| From: | Steve Collins einan@*********.net |
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| Subject: | To paul and every one interesting (was The Shiawase Decision Appealed?) |
| Date: | Sun, 9 May 99 16:52:57 -0400 |
>Im not sure if this must be a private mail or a public so sorry if a
>disturbe mail readers.
>
>Before answer the points you put in the others attachments.
>One question Paul (please no offence intencion) You want to make a point
>or you want to win the argument?
>
>If you want to win ok Paul you win Next subject. And I dont spend the
>time in and argument that can go and go withuot a finish line.
>
>If you want to make a point I have a request Paul please.
>Give me a scenary when you see the coprs win the confrontation.
>If you are unable to see any oportunity to the corps to win, then this
>discusion is "drain off". Is going to be like punching a wall, with time
>you can brake down the wall but nither the man that punch neither the
>wall learn anything.
>
>In my point of view there are many way UCAS can win
>
}}snip ways the UCAS or any other country can win{{
Ok you want a scenario where the corps can win. This entire setup always
requires a crisis precipitated by corp action. The corp accepts the
limitations on their power for a few years, pays the fines and plays by
the rules. Then an election or two down the road they for all intents and
purposes buy it getting their own man elected. Now they use marketing to
get public opinion on their side and get back what they lost. If there is
no crisis then there will be no action on the part of the government
because everybody, politicians and execs, is getting what they want. If
there is a crisis of the level that the public is crying for the heads of
the corp and the government is forced to act then the corp stands no
chance in the long run there is just no way to remain proffitable while
essentially being at war with a major nation. If this problem happens in
Liberia well they can really just walk over the government as they may
very well have more military assets than that government. There is one
place where the corps can probably cause serious damage to the
government. That is in the Matrix. Corps will have likely created the
systems the governments use and certainly will have more deckers on hand
to assault the government data systems. The problem is that they can only
affect connected systems. The really important stuff is likely to have
been isolated from the rest of the world. Who would help the UCAS given
the history as written almost certainly the CAS, some of the NAN at least
would take the UCAS's side, the rest would likely remain neutral. Britan
possibly as they wouldn't mind getting some of their power back, Cal Free
definately although between the Tir and San Fran they may not be able to
provide much, some of the German states are a possibility and there
hasn't much else detailed. Some of the smaller 3rd wolrd countries would
also join especially ones that have been Jacked over by the corps but
most would wait it out and see who was winning before picking sides. The
problem is that there is no way for a corp to pull out on short notice as
a fait accompli. There are many ways the Government can act to end the
conflict overnight. Corps can not afford a long drawn out conflict and so
will avoid it at all costs. The other way the corp can win would be if
the crisis were precipitated by National action and not Corp. The public
sentament would be on their side and several nations would actively
support them and may even declare war on the rogue nation.
Steve
