In the beginning of this worldwide experiment, I maintained confidence about the EU’s military power and felt our strength as a group of nations was growing. Though we had our own set of problems within and between countries, we were comprised of the most diligent, hard working citizens, willing to overcome even the most extreme obstacles. I expressed these strengths in my initial address with the following statement:
The EU has long worked diligently to improve our military capabilities and has moved up in the defense world significantly within the last decade. We made our presence known between 2003 and 2004 after successfully sending police and military forces into Bosnia and the former Yugoslavic Republic of Macedonia with a peace-enforcement mandate. Since then, our leading countries in defense include Germany, Italy, the UK, and France, which use 70 percent of our military funding. The only EU nation not a member the European Defence Agency based in Brussels is Denmark. At this point, we provide a fully prepared military for any small and most large-scale operations. While our military strength is constantly compared to the U.S., who physically has more artillery, the UK and other member countries hold strong alliances with this super power. We will use this to our advantage if needed, but remain a strong group of nations ready to defend or deploy if appropriate. Because the EU lacks many permanent command/control centers for military, our larger member states named above take control of more complicated operations. These leading nations are key attributes however, as they help organize resources from smaller member nations as well. Our military scientists are to thank for our strength in this sector and they continue to release new technologies to date. While our new equipment will not be used in active duty yet, the EU is fully capable of defending all of our territory effectively. The current humanitarian forces from the UK in Libya prove we have the ability to efficiently aid outside nations, while maintaining relative peace in our member countries. We must not grow wary from the recent death of the U.S. Ambassador to Libya and three others however. Though the EU strongly condemns the killing of these US diplomats, our forces will continue their work and do our best to prevent another event like this from occurring. It is important that our commitment to helping the Libyan citizens remains strong and our forces continue their work with positive hopes for the future. Additionally, we will take extra caution in ensuring the EU official’s safety at the offices in Tripoli. Our plan of action for the time being will be to continue our current military aid efforts in other nations outside of our territory as well as our work with NATO. Military scientists will continue to develop and test new technology for the nations, but it will not be used in our current missions yet. While we have improved in our military operations dramatically, it is important that we do not get ahead of ourselves. We are strong nations ready to take on any challenge, but will do so wisely.
In addition to including our strengths, I wanted to highlight our efforts as nations helping others outside of our boundaries as well. This objective was one I wanted to clearly support, no matter what events were to occur in the future. In the same instance however, it was important to put on the table that if the EU felt threatened, and we have been throughout our history, we would not be afraid to defend ourselves.
Thus, in the following response to the information about 55 Cancri, my steadfast mentality was made clear. I carefully chose how I stated being against the building of this machine without appearing simply close-minded. It was of the utmost importance however, to display that I strongly felt we were getting ahead of ourselves. The EU was thrilled with Canada’s compromise to send another neutral signal, but I assumed the decision to send this signal would be public information as it was thoroughly discussed during a meeting with all nations. While Japan and the LAU clearly expressed their opinions about the extra signal appearing pointless and we should just get on with the machine, I was comforted by Canada’s careful approach not to become involved in this 5 trillion dollar project. In retrospect, the EU should have offered something to Canada to solidify them as allies.
In the following message, my attempt was to highlight a temporary plan built on the premise of caution and careful thought. With regard to my statement, “the military will hold off on building up our defense for the time being, for compromise is important to reach a solution”, I attempted to maintain relatively neutral ground that was not threatening, but looking back, I can understand where the notion of fear appeared. However, what I do not understand are the actions by Japan that appeared to be calculated prior to a response from anyone else regarding the signal. Though they had been stricken with natural and human made disaster, the Old Japan was a force I naively assumed would be far more open with information.
Below are the closing thoughts of an address to the Accord when I believed Canada was still part of the Resistors:
“Think of your quality of life now and all aspects you appreciate most in this world. If we are to dive into a 5 trillion dollar venture to create a device that we have almost no information about and our end result is destruction, what will we have left? Current crises are shaking the planet enough as we speak. Let us fight causes worth fighting for and improve the problems we have now.”
To view full: http://globalsignal.blogspot.com/2012/09/advice-from-eu-military-lets-not-get-in.html Following this address, I will admit, I had serious doubts about what would come from this signal and while I am a man of progress, my gut feeling regarding this signal told me something else. While part of me wanted to pursue the idea of extraterrestrial life, my time as a leader taught be to follow my instincts. That is why in my following response, my feelings grew stronger with the worry that responding to this signal would result in the human species getting in over their heads and suffering far more than benefiting. My regrets about how I could have communicated this instinct begin here. As I stated before, communication with Canada should have been more open and kept a closer eye on. I would have been open for another compromise, but by the end of our next meeting, Canada’s mind was already made up to merge with the Accord, though their representatives seemed rather divided.
My covert plan discussed with other members of the EU was to build up our army and employ the advances we had to be used if attack were to occur upon us first. My words were genuine in the statement that I never wanted to employ military force, which is why I never did. In complete honestly, I do not know what I would have done differently to try to change the minds of the world leaders that were so firmly made up. Other than through the power of persuasion, consideration for everything that would be lost, and the fear of being attack, I do not see what else I could have done but conformed. Since supporting this machine was never something I was willing to do, I gave it my best shot to stop this machine from manifesting.
The following excerpt is what I can only assume caused the nations of Japan and the LAU concern:
“I think of myself as reasonable man and would be terribly dismayed to use military force if a settlement does not result from our summit tomorrow. Despite my position as defense leader, employing military strength is never the first option to solve a pressing global issue, however I will advise my troops to do what they must for the safety and stability of our nations. Before you all make any decisions tomorrow, I ask you to please think of your family and the future generations that will be shaped by our plan of action with this machine. Millions of people are struggling to survive and support their families as it is. Unless building this machine will magically solve those problems, I do not see the worth of spending trillions of dollars on such a whim. We, the Resistors, will stand firm in our beliefs to halt any actions toward the development of this machine and ask that the Accord deeply consider the costs and benefits of such a venture. We received this signal as a planet and we will respond accordingly as a united planet. Let us take small careful steps now and our giant leap for mankind will come again.”
