Post by NickTheNick on Feb 6, 2018 20:48:28 GMT
In the Ethics System thread the latest post discussed factions and ideologies. As I pointed out there, the current list is a work in progress, so let's brainstorm some more! Here's a place to discuss what other factions and ideologies we could add to the list, or any changes to the current list. Here is the current list:
Militarist Factions
Imperialist/Expansionist (Militarist) – Expansionists support dominance and conquest of neighbours, rivalry with other threatening nations, and self-sufficiency.
Support: Wars of aggression, high military spending, self-sufficiency, rivalry with other countries, conscription/mandatory service
Warrior (Militarist, Tradition) – Warrior factions want a militarization of society and forming a military elite.
Support: Wars of aggression, high military spending, domination of the government by their faction, military education, restriction to army/officer access, warrior caste, supporting militaristic culture
Interventionist (Militarist, Xenophile) – Interventionists want involvement in foreign affairs and to act as a world police.
Support: Wars of intervention, high military spending, vassalization of neighbours, establishing puppet and protectorate states, conscription/mandatory service
Pacifist Factions
Pacifist (Pacifist) – Pacifist factions want decreased aggression and demilitarization. They are also against militaristic culture (cultural traits that increase people’s gravitation towards the militarism ethic).
Support: Alliances, peaceful deals with other countries, reduced military spending, non-military education, no conscription, suppressing militaristic culture
Prosperity (Pacifist, Materialist) – Prosperity factions want prosperity through cooperation with other countries. They believe that war is destructive and peace is the greatest window for the economy to thrive.
Support: Peaceful deals with other countries, alliances, free trade, trade agreements
Authoritarian Factions
Totalitarian (Authoritarian, Militarist? Xenophile?) – Totalitarians want a powerful and autocratic government with minimal dissent, as well as near total control of society by the government and ruling ideology.
Support: Single party state, suppression of political dissent, absolutist rule, state media and propaganda and education.
Aristocratic (Authoritarian, Tradition) – Aristocrats want power invested in local inherited landlords and laws that support the landed elite.
Support: Inherited succession, limited citizenship, domination of the government by their faction, decentralized government, limited/full slavery
Bureaucratic (Authoritarian, Tradition) – Bureaucrats want a large and centralized government that supports a political elite of civil servants and administrators.
Support: Appointment, domination of the government by their faction, large and centralized government, high government spending, government control in fields like healthcare, education, etc.
Monarchist (Authoritarian) – Monarchists want power invested in a powerful monarch.
Support: Inherited succession, large and centralized government, high government spending, absolutist government
Egalitarian Factions
Populist (Egalitarian) – Populists want to support the commoners and their quality of life such as population growth and health, entertainment and happiness, etc. They believe in the whims of the people and the public majority, particularly the poor.
Support: Direct democracy, welfare, enfranchisement.
Liberal (Egalitarian, Innovation) – Want a devolution of national power and promotion of liberty
Support: Federalism, Local Autonomy, Free Trade, Freedom of Religion, Representation, Government Upkeep should be a small fraction of expenses
Communist (Egalitarian, Tradition) – Want a planned and redistributive society/economy.
Support: Public education, public healthcare, welfare, planned economy
Separatist (Egalitarian, Innovation)
Support: Autonomy or independence for their target province(s)
Materialist Factions
Industrialist (Materialist) – Want to support large scale industry and production.
Support: Relaxed or no labour laws, etc.
Guilds (Materialist, Xenophobe) – Want to support local industry and crafts.
Mercantile (Materialist, Xenophile) – Want to support broader trade and foreign investment.
Capitalist (Materialist, Egalitarian) – Want the state free from the economy.
Socialist (Materialist, Authoritarian) – Want to have state run economies.
Corporatist/Corporatocrats (Materialist, Authoritarian) – Want to have a society run by corporations.
Support: Domination of the government by their faction, corporate led education, privatized education, healthcare, and other services
Robocrat (Materialist, Authoritarian) – Robocrats want a society run by robots.
Support: Domination of the government, large government with high spending, many state run services, robots and AI allowed, robot citizenship
Technocrat (Materialist, Authoritarian) – Want society run by the technical elite
Spiritualist Factions
Religious/Clergy/Clerical/Priesthood (Spiritualist, Tradition) – Promotion of state religion and church power.
Spiritualist (Spiritualist, Egalitarian) – Freedom of religion and removal of materialist influences in society.
Environmentalist (Spiritualist, Tradition) – Protection of the environment.
Theocratic (Spiritualist, Authoritarian) – Religious control of the government and persecution of other religions.
Philosopher (Spiritualist, Innovation) – Focus society towards learning and morality.
Ascetic/Monk (Spiritualist, Tradition?) – A more extreme version of the Spiritualist faction?
Extremist/Fanaticist – Ideological fanatics and demagogues?
