Re: [FH] americas
From: Edward Lipsett <translation@i...>
Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 12:32:10 +0900
Subject: Re: [FH] americas
If Coca-Cola went bankrupt, the society would be in chaos within days.
on 02.5.31 0:21 PM, Beth.Fulton@csiro.au at Beth.Fulton@csiro.au
scribbleth:
>
> This brings something to mind you may be able to help me with. A
theatre
> that I thought may be interesting to play out in the early GZGverse is
the
> americas - as the upheavals there go about. I know many people do not
> consider this aspect of the GZGverse plausible, but this could be a
way of
> seeing how it could happen (i.e. play it out...). With this in mind,
what
> extra circumstances do I need to put into the background to increase
the
> plausibility? Should I have an oil crisis, civil strife, natural
resource
> problems or a series of destabilising attacks (from rogue bodies or
> something)? My knowledge of social issues that can set the scene
aren't
> grand and I'd appreciate any help you could give me. I had been toying
with
> an oceania campaign, but apart from clashes with the IC I didn't think
it'd
> be as interesting in a "what-if" sense.
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