10 Things That The Egypt Riots Can Teach Us About What Happens When Society Breaks Down

One Patriot's Thoughts ^ | 2/5/11 | onemansthoughts

[Kartographer]

1 When society breaks down, people look for whatever weapons they can find. Over this past week, abandoned police stations throughout Egypt have been stripped of their arsenals by looters.

2 When society breaks down, nobody is safe. Average Egyptians “armed with sticks and razors” have formed vigilante groups to protect their homes from the crazed looters that have emerged during the rioting.

3 When society breaks down, you better protect your women and children. At least 60 rapes have been officially reported since the rioting began. The unofficial number is surely far higher than that.

4 When society breaks down, criminals do not fear the law. There are reports that at least 4 prisons have been attacked and that thousands of convicts have escaped into the streets.

5 When society breaks down, authoritarian governments begin hoarding food. The Telegraph is reporting that governments throughout the Middle East and North Africa have started stockpiling huge amounts of food in response to all the rioting that has been going on.

6 When society breaks down, food shortages can happen shockingly fast. As commerce has been brought to a standstill in Egypt, serious shortages of some of the most important basic food staples are starting to be reported. Many families in Egypt only have enough food to be able to survive for a couple more days.

[Kartographer]

Some good food for thought.

[Lakeshark]

Mark for tomorrow.

[Kartographer]

“But take away their creature comforts, deprive them of food, sleep, sonic showers, put their
lives in jeopardy over an extended period of time and those friendly, intelligent, wonderful people...will become as nasty and as violent as the most blood-thirsty klingon.”
Quark from: The Siege of AR-558 (#7.8)” (1998)

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[dr_lew]

6 When society breaks down, food shortages can happen shockingly fast. ...

"Food for thought" for sure. I've been wondering when they're going to get hungry. I suppose the idea was that after Mubarak was disposed of, there would be some kind of multi-billion dollar relief effort, just to make everyone feel good about it. We'll see.

[2ndDivisionVet]

What Good Can a Handgun Do Against An Army?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2312894/posts

[balch3]

When this happens in America and the leftists, muslim sypathizers and welfare class take to the streets in armed insurrection, we will need a strong leader to do what’s necessary and crush the revolt.

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

In other words, complete anarchy.

[mamelukesabre]

What if the leftists, welfare class, and muslims are the ones in control and we are the ones in revolt?

[JulieRNR21]

BUMP

[gitmo]

When society breaks down, cities become very dangerous places. Get out as soon as the anarchy begins.

[Doomonyou]

we will need a strong leader to do what’s necessary and crush the revolt.

We may have to crush the revolt.

[umgud]

This is exactly why one should store firearms, ammo, food & water.

[Tea Party Reveler]

Is there any way that you can continue this list? This is the kind of thing I like to read to County and City leaders out here in California!

YouTube = Sewer Soon City Police Misconduct

California is clearly going to become Egypt!

[Kartographer]

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[Redcitizen]

Please put me on your SHTF ping list. thanks!

[Doomonyou]

CCC, you got a SHTF ping list?

I should be on it.

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[Tea Party Reveler]

Wow Julie.....you’re still around! I remember you back in the late 1990’s!!! Good to see you again (idol hanz) he he he.!...

[qam1]

When this happens in America and the leftists, muslim sypathizers and welfare class take to the streets in armed insurrection, we will need a strong leader to do what’s necessary and crush the revolt.

Not necessarily, the above groups will turn on each other 1st and loot and burn down their own neighborhoods. Conservatives will just watch them from the countryside. Any Conservative in an urban and even suburban setting better have an escape plan.

[screaminsunshine]

Katrina.

[NTHockey]

>>ChocChipCookie has a SHTF ping list that you can get on.<<

Add me please.

[PastorBooks]

Excellent use of a timely Trek quote.

I would credit you 100 Quatloos but I don’t think Paypal takes them.

[TigersEye]

btrl

[fortheDeclaration]

Is there something in that article that anyone with common sense doesn’t know?

[mountainbunny]

Food for thought" for sure. I've been wondering when they're going to get hungry.

