Government on a Neighboring Planet I—Continental Nation, Political & Home Life

This Saturday, Paula, Christilyn, André, and Derek begin the exploration of the revelation of a continental nation on a "not far-distant planet" of our local system—a region having a radius of 30-to-50 light-years—of inhabited worlds.  The revelators state that the "similarity of the two spheres undoubtedly explains why permission to make this extraordinary presentation was granted, for it is most unusual for the system rulers to consent to the narration on one planet of the affairs of another." They are not just trying to satisfy our curiosity about extra-terrestrials.  They presume a student of the revelation is far beyond mere UFO or E.T. curiosity. These are fellow human beings with a rich human culture, history, and life; not unlike ours. In telling us "something of the social, moral, and political life" about this advancing culture, the author is trying to give those reading it something of an alternate view of human culture and give us a sense of where ours may be headed, or could be headed, by contrast.  This should be a thrilling discussion of some intriguing and challenging ideas. Some teasers: "The industrial mechanism of this nation enjoys a certain great advantage derived from the unique topography of the continent. The high mountains, on which heavy rains fall eight months in the year, are situated at the very center of the country." "They enjoy a brisk domestic commerce but have little foreign trade owing to the universal hostility of their less progressive neighbors." "There are five different types of metropolitan government, depending on the size of the city, but no city is permitted to have more than one million inhabitants." How different life can be!  Please join us and call in for a lively discussion!