Republic Society and Culture

[Brandon Rhea]

Society and Culture
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The Galactic Republic has a very diverse culture, though Humans remain the most dominant species in the Republic and the galaxy, as well as the most numerous. Member worlds are able to maintain their own culture in accordance with local beliefs, customs and traditions. There is a wide variety of different cultures within the Republic from religious communities like the Jedi Order to hive-like communities. The Republic also has a liberal policy towards arts. The dominant aesthetic style is opulence and ornamentation.

Although Humanocentrism is technically outlawed by the Rights of Sentience clause of the Galactic Constitution, it still exists throughout the life of the Republic. Human-led companies, most on the fringes of the Republic, tend to enslave entire nonhuman races, while other planets reserved the best sections of the world for Humans while forcing non-humans to live in ghettos. The majority of the slaves in the galaxy are nonhuman.

The Republic’s influence on the galactic economy is linked to its regulatory powers, production of Republic dataries, and authorization of relevant bodies. At the heart of the economy is planetary trade. Intraplanetary trade can support a local economy, but the high levels of government spending required for an advanced society can only be funded by interplanetary exports. While some planets maintain their own shipping fleets, most rely on large freight firms or independent freight haulers to carry their goods along major hyperlanes. All working beings are required to pay income taxes, which are collected by the Republic Tax Collection Agency.

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