Democratic-Authoritarian
Shows the government's view of political pluralism. It can range from democratic to authoritarian.
Political Left-Political Right
Shows the government's view of societal equality. The political left want to increase equality at the expense of freedom and order while the political right want to decrease it in favour of either freedom or order.
Open Society-Closed Society
Shows the government's view of societal freedom. The defenders of an Open Society want to increase freedom at the expense of equality and order, and the proponents of a Closed Society want to decrease it in favour of either equality or order.
Free Market-Central Planning
Shows the government's view of the economic system. It can range from free market, mixed market, regulated market to central planning. Usually you find the liberals on the free market side, while social conservatives and social democrats are on the other.
Standing Army-Drafted Army
Shows the government's view of the organization of defense. It can range from a standing army to a draft army of conscripts and volunteers. As standing armies are often expensive, cost-cutters and market liberals usually want a draft army, while traditionalist, social conservatives prefer a standing one.
Hawk Lobby-Dove Lobby
Shows the government's view of war and peace. It can range from the political realism of the Hawks to the political idealism, or internationalism, of the Doves.
Interventionism-Isolationism
Shows the government's view of world politics. It can range from imperialist expansionism, ideological interventionism, neutrality to isolationism.
UNITED STATES
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Political Left-Political Right
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Open Society-Closed Society
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Free Market-Central Planning
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Standing Army-Drafted Army
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Hawk Lobby-Dove Lobby
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Interventionism-Isolationism
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BRITISH EMPIRE
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Democratic-Authoritarian
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Political Left-Political Right
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Open Society-Closed Society
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Free Market-Central Planning
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Standing Army-Drafted Army
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Hawk Lobby-Dove Lobby
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Interventionism-Isolationism
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Democratic-Authoritarian
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Political Left-Political Right
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Open Society-Closed Society
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Free Market-Central Planning
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Standing Army-Drafted Army
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Hawk Lobby-Dove Lobby
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Interventionism-Isolationism
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Democratic-Authoritarian
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Political Left-Political Right
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Open Society-Closed Society
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Free Market-Central Planning
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Standing Army-Drafted Army
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Hawk Lobby-Dove Lobby
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Interventionism-Isolationism
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Democratic-Authoritarian
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Political Left-Political Right
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Open Society-Closed Society
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Free Market-Central Planning
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Standing Army-Drafted Army
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Hawk Lobby-Dove Lobby
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Interventionism-Isolationism
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Shadow Knight said:I agree with you on Germany Allenby. But I would move Germany's 'Army' slider one or two slots in the direction of drafted army to compensate for reserve system. But since I do not have the game yet (hopefully today) it is only an uniformed opinion.
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albso437 said:For gameplays sake maybe, but at that time I wouldn´t consider any country on earth a 10 in democracy.
A lot of "democratic" countries did not have "one man - one vote" -system and how many countries had voting rights for women?
And still democracy means so much more.
How likely were the people to follow the orders of the president/primeminister/dictator?
Zuckergußgebäck said:Germany should actually have a slider closer to the political left. The Kaiser had a odd perception of politics, a view which I find more leftist that rightist.
StephenT said:2 - 3
As above, but the rulers must at least give the pretence of listening to public opinion. (or alternatively, there are several powerful interest-groups outside the ruling clique who must be bargained with).
For example: Mexico (under Huerta), most Balkan states, Austria-Hungary, Soviet Russia.
BRITISH EMPIRE
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Democratic-Authoritarian
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Political Left-Political Right
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Open Society-Closed Society
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Free Market-Central Planning
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Standing Army-Drafted Army
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Hawk Lobby-Dove Lobby
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Interventionism-Isolationism
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Germany
Democratic-Authoritarian
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Political Left-Political Right
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Open Society-Closed Society
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Free Market-Central Planning
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Standing Army-Drafted Army
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Hawk Lobby-Dove Lobby
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Interventionism-Isolationism
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Russia
Democratic-Authoritarian
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Political Left-Political Right
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Open Society-Closed Society
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Free Market-Central Planning
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Standing Army-Drafted Army
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Hawk Lobby-Dove Lobby
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Interventionism-Isolationism
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Those all make sense, except that Russia does not seem to jump at everything as you say. They dont strike me as very interventionalist. It was just the Serbian Crisis that they decided to jump but they didnt really from '04 to '14StephenT said:A few more observations on Russia:
I think they define Political Right. Authoritarian, patriarchal, heirarchical, religious, conservative, oppressive, and supportive of the rights of the powerful to grow wealthy at the expense of the working classes.
I'd put them much more towards Closed Society than Mr Freeman does. After all, they had a secret police, concentration camps in Siberia, censorship, informers, and a culture where assassination was considered the only effective form of political expression.
Free market/central planning I'm not so sure of - Russia was a capitalist society, but in an absolute autocracy the government is involved in the economy by default.
Russia in 1914 was probably 75% of the way towards Hawk Lobby. (In 1904 they'd be all the way there, in 1908 closer to Dove, but by 1914 they were becoming much more hawkish again)
They should also be an 8 or 9 in Interventionism - just look at their involvement in Bulgaria, Rumania, Turkey, Serbia, China, Korea...
I think those dates are significant. Russia suffered a major defeat in the Russo-Japanese War, and for the next ten years they were much more cautious about foreign entanglements.Gordon Freeman said:Those all make sense, except that Russia does not seem to jump at everything as you say. They dont strike me as very interventionalist. It was just the Serbian Crisis that they decided to jump but they didnt really from '04 to '14
StephenT said:Regarding the tags, will it be necessary to give countries like Denmark and the Netherlands a different tag to avoid Germany declaring war on them automatically?
StephenT said:Regarding standing army-draft, I'm cautious of expressing an opinion since I have no clue what game effects the rating has.
This slider determines whether a country maintains a largely professional military force or whether servicemen are only drafted in times of trouble. Nations who rely on drafted armies will receive a significant gearing bonus, but the organisation of their armies will be lower and they will gain experience more slowly. Nations with standing armies tend to be better organised and even their raw recruits will be more experienced, but they will not receive nearly as large a gearing bonus in the industrial sector.
If you place a serial run Production Order - one that calls for multiple units to be manufactured in a single production run - then you will be eligible to receive a gearing bonus where each successive unit that is produced will require slightly less time to manufacture.
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