“For example,Iirc, all of NYC’s water flows in through two big pipes (with a third being built). Turn the valves off somewhere Upstate and watch how fast the “revolution” crumbles.”
Good point, additionally with “just in time” supply and delivery model (common nation wide), most supermarkets are 2 to 3 days (less if an actual warning goes out) from empty at any given time.
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If a “revolutionary outbreak” in NYC is contained by closing the bridges and interdicting river traffic, shutting down the food supply and turning off the fresh water, does the “revolution” crumble before the revolutionaries realize their urban hipster allies are a food source, or after?