Support: Propaganda, state media, suppression of dissent
Culture/Arts – Promotion of the arts and education
Xenophobe Factions
Nationalist (Xenophobe) – Dislike of all things foreign.
Patriotic? (Xenophobe, Militarist) – Glorification of the country?
Isolationist (Xenophobe, Pacifist) – Want separation from foreign affairs.
Supremacist (Xenophobe, Tradition) – Want promotion of primary species/culture
Xenophile Factions
Multicultural/Tolerant/Ecumenical/Xenoist (Xenophile) – Toleration and equality of foreigners.
Multilateralists/Globalists (Xenophile, Pacifist) – Cooperation and peace with other powers.
Innovation Factions
Radical/Progressive (Innovation) – Want to change policies to become more modern and up to date.
Technologist (Innovation, Materialist) – Want to promote research and technology.
Anarchist (Innovation, Egalitarian) – Want to remove as many government institutions as possible.
Rebel (Innovation) – Want to depose the current government.
Revolutionary (Innovation, Egalitarian) – Want to uproot current institutions and radically change society.
Tradition Factions
Reactionary (Tradition) – Want a return to previous policies.
Conservative (Tradition) – Want to preserve policies.
Culturist/Artistic (Tradition, Spiritualist) – Promote national culture and art and identity
Loyalist (Tradition, Authoritarian) – Support the government and current policies. Oppose people who oppose the government.
Support: Suppressing/Outlawing other factions
And these are some other ideas I've had floating around:
Bankocrats – Want the society to be run by banks
Transhumanists/Transbeingists? Bioenhancementists? (Materialist, Innovation?)
Agrarian/Ruralists (Egalitarian, Tradition, Pacifist?) – Want a decentralized civilization living in rural communities.
Urbanists – Want urbanization and centralization of civilization
Labour/Workers/ Blue Collar/Craftsmen/Workers/Proletariat (Egalitarian, Materialist, Innovation?) – Support workers’ rights and rule by the workers
Suffragist? – Increased voting and representation for everyone
Abolitionist/Libertarian – Freedom from all forms of slavery or serfdom and full liberty for everyone
Universalist?
Inclusionist?
Slaveowners?
Elitist?
Factions can be socioeconomic groups, like Aristocrats/Nobility, or they can be ideological groups, like Environmentalists. You can get unique like a Robocracy faction which supports robot hegemony over society, just make sure its plausible.
If you want to give more details, include the sorts of objectives and policies that the faction would support. For example:
Faction: Slaveowners
Supports: Slavery laws, wars against other nations to capture slaves, domination of the government by the slaveowner faction
Discuss!
Militarist Factions
Imperialist/Expansionist (Militarist) – Expansionists support dominance and conquest of neighbours, rivalry with other threatening nations, and self-sufficiency.
Support: Wars of aggression, high military spending, self-sufficiency, rivalry with other countries, conscription/mandatory service
Warrior (Militarist, Tradition) – Warrior factions want a militarization of society and forming a military elite.
Support: Wars of aggression, high military spending, domination of the government by their faction, military education, restriction to army/officer access, warrior caste, supporting militaristic culture
Interventionist (Militarist, Xenophile) – Interventionists want involvement in foreign affairs and to act as a world police.
Support: Wars of intervention, high military spending, vassalization of neighbours, establishing puppet and protectorate states, conscription/mandatory service
Pacifist Factions
Pacifist (Pacifist) – Pacifist factions want decreased aggression and demilitarization. They are also against militaristic culture (cultural traits that increase people’s gravitation towards the militarism ethic).
Support: Alliances, peaceful deals with other countries, reduced military spending, non-military education, no conscription, suppressing militaristic culture
Prosperity (Pacifist, Materialist) – Prosperity factions want prosperity through cooperation with other countries. They believe that war is destructive and peace is the greatest window for the economy to thrive.
Support: Peaceful deals with other countries, alliances, free trade, trade agreements
Authoritarian Factions
Totalitarian (Authoritarian, Militarist? Xenophile?) – Totalitarians want a powerful and autocratic government with minimal dissent, as well as near total control of society by the government and ruling ideology.
Support: Single party state, suppression of political dissent, absolutist rule, state media and propaganda and education.
Aristocratic (Authoritarian, Tradition) – Aristocrats want power invested in local inherited landlords and laws that support the landed elite.
Support: Inherited succession, limited citizenship, domination of the government by their faction, decentralized government, limited/full slavery
Bureaucratic (Authoritarian, Tradition) – Bureaucrats want a large and centralized government that supports a political elite of civil servants and administrators.
Support: Appointment, domination of the government by their faction, large and centralized government, high government spending, government control in fields like healthcare, education, etc.
Monarchist (Authoritarian) – Monarchists want power invested in a powerful monarch.
