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imojee Be evil from The Desert Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: In bed with a green-skinned space babe
Be evil
#526: Aug 22nd 2011 at 3:34:27 AM

Fell and were replaced with anarchy at worst and a dark age at best. Take us down and it all falls with us. Plus I'd plan on having plenty of conspiracies and secret groups under our control, for when things need to get done, yet no one can know the details. Control society, control the way they think.

Also, I'm saving the finer politics for other member of my inner circle, I'd be foolish to try and run this alone.

edited 22nd Aug '11 3:35:42 AM by imojee

Through the eyes I have known you.
zeroplusalpha The World Is Mine from behind the 7th Door Since: Apr, 2009
The World Is Mine
#527: Aug 22nd 2011 at 3:37:52 AM

Take us down and it all falls with us.

Infrastructure does not work this way...

Play Again? Y/N
imojee Be evil from The Desert Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: In bed with a green-skinned space babe
Be evil
#528: Aug 22nd 2011 at 3:40:08 AM

Luckily we have a taking it down with us style, as in it will go down when we say it goes down. Or at least large enough amounts of it to start another dark age.

edited 22nd Aug '11 3:40:37 AM by imojee

Through the eyes I have known you.
whaleofyournightmare Decemberist from contemplation Since: Jul, 2011
Decemberist
#529: Aug 22nd 2011 at 3:41:09 AM

IHG: What is Metrostation and why do you hate it?

Edit: Anyone who spouts violence towards another because of religion shall be forced to live like the religion they hate for a year

Anyone who spouts violence against people with no religion shall be forced to live in world without god for a year.

Anyone who hates another because of gender/sexuality/political beliefs shall be kneecapped 340 times.

edited 22nd Aug '11 3:44:45 AM by whaleofyournightmare

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Smilingcloud Since: Jul, 2011
#530: Aug 22nd 2011 at 3:44:35 AM

It's a good thing the rebels has a deux ex machina as well.

:3

imojee Be evil from The Desert Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: In bed with a green-skinned space babe
Be evil
#531: Aug 22nd 2011 at 3:46:06 AM

Luckily we anticipated rebels and set up our own "rebel" groups that perform terrorist actions on the general public to try and "change" things, by the time any real rebels start up, the public is going to be good and averse to so called freedom fighters.

Through the eyes I have known you.
Smilingcloud Since: Jul, 2011
#532: Aug 22nd 2011 at 3:47:14 AM

Your "Empire" is so convoluted that it'll collapse onto itself within the first month, give or take a few weeks.

Zersk o-o from Columbia District, BNA Since: May, 2010
o-o
#533: Aug 22nd 2011 at 3:48:54 AM

Luckily we anticipated rebels and set up our own "rebel" groups that perform terrorist actions on the general public to try and "change" things, by the time any real rebels start up, the public is going to be good and averse to so called freedom fighters.

Hah! But the rebels anticipated that and set up a mole IN the "rebel" group to sabotage it's actions!

ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᓈᒻᒪᔪᐃᑦᑐᖅ
Smilingcloud Since: Jul, 2011
#534: Aug 22nd 2011 at 3:50:12 AM

Actually, all it takes is a group of "Fake Rebels" to actually be real rebels and then you have a group that you think works for you and has knowledge of your inner workings.

darkclaw Legs of Justice from Right behind you. Since: Dec, 2010
Legs of Justice
#535: Aug 22nd 2011 at 3:50:18 AM

@ zeroplusalpha

You troper are Genre Savvy with those Famous Last Words.

I totally hate my avatar. Just saying.
imojee Be evil from The Desert Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: In bed with a green-skinned space babe
Be evil
#536: Aug 22nd 2011 at 3:50:29 AM

Naaaaah, its called the eternal empire for a reason. We'll do anything to keep it going, no matter how morally questionable it may get. See its really not that convoluted at all. There's the public face of the government, all that the citizens see, and then there's the shadow government that exists in order to keep things running smoothly. The public doesn't know about them, they don't need to :D

Also, just in case, all government agents beyond a certain security clearance are unknowingly implanted with a chip filled with a deadly poison. Ready to be deployed in the event their loyalty to the empire wavers too much.

edited 22nd Aug '11 3:52:30 AM by imojee

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Kraken Since: Jun, 2012
#537: Aug 22nd 2011 at 3:55:47 AM

You must acquit.

If you do not acquit, you are an agent and must be deleted.

Smilingcloud Since: Jul, 2011
#538: Aug 22nd 2011 at 4:01:51 AM

@Imojee: Good luck convincing the doctor who implants the chips to implant one in himself/ Good luck convincing him to stop removing chips from other people when you force one into him.

But just to spell out how convulated this, I'll list off the reasons :p

1. You have networks and networks of secret and shadowy people you have to control, people that you want to control through fear, Fear of death, what motivation is there for your "Followers" if every mistake they do is going to be punishable by death?

