MONSTER GIRL ELECTIONS!
The monster-girl country of Kannyrek is having an election season! And you're a citizen of that country. :(
There are several candidates and all of them ultimately want to screw you in some way. But at least, you've got to choose between them!
At the moment, you have four primary representatives to choose from.
I. Bella Benedict/The Traditionalist-Conservative Party
"Control through reduction of individuality"
Bella Benedict is the 24th leader of the TCP, a 39-year-old Vulpine monster-girl. She follows the party line just like any previous leader; her main issues are restoration of societal cohestion and unity, preservation of traditional values against social and technological progress, and maintaining strict hierarchies and social roles in the state. Bella speaks strongly against individual agency and "excess" personal liberties, claiming that strict measures must be implemented to control and restrain the will of the individual citizens to ensure that each person within the country would be in proper service to the society, community, the greater good, insert whatever sounds as the best excuse for installing regulations.
What does it mean for you?
- Increased monitoring of your activities, and regulation of flow of information across people and communication networks (read: censorship and surveillance). Omnipresent propaganda promoting the interests of the state, and measures against "subversive voices" (it'll be much harder for you to criticise the state if you don't like something).
- A ban on all artifical intimate companions "to promote and safeguard the natural relationships against subversive efforts of the hostile parties". That means, no artifical monster-girls for you, you'll have to deal with the REAL women. :(
- Bilateral monogamy. One man for one woman and one woman for one man. This is to "prevent the alpha males from hoarding women for themselves while leaving the rest with nothing", as the gender balance in this setting is approximately 1 man : 1 woman.
- 13 more national holidays! All tied to the country's traditions. For the average people, they're just more reasons to get drunk in a company of friends, though.
- A series of measures to "help singles acquire their intimate partner". These range from something beneficial-sounding or actually beneficial, such as compatibility counsels and matchmaking programs run at schools, colleges, workplaces etc., to more assertive measures directed to get the two people together, sometimes including forced marriage.
- Discriminatory policies against long-term bachelors. If you're single at the age of 25, there's something wrong with you. Range from simple mandatory dating sessions (fairly lightweight) to deprivation of certain civil rights.
- Strong promotion of nuclear family, and traditional family values. Sometimes through curbing individual rights and freedoms.
II. Selena Sieberg/Progress for Prosperity of People
"Catastrophe is an inevitable part of progress."
Selena Sieberg, a 24-year-old demon and the owner of Terminator Industries, Inc., is a strong advocate of social, economic and technoloical progress. She favors very permissive and liberal policies (at least for the big enterprises) and strongly promotes all innovative, inventive and avant-garde incentives. Unless they're harmful for her business. Which is almost never.
What does she want for you?
- Artifical life is life! There's absolutely nothing wrong with flooding the world with extremely strong, durable and capable artifical monster-girls. Whether they serve as robust workers, rugged soldiers, or devoted wives for the lonely men, they're very welcome in the society of today! It just so happens that Terminator Industries is the leading manufacturer of those girls. It's pure coincidence, man!
- Meritocracy above all: If an idea or an initiative is overwhelmingly beneficial, there's no reason to halt it. Especially if this idea is beneficial for Selena (and, by extension, her future husband). Concerns such as superstitions, "traditions", "morality" and such are to be neglected in favor of the sheer benefit the idea carries for itself. Indirectly, this would also guarantee full freedom of expression, personal initiatives, and development to every citizen.
- Idiot-Proof Society: There's a lot of situations when stupid people sign up for something, fail to understand the terms and conditions (or outright ignore them and check the "agree" box), then realize their mistake and get angry at the government/corporation/some other people. To prevent stupid people from hurting themselves and getting angry at someone else, a Universal Magical Contract design is to be used for any official dealings. This little thing will communicate with dealing parties not only on consciously cognitive level, but also on the emotional, letting people know exactly what they're up for. Well, since some people will still check "agree" and proceed with the deal, only to get pissed later when they fuck up somehow, the magical contract is authorized to magically calm them down and remind them they've signed the fucking paper. :)
- Consensual Vassalage: Let's admit it, many people would rather live as peasants/servants provided that they would have all their expenses and needs (food, shelter, care, security and, of course, sex) covered. Freedom's really only for the few people who value their independence so much, they'd rather take the risks than accept being someone's servant. Through the UMC, such deals can be struck to ensure a happy and prosperous existence for both the protector and the protected. Initial projections expect around 93.4% people to sign up for the program, if passed.
