political parties? - Page 2

Nubclear · August 5, 2002, 02:15

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Originally posted by DeathByTheSword
hi i like this demo game idea. so i am make some work of it. what about political party within the faction. this way we can use the ideology of other faction (if we want). and it make the voting for president/vice-president/all the ministers much more fun.

some idea
*party for happy drones
*party for warmongers
*party for protection of planet (gaian)

what ever. if there people not happy with the way thing are going they can start a party and let people run for office, or you can run by your self ofcours
but know i am

Fun? Well......go take a look at the civ3 demo game.

But political parties will exist no matter what you do. So......

Emvepe · August 5, 2002, 02:36

I want to form the EE(eradicate everyone) party!! The name pretty much says it all..

Party ideoligies(sp?):
-DESTROY ALL WHO OPPOSE US.
-Peace threw war! True peace can NEVER be obtained until all opposition(enemy factions) have been annihilated!
-Strong economy to fuel war machine.

Nubclear · August 5, 2002, 03:01

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Originally posted by Emvepe
I want to form the EE(eradicate everyone) party!! The name pretty much says it all..

Party ideoligies(sp?):
-DESTROY ALL WHO OPPOSE US.
-Peace threw war! True peace can NEVER be obtained until all opposition(enemy factions) have been annihilated!
-Strong economy to fuel war machine.

Hmm.....DEFINATELY wouldn't be a party I wouldn't join. I'm no expert, but doesnt the AI....tend to become very good if you declare war on it the first chance you get? Hmm.....

Mr. President · August 5, 2002, 03:29

I propose the Capital Party, dedicated to free-market economics and commerce, commerce, and more commerce.

Darkness' Edge · August 5, 2002, 03:33

I hereby found the Centauri Democrats, a party with the goal of setting up, and maintaining, democracy all over Alpha Centauri!

Emvepe · August 5, 2002, 03:39

No one said the party would mindlessly declare war on everyone. The party would do whatever fit it best in the situation... ie pact with a faction to destroy another then backstab pact brother afterwards.. We will even go as far as to using the dreaded planet buster if it is nescessary to complete our ultimate goal!

Nubclear · August 5, 2002, 04:13

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Originally posted by Emvepe
No one said the party would mindlessly declare war on everyone. The party would do whatever fit it best in the situation... ie pact with a faction to destroy another then backstab pact brother afterwards.. We will even go as far as to using the dreaded planet buster if it is nescessary to complete our ultimate goal!

And if the Ai decides to gang up on us? This is definately not a party for me...

Pandemoniak · August 5, 2002, 04:24

Lets sum up :

There's the Fundamentalist Party : one member unti now, CRISLER. They support God's words.

There's the Liberal Social Democrats, LSD, led by ADE. Their social agenda doesnt seem very clear to me.

There's the Poly Party of Progress and Prosperity, P4, led by M@NIA@C, joined by DBTS.

There's the Exploration and Discovery Party, led by ADAM

There's the Capital Party, dedicated to Free Market and Trade, led by MR. PRESIDENT

There's the Centaurist Democrats, ecologist and democrats, led by DARKNESS EDGE.

There's the EE party (Eradicate Everyone). I forgot who leads it.

Since no party attracts me enough, Ill found my own : this is the Centauri Communist Citizen's Party (aka CCCP). Since Communism failed wherever it has been applied on Earth, we take Planet as a new chance. We (well, Im the only memeber until now, but whatever) support democracy, planned, knowledge and eudaimonia. Our goal is to take this second chance, and to create the first totally democratic, devoted to citizen's happiness, and marxist party. CCCP.

Nubclear · August 5, 2002, 04:26

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Originally posted by Pandemoniak
Lets sum up :

There's the Fundamentalist Party : one member unti now, CRISLER. They support God's words.

There's the Liberal Social Democrats, LSD, led by ADE. Their social agenda doesnt seem very clear to me.

There's the Poly Party of Progress and Prosperity, P4, led by M@NIA@C, joined by DBTS.

