Post by Caroline Tobias on Oct 18, 2009 22:45:20 GMT -6
The Anarchy War
This war was the one that started two hundred years ago, caused by the single painting. Many people, even in today's world, hold a grudge towards the families who had initially started the Anarchy War. It was by far one of the most brutal battles this world had ever seen as it cut the population of seven billion people down to a mere 1 billion, if even. It had started 3335 and continued for fifty straight years. Death was the commodity for these fifty years until our government today managed to infiltrate the Anarchy base and destroy the painting, along with all of the Anarchists they could find. It was because of this war that there are rules against creativity today.
Military
Anyone who serves in the military for the new world government get a wonderful barcode tattooed to their inner arm. This is mostly to show rank, classifications, and job stature in the military. The barcode holes all the details about the person, so it only needs to be swiped by a scanner and then everything is right there on the computer. It has become something like dog tags, though dog tags are still around, but the military find the barcodes far easier to keep track of, plus it is your security pass if you have one at least.
Languages
Languages are still the same, but everyone is forced to learn English and speak it or they will be castrated by the government. French is still slightly practiced, but it is mostly spoken in private or used to create names for establishments, just to work around the creativity issue and get away with it.
Racism
Racism is now dead and buried. No one cares if you are different in that kind of way. What they do care about is if you are creative or not. If you're not, you will have lots of friends being just as bored as you, but if you are...well, you'll become the new pass time. That's right! Those who are not creative will come around to your house, throw bricks through it or even just come right on in and beat the living shit out of you. Why? Cause creativity is evil and deserves to be punish...plus, what else is there to do?
Religion
God is dead. Least that's what the government now says. They believe 'God' is too creative for people to believe in so they removed the entire concept. This goes for ALL religion, even the ones that don't believe in a 'God'. However their is the ideal of being Anti-Creativity, but it is not much of a religion as it is a way of life for some people. Most of these people had their lives effected badly by creativity itself either recently or during the Anarchism War and their family still holds a grudge. Some people are still religious however, but they keep it to themselves and tell no one else about it. It is like gays, but for religion, since gays are now accepted openly without prejudice.
Marriage
With many religions being dead, marriage is done so in front of the government, in other words in court. The dresses have indeed changed heavily as they are no longer creative, but they are still white or gray if the bride decides to go that route.
Media
+Internet is heavily monitored by the government, making sure no creative ideas are posted anywhere. Anyone caught posting a creative idea or making a creative site on the internet are located and killed. After all, creativity is a crime.
+Television is now informational only, with no real advertisements, only informational videos and the news. No tv shows, movies, or anything creative is shown anymore, you either learn or get your brain bored to death.
+Radio only plays government approved songs, if they even play music. Other then that, they give off the weather of certain places, update you on the news, or again are informational.
Fashion
Fashion is heavily monitored, making sure it is not creative in any way. In fact, you are limited to certain colours. These colours being black, gray, brown, and white. Any other colour is banned from society and should not be worn by anyone!
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