III. Anna Dalseg/Leave Me Alone Party
"We will mind your own business."
The LMA party was formed as a response to people's concern about the ever-expanding govermnment. As more men (and sometimes, women) found themselves struggling against an increasing amount of regulations, eventually a political group representing their interests has formed. Anna Dalseg is a 26-year-old weasel-girl born in Sucksball, Orgyon, in a family owning a small restaurant; she joined the party at the age of 16, when she had to deal with a particularly demanding, loud pharaoh that complained about "no native cuisine being represented". After a lengthy conversation and a painful attempt to explain that dried scorpions and camel milk are not exactly what's in demand among the local patrons, she decided to turn into politics. Because, running that damned restaurant is gonna be quite a pain. Quite unlike running a libertarian party. After all, minimal government means minimal amount of work for her. And she's still gonna get paid from tax dollars! However minimal it'll be, it's still better than working at a damn restaurant.
"What does she mean for you?"
Basically, most of the government bullshit is going out of the window. Laws, regulations, government handouts, you name it. This, however, includes a lot of protection laws that prevent a man from being claimed by a more aggressive monster-girl right on the street. Now, the only thing standing between you and that feral hellhound some hundred feet away from you, would be your gun and your shooting skills. (Monster-silver bullets, not deadly so fire away. :)
Decentralization and localization of decision-making means every household, every city, every town is gonna have their own rules. On one hand, it means nobody's going to interfere with you, so you're free to pursue your life goals as you wish. On the other hand, nobody's going to protect you from that abusive vampire bitch that managed to nab you, either. You don't get your retirement, social security, employment, education, childcare etc. etc. etc. covered. However, you'll still have roads, as automotive companies do want to sell you these cars. Also, if you really need to have your shit taken care of by somebody, you can just ask some rich lady that's interested in you. Why the fuck not.
IV. Danaya Sevenclaws/Nature's Pretty Rad Party
"Global warming? Melting icecaps? Cow farts? Our eco-fairytales help enforce your sinister agenda since 19XX!"
Danaya was born 391 year ago in the deep forests of Virginia. As a dark elf, she has a strong affinity with nature, and therefore she can sense even the slight disturbances in the flow of natural energies. It was only natural that someone with such an amazing sensitivity towards nature would end up founding the NPR party. Her main concerns are stopping the overexploitation of nature, curbing the more harmful aspects of civilization, protecting the life in sea and lands, and establishing control over mankind by scaring them with overblown fairytales about coming ecological disa... oh, I mean, fighting the current crises, such as global warming. Well, she's a dark elf. Enslaving men... I mean, protecting the nature, it's her calling.
"What would her rule mean for you?"
- Increased taxes and regulations on pretty much everything. Let's cut it short, any big enterprise is perfectly capable of dealing with the increased burden of taxation and regulation without losing much, if anything, but the end result is that any start-ups would have to deal with the crushing regulations, some of which they wouldn't be able to afford, forcing them to work for the big gals or starve and die. Also, it would raise the prices on everything, further telling the masses that they no longer can afford certain luxuries, showing them where do they really stand.
- Reduced production of meat. Cattle don't get to eat quality foods, they're fine with some artifically-produced meat made from recycled plants and the Secret Goo. Oh, wait, did I just accidentally blurt out the real agenda? Oops, sorry, I mean, it's better for the environment, also it's more ethical.
- Travel restrictions and regulations. All to save the environment from the harmful human activities, and also a bit of keeping the slaves penned. She's a dark elf, you understand.
- Reducing the energy production to save the environment. Purely coincidentally, this would also raise energy prices, forcing people to either spend more of their money to keep a comfortable living, or reduce their living standards, conditioning themselves into living more frugal lives, which would please their Dark Overlords as they would have to spend less on the slaves' upkeep.