There's the Exploration and Discovery Party, led by ADAM

There's the Capital Party, dedicated to Free Market and Trade, led by MR. PRESIDENT

There's the Centaurist Democrats, ecologist and democrats, led by DARKNESS EDGE.

Since no party attracts me enough, Ill found my own : this is the Centauri Communist Citizen's Party (aka CCCP). Since Communism failed wherever it has been applied on Earth, we take Planet as a new chance. We (well, Im the only memeber until now, but whatever) support democracy, planned, knowledge and eudaimonia. Our goal is to take this second chance, and to create the first totally democratic, devoted to citizen's happiness, and marxist party. CCCP.

now this is my kind of party! count me in, definately!

Pandemoniak · August 5, 2002, 04:28

yeehoo, comrade Tassadar joined the CCCP, and that makes 2 memebers. We officiallt become the strongest political party, equal to the P4.

Sprayber · August 5, 2002, 04:31

wouldnt it be prudent to wait till the faction is chosen before parties are formed?

Nubclear · August 5, 2002, 04:33

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Originally posted by Sprayber
wouldnt it be prudent to wait till the faction is chosen before parties are formed?

What a silly suggestion! Go back to Earth if that is what you wish.

jk

DeathByTheSword · August 5, 2002, 07:06

if anyone wants to know P4 stands for a strong economically and technological faction to better the way we live (is this something like what you had in mind M@NIA@C?)

perhapse we should make an x member limit before a party can become a real party during the game (when it begins). and we also can say that the party as to choose some SE that they support.........(it is just an idea)

Maniac · August 5, 2002, 09:07

Yes indeed DBTS, that sums it up quite well. Since you have to repeat propaganda to have an effect, here's the first party manifesto ever made:

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Knowledge above all. Though early game the party council is willing to make compromises for the sake of Progress and Prosperity and go Wealth. We are absolutely against Power.

If I heard correct on this forum Aristotle's Eudaimonia is in favour of every citizen on the place it deserves by skill and motivation. This goes well with P4's idea of providing equal chances, so your position isn't influences by birth, parent's wealth, etcetera...

I noticed the CCCP is also in favour of Knowledge and Eudaimonia. Although I (and the rest of the P4?) are against a too extreme realisation of any economic system, both the CCCP's rigid communism as the CP's wild capitalism with no social corrections, I think there are points of similar interest between our and your party. Maybe an early-game cooperation seems in order? Note though that after the initial expansion phase is over, I will be a fierce defender of Free Market, for the sake of becoming a strong economical and technological faction. I also believe that the system of free market and competition is more likely to give people the place they deserve in society and thus let us grow towards Eudaimonia, than a CCCP sort of Planned system where the state decides who is most skilled to do which job.

DBTS, do you agree with this or do I have to make alterations to this party statement?? Also, we have an opinion about the Future, Values and now Economy sections of the SE table. What will be our opinion about the "Politics" section? As a Research Party I guess we are anti-Fundy, but what about the PS<->Demo choice? A strong preference for one, or a more moderate approach?

DeathByTheSword · August 5, 2002, 09:26

if it is possible PS during a long war and i agree with demo and anti-fundi....for values knowledge and wealth.....but let discuss this on p4 thread

AdamTG02 · August 5, 2002, 13:48

While I can't speak for the EDP, as new members may disagree with me on social engineering issues, this is what I personally would tend to favor early on:

Democracy for early growth
Planned for more growth and to offset Democracy's support costs
Knowledge for research and efficiency

After our population is fairly established, I would advocate switching to Green for paradigm economy, so that we can devote all available funds to research. I'd also eventually support Eudaimonia to get the invaluable +2 Econ bonus and regain some of the lost growth.

All in all, this is sounding a lot like the CCCP, at least early on. Maybe our parties could work out some sort of coalition arrangement?

