The Political Party

[mauser]

If you've been paying attention to the news of the stranded Carnival cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico, then you know how horrible conditions have become. No power, no restroom facilities, and people fighting over dwindling food and water supplies.

What's happening onboard this ship is a microcosm of what would happen in our "civilized" society should we lose power for an extended period of time. No electricity, food, water, gasoline, or anything else that we take for granted on a daily basis would be available from the usual sources.  Whatever you have at the moment the grid goes down is all you will have for a very long time.

Now add roving bands of thugs who will come, looking to take by force anything they may need, and you have a situation that none of us would want to be in, but is something for which we'd all better be prepared.

[moogerfooger]

If only those passengers were armed

[E-money]

I haven't been following the story.

Why exactly can't they send boats and or helicopters out to remove the passengers?

[fretmess]

I'll be surprised if anyone is still alive by the time the ship reaches dry land today.

[fretmess]

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E-money wrote:

I haven't been following the story.

Why exactly can't they send boats and or helicopters out to remove the passengers?

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4,000 people onboard.  Would take lotsa boats.

[Hoppy Shimko]

So lcuKY for PasenGEDr thAt Moo MOOO the Big BUTt FROm THE BLAck House caN't GEt the food !1 She wowULD eAt ALL tHE FoOd and tAKE tHe cHIOLLENMS !

[Hoppy Shimko]

pOOp in a bagf! 11 for rEcYCKLERS ! hA aha HA

[mauser]

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moogerfooger wrote:
If only those passengers were armed

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If only society were actually civilized.

[Hoppy Shimko]

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mauser wrote:

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moogerfooger wrote:
If only those passengers were armed

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If only society were actually civilized.

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if oNLY maUSer haD TEH skEETER AND mobo nAD Boochie Hoomey MY HOMEEE...:ssadsmile"

[mauser]

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Hoppy Shimko wrote:

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mauser wrote:

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moogerfooger wrote:
If only those passengers were armed

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If only society were actually civilized.

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if oNLY maUSer haD TEH skEETER AND mobo nAD Boochie Hoomey MY HOMEEE...:ssadsmile"

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Fries are good with tartar sauce.

[Another Brick]

Roving bands of thugs?

I'm so scared.

[mauser]

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Another Brick wrote:

Roving bands of thugs?

I'm so scared.

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If you're prepared for it, good.

[Another Brick]

I'm prepared for armageddon just as well.  End times are coming.

[Zeopold]

[Another Brick]

[erok123]

:facepalm:

[moonlightin]

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fretmess wrote:

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E-money wrote:

I haven't been following the story.

Why exactly can't they send boats and or helicopters out to remove the passengers?

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4,000 people onboard.  Would take lotsa boats.

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Doesn't this cruise liner have more then one boat? I would think they should work together with the coast guard to help these people. Since it seems they're not going to do that... I think it's highly appropriate that karma will be there for them when they have to go clean the ship.

[Another Brick]

They have more boats, but using one of them for rescue operations would cut into their profits.

[thankyou]

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mauser wrote:

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Another Brick wrote:

Roving bands of thugs?

I'm so scared.

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If you're prepared for it, good.

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In RobRoy we trust.  Everybody else gets shot.

[Just Me]

It's interesting to guess who would be the first pieces of scum that would turn on their fellow humans in times of a crisis.

With some people, it's not a guess at all.