At 8:10 AM -0500 11/30/98, Martinus Luther wrote:
*Real* rural life will continue of course, because people have the land and the skills to use it. And becauwse they tend to have stores. I don't know if it would be a very prosperous rural life for most people in the "developed" parts of the world though. I wonder what the sudden withdrawl of pesticides, herbicides, fertiliser, & fuel to fly the crop-sprayer would do to yields on the average American industrial farm? If the year 2000 is half as bad as North says it will be there will be a massive change in the balance of economic power away from North America and towards the so-called Third World.
So true. All these would be rambo's with their Gas Guzzling SUV's, 4WD Pickup Trucks, and 2 days supply of fuel stored up, and 4 months supply of food right above their belt. Hell, half of 'em will die from heart attacks trying to get out of the city.
It looks like Gary North isn't really interested in the year 2000 problem. What he is interested in seems to be guns. He's latched on to this issue because it allows him to think and write more about guns. And, like so many other gunwankers he seems to get off fantasising about the total collapse of civil society because that way he gets to feel good about his guns. All this obession with death and destruction is a bit strange in someone rumoured to be a Christian.
Nah, a lot of christians are obsessed with Death & Destuction.
Hey, maybe North is right about the USA. Maybe all the programmers will leave town to starve in the country. Maybe the systems will never get
Not all. Most couldn't FIND the country.
fixed. Maybe heavily armed gangs will take over the cities. Maybe you never will rebuild your civilization. I hope not. But if it does turn out that way we'll send you some foreign aid.
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