Take the story in context

[Checkman]

I found this posting regarding "The Stand" not that long ago (on another forum and not here). I have a feeling that the poster was young based on other posts as well.

The Stand is absurd for the following reasons:

1. The US government would never develop a virus that could wipe-out civilisation

2. The US government would never commit genocide, i.e. releasing the virus behind the Iron Curtain and in the People's Republic of China

3. The US government would never kill journalists


Obviously, Stephen King hates the US government and the US military.

Now I would have to say that the poster might also be just a little bit naïve as well as young, but I choose to respond.

I find that it helps to look at when the author wrote the novel. King wrote the bulk of the novel in 1973 and 1974. He was in his mid-twenties and the country was going through Watergate and the end of the Vietnam War. The military and the Federal government was about as popular as a case of gonorrhea. When you take that into consideration the plot makes sense. Also I've always gotten the impression that Captain Trips was more than the researchers expected. Almost as if they were pushed along by supernatural forces when they were developing it.

It's interesting how many people don't look at when and where the author was writing the novel. What was going on at the time? How old was the author at the time? The author is a human being and where they were forty-three years ago (physically, emotionally, mentally) isn't necessarily where they are now. Not to mention the country. None of us lives in a vacuum. So far no response.

 

[kingricefan]

The US government already has a lot of viruses that can wipe out the entire population on Earth, in storage, at the CDC's around the world.

 

[staropeace]

I found this posting regarding "The Stand" not that long ago (on another forum and not here). I have a feeling that the poster was young based on other posts as well.

The Stand is absurd for the following reasons:

1. The US government would never develop a virus that could wipe-out civilisation

2. The US government would never commit genocide, i.e. releasing the virus behind the Iron Curtain and in the People's Republic of China

3. The US government would never kill journalists


Obviously, Stephen King hates the US government and the US military.

Now I would have to say that the poster might also be just a little bit naïve as well as young, but I choose to respond.

I find that it helps to look at when the author wrote the novel. King wrote the bulk of the novel in 1973 and 1974. He was in his mid-twenties and the country was going through Watergate and the end of the Vietnam War. The military and the Federal government was about as popular as a case of gonorrhea. When you take that into consideration the plot makes sense. Also I've always gotten the impression that Captain Trips was more than the researchers expected. Almost as if they were pushed along by supernatural forces when they were developing it.

It's interesting how many people don't look at when and where the author was writing the novel. What was going on at the time? How old was the author at the time? The author is a human being and where they were forty-three years ago (physically, emotionally, mentally) isn't necessarily where they are now. Not to mention the country. None of us lives in a vacuum. So far no response.

I found this posting regarding "The Stand" not that long ago (on another forum and not here). I have a feeling that the poster was young based on other posts as well.

The Stand is absurd for the following reasons:

1. The US government would never develop a virus that could wipe-out civilisation

2. The US government would never commit genocide, i.e. releasing the virus behind the Iron Curtain and in the People's Republic of China

3. The US government would never kill journalists


Obviously, Stephen King hates the US government and the US military.

Now I would have to say that the poster might also be just a little bit naïve as well as young, but I choose to respond.

I find that it helps to look at when the author wrote the novel. King wrote the bulk of the novel in 1973 and 1974. He was in his mid-twenties and the country was going through Watergate and the end of the Vietnam War. The military and the Federal government was about as popular as a case of gonorrhea. When you take that into consideration the plot makes sense. Also I've always gotten the impression that Captain Trips was more than the researchers expected. Almost as if they were pushed along by supernatural forces when they were developing it.

It's interesting how many people don't look at when and where the author was writing the novel. What was going on at the time? How old was the author at the time? The author is a human being and where they were forty-three years ago (physically, emotionally, mentally) isn't necessarily where they are now. Not to mention the country. None of us lives in a vacuum. So far no response.

Ha genocide is happening now....America is at war with itself. Trump in the newiest thing on the go. There is already viruses that could wipe out civilization.

 

[muskrat]

Ha genocide is happening now....America is at war with itself. Trump in the newiest thing on the go. There is already viruses that could wipe out civilization.

A'yuh. And Canada is first on the list, so you better watch it, pinky.

