Re: Geopolitics in Jon's Universe

> Date: 	 Sun, 7 Sep 1997 02:08:24 -0400 (EDT)
> From: 	 TEHughes@aol.com
> Reply-to:	 FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk
> To:		 FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk
> Subject:	 Re: Geopolitics in Jon's Universe

> In a message dated 97-09-06 19:01:25 EDT, you write:
> 
> << So the NAC find a useful planet, call it New Needham, and turn it
>  over to the New Needham Corporation to develop. Who do you think
>  gets to be the agricultural peons? the urban plebs? New Yorkers?
>  Englishmen? Nope, Brazilians and Columbians from conquered Latin
>  America, duped out of the Barrios and exploited. The wealthy
>  classes come from English-speaking countries... so naturally 
>  there's going to be ethnic trouble, freedom-fighters etc. The
>  other major powers will fall over themselves to arm the rebels, to
>  piss off the NAC. The LLAC will be drawn towards thoughts of
>  conquest^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hliberation. Many scenarios develop.
>  
>  -- 
>  David Brewer
>   >>
> 
> 
> Nice bit of historical analysis!!! I'm impressed, I'll have to use
that
> sometime!
> 
> Tom Hughes

Excellent idea.  We sometimes seem to forget the influence of real 
world ideas such as economics being a far greater driving force than 
politics or religion.  
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Dublin, Ireland.