Transcript of meeting, June 2 1972 / Discussion

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Sorts 14 Sep 2011 18:56

Gave it a full read through this time and I like it even more.

Quikngruvn 14 Sep 2011 19:07

At least half of my upvote is for successfully making Nixon appear as a sympathetic character.

Bland 14 Sep 2011 19:19

Most people remember Watergate and Vietnam. They don't realize that he actually did some good things as well.

GuesssWho 02 Mar 2013 10:47

Huh, that's the same reason I can't upvote it. Guy was a creep no one would buy a used car from, how he became President is a mystery for the ages …

Lumancer 14 Sep 2011 20:29

Impressive work. Is any particular object implied? Or are we to assume that whatever-it-was was neutralized at the conclusion of the Cold War?

spikebrennan 14 Sep 2011 20:41

This is actually part 2 (chronologically) of a story in at least 3 parts that I am conceiving. I have some of the text of chronological part 1, and I have some general ideas for part 3. My current thinking of part 3 is George H.W. Bush, in 1991, trying to avoid COLD HARPER against the backdrop of the collapse of the Soviet Union.

As of June 2 1972, the object isn't even in Foundation custody, let alone classified as a SCP. As to what it is, I [unintelligible]

tunedtoadeadchannel 14 Sep 2011 20:55

I like it.

FatherG 14 Sep 2011 22:25

Reminds me of the story "A Colder War". Good stuff.

Lasergoose 21 Nov 2011 04:21

This is exactly what I was thinking. I love it. I also like that the primary GoI in this is the GOC, and the "eggheads" comment implies that the worst thing to happen would be if the Foundation ever messed with [unintelligible].

spikebrennan 27 Jul 2012 12:32

Finally got around to reading Charlie Stross's "A Colder War" (which is excellent and I commend it to you, dear reader. Part of his "Toast" short story collection).

You're right, there are some striking parallels.

tombones 14 Sep 2011 22:58

This is superb. Although, if you were shooting for complete historical accuracy, every single word of Kissinger's lines should be [unintelligible]

Sorts 15 Sep 2011 05:22

in a weird way it would be comforting to think that the cold war and the arms race were staged between cooperative super powers who needed a mutual excuse to build enough nukes for COLD HARPER

DrGuin 15 Sep 2011 06:07

A couple of good GOI tales recently. This is pretty cool.

thedeadlymoose 19 Sep 2011 04:31

This is really excellent. The subject matter is great, and your dialogue is very good. These all seem like real people talking. As Clef said elsewhere: Bravo.

Also, echoing comments earlier that your portrayal of Nixon as sympathetic is also great - I'm an extreme lefty in a lot of ways and I don't like the guy, but it's just good writing. You even got a nod to his anti-Semitism in there while still keeping him a character that we like.

I also really like that this is primarily about the GOC, not the Foundation.

spikebrennan 23 Sep 2011 15:11

It had to be the GOC because they're explicitly cooperating with the U.S. (and the Soviet) governments.

thedeadlymoose 23 Sep 2011 20:26

I think you could have used the Foundation if you'd wanted to. However, I'm glad you didn't.

The Raven 20 Nov 2011 22:37

Probably the best tale I've ever read. Very, very good. Upvoted hard.

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