Political Winds

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Mama Newport

"What is life in America like?I mean before the nukes fell and destroyed everything."New Jersey asked

"Well,life in America before the bombs fell is not very good as my nation is gripped in a nationwide pandemic due to the new plaque with death tolls over 200 thousand in the 2050s it only got worst when the sino american war broke out the national quarantine did little to slow the spread leading to fear and paranoia with conspiracy theories running rampant across the nation and
the government used the paranoia surrounding the virus to discourage assemblies, fuel anti-communist sentiment, and encourage informing government forces of suspected subversive elements. The government further used New Plague to register civilians, claiming a symptom of the plague was "socialist thoughts" and advocating isolation: people should stay indoors, read books, and avoid "ice cream socials."Also due to the resource shortages and the sino american war, inflation shot up without control, massive government spending in the military making weapons manufacturers extremely rich I mean really rich, earning trillions of dollars while the working class americans suffers massive unemployment leading to an increase in homelessness.Gas prices across america rise to unaffordable levels as    In 2077, U.S. gas prices hovered around $7450.99 per gallon for regular and $8500.99 for premium.The prices caused traffic to die almost nation wide,the US government try to solve this by selling fusion powered cars,the fusion cars are expensive but is still better than paying unaffordable gas prices.The sino american caused many american soldiers to return with PTSD.With the the world situation degrading the US government release ads in case of what to do in nuclear attack as a nuclear superpower china is becoming more and more unpredictable threatening nuclear war,the Pentagon thought the Chinese are bluffing and ordered US troops to push even deeper in china as in 2074 america invaded china leading to the Gobi campaign and the Yangtze campaign. Through a combination of attrition, loss of supply routes, and offensives conducted by the United States across the front, Chinese units in Alaska found themselves surrounded and cut off from reinforcements. The liberation of Anchorage spearheaded by winterized T-51 power armor units under the command of General Constantine Chase marked the end of the Anchorage Reclamation in 2077, after a decade of war.The campaign in mainland China was reinvigorated by the victory in Alaska and the deployment of T-51 units. Army troops clad in T-51 regularly witnessed Chinese troops surrendering upon sighting them and their miniguns, even before the Battle of Anchorage concluded.However, the effect did not last. As American troops pushed deeper into the mainland, Chinese resistance increased. By October, the situation transitioned from a rout into a stalemate.After a decade of war, there was still no end in sight. Billions of dollars and thousands of casualties were spent in vain, despite taxes and various wartime revenues ensuring the United States government had been able to fund a standing army the likes of which the United States had never before seen.To bolster the offensive, bases across the United States were sealed and troops redeployed to provide more men for the meat grinder the war has become, america and china economy is on the brink of collapse but both is two deep to retreat as too much blood and resource has been spent as both governments does not want to admit that the war has become unwinnable for everyone.Due to the resource war there is a increasing dire food shortages in america with riots becoming incredibly common leading to the US military to deploy troops to guard food banks and were known to respond with violence one notable incident in Roxbury, Massachusetts, left four dead and eight wounded, after soldiers were laughing and picking targets out in the crowd well in advance.The increasing problems soon led the US government to declare a state of martial law is now in effect. Per Article 1, Section 9 of the U.S. Constitution, habeus corpus is suspended and summary justice will be dispensed against those found to be in violation of the law. Additionally, a curfew of 9pm is now in place. Anyone found outdoors during curfew will be jailed.The American president and various high ranking commanders fled in March 2077 thus in the months before the bombs fell the nation is effective leaderless,the US army is simply continuing simply by inertia and on October 23 2077 the bombs fell.So you see my nation is not a great place to live even in pre war times."Interference said

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