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Nihilism Events

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Nihilism nihilism.1

An anti-clerical and anti-monarchist movement known as Nihilism has taken hold among the …. Led by …, these dangerous thinkers are sure to be a thorn in the side of the status quo.

"They are an affront to all that is righteous about our nation! All that escapes their lips is treason of the highest order! Never before have we seen such brazen disregard for our divine right to rule. They are the greatest possible threat to society." "Do not worry, my liege, these men are nihilists. There's nothing to be afraid of."

Perhaps they have a point. Nihilist Conspiracies: +25% Nihilist Movement Pop Attraction Thriving Nihilist Movement: +50 Popularity

This is treason! Heresy! Nihilist Conspiracies: +25% Nihilist Movement Pop Attraction Suppressed Nihilist Movement: +25 Popularity

The state must ban Nihilist literature. Suppressed Nihilist Movement: -25 Popularity

Nothing Ends nihilism.2

The rigorous suppression of the nihilist movement has finally borne fruit, as the word "nihilism" becomes nothing but an obscenity once more.

"Your worst sin is that you have destroyed and betrayed yourself for nothing." —Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment

They were more trouble than they had any right to be. Nihilism in Recession: +3 Interest Group Approval, -15% Interest Group Political Strength Nihilism Overcome: +10% Political Strength of Academics, +5% Production Research Speed, +15% …Authority

Use this to reassert our control over the academia. Nihilism in Recession: +3 Interest Group Approval, -15% Interest Group Political Strength

Into Oblivion nihilism.3

The conflict within the nihilist movement has finally led it to burn itself out, but the spirit of radicalism is not gone. Former nihilists have flocked to other radical movements in droves.

"...you think I am attacking them for talking nonsense? Not a bit! I like them to talk nonsense. That's man's one privilege over all creation. Through error you come to the truth! I am a man because I err! You never reach any truth without making fourteen mistakes and very likely a hundred and fourteen. And a fine thing, too, in its way; but we can't even make mistakes on our own account! Talk nonsense, but talk your own nonsense, and I'll kiss you for it. To go wrong in one's own way is better than to go right in someone else's." — Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment

Only a taste of the conflict to come. Activist Academics: +20% Interest Group Pop Attraction

Let them fade into the past.

Condemnations of the Children nihilism.4

A popular member of the … … has released a novel condemning the trend of nihilistic excess amongst the youth. The main character, professing vocal nihilism, bears a resemblance to ….

"The fact is that previously they were simply dunces and now they've suddenly become nihilists." —Ivan Turgenev, Fathers and Sons

At least one of them has some sense. Endorsed Anti-Nihilist Literature: +2 Interest Group Approval, +20% Interest Group Political Strength Conservative Intelligentsia: +15 Popularity

Isn't the main character dashing, though? Wrong Lessons Learned: -1 Interest Group Approval, +10% Interest Group Political Strength Romanticized Nihilist: +25 Popularity

Black Coats and Feuerbach nihilism.5

Students embracing the aesthetic and attitude of nihilism have become more and more common at … …, and numerous parties have raised concerns about radicalism in academia.

"The tiny space I occupy is so infinitely small in comparison with the rest of space, in which I am not, and which has nothing to do with me; and the period of time in which it is my lot to live is so petty beside the eternity in which I have not been, and shall not be... And in this atom, this mathematical point, the blood is circulating, the brain is working and wanting something... Isn't it loathsome? Isn't it petty?" —Ivan Turgenev, Fathers and Sons

The only education these people deserve is from the school of hard knocks! Interference in Academia: -1 Interest Group Approval, -10% Interest Group Political Strength Interference in Academia: -10% University building Throughput

This is a matter for university authorities.

A Deficit of Respect nihilism.6

A woman affiliated with the … of the … has angrily reported an incident of a group of students refusing to stand aside for her on the side of the road, and teasing her as she walked by.

"Have you no respect at all?" "What does it matter if your skirts must trail in the snow? Their worth is the same whether they're stained or not—the same value as any such garment." "The authorities will hear of this!" The sneers of the students with their shaggy hair and black coats followed her as she hurried away, red-faced.

How far can these nihilists' depravity go? Asserted Social Standards: +1 Interest Group Approval Cultural Authoritarianism: -1 Interest Group Approval, -10% Interest Group Political Strength

Hardly a matter for the legal system. Declining Social Norms: -1 Interest Group Approval Flexible Social Norms: +10% Interest Group Political Strength, +5% Interest Group Pop Attraction

Chaos on the Courtyard nihilism.7

In visiting … …, … has stirred up an impressive crowd of students, and disrupted the activities of several people affiliated with the ….

