The Earth Party
Blueprint for a Mature Civilization
Step 1E: Establish the
Planetary Protectorate
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Main Outline:
-The foundations for world peace are laid by peacemaking in the tribal, interpersonal, and sexual realms.
-The actual process of world peace begins with the Imperial Deflation Treaty.
-The treaty gives big countries the ability to let go of restive, separatist territories
-Big countries don't really want to hold on to lands that want to be independent. Separatist movements give the big countries headaches.
-They wish they could let these lands go, but they're afraid of losing face and looking weak in front of other major powers.
-They use these lands for economic purposes (natural resources) and military purposes (bases and geopolitical positioning). If they were to let an area go, they would be at a strategic disadvantage in relation to their peers - the other big powers.
-Every big power wants to let land go, but not if other big powers get to keep theirs.
-The solution is a treaty to allow all the big countries to simultaneously let their separatist areas go. That way, the pressure gets released, while the overall balance of power remains the same.
To save face
To preserve the balance of power between themselves
