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Old 07-14-2003, 10:38 PM   #9 (permalink)
duckznutz
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An army is a special situation . . they expect hardship. Ditto a nation at war. I dont think it would take much at all to shake a developed society to pieces. Turn off the power and prevent people buying petrol/gas (the fuel blockade in the UK 18 months ago had a lot of people very worried!) . . and it would all quickly unravel. Perhaps not anarchy . . . there are third world countries who live without much power and fuel . . . . . . but they are used to that. I doubt the people of the USA or the UK could tolerate the loss of power/gas and the food they are used to. Few people know how to kill and cook an animal . . . . . . . .
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