Post by kanonite on Apr 22, 2017 11:36:21 GMT
ROME
Rome, now mockingly known as "Mussoliniland" by the "barbarians" that still cover some parts of Italy, is a corporate oligarch city state ruled by a conglomerate of the major corporations that were headquartered there when the EU fell apart.
Life inside it is best-described as something of a lax police state, not unlike mid-to-late 20th century Yugoslavia, combined with a romanticized reverence of ancient Rome and its discipline. The laws are quite harsh, propaganda is a rather frequent sight and a strong emphasis is put on military worship, reverring the "Brave men and women bringing order to the stateless scum." with many brainplays, VR sims and songs being made to celebrate and promote military service.
And as is usual with repressive societies, the upper echelons, the old corporate money, feel certain laws do not apply to them. Homosexuality, while legally forbidden due to pragmatic reasoning of needing to strengthen population, is practiced by the suits that, through their own or familial wealth and power, are exempt from prosecution. There are even rumours floating about that some of the corporates keep private stocks of sentient slaves for personal entertainment.
Rome, now mockingly known as "Mussoliniland" by the "barbarians" that still cover some parts of Italy, is a corporate oligarch city state ruled by a conglomerate of the major corporations that were headquartered there when the EU fell apart.
Life inside it is best-described as something of a lax police state, not unlike mid-to-late 20th century Yugoslavia, combined with a romanticized reverence of ancient Rome and its discipline. The laws are quite harsh, propaganda is a rather frequent sight and a strong emphasis is put on military worship, reverring the "Brave men and women bringing order to the stateless scum." with many brainplays, VR sims and songs being made to celebrate and promote military service.
And as is usual with repressive societies, the upper echelons, the old corporate money, feel certain laws do not apply to them. Homosexuality, while legally forbidden due to pragmatic reasoning of needing to strengthen population, is practiced by the suits that, through their own or familial wealth and power, are exempt from prosecution. There are even rumours floating about that some of the corporates keep private stocks of sentient slaves for personal entertainment.
