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Post by edwin on Jan 9, 2016 13:32:39 GMT
Scenarios abound of destruction of civilisation as we know it. Most dead or dying and its everybody for themselves. Howver I am not so sure know. Have been reading Warlords, the struggle for power in post-Roman Britain by Stuart Laycock. How long did the anarchy prevail after the Romans left? About ten minutes it seems before some sort of order was maintained in all areas of the country. Likewise in any other area we can learn about where geovernment collapsed. Generally not very nice people took over but order of a sort has been kept.
No reason it would be any different even in the USA unless paranoia is that much of a danger.
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Post by Matthew on Jan 18, 2016 14:50:51 GMT
It is an interesting question. I suspect that most humans crave stability and would not be to enamoured by living in a wild, free-for all, world as envisaged by much PA fiction. However, that stability would have a limited reach and would come about in fits and starts. I guess that the specifics of the PA scenarios themselves would be the key to how things played out but I tend to err on the side of being positive about human nature and would hope that no matter what, civilisation is perhaps more robust than we suspect.
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Post by triffiduscelestus on Jan 20, 2016 9:59:13 GMT
Certainly the initial phase can be chaotic - think about Hurricane Katrina. However every historical or pre-history group we know about seems to have some form of structure, traditions and trade/exchange.
The down side may be what people need to give up to be part of a group and the abuses of power than can arise with warlords or cult like groups. THink of Fulbert as the Bishop of La Roque in Malevil, Rev Henry Armitage in Lucifers Hammer and their ilk.
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