United States of the Americas became the Federation. Official In-game Lore at Tourist Spot 0165 near Earth

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United States of the Americas became the Federation. In-game Lore at Tourist Spot 0165 near Earth

The in-game Tourist Spot 0165 beacon near Earth has official lore about the origins of the Federation. The beacon was added with Horizons update 2.2.

The official text says:

Ancient History

Tourist Spot 0165

Mankind's first ventures into space were tentative and gradual. The early part of the 21st century saw the first manned spaceflights beyond the moon, but it took major population and economic problems to stimulate enough commercial commitment to start settlements beyond Earth.

The Third World War saw this exploration expenditure dragged back again and it wasn't until the very end of the 21st century that colonies on Mars and the Moon became truly permanent and viable.

After the war, the dominant power was the United States of the Americas, and as the remaining other countries joined it over the next few decades, it was renamed the Federation of the United States and later "The Federation" as the implied reference to one of the pre-war powers was a block to the remaining countries joining it. It had a constitution and laws derived from the earlier powers, but much simplified.

Proof in this video (starts at 2:30).

[video=youtube;B4SQWYAiujY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4SQWYAiujY[/video]

 

[Jason Pegasi]

"Much simplified"

(ie. cut out the parts that would've prevented the abuses of government power that are everywhere in the Federation)

 

[HereticPilot101]

You're complaining about Federal abuse of power while your government still supports slavery.

 

[Jason Pegasi]

You don't know much about my faction, do you?

 

[Divine Cerinian]

You don't know much about my faction, do you?

Your faction doesn't have enough sway in the Empire to actually have an impact on government for the whole, so his statement stands.
Personally, I'd prefer that the Empire be slavery free myself, but if given a choice between empire and federation, I'll take the feds. I can at least put the "abuse of power" to work in my favor without having to deal with egotistical "senators." Corporations are driven by profit, and profit is easy for me to manipulate, lol.

 

[Jason Pegasi]

Your faction doesn't have enough sway in the Empire to actually have an impact on government for the whole, so his statement stands.
Personally, I'd prefer that the Empire be slavery free myself, but if given a choice between empire and federation, I'll take the feds. I can at least put the "abuse of power" to work in my favor without having to deal with egotistical "senators." Corporations are driven by profit, and profit is easy for me to manipulate, lol.

A fair argument.

Shiny white ships are in my favor, and easy to maneuver