the Humanist leader, Carnarvon, becomes Terrestrial dictator;
but Earth cannot afford to reduce technology;
Humanist measures cause famine and disruption;
their rule becomes arbitrary and brutal;
the Mars and Venus governments pressurize the Humanists;
the Humanists respond by withdrawing Earth and Luna from the Solar Union;
Mars and Venus aid the counterrevolutionary cabal;
a space fleet supports the uprising;
the cabal reclaims Earth except for fortresses held by Carnarvon;
the pro-Humanist Terrestrial space fleet threatens to bombard if the counterrevolutionaries do not surrender;
the Unionist fleet rendezvous off Luna...
...and that is all from me this evening.
Kaor, Paul!
ReplyDeleteTrivial comment: Dictator CARNARVON's name reminds me of Carnarvon CASTLE in the UK. Accident? Or did PA simply take a fancy to using the castle's name?
Sean
"but Earth cannot afford to reduce technology;
ReplyDeleteHumanist measures cause famine and disruption;"
Cf: events in Sri Lanka after the government decided to go for totally 'organic' agriculture.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka#Transition_to_biological_agriculture
Kaor, Jim!
ReplyDeleteExactly! Bungling, incompetent GOVERNMENTS and the idiotic woke greenie-weenie policies too many of them follow!
Are you reading this, "Josip"? YOU are one of those idiot bunglers!
Ad astra! Sean