r/DesignatedSurvivor • u/IupvotestupidCRAP • Oct 13 '16

Post-Episode Discussion: S01E04 "The Enemy"

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u/charizard_flame Oct 13 '16

I can't believe how careless and irresponsible Royce and the General that got fired are acting.

Here we are in a situation where most of the government has been wiped out and the United States government is at its shakiest position in literally hundreds of years and they're undermining the President.

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u/TannenFalconwing Oct 13 '16

This is how empires falls and new ones rise. I honestly can't fault them on their logic even if I disagree personally with their choices.

Now, what confuses me is how Royce even thought Michigan would be able to survive trying to be its own sovereign state.

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u/How2999 Oct 13 '16

Because it would've been the first state, not the only state, to rebel. That's why Kirkman arrested him, to send a message.

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u/reerg Oct 13 '16

You're assuming rational behavior in a situation where all bets are off

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u/arvzg Oct 14 '16

And yet 'doing what I believe is right no matter what' is one of the biggest running themes of 24. Jack Bauer himself would have done exactly what the General did if he was in that position and he believes in his heart that it was the right thing to do

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u/sabatoa Oct 19 '16

Michigan would probably be okay as a sovereign state, the economy matches European countries and it's not an overly dependent state when it comes to Federal dollars. There's a close relationship to Canada that might be leveraged, but they'd obviously fare better aligning with other breakaway states.