How would you go about it? How would you govern your masses? How would you supply them, educate them, what would your laws be, your taxes? Would you adopt religion as a handy tool, or banish it in the name of science? Would you allow freedom of the press, or would you destroy it in hopes of making your empire stable? There's countless other aspects that I forgot to mention, but you get the gist of it, and I'm wondering.
Now, I realize this may be out of reach for some of you, you may not want to be in such a position, or you may not think it will happen, but assume it did, and you are for the sake of the argument.
Now, assuming you guys have read Starship Troopers, that's about how my system would work. It made alot of sense to me, though, I think, for the sake of the people, I'd have to get rid of religion, as it puts such large bounds on society because of some of the moral codes it develops. Now, that's not to say killing humans is okay, but I think some things certain religions do are idiotic (Though, I won't go in further on this, seeing as that's not what the discussion should be about.). Cultures should be free to develop, they provide individuality, which I feel is crucial to human survival. I think the press should have to go through limited checks before being released to the public. I don't think it should be totally limited, but full out revolutionary magazines, unless for philosophical debate, would not be allowed(Yes, I am corruptibal, that is subject to change). Also, the government at the national level would have more power, as, how I see it, it is required to rule such a large dominion. I think education would be more advanced at lower levels, kinda like the Europeans do it. Teachers wouldn't be slip shod (They'd also be paid much more), they'd be subject to background checks, and they'd take very strict examination to get to teach, and they could only teach specific subjects, according to what they themselves were taught, it would also be free(education, that is, not teachers). I think taxes would be just as high as I needed them to fund the empire, which would probably be extremely high (That's a bit exxagurated, but, you know.). Alright, that's all I can think of right now, I'll end it here, point out flaws, and make your own plans for world domination
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