Re: The United States in Full Thrust

Even in the future you need lot's of soldiers to protect/run an
interstellar 'empire' (whatever you call it) plus provide mercenaries
for
all the wars that LLAR merc's are *explicitly* mentioned...

Glenn/Triphibious
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On Sat, 28 Apr 2001 17:49:44 -0500 "Don M" <madd@vvm.com> writes:
>
>----- Original Message -----
>
>> >Okay, did the LLAR move the majority of the population to space 
>colonies?
>> > They had the tech and resources and will power to do that but they
>> >couldn't hold South America??  The Homeland?  While it plays well 
>into my
>> >setting, it doesn't hold water to me in a logical sense.  Yes, I 
>*too* am
>> >nitpicking here...	Seems to be the thing to do today.
>>
>> No, they didn't move the population en masse - probably just the 
>leaders
>> and most of the high-ranking military, along with whoever else had 
>the
>> money to go (ie industrialists, business leaders etc).... I think 
>this
>> would leave the general populace and the remains of the armed forces 
>in
>> enough disarray that the NAC could complete the "subdueing" of the 
>masses
>> left behind.
>
>I have to agree.  There's a big disparity between the upper class and 
>lower
>class in the future LLAR.  Leadership and education are concentrated 
>in a
>very small class (relative to population) and if that population 
>absented
>itself, there would be very little left to do.
>
>That, and the fact that futuristic sensor and transportation 
>technology is
>going to make Sendero Luminoso-style organizations hiding in the hills 
>very
>vulnerable.  It's also a good outlet for all those disgruntled 
>ex-'Mericans.
>
>John from Don's Comp
>

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