Subj : Re: Most memorable modern
To : Arelor
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Mon May 19 2025 06:24 am
-=> Arelor wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
Ar> Historical record proof people does not unite in the face of invasions.
Ar> Heck, the Roman modus operandi was to arrive to a place, identify
Ar> disidents that opposed the regime that ruled that place, seed division,
Ar> cause conflict and then grab the scraps that remained. It is the same
Ar> with modern superpowers, really, except modern superpowers are much
Ar> worse at it.
An extraterrestrial existential threat would differ from precedent in
that we would either come together as a species or become extinct.
Worst case would be a benevolent alient civilization, could you imagine
the infighting among politicians trying to curry favor to raise their
positions?
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