The world can change. Abruptly. Without warning. If you don't believe me then just watch an apocalyptic movie or tv show and you'll see. Normal, everyday lives thrown into a cavern of hopelessness and despair. A world based on lawlessness and depravity of the human condition. Just nastiness and no ice. Restaurants and financial institutions without customers. The bartering system and hunting are the pastimes of households which no longer can stay in a house too long because someone will eventually find them and come in and destroy any small amount of peace the main characters had found. This is the world we think of when the end comes. Destruction and malice are in the hearts of many. The depraved will find leadership positions and prey upon those just wanting to live one more day. Animals will disappear as food supplies dwindle rapidly. Grocery stores and other businesses will be overrun and quickly looted. Tv's and other electronics will be stolen or smashed to pieces because there will no longer be any type of security or police to stop vandals. The world will be thrown into chaos because that is basic human nature - to destroy and wreak havoc without prejudice. This is the only world we can imagine. We seem to understand ourselves in these basic terms. If the world ends, at least on a functioning level, humanity will consume itself with it's final destruction. Where will the voice of reason lie? Who will arise and become leaders in this post apocalyptic world? Will we seek out those who lead before? Will we turn to those who understand leadership now? Will the new world order involve committees and staff meetings? Will new forms be created to better serve our new needs and survival? I believe the answer to those last two questions is a simple "no". I believe the leaders of tomorrow, in a world ravaged by chaos and the need for survival, will find their decisions will be guided by something based on reality rather than political shenanigans. As for the real world, at least today, our federal government is considered to be partially shutdown. Funding has not been approved for the new fiscal year and a small percentage of federal workers are finding their jobs not current at this point in time. Federal websites are not being manned and net servers are going cold through non-use. I am not a federal worker. I am self-employed and will work today. I will use the labor of my hands and mind to fulfill services to the many in pursuit of revenue for the fulfillment of my monetary obligations. I am a skilled worker just living on survival skills but I will pay others for their skills and performance in their duties so they can survive as well. If the federal government were to shutdown completely, and federal services were to end, it would mean an abrupt change to our economic system and what we are use to. For many, this would mean hunger and homelessness. For those who relied on those services for basic life needs there would be either a change of living or death. For those of us who do not rely solely on government entitlements we would alter our lives in some way but we would survive. But there would be chaos and rioting. The mentality is such that people would paint signs rather than figure out a new path. At least that's my fear. But if the virus outbreak occurs that creates the "zombies vs. us" war in our lifetime, be prepared for the worse. And if the "Walking Dead" synopsis holds true, imagine walking into daycares and coming across some baby walkers. A whole new horror unleashed on an unprepared world. My name is Rueuhy and I approve this blog.
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