This department has been made available for those who are perhaps new recruits to the Order, just out of Phoenix Training. Or maybe you came here to clear up a little confusion. Whatever the case, I shall start with the basics.
As I am sure you well know, the New Order is an elusive syndicate force. We are united under one purpose: to dominate the human empire...under one cause: to bring universal peace and perfection...and under one leader: myself, Arkain, the Phoenixer.
There is occasionally a question brought up as to why I should be the sole dictator of such a great force. Though I respect such inquiries [ in truth, those who question the rule of Arkain often disappear mysteriously ], I have a simple answer: only I can fulfill the task. I am the first of a new, elite, and evolved race of Homo sapiens. But we'll discuss that later.
The New Order was first initiated during the Italian Republican Revolution of 2112 as one of the parties fighting for control of the nation's government. The other parties involved were Socialist and Capitalist, the latter having started the uprising, as Italy at the time had just gained its independence after being briefly overrun by the UAE during World War III. Our party was the first to use Classism, which was considered a strange new system of government at the time, though it does hold many similarities to capitalism.
The system of a classist government operates, as its name implies, through a series of consecutive, separated classes. Unlike communism, the lowest class is not the working class, but rather the highest class is held by the hard-working citizen. Elections are held annually by each class to determine who will be elected to that class from the next class down, the only exception being, of course, the lowest class. All citizens under the classist government are included in this system.
Each class becomes open for nominations 4 months before the nomination date, which is December 31. To get nominated, all you need is one vote from somebody in the next class up. However, each citizen can only vote once.
2 months before Election Day, all nominations stop. All members of each class--except the lowest--must each cast one electoral vote for a nominee of their choice. The qualities they look for include talents, accomplishments, intelligence, and willingness to work.
A citizen can only vote for somebody in the clas immediately below their own. But, if a nominee gets a number of votes equal to the sum of the requirements for more than one class, he/she will be elected to the highest class included in that sum, thus skipping any classes in-between.
Also, a citizen is not allowed to cast an electoral vote for a nominee who is a member of his/her family. The way this rule is enforced: A voter's full name must be written on his/her ballot. Since a careful record is kept of the names of all the citizens, and because each citizen can only vote once and must do so, to change your name on your ballot would be wasting your time. If your name shows that the nominee you voted for does not exist or is part of your family, you are notified, your vote is cancelled, and you must vote again. If you wrote a name on your ballot that does not exist on the citizen records, or if you wrote nothing at all, your vote is simply discarded. You still must vote again, using your own name. If the name you use is the same name as somebody else, that person is asked to finalize which ballot he/she sent, and any other ballots using their name are discarded.
There are several measures, including an exception from voting or the use of police force, that can be taken for anyone who's name is not checked off when the ballots are scanned--that is, anyone who cannot or will not vote. The names of the electees are posted on New Year's Eve.
The higher the class you are in, the more advantages you get. For example: if you are elected to a higher class, you will, on New Year's Day, be granted such things as a higher position in your job, more efficient equipment, longer recreational time, or a vacation.
One of the most notable aspects of a classist society is the lack of a money system. Because of the absence of money, bribes are very nearly nonexistent. And like Communism, all industries and even homes are government-owned. Thus, some common rewards for a class promotion are furniture or even a larger, more luxurious home.
In the absence of money, another method must be used to give the ordinary citizen a reason for going to work each day. Aside from the promise of large rewards should the citizen be promoted, there are weekly rewards, as well. Each week, every citizen is offered many new luxuries to choose from, according to their class. Also, food and other necessary supplies are offered weekly.
Because of the elecoral vote requirements, each consecutively higher class has fewer members than those beneath it. The First Class is the highest. It also holds the Council, an organization of elected authorities of the First Class. The Council is the seat of the nation's government and the dictator of international affairs.
As the population of a classist society increases, so, eventually, do the sizes of the classes. To prevent the classes from inflating too dramatically, the electoral votes can be raised, or a whole new class can be created. When a new class appears, a special-case vote is held to set the system back in balance. These decisions, among many others, can only be made by the Council.
These were the main ideas behind the original form of Classism.
