 What does Buenos Aires 2070 look like? |
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 Mar 29 2007, 11:01 PM
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Running Target  Group: Members Posts: 1,032 Joined: 6-August 04 Member No.: 6,543  |
Buenos Aires' Metro area has a pop of 12,400,000 now. I think it would be bigger in the crazy shadow run world due the raise of Amazonia and the CC using the area around it as a stop gap for Amaozonia.
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Mar 29 2007, 11:31 PM
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King of the Hobos Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,117 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 127 |
Possibly, although you've got to remember that the world did get whacked fairly heavily thanks to VITAS, VITAS II and other various assorted diseases and natural disasters. The VITAS outbreaks alone killed off roughly a third of the worlds population. I've got no idea what sort of birth rate/population growth Argentina might have but I don't think it's going to be massively greater than today's one considering they'll only of had fifty years or so to come back from it.
As to the idea of Amazonian refugees that's certainly an interesting prospect. The main question though would be why would the Argentinian government want to let them in? I could certainly see them opening up a limited immigration program for those Brazilians with either the skills or resources needed to help contribute to the economy, but bugger the poor and unwashed masses. They get to be shipped off to urban reservation that is Metropole. Edit: Which brings to mind another idea. If they did allow limited immigration that could set up a fairly sizable expatriate Brazilian community who you've got to figure would be more than just a little annoyed about being run out of their country by a dragon and a bunch of jumped-up animals. Could lead to their financing dissident political and terrorist groups back in Amazonia, which would no doubt bring the Departamento de Inteligencia e Seguranca Amazonica - Amazonian CIA - around asking questions. |
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Mar 30 2007, 12:28 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Validating Posts: 1,618 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Montevideo, Uruguay. Member No.: 3,992 |
Between this and the other thread about SoLA, my heart is bleeding. Bleeding.
Quick reference from published sourcebooks: fascist state, lots of mercs, shantytowns aplenty ("villas miseria" or just "villas", the nickname for someone from those hell holes is "villero/a"), lots of media and glitz in sharp contrast to extreme poverty, strong anti-Amazonian feelings, Azzie help through Spanish connections. |
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Mar 30 2007, 07:56 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,314 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Lisbon, Cidade do Pecado Member No.: 185 |
Yep, I'm heartbroken too. I was particularly fond of all the stuff I had brewing in Argentina, the whole atmosphere just came together so much better than I expected in that draft...
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Mar 30 2007, 07:57 AM
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
Salt on our wounds, salt. :-(
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Mar 30 2007, 11:31 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
I'm just gonna laugh and y'all are gonna have to trust me that I deserve it.
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Mar 30 2007, 01:04 PM
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
Whatever you say. :D
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