Fleets of pontoon boats with pissed off Floridians raiding an oil rig. Ahhh, only in an ideal world.
You know what?! I think you are on to something. They need a person to represent their enemy. Someone to be that strawman. This gives them the surreal idea that they can shoot and kill that enemy. Somehow that is the only way they can make their “common sense” make sense. If problems are too big or complex, they can’t rationalize it. Blaming everything they consider bad on a person is a perfect solution.
You misspelled meteorologist
These are people who chronically cannot handle feeling out of control. If the kids are playing too loud, they start yelling at them to be quiet. If the they feel afraid, they need an emotional support weapon. And they are always afraid. It’s a scary world when you don’t understand how anything works.
This is why you need a recreational nuke. You gotta fight the storm with the power of nuclear.
Well, I’ve been glad to have my rifles and pistols after a mass disaster. Y’all can count on the brotherhood of your fellow man if you wish, but that’s suburban white-boy thinking. That’s the thinking of someone whose very life has never been on the line, never faced real danger. Never been through it? Good! You can’t imagine what it’s like on the ground after a hurricane. No amount of pictures or video will do it justice. I still cry thinking about what I saw after Ivan and Katrina.
What REALLY happens out here in the sticks, and I’ve been there/done that, is that people pull together in ways you’ll be weeping about a decade later. City folk… are a little more mercenary.
But, none the less, I’m not banking on everyone acting in good faith. Bad actors have a way of popping up when the chips are down. Only reason they don’t come out in force? Fear of our guns. Don’t believe me? Next disaster, put a sign in your yard saying, “Unarmed and harmless.” See how that goes. I’d rather they fucking guess.
Disarm yourselves if that’s what you believe in. I respect that. But I’m not joining in. Give a shout if you need help. (Try to avoid calling the police. Good way to get killed.)
