Poul Anderson describes political upheavals realistically, giving proper attention to details and consequences:
the militia and most Sepo units stop fighting;
the Avantist leaders flee;
some claim asylum as the North American government in exile at the World Federation capital, Hiroshima;
the Liberation junta claims to be the interim government in the North American capital, Futuro;
the Federation Assembly discusses whether to recognize the new North American regime and will probably do so after an election;
meanwhile, the Federation Council accepts the junta's invitation for the Peace Authority to restore order and provide relief;
the Liberation Army is organized and disciplined but small;
the Chaotics, formerly united only against the Avantists, now split into their factions;
scores are settled;
citizens who had a stake in the Avantist order are revengeful;
the economy is wrecked;
probably, the current cooperation between the provisional government and the Federation Council will become entrenched and will then expand internationally into a new rational order more viable than Avantism because it is responding to a demand, not ideologically imposed.
Anderson thinks his way through to an unexpected outcome.
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
Unfortunately, as Anderson showed in this "thinking thru," one of the consequences of the revolution was the increased dominance of the World Federation. I would have preferred to weaken or lessen its power. But, as you said, Anderson considers all possibilities, bad as well as good.
Sean
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