Tuonela update

[camwyn]

Huh. Somehow my last several decisions moved us out of Democratic Socialism and into Inoffensive Centrist Democracy. I would not mind that if our political rights were better; I am going to have to hope that the next few issues to come down the pike push us in that direction. On the bright side, our economy is Fair rather than Imploded, Fragile, Developing or Weak. I can deal with this. We had no ideological commitment to socialism; we were socialist because our decisions led us that way. We are attempting to pursue a path of compassionate development and freedom, and I would like to say once again that I did not mean to outlaw extremist political parties.

Now let's see how regulating animal cruelty affects our freedoms and the economy. I'm not going to expel the animal liberationists if I don't have to, and I'm not outlawing meat, either. Mmm, yummy porot.

Comments

[lwood.livejournal.com]

Judging from DLP's description of a strictly period Finnish feast she attended at a Baronial investiture in Finland, if you outlawed meat, the Tuonelans would all starve because there would be just about nothing left.

-- Lorrie

[lwood.livejournal.com]

Oh, except salted grass, if memory serves.

-- L

Mmm, salted grass....

[mephron]

So would everyone then excuse themselves and go out to shoot a reindeer in private?

Re: Mmm, salted grass....

[lwood.livejournal.com]

Except you Gwalchmei, you have to use a bow 'n' arrow -- and speaking as someone who works Norse, I would further caution you to watch out for those Saami wizards who are probably lurking among the reindeer just to piss you orf. ;)

However, at the feast in question, apparently there were many many game courses (reindeer, elk, etc) and no vegetables to be seen, save some sort of salted grass.

-- Lorrie

[camwyn]

Well, for what it's worth I moved to outlaw the more egregious forms of animal cruelty and got 'meat eating is frowned upon' as my consequence. Bah.

[lwood.livejournal.com]

Indeed! Bah!

-- Lorrie

[camwyn]

And now we're back to fragile and democratic socialism. I'm going to have to step carefully with the next few issues.