Re: Discussion topic - rewriting (future) history....?

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Rather than rewrite history why not progress the story rather than have
it stalled.
 
Factions can then evolve.
 
 
But to look at the history with 21st century eyes.
 
A scenario for the ESU could come out of the remilitarisation of Russia.
They are earning hard currency by supplying gas to western Europe and
then taking that money and investing in weapons technology. A modernised
military adventurist Russia waving its big stick around at a time when
America is cash strapped and it's military tired after years at war in
the middle east could make for an interesting political position. If
Western europe can't pay for Russian oil and gas any more, they could
sell it to China who could use forclosing on US loans to pay for it.
 
Weaken the west and get richer at the same time a great scenario for the
eastern powers.
 
America would then need to take control of resources closer to home and
south america has all sorts of oil and natural resources and no
significant military to defend it. The must be pentagon scenarios
covering taking out Chavez.
 
The thing I don't understand is how smaller factions get the money to
make or buy spaceships, they can't afford a wet navy cruiser so how do
they get a spaceship even if it only costs about the same?
 
I can see corporation / political forces making moves to expoloit space
base resources, maybe the NAC ships arn't so much owned by the NAC as
leased from the military division of Microsoft. Richard Morgan draws
some interesting dividing lines between corporation and state in his
books.
 
What happens when corporations have a GNP larger than nations? Do they
need to be able to take care of their employees with welfare systems and
benefits?