 

[carrie's younger brother]

This is my stock answer to posts like that is:

fiction |ˈfikSHən|
noun
literature in the form of prose, esp. short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people.
• invention or fabrication as opposed to fact

 

[AnnaMarie]

I found this posting regarding "The Stand" not that long ago (on another forum and not here). I have a feeling that the poster was young based on other posts as well.

The Stand is absurd for the following reasons:

1. The US government would never develop a virus that could wipe-out civilisation

2. The US government would never commit genocide, i.e. releasing the virus behind the Iron Curtain and in the People's Republic of China

3. The US government would never kill journalists


Obviously, Stephen King hates the US government and the US military.

Now I would have to say that the poster might also be just a little bit naïve as well as young, but I choose to respond.

I find that it helps to look at when the author wrote the novel. King wrote the bulk of the novel in 1973 and 1974. He was in his mid-twenties and the country was going through Watergate and the end of the Vietnam War. The military and the Federal government was about as popular as a case of gonorrhea. When you take that into consideration the plot makes sense. Also I've always gotten the impression that Captain Trips was more than the researchers expected. Almost as if they were pushed along by supernatural forces when they were developing it.

It's interesting how many people don't look at when and where the author was writing the novel. What was going on at the time? How old was the author at the time? The author is a human being and where they were forty-three years ago (physically, emotionally, mentally) isn't necessarily where they are now. Not to mention the country. None of us lives in a vacuum. So far no response.

I would have used the word "distrusts". Stephen King doesn't trust the US government.

But I would have used Firestarter as my example instead of the Stand.

 

[GNTLGNT]

...the OP on that site is a complete Derp Twerp.....

 

[mal]

I always thought that is why 'The Shop' went away. Why have a clandestine government organization when the real thing is even more bizarre?

 

[mjs9153]

The US government already has a lot of viruses that can wipe out the entire population on Earth, in storage, at the CDC's around the world.

That is why I have to kind of laugh at the bravado shown by certain domestic groups when they are talking about taking the country over,or back,or whatever their agenda is..if they knew half the stuff that the military has and wouldn't have a problem deploying maybe they wouldn't be so cocky and confrontational..

 

[Checkman]

That is why I have to kind of laugh at the bravado shown by certain domestic groups when they are talking about taking the country over,or back,or whatever their agenda is..if they knew half the stuff that the military has and wouldn't have a problem deploying maybe they wouldn't be so cocky and confrontational..

This is true. I spent fourteen years in the U.S. Army (1986-2000) and the amount of firepower and the ability to focus it where it will be the most devastating is impressive and I'm coming for sixteen years ago. I don't know what has happened since 02/14/2000 (that was my ETS).

 

[kingricefan]

This is true. I spent fourteen years in the U.S. Army (1986-2000) and the amount of firepower and the ability to focus it where it will be the most devastating is impressive and I'm coming for sixteen years ago. I don't know what has happened since 02/14/2000 (that was my ETS).

You can safely bet that since 09/11/2001 that that firepower has greatly increased.......

 

[recitador]

I found this posting regarding "The Stand" not that long ago (on another forum and not here). I have a feeling that the poster was young based on other posts as well.

The Stand is absurd for the following reasons:

1. The US government would never develop a virus that could wipe-out civilisation

2. The US government would never commit genocide, i.e. releasing the virus behind the Iron Curtain and in the People's Republic of China

3. The US government would never kill journalists


Obviously, Stephen King hates the US government and the US military.

Now I would have to say that the poster might also be just a little bit naïve as well as young, but I choose to respond.

I find that it helps to look at when the author wrote the novel. King wrote the bulk of the novel in 1973 and 1974. He was in his mid-twenties and the country was going through Watergate and the end of the Vietnam War. The military and the Federal government was about as popular as a case of gonorrhea. When you take that into consideration the plot makes sense. Also I've always gotten the impression that Captain Trips was more than the researchers expected. Almost as if they were pushed along by supernatural forces when they were developing it.

It's interesting how many people don't look at when and where the author was writing the novel. What was going on at the time? How old was the author at the time? The author is a human being and where they were forty-three years ago (physically, emotionally, mentally) isn't necessarily where they are now. Not to mention the country. None of us lives in a vacuum. So far no response.

I think you were being very generous with them. Personally i have no problem believing some of the horribly amoral people in our government would do any and all these things. Especially during what they would consider to be an apocalyptic event. The possibility of no consequences would appeal greatly to them