Many are already hungry. I was watching the evening news Thursday, and they showed a reporter trying to interview a baker. The people in the bakery didn't want the empty shelves being shown. The brief interview had the baker saying that he was going the best he could, but clearly, he was running low/empty on many ingredients.

The worst thing about being without food, aside from the obvious (hunger) is that you will have to venture out into the chaos to try to find food.

[vanilla swirl]

“we will need a strong leader to do what’s necessary and crush the revolt.”

ummm..... yes, like Germany in the 1930’s?

[DuncanWaring]

Ping.

[djf]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_aM4hrRkEc&feature=related

[djf]

Actually, the original is on the NBC website.

http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/king-tut/1037261/

Dancin by the Nile,
The ladies loved his style...

He gave his life for tourism...

LMAO!!

[Caipirabob]

Good morning, am I on your ping list for this topic? Would you please add me?

Cheers,
Rob

[Yet_Again]

I would like to think that in a scenario where these people took to the street in armed insurrection, that they would be met head to head, outnumbered 2-1, by folks protecting the constitution against enemies both foreign and DOMESTIC.

[Yet_Again]

Any Conservative in an urban and even suburban setting better have an escape plan.

Very true. If you live in a population center of more than 5,000 or so you're at some degree of risk. Especially if you live in one with large numbers of the welfare class. I was offered a job in Texas recently, and looked at the town's demographics on city-data.com (one of the best sources for this sort of thing). It was 21% black. Katrina refugees, I'm guessing. Needless to say, I turned it down.

[Erik Latranyi]

If you do not believe this can happen here, just remember, the best example of societal breakdown we have had recently: McDonald’s runs out of chicken McNuggets and customers call 911.

[Caipirabob]

Thanks for the manual - cheers!

[notdownwidems]

Any Conservative in an urban and even suburban setting better have an escape plan.

I'd like to know, an escape plan to where?

[The Comedian]

Empty-tummies-cause-destroyed-mummies ping.

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[DCBryan1]

I need on the list!

So does my wife, Jenbean.

THANKS!

[DCBryan1]

we will need a strong leader to do what’s necessary and crush the revolt.

.....and alot of people like me with a willingness to pull the trigger at the drop of a hat and will sleep like a baby that evening.

[stickandrudder]

Add to ping list

[Whenifhow]

Extended info....

http://www.shtfplan.com/emergency-preparedness/10-things-we-can-learn-from-egypt-about-preparing-for-economic-and-societal-collapse_01312011

[Dr.Zoidberg]

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[JulieRNR21]

By the Grace of God,I’ve been a FReepers since 7/2/98...

Did you change your name? You new screen name says you joined in 2010....

[GladesGuru]

“When this happens in America and the leftists, muslim sypathizers and welfare class take to the streets in armed insurrection, we will need a strong leader to do what’s necessary and crush the revolt.”

respectfully, I must disagree. When some looter or mob tries to burn a car, the owner of the car will deal with it them self, on the spot.

Same for those wanting to loot a store.

An armed people IS a peaceful people.

[Vor Lady]

Bookmark for later.

[Kartographer]

Apparently you haven’t been paying attention, if you had you would have seen that common sense is something that clearly is already in short supply.

[Vor Lady]

Same thing. A strong leader on our side will be needed.

[Vor Lady]

Thanks for this ping.

[Lazamataz]

When society breaks down, Laz packs his bug out bag, his Mountain House (about 6 months of meals for two), his water purification systems, his spare water, his rifles and ammo, holsters his pistol, gathers his communication gear, gets in his vehicle with his chick. He drives to an unnamed location where his friend-since-high-school owns a farm and has plenty of room for able-bodied team members.

[momtothree]

One interesting part of the whole Egypt riot to me is the fact that the police left. They disappeared. To all my neighbors and some family members who believe that regular people shouldn’t be allowed to own guns and ammo, this should be a wake up call. You can’t rely on the police (or government) to protect you when poop hits the fan. IMHO

[Yorlik803]

add me to you list...
Thanks

[FromLori]

“What if the leftists, welfare class, and muslims are the ones in control and we are the ones in revolt?”

I’ve been thinking about that very scenario. You know it’s interesting to watch obama sticking his nose in telling mubarek to step down. What would the world and our Army do if we were the one’s rioting in the streets? Good question.