I don't know where the CF nation is headed as I vacillate back and forth between the fact we will muddle through this mess and drowning in the swamp.. That's why we have built up an insurance policy that we hope we never have to use.. Although we know that if it ever gets to the point of needing to tap into it, there probably will NEVER be enough (except to get through a short term upheaval) and if NOT needed, we have TOO much.. So that's what it is, some short term "bridge" insurance..
So back to my vacillations.. I am in the pessimistic mode once again based upon a few of my "simple" observations..
In the big picture, a complete lack of any leadership out of DC.. The growing arrogance out of DC and WS.. The GROWING division between the "regular people", like the ones that still have a decent job or stash, or enough to keep the wolf at bay.. And this last point is very important in my mind as there seems to be a growing LACK of sympathy and empathy by the "haves" in this category towards the "have nots"..
And this idea of growing jobs seems out of whack to me in this day and age as so many jobs were lost to our technology god we worshipped for years.. How does a human replace a robot at a cheaper cost?.. It doesn't and this doesn't even take into account all the "cheap" jobs sent out of the country.. All this happening when this country and rest of the world has long surpassed PEAK sustainable population on long surpassed peak resources.. So how does one grow jobs in this environment?.. It CAN'T be done.. It goes against natural laws..
So with this back drop of too many "rats" eating on that rapidly diminishing bale of oat hay, there can only be growing frustrations, bickering, snarling and finally leading to biting between the fat rats and the lean rats..
So I don't see a "revolution" per se .. Just increasing and increasing and increasing "individual" skirmishes and where that leads, I don't know, but we are on the cusp of something, imo..
A little tidbit that raised a huge red flag in my mind was this.. I read a long time ago that the LA basin had THREE days of food supplies and maybe energy (I don't remember) in stock, on the shelves, or in tanks.. ONLY three F'ng days.. And you know what, I read just recently, that after ONLY three days of the big storm back east, the grocery shelves were getting damn empty so there is some truth to that time span in my mind. It just goes to show how prepared the "average" person is for something as basic as food.. :(
What if there was a major disruption of food and energy supplies in the LA Basin in mid-summer that lasted for a week or two, or gawd forbid, a month or two..
The rats would be getting way BEYOND major restless.
Think about it.. :( |
