NOLA

I am so horrified by the news out of New Orleans.

That said, let this be a lesson on how rapidly civilization itself can collapse. So far as I can see, the fundamentals of society have gone bye bye in that city. There are reports of armed gangs of rapists roaming the streets, people shooting at the rescue choppers, etc.

Anyone who tells me that “it’s all going to be okay” in the face of economic collapse, plague, food shortages, or any of the other totally possible massive disasters on the horizon – they would do well to look long and hard at New Orleans right now and then tell me how this is caused by anything more or less than a sudden severe shortage of food coupled with a massive outbreak of disease.

Now, I am going to go listen to Jazz and think calm thoughts.