The Political Machine 2020

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DarkKnight 6 13 Dec, 2020 @ 9:42am
Looking for modding help
I am trying to include new issues so I can mod new ideologies with a greater national security focus. I haven't made the mods yet, but I included the new issues in the various Main Issues files. It seems that I have wiped everything out, and made all the candidates adopt yang's ideology. Please help.


Here are the issues I tried to implant.



<Issue>
<Tag>AMERICANCYBERSECURITY</Tag>
<Display>Improving America’s Cybersecurity Infrastructure</Display>
<Image>War</Image>
<Icon>gfx\Issue_Images\Issue_War_Pos.png</Icon>
<Description> There is growing consensus that the next phase of warfare will be waged in cyberspace, with rising technological competitors like China, geopolitical foes like Russia and non-state actors all posing major threats to America’s technology dependent economy, government and infrastructure. China’s theft of American military, intelligence, technological and corporate secrets have given it an unfair advantage over the United States while Russia’s attack on the 2016 elections could destabilize the country. At the same time, there are fears that adversaries, including terrorists, could effectively shut down the US economy and military in the event of a war. Partnerships with corporate America and civil society are needed to stimulate massive investment in this area so that America can retain a qualitative supremacy over all enemies and enhance its ability to deter and contain aggression. However, the uproar over how Russia allegedly assisted Trump has turned this issue into a bipartisan fight, as Republicans feel that acknowledging this issue could raise questions about Trump’s legitimacy as POTUS. </Description>
<Default_Party_Importance PartyID="Left">4</Default_Party_Importance>
<Default_Party_Position PartyID="Left">4</Default_Party_Position>
<Default_Party_Importance PartyID="Right">4</Default_Party_Importance>
<Default_Party_Position PartyID="Right">1</Default_Party_Position>
<Default_Party_Importance PartyID="Indy">4</Default_Party_Importance>
<Default_Party_Position PartyID="Indy">4</Default_Party_Position>
</Issue>



<Issue>
<Tag>STANDINGUPTOAUTHORITARIANS</Tag>
<Display>Standing up to Authoritarians</Display>
<Image>War</Image>
<Icon>gfx\Issue_Images\Issue_War_Pos.png</Icon>
<Description> Many people in the human rights and foreign policy communities are alarmed by the growing strength of authoritarian governments who are undermining fundamental freedoms and the rule of law. It is not just occurring in geopolitical rivals like Russia and China, but is also affecting allies like Poland and Hungary. American thinkers in both parties advocate measures to loosen the power of such authoritarians, pointing out that reluctance to confront human rights abuses within certain countries often leads to global problems later as dictators see it as a green light for aggression. However, others believe that too strong a stance against authoritarians could jeopardise alliances that are critical to American security, as is the case with Turkey and Egypt, and even push them into the arms of America’s geopolitical adversaries. Others warn that condemning China and Russia for human rights abuses blocks potential cooperation, and that America’s own moral standing is lacking.</Description>
<Default_Party_Importance PartyID="Left">4</Default_Party_Importance>
<Default_Party_Position PartyID="Left">1</Default_Party_Position>
<Default_Party_Importance PartyID="Right">3</Default_Party_Importance>
<Default_Party_Position PartyID="Right">1</Default_Party_Position>
<Default_Party_Importance PartyID="Indy">3</Default_Party_Importance>
<Default_Party_Position PartyID="Indy">0</Default_Party_Position>
</Issue>


<Issue>
<Tag>INTERNATIONALISM</Tag>
<Display>Internationalism vs Isolationism</Display>
<Image>WAR</Image>
<Icon>gfx\Issue_Images\Issue_War_Pos.png</Icon>
<Description>The debate about the proper role America should exercise in the world has been taking place for most of its history. Those who believe that the US is the indispensable nation, and must take a leading or coordinating role to resolve global problems, are internationalists. They include advocates of liberal-humanitarian interventionism, realists and neoconservatives, with each side giving different emphasis to the uses of soft and hard power. Isolationists are those who believe that America should radically disengage from the world militarily and economically and deal with its own problems. The long and inconclusive wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, coupled with economic anxiety, have revived this old worldview. </Description>
<Default_Party_Importance PartyID="Left">4</Default_Party_Importance>
<Default_Party_Position PartyID="Left">3</Default_Party_Position>
<Default_Party_Importance PartyID="Right">4</Default_Party_Importance>
<Default_Party_Position PartyID="Right">1</Default_Party_Position>
<Default_Party_Importance PartyID="Indy">4</Default_Party_Importance>
<Default_Party_Position PartyID="Indy">1</Default_Party_Position>
</Issue>
<Issue>
<Tag>STATEDEPARTMENT</Tag>
<Display>Greater Role for the State Department</Display>
<Image>WAR</Image>
<Icon>gfx\Issue_Images\Issue_War_Pos.png</Icon>

<Description>Liberals and Democrats believe the State Department should have more resources and authority to maintain alliances and deploy America’s soft power to serve common objectives such as preserving and enhancing the liberal international order, fighting terrorism, mitigating climate change and protecting human rights. It is called ‘soft’ or ‘smart’ power. Some ‘Realist’ Republicans also endorse a greater role for diplomacy because they believe it compliments America’s ‘hard’ military power. Neoconservatives and isolationists tend to take a dim view of diplomacy, making this a divisive issue both between, and within the parties.</Description>
<Default_Party_Importance PartyID="Left">3</Default_Party_Importance>
<Default_Party_Position PartyID="Left">2</Default_Party_Position>
<Default_Party_Importance PartyID="Right">3</Default_Party_Importance>
<Default_Party_Position PartyID="Right">-1</Default_Party_Position>
<Default_Party_Importance PartyID="Indy">3</Default_Party_Importance>
<Default_Party_Position PartyID="Indy">1</Default_Party_Position>
</Issue>