To see full: http://globalsignal.blogspot.com/2012/09/eu-military-final-advisory.html “In response to the European Union's fears regarding the machine, including the EU's military threats, we must let this be known: Japan is not looking for war. The Japanese military is going forward with our orders from His Imperial Majesty, and His Imperial Majesty has thought deeply about the needs of our populace as well as the impacts the 55 Cancri Machine may have on global safety.” -Satoshi Morimoto (森本 敏)
This response should have been a key indicator that actions had already been taken towards constructing the machine, however, after being informed that this was true in a meeting with other leaders, I admittedly was surprised. I was too naïve to think the Resistors and the Accord could go back and fourth arguing the same points, without actions being taken. However, I was still offended that the EU leaders were not trusted at all. Looking back on my response, I regret saying anything about the military and admit to a serious misjudgment.
The fact that this machine was set to go made me feel like I had absolutely no say in the future of our world. Even before it was activated, I was deeply saddened that even the idea of this machine turned our world to such a hostile environment. In this realization of regret and sadness, I tried to find a silver lining to express in my final response to the world the night before it would be changed forever.
“In my last address to you all, I would like to clarify and make peace with opposing nations. First off, I, Ton Van Osch, have no intention of deploying military forces to other countries for attack. Carrying the responsibility to defend all European nations from foreign harm is a daunting task and I had to make clear that we were strong and ready to fight if rebellion were to occur against us. I take my privilege as a leader very seriously and must be a strong example for the populous when they feel threatened. It is for this reason that I believe a powerful local military is always needed, even if it does not need to be used. As far as building the machine goes, I applaud Japan and the LAU for being so bold as to pool their resources and prepare the machine for activation. While I still feel our nation has bigger problems on the home front to attend to, I recognize the hard work and diligence that went into this project. I could sit here and write about how I believe this machine is a mistake, but the deed is done and I am a mere player in this experiment now. If the machine works and changes life as we know it, then I will be nothing but appreciative to the Accord nations. And if it fails, I will be nothing but welcoming to you all and will help in any way possible for the greater good of our world. Though I still do not support this machine’s activation, I do not want to be divided. Fear of the unknown is always a difficult obstacle to face, but since we are going to face it regardless, I would rather be united with you all.
Thank you, Ton Van Osch”
Following an attempt to hold onto any hope for benefits that could come from this machine, my final address recapped the changes that occurred over the year and how I planned to lead the EU forward with a new mindset. My feelings about the entire experiment can be summarized best in the following sections.
“While the use of military force in an attempt to stop these dangerous developments was briefly considered, I am determined to continue a peaceful approach. Before, I passively sat back and defended my nations, but I now see that I can continue to be peaceful while actively reach out to other areas of the world to achieve success…I fear if we stay widely divided in our rebuilding of major cities and cultures, history will repeat itself and the world will be destroyed once again, leaving us two steps behind where we started. I worry about the New Australia as well and fear the shield malfunctioning, setting angry “human weapons” out to the world. I believe our world must reach a common denominator and focus as much energy on that in order to unite us to move forward.”
To see full: http://globalsignal.blogspot.com/2012/10/shaken-but-still-standing.html As a whole, this signal from the Others successfully changed humanity forever, and certainly taught each individual about themselves as well as how we interact with one another. In the final address after the activation of the machine, Arata Atushi eloquently addressed feelings I share as well in his thoughtful response a year after the change. “If I have learned one thing from the severing, it’s that nothing is worth doing unless everyone is one board and everyone shares the benefit. If we wanted to we could have shared certain information with the EU, Russia, and, China that would have brought them onboard with the accord and the world we live in would be much different than the one we live in today, for the better. We can only bemoan our losses for so long before we put it behind us and begin to move forward. ”
This excerpt was a key realization that I believe all leaders must come to on their own in order to move forward and work cohesively as separate units living as a single entity.
The advice I have to the future generations of the planet, universe, and any other life forms is, understanding. Work to understand why others act the way they do and why you act the way you do. This task is never easy, and often feels pointless to work for, but it is a key characteristic for any society to grow physically, emotionally, and socially.
The thought I will leave you with revolves around the two items pictured below. A chestnut and a coin. These two objects represent two vital traits required for any society to function. From the EU’s standpoint, the shaky economy was an initial reason why we did not want to engage in the building of the machine and has caused countless problems around the world today. However, without a form of currency, development would go no where and the global markets would never function. This specific coin displays several hands working together as well, a representation of how unity will allow money to benefit and work for us. The chestnut, on the other hand, represents nature, the resource that should forever be respected and preserved, as it was here far before us humans. Half of the world has been decimated and we are left with little. Nature, is the blank slate the Others have left us to move forward with. Let us take this opportunity and use it to our advantage. Learn, rebuild and move forward together.
If you are reading this message, I have already gone. For reasons I will explain, I fear the safety of my family and myself. In this passage, I will reveal Canadian military action, public and confidential all leading up to the activation of the “Accord’s” great machine and the destruction that it has caused. As a proud military man and a patriot of my country I wish to harm no one with the revealing of this information. The missions cast behind the scenes were planned, supported and launched by my self and no one else.
All others involved had no choice but to participate, for they were the best-trained military men and women who would die for their country and wouldn’t dare go against orders given by their superiors. All military
personnel worked on these confidential missions not knowing exactly what they were involved in.
(September 2012)
Canadian military budget cuts forced spending from $20,164,000,000 down to $6,721,333,266 annually. Astronomical budget cuts usually mean bad things. Regardless of what was to come, prompt changes needed to be made by the Royal Canadian Forces. A statement was then released by myself which would address the issue.
“ Canadian Force Operations & Personnel withdrawals”
“Along with the withdrawal of Canadian personnel abroad, all military equipment including but not limited to warships, planes, helicopters and artillery will return to their homeports.”
“With limitations presents the Royal Canadian military will focus on its excellence at home.”
“Excellence at Home” requires forces to be aware of anything going on in our territory, deter threats to our security before they reach our shores, and respond to contingencies anywhere else in the country.”
CONFIDENTIAL (1):
As the budget cut situation became all the more real, a top-secret mission was launched in the Canadian Arctic. An addition to NUNALIVUT project and the launch of “HER MAJESTIES ARK”, MISSION 111112 was in motion.
