Posted on 09/05/2013 4:23:05 PM PDT by Kartographer
When it hits the fan America’s population centers will explode in violence, looting, and total breakdown of law and order.
It’s a theory put forth by numerous survival and relocation specialists, and one that makes complete sense if you consider what happens in a truly serious collapse-like scenario.
Survival Blog founder James Rawles calls them the golden horde:
Because of the urbanization of the U.S. population, if the entire eastern or western power grid goes down for more than a week, the cities will rapidly become unlivable. I foresee that there will be an almost unstoppable chain of events:
Power -> water -> food distribution -> law and order -> arson fires -> full scale looting
(Excerpt) Read more at shtfplan.com ...
I’m within the Houston blob on this map but close to the edge of it. I believe I can make it out pretty quickly. Definitely before the inner city mobs make it out of the center of the blob.
I worry about a friend I have in Chicago. She’s big into zombie flicks, brags about how ready she is for the zombie apocalypse. . . but still lives in the heart of Chicago and thinks she could get out in time.
During the Zombie Apocalypse we will have no friends; it’s every gal for herself! ;)
P.S. Saw your Pa today; such a nice guy! He bought some more roses. :)
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