Posted by Jason Bradford on January 5, 2009 - 9:27am
Why weren’t the trucks running? I’ll give a quick overview of what led up to the Little Death.
Let’s start with the credit market break down in 2008. What followed was a plunge in the volume and reliability of global trade. Without access to the free flow of credit, countries experienced food and fuel shortages. People began rioting.
We saw how developing countries were in profound crisis, but most of us didn’t imagine how those awful scenes would so quickly be in our own neighborhoods too.
Everyone knows the story…Pakistan devolved into anarchy and was unable to keep all of its nuclear weapons secure. Several went missing and the world didn't find out where they went until it was too late.
South-Central Asia and the Middle East were on fire.
Read on...
Peacenik likes reading futuristic scenarios. This one by Jason Bradford highlights what will happen to food supplies in the event of oil shortages. Peacenik's Google Alert for empty grocery shelves continues to alert but not alarm. Is it worth stockpiling food if looters loot? Is it worth stockpiling if everyone has to redistribute their food? Is hoarding bad? When the grocery shelves do empty, where do you want to be? Peacenik thinks Guelph, with a large Amish community nearby, is a good place to be. Peacenik's solar flashlight is fully charged.