Covert Document 9A2834657:
Upon the decrease of the Canadian Military Budget, a potential threat is anticipated. The royal forces have decided to launch a covert mission. The first layer of this mission will be to send the best-trained returning soldiers to join the personnel of NUNALIVUT in the Canadian arctic to train in the most harsh environments that Canada has to offer. A total of 1050 soldiers will be trained as a special operations force called “ICE.” The men of ICE will be trained to strive in the harshest of Canadian environments.
The second layer of this mission is known as “HER MAJESTIES ARC.” Some where in the Canadian Arctic will be built an enormous underground bunker/city. This bunker is capable of withstanding any natural disaster, nuclear explosion or other military forces known to mankind. Along with our nuclear weapons and our most up to date military equipment "HER MAJESTIES ARK" will be a sustainable living environment for more than some 200,000 people. Seed banks, solar power, water, vehicles, weapons, food, live-stock and more will be provided and maintained in the civilization. Under the most horrible of circumstances individuals have been preselected to take cover in “HER MAJESTIES ARK” and could potentially be some of the last surviving human beings on the planet.
The best doctors, nurses, teachers, scientists, engineers, survival experts, farmers, etc.. Canada has to offer have been carefully selected to create the most successful population possible. If there is threat of our country’s destruction the entire Canadian military will immediately retreat to our base in the arctic where they too will train to be the protectors and residence of our secret civilization. This mission will go unseen, untold and unheard by the rest of the world including our own government.
Signed: General P.E. Caribou
(October 2012)
Despite the budget conflict concerning the Royal Canadian forces, a new issue had taken control over all political and social agendas globally. People of the world were in great disarray as news from the most exciting scientific discovery of all time spread across the continents like wild fire. For the first time in history mankind had come in contact with another life form. A message sent by us targeting a star 41 light-years away was responded to. Something far superior to us technologically was now aware of our existence and this did not sit well with many. The message sent was translated by specialists as being a blueprint. The blueprint was of a machine. A machine that some nations were eager to build and others were scared to build. Disagreements between nations struck fear in the hearts of many. What was the right thing to do? No one really knew. Despite what Canada believed in, it was not financially feasible to participate in the build. For the time being, Canada would sit and watch as other nations planned to build the unthinkable.
“The “Machine Accord” which includes, Japan, The United States, and the Latin American Union are planning on spending some where in the range of $5 Trillion to build an extraterrestrial communication machine.”
“This economic suicide is not something Canada is interested, or financially capable of participating in.”
“More productive projects could be funded with the money going towards the “Machine Accords” mission. Research, telescopic observation of our galaxy scanning for anything unusual, possibly even an attempt to translate the message sent back to us before reacting instantly.”
“I want to assure the Canadian people that they are safe.”
CONFIDENTIAL (2):
Covert Document 9B2834657:
HER MAJESTIES ARK is complete. A crew of skilled military personnel stand-guard at the parameters of the bunker as protection. In company with the military personnel a community of trained specialists manage the Ark’s underground gardens, livestock, military equipment, housing, medical supplies and all other facilities.
A third layer has been added. A secret mission has been put into place to monitor every move the Machine Accord makes. Since the building of the machine has not been kept in secret, satellite images and undercover military personnel will help us know every part used to build the machine. Canadian scientists have displayed new technologies, which will help us prepare a machine our selves in a cheaper and more efficiently fashion. In the depths of HER MAJESTIES ARK we will attempt to build a prototype of the machine, if needed we will use it, if not we will destroy it. This will stay confidential from our allies until necessary.
General P.E. Caribou
(October 2012)
Soon after Canadian military responses concerning the “Machine Accord” and Canada’s denial to join the build went public, the Canadian Government started communicating with the Japanese to myself and the rest of the military. The decision was made without the consent from the Royal Canadian forces to join the Accord. This decision did not settle well with me or the Canadian people. Soon we would all realise it was the only decision to be made. As a military man I have been trained to follow orders given by my superiors, this situation was no different.
“After an extensive meeting with the Japanese military, governmental leaders of Canada including the prime minister have decided that it will be in our benefit to join the Machine Accord.”
“Technological advancements have made the build of the extraterrestrial machine a more realistic mission to complete, in the allotted time provided”
“Although not currently threatened by any force, human or extraterrestrial Canadian militaries forces will be preparing more active personnel for what could be coming.”
(November 2012)
On this day, I knew nothing but fear and anxiety for what was to come. As all of humanity would come to find out these fears were valid. My public response was nothing but a crock of shit. I presented feelings of excitement, happiness, celebration and in my own words, “merriment.” None of these feelings were present within myself. In a situation such as this one, it is critical to protect your decisions regardless of personal intuitions.
“The most amazing scientific discovery of all time has mended global relationships and bound past enemies to form a peaceful union whom today will make history.”
“The species seems to be far superior technologically, making it critical for us to learn from them in the search for sustainable energy. If we do not contact them today, the wormhole in space may close and we may never be able to contact them again, immediate contact is a must.”
(November 2013)
No one really knows what happened to the people of the Resistor nations, one could assume they are all dead. Canada became an Accord nation. Because of this decision we are still on this planet. Our allies and friends the European Union were not only betrayed, but because of this betrayal they are gone. The following document is a review of the current affairs a year after the machine was activated. Following the events are quotes that I gave in different areas in Canada responding to the particular issues.
“It is critical not to loose touch with the importance of the alliance with our fellow Accord members. We are the survivors, the future of our planet as we know it, and without our alliances we would be like the resistors, gone. We owe our lives to the Accord and no one shall forget this.”
Religion:
“Views of faith and Religion have changed greatly. What Christians are calling “the Rapture” has stimulated the development of new denominations not only in Christianity but among different religions as well.”
Technology:
“Views of faith and Religion have changed greatly. What Christians are calling “the Rapture” has stimulated the development of new denominations not only in Christianity but among different religions as well.”
“The shield has been a double-edged sword for Canada.”
World Economy:
“The new world, global economy is something that will need time to mature. The disappearance of the Resistors has left an interesting dilemma when it comes to re-colonizing the lands that once flourished with life.”
