Hmmm, very interesting polemic. As a foreigner to United States politics I am not in the greatest position to say much about your history. As for government type in CTPII- I like corporate republic, but instinctively feel more secure playing as a virtual democracy. The CR is great for money, always a handy thing to have - but it FEELS wrong. I don't like the picture of great big corporations simply taking their flock of buyers for granted. I mean, next these corporations would be releasing disclaimers to the public telling them it is too expensive to make their products workable, or something equally ridiculous.
Since I live in ye Olde Worlde with ye olde political systems perhaps I am not qualified to comment- but doesn't anyone else find the whole gun lobby argument rather moot. I jsut cannot understand why anyone in their right mind would consider that having objects designed with the only purpose of hurting/ killing others freely available, is a sensible position to hold. Yes, here in ye olde worlde we do allow the free possession of knives for example, but a) they have other uses and b) are far less likely to kill than a gun. Thank god I work for the knife-making industry over here!!! (actually I don't- I am a medic- we rarely see firearms injuries in this part of the world- thankfully).
Back to CTPII- I cannot in good conscience vote for theocracy- I have only one REAL hate in this Earth and that is religion and its mindless followers. Maybe this is just a reaction to being told by various religious traditions that I am evil, sinful and wicked for being homosexual. Or perhaps it is simply that i can see through the crap- (go to
www.memetics.com for an interesting weltanschauung).
For a similar reason I cannot play as a fascist for long either as the moral centres in my brain find it hard to tease apart the benefits in the game (eg. more miliitary) from the historical record of this in reality. Admittedly though I have used this form in my games, but rationalising it, by imagining a fictitious Fascist regime where all the cute men in Jackboots are gay!!
They merrily go around imposing their world view that pink curtains and green velour carpets just DO NOT MATCH! Just watch them fight though. LOL!
As for ecotopian governments- hmm nice sentiment, but get real. Frankly I like having all the trappings of the modern world, and would hate to have to go back in time to a world where one was scared to leave a light bulb on for two minutes too long.
There that's my two pence worth/ two euros/ two cents/ two whatevers.
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If the human brain were simple enough to be understood then we would be too simple to understand it.