Kassiopeia · August 5, 2002, 15:15

Whoa. So many parties. I really do think that a party should have, say, a certain percentage of the registered D-game members in it's ranks before it's in any way official. If we have twenty members, then two per party (10 percent), if we have one hundred, then ten per party. We could modify the percentage of course, but what I'm trying to say is that we should avoid situation where we have dozens of parties roaming around. They are pretty ineffective, and do not form any 'bloc's that could actually make something pass or shift the votes in a poll.

DeathByTheSword · August 5, 2002, 15:24

i agree and i think 10% is pretty good that means no more then 10 parties. and you ofcourse do not have to be a member of a party if you do not want to but it could be handy

Kassiopeia · August 5, 2002, 15:33

Well like in RL, if you can become the candidate of some very large party, you can guarantee some votes with that. And if the smaller parties don't co-operate, the large one(s) will overwhelm them. That's politics.

Anodyne · August 5, 2002, 20:40

RL?

Yep, some smaller parties might have "election-alliances" and so forth...

and, to put it short, I'll explain some of the principles of LSD

Game-wise, our ideologies aren't too far from those of P4 or EDP.
What would be our SE-preferences are:
Democracy
Free Market / Green (which ever suits the current situation best)
Knowledge (flexible on both other choices if the situation requires so)
Eudaimonia

...Hmh. I'm feeling quite sleepy now. I will i will i will i will post more about LSD when I feel more fit for the job.

btw, could someone post all the Future Society SE-choices and what they do! It's so long since I last played that I don't remember them all correctly...

Juliennew · August 5, 2002, 20:58

Here there are Ade :

Cybernetic : +2 efficiency / +2 planet / +2 research / -3 police / The SP "Network backbone" cancel the malus of -3 police

Eudémonia : +2 economy / +2 growth / +2 probe / -2 morale

Psychic control : +2 morale / +2 police / +2 probe / - 3 support / The SP "Cloning vats" cancel the malus of -3 support

Edit : Thanks for the precisions TKG

Kassiopeia · August 5, 2002, 20:59

Hmmm. I might join LSD (Green wing).

Emvepe · August 5, 2002, 21:04

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Originally posted by Pandemoniak
Lets sum up :

There's the Fundamentalist Party : one member unti now, CRISLER. They support God's words.

There's the Liberal Social Democrats, LSD, led by ADE. Their social agenda doesnt seem very clear to me.

There's the Poly Party of Progress and Prosperity, P4, led by M@NIA@C, joined by DBTS.

There's the Exploration and Discovery Party, led by ADAM

There's the Capital Party, dedicated to Free Market and Trade, led by MR. PRESIDENT

There's the Centaurist Democrats, ecologist and democrats, led by DARKNESS EDGE.

There's the EE party (Eradicate Everyone). I forgot who leads it.

Since no party attracts me enough, Ill found my own : this is the Centauri Communist Citizen's Party (aka CCCP). Since Communism failed wherever it has been applied on Earth, we take Planet as a new chance. We (well, Im the only memeber until now, but whatever) support democracy, planned, knowledge and eudaimonia. Our goal is to take this second chance, and to create the first totally democratic, devoted to citizen's happiness, and marxist party. CCCP.

COMMUNISM FAILED FOR A REASON!

Method · August 5, 2002, 22:37

nevermind. for some reason, my post came several hours after juliennew's even though it didn't show up to me until after i posted this.

thought control is -3 support IIRC

jdd2007 · August 5, 2002, 22:41

the HAWK PARTY is open for bussiness! it was quite successful in the c3dg, and i thought some people might be interested here too.

Andemagne · August 6, 2002, 01:07

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Originally posted by Emvepe
True peace can NEVER be obtained until all opposition

I could have said that.

could this be a party for me?.....

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No one said the party would mindlessly declare war on everyone. The party would do whatever fit it best in the situation... ie pact with a faction to destroy another then backstab pact brother afterwards.. We will even go as far as to using the dreaded planet buster if it is nescessary to complete our ultimate goal!

...but no. they have no HONOR.

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