).

Which makes Maurepas' citizens' intelligence quite impressive.

[Gauntleted Fist]

51,806th, I figure that's gotta be pretty good, clearly every Government should be 'Maurepas Imitator State' *nods*

54,823rd. Yoink!

The cleverest nation I recognised was Tsaraine at 57188th out of 57223.

The damn mods are rigging it!

I'm 53,356th. Damn you Chumbly.

55,783rd.

Edit: Then again: 7 hours ago: Following new legislation in Gauntleted Fist, a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway.

Edit the second: Also, lol at Melkor being number eight. XD

[Avenio]

51,806th, I figure that's gotta be pretty good, clearly every Government should be 'Maurepas Imitator State' *nods*

54,823rd. Yoink!

The cleverest nation I recognised was Tsaraine at 57188th out of 57223.

The damn mods are rigging it!

I'm 53,356th. Damn you Chumbly.

55,783rd.

Edit: Then again: 7 hours ago: Following new legislation in Gauntleted Fist, a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway.

I'm 56,715 in the world, one hundred up from the next least stupid nation in my region.

[Gauntleted Fist]

51,806th, I figure that's gotta be pretty good, clearly every Government should be 'Maurepas Imitator State' *nods*

54,823rd. Yoink!

The cleverest nation I recognised was Tsaraine at 57188th out of 57223.

The damn mods are rigging it!

I'm 53,356th. Damn you Chumbly.

55,783rd.

Edit: Then again: 7 hours ago: Following new legislation in Gauntleted Fist, a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway.

I'm 56,715 in the world, one hundred up from the next least stupid nation in my region.

I'm a Father Know's Best State, though. I have to keep some of the smart people under lock and key, or they'd incite revolution or whatever. >.>;

[Alexlantis]

Corporate Police States tend to vote NO. On education funding and on education equality. They thus suffer from the effects of such votes. It would probably be possible to make a corporate police state where you always vote yes to funding education but no to every other government service.

Exactly. The government can limit and change information. Remember how Winston in 1984 was confused? And how everyone dumbly submitted? Same concept.

[Scarsaw]

I'm 56,715 in the world, one hundred up from the next least stupid nation in my region.

55,131: damn it, I'm third!

[Alexlantis]

42,502nd in the world for stupidest.
YAY! We're not stupid!

[Daistallia 2104]

I've got most of ya'll beat at 56,369th in the world for Stupidest Citizens.

[Pythria]

I got 1629th. This is because we don't have a public school system, not because we're actually dumb.

[Tekania]

I was looking through Nationstates rankings, and today's category is "The Stupidest Citizens in the World". I was fairly pleased with how my nation did, 52,940/57,700 or to phrase it another way, in terms of the smartest citizens, my nation came in the top 10%.

Well, at 55,463; my citizens are smarter than yours.

[Trollgaard]

555th dumbest citizens!

Hooray for Trollgaard!

Trooooooooooooooooooolllllllllllll!

[Tekania]

555th dumbest citizens!

Hooray for Trollgaard!

Trooooooooooooooooooolllllllllllll!

It's easy to tell why:

Trollgaard
Spokesperson

Posts: 112
Founded: Mar 01, 2007
Compulsory Consumerist State

[Panzerjaeger]

555th dumbest citizens!

Hooray for Trollgaard!

Trooooooooooooooooooolllllllllllll!

It's easy to tell why:

Trollgaard
Spokesperson

Posts: 112
Founded: Mar 01, 2007
Compulsory Consumerist State

Uh I am 54,231st and the same government.

[Hydesland]

45,684th, not bad for someone who briefly tried to impose a psychotic dictatorship after getting bored, but then found that too long and tedious also, thus not having enacted any policy in over 3 years!!

[Allrule]

51,806th, I figure that's gotta be pretty good, clearly every Government should be 'Maurepas Imitator State' *nods*

54,823rd. Yoink!

The cleverest nation I recognised was Tsaraine at 57188th out of 57223.

The damn mods are rigging it!

I'm 53,356th. Damn you Chumbly.

55,783rd.

Edit: Then again: 7 hours ago: Following new legislation in Gauntleted Fist, a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway.

I'm 56,715 in the world, one hundred up from the next least stupid nation in my region.

53,001.
Higher than some other people, but eh! It's okay!