2.you want to weed out real rebels by launching fake rebels? I thought your government was doing good at hiding it's crimes? and yet when you bring in such self-parodying nonsense, it'll get people to question the reality of the situation.

3. Going off Number 1. Mistakes lead to errors, Errors lead to the opposition growing stronger.

edited 22nd Aug '11 4:02:04 AM by Smilingcloud

imojee Be evil from The Desert Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: In bed with a green-skinned space babe
Be evil
#539: Aug 22nd 2011 at 4:07:19 AM

1. Followers get preferential treatment, worst that can happen to them is a transfer or pay deduction. They got to their position for a reason.

2. Yes, fake rebels, or maybe we'll go with other "nations" that are really just also us, or others in on the scheme. And we've still yet to expose crimes if we have fake rebels who the public believe to be real.

3. Exactly, which is why I've got that inner circle, and the reason I'm not single-handedly running all of this. Get everything finely planned out, so you can control the population however you need to.

Also, helps having a doctor completely loyal to the cause, preferably a friend.

edited 22nd Aug '11 4:09:14 AM by imojee

Through the eyes I have known you.
Inhopelessguy Since: Apr, 2011
#540: Aug 22nd 2011 at 5:02:21 AM

@ Whale.

Metrostation are a crappy band. I'm just doing Flanderisation of this one time I hated their music this week.

whaleofyournightmare Decemberist from contemplation Since: Jul, 2011
Decemberist
#541: Aug 22nd 2011 at 5:07:39 AM

[up] Ok

Moar:

Anyone who buys an off road car like a Range Rover must drive it more than 6 months off car or they will be locked in a mental home for 6 months as they are tapped in the head and dont know what "Off road" means.

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Madrugada Since: Jan, 2001
#542: Aug 22nd 2011 at 5:44:07 AM

Folks, I'm serious here: This is getting dangerously close to being a complaining thread in a very poor disguise.

Kraken Since: Jun, 2012
#543: Aug 22nd 2011 at 6:57:47 AM

You must have a head.

If you do not have a head, you are a bongo in disguise and thus must be boinked.

And thus you cannot wear hats.

Ozbourne Part-Time Omen of Death from if it fits, I sits (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
Part-Time Omen of Death
#544: Aug 22nd 2011 at 7:00:00 AM

There will be National Pony Day, which will be celebrated by all major networks except one showing marathons of My Little Pony. That other network will be showing news headlines.

News networks will remain unbiased. Any newsperson showing bias will be petrified.

Stupid doomed timeline...
AtomJames I need a drink Since: Apr, 2010
I need a drink
#545: Aug 22nd 2011 at 7:01:38 AM

During "Talk Like A Pirate Day", you must talk like a pirate. :|

Theres sex and death and human grime in monochrome for one thin dime and at least the trains all run on time but they dont go anywhere.
Aondeug Oh My from Our Dreams Since: Jun, 2009
Oh My
#546: Aug 22nd 2011 at 7:03:09 AM

Everyone must have a typing quirk. Everyone. Failure to adopt a unique quirk results in termination.

There will be much culling...MWUAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH.

Wait how is this Buddhist...hmm.

Well clearly The Buddha loved typing quirks. This is proven because the incestuous slurry reminds me of soul recycling in Buddhism.

My logic is infallible.

If someone wants to accuse us of eating coconut shells, then that's their business. We know what we're doing. - Achaan Chah
Inhopelessguy Since: Apr, 2011
#547: Aug 22nd 2011 at 7:09:25 AM

Did you not understand what I just said about stealth complaining?— Madrugada}

edited 22nd Aug '11 7:30:52 AM by Madrugada

Aondeug Oh My from Our Dreams Since: Jun, 2009
Oh My
#548: Aug 22nd 2011 at 7:10:20 AM

Dogs are now purple. Purple now refers to dogs. The color once known as purple is now referred to as blue. It's just a shade of blue.

If someone wants to accuse us of eating coconut shells, then that's their business. We know what we're doing. - Achaan Chah
Idler20 Rabbit Season Since: Oct, 2010
Rabbit Season
#549: Aug 22nd 2011 at 7:12:01 AM

Scientists must devote more time to working on flying cars.

You're an ad hominem attack!
Aondeug Oh My from Our Dreams Since: Jun, 2009
Oh My
#550: Aug 22nd 2011 at 7:13:31 AM

Everyone is required to waste precious government money on one experiment that is completely useless beyond "I thought it would be funny". RESEARCH GRANTS FOR ALL!!

edited 22nd Aug '11 7:13:46 AM by Aondeug

If someone wants to accuse us of eating coconut shells, then that's their business. We know what we're doing. - Achaan Chah

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