I get a kick out of us in the west. We get a virus that kills 1% or less of victims that actually get it, and people stock up on guns, liquor, and toilet paper and talk every man for themselves. The power isn’t even out yet for Christ’s sakes. Send a hurricane to the southern states and looters go wild and martial law in the streets.
Meanwhile Japan gets a tsunami that utterly destroys a region and people work together in an orderly and cohesive manner to save each other and move forward. This is a test run for the real thing, call me optimistic but I think we’ll come out of this better not worse.
It’s going to take work, financial prudence, and common sense not guns. Those who think they’ll be mad max come summer are in for bitter disappointment and some of the statements I’m seeing won’t age well.
Italy likes has more than 60mil if you count illegals.... wonder how them illegals are making out...
If my math is correct, 1% of 36,000,000 (Canada's population)= 360,000 dead Canadians. Holy moly, last year could of been my last hunting season.![]()
1% of serious cases, which means they were sick enough to go seek medical aid and get tested. And by no means everyone gets it either. Of the 1% of serious cases, which are the minority of cases most will go undiagnosed due to mild symptoms, most dying are elderly or health compromised. Not meaningless at all and very serious, but not what you are portraying, and not going to turn the world into waterworld, mad max, being the village hunter, or any other fantasy some here would get excited about.
I get a kick out of us in the west. We get a virus that kills 1% or less of victims that actually get it, and people stock up on guns, liquor, and toilet paper and talk every man for themselves. The power isn’t even out yet for Christ’s sakes. Send a hurricane to the southern states and looters go wild and martial law in the streets.
Meanwhile Japan gets a tsunami that utterly destroys a region and people work together in an orderly and cohesive manner to save each other and move forward. This is a test run for the real thing, call me optimistic but I think we’ll come out of this better not worse.
It’s going to take work, financial prudence, and common sense not guns. Those who think they’ll be mad max come summer are in for bitter disappointment and some of the statements I’m seeing won’t age well.
Italy took no precautions before it was way too late.... They are also 3x the population of Canada on 1/9th of the surface area .... also, one of the most unsanitary countries I have ever been to, (second behind France)....
Again, I am not saying to not take this seriously, but comparing us to the worst case scenario isnt exactly going to help....
People respond differently to different crisis.
San Francisco earthquake, most people helped each other. Same with Ft Mac fires and Japanese tsunami.
New Orleans flood turned into a schitshow due to government mishandling but yes, people needed guns to protect themselves in some circumstances. Rodney King riots people needed guns too.
Every crisis is a little different. When my small community had a massive flood a number of years ago, most people got to work and filled sandbags and helped their neighbors. Some ran to the grocery store to hoard bread. (Long term locals ran to the beer store, because they will air lift in food, but they ain't gonna chopper in booze!)
Fast natural disasters like fire, flood earthquake tend to bring out the best in many people but this is going to be a slow burn. There are always unscrupulous people that will take advantage of a crisis and there are always junkies that will get desperate too.
The economic impacts will cause further desperation and there is certainly a case to be made to have the ability to defend yourself and your possessions.
In my small rural community, there isn't much talk about Mad Max between my friend circle but there is talk about needing to maintain security and stock up each others freezers with bear meat if required. Most, but not all of us are hunters, so we intend to make sure our non hunting friends have meat too.
When a flood happens, people know the water will recede. Earthquakes stop. This is a long and slow, and nobody knows where or when the world be back to it's normal chaos. If people will riot over toilet paper, who knows what will happen when the money or food runs out.
My Dad turned 87 a few weeks ago. He's seen lots of stuff. Doesn't recall anything like this, not even during WW2.
The world needs true leadership right now, and for the most part it's been very lacking. Our own commander went and hid as long as he could. Only person I've been remotely impressed by so far is BC's Health Officer Bonnie Henry. She is actually laying it down.
I've been impressed with Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health. She is a solid leader who has a very difficult job.
maybe some individuals are taking it seriously but there is not an answer on a national level so far but as of today travelers are still coming entering Canada and not being in quarantine: the only way to stop is lock down.
If someone needs to go out and do something to survive, why TF would you even post about it or discuss it. Go do what ya gotta do and STFU about it.
How long till we see wide spread Sustenance hunting ?