Who gets to own the West?

Re:Who gets to own the West? by ovi256 on Saturday June 22, 2019 @09:33AM (#20249482)

You just grant right of abode to a number of young men that know how to handle weapons. They'll be very motivated to defend it - and you! - from the hordes, especially given their families are residing there too.

There, you just reinstated feudalism, with barely any extra steps.

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Re:Who gets to own the West? by arethuza on Saturday June 22, 2019 @10:01AM (#20249587)

Why would the people you hire care what you think once society has collapsed to the point where money and contracts are worthless?

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Re:Who gets to own the West? by jshaqaw on Saturday June 22, 2019 @10:14AM (#20249654)

Exactly. The praetorian guard become the real emperor of Rome or the Shogun exiles the emperor to play ceremonial roles in Kyoto. Except in this case without the need to maintain a popular figure of divine mandate for public purposes, the guards just shoot the former billionaires. In the end there is no hedge against death or total societal breakdown no matter how rich you are.

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Re:Who gets to own the West? by lotsofpulp on Saturday June 22, 2019 @10:16AM (#20249676)

This is mitigation up until total collapse.

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