The performer on the soapbox turned their attention to several unlucky souls in the clothing of the upper class, and stretched out an arm. "See them as they walk by, those agents of nefarious superstition? Yes, see how they hide their faces in shame? The truth is that they're no better than any one of us!"

Enough with this nonsense! Break up the demonstration. Student Body Persecuted: +5% Mortality of Academics, -25% University building Throughput Persecution of Intellectuals: -1 Interest Group Approval, -10% Interest Group Political Strength

We cannot deny it was a good show. Audacity Rewarded: +25 Popularity Disregarding Heresy: -2 Interest Group Approval Growing Academic Privileges: +10% Political Strength of Academics, +5% Production Research Speed

Unholy Activities nihilism.8

A group of nihilist students has carried out an obscene and outlandish protest in front of a church, prompting demands by the … to halt these activities by force.

The vicar, standing outside to sweep the path to the entryway of his church, could only stare in shock as the exultant students dressed as clergy untied and flung their frocks into the air. Dark cloth formed brief clouds in the air. At the sight of their bare flesh he turned his head and shielded his vision with his hands. "Do you have no sense at all?!"

Track down everyone involved, and charge them with blasphemy! Asserted Social Standards: +1 Interest Group Approval

How do they expect us to identify the perpetrators? Declining Social Norms: -1 Interest Group Approval

Taxes and Torches nihilism.9

In the dead of night, a group of nihilists have committed arson against a … in …, leading to it being severely damaged by fire.

"You cry out with rage when empty buildings burn, but where are your tears when men and women with full hearts perish from hunger?"

The perpetrators will rebuild what they destroyed in prison. Kissed by Flame: -25% Government Administration building Throughput Suppressed Nihilism: +1 Interest Group Approval Arson Attacks: -10% …Bureaucracy

The classrooms will be shuttered until that building is restored. Kissed by Flame: -15% Government Administration building Throughput Classrooms Shuttered: -50% University building Throughput Harshly Suppressed Nihilism: +3 Interest Group Approval Abuses of Students: -3 Interest Group Approval

The Wedge in the Academia nihilism.10

With the rise in discontent amongst the academia, a new, proudly … leader of the … has come to the fore.

"The life of a limited person almost always flows more smoothly and pleasantly than the life of a genius or even just an intelligent person. Clever people do not get along with those phenomena to which the masses become accustomed without the slightest difficulty. Intelligent people, depending on the various conditions of temperament and development, are in the most heterogeneous relationship to these phenomena." —Dmitry Pisarev

Keep a close eye on ….

Perhaps … is simply a product of our actions. Nihilist Predominance: +20% Interest Group Political Strength

A Forum Argument nihilism.11

… and … have found themselves in a spontaneous public argument about the merits of their respective ideologies.

"How are you to ever acquire support for your movement beyond the gullible scions of the bourgeoisie?", the man in the red scarf shouted. "You have nothing but aesthetics behind you, the very thing you condemn!" With a turn of a black coat, the nihilist's eyes met their opponent. "You clearly possess no faith in the will of the people once awakened..."

… comes to a victory over his opponent! Triumphant in Forum: +25 Popularity Defeated in Forum: -25 Popularity

… clearly possesses stronger arguments. Triumphant in Forum: +25 Popularity Defeated in Forum: -25 Popularity

They have potential for something larger than the sum of its parts.

The Red and Black Unite nihilism.12

Spurred by close ties between their respective agitators, the … and … have begun to cooperate against the influence of the ….

They formed an odd pairing, the bright-eyed students clearly trying to ape the ragged style of the workers, and yet they seemed to complete one another. In the flickering candlelight of the basement, the shabby clothing of the nihilists almost seemed to possess an authentic nature, for here they knew they had signed a compact to suffer equally if they were caught.

The product of zero times two is still zero. Proletarian Nihilism: +20% Interest Group Political Strength Neglected Anti-Clericalists: -2 Interest Group Approval

Surely the … cannot actually be united behind this absurdity. Divided Trade Unions: -2 Interest Group Approval, -10% Interest Group Political Strength

Spiraling Ascension nihilism.13

The ascendant nihilist sympathisers in the government have arranged a gambit to abolish and forcefully liquidate all property of the …, and immediately enact ….

"What can be smashed must be smashed. Whatever withstands the blow is fit to survive; what flies into pieces is rubbish. In any case, strike out right and left, no harm can come of it." —Dmitry Pisarev

The … will perish, for it stands against reality itself! Nihilist Depravity: -10 Interest Group Approval State Deicide: -10 Interest Group Approval, -50% Interest Group Political Strength

This path is doomed to fail!

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