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Originally Posted by Sun Tzu
I saw the Red Zone as being financially prosperous. There would not be poverty. The reason is because if person living in the Red Zone was poor and didn’t agree with the direction the Red Zone was going all they would have to do is move to the Blue Zone.
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That's not the reason there would be no poverty in the Red Zone. There would be no poverty in the Red Zone because the poor would simply die. Starvation, easily curable illnesses, whatever--they'd be gone within a couple generations. They wouldn't move to the Blue Zone, because they can't afford to. Very tidy solution to Red Zone poverty: no people, no problem.
Also, there would be a constant smog over the red zone, and the inescapable sound of oil drills and chainsaws. And strip malls being built. And every TV channel and newspaper would be owned by Rupert Murdock.
I will say, I experience less of this "a nation divided" sentiment these days than I have in the last several years. Perhaps because so many people are clear the dog's breakfast our current administration has made of things.