Venezuela returns to 'Middle Ages' during power outages

[livingston]

I think the single biggest difference is people will behave and act appropriately as long as they think "normal" will return any time. Once they realize it isn't, then I don't know what happens next

https://nypost.com/2017/07/13/horro...brooklyn-into-a-battleground/#content-wrapper
July 1977

 

[Mosinitis]

I remember the blackout of 1977 and all of the looting that went on. I was still in high school. Socialism has nothing to do with it. Neither did the shortages.

 

[Mosinitis]

How would the average American benefit from overthrowing democratically elected Venezuelan government? Would it be better if Venezuela became another "friendly" Banana Republic supplementing its economy by drug trade, which is killing our kids.
We stole billions by freezing assets and placed sanctions on a country that did no harm to any other.
What a disgrace!!!

 

[Drinkthekoolaid]

Do we have to keep turning prepping threads into politics?

Let's try and keep the issues separate. There are Venezuela threads in offtopic and politics sections

 

[Robin]

So much for everyone pulling together. More like what I suspected, and we aren't getting but a sniff of the actual stink that is arising from that socialist paradise. I do hope the good people of that country find a solution for themselves.
Robin

 

[Mosinitis]

Do we have to keep turning prepping threads into politics?

Let's try and keep the issues separate. There are Venezuela threads in offtopic and politics sections

This thread has as much to do with prepping as I am with Bolshoi Ballet.

 

[Robin]

You have a Tutu?
Robin

 

[Mosinitis]

You have a Tutu?
Robin

My tutus and my tights were torn off by female fans as souveniers.

 

[Robin]

They were tranny's!
Robin

 

[BDinPutnam]

They were tranny's!
Robin

Nah.

Just the East German "womens'" track team...

 

[pjzwtl]

I think the single biggest difference is people will behave and act appropriately as long as they think "normal" will return any time. Once they realize it isn't, then I don't know what happens next

Very true but like @Airborneguy said it’s going to take something very big to get us to no normalcy in sight. Nuke war, EMP /CME or Yellowstone popping it’s cork in a major eruption would do it.
And even then it would be the predisposed scum that would push good folks over the edge.

 

[Jsmegs77]

Depending on where you were and what you did, the 2003 blackout wasn't an epic display of humanity banding together. On eastern LI, we had dirtbags from Riverhead, Mastic, and further up-island driving around some of the smaller towns where they had absolutely no reason to be. The entitled feel that no matter what happens, they're getting theirs, and if the government isn't giving it to them, they're gonna take it from the most opportune person or place.