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21st Century Bread and Circuses

Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2012 12:35 pm
by smoothoperator
In the era of ubiquitous big-screen cable television, the internet and smart phones, the circus part of the equation is never in doubt as long as the electricity flows. But the bread is highly problematic. Food must be delivered the old-fashioned way: physically. Any disruption in the normal functioning of the EBT system will lead to food riots with a speed that is astonishing. This will inevitably happen when our unsustainable, debt-fueled binge party finally stops, and the music is over.

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Re: 21st Century Bread and Circuses

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 3:34 pm
by tacticool
Those are some interesting tactical scenarios he proposes but I'm not sure you can get clear lines of fire like that. Not without some elevation, which slows the departure form the AO.

Also, if Katrina is any indication, opsec will be vital to prevent retaliation from the looters' and rioters' accessories after the fact in the public sector.