![]() The Unitariate Commissions officially banned religions, but the UPL held an almost zealous belief in the supposed ' divinity of mankind', which called for the immediate eradication of any non-vital prosthetics or mutations amongst the pure-strain human gene pool. It went to great lengths to eradicate the last vestiges of racial separatism and designated English as the common language of Earth, banning many ancient languages in their native countries. With its control lasting for nearly eighty years, the UPL sought to unify the various cultures of humanity. The UPL often resorted to fascist police actions to maintain the public order. Only a few volatile countries in South America remained outside its fold. It encompassed and controlled close to ninety-three percent of Earth's population. It accomplished that which the now defunct United Nations never could by unifying humanity. On November 22, 2229, the United Powers League was founded upon the basis of 'enlightened socialism'. The precarious balance of world power ultimately exploded into international pandemonium. Civil chaos was already rampant in many of the larger countries, but media coverage of the police actions spurred it. Acts of terrorism and violence erupted between the corporate sector and the humanist factions, resulting in forced police actions across Earth. Many core international economic systems folded in upon themselves and shut down as tensions rose regarding the use and capitalization of cybernetics and genetic mutations. As overpopulation and genetic alteration swept across Earth, popular sentiment held that it was plummeting towards an inevitable catastrophe. ![]() Pollution and a lack of natural resources and affordable fuels added to the fire. Despite this, Earth's population grew to an estimated twenty-three billion by 2301. Many of the fundamental humanist factions panicked as multitudes of people were augmented with cybernetic implants while others manifested slight physical mutations ranging from heightened senses to advanced telepathy.Īs technology continued to evolve and spread, world leaders sought ways to stem the growth of their nation's inhabitants. Militant humanist factions and hard-line religious groups challenged the rights of private interest corporations who profited from genetic experimentation as cybernetics, cloning and gene-splicing rose steadily into the public forum. ![]() Third-world nations challenged the economic and military might of the world's superpowers, blasting apart the international power structure. Nuclear weapons quickly became available in abundance following the eradication of Communism from the eastern nations. By the end of the twenty-first century, radical new technologies offered increased access to advanced computers and informational databases to even Earth's most destitute nations. ![]() The Decline of Western Civilization ĭuring the twentieth century, human development and exchange of technology and culture spread rapidly. Humans developed an international power structure defined by military superiority, as well as the acquisition of capital. Centuries after humanity finally left Earth, Vorazun would speculate that in humanity's ancient past, their need to "grasp and hold so tightly to everything" (in regards to bonds of friendship) helped them to survive. Humans evolved on Earth over millions of years, slowly advancing themselves through trial and error. According to Samir Duran, terrans are a creation of the Infinite Cycle. ![]()
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