tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2070337336154359355.post8180118187342755777..comments2024-03-28T18:31:56.103-07:00Comments on Alex Moore: The Perfect Storm: Emergency Plans in PlaceAlex Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08019131858093764715noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2070337336154359355.post-11903425466175786352008-10-02T14:55:00.000-07:002008-10-02T14:55:00.000-07:00Hey Alex you are blogging about my novel Bunny Tro...Hey Alex you are blogging about my novel Bunny Trouble :-p<BR/><BR/>Civilizations fail. All of them. When they fail or how they fail is a matter of logic.<BR/><BR/>How one prepares or not for the failure is simply measured in degrees of denial.Lucas Darrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01405530729663443670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2070337336154359355.post-2000865370745432932008-10-02T08:26:00.000-07:002008-10-02T08:26:00.000-07:00@selonus: the "perfect storm" idea is an interesti...@selonus: the "perfect storm" idea is an interesting one. When chaos hits the microcosm of New Orleans or L.A. or other major urban areas, one of the more significant reactions has not been self-reliance but rather rioting and looting. <BR/><BR/>As we head into a contentious election, face certain economic woes, and perhaps experience gas, food, and other supply shortages, I wonder if this is what's meant by the "perfect storm." The idea of preparation is not necessarily aimed at surviving tough times, but maybe instead at surviving the people around you.<BR/><BR/>@anthony: no doubt. The entire point, then, of civilization, morality, and civil law is to prevent the disintegration of a society into chaos... or into <I>The Lord of the Flies</I>. Other societies have turned to tyranny or communisim to control the masses. We (Americans, democratic-republicans, freedom-seekers) believe in the inherent human ability to self-direct, self-discipline, and self-rely. My worry is this: if we (as a nation) continue down the path we're on, we'll continue to become reliant not upon ourselves but rather upon our government. Once that happens, we are ripe for the picking -- and, frankly, no longer deserve to be called citizens of a free nation.Alex Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08019131858093764715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2070337336154359355.post-11391847825350990942008-10-01T19:36:00.000-07:002008-10-01T19:36:00.000-07:00Anthony's rule: You are one tank of gas from The L...Anthony's rule: You are one tank of gas from The Lord of the Flies.Lucas Darrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01405530729663443670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2070337336154359355.post-29596783400150441222008-10-01T14:05:00.000-07:002008-10-01T14:05:00.000-07:00I sincerely doubt it will come to that level of pa...I sincerely doubt it will come to that level of panic and crisis. However, those are good suggestions no matter what's going on. I just wish there were more people like you in Houston, Texas and surrounding areas when Hurricane Ike hit. If more people had been prepared then there would not have been price gouging, panic, and the "need" for a mass exodus. From Galveston, yes. But from Houston? No.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com