I agree that it wouldn't last. You could probably keep it going if you had Ozymandias or Dr. Manhattan do something bad every couple of years to keep the threat alive, though.
On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 3:32 PM, Shag <[email protected]> wrote: > Be warned this thread will contain SPOILERS for both the Watchmen graphic > novel and the movie. > > > > You were warned… > > … > > … > > … > > … > > … > > … > > … > > … > > … > > … > > … > > … > > … > > … > > … > > … > > … > > … > > … > > … > > … > > … > > … > > … > > … > > … > > … > > … > > … > > … > > … > > … > > … > > … > > … > > … > > > > > > Would Ozymandias’ plan work? Would destroying a large number of people and > cities unite the planet against a common foe (regardless of whether we are > talking about the Graphic Novel or Film version)? > > > > Personally, I think it would unite the planet for a short while, but not > for long. Basically Ozy is causing the Earth to unite on a war-footing. So > the human race is going to be nice to each other, but preparing for war. > Once that war never materializes (with either the Aliens or Doctor > Manhattan), the old rivalries will eventually start back up. > > > > Here are a couple examples from history: > > 1) Soviet Union – The Soviet Union was together for something like > 70 years. Once the Soviet Union fell apart, the old rivalries started right > back up. So even 70 years of controlled peace wasn’t enough to squash the > old hostile feelings. > > 2) Iraq and Weapons of Mass Destruction – How long did the American > public wait for George Bush to find Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq? > After a few years of no WOMD, the public turned on him. (I’m not trying to > start a political discussion about this particular issue, just using this as > an example. If you don’t agree with the example, fine. Let’s not turn this > into a political debate.) How long would the people of the Watchmen-verse > wait with no real enemy in sight or contact with Dr. Manhattan? > > > > So I think Ozy’s plan would work for a while. But with no real enemy to > fight, I think human nature would reassert itself within 5 to 15 years. > > > > What do you think? > > > > > > The Irredeemable Shag > http://onceuponageek.com > > http://firestormfan.com > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
