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==World Coalition Government== | ==World Coalition Government== | ||
===[[Quotes/Manual#MANIFESTO| | ===Rebel manifesto=== | ||
From [[Quotes/Manual#MANIFESTO|the manual]]: | |||
:It's 2032 and the world ain't what it used to be. | :It's 2032 and the world ain't what it used to be. | ||
:We have one government where there used to be hundreds. Big brother is alive and well. | :We have one government where there used to be hundreds. Big brother is alive and well. | ||
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:The poor wretches who can't afford to live in the cities get as close to the atmosphere processors as they can and eke out a miserable (and dangerous) existence working on the reclamation teams who beat back the corrosive stain of the wilderness. | :The poor wretches who can't afford to live in the cities get as close to the atmosphere processors as they can and eke out a miserable (and dangerous) existence working on the reclamation teams who beat back the corrosive stain of the wilderness. | ||
:From time to time someone tries to improve public awareness of the ecological nightmare but World Coalition Government controls the media and silences them before any outcry can gain momentum. There is a growing awareness that something has gone horribly wrong and that something has to be done. | :From time to time someone tries to improve public awareness of the ecological nightmare but World Coalition Government controls the media and silences them before any outcry can gain momentum. There is a growing awareness that something has gone horribly wrong and that something has to be done. | ||
:Something has to give. It's only a matter of time | :Something has to give. It's only a matter of time. | ||
===[[Quotes/Manual#THE_WORLD_COALITION_GOVERNMENT| | ===WCG history=== | ||
:On January 12th, | From [[Quotes/Manual#THE_WORLD_COALITION_GOVERNMENT|the manual]]: | ||
:On January 12th, [2012] the newborn World Coalition Government annexed 80% of the countries of the world. The holdouts either reconsidered and signed treaties or were "dissolved" in a matter of months. | |||
:The leaders of the new regime gave us all kinds of rationalizations for their actions, ranging from endless border skirmishes between impoverished nations to environmental problems that they claimed could only be solved if all of the "citizens of earth" worked together. | :The leaders of the new regime gave us all kinds of rationalizations for their actions, ranging from endless border skirmishes between impoverished nations to environmental problems that they claimed could only be solved if all of the "citizens of earth" worked together. | ||
:If the truth were told, it was all about the money. | :If the truth were told, it was all about the money. | ||
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:It is a golden age for the privileged. Their ivory towers are everything we hoped the future would be. | :It is a golden age for the privileged. Their ivory towers are everything we hoped the future would be. | ||
===[[Quotes/Manual#THE_TECHNOLOGY_CRIMES_TASK_FORCE_.28TCTF.29| | ===TCTF history=== | ||
From [[Quotes/Manual#THE_TECHNOLOGY_CRIMES_TASK_FORCE_.28TCTF.29|the manual]]: | |||
:One of the excuses World Coalition Government used to grab the reigns was the use of biological weapons by a few of the countries involved in border skirmishes at the time. | :One of the excuses World Coalition Government used to grab the reigns was the use of biological weapons by a few of the countries involved in border skirmishes at the time. | ||
:Biotech is to us what nukes were to our great grandparents - an emerging technology that scares the hell out of the ignorant. Everyone was terrified that some genetically engineered super virus would spread farther than its creators intended. Horror stories of weapons that made your bones melt and your eyes explode blinded the public to the less tangible threat of a totalitarian government. | :Biotech is to us what nukes were to our great grandparents - an emerging technology that scares the hell out of the ignorant. Everyone was terrified that some genetically engineered super virus would spread farther than its creators intended. Horror stories of weapons that made your bones melt and your eyes explode blinded the public to the less tangible threat of a totalitarian government. | ||
:Once the puppet masters behind the World Coalition Government had what they wanted they continued to exploit techno-phobia to keep them on top. They told us that abuse of technology was the enemy and that the Technology Crimes Task Force was our guardian. In the name of the common good they granted the TCTF blanket | :Once the puppet masters behind the World Coalition Government had what they wanted they continued to exploit techno-phobia to keep them on top. They told us that abuse of technology was the enemy and that the Technology Crimes Task Force was our guardian. In the name of the common good they granted the TCTF blanket authority to investigate wherever and however they see fit. | ||
:Sure, the TCTF does everything it is supposed to. They keep most of the "cyber drugs" and illegal weapons off the streets but law enforcement is a smokescreen to excuse their actual purpose. | :Sure, the TCTF does everything it is supposed to. They keep most of the "cyber drugs" and illegal weapons off the streets but law enforcement is a smokescreen to excuse their actual purpose. | ||
