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In a truly apocalyptic scenario like the one being discussed, what other sources of power are there?
by pc86 5y ago
In a truly apocalyptic scenario like the one being discussed, what other sources of power are there?
- JKCalhoun 5y agoChasrisma, skills, cooperation?
- pc86 5y agoThey all have to be backed up by force, though. You can use all the charisma you want to get food but at some point someone will put a gun to your head.
- JKCalhoun 5y agoCharisma means the guy with the gun needs to get past the 80 other people around you first. But seriously, we're Hollywood territory now.
- JohnBooty 5y agoI'm shocked by your assertion that this is "Hollywood territory." There are large swaths of Earth ruled by, essentially, gangs/warlords. Or where the people are currently at the mercy of various warring forces. There are no shortage of examples of what happens when society breaks down: might and violence rule. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_civil_wars#Ongoing_civil_wars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_civil_wars#Ongoing_civ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ongoing_armed_conflicts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ongoing_armed_conflict...
- quacked 5y agoConcur; for most of human history, societies have been governed by warlords. There are multiple sub-societies in the United States itself governed by gangs and warlords. Democracy and rule of law is the exception, not the rule.