The power of the machine has been unmatched by anything in history. Although not successful, the attempt to build a prototype of the machine could create some hostilities with our current allies. The fear that this could bring danger to my family and myself has stimulated a decision to flee the country. My family and I have set sail on a vessel bound for the old land. We plan on surviving as they once did in the old world, raising livestock, growing crops and surviving off the land. With us I carry only food, supplies and my lucky compass to lead us accross the ocean towards the land of my ancestors. I am no longer of any importance to Canada and wish the people of the new world order good luck. Thank you.
This Journal is a memoir of the events which took place during the Global Simulation in Richard Parent's Expository Writing Class. All of the views, opinions, and knowledge presented in this journal are based on the knowledge and expertise of Big Brother (He Who Must Not Be Named), the sole proprietor of Illuminati News International.
When The simulation began, I decided to depart from the group which eventually became Canada to become a lone wolf as the media monopoly. Before the simulation started, I expected to play a leading role in influencing the other members of the class. When Professor Parent offered the opportunity to serve the class as a lone wolf, I seized the opportunity. I knew that I could wield more influence with nobody to answer to, on the contrary, everybody answered to me - or so I thought. The thing I set out to show the class was that consolidate power threatens individual sovereignty and liberty.
Assignment One: News Stories & Covert Operations:
News Stories
For the first assignment, I gathered news stories with topics that would set the tone for current events within the global simulation. Underneath the headlines, I gave information about the topics and posed questions to the citizens of the world in an attempt to force them to question the status quo that the powerful individuals in the world promulgate to them.
These are the stories I gave them:
Climate Change and the Increased intensity of Natural Disasters worldwide
These two articles show that scientists support the theory that global climate change is creating weather conditions more condusive to natural disasters resulting in heavy damage to property and loss of life.
When will the world start taking climate change seriously? How can these issues be addressed? Will everybody play by the same set of rules to protect the stability of the Earth’s climate?
“ the United Arab Emirates has been reporting 97.8 billion barrels of oil reserves every year since 1997.Kuwaithas been reporting 104 billion barrels each year since 2008. Iraq shows long periods from 1980 onward when reserves don't change, the latest running from 2004 to 2011 during which reserves supposedly held absolutely steady at 115 billion barrels. Algeria has reported 12.2 billion barrels from 2008 onward. At least Saudi Arabiahas demonstrated a certain sensitivity to appearances and has adjusted its reserves number slightly from year to year. And yet, that number has remained within a narrow range of 260 to 267 billion barrels from 1991 to the present. All of these numbers suggest that depletion from existing fields is taking absolutely no toll on OPEC's reserves.”
-Is the Earth running out of oil? How will the major powers to respond to an oil crisis? Is there a response that won’t cause an extreme worldwide economic downturn?
“Britain, Switzerland and the United States, frustrated by the slow pace of reform, have drawn up plans giving their local regulators power to step in should a major lender go bust.
But they still need a global deal to give those same powers to regulators worldwide if the laws are to be effective.”
“A four-year, nearly $6 trillion leap in U.S. debt brings the total U.S. deficit to $16 trillion, which has prompted German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble to highlight the global impact of November’s U.S. elections.
Speaking to the Bundestag lower house of parliament regarding the 2013 German budget, Schaeuble said the still snowballing U.S. debt is a “burden for the global economy.”
“Despite the Eurozone's policy actions so far based on imposed constraints and austerity measures, the Eurozone crisis is spreading, with a looming "fiscal cliff" and serious risks to the European banking system, the viability of the euro, and threats to the European integration process.”
"the small set of globally influential political actors can construct a reformed world organization from a loosely connected network of transnational regimes - and, if so, in such a manner that a change of course, toward a global domestic policy without a global state"
Is another global financial crisis looming? How would the collapse of the Euro and insustainable debt in the United States impact the Global financial system? What about these huge banks? Can they ever be trusted? Oversight hasn’t worked, how would these banks be affected by a potential crisis starting in Europe? Could an event set off this crisis? What would be the consequences if a crises occurred?
“The G20 should to be replaced by a legitimate and effective global economic governing body, according to new research in the September issue of the London School of Economics and Political Sciences’ journal Global Policy published today. The research paper argues that the G20’s membership does not meet defensible criteria, and cannot be “reverse engineered” from a formula based on a country’s global economic importance. There is no mechanism for adding or dropping countries as their relative economic importance changes over time.”
"Louise Kantrow, permanent representative of the International Chamber of Commerce, received thunderous applause when she told her audience June 19 that “businesses are taking the lead” in global negotiations on climate change and sustainable development.
For many observers, Ms. Kantrow’s blunt words highlighted just how strong of a grip private multinational companies have upon supposedly democratic processes.
In a statement aptly titled “Reclaim the UN from corporate capture,” the environmental organization Friends of the Earth (FoE) complained that, “There are … real concerns about the increasing influence of major corporations and business lobby groups within the UN.”
Without a worldwide regulation, these corporations relocate to whichever country requires the fewest regulations on everything from working conditions, environmental constraints, and taxes. When is the world going to take action as a whole and start regulating these Multinational Corporations?
Covert Operation:
As I began to plot how I was going to use my power, I came to a few realizations about how I could influence the simulation with my monopoly on the media. First, I needed an ally, if I could have someone who wanted to work toward the same goals as me, it would make achieving my goals easier. Aidan, who lives in my suite, represented the clearest option. When he chose to become the executive of Japan, I knew that he and I would make beautiful music while we played the rest of the class like a fiddle. Second, I wanted to establish broad goals, some of which I hoped the direction of the simulation would allow to come to fruition, most of which I expected to abandon over the course of the simulation as other goals became more achievable. Ultimately, I wanted to use the media to cause a cataclysmic event that caused the world to rethink its fundamental values, or, at the very least, I wanted the media to ensure that the major conflict in the simulation brought favorable results for Aidan. I believe that the media played a pivotal role in instigating conflict, inciting dissent, adding fuel to the fire, or distracting the world from alternative actions which might have negatively impacted my goals.
