No need to be so negative about humanity. Change is change and crap happens, inevitably once in a while. Your observation about "third world countries" was interesting. That is what I would like to address in the following novel which would be my prediction.
I speculate just the opposite would happen. Most "third world" countries can't even manage to feed themselves now with sustinance agriculture. Hunters gatherers are not much different from the dinosaurs and they don't have warm places to live or a store to buy gas masks in. Farmers in places like the US have large storage of grains, onions, etc., and folks like those from Holland have great technology for glasshouses that could be quickly adapted. Not to mention all the nuclear fuel "developed" countries have to combate the biggest problem ... cold. So in my novel, as usual the "third world" comes out losing, and a good part of the "developed" world comes out well. And maybe all those organic farmer types and Montana survivalists, too. Not many of them. Distribution systems would become imperative and the capitalist profit motive combined with the iron hand of the "tyrants" you seem to think lowly of would kick in like you wouldn't believe or else we'd all face a "Prisoner's Dilemma". Then no one could make any money anymore. There is no doubt in my mind that I'd rather be in Houston if this happened. The oil companies would do superbly and would have wonderful support. Oh, although Japan is a "developed" country, its population would be washed off the face of the Earth, but there are so many Japanese expats that this would not be the end of them, as a matter of fact, precisely those types of people are the "tyrant" types also that would help put the pieces back together.
The saddest thing would be we would loose Cape Kennedy and all of Florida, as well as the possible the French site in NE South America.
The doomsayer scenarios in my humble opinion, are from people who have it too comfortable at the moment and fear change of their lifestyle, and fail to see the good nature of like minded people to their own "race" - the type that founded the Latin American countries, US, Canada, drives middle eastern countries, China and Japan for example, or if you like Ancient Greece. No moral decision on my part here - just what history seems to repeat, and maybe it would be different in our globalized world - but my guess is not by a long shot.
Death comes to all at one time or another. If it were to be by asteroid, I think I would rather look forward to surviving the new world ahead, cooperate for survival, and of course, like a Hurricane Party that (sometimes referred to as dumb) Floridians are accustomed to, I would be absolutely sure to get a good view of such a spectacular event as once-in-a-lifetime doesn't do it justice. My only prayer if it were certain, would be not to be too near ground zero. But if I were, at least I would take advantage of the ring side seat with my loved ones.
Saludos
Doug Dawn
M�xico
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Sorry for the burden of knowing for those that didn`t want to know. I will take my meditation now. Sincerely, Dirk Ross....Japan
