Entry 4
Hello again Mission Control!
I had initially tried to grasp as much of history as I could and I tried (in vain) to compile all of it as a single entry but everything's so vast and some parts of it are again, conflicting. Some parts of history are mixed with popular legends and even, what appears to be, bedtime stories! Thus, drawing concrete conclusions from them seem nigh impossible. However, the people's history, for the most part, seems to be concrete and solid enough.
I am sorry to say that I haven't made myself aware of every detail of their history--it all seems so vast as it happens; and all that groupism really doesn't help. At one point, while researching Asia, I didn't know what was real and what wasn't.
It all seems so fascinating, nonetheless.
After reading through whatever I could, I instantly realised that what people were scared of was change. For a species so well-adapted to change, it's the one thing that they absolutely detest. It's astonishing, really--they also seem to hate monotony! Everytime they seem to be politically stable, or politically under the control of a single person for more than an "acceptable" amount of time, they start protesting and waging wars. Similarly, if there was any change brought into the existing political system or even social or economic system, they protested again!
I don't know what they prefer--change or monotony.
Their political systems is what defines most territories. Some countries (and the loudest ones) choose their leaders; they call this democracy. They don't seem much too happy about the leaders they choose, either. They elect a new one after a set number of years.
It IS something like what we have; except that we also have a Council that has Veto power lest our stately leaders get carried away.
Other countries are ruled over by royal families or royal members, in what looks like dictatorship. Still others, seem to have both! They call this a constitutional monarchy. This seems more like our system--here, the monarch, or the highest member of the royal family alone, has Veto power. In most cases, anyway.
What they've done to themselves for the sake of "advancement" is ironic--while they try to get rid of, (in essence) themselves, for whatever reasons, they only seem to be slowing actual advancements (in science or philosophy) that may have any actual value.
It reminds me of our own Dark Age. When we were driven by our primary instinct of fighting to be the best, when in fact, we, as advanced life forms, were already the best.
What they don't seem to understand is that they've already won against nature; they have proven to be the most capable and most intelligent life forms on Earth. They must realise though, that they will only gain strength in numbers and if they chose to work together. Not against each other.
But I suppose they must go through such times as our own to come to this conclusion.
Humans appear to be slow learners. Our Dark Age had one war; one long war that had left a lasting impression on everyone. These people have had TWO wars! TWO wars when EVERYONE on the planet was involved in some form or the other.
And yet, they don't stop. And it doesn't look like they will anytime soon, either. They are most likely to start more wars, actually.**
I'm afraid that there is almost a 90% chance that the humans will wipe themselves out in the coming years.
**I've arrived at this conclusion because a lot of defense organisations in several territories seem to be spending a lot of time and energy on new and more destructive weaponry. Weaponry and strategy. Why are they readying themselves for war if they have resolved, on the surface at least, to refrain from it?
Distrust.
These people will be the end of themselves.
I guess I shall try to get a grasp of their economic system next! Only seems logical.
And yes--they're life span really is less that 4.5 Julls. Amazing how little they live!
Hello again Mission Control!
I had initially tried to grasp as much of history as I could and I tried (in vain) to compile all of it as a single entry but everything's so vast and some parts of it are again, conflicting. Some parts of history are mixed with popular legends and even, what appears to be, bedtime stories! Thus, drawing concrete conclusions from them seem nigh impossible. However, the people's history, for the most part, seems to be concrete and solid enough.
I am sorry to say that I haven't made myself aware of every detail of their history--it all seems so vast as it happens; and all that groupism really doesn't help. At one point, while researching Asia, I didn't know what was real and what wasn't.
It all seems so fascinating, nonetheless.
After reading through whatever I could, I instantly realised that what people were scared of was change. For a species so well-adapted to change, it's the one thing that they absolutely detest. It's astonishing, really--they also seem to hate monotony! Everytime they seem to be politically stable, or politically under the control of a single person for more than an "acceptable" amount of time, they start protesting and waging wars. Similarly, if there was any change brought into the existing political system or even social or economic system, they protested again!
I don't know what they prefer--change or monotony.
Their political systems is what defines most territories. Some countries (and the loudest ones) choose their leaders; they call this democracy. They don't seem much too happy about the leaders they choose, either. They elect a new one after a set number of years.
It IS something like what we have; except that we also have a Council that has Veto power lest our stately leaders get carried away.
Other countries are ruled over by royal families or royal members, in what looks like dictatorship. Still others, seem to have both! They call this a constitutional monarchy. This seems more like our system--here, the monarch, or the highest member of the royal family alone, has Veto power. In most cases, anyway.
What they've done to themselves for the sake of "advancement" is ironic--while they try to get rid of, (in essence) themselves, for whatever reasons, they only seem to be slowing actual advancements (in science or philosophy) that may have any actual value.
It reminds me of our own Dark Age. When we were driven by our primary instinct of fighting to be the best, when in fact, we, as advanced life forms, were already the best.
What they don't seem to understand is that they've already won against nature; they have proven to be the most capable and most intelligent life forms on Earth. They must realise though, that they will only gain strength in numbers and if they chose to work together. Not against each other.
But I suppose they must go through such times as our own to come to this conclusion.
Humans appear to be slow learners. Our Dark Age had one war; one long war that had left a lasting impression on everyone. These people have had TWO wars! TWO wars when EVERYONE on the planet was involved in some form or the other.
And yet, they don't stop. And it doesn't look like they will anytime soon, either. They are most likely to start more wars, actually.**
I'm afraid that there is almost a 90% chance that the humans will wipe themselves out in the coming years.
**I've arrived at this conclusion because a lot of defense organisations in several territories seem to be spending a lot of time and energy on new and more destructive weaponry. Weaponry and strategy. Why are they readying themselves for war if they have resolved, on the surface at least, to refrain from it?
Distrust.
These people will be the end of themselves.
I guess I shall try to get a grasp of their economic system next! Only seems logical.
And yes--they're life span really is less that 4.5 Julls. Amazing how little they live!
