*pleased*

[silversolitaire]

Of all the nations in our region Beelville is the most religious and in world comparison I'm on 5683 out of 87,484. *very pleased* At last all my efforts have paid off. Oh and the fact that when it came to war-funding, my country was somewhere around rank 82700 or so XD. Like Tom put it, of what I wanted I was among the 5000 best! LOL

Now I need to decide on budget. I'm certainly not going to fund the military. Education and Health & Welfare sounds important, but I already have a tax rate of 80%, so a tax cut wouldn't be too bad either. On the other hand my citizens enjoy extensive care through the government, so it's not like their wanting. *debates*

It's really difficult to keep a country going the way you want to! My Civil Rights are "World Benchmark" which is very important to me. And in my decisions I realize how difficult it is to step aside and let others do what they want to do and not impose your opinions on them. Like it would have been easy to ban meat-eating, but many people would have considered this a considerable impediment of their personal freedoms. On the other hand I couldn't allow exploitation and cruel treatment of animals. So I decided to tax meat according to the way it's being won. The more of a strain it is on animals, the more expensive it gets. That way I hope to encourage a lower consumption of meat and if it's eaten then from sources that respect animals and treated them with dignity. I think that's a good thing.

So far, my accomplishments have been (among others):

• Award for positive portrayal of ethnic minorities on TV


• Legalization of soft drugs


• Legalization of euthanasia


• Confirmation of free speech


• Allowing same-sex marriage


• Our religious leader is a New Age guru. Down with the pope!


• Indecent exposure is no longer an offense (i.e. people can go naked, if they want)


• Capital punishment is illegal


• Gambling is legal


• Organ donations may not be paid for


• The rain forest has been protected from Uranium Mining

I think I'm doing a good job! ^_^

Of course, my politcal freedoms are below average, but that's a price I have to pay to ensure that my nation stays healthy and happy. And I know they're happy because I'm doing the right thing. On the other hand my economy is imploded. >.< That sucks. I'm still seeking to rectify that.

Should we ever get attacked I'll have to rely on the Republik of Tomvee to help us! ^.^;;;

Comments

[silversolitaire.livejournal.com]

But don't you see? There are things that are fundamentally wrong and things that are fundamentally right. Taking someone else's life is always wrong. Impeding someone else's personal right is always wrong. Discriminating against someone because they're different is always wrong. I don't care what certain religions or whatever say. There are certain inalienable truths and following those just can't be wrong.

[fleurrochard]

*sighs*
I don't disagree with your decisions, I don't disagree with your opinions about these things.

There are certain inalienable truths and following those just can't be wrong.

And you decided which these truths are. Again, I don't disagree wth you about that, I think that following these truths can't be wrong, too.
But you decided for yourself what these truths are. And as you are human, you could be wrong, as anybody else could be wrong about what they think are these truths.

It is the mindset of "I know what is good and right and everybody else has to agree with me if they are good and right" that I have a problem with. And I know that you don't have that mindset, but you sounded like that.

Is mindset the correct word here? I thought it was, but I can't find it in the dictionary...

[silversolitaire.livejournal.com]

It's okay. I know what you mean. BUt it just sounded like you were implying I was forcing my opinion on everybody else. And that is exactly what I'm not doing. If you read the whole statement I said it was actually interesting to see how you have to make decisions in order to prevent that. All my decisions are based on the idea what nobody well be forced to do something they don't want, everybody has the right to make their own decisions about things concerning themselves and nobody will be harmed.

I think this allows enough freedoms for everyone.