Unusual UN Definitions

red_jon · January 5, 2003, 19:01

Has anyone seen some of the much rarer UN definitions?

So far I've seen one state defined as 'Anarchy' (which was apparently run by biker gangs and in social chaos) and 'Libertarian Police State'-

"The People's Republic of Big Brother is a very large, socially progressive nation, notable for its strong anti-business politics. Its compassionate, cynical population of 84 million are proud of their wide-ranging civil freedoms, and those who aren't tend to be dragged off the streets by men in dark suits and hustled into cars with tinted windows."

Two very funny definitions

Has anyone else seen some wierd ones?

Dauphin · January 5, 2003, 20:28

In my latest policy decision about Big Brother the 'Police Media' liaison was Billy-Bob Christmas. Which scared me for its rare uncanniness.

Thud · January 5, 2003, 21:32

New York Times Democracy?

Moralist Democracy- Me

orange · January 5, 2003, 22:42

my Political Freedoms keep going down despite me making pro-Political Freedom choices!!!

From "Excellent" to "Below Average" over the course of 3 decisions, 2 of which were Pro-Political-Freedom

H Tower · January 6, 2003, 00:53

i think orange is secretly a fascist

Drogue · January 6, 2003, 09:26

What decisions? Some of them have rather strange outcomes.

red_jon · January 6, 2003, 09:44

Yeah, you'd think banning Nazi rallies would lower political freedoms and raise civil rights, but it does the opposite.

Mattaba · January 9, 2003, 16:26

Can somebody describe what 'father knows best state' means? English is not my first language and I found nothing in the dictionairy about it.

Maniac · January 9, 2003, 16:45

From your flag I presume you understand Dutch so:
Door je vlag veronderstel ik dat je Nederlands kent dus:

"Vadertje-(staat/dictator?)-weet-het-het-best-staat"

A state with an enlightened dictator I presume (I am one myself

).
Een staat met een verlicht despoot veronderstel ik (ik ben er zelf één

).

Static Universe · January 9, 2003, 20:14

Quote:

Originally posted by red_jon
Yeah, you'd think banning Nazi rallies would lower political freedoms and raise civil rights, but it does the opposite.

This actually happened in America in the 80's. The Nazi's wanted to march in Skokie, Illinois, which is like 2/3 Jewish, and the American Civil Liberties Union fought for them and our Supreme Court granted them the right to do it.

Then the Nazi's cancelled and went somewhere else instead.

I'm learning that these nationstate issues are pretty cleverly worded, so it's hard to tell what the outcomes will be, especially since I wasn't reading them to carefully to begin with.

Dauphin · January 10, 2003, 09:00

Quote:

Originally posted by Mattaba
Can somebody describe what 'father knows best state' means? English is not my first language and I found nothing in the dictionairy about it.

A state where the government acts like a strict father, and the citizens are treated like children.

Mattaba · January 12, 2003, 05:36

Thanks I thought at first it was something with religion (The Father) but I get it now.

Archaic · January 12, 2003, 09:31

I can't find a single other "Capitalizt" state in the list. Maybe I'm just not looking hard enough. Still though.....much rarer than most.

Anodyne · January 12, 2003, 09:45

I didn't find a list anywhere in nationstates... but this is what a quick browse gave. If something's missing, tell me and I'll edit my post.

Anarchy
Authoritarian Democracy
Benevolent Dictatorship
Capitalist Paradise
Capitalizt
Civil Rights Lovefest
Compulsory Consumerist State
Conservative Democracy
Corporate Bordello
Corporate Police State
Corrupt Dictatorship
Democratic Socialists
Father Knows Best State
Inoffensive Centrist Democracy
Iron Fist Consumerists
Iron Fist Socialists
Left-Leaning College State
Left-wing Utopia
Moralistic Democracy
New York Times Democracy
Psychotic Dictatorship
Right-wing Utopia
Scandinavian Liberal Paradise

Giovanni Wine · January 12, 2003, 09:48

I remember this ones as well
Iron Fist Consumerist
Psycothic Dictatorship

Saluti

Drogue · January 12, 2003, 14:06

There's also Tyranny by Majority. I presume that means either that minorities are overruled, or that it has a pure democracy (or that they're the same). Either way, it nicely hightlights that demoracy isn't perfect. At least IMHO.

AdamTG02 · January 12, 2003, 17:37

Liberal Democratic Socialists

Odin · January 27, 2003, 00:29

What the hell is a compuslory consumerist state?

Kassiopeia · January 27, 2003, 04:11

Hmmm... a state where consuming is compulsory perhaps?

GeneralTacticus · January 27, 2003, 08:30

Yep. Under the descriptions, it says 'The population are rabid consumers, partly out of choice and aprtly because the govenrment tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes in the night.'

Kassiopeia · January 27, 2003, 09:05

Sounds like a form of government conceived by a woman with a shopping problem...

Drogue · January 27, 2003, 17:02

I have a very stange dilemma. I am a Capitalist Paradise yet I have a 'basket case' economy, and I have only chosen one pro-business issue. I also have both a tiny government and an enormous government. I have a flat but relatively high (32%) income tax, with great services. but WTF made me a Capitaist Paradise. I want to go back to Scandanavian Liberal

Method · January 27, 2003, 18:29

Quote:

Originally posted by Drogue
I am a Capitalist Paradise

odd how you, of all people, ended up being a capitalist paradise...

Drogue · January 28, 2003, 07:19

I know

I think it's just because of my hiring-and-firing ideas. Nation States cannot hack a pro-business/pro-tax/pro-environment/pro-nationalised industry stance. Add to the a completely lack of prisons, and they have no idea whether I'm left or right, so I seem to be cycling between the two extremes.