NullSmurf
Das Bruce
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I'm quite enjoying Jerico, but like many shows on TV, I find the story line far fetched. However, the way the sociology and anthropology are playing out seems right on target. The way the human dynamics are playing out scare me much more than a chain saw toting pschyo wearing a hocky mask. Chaos tends to bring out the worst in many. I've seen it up close around the world. It almost hurts to see it play out in the United States. I seriously doubt things would play out like Kevin Costner's "The Postman", but this one is bad enough.
Never mind that the "bad guys" smuggled or acquired city busting sized nukes (we ain't talking suitcase nukes) and set them of in major population areas. The piece that doesnt fit is that (presumably) the same bad guys managed to cap a nuke outside the atmosphere so the EMP would trash the electronics for thousands of miles. It does tickle me that NYC managed to catch their bad guys before they could set off the nuke. However, the ensuing explosions collapsed the infrastructure that brings us our corn flakes each day. The scary part happens when the corn flakes run out. An intact New York would NOT be a good place to be.
It didn't get to me until last week when we learned that the Federal government collapsed and fragmented.
In the heartland, the bad get worse, many of otherwise good get bad, and the rest of the good get tough and cynical, or die. There are reasons why I don't even own a gun, but I find myself staring hard at the pistolas in the display case at Bass Pro. I want to begin hardening my home, preparing for the time when there is no power, water, or sewage.
Scary.
Never mind that the "bad guys" smuggled or acquired city busting sized nukes (we ain't talking suitcase nukes) and set them of in major population areas. The piece that doesnt fit is that (presumably) the same bad guys managed to cap a nuke outside the atmosphere so the EMP would trash the electronics for thousands of miles. It does tickle me that NYC managed to catch their bad guys before they could set off the nuke. However, the ensuing explosions collapsed the infrastructure that brings us our corn flakes each day. The scary part happens when the corn flakes run out. An intact New York would NOT be a good place to be.
It didn't get to me until last week when we learned that the Federal government collapsed and fragmented.
In the heartland, the bad get worse, many of otherwise good get bad, and the rest of the good get tough and cynical, or die. There are reasons why I don't even own a gun, but I find myself staring hard at the pistolas in the display case at Bass Pro. I want to begin hardening my home, preparing for the time when there is no power, water, or sewage.
Scary.