Support: Inherited succession, large and centralized government, high government spending, absolutist government
Egalitarian Factions
Populist (Egalitarian) – Populists want to support the commoners and their quality of life such as population growth and health, entertainment and happiness, etc. They believe in the whims of the people and the public majority, particularly the poor.
Support: Direct democracy, welfare, enfranchisement.
Liberal (Egalitarian, Innovation) – Want a devolution of national power and promotion of liberty
Support: Federalism, Local Autonomy, Free Trade, Freedom of Religion, Representation, Government Upkeep should be a small fraction of expenses
Communist (Egalitarian, Tradition) – Want a planned and redistributive society/economy.
Support: Public education, public healthcare, welfare, planned economy
Separatist (Egalitarian, Innovation)
Support: Autonomy or independence for their target province(s)
Materialist Factions
Industrialist (Materialist) – Want to support large scale industry and production.
Support: Relaxed or no labour laws, etc.
Guilds (Materialist, Xenophobe) – Want to support local industry and crafts.
Mercantile (Materialist, Xenophile) – Want to support broader trade and foreign investment.
Capitalist (Materialist, Egalitarian) – Want the state free from the economy.
Socialist (Materialist, Authoritarian) – Want to have state run economies.
Corporatist/Corporatocrats (Materialist, Authoritarian) – Want to have a society run by corporations.
Support: Domination of the government by their faction, corporate led education, privatized education, healthcare, and other services
Robocrat (Materialist, Authoritarian) – Robocrats want a society run by robots.
Support: Domination of the government, large government with high spending, many state run services, robots and AI allowed, robot citizenship
Technocrat (Materialist, Authoritarian) – Want society run by the technical elite
Spiritualist Factions
Religious/Clergy/Clerical/Priesthood (Spiritualist, Tradition) – Promotion of state religion and church power.
Spiritualist (Spiritualist, Egalitarian) – Freedom of religion and removal of materialist influences in society.
Environmentalist (Spiritualist, Tradition) – Protection of the environment.
Theocratic (Spiritualist, Authoritarian) – Religious control of the government and persecution of other religions.
Philosopher (Spiritualist, Innovation) – Focus society towards learning and morality.
Ascetic/Monk (Spiritualist, Tradition?) – A more extreme version of the Spiritualist faction?
Extremist/Fanaticist – Ideological fanatics and demagogues?
Support: Propaganda, state media, suppression of dissent
Culture/Arts – Promotion of the arts and education
Xenophobe Factions
Nationalist (Xenophobe) – Dislike of all things foreign.
Patriotic? (Xenophobe, Militarist) – Glorification of the country?
Isolationist (Xenophobe, Pacifist) – Want separation from foreign affairs.
Supremacist (Xenophobe, Tradition) – Want promotion of primary species/culture
Xenophile Factions
Multicultural/Tolerant/Ecumenical/Xenoist (Xenophile) – Toleration and equality of foreigners.
Multilateralists/Globalists (Xenophile, Pacifist) – Cooperation and peace with other powers.
Innovation Factions
Radical/Progressive (Innovation) – Want to change policies to become more modern and up to date.
Technologist (Innovation, Materialist) – Want to promote research and technology.
Anarchist (Innovation, Egalitarian) – Want to remove as many government institutions as possible.
Rebel (Innovation) – Want to depose the current government.
Revolutionary (Innovation, Egalitarian) – Want to uproot current institutions and radically change society.
Tradition Factions
Reactionary (Tradition) – Want a return to previous policies.
Conservative (Tradition) – Want to preserve policies.
Culturist/Artistic (Tradition, Spiritualist) – Promote national culture and art and identity
Loyalist (Tradition, Authoritarian) – Support the government and current policies. Oppose people who oppose the government.
Support: Suppressing/Outlawing other factions
And these are some other ideas I've had floating around:
Bankocrats – Want the society to be run by banks
Transhumanists/Transbeingists? Bioenhancementists? (Materialist, Innovation?)
Agrarian/Ruralists (Egalitarian, Tradition, Pacifist?) – Want a decentralized civilization living in rural communities.
Urbanists – Want urbanization and centralization of civilization
Labour/Workers/ Blue Collar/Craftsmen/Workers/Proletariat (Egalitarian, Materialist, Innovation?) – Support workers’ rights and rule by the workers
Suffragist? – Increased voting and representation for everyone
Abolitionist/Libertarian – Freedom from all forms of slavery or serfdom and full liberty for everyone
Universalist?
Inclusionist?
Slaveowners?
Elitist?
Factions can be socioeconomic groups, like Aristocrats/Nobility, or they can be ideological groups, like Environmentalists. You can get unique like a Robocracy faction which supports robot hegemony over society, just make sure its plausible.
If you want to give more details, include the sorts of objectives and policies that the faction would support. For example:
Faction: Slaveowners
Supports: Slavery laws, wars against other nations to capture slaves, domination of the government by the slaveowner faction
Discuss!
