“There is little to separate us from oblivious affluence and the day we have to rely on ourselves and the community around us.
A war, an economic or ecological disaster and the entire network of laws and rules which turns us all too quickly into passive social clients suddenly no longer there”.
Jo Nesbo – The Redbreast, 2000
It struck me that we may be there in the next few days.
Trying to make sense of what is going on is futile. Watching Prime Ministers, Presidents, Generals, Admirals and common soldiers dance to the whims of a madman is stretching belief.
It has happened before – one only has to think about the appeasement of Kim Jong Un, Robert Mugabe, Idi Amin, Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini to name a few.
Not too far away is the possibility of deployment of nuclear weapons to complete the eradication of the Iranian zealots.
Let us hope that Israel keeps some sort of control on its desire to neutralise the Iranian threat.
It is like the western world is spinning off its axis. Certainly the world as we knew it.
Last week I suggested that you plant potatoes instead of dahlias, this week I am deadly serious.
- Don’t go anywhere – you may not be able to come back for a long time.
- Make sure you have enough staples in your pantry.
- I don’t know what to suggest about your investments but I would consider conservative deployment.
Fuel rationing, food rationing, restricted movement, work from home (if there is work to do …) – economic disaster, social mayhem, popular immiseration.
Watch the political pendulum switch to the right from nanny state to bully state!
Nobody will be able to do anything until the lemmings stop following the directions of a madman.
This could very well lead us back to the caves – we don’t need a nuclear holocaust, just destruction of a major fuel supply chain.
How long can an economy last without enough fuel?
What will people do?
My advice is to get a solar battery, plant potatoes and spinach and get a Kindle and do not argue with anyone in uniform!!
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