Descending into anarchy

[Willem]

Originally posted by MisManager

My objection is this: I understand war-weariness, happiness, etc. I am taking steps to control them. HOWEVER, in NO CITY are there more unhappy people than happy people. I have MANAGED happiness effectively - people are content. There is no disorder anywhere. Yet, I'm back in anarchy.

You may have made your citizens content by adding Entertainers and juggling your luxury rate, but the underlying problem is still there. All you've done is put a bandage on the issue of war weariness. At a certain point, you just can't appease your citizens anymore, and you'll either have to switch governments or end the war.

A good real life example would be the Vietnam War. The protests and discontent against it kept growing and growing, until the US administration had no choice but to end the war. It was either that or face escalating civil disorder. It's either victory abroad or peace at home, you can't always have both.

[Elucidus]

Yep, sometimes you cannot avoid it, you will fall into anarchy.

[realpolitic]

Originally posted by Sir Ralph

- If you can't stand it anymore, switch to communism or monarchy. But be aware to prebuild enough units for warfare, unless you are playing with a religious civilization.

If you're planning on fighting alot, you may want to go to Republic before War Weariness sets in, in many cases Republic is almost as good as Democracy even in peacetime.