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Ronin posted an update 5 years, 5 months ago
Something to consider…
Hurricane Katrina taught me a lot of valuable lessons as a young soldier. I’m not exactly sure how many active-duty troops were sent there, but it was my first real mission in Batt. It taught me that people go feral within days, not weeks. Neighbor literally killing neighbor for food and water. Have’s vs. Have-not’s. I saw dozens of bodies floating with hands bound behind their backs that appeared to have been executed. Women were getting raped at the Super Dome in broad daylight in front of hundreds of people, who did nothing. Chaos and carnage everywhere, here on American soil. The thing about a hurricane is that they’re localized, help is on its way. Food, water, medical aid is on its way. People knew this and still, they went feral. I’ve been around the world and seen a lot of things, but Katrina was one that always stuck with me, I never saw it coming.
After listening to and reading the State of the Currencies, keeping up to date via the Gizars, Solari, etc. and observing the palpable tension in the air around the country, one has to take pause and consider that a storm may just be coming. The magnitude and duration are unknown, but one should consider preparing for a rainy day at the very least.
I apologize for the dark storytime, but as I was sitting here reading, “Under An Ionized Sky,” I paused to think about how the bulk of my friends and family will never see it coming. I don’t want the good people on this site to be gobsmacked if, heaven forbid, a Rape of Russia scenario or something equivalent comes to America and those around you go feral.
That was a bit depressing, so let’s end on a positive note, as I write this, there are only 72 days until 2020 can kiss our collective a$$.
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I agree you hit several nails on the head, and I wouldn’t count on anything much to change after December 31. I can only guess people who follow Solari are the type who’ve been doing scenario planning for a while now, including planning for possible bad scenarios.
IMO the best thing people could do, in addition to making sure they have a stock of essentials, is try to form a local network of like-minded people who might be able to assist each other in a disaster scenario. That’s no guarantee, but it’s better than nothing. It’s tough in this day and age, when communities everywhere have been destroyed and people don’t know their neighbors. It’s worst for us city-dwellers . . . the big city is where I really don’t want to be if there’s a disaster.
“I saw dozens of bodies floating with hands bound behind their backs that appeared to have been executed. Women were getting raped at the Super Dome in broad daylight in front of hundreds of people, who did nothing. Chaos and carnage everywhere, here on American soil.”
WHAT?! I’m assuming that these were perpetrated by military or police, right, or where they civilian executions? I’ve only ever heard people talk about looting and gun violence after Katrina. I didn’t realise the descent into chaos was so extreme.
The rape, and there were several incidents, were perpetrated by civilians. The Super Dome was a relief zone. As for the apparent executions, we drew this conclusion because their hands were bound and they were either shot or drown. I have no way of knowing who or why these actions took place, but there were multiple cases in multiple places. My assumption was either organized crime, robbery or both. There was a lot of homicide and extreme violence. The Mil was used to distribute aid, search and rescue and “keep the peace.” I didn’t witness any wrongful acts by the military but I’m sure there were minor ethical violations here and there. Always some bad apples in every organization. I did however hear about some law enforcement group try and breach a government building to relieve it of its valuables. I recall it being some kind of treasury or federal reserve branch where there was a LOT of currency. A national guard unit got into an armed standoff with them from what I was told. The LEO’s ended up backing off. Katrina was really bad all the way around.
I’m still stunned that, in a relief area, rape would be committed in front of others, hundreds as you say. I appreciate the shock that people would be dealing with after the hurricane, but f***, how on earth would that not be met with some kind of resistance? I can only guess that people become so compartmentalised in caring about their own outcome, that anything that would put ones own survival in question be damed. Your anecdotes are film-level savagery.
It does read like something out of Mad Max, but I assure you it’s real life. These are just my first hand experiences. I’m sure other parts of the city were better or maybe worse. I can confirm the LEO’s trying to sack a federal building, a good friend was there on a rooftop with a long-gun.
Thanks for that link, by the way. Just reading through now. It’s things like that that make me appreciate living in the English countryside; close to little, far from much.
Ever been to New Orleans? I have–the nice parts–years before Katrina, and Ronin’s anecdotes don’t surprise me in the least. Drug trafficking/addiction and crime, both petty and violent, were already there; I’m sure the natural disaster just made them worse.
Because of the nature of my work, I realized the disruption of illegal drug systems had broken supply lines, pharmacies were an early target, gangs were taking advantage to kill rivals, as well as every deviancy given an open door.