Terrence Fugate wrote:

> Re:" There were occasional lights on at the ceiling. Anse said they
> were all powered from their own nuclear-electric conversion units.
> _"We don't have the central power on here; there's a big mass-energy
> converter, but we're tearing it down to ship out._"

Everything you've described requires a technically literate labor force
to operate and maintain. Once the Federation military leaves, who on
Poictesme has the training? The mall fails. Farming gets hit by local
import substitution schemes. Tramptown self-organizes. Blackie organizes
his raiders. Luxury goods producers are comparatively powerless in the
face of a buyers cartel.

1632 works once cultural factors are left out.

The past is a different country. Sometimes a really different country.
Bring the US Founding Fathers to 2026, and how much revulsion on both
sides of the divide ensues?