>>Mostly people who get their incomes from government or contractors (bureaucrats, Java developers
Java developers? LOL, wow. As a Java developer working for a private company with not a single government client, I am glad I am being lumped in with ‘government cheese’ workers.
C++ guy? I love a good tech flamewar, ribbing. Posted all in good fun.
Good post BTW.
I did finally watch “American Blackout” after having ignored so many other shows like it. The show was very strange to me.
So many of the characters in the movie had life-threatening situations. That’s entertainment, I guess.
There were many tactical errors in the flick, yes. Even the character, Mr. SHTF Expert, with his “compound,” was guilty and made some glaring mistakes.
Long ago, in a better country, I lived through Hurricane Celia. It pretty much flattened the City. The immigrant population was over 50% at the time. There were no power or phones for weeks. We didn’t see any lack of civility or generosity from anyone and did interact much with neighbors. The National Guard did not attack the population but did hand out huge amounts of dry ice, water, food, etc.
We cleaned the City up within a year and celebrated that. We respected our elders, soldiers and what was known as common sense. Most of the men were technically inclined. Most of the wives were respectful and respected.
The producers of the movie and many viewers obviously want to see a time, when the norm becomes “every man for himself.” We’re almost there already, thanks to my generation (Baby Boomers) taking over. If so many people want a nationwide disaster and want to riot afterwards, maybe someday, they’ll get what they’re demanding and trying to arrange.
I’m saying that we’ve dumped real, old fashioned morality within a couple of generations. It’s been known for thousands of years, that there are consequences to nations for such behavior.