"Birth to Death: Life of a Fin"

By:  Nazrix

Revision 1.0


A Brief Summary of the Chapters:

Birth: A child's name is selected from a "Finnish Government Controlled/Approve
d" list of "passive names", customarily the name is selected by parents. In
absence of parents, the government does the naming of the child.

Early Childhood: A child is forced to go to a government owned and operated
"(re-)educational center", beliefs the child may have that do not conform with
government standards are removed and replaced with government values by use of
"instructional agents of government beliefs, ideas, and lifestyle".

Middle Childhood: A child continues their government regimented education and
some may even attend a government owned and operated church facility to learn
about the divinity of the government and the proper way to worship the
government (which is ordained by a religious figure).

Late Childhood: Children are introduced to government defined "negative
figures" whom should be feared such as Africans and those of other beliefs,
colors, religion, freedom-loving entrepreneurial spirit, and Americans.
Children are introduced to a selection of "trades" to choose from in order to
contribute to "the group". Children are also informed that upon reaching the
age of majority, they shall be "free" to choose to join the military "killing
machine" of Finland or be jailed for failure to "contribute". The Finnish take
pride in this requirement, and those who do not serve are ridiculed.

Early Adulthood: After young adults contribute and learn how to kill in the
name of the Finnish Flag, they are permitted to choose their trade further in
state run schools. Few private institutions exist and the government grip on
income make it unaffordable for the average Fin to attend a private
institution to learn values which question the Finnish government's "facts".
High taxation also insures that many Fins cannot afford "freedom supporting
transportation" due to the cost of purchasing and automobile and tight
government hording of oil and other fuels. Fins are "free" to choose to take
government owned transportation to government sponsored schools or work sites
to "contribute for the party".

Adulthood: The government owned news "facts bureau" controls most information
available to the finnish people, they ensure tranquility and servitude among
the masses while promoting acceptance of high taxes, forced military service,
government owned/reported news and facts bureaus, government owned "idea
centers" (called schools), and government owned entertainment agencies. The
government allows Fins to purchase alcohol from government owned stores at a
heavy tax, to ensure a proper control is kept on "enjoyment". 

Future Chapters: Currently under development. Topics will include: Comparisons
with the United States (The US does NOT ve such police state features that
Finland has in the areas of: forced military service, a government monopoly
and control of the media, government control over transportation
(vehicles/fuel are cheap and afforded by most anyone to go and work/play/live
where they please without worship of government), government owned churches,
government owned liquor stores, government owned businesses.). Comparisons
with "most closely related" governments that Finland is similar to including
North Korea, Maoist China, parts of Africa, Iran and other middle eastern
countries, and governments of the 1500's Europe.