T2K and the Twilight of the Modern Nation-state

[NanbanJim]

Marauders and stable communities aren't mutually exclusive; should we forget Letters of Marque so soon?

[pmulcahy11b]

Originally Posted by NanbanJim

Marauders and stable communities aren't mutually exclusive; should we forget Letters of Marque so soon?

You know, that's is a woefully underused avenue of play (AFAIK). They'd be overwhelmingly land-based, though.

[Raellus]

Originally Posted by NanbanJim

Marauders and stable communities aren't mutually exclusive; should we forget Letters of Marque so soon?

That's a good point that I think reinforces my argument. Marauder polities already exist in canon, and IRL in places like Somalia. In both cases, such polities have superseded the nation state on a local/regional level. It is such bandit/pirate kingdoms that military-trade alliances were and would be created to combat. Back to my original example, the Hanseatic League was originally formed to provide protection to merchants, on sea and land, from piracy.

[Nowhere Man 1966]

Same good thoughts there. Also, I think in the case of the U.S., it might return to the original intent of the Constitution where the States have more power to act in their own interests much like before the Civil War. The Feds might reform but they would mainly be there to handle foreign policy, trade agreements with other nations and to fight wars.

Sorry I haven't been on too much, I lost my mother to cancer November 18th.

[Targan]

I'm sorry for your loss Nowhere Man. You have my sympathies.

[Nowhere Man 1966]

Originally Posted by Targan

I'm sorry for your loss Nowhere Man. You have my sympathies.

Thanks, it is hard, two weeks today.