RE: [ImmoderateHeroQuest] Re: Putting the 'Anal' into Analogies

From: Jane Williams <janewilliams20_at_QnQaoxWr9vb6wDC6ekONanrouzqIF72s3nwntfzSv_fDjo6hK2xsTr8aQCJ58>
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 08:38:18 -0000


> But if you make them British Empire, you have to work
> >out who the "us" is they're invading, and there don't seem
> to be any good matches.
>
> The Ulster Plantations spring to mind (yes, I know Irish
> history is a lot
> more complicated/a mess than that) but it's a good starting point.
> There are also various parts of India and the War of 1812. I could
> at a stretch use Quebec and the Arcadian explusions as guidance for
> treating the natives.

Hmm, good points. I'm not sure that they've got sufficient general public awareness to be used as an easy 10-sec analogy, but when we're looking deeper, yes, there may well be useful insights there.

After all, I'm currently nicking bits from the 1860s to apply to Pavis under troll occupation...            

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