The bad guy in that movie is very Trumpian The thing where he orders his men to all take a seat but there aren't enough chairs, so he shoots the last guy for disobeying orders, then reveals this was intentional to keep them on their toes
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The book kinda nailed it. Bova explicitly states, "it's wasn't the disasters, destruction, or deaths that caused society to collapse. It was the 'fuck you, got mine' survivalists that cared more about hoarding goods and amassing power that destroyed the fabric of civilization"
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... And upon checking, it was actually David Brin who wrote it.
Now I'm frustrated with myself. It's been forever since I read it last.
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The book is really excellent and the movie is terrible for a lot of reasons. But part of what made the book so good was the realization of how critical communication is to community.
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To be fair the book wasn't all that great either.
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