Babylon: The Fall of America

A geopolitical simulation engine modeling the collapse of American hegemony through Marxist-Leninist-Maoist Third Worldist (MLM-TW) theory.

Graph + Math = History

Note

This project is under active development. See the Quickstart to get started.

What is Babylon?

Babylon models class struggle not as random events, but as a deterministic output of material conditions within a compact topological phase space.

The simulation implements:

• Imperial Rent (Φ): Value extraction from periphery to core

• Survival Calculus: Agents maximize P(S|A) vs P(S|R)

• George Jackson Model: Consciousness bifurcation (revolution vs fascism)

• Percolation Theory: Phase transitions in solidarity networks

• Carceral Geography: Detention, displacement, elimination pipelines

Architecture Overview

The system runs locally without external servers, using the Embedded Trinity:

Layer	Technology	Purpose
The Ledger	SQLite / Pydantic	Rigid material state (wealth, organization)
The Topology	NetworkX	Fluid relational state (solidarity, exploitation)
The Archive	ChromaDB	Semantic history for AI narrative

See Architecture: The Embedded Trinity for detailed architecture documentation.

Quick Start

# Install dependencies
git clone https://github.com/percy-raskova/babylon.git
cd babylon
poetry install

# Run tests
poetry run pytest -m "not ai"

# Run simulation
poetry run python -m babylon

Contents

Tutorials

• Tutorials
  • Getting Started
  • What You’ll Learn
  • Next Steps
  • See Also

How-To Guides

• How-To Guides
  • Extending the Simulation
  • Debugging & Analysis
  • GUI Development
  • Getting Started
  • Contributing
  • Coming Soon
  • See Also

Concepts

• Concepts
  • Architecture
  • Economic Theory
  • Consciousness & Organization
  • State Repression
  • AI & RAG Systems
  • Visual Identity
  • Development Methodology
  • Key Principles

Reference

• Reference
  • Data Models
  • Mathematical Formulas
  • Simulation Systems
  • Event System
  • Configuration
  • Topology System
  • Design System
  • Documentation System
  • AI & RAG
  • Error Handling
  • CI/CD Workflow

API Reference

• API Reference
  • Models
  • Systems
  • Engine
  • Core Modules
  • Supporting Modules

Commentary

• Commentary
  • Design Philosophy
  • Theoretical Foundations

Current Systems

Implemented:

• Imperial Rent extraction (EXPLOITATION edges)

• Consciousness drift and bifurcation (George Jackson model)

• Solidarity transmission (SOLIDARITY edges)

• Survival calculus (P(S|A), P(S|R))

• Territory dynamics (heat, eviction, displacement)

• Agency layer (EXCESSIVE_FORCE → UPRISING)

• Topology monitoring (percolation, resilience testing)

In Development:

• Narrative generation (AI observer)

• Full game UI (NiceGUI)

Mathematical Core

Fundamental Theorem of MLM-TW:

\[\text{Revolution in Core impossible when } W_c > V_c\]

Where \(W_c\) is core wages and \(V_c\) is value produced. The difference is Imperial Rent (Φ).

Survival Calculus:

\[ \begin{align}\begin{aligned}P(S|A) = \text{Sigmoid}(W - S_{min})\\P(S|R) = \frac{O}{R}\end{aligned}\end{align} \]

Rupture occurs when \(P(S|R) > P(S|A)\).

See Imperial Rent and Survival Calculus for detailed explanations.

Indices and tables

• Index

• Module Index

• Search Page