When I was at military survival school, the question was, "What is the difference between a gourmet and a violent scavenger?" Answer: "About 7 days without food."
On Wed, Sep 15, 2021 at 11:36 AM Jim Cathey via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Our civilization, having opted for efficiency over resilience, is fragile. > Any sufficient disruption would have a domino effect, ending up in > the 'Mad Max' scenario. People would starve/sicken/die BEFORE > infrastructure repairs could be accomplished. The desperate would > plunder those working to repair things, probably preventing the repairs, > ultimately prolonging and deepening the problem. > > A tipping point, if you will. But, exactly where is it? How much of a > kick to the anthill is required to start things toppling? > > Fix it in a week or thereabouts, the time it takes any big city to begin > starving, or bend over and kiss your ass goodbye. > > The Amish would be screwed. Too many know they're there, they'd be > overrun by two-legged rats in no time. And they're non-violent. The > equivalent of mountain warlords might survive, if they acted quickly and > ruthlessly enough. Shades of Lucifer's Hammer... > > -- Jim > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