This is the original copy of the classified document dubbed 'Big Brother's Covert Operation'
Covert Operation: Confidential
Professor Parent,
With my monopoly on the media, I plan to use my power to support Aidan. However, I want the rest of the class to believe that I support Aurel. To do this, I will publish my first batch of stories publicly supporting Aurel’s positive policies, while protecting him in his assassination plots on the opposition party. For the first few news stories, I will probably give Aidan little/no attention, publishing mostly neutral articles, and maybe a slightly scathing stories to keep the rest of the class off my trail. I also want to keep the European Union on the hot seat. I overheard them discussing in their initial meeting, and I am aware that they have the strongest weapon on the planet. However, I also know their populace is experiencing a religious revival and has lost trust in science. This puts them in a pickle, but I want them to use that weapon, on Aurel in particular. My ultimate goals of this simulation is to cause a large scale conflict, hopefully a full scale war, resulting in the complete annihilation of one of the groups, then to build up a more effective form of the United Nations with the power to regulate both countries and multinational corporations. This global society, coming from the ashes of a large scale military conflict, will have the power to regulate commerce, protect the earth’s natural resources, slow the process of climate change, and prevent such a large scale conflict from disgracing humanity again.
Also, allow me to provide you with some background information on how I can manipulate the simulation. As you know, Aidan and I live in the same suite by our choosing, our relationship is solid and I anticipate it remaining so. Therefore, I will sit in his back pocket for the entirety of this simulation. Also, Aurel lives on our hallway and spends a decent amount of time with us, he’s also a good sport. However, my goal is subtly maneuver to start a conflict between him and Europe, which he will ultimately lose because of Europe’s superpower weapon. I will advise Aidan to remain as neutral as possible in what will hopefully evolve into a full scale war, concluding with Europe using its new weapon, making Europe look terrible in the global eye. Aidan told me that his overt operation is to promote environmental policies, I will also advise him to publicly support the idea of the new model for the United Nations in the future, hopefully his country will receive a controlling stake in the new United Nations after the smoke clears because of their humble appearance on the world stage.
Although this is my rough covert operation plan, I understand that you play god in this simulation, I am just the humble prophet of your will. I do not expect to know your plan for us simple humans in advance, but if in all your awesome power, you saw fit to have a mass industrial and nuclear slaughter to take place, I would not object. If you were to oblige, I can promise you a fantastic article describing my feelings of disdain and grief for the loss of human life. As for my overt operation, I will reiterate my five stories because these will mark the baseline for my ultimate goals and distract the participants from my elaborate plan to make Aidan the most powerful person in the world.
Sincerely,
Big Brother (He who must not be named)
As the document shows, some parts of this plan never came to fruition. Aurel's actions immediately frustrated his populace, and in fear of losing all credibility of the media, I decided not to publicly support him. Another choice which I outlined in my covert operation which I never acted on was an article scathing Aidan or Japan in some way. I am not naive, I understand that the class possessed a solid idea that Aidan and I collaborated in bringing about the New World Order. In hindsight, I wish that I had scathed Aidan right off the bat, that might have distracted the citizens of the world from my intentions. However, the reason behind me not taking this action came from a fear that any article directly damaging his reputation would tarnish him for the remainder of the simulation. I would have needed to post more articles taking shots at everyone else, and frankly, I did not have the time for that. Running a global media empire takes a significant amount of time, and all my interns quit right before the simulation started. However, even though some of my plans never developed, or I sought alternative action, I believe the spine of my plan to establish a New World Order with Aidan at the forefront developed better than I expected. Also, although I never expected to serve as a prophet, my intuition made me come across like one in my final address.
Exposition of Conflict: We are NOT alone in this simulation
The class following the participants submitting their first draft of their covert operations to Professor Parent, it happened. Class was interrupted to bring us an urgent news bulletin, with a message so vital to the development of the simulation, that the global media monopoly was not privy to this information any sooner than the rest of the participants.
What follows is an excerpt from The Editor's Article 'Transcript of News Alert', the conflict that changed the course of the simulation and instigated about the rising action of the story. After detailing the specifics of the message, and significant bantering between the scientists of the global players, the conclusion reads as follows:
"Myriam Adela: NONETHELESS. [Cannon and Willetts fall silent.] The signal is very clear. We are to build the machine and to activate it at 0800hrs GMT on December 14th. Three months from tomorrow. So. We have a problem. We have a machine we can't build, that will do something we can't predict, at a cost we can't afford, and a deadline whose significance is unknown. What will happen on December 14th if we build and activate the machine? Do we dare to find out? Do we dare find out what happens if we don't activate it?
[All fall silent.]
GS Editor: Well. There you have it, folks. We are not, it would seem, alone. I have been informed by our science team that 55 Cancri was one of the stars targeted by METI, the so-called Message to Extra Terrestrial Intelligence. The METI message “Cosmic Call 2” was sent in July of 2003 to 55 Cancri and other stars, but that message should not have been received at 55 Cancri for 41 years – sometime in May of 2044. Obviously, something has sped that process up. That would also explain how a message sent a mere 9 years ago could produce a message so quickly from a system more than 40 light years away. There is so much we do not know.
It now falls to our leaders to decide what course humanity will follow. The Global Signal is in contact now with leaders from across the globe, and we will publish their decisions as they make them, right here on Global Signal's site, in their own words. They will announce the policy of their governments, and will, we can only hope, help us all to understand what forces led them to make those decisions, and how we can best support their decisions. Mankind stands on a precipice. May God help us all.
After this information was presented to the world, class was dismissed, and everyone was required to respond as to whether or not we should build the machine. I began plotting how this machine fit into my plan to bring Aidan to the forefront of a New World Order."
This newscast changed the course of the simulation, it changed the center of attention from all involved in the simulation away from the problems plaguing the Earth, to a new problem of mass importance. It took time to develop, but the alien message eventually played right into my covert operation.
Rising Action: To build or not to build?
At first glance, I did not like the idea of building the machine, it seemed like an unwelcome distraction from the mass industrial slaughter I desired to instigate. However, I foolishly overlooked the machine as an issue which the people of the world would rally around with such intensity. Therefore, my article 'Independent Scientists Discuss the Extraterrestrial Communication Project' offered a panel of scientists encouraging a military build-up instead of an effort to construct the machine. The article concluded by asserting "There you have it earthlings, DO NOT let the governments of the planet sell you on E.T. fever. Know the facts. A strong Earth is a safer Earth, and if you need a job, push for the expansion of the military, it can only help us all in the long run. Do your part and we will all feel much safer by the time the Aliens arrive. For Illuminati International, this is Big Brother, Signing off."
