User blog comment:GrandMethuselah67/Lore Sheet: The United Republic of Humankind/@comment-4867780-20150705091736/@comment-26322734-20150709234649

"Not all grown ups leave their parents, but most definitely do. Some follow similar rules, others much less so, but it is their own and no others'. Even though they don't materially need to leave and still love them very much, most of them psychologically need to become their own person." Well, sure. But comparing parenthood to the United Government is a tenuous comparison. For one, you have no power over your parents; whereas in the United Government, you can (pretty easily, in fact due to the overall better system from 21st Century politics) gain political power and change the rules (assuming enough people agree with you). So factions do have the opportunity to be their own people and create their own rules within the U.R.H. "The mere fact technologies are available to everyone all over the Republic proves there's no monopoly to use as leverage. As for resources, the matter-conversion capabilities of said technologies basically removes such a need, so each community seems pretty much self-sufficient." Point taken. However, you're thinking of factions and communities as smaller nations instead of just cultures. Which I suppose may be my fault. Anyway, they're not soverign nations or anything, just cultures bound together by common ideals and heritage. "So while they may not have particular reasons to secede, they may simply want to become their own collective "person", especially since technologies have allowed communities to grow extremely different in the pursuit of their own understanding of "perfection", and that "independence" may have become a key aspect of it for quite a few." Nope. Why would they want independance when life in the U.R.H. simply isn't restrictive? People don't just want independance just because. America didn't want independence from Britan just because, and Scotland doesn't want independence from the U.K. just because. It's because of some cultural, economical, or political restriction that doesn't allow said nation to thrive, and the U.R.H. doesn't restrict their citizens more than actually necessary. "As for the totalitarian part, I think Cat could explain much better than me ^ ^" Actually, I am talking to Cat about it. He agrees with me.