***cold masses in the winter months will bring about a burning of their cities... the people will do this to stay warm.***
“I told myself it was beneath my dignity to arrest a man for pilfering firewood. But nothing ordered by the Party is beneath the dignity of any man. And the Party was right: one man desperate for a bit of fuel is pathetic; five million people desperate for fuel will destroy a city. “ —from the movie Dr Zhivago.
life imitating art imitating life... it is not only going to be a long hot summer, but the cities will burn into the winter.
people can survive 3 seconds without thinking. 3 minutes without breathing. 3 hours without shelter. 3 days without water. 3 weeks without food. 3 months without company. 3 years without love. 3 decades without colonoscopy.