Everywhere we look in the world today, people are
protesting, there is injustice all around us. I am sure you’ve read about the
angry republican tea parties, an anti health care reform folks who traveled
to the White House to protest against the vote. Earlier today a man in
Philadelphia was arrested for posting a YouTube video threatening to kill a
politician and his family. Pennsylvania man arrested for alleged threats.
For some strange reason as I was reading about
the protesters, something reminded me of a post I wrote a couple of years ago
on another site. It is about a text based computer strategy game I purchased back in
1988 for my first 5 ¼ inch floppy driven IBM PC titled Hidden Agenda. It was
the best political simulator game at that time. I think the program was also used for political economist
students to learn “first hand” how much pressure involves running a country.
Here is s brief game sypnosis: this is a political game that deals with a wide variety of issues of governing a nation-state. In the midst of the Cold War, you are the newly-appointed ruler of a South American country whose ruthless dictator was recently overthrown by a coalition of three political parties with disparate ideologies. One member of the coalition was very Marxist, another member was for slow progressive reform, and the other group is composed of wealthy industrialists and bankers who were fed up with the dictator's rule. As the leader of the new government, you must choose your cabinet from members of the three political parties, and your goal is to improve the country as much as possible during your three years in office assuming you don't get overthrown or assassinated in the process.
Just like any new presidency, the game starts
the day you are sworn in into office, the media asking questions regarding the
economy, domestic issues and how your administration will be addressing them.
You need to pick your cabinet next...
The fascinating aspect of this game is that it evolves depending on your decisions, your interaction
with others. One thing I learned very early is that it was extremely difficult
to please everyone. On one hand you want to please the majority of the
people, while also trying to please the members of your cabinet and the other
three political parties. One of the reviewers said, “How can anyone balance the
interests and influences of conflicting groups and organizations within the
country? Too many concessions to one side of a dispute can lead to the
disenfranchised party seeking extra-political redress such as an insurrection.
Over reliance on one faction can leave the government vulnerable to a coup
d'état.”
I'll put it bluntly, Kofla. Most politicians are nothing but mere muppets starring in a crazy-often scary- muppet show. I couldn't agree more. Getting involved in polotics is a no win situation or is it a two-edged weapon?
Publicado por: Anastasia | 03/30/2010 en 08:17 a.m.
Anastacia, I agree, politicians are muppets/puppets, lol the same thing, lol
Publicado por: Kofla Olivieri | 03/30/2010 en 04:11 p.m.
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Publicado por: Kofla Olivieri | 04/19/2010 en 05:49 p.m.