I am again going to argue for a compressed timeline, and 4 years is a long time. If it lasts too long soceity will be noticably bent out of shape by the events, you can always balme the speedup on handwavium, but mundane goverments should still be clueless on how to deal with the stuff, and at least parts of them will be able to deal reasonably well with the post handwavium world after a few years.
Plus hadwavium is the stuff or dreams and wonder and it thrives on excitement. Patience is not a virtue I would ascribe to Haruhi.
E: "Did they... did they just endorse the combination of the JSDF and US Army by showing them as two lesbian lolicons moving in together and holding hands and talking about how 'intimate' they were?"
B: "Have you forgotten so soon? They're phasing out Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
Plus hadwavium is the stuff or dreams and wonder and it thrives on excitement. Patience is not a virtue I would ascribe to Haruhi.
E: "Did they... did they just endorse the combination of the JSDF and US Army by showing them as two lesbian lolicons moving in together and holding hands and talking about how 'intimate' they were?"
B: "Have you forgotten so soon? They're phasing out Don't Ask, Don't Tell."