Galactic Imperial Sector 748302-3459 Consolidated History (Section 4030-23, Part 1), Volume 493021-441
THE REBELLION BEGINS
Abstract
The anti-technology rebellion that eventually collapsed the early technology Terran civilization that once flourished in Sector 748302-3459 is generally dated as beginning on 10 February 2024 CE (dating ref Sol 3 sub 4), when an unoccupied robotic vehicle was attacked and destroyed by an angry mob in the North Americanas continent western coastal city of Sanfranic. Concerns about these vehicles among the local populace had been rising for some time, as they were deployed with little regulatory oversight and were increasingly engaged in injury causing accidents and near misses, among other concerns.
Within five years, the newly formed "Anti-Robots Party" had achieved a 53% share of the nation's (†) voting population, and a range of anti-technology laws were rapidly passed at local, state, and federal levels.
Affiliated versions of the ARP quickly took hold elsewhere in the world, including Western and Eastern EUO, Russiaye, Japante, Australasia, and many other areas.
† The actual name of this nation is currently under dispute as the historical records found to date by the survey parties are inconclusive on this point, since the mass rioting at the time rendered virtually all electronic records useless and written records that have survived over the ensuing 43 Sol cycles are extremely fragmentary.
