Talk:Astoria (1983: Doomsday)

Interesting concept, though I doubt the feasiblilty of much of the narrative. But then, I'm an optimist even with full knowledge of the corrupt nature of mankind. You have a republic arising in urban coastal Oregon, lead not by battle hardened federal troops but by "week-end warriors" that happen to be loyal to the inhumane martial law measures of an ineffective governor. I am not sure that this would hold together very well. But its worth a try.

It seems that you want democracy to succeed, but wish stabiltiy that can only come through martial law. I like how you have Guardmen of principle, refusing to use deadly force on civilians. That is the argument used often in civil libertarian circles. The National Guard is not meant to be a civilian police force. FEMA notwithstanding, the NG is made up of citizens there to protect from harm, not inflict it. I doubt, though, that the citizentry would mount an attack on a military facility to free guardsmen that had been disciplined for insubordination (rather than "dereliction of duty").

The most recent action of the Astorian miltiary - crossing into Washington state (as in the news headline) - does not seem likely. The Columbia River is a natural boundary and expansionism into another state, even if it is no longer "officially" a US state, is an act of aggression which probably breaks the treaty with the rest of Oregon (aka the Free State of Oregon). --SouthWriter 16:00, July 14, 2010 (UTC)