I honestly think that the Dystopia is highly unlikely.
As noted, unless some sort of demogogue uses them as a whipping post to get elected the way Hitler did the Jews, the US public is going to pay very little attention to them.
It's a historical fact that the better the economy, the more likely the US is to elect a liberal as President, and an established part of FenSpace history that trade with Fen, even indirectly, is seriously improving the US economy.
A relatively sane liberal (Like, say, Bill Clinton was) is very likely to slow or outright reverse the trends we're seeing under, IIRC, President Cuomo, and while I wouldn't expect to see things terribly warm right away, the kind of anti-fen wasteland proposed is not going to happen.
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As noted, unless some sort of demogogue uses them as a whipping post to get elected the way Hitler did the Jews, the US public is going to pay very little attention to them.
It's a historical fact that the better the economy, the more likely the US is to elect a liberal as President, and an established part of FenSpace history that trade with Fen, even indirectly, is seriously improving the US economy.
A relatively sane liberal (Like, say, Bill Clinton was) is very likely to slow or outright reverse the trends we're seeing under, IIRC, President Cuomo, and while I wouldn't expect to see things terribly warm right away, the kind of anti-fen wasteland proposed is not going to happen.
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Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.