My choice
The Stupidity Surplus had been beaten into second place by the news that the militant wing of the no-choice movement had been causing trouble in Manchester. Windows were broken, cars overturned and there were at least a dozen arrests. With a nation driven by the concept of ‘choice’, a growing faction of citizens who thought life was simpler when options were limited had banded together into what they called the ‘no-choicers’ and demanded the choice to have no choice. Prime Minister Redmond Van de Poste condemned the violence but explained that the choice of ‘choice’ ovre ‘just better services’ was something the previous administration had chosen, and was thus itself a ‘no-choice’ principle for the current administration. Alfredo Traficcone, MP, leader of the opposition ‘Prevailing Wind’ party, was quick to jump on the bandwagon, proclaiming that it was the inalienable right of every citizen to have the choice over whether they had choice or not. The no-choicers had suggested that there should be a referendum to settle the matter once and for all, something that the opposition ‘choice’ faction had no option but to agree with. More sinisterly, the militant wing known only as NOPTION were keen to go farther, and demanded that there should be only one option on the ballot paper - the no-choice one.
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