![]() ![]() ![]() A longstanding culture of conformity and docility has been promoted through education and social conditioning. Dominating and controlling the population is an age old problem in this part of the world. Yet these societies have all, at least until quite recently, given their male populations extensive military training. For instance, in Singapore, a private citizen in possession of a firearm faces a death sentence. These tend to impose severe legal restrictions of personal freedom. This is particularly obvious in the case of islands with Chinese influenced cultures. ![]() Personal freedoms tend to be limited as much by culture as by actual government fiat. East Asia is full of urban jungles with seemingly submissive populations. But for a really severe situation to arise, a certain cultural predisposition to mindless group behavior has also to be factored in. ![]() The book describes tactics that could easily be applied to hostile urban environments with tight controls of personal freedom such as New York or San Francisco. Cities with large numbers of people living in a relatively small space are not unique to Asia. Most Zombie novels pay limited attention to what would really happen in an authoritarian state with highly limited freedoms if the “proverbial” really did hit the fan. ![]()
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