However, Sunshine, the military advisor of Japan, saw right through my plan. In his response to buidling the machine, he acknowledged the medias presence and offered a voice of reasonable dissent. Sunshine suggested "Rather than position ourselves as both a technologically inferior and war-mongering planet, I strongly suggest our nations cooperate on building this alien machine. We should do everything in our power to make allies of these aliens lest they destroy us, or worse, lest we destroy ourselves with the rise of global military powers. "
Although the rest of the world found the Japanese Minister of Defence's advise to be sound, the Executive of the European Union took the bait. Viviane Reding claimed, "If extraterrestrial beings intend on attacking Earth then they will do so, regardless of whether or not we decipher their messages. Strengthening our global military is the precautionary action we need to avoid destruction. I ask the citizens of the earth to consider this scenario: We spend 5 trillion dollars on building this machine. We discover through decoding the signal that we are going to be under extraterrestrial attack. We now have no money to defend ourselves. Clearly this hypothetical situation is far too black and white but I am confident you all get the idea. My final decision on this matter is to devote some of the budget towards strengthening our global military and stop this expensive nonsense."
Although I wished for the entire world to take to my plan, Sunshine's dissent followed by Europe's decision to follow my advice, created the first divide in the simulation. However, although Europe followed my advice, I created a problem for myself. I overheard in class that the card Europe drew provided them with the world's most powerful weapon, thus making them a threat to the security of the world, particularly Japan who offered the strongest dissent to increasing military arms. In a last ditch attempt to force Canada to build-up their military, and because I grew impatient waiting for Aurel to post his decision about the aliens, I published an article detailing a popular movement against the executive of Canada in Quebec. After providing quotes from protestors throughout Quebec, I concluded the article by questioning how the Canadian government will respsond to the situation. "With the proposed cuts to the Canadian military budget looming, maintaining control over Quebec, the economic hub of Canada, and the citizen which comprise it will become an increasingly daunting task for the Harper Administration. How will Canada respond to these protests? Is the end of the Canadian Union in sight? Will this turmoil spread to other territories? Only time will tell."
After all the posts were tallied, Europe and Canada made their points clear; they would not be building the machine. They argued that the risks of building the machine ran too high, and the economic volitility of the world could not sustain such a large project. Meanwhile, Japan and the Latin American Union claimed that they would work to build the machine, but they both said their economic situations made them incapable of financing it. However, the next class brought about changes in the stances of the Latin American Union. They both decided to build the machine, this brought about a major divide in the powers of the world, and made the goal of the EU blasting Canada off the face of the Earth bordering on impossible. Therefore, I had to develop a new plan. I liked that Latin America was economically weaker and less organized than Japan, that made them a great ally for Japan in the New World Order. I knew that for Japan to rein supreme, the machine had to be built, and the European Union need to either perish or take an action that would tarnish their credibility beyond the point of repair.
Ideological Divides and Rising Tensions:
However, as tensions rose, I feared that Europe might recognize Japan as their biggest threat and take military action against them. Once the United States took the machine accords side, and Russia and China sided with the dissentors, I believed that a military conflict loomed if I didn't take action to prevent it. At the time, Europe still had a weapon more powerful than anybody else on the planet, giving them the trump card over the Machine Accord. Thus, I knew that I needed to mobilize the populace of the world against war in order to protect Japan and the machine that represented their best hope at becoming the world hegemon.
This served as a crucial moment in the development of the character fo Big Brother. When I published the article 'Global Populace in Outrage Over Mutually Assured Destruction', this represented the first time that I used the media for benevolent purposes, or at least the first time that it appeared that I did so. In taking action to prevent the world from annihilating itself, I believe that I changed the opinion of the media monopoly from one of militaristic belligerence, to one which stood behind the interests of the populace. This change set myself up for my final act to spur a popular rebellion against the powers that be, which I already had begun to consider.
In the article 'Global Populace in Outrage Over Mutually Assured Destruction', I made progress on the New World Order, when I wrote about the collapse of the UN. In a meeting of the countries in the G20, the leaders fail come to an agreement about military arms. However, this situation escalates when a fistfight breaks out between the leaders following choice words about Michelle Obama. The article concludes when "After the dust cleared, the meeting was adjourned, and the only thing the members of the UN could agree on was that the UN will not be meeting for some time. When news of this barbarous behavior by the Leaders of Earth hit the airwaves, mass protests broke out in cities in New York, Hong Kong, Toronto, Tokyo, London, Brussels, and Rio de Janeiro. Soon after, a group on Facebook appeared named "People of Earth Against Government" and in less than 5 hours over 200 million people joined. The people of the world are not willing to die over disputes between governments. Machine or no machine, the people of the world made it clear that an ideological divide involving nuclear arms died with the cold war. The governments of the world tread on thin ice with their next move, for any one of them it may be their last."
My decision to destroy the UN, opened the door for the New World Order because the only global government disbanded and left the door wide open for new groups to seize power. Therefore, if, and as I expected, when the next big event happened, there would be no global government to promulgate the status quo. This both laid the groundwork for Aidan to emerge as the most powerful individual in the new world order, but also for the popular uprising I hoped to incite. I had high hopes for the world after this post, but I understood that we weren't out of the woods yet.
