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originally posted by: starwarsisreal
A little background: There was a book series called the Emberverse by SM stirling where in an alternate 1998 Earth, there was a mysterious event called "the Change" where electricity suddenly disappear for no apparent reason. The result was horrendous. With the loss electricity the world descended to anarchy and many governments collapsed while many people who lived in urban areas starved to death due to the truck not delivering food anymore to the cities. Meanwhile many warlords came and form their own fiefdoms while those who survive the initial chaos either band together to form their own nations or became cannibals.
Many years later new nations arise from the former United States. Many of them are fiefdoms run by warlords while Utah and Montana was run by a theocracy. In some places, it was occupied by nomadic peoples, ranchers and communities that survived the initial chaos.
However, one state government was able to survive and maintain control of its home state.
The state is Iowa.
Iowa as able to survive TEOWAKI due to the following:
During the initial chaos, the governor of Iowa shut down the bridges in the Mississippi to prevent starving refugees from Illinois from coming in.
Due to its vast fertile farmland and low population density, it was able to survive the initial chaos.
As a result, it was able to retain its state government and identity in a world dominated by theocracies and fiefdoms in post SHTF America.
So ATS, what's your opinion?
Iowans feel free to comment on this as well. After all, I would like to hear your input since Iowa sounds like a safe place to live. In fact I might consider moving to Iowa.
originally posted by: ArnoldNonymous
I think the midwest would do best. Any large city will be doomed.
Farmland is the lifeline on this country and a lot of people forget where that food in the grocery store comes from.
originally posted by: starwarsisreal
a reply to: DAVID64
What about Mountain towns such as Big Bear, Lake Tahoe and Mammoth Lakes?
With them being surrounded by mountains, I'm pretty sure they could just cut themselves off by shutting down the roads going in and out. Many of them have lakes and wildlife that could allow them survive on their own.
originally posted by: dreamingawake
Would have to go with "Cascadia"/Pacific NW. The more interior region(inside of the Cascades continuing down through Utah) is regarded as one of the safest areas to live. Actually if the fault goes, as more and more projected, there might be a test for survival of the region soon enough. Of course though, an obliterated infrastructure to the main center of the region, it's sure to be a lot worse than a non natural disaster SHTF scenario.