What would it take?

Elspode · 09-21-2005, 04:33 PM

As Wolf said, beer and ciruses are too plentiful, but if it *did* get a lot worse, I wonder if our military would enforce the will of the government at all...

Our soldiers, cops and FBI agents are Americans first and foremost, and therefore subject to the same desire for wealth and comfort as the rest of us. Take that away, and perhaps they'd desert in droves, leaving no one to force the rest of the peons to do anything but fend for themselves.

In the end, it is likely that whoever ended up with the most guns and guys would be the king/president/CEO/whatever.

09-21-2005, 04:33 PM	#11
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	As Wolf said, beer and ciruses are too plentiful, but if it did get a lot worse, I wonder if our military would enforce the will of the government at all... Our soldiers, cops and FBI agents are Americans first and foremost, and therefore subject to the same desire for wealth and comfort as the rest of us. Take that away, and perhaps they'd desert in droves, leaving no one to force the rest of the peons to do anything but fend for themselves. In the end, it is likely that whoever ended up with the most guns and guys would be the king/president/CEO/whatever. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

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