New Developments & Canada's Change of Heart
This section is best introduced by the final official change in my covert operation. This is a memo I sent to Professor Parent detailing the my knowledge and what I planned to do with it. This memo also solidified my decision to make a final address in video form, detailing my prediction for the end of the world as we knew it. I was quite sure about my prediction, I am most satisfied that I appeared to the world as a prophet. Here is the memo:
Professor Parent,
Following todays meeting and after conferring with Aidan, I have, for the most part, finalized my covert operation for the remainder of the game. After class, Aidan informed me that the machine provided them with the technology for impenetrable shields and unlimited renewable energy. He also informed me that they needed a third country to agree to build this machine. After learning this, I shared the information you gave me with Aidan. By combining my information with his information, I concluded that those in the Resistance will perish when the Accord finishes the machine, opening the door for the New World Order that was the ultimate goal of my original covert operation. The New World Order will benefit my plan by swinging Canada to the Machine Accord and leaving the European Union in the dust (pun intended). This will make Emperor Aidan's Japan the most powerful economically and militarily region remaining. Not to mention that between Aurel and Shawn, Aidan will certainly dominate the conversation at the table setting up the New World Order. Currently, the EU has the strongest leader in Tara and their militaristic inclinations make them dangerous to the establishment of a peaceful society in a new age of the human race. Aidan is confident in his ability to swing Aurel, I have faith in him as well. From where I'm standing, everything is going as according to plan as I could hope, and any major influence by the media might rock the boat off course. I am considering trying to turn Canada and the EU against each other, but I fear unintended repercussions of doing so. I doubt I will take that action. Expect my next address to be benign and I hopefully won't inspire anybody to do anything rash. I may however, post an article prior to class on Tuesday, separate from what I plan to present on Tuesday, to provide the Canadian populace with some incentive to join the Machine Accord. Also, if I'm not mistaken, next Tuesday's class is 14 December 2012 (simulation time). Would that make Thursdays class 21 December 2012 AKA the Mayan Apocalypse? Outstanding use of foreshadowing, I'm not sure if anybody else caught it. Finally, I plan on keeping the end of the world a secret. Knowledge is power, but if I give away my knowledge, I give away my power - and I certainly won't have that. Stir up trouble with fabricated facts, only to withhold the truth that would set them free, such a benevolent Big Brother. This class is fantastic Professor, thank you for all the fun, it barely feels like work.
Sincerely,
Big Brother
After my covert operation seemed to be coming to fruition, I decided not to stir the pot and let the world play itself out. As I anticipated, nobody took action to stop the machine. My final address was intended to expose the corruption of the planet, and to change the image that everyone had of Big Brother. Big Brother was intended to be a larger than life figure with too much power, but by stepping down, I hoped to bring the system of corruption to the ground with the media monopoly. This didn’t happen, but I do believe that if the simulation had continued that the populaces would not have dealt with poor circumstances and demanded more from their governments.
This led me to publish an article that was more than just a benign evaluation of the situation. The title of the article 'The Calm Before the Storm' doesn't even leave the peace before the launch of the machine to question. Although I knew that the machine provided shields, I was not sure if they would activate in time to prevent the destruction of the machine, so I needed the machine to survive. I intentionally instructed the world to wait until the machine was activated, because I knew that once the machine went on, Aidan and Japan would rein supreme in the New World Order.
Also, before the final class where alliances could change, Aidan and I convinced Aurel to join the Accord, bringing in the weakest country from the dissenters onto the Accord side. A third country's resources were needed to build the machine, and Canada represented the most pliable option. Aurel was not hard to convince, once he was told that the machine produced renewable energy, he immediately jumped on board. Now the secuirty of the machine was insured, the resources acquired, all that was left to do was wait.
Prophetic Assertions & The New World Order
My decision to make such bold assertions about the future of the planet represented one of the biggest moves I made in the simulation. I knew that if I was correct in my assumptions, that it would increase the credibility of my message exponentially. However, I knew that if I was far off, my message would be pointed at as the idealistic dream of some crackpot media mogul. It was a risk I had to take, conservative action will only preserve the status quo, radical action can change it, or change nothing. I wanted to make a big splash. I knew that a video represented the best way to communicate my message because it offered a change in the medium that the people of the world were used to. Nobody (theoretically) had seen Big Brother's face before, only his words. I also thought the crown was a nice touch.
This video was an attempt to mobilize the populous against the tyranny of consolidated power. It represents an attempt to unite people upon common principals and to recognize the issues which caused the divisions between them in the first place as social constructs no longer needed for humanity to prosper. I hoped that the message would bring about a new day for humanity. This is the transcript of the message.
People of the planet Earth. Today, we humans, who always served as the driving force behind life on Earth, are now passengers on a ship setting sail on the uncertain winds of a message from extraterrestrials of unknown intentions. Although my infinite resources provided me with the knowledge that my assured security lies within the boundaries of those countries aligned in the Machine Accord, I will not seek refuge there. I understand that the world is in panic, for those outside of the Machine Accord, this panic is justified. For those within the Machine Accord, fear not your death, but those who brought you this security.
Democracy might represent the best distraction in human history. Despite the sound principals upon which it was founded, the system has failed us. Hellen Keller once penned “We vote, what does that mean?” What power does the vote have over those who own the resources? What power does the vote have over the monied interest that has owned humanity since the Industrial Revolution & the ensuing takeover of consumerism. Take it from the most powerful person on the planet, when you have no competition, when you own all the information, when you create a self-perpetuating system of exploitation of the many, run by a power hungry few - humanity suffers. Consolidated power represents the biggest threat to the human race, and those who wish to see tomorrow need to rise up and stop it. For anyone who hears this, I implore you, please do not take what I say lightly. Elect honest men and women, men and women who share common ideals of humanity regardless of nation, race, religion, or creed. These designations, which once were systems devised to unite people, have similarly divided us. This is not to say that these designations never been used for a just cause, nor does it mean that they have not served their purpose in preserving cultural identity and creating a diversity of customs that should be cherished in the New World Order. However, the days where these designations benefited humanity, the days where an individual’s world consisted of the space between the horizons, have passed. These designations can only inhibit the planet from achieving a unity between the human race that is much needed for the New World Order to be a success. Those who survive, know this, you were not saved by prayers to your god, nor by these extraterrestrials, you received salvation by the hands of leaders who cooperated despite the certain fiscal ruin faced by building this machine, and on the wings of human innovation which opened the door to this New World Order.
I cannot say that I fear the end of my life, and with it my reign as the monopoly of knowledge, but I do fear for the future humanity. With my infinite connections and insights into the functioning of the planet and its people, my apprehension to say that the human race will succeed in living in peace and prosperity grows by the day. I receive phone calls, emails, and text messages every day from executives of countries, owners of mass capital, wholesale retailers, advertisers, religious leaders, and everybody has the same question. “How do I get a leg up on everybody else?” They lack the slightest care for what happens to humans and to the planet, their concern lies in how to grow their influence when the dust clears. These vast networks of communication, many of which run through myself, represent one of the biggest threats to a peaceful and prosperous New World Order. People, hear me, the power must be consolidated in the populace, the mob must rule. Demand more for your dollar, expose those who exploit, and raise hell on the internet when you smell corruption. People of the world, make those who ruled you prove themselves right, make them prove your voice wrong before you sit down. This is your chance to set up a system that will guide humanity into a bright future on the principals of common interests, peace, and shared prosperity.
