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[QUOTE]Originally posted by MinutiaeMan: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by O Captain Mike Captain: [qb]the dissolution of the U.S. isnt the only logical conclusion that could be drawn from that line though. i believe the novel 'Federation' put forth the idea that WW3 was a big internal problem for a lot of countries, politically and militarily, with a movement springing up that caused the secession of some states from the Union. (this was tied to a reference to Colonel Green also, people from within national militaries betraying or overthrowing their governments) i think thats a more tasteful solution.. basically, the US government was forced to divide along certain lines, leaving one or more states out of the Union (although with the possibility that they would reform later)[/qb][/QUOTE]That's a possible theory. The only problem: World War III ended in 2053 according to "First Contact" -- and that's a hell of a lot more canon than any old novel. It's improbable in the extreme that the United States would hold together for nearly 30 years after a nuclear holocaust, and THEN decide to break up. Plus, since 2079 is post-First Contact, we have to extrapolate based on the premise that the Vulcans helped "unite Humanity in a way no one thought possible." Does that sound like there would be ANOTHER major world conflict afterwards? My belief is that after First Contact, there was slow improvement at first, centered around a few of the major remaining cities where the Vulcans would provide initial aid. Things would spread out from there, but since Earth would basically have to rebuild most or all of the planetary infrastructure, reconstruction was probably uneven -- which would explain Q's raucous courtroom scene from "Encounter at Farpoint." Although there were a few types of people there, remember the distinctly Chinese official there... which probably implies an East Asian area which was still in essential anarchy by that time; and there'd probably be others too. The Vulcans would've been willing to help, but they either wouldn't or couldn't expend the massive effort required to completely restore the entire planet so quickly -- and it'd require the cooperation of the locals anyway, which probably wasn't always a given. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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