Quote:I'd somehow gotten the idea reading the IST25 outline that the US had gone full Amerxit at some point, which colored some of my initial worldbuilding until I reread it and realized that I'd fucked that up. So, experts.
Well, it had, kinda. It's only because President Buchanan didn't go full Trump (because when I was writing >10 years ago, I couldn't conceive anyone on the national stage actually behaving like Trump) that it never got to the full "Fortress America, Us Against The Godless Liberal Hordes" stage, and Buchanan actually respected getting voted out of office.
-- Bob
I have been Roland, Beowulf, Achilles, Gilgamesh, Clark Kent, Mary Sue, DJ Croft, Skysaber. I have been
called a hundred names and will be called a thousand more before the sun grows dim and cold....
I have been Roland, Beowulf, Achilles, Gilgamesh, Clark Kent, Mary Sue, DJ Croft, Skysaber. I have been
called a hundred names and will be called a thousand more before the sun grows dim and cold....