We're Doomed

[kander]

Sorry, thats now how life works, Chaos does not give a roadmap to its destination.
The best you can do is watch trends, watch what people have done in history when circumstances present.
When hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, Where was it written that it would hit that day so those people could avoid such unfortunate incident. Maybe Sell their houses and not live 20' below sea level?

It was the hurricanes arrival there, that allows a short stretch of imagination that its a high probability that many people would die, people would be shooting at each other, Firearms would be confiscated and looting would happen.
The Hurricane Caused the trend. So dont be silly as though these things are not a real possibility in the near future because you have a hard time looking beyond tomorrow.

[terracore]

"Chaos does not give a roadmap to its destination"

That's some good writing.

"Survival is the intersection between knowledge and necessity." (unknown)

“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” - Albert Einstein

Not sure why I added the Einstein quote (and it's not sure if he actually coined the phrase) but it's also good writing.

ETA: formatting

[HereOnThePrimalEdge]

The best you can do is watch trends

Yes, I agree.
If you click my link above you’ll read that all types of crime are statistically less, nearly everywhere in the world, even in places known for intense violence like El Salvador.

[terracore]

We are still on the leading edge of this. Kander is referencing predictions of the trailing edge.

[HereOnThePrimalEdge]

kander is referencing predictions of the trailing edge

On the preceding page kander also said:
just stop and wake up. its only as bad as your told it is.

... in which case he suggested we not listen to extremely negative predictions about the fall of democracy. Gotta love the ala carte smorgasbord here on Punaweb.

[kander]

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Originally posted by HereOnThePrimalEdge

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If you click my link above you’ll read that all types of crime are statistically less, nearly everywhere in the world, even in places known for intense violence like El Salvador.

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Its a pressure cooker. The people who would be perpetrating crimes are not being decent human beings for the sake of altruism, but self preservation. Fear of catching the virus and death is a heavy motivator. Criminals are not generally good at math nor statistics.

At some point that fear will change, Especially if they see opportunity.

[kalakoa]

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2020/04/1...ht-curfew/

Jung said discovering the burglary was “disheartening” because while others are trying to abide by Mayor Kirk Caldwell’s nightly curfew, from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. until Monday, to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, thieves may be feeling emboldened to commit crimes. If caught, however, those convicted for crimes could face enhanced penalties for committing crimes during a state of emergency.

[kander]

quote:

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Originally posted by HereOnThePrimalEdge

kander is referencing predictions of the trailing edge

On the preceding page kander also said:
just stop and wake up. its only as bad as your told it is.

... in which case he suggested we not listen to extremely negative predictions about the fall of democracy. Gotta love the ala carte smorgasbord here on Punaweb.

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And that is true. The man on the tv said it was bad. And we trust implicitly what the man on the tv says. The man on the tv has your best interests at heart and would never lead you astray.
Democracy wont necessarily fail because economies do. When the soviet union fell and became a democracy, their economic disaster caused 3.5 million premature deaths. This is just what happens in turmoil. Add in the organized crime, the robberies, the murders.. Far more damage can be done than what this virus is doing or has done.

[randomq]

Guys, the economy will suck for a while, and all of us in the bottom 99% will have to deal with the fallout. Aside from that, things will quickly be back up and running, because rich people like getting richer.

[Guest]

Remember when this was a hypothetical?

From: https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/12/business/...index.html *

One of the largest pork processing facilities in the US is closing until further notice

One of the country's largest pork processing facilities is closing until further notice as employees fall ill with Covid-19. The closure puts the country's meat supply at risk, said the CEO of Smithfield, which operates the plant.

"The closure of this facility, combined with a growing list of other protein plants that have shuttered across our industry, is pushing our country perilously close to the edge in terms of our meat supply," the meat processor's chief executive, Kenneth Sullivan, said in a statement Sunday.

"It is impossible to keep our grocery stores stocked if our plants are not running," he said. "These facility closures will also have severe, perhaps disastrous, repercussions for many in the supply chain."

Wasn't too long ago, was it?

Nah, I think terracore nailed it with "we are still on the leading edge of this", anything else at this point is pure conjecture.

Food chains breaking?


* Note: CNN sourced info. May be fake. Proceed with caution.