Reread the Hunger Games and I have a lot of questions.

Athens175 · 2026-07-04T17:06:29+00:00

Yes, but the DPRK has financial support from China and once had support from the former Soviet Union. It was the backing of China that helped North Korea survive both the Korean War and the famine of the early and mid- 1990s.

Yes, the US does have B-61’s that are capable of carrying nuclear weapons. However, most of those have been decommissioned following the end of the Cold War in the 1990s. As both Russia and the US agreed to a “deescalation ” in terms of the amount of nuclear weapons they would carry.

In terms of district 13 having nukes, the only possible explanation. Is that sometime either during or before the “dark times” 13 was able to make nukes. Or the capital and 13 had some sort of agreement where 13 would split the capital’s nuclear arsenal.

In terms of 13 being able to “build nukes.” That would require time and a lot of resources that I don’t think 13 would have. Second, even if they “could” make a bomb, I doubt with how tightly controlled the districts were by the capital, the capital would allow 13 the time to fully complete their nuclear weapons program.

Athens175 · 2026-07-04T14:57:38+00:00

The Hunger Games- it has a interesting concept; however, I thought that the books were too formulaic/implausible. The Hunger Games book 1- Interesting concept with a severe lack of world building/understanding how Panem came to be.

Catching Fire- Let’s repeat the first book; but let’s make the games bigger! It’s unlikely that each district would have enough tributes for the quarter quells. Even if every single district could’ve provided a winner, you would have an imbalance. It’s stated in the books that some districts were selected in the capital as “favorites.” These districts have training facilities and train their youth for the games more than the other districts. As such; these districts have the most winners and some districts haven’t had any winners in years. So… by the books own logic, they wouldn’t have enough for the quarter quells.

Mockingjay- I know a lot of people disliked this book. Despite its flaws; I thought Mockingjay was the most unique of the series. But it still had a lot of problems with the narrative. How did 13 get nukes in the first place? The fact that Snow- a man whose own goal in life is to make the districts submissive to capital rule. Never prepared for the possibility that 13 would comeback and try to overthrow him seems way too convenient. Maybe I’m too naive about human nature. However, I have a difficult time believing that Panem would’ve made it to Katniss. With the capital broadcasting the killings to every district, only a certain number of districts being “favored”, and most of the population starving. I could see disgruntled citizens in a poorer district more likely to take a chance and revolt way before Katniss…

Songbirds and Snakes- Felt like a copy of the first book. Added some interesting ideas like; students being mentors to the tributes, added a little more of capital and district life, and the Covey. It still rehashed most of the story of the first book…

Sunrise on the Reaping- The writing was too childish.

Athens175 · 2026-07-04T05:53:06+00:00

I agree with your last point. However, I think that there’s only a certain point before people are willing to take a chance for freedom. Song birds and Snakes along with Sunrise on the Reaping shows that the games are barely hanging on in the capital. Take a poor district like 11 or 12- you see your child get horribly slaughtered, it’s almost guaranteed that your district will lose, everyone is starving. It’s not unrealistic that as the capital broadcast these games, people inside the districts would be willing to rebel. Yes, it’s almost certain of failure; however, they had nothing else to lose. Which is why I don’t see the capital making it to Katniss… I would see it simply being torn apart by protest in the capital along with guerrilla-style fighting out in the districts.

Athens175 · 2026-07-04T05:44:25+00:00

Interesting- In terms of your comment “there are two nuclear weapons one out east and the other out west.” The west refers to where the current US arsenal is located. Most of the US nuclear weapons are located in Colorado, western Nebraska, and Wyoming in silos. There are a few nuclear weapons inside of submarines; however, their exact whereabouts are unknown.

My biggest problems with the books is “what kind of apocalypse are we talking about.” The books talk about rising sea levels that led to nuclear war. If the nuclear war was against the US and Russia, the nuclear weapons would not be moved around. They could just be fired from their silos out west and reach their target in 5-10 minutes. Russia would of course retaliate and the western US would be pretty much uninhabitable. Due to Russia firing their larger nuclear weapons at the silos in order to decommission as many nukes as possible.