:World Coalition Government uses the TCTF to control the evolution and distribution of new technologies. They suppress anything that could be used to undermine their authority. Their investigations are also used to violate the rights of anyone deemed "dangerous" by World Coalition Government. | :World Coalition Government uses the TCTF to control the evolution and distribution of new technologies. They suppress anything that could be used to undermine their authority. Their investigations are also used to violate the rights of anyone deemed "dangerous" by World Coalition Government. | ||
:The real abuse of technology begins and ends with the government and its TCTF enforcers. | :The real abuse of technology begins and ends with the government and its TCTF enforcers. | ||
=== | ===History of the Syndicate=== | ||
; | ;In-game echo of [[Quotes/Consoles#History_of_the_Syndicate|the manual]]... | ||
:When the new geopolitical order of the World Coalition Government was instituted many technologies were identified as dangerous to world stability and were banned or reserved to restricted access. The Network survived the chaos of the world riots by establishing and maintaining a reliable technological black market. | :When the new geopolitical order of the World Coalition Government was instituted many technologies were identified as dangerous to world stability and were banned or reserved to restricted access. The Network survived the chaos of the world riots by establishing and maintaining a reliable technological black market. That's about the only in-game mention of the World/Freedom Riots (one more is [[Quotes/Weapons#ph_stream|HERE]]). | ||
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Some things may end up on other pages, too. Hasegawa's, Daodan's, Griffin's... | Some things may end up on other pages, too. Hasegawa's, Daodan's, Griffin's... | ||
===WCG Today... East and West=== | ===WCG Today... East and West=== | ||
====WCG and EU==== | ====WCG and EU==== | ||
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====Futuristic architecture==== | ====Futuristic architecture==== | ||
[[ | [[wp:Antonio Sant'Elia|Antonio Sant'Elia]] was a Milanese architect responsible for the [http://www.unknown.nu/futurism/architecture.html Manifest of Futurist Architecture] and a collection of sketches such as [http://web.archive.org/web/20170716123444/http://web.tiscali.it/antonio_santelia/galleria/093.htm this one]. First cited (without being named ^_^) in the Oni context by [[User:Guido|Guido]], along with [[wp:Frank Lloyd Wright|Frank Lloyd Wright]]. | ||
====Paris Welcomes WCG==== | ====Paris Welcomes WCG==== | ||
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Available [http://geyser.oni2.net/pics/misc/ParisWelcomesWCG HERE]. Be sure to read the [http://geyser.oni2.net/pics/misc/ParisWelcomesWCG/README.txt README]. | Available [http://geyser.oni2.net/pics/misc/ParisWelcomesWCG HERE]. Be sure to read the [http://geyser.oni2.net/pics/misc/ParisWelcomesWCG/README.txt README]. | ||
==== | ====Singapore==== | ||
Singapore is | [[Singapore]] is somewhat of a modern utopia because of its pragmatic government policies. It basically bridges the gap between capitalism and communism (and [[wp:Big_brother|Big Brother]]). Thus, the WCG can also be seen as an extrapolation of Singapore to Asia and beyond. | ||
Thus, the WCG can also be seen as an extrapolation of Singapore to Asia and beyond. | |||
===Biological weapons=== | ===Biological weapons=== | ||
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[[Hasegawa]] and [[Kerr]] "couldn't get backup from any legitimate source" for their Daodan experimentation, and the reason is : a hyperevolutive upgrade of individuals is more than likely to undermine the authority of an organism such as the WCG. | [[Hasegawa]] and [[Kerr]] "couldn't get backup from any legitimate source" for their Daodan experimentation, and the reason is : a hyperevolutive upgrade of individuals is more than likely to undermine the authority of an organism such as the WCG. | ||
With the [[Syndicate]], Hasegawa and Kerr expected to be funded on the sole basis of their renegade status, and to get away with little or no monitoring of their activity (not to mention ethical issues, which never apply anyway for Syndicate science : the more unethical, the more illegal, the better). | With the [[Syndicate]], Hasegawa and Kerr expected to be funded on the sole basis of their renegade status, and to get away with little or no monitoring of their activity (not to mention ethical issues, which never apply anyway for Syndicate science: the more unethical, the more illegal, the better). | ||
At the WCG, the situation is quite different : WCG will want to assume full intellectual control of the project right from the start. New technology has to be certified (by experts or committees) as serving the WCG and, more importantly, "harmless" i.e. unlikely to undermine the WCG's authority in any foreseeable future. | At the WCG, the situation is quite different : WCG will want to assume full intellectual control of the project right from the start. New technology has to be certified (by experts or committees) as serving the WCG and, more importantly, "harmless" i.e. unlikely to undermine the WCG's authority in any foreseeable future. | ||
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As for the symbiotes, it's much easier for the WCG to "pin" the Cataclysm on them (except they ''really'' did it : Muro and Mai, and originally Hasegawa). If the mob turns against the Daodan (and it's quite likely that they will), that's one problem solved already. And the nicest bit is that it ''is'' ethical. | As for the symbiotes, it's much easier for the WCG to "pin" the Cataclysm on them (except they ''really'' did it : Muro and Mai, and originally Hasegawa). If the mob turns against the Daodan (and it's quite likely that they will), that's one problem solved already. And the nicest bit is that it ''is'' ethical. | ||
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