Saturday, April 21, 2007

We welcome The Theocracy of Sweet Wampum



We welcome The Theocracy of Sweet Wampum (http://www.sunsetrpg.com/economystatistics.php?nation=sweet+wampum), as the 66th member nation state in 01 Eastern Roman Empire Region.

The Theocracy of Sweet Wampum is a huge, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service. Its hard-nosed, cynical population of 623 million are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.
It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of the Environment, Law & Order, and Defence. The average income tax rate is 100%. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising fourteen-year-old boys selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.
Murderers frequently escape punishment by claiming they were protecting their honour, artists are pillars of society, ethnic minorities are often refused admission to some of the nation's best schools, and the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Sweet Wampum's national animal is the cracken, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the wampum.

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