Originally posted by Quarto
But zat iz ze hole point, me laddie. Confed gets their ass kicked - and after this defeat, revolution explodes. Same for Russia - they are defeated, revolution explodes. Whether the war has ended or not is irrelevant to the people - what matters is the government's weakness.
The difference between Confed and the Russian Revolution
is that the Russians were not facing total extinction if
they lost to the Russians -- only some loss of territory,
which they had only conquered in the last century anyway,
and to "look bad" before their allies. No, I think Confed
would hold it together until after the Kilrathi war
was over -- one way or another. If they lost, nothing
would matter at all. If they won, all those trained
soldiers come home and will either A) overthrow the
government because they're ready for freedom or B) be
so totally dedicated to the system that led them to
victory that they crush out any embers of revolt. I think
B is more likely. Repressive regimes get overthrown when
they demonstrate impotence, not strength.
First you'd better stop waving it about like a feather duster
. You make me want to puke.
You make me think someone already did!
I once owned a dog who was smarter than you.
Respectfully,
Brian P.
PS. Unless you're over 30, "laddie" is probably
inappropriate when addressing me. -- BDP.
