Odd title, I know, but I think it hits the nail on the head pretty good...
What if WA was set somewhere where (prior to the zombie apocalypse) there were already groups of armed people, united by ideologies?
A large country like Columbia is a great example. For decades now the people of Columbia have been witnesses, partakers, and victims in the ongoing bloody civil war(s) between various groups of Left-wing Guerrillas and Right-wing Paramilitaries. India is another good example, The Naxalites (Maoist/Communist Insurgents) are still strong in certain parts of India.
Say something like WA happened in Columbia, I have no doubt in my mind that some of the larger armed groups would quickly realize the situation and take the necessary steps to adapt and well...survive, much they like they do now.
Take the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (the FARC) for example. A once large non-state army of over 20,000 personnel. Constant fighting against the Columbian government and the Right-wing paramilitaries have roughly halfed those numbers, but the FARC is still actively growing in numbers.
One of the main opposing Right to far-right wing paramilitaries is the Black Eagles. They are thought to have organized for the sole purpose of opposing the revolutionary left-wing groups such as the FARC and the ELN (National Liberation Army of Columbia.)
Does anyone else think that a WA set in Columbia with these two (and other) groups would be...interesting to say the least?
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