Liberalizing a Country

[Der_Leprechaun]

I'm playing as Germany in 1898, and I'm facing revolt problems, mostly from Anarcho-Liberals. Despite the fact that I've created social programs, given universal sufferage, and held free elections, these people still are not happy. :wacko:

Since the Conservative Party is in power, I figure it could be an ideological problem. So, I think a lot of the problems would go away if I could get the National Liberal party (who really aren't all that different from the Conservatives) into power. Am I wrong in thinking this?

Either way, I'd still like to get a the National Liberals into power. What would be the best way to do this, since Liberals make up only 15% of the population? (Conservatives are 55%, Anarcho-Liberals 17%, Reactionaries 8%, and then everyone else)

 

[Sleepyhead]

How high are your taxes? Are you funding "crime fighting"?

 

[Der_Leprechaun]

Taxes are at 32% for all three. Crime Fighting is set to the maximum.

 

[Orm]

They don't become happy over night. Is their militancy rising or dropping?

 

[Der_Leprechaun]

Dropping, but slowly. Because of effective troops placed in the most militant places and the fact that it's been three years, the number of actual revolts is way down.

 

[caesareke]

try putting your taxes at 0%, militancy will drop even faster

 

[Firenz]

I suffered this problem. Had a laissez faire government but just switched it to a different one and gave them some benefits for unemployment, pension and minimum wages but only to a level that I could sustain. That solved it, although the national fraternity and a few other late cultural techs helped.

you could just change most of your laborers and farmers to clerks and craftsmen that works pretty well in liberalizing a country.