Anybody remember the Super Dome?
I think I’ll grab a six-pack, climb a hill and watch the show. Screw It!
Are you referring to the breakdown of human social structures after a disaster? The thin veneer of society was ripped away in the hurricane, reducing people to their basest element, but you gotta take into account the society that existed BEFORE the disaster: A lot of humans in that area were already displaying their "basest element".
I am too young to remember the "Duck and Cover" drills and nuclear paranoia, but as a youth I weas fascinated by old movies and TV shows, in particular The Twilight Zone. There were many episodes that revolved around nuclear war and it's aftermath. (four that I can think of). It was creepy for me, as a 12 year old, to suddenly acknowledge that all the people around me would be comtetitors for resources after the bomb dropped, and that our society was, indeed, a thin veneer. It affected my worldview as a child and even now.
Also, the Twilight Zone episode with Burgess Meredith taught me to always have an extra pair of glasses on hand.
No one’s talking about nuclear war here; what we’re discussing is how to respond to single acts of nuclear terrorism. It’s fun to be flip about “watching the show”, but in reality, if a nuclear explosion occurred in your city or town you and your family would be scrambling to survive, not drinking beer on a hilltop.
My point was not to minimize the danger posed by nuclear weapons. It is to point out that a nuclear explosion can be survived so long as preparations are made in advance of the attack.