There will be three "days of truth".John wrote:This is a great analysis with a lot of useful information. But IWeiseth wrote: > These differences between left and right are so diametrically
> different that...
believe that when the "day of truth" arrives, none of these political
differences is going to matter. Instead, I expect it to be Catholic
vs Protestant, Western vs Orthodox, Christian vs Jew, Greek vs German,
and so forth.
1) The First Certain Premonition
When it first becomes obvious to a population's critical mass that there will be a great nuclear war, the "Safety for Us First Committees" will create/motivate mass migrations within countries, dividing groups by "true felt culture".
"True felt culture" is the series of binary choices between "this person or gang" and "that person or gang" that one encounters during "the migration". People tend to choose those who are like them, and those they think are strong and can help them survive.
Relatively soon the local "proven strong" groups will begin killing their rival groups, one by one, as encountered, then as hunted, as they can. Consolidating.
The choice at this "day of truth" is to find an "intimate" society and defend it.
2) The Blast
The great cities disappear. The cultural groups survive as they can. The "Great Powers Infrastructure Tenders" do their best to ready their side to fight off whatever would be coming at them from the other side. They have recruited whichever "powerful" culture groups they can that will work with them, and not fight too much between themselves.
The choice at this "day of truth" is to decide who to punish.
3) The Defeat
The destruction of the enemy's capability to destroy your infrastructure is accomplished.
The choice at this "day of truth" is what society/societies to build, and what hatreds to hold onto.