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Thread: Dictators and Democracies.
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DarkSmyth
Thu Feb 26, 2004 5:04 am
#1
City's should be able to be "officially" set up in one oftwo ways; A Dictatorship, or a Democracy. And each should have it's inherant pros and cons. A Democracy would be ruled by the people and popular vote. And a Dictatorship would give the Mayor ultimate rule.
Let me know what you think.
You should seethe sister post to this... "An idea to get people to the ballot box every week... "
Message Edited by DarkSmyth on 02-26-2004 11:55 AM
ToranTT
Thu Feb 26, 2004 7:04 am
#2
The current situation may look like a democracy, but it is a dictatorship.
If you are lucky to have a good mayor you simply have a benevolent dictatorship. If you have someone running against the mayor you have the party and a half system, which is not really a democracy either. 
Riis
Thu Feb 26, 2004 7:57 am
#3
This is no democracy, its a dictatorship propped up by entropy and sloth.
RbT
Chibi-Bar
Thu Feb 26, 2004 8:32 am
#4
The only democracy is voting the mayor itself... everything else is dictatorship... how that person plays it makes a difference. personally I think it would be best that a city hall cannot be destroy unless ran out of money or citizens.
ToranTT
Thu Feb 26, 2004 7:36 pm
#5
Chibi-Bar wrote:
The only democracy is voting the mayor itself... everything else is dictatorship... how that person plays it makes a difference. personally I think it would be best that a city hall cannot be destroy unless ran out of money or citizens.
Yeah I agree with that, once placed a city hall can't be removed except by lack of citizens. If you want to get rid of it, you can't destroy it, you have to get the population to uproot and/or revoke citizenship.
Alrich_Palasor
Thu Feb 26, 2004 7:40 pm
#6
In a way it's a democracy because people always vote with their feet. If the mayor is a jerk, then people will leave and go join better towns...
PsychoticChipmunk
Thu Feb 26, 2004 7:50 pm
#7
Now, now, dictators are cruel some of us are nice mayors so I'd say more of a monarchy. Ruling by divine right of skill points
WildmanHT
Sat Feb 28, 2004 1:16 am
#8
I personally run my city as a democracy.....Just ask all the serf's, I mean citizens, who live in it...
KarmataTouchstone
Sat Feb 28, 2004 6:51 am
#10
I think you should be able to chose between a monarchy-type and democracy so I definately Agree. They should make it so that you chose between these two when you first place the City Hall PA.
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