On Sun, 8 Oct 2000 22:15:01 -0400 "Laserlight" <laserlight@quixnet.net>
writes:
> (Don't understand the point behind the title "I. Am. Anglian."?
Geez, and the South will rise again. My French-Canadian born wife says
they need to 'get a life' and just admit France lost the New World a LONG time
ago. But then she hates hockey too. Something about being adopted by American
parents possibly....
On Sun, 8 Oct 2000 22:15:01 -0400 "Laserlight" <laserlight@quixnet.net>
writes: <snip>
> Some of the state governments are quite rational, occasionally.
You referring to the US Federal government? I have worked for them (Civ
and military) for over 20 years - still looking for such a group...
> So, do you think that the members of the NAC would be called
So what's new there? <grin>
> Hmmm... Wonder what the citizens of the other nation groups
The new Romanov thing?
Ivans? Romans?
The OU guys?
Mates? Seriously, what would you called the combined Aussies, NZ's, and
'assorted islanders'?
The Islamic Fed? (NPC joke alert) Mohammed?
(Seriously, pretty much every Middle Eastern person of Arab descent I
have met is either named this or has a parent or sibling named this - or
some version of it - talk about the influence one man's life has had on
a whole series of nations... This is incredible. Granted the sampling is
pretty selective - College in the 1970's, again in the 1980's and
through work. Still it's liking having every third person named Jim Smith...)
On Sun, 08 Oct 2000 21:47:50 -0400 Allan Goodall <awg@sympatico.ca>
writes:
> So, do you think that the members of the NAC would be called
Makes sense, esp. for the LLAR types whose predecessors already call
"Americanos" 'Anglos' - I call all my non-hispanic, non-Cherokee family
members in my genealogy stuff 'anglos' as a group even though I keep the
European roots noted also (Scots, Irish, Dutch, French-(?Canadian,) and
German-Jew) so that would seem to be derivative and consistent.
Although the upper crust NAC might trace their lineage to 'UK' roots since the
UK came to the call of the USA to restore order (And recapture that 'lost
colony' <grin>) and might be perceived as more upper class. Okay, I'll include
Canadians in that group too <grin> since I think the RCMP might have had a
hand in 'restoring order' after the troops moved
on...
> Hmmm... Wonder what the citizens of the other nation groups would be
> On Sun, 8 Oct 2000, Glenn m wilson wrote:
> Although the upper crust NAC might trace their lineage to 'UK' roots
> Okay, I'll include Canadians in that group too <grin> since I think
Damn, someone's been reading my mind! I've been kicking around fluff for the
RCMP in 2185 for ages now...
My take had the RCMP being senior law enforcment agency in North American
after the unification of the AC; the 2nd US Civil War has
wrecked/discredited most of the former American agencies, so the RCMP
slides into the gap in the former US territories, then does much the same
thing after the War of the Americas for Central/South America -
re-establishing the function and credibility of civilian law enforcement
after the troops have moved on.
The (greatly expanded) RCMP is briefly renamed the Royal Mounted Police
(just RMP) before re-gaining the traditional 'C' as Colonial - acting as
senior 'federal' law enforcement agency all over the NAC's Outworlds, and in
the rural areas of the inner worlds.
I've not done anything further, because as straight gaming material the
RCMP aren't that great - the handful of Mountie corvette-sized cutters
aren't combat vessels, DS2 and even SG2 don't have much room for police... but
with FMA coming sometime, some RCMP fluff might be interesting. I'll bash thru
my notes and see what I can post here and to my website.
The red serge lives on - in space! (Although the famous red tunics are
strictly ceremonial wear, and have been since very early in the 20th
Century...)
> Some of the state governments are quite rational, occasionally.
I _heard_ of a Federal Agency that was efficient, well organized,
and constantly operated within their budget. They were quickly and quietly
closed down to keep from embarrassing the rest of the Federal government...
Now don't get me started on State's Rights!