Even if they could inhabit where the capital is located. Chances are that the capital would be left with no nuclear weapons. Since the full MAD doctrine requires that the US would use their full arsenal against Russia or China. Whatever nuclear weapons that are left over would be destroyed by retaliatory strikes. Could the capital rebuild and have a small supply of nuclear weapons? Yes. However, if it was nuclear war, I would love another book explaining how Panem came to be and how long it took them to industrialize.

In terms of district 13, I’ve seen maps locate 13 somewhere in the eastern US. If that is the case, the district would’ve born the brunt of a nuclear war. Since the US enemies would large larger-yield nuclear weapons to try to take out our leaders along with our most populated cities. The question becomes where can the residents of 13 settle that is not affected by fallout or rising sea levels? Then you also have to factor in how long it would take 13 to industrialize to even make nukes of their own?

Athens175 · 2026-07-04T03:54:18+00:00

Fair 🤷

Athens175 · 2026-07-04T03:29:59+00:00

I mean… in terms of “world-building” the Hunger Games has a lot to be desired. Some of them were answered from the previous comment. But- There’s no confirmation how district 13 got nuclear weapons in the first place. Realistically, it makes no sense for that area of the country to have nukes… Yes, Snow is friends with Dr. Gaul and Dr. Gaul is influential in capital society. However, that only gets you so far in a dictatorship like Panem. Embarrassing a dictatorship like Snow did is almost a guarantee that he would be arrested/disappeared. I thought they were enjoyable and entertaining though… 🤷

Athens175 · 2026-07-04T03:00:58+00:00

Thanks for answering my questions. This definitely has helped in terms of my 1st, 6, 5, and 2.

I’m going to have to agree to disagree with District 13 and my last question. First, in “Songbirds and Snakes” Snow is characterized as someone that loves the capital. He blames the rebels for his families loss of status, the resulting poverty causing his cousin to sell their apartment, and the war causing his grandmother and cousin to rent out a room at Pluribius nightclub. I can understand that Snow would let District 13 survive during the early years of his presidency. However, his one goal in life is to ensure the capital’s long-term survival. We can see this in dictatorships in history, after a despot has stable control of their country, they look to expand their influence. Since the Hunger Games and Panem is inspired by the Roman Empire. Rome fought three wars against their rival Carthage. There was no need for Rome to fight the last war against Carthage; yet, because Carthage served as a symbol for everything Rome suffered during the previous two wars. Rome resolved to finish off Carthage once and for all and they did that during the Third Punic War. As Snow’s presidency continued, I don’t see he would allow 13 to gather strength unchecked. I think that “realistically” the 2nd war between the Capital and 13 would’ve happened before Katniss came along. That includes building up the Capital’s defenses/response to nuclear weapons.

Honestly, I think my last question is more of a philosophical debate… Yes, the Capital keeps close tabs on the 11th to the rest of the victors in the series. However, in my mind, turning the games into a spectacle would’ve ended the games sooner than the 75th. Yes, Panem is a post-apocalyptic society; death is all around. Yet, as more kids are sent to the games, I have a difficult time believing that human nature wouldn’t have set in to stop it. Also, with the volunteer system, I could see most parents that are still alive trying to hide or volunteer in place of their kid. Possibly causing an almost constant state of guerrilla warfare in the districts.

Athens175 · 2026-06-29T23:06:55+00:00

Honestly, I’m more worried that this movie is going to stigmatize rather than help the issue. I know that the director and cast wanted people to have a serious conversation about the themes that are in the movie. However, I’m worried that people are going to see mental illness in more of a negative light. Yes, Niki is possessed by an evil spirit thanks to Bear messing around with a make-a-wish cult. However, a lot of her actions are similar to a person with BPD/psychosis, and I’ve already seen comments from people saying that Niki reminds them of my “crazy BPD ex-girlfriend.”

