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[DRAFT] Doctrine of First Contact
Topic Started: Oct 1 2009, 11:02 PM (106 Views)
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Doctrine of First Contact
A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.

Category: Moral Decency | Strength: Strong | Proposed by: Stash Kroh


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The World Assembly abroad,

RECOGNIZING the existence of many remote societies who have been discovered over the years living on various continents, islands and far off planetary systems without any prior knowledge of intelligent life living among them;

DEEPLY DISTURBED by the actions of governments in the past who have invaded these said territories by aggressive force with colonization in mind while treating the natives as savages –- all the while using deceptive tactics to benefit economically and politically from them;

BELIEVING those to be intolerable actions for member nations to conduct, who should respect these previously isolated societies – not exploit their naivety;

DEFINES for the purposes of this document;

1. An isolated society as a nation or homeland of inhabitants who are not scientifically aware of any existing civilization outside of their cultural microcosm.

2. A civilization’s technological status as its specific quantity of energy consumption as a civilization, or the energy consumption that it is capable of through its existing means.

HEREBY,

I. Deducts that for an isolated society to be truly isolated they would have to be secluded to a homeland of their own. No matter the size or extensiveness of this homeland.

II. Prohibits member nations and their citizens from claiming property within these isolated societies’ homeland or world.

III. Entrusts the World Assembly with the immediate abolition of the following abominations against isolated societies by member nations and their citizens ...

a. Intruding, or conducting any activity that leads to an inhabitant’s scientific awareness of civilization outside of their society.
b. Harming the inhabitants through any physical, mental, social, environmental, cultural or virtual means -- including the unnatural spread of disease, or the introduction of potentially negative cultural aspects such as alcoholism.
c. Attempting to alter, persecute, disseminate against, discourage or negatively affect any cultural belief system, political philosophy, religion, idea or tradition held by any inhabitant of an isolated society.
d. Reducing or increasing the social, political or economic freedoms that an inhabitant has in their homeland.
e. Changing the technological status of the isolated society by any means required to improve, or reduce their status.

IV. Reminds member nations that they are the ambassadors for the rest of civilization when first contacted by these isolated societies thus the World Assembly encourages treating these isolated societies with respect, and dignity.


Okay ambassadors, I expect there to be a lot of improvements that could be made on this -- so please, have at it!
Edited by unibot, Oct 6 2009, 09:21 PM.
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Oct 4 2009, 04:41 AM
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Oct 1 2009, 11:02 PM
2. A civilization’s technological status as its specific quantity of energy consumption as a civilization, or the energy consumption that it is capable of through its existing means.
Very nice, but some scientific issues with this clause: What about very-low temperature dependant life forms, such as those found on the oceans of Saturn's moon Titan?

Well, many things count towards energy consumption .... atomic weaponry for example, and I also say
"or the energy consumption that it is capable of through its existing means". So they may not consume a lot of energy, but they could with their unused technologies.

I put that 'OR' line there mainly for environmental friendly nations, who are super-advanced but choose to be low energy consumers.


OOC: See the Kardashev scale for further reference.
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