Technology is highly advanced and there is order. Here, civilization is at its apex, showing the best qualities and values. The First Empire is often centered on Earth.
It could be The Federation, The Republic, or the rise of interstellar civilization. Note: Empire doesn't have to mean The Empire (although it often does).
The result is the birth and expansion of a new government. Sometimes they join together for a common defense, perhaps for cultural or economic reasons, or by force. See also The War of Earthly Aggression.Īt this point, the independent human and/or alien worlds unite for whatever reason. If the timespan till the next phase is long enough, multiple wars may be used to fill the centuries in-between. Whenever it happens, it serves to wipe the political map clean, removing all modern day nations as players. No matter how bad it gets, Earth and humanity eventually recover. But often, a devastating war occurs in the beginning of the timeline. When the Apocalypse occurs can actually vary, sometimes after Interstellar Colonization, sometimes before Spaceflight, sometimes during the Decline of the Empire. This may also be triggered by or resulting in an environmental collapse or deadly pandemic or famine. Typical plots also include the colonies starting Wars of Independence from Earth.ĭisaster strikes (often nuclear war), and Earth is devastated, bringing most modern nations to ruin. Terraforming and colonization of Mars and possibly Venus has begun in earnest, and Space Colonies are usually popping up around Jupiter and the other Gas Giants to harvest their bounty. While travel times may be immense, space trips are common and a message can always reach Earth in under a day. Humanity explores Venus, Mars, and the Outer Solar System. Exploration and Colonization of the Solar System Intra-orbit travel is typically done in a few hours from closer Lagange points, with maybe a day at the farthest distances.ġ. Forays to the Asteroid Belt to gather resources are typically the farthest frontier. Apart from the oldest SF, none of the worlds explored are humanly habitable, so travel to other worlds in the system will be very limited. Space Stations, Space Elevators, and even Colonies may be erected in orbit around the Earth, and bases and colonies constructed on the Moon. Mankind reaches and fully explores the Moon. Billionaire George Soros is a frequent bête noire among this crowd, and he is often depicted as a world-dominating reptile.Although the details greatly vary, the outline was basically the same: But whether he is or isn't deliberately using the notion of reptilian invaders as coded anti-Semitism, it is nonetheless the case that the idea tends to circulate, as writer Miikka Jaarte points out, among neo-Nazis, Illuminati conspiracy proponents and various other groups that insist that we are being manipulated by sinister "puppeteers" who often just happen to be Jewish. Icke denies animosity toward Jewish people. Though it was quickly discredited, the Nazis used it as propaganda. Henry Ford, for one, helped circulate the pamphlet, which purported to reveal a secret Jewish society conspiring to control the banks, the media and, ultimately, the entire Earth. It may not surprise you that Icke, who wrote a theosophical work about the origins of Earth, also endorses the infamous anti-Semitic forgery "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion," which appeared in 1903 and was likely created by the Russian czar's secret police. The writings of the Russian-born mystic Helena Blavatsky, the founder of Theosophy, bristle with cosmic energies and mysterious knowledge - including her claim of an ancient race of dragon men from a lost continent mentioned in her esoteric 1888 tome, "The Secret Doctrine."
The tide of immigrants ignited cultural conflicts, as well as health and sanitation crises, in cities that lacked adequate infrastructure for the millions of arrivals.Īmid this tumult, a colorful array of gurus and charismatic figures arrived on the scene claiming secret knowledge of world affairs and answers to burning questions. It emerged more strongly toward the end of the century, when anxieties about perceived outsiders, especially Jewish ones, were fueled by waves of immigrants flooding urban centers in Great Britain and the United States in search of economic prosperity and religious freedom. The outlandish trope has roots in the second half of the 19th century, when the Industrial Revolution, Darwin's theory of evolution and rapid scientific advances upended time-honored traditional ways of life, leaving people unsettled and unsure what to believe. This nonsense is espoused by a variety of conspiracy-mongers, including one of whom was accused of murdering his own brother because he thought he was a lizard.
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