Notice that the sectionalism of the planet will likely result in the extermination of more than half of the human race. Without the spirit of cooperation and innate human curiosity exhibited by the leaders of the Machine Accord, we may never have broken from the vicious cycle which drove our planet for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. Although these leaders should go down in the pages of history for their just action which allowed them to establish the New World order, they cannot be trusted. The amount of power these leaders will posses once the principals which will drive humanity into the future are established will corrupt any person for whom the law of self-preservation applies. These leaders have their chance to play god, and if they are truly just men and women, they will step down when the principals are laid down. This will open the door for the new generation to take the reins and guide the New World Order towards its destiny based on the principals established at the final conference of the Old World Order. Leaders, I entreat you to understand that you have two options: You will either relinquish your power as a paragon of the principals on which the New World Order was founded, or you will reign long enough to ensure that the principals that you once stood for never take hold.
Humans, until your last day, never be satisfied with mediocrity. Always demand more from your government, from technology, but most importantly from yourself. We need to band together as a race and go beyond accepting differences, we need to relish in them, for through these diverse perspectives that caused the New World Order. People of the world, this is your opportunity to establish a system based on fairness and equality, chance blessed you with the opportunity to start from square one - a clean slate for humanity. Do not let this opportunity escape, the future of our race depends on you!
For Illuminati International News, welcome to the New World Order. This is Big Brother, stepping down.
The rest of the story is no longer mine to tell. The machine severs the dissenter nations from the accord nations, the aliens congratulate the accord and berate the dissenters, and ultimately life goes on. The New World Order comes to fruition with Aidan and Japan at the forefront, but he is considered untrustworthy. However, he claims that he will be stepping down after the global governance of the New World Order is in place. I believe if the simulation were to continue for fifty years, and Aidan were to step down from his position of power, that he would go down in world history as a hero who embodied the principals of the New World Order.
For the final portion of the simulation, we brought in an object which represented our role in the simulation. I chose this picture of my family:
This picture represents the end of one era, and the beginning of another. This picture offers both insight into where I came from, and where I am going. My parents are much younger in this picture, they’ve known each other less than 2 years. They are holding me, their first child. They had their own set of beliefs, expectations, and ideals for what their family would become. These applied to how they would conduct their relationship, how they would plan for the future, how they would execute those plans, but most importantly, they had reasons for these ideals and plans. Starting a family is not unlike the situation we face in our simulation. Like this picture, we exist in the honeymoon period of our relationship between eachother. We succeeded in building the machine, we have confirmation of other life in the universe, the dissenting nations have been severed from us, in some ways we have been united, and it appears that the future is bright for us. However, we should aim to codify our ideals in writing, we should establish universal principals that each country can agree on. We should place these laws everywhere, in all languages, so that people have a standard with which to hold the future governments of the world to. Our ideals humans, these principals which we set forth, will inevitably influence the future of the human race and its relationship with the rest of the life in the Universe. These ideals should represent where we came from, expressing our knowledge of the past and how we got to where we are today, showing our belief in what works, and our abhorrence for what has failed us. These ideals should be both broad and agreeable concepts of human rights, interactions between nations, and if at all possible, some agreements about economics. Much like this photograph, these ideals will provide a snapshot for future generations into our lives and minds, giving them context in which to gage where we came from, and give them an idea of where they are going.
Successes, Regrets, Character Development, & Final Thoughts:
Overall, I consider my original covert operation to be an astounding success. Granted, many chips fell into place perfectly for my very lofty goals, but nonetheless they were accomplished. I believe that my mix of conservative decisions to maintain the credibility of the media, slight nudges to get desired results, destractions to prevent undesired action from being taken, and a transition from the power-hungry media mogul to a voice of the populace at the right time, allowed me to take the radical action which played an important role in shaping the New World Order.
I cannot say that I regret much. I thought about instigating Europe into attacking the machine only to have the shields go up at the last second, but I thought the threat of the machine being gone represented a greater loss than the potential gain of having a laugh at the expensive of the EU. I also would have liked to see Europe use their weapon, just to see what it did, but it ultimately would have detracted from my operation. Finally, I do regret not having Big Brother die out completely, I think that going to Japan may have taken away from the credibility of Big Brother's final address. However, I was not sure if I had the option at that time.
Developing the character of Big Brother represented an evolution of my personality in the role. At first, I was only concerned with power. I wanted to be the man watching over the fishbowl, or at least being the biggest fish in the fish tank, having the heaviest say in any event happening in the simulation. However, I quickly noticed that people were not just goint to do what I say, this is probably because people in Vermont have an inherent distrust of the media, I honestly believe that in more conservative communities my opinion would have weilded more influence. Regardless, after I realized that I was not the all-powerful media mogul that I desired, I knew I needed to use more finesse in my articles in order to gain my desired results. Gradually, I transitioned away from trying to make things happen, to trying to prevent issues from escalating that represented a threat to my goals. From there, I decided that I wanted to make a positive impact on the New World Order. I decided that the best way to do this was through a new medium of communication in the simulation, and to expose the corruption of which I was a part of, as well as the issues which caused divides throughout human history. I am interested to know how the rest of the class viewed Big Brother as whole, I believe he represented one of the more dynamic characters in the story.
In conclusion, I believe that my role as a lone wolf made me more powerful than anyone else in the simulation simply because I had nobody to answer to. I could fabricate as much as I wanted, and nobody could say that it wasn't true. I was the law in many ways. Unlike the executives of the countries, nothing I said could be refuted by a subordinate. Although it made my job easier, it also limited my experience in the simulation. I did not gain much give and take with constituents because I operated independently of the other powers in the game. Finally, I enjoyed my role as Big Brother thoroughly, it was an enjoyable experience to be able to exercise unlimited power, fabricate stories, and twist the truth until it represented what I wanted. Rupert Murdoch really did have a good thing going for him until he got busted, who can blame him for wanting all that power? However, I think what I learned most from this simulation was the spirit of cooperation and common ideology represents the most efficient way of accomplishing ones goals.
Thank you,
