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07-21-2008, 07:23 PM
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How Strong is Civilized Society?
How strong are the bonds of our civil society? In Katrina we saw how quickly all civility, all humanity breaks down. Even most of the civil servants, police, firemen, etc abandoned their city, their home. People were left to die in hospitals. Left to die in senior facilities. I think our humanity is a thin veil that gets washed away all to quickly. You can't really depend on your local or national government to come to your aid. Just run out and buy yourself a shotgun. And keep it handy. Stock storable, dry food and water.
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07-21-2008, 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Taosman
How strong are the bonds of our civil society? In Katrina we saw how quickly all civility, all humanity breaks down. Even most of the civil servants, police, firemen, etc abandoned their city, their home. People were left to die in hospitals. Left to die in senior facilities. I think our humanity is a thin veil that gets washed away all to quickly. You can't really depend on your local or national government to come to your aid. Just run out and buy yourself a shotgun. And keep it handy. Stock storable, dry food and water.
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It's not like Katrina was a summer thunder shower. It was a nasty [censored]ing disaster. Also, I'd say that the lower ninth ward was not really all that "civilized" before the hurricane.
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07-21-2008, 07:44 PM
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It's not like Katrina was a summer thunder shower. It was a nasty [censored]ing disaster. Also, I'd say that the lower ninth ward was not really all that "civilized" before the hurricane.
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So, you've been to New Orleans? How was it?
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07-21-2008, 07:45 PM
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[censored] FKA and Graham Harrell
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So, you've been to New Orleans? How was it?
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Just like any other crime and filth infested inner city.
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07-21-2008, 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Taosman
How strong are the bonds of our civil society? In Katrina we saw how quickly all civility, all humanity breaks down. Even most of the civil servants, police, firemen, etc abandoned their city, their home. People were left to die in hospitals. Left to die in senior facilities. I think our humanity is a thin veil that gets washed away all to quickly. You can't really depend on your local or national government to come to your aid. Just run out and buy yourself a shotgun. And keep it handy. Stock storable, dry food and water.
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07-21-2008, 07:51 PM
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The New Orleans example is a bad one, but I think it is a good question.
Are the moral people of the world going to continue to prevail over the weak and evil over a long period of time?
I think as time goes on, the closer we get to having the scumbags take over.
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07-21-2008, 08:02 PM
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