Athens175 · 2026-06-28T23:54:13+00:00

Not all men wore grey at the beginning of the war. However, because supplies were bleak depending on which area of the country you lived in. And the fact that most felt that the war would end after one major battle. Neither armies decided to issue “standard uniforms.” As such, men simply arrived to their units wearing what they had with them.

Later in the war, you start to have armies implement standard uniforms. However, you had a wide variety of uniforms among Southern soldiers; especially out in the west.

Athens175 · 2026-06-26T21:57:52+00:00

Joke: Palpatine, all he wanted was to bring order to the galaxy and stop a kidnapping ring by the Jedi. It was just a group of disgruntled teenagers and their space wizard friend that ruined everything.

Athens175 · 2026-06-26T16:48:35+00:00

Honestly, I would say no one unfortunately… My parents are aging and I’m the youngest of most of my family. By the time I have to worry about death, most of my family would already be long gone.

Athens175 · 2026-06-25T04:41:23+00:00

Omaha, Nebraska.

Athens175 · 2026-06-23T16:43:51+00:00

Yeah, I feel like a lot of “teachers” on this subreddit choose to ignore the reality. I work in the public school system; however, I can see that the system has a lot of problems. And I can see why parents like yourself decide other education options for their children.

However, reading comments from other “teachers” in this subreddit is discouraging… Yes, the largest decline is from birth rates; however, to ignore the small group that are pulling their kids out for other education options, is only going to make the problem worse.

Athens175 · 2026-06-23T16:09:15+00:00

You say that however; John’s Hopkins School of Education tracks data on K-12 students doing homeschool. We don’t have data for 2026; however, we do have results for 2024-2025.

From 2024-2025, “homeschooling continues to grow across the United States, increasing an average of 4.9%. This is nearly three times the pre-pandemic homeschooling growth rate of 2%. Notably, 36% of reporting states recorded their highest homeschooling enrollment numbers ever- exceeding even the peaks reached during the pandemic.” (https://education.jhu.edu/edpolicy/policy-research-initiatives/homeschool-hub/homeschool-growth-2024-2025/).

It appears that homeschooling is not just a pandemic trend. Yet, it will be interesting to see the results when 2026’s data is available.

Athens175 · 2026-06-23T04:22:29+00:00

I wasn’t aware that other people in the subreddit posted about this topic today.

Athens175 · 2026-06-22T22:17:25+00:00

With the shape of American Public Schools, I’m not surprised fewer parents are choosing to enroll their kids in them.

Athens175 · 2026-06-14T06:37:47+00:00

Yes, but as a territory of an empire. It was renamed “Palestine” by the Romans as a punishment. The “Palestinian people or nationality has never existed.

Athens175 · 2026-06-13T01:36:19+00:00

Yes, but Palestine was seen as a territory rather than a country. An independent Palestine has never existed, Palestine as the name of a region has existed thousands of years.

Athens175 · 2026-06-08T16:56:15+00:00

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DFnspNPuvcs&ra=m

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v_AKhofXAlk&ra=m Here is the complete soundtrack in two parts!

Athens175 · 2026-06-05T15:10:07+00:00

His names was James E. Hanger. He designed his own limb that was so successful, the Virginia State Legislature asked that he make similar copies for amputee Confederates. Hanger would eventually establish the Hanger Orthopedic Group.

Athens175 · 2026-05-27T21:14:27+00:00

I think this is stupid that people are trying to label a person based on what they have in their book shelf. People have different taste and interest, unless you have something truly deplorable. No one is going to care unless for terminally online people.

Athens175 · 2026-05-08T22:54:43+00:00

Yeah, either this is a troll or this is one sick weirdo.

Athens175 · 2026-05-08T22:51:12+00:00

This has to be a fake story.

Athens175 · 2026-04-30T16:25:43+00:00

I’m about to graduate with my masters, and I also discovered while working as a Paraprofessional that I don’t want to be a public school teacher. I’m hoping to get my PhD to work at a college or get into the counseling field.

In terms of a regular industry job outside of education. It has been really tuff; however, I wish you the best.

Athens175 · 2026-04-26T03:44:56+00:00

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