This is one category of scenarios I see playing out…that most other people don’t seem to be seeing. I’m still working on sketching out all the possible scenarios and will certainly be sharing more on the lay of the land as I see it.
What happens when independent, freedom-loving Americans, refuse to quarantine?
What happens in a bank run?
What happens if food is not getting re-stocked on grocery shelves?
Things seem fine now but project out two months of continued quarantine and what might we see?
Civil unrest? Riots?
Any such groups of people then need to be squashed because they’re not properly social distancing!
It’s a slow roll-out. They hinted at things like quarantine in this same kind of way before it became official. Two weeks back I told people we’re going under quarantine. I wasn’t 100% sure but I saw the strong possibility. People didn’t believe me. But here we are.
Now, California is saying martial law is on the table. https://www.fox5ny.com/news/california-preparing-for-worst-case-scenarios
Meanwhile, most other state’s governors are denying martial law is going to happen.
But just think this through. If the people rise up against restrictions, the military will need to be used. This becomes a further reinforcing loop.
I fear this is a powder keg that just might blow. The worse it gets, the worse it will get.
It’s hard to predict the systemic effects of one thing leading to another. Something that is clear is a few things that will make people go crazier:
- Not having money
- Not having food
- The effects of social isolation
- Rights being trampled
- Deaths
Just imagine if the internet did go down. What would people do? Idle hands…
News is best thought of a propaganda tool. For all intents and purposes the news has been weaponized against us. It is not to inform us so much as steer us in certain directions and not others. (Is that clear to everyone, or should I be showcasing examples to prove that out like I did with banker fraud?)
So I share the following stories not to drive fear but to let you know where this could lead. The news tells you the possible futures for those that have eyes to see, as agendas are hidden in plain sight. These are just sparks as of right now.
In the US, this was the first police and people clash over not following quarantining rules. https://www.wbrz.com/news/ohio-riot-breaks-out-following-university-s-announcement-of-temporary-closure-due-to-covid-19/
New Jersey man arrested for hosting a wedding because it had more than 50 people.
People are facing arrest for breaking lockdown in New York. https://www.the-sun.com/news/551511/new-york-bar-restaurant-owners-arrested-coronavirus-lockdown/
In Kenya, a man beaten to death suspected of having virus. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8129791/Kenyan-man-beaten-death-mob-youths-suspected-having-coronavirus.html
I saw a video on Youtube of a person calling out treason, telling people to rise up in a call to arms, and if necessary, he would be the only one to do so. That video is no longer available.
Gun and ammo sales are soaring. Limits are being placed on these. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/guns-and-ammunition-sales-soar-amid-coronavirus-panic-buying/ar-BB11nOvR
There’s fear of prison riots. https://abcnews.go.com/Health/fearing-outbreaks-riots-nations-prison-jail-wardens-scramble/story?id=69676840
And meanwhile teenagers are coughing on produce. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/trending-out-of-control-teens-coughing-on-grocery-store-produce
I remember seeing someone wearing a shirt that said, “The hardest part about the zombie apocalypse will be pretending I’m not excited.” There are plenty of people that are hoping for and will thrive on chaos.
Meanwhile, all these actions are “reasons” to clamp down tougher controls.
In the UK you can now be held for six weeks under new laws if suspected of being sick. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11208831/coronavirus-emergency-laws-revealed/
Stricter measures being called for in Italy where the death toll is the highest. https://www.wsj.com/articles/italy-records-worlds-highest-death-toll-from-coronavirus-11584727035
France deploys 100,000 police to enforce lockdown. https://news.trust.org/item/20200316205604-r3s2w
The Department of Justice is asking for the ability to detain people indefinitely under emergencies. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/21/doj-coronavirus-emergency-powers-140023
Governments and media appear to be looking to other parts of the world for examples of what to do. This becomes a further reinforcing loop.
You think things are already crazy here? I believe things are going to get stricter. And once again, Americans having a strong individual attitude, some will likely fight against this.
Let us not forget that this began in China. While mass media is babbling on about whether calling it the China virus is racist or not, two interesting points are clear to me:
First of all, there are valid reasons to NOT believe the statistics that came out from China’s government as far as infections and deaths. This was hugely problematic for informed decision making. Why would China’s government lie? Because they lie about many things (not that any other government doesn’t!).
Even now as they seem to be entering into recovery, there are reasons to question if it worked out as well as they say.
Did you know they welded people shut in buildings? https://www.bitchute.com/video/CrVk66F3VoEU/
That people appeared to be dropping dead on the street and riots occurred? Warning this video might be disturbing to you. https://www.bitchute.com/video/JhyZkbSfbQwf/
These videos were banned from the big tech social media giants. Censorship is a subject we will be discussing at length. Freedom of speech has been quietly but consistently eroded away from us in the US over the past few years and most people don’t have a clue because it happened in a subtle way.
(And *poof* just like that freedom of assembly is gone.)
Is the death rate far higher than China’s stats would have us believe? I guess we’re about to see in Italy, Spain and in the US.
The second and more troubling part was China’s response. That was shown to the world as the example of what to do in the fight against the coronavirus.
I highly doubt that any other government would be doing these quarantines if that had not happened in China first.
The fact is that governments love power. Once they have it, they will not relinquish it. As such, they’re all jealous of the surveillance and totalitarianism of China. What better way to move us all in that direction then to follow China’s lead?
Unforeseeable…or was it?
“The pandemic blanketed the planet…However, a few countries did fare better – China in particular. The Chinese government’s quick imposition and enforcement of mandatory quarantine for all citizens, as well as its instant and near-hermetic sealing off of all borders, save millions of lives, stopping the spread of the virus far earlier than in other countries and enabling a swifter post-pandemic recovery…Even after the pandemic faded, this more authoritarian control and oversight of citizens and their activities stuck and even intensified. In order to protect themselves from the spread of increasingly global problems – from pandemics and transnational terrorism to environmental crises and rising poverty – leaders around the world took a firmer grip on power.” This was an article titled Lock Step from Scenarios for the Future of Technology and International Development in May 2010. https://archive.org/details/pdfy-tNG7MjZUicS-wiJb/page/n17/mode/2up
Again, my aim is not to install fear, just preparedness and forward thinking. Do you remember way back on March 1st, when no events were canceled, the stock market was doing great, sports still existed, and everything was normal?
No one, at least in the USA, was imagining where we would be at today.
So I ask you to just imagine a possible further escalation of things over the new few weeks and months.
People are scrambling for their jobs and business, for kids being out of school and the plummeting markets. They’re adjusting to the existing disruptions.
There’s a chance things will calm down from this point on, but I’m not betting on it. People’s worldviews have been disrupted and they’re trying to find solid footing…not recognizing that the earth is still shaking.
See where the ball is going not where it is at right now.
That’s a bummer message isn’t it? So, let’s be positive. What should you do?
Preparations. Food, water, supplies, as best as you can manage at this time. You don’t need to hoard ridiculous amounts of toilet paper but a month or few of food is not unwarranted.
Having some cash on hand is likely prudent as well for the reasons addressed earlier.
If you’re very well off, then I would take a look at not having over $250,000 at a single bank, the FDIC insurance amount.
The time to get precious metals was earlier, but some might choose to get some now despite the rise. (More on cryptocurrencies in the future as well as that seems to be a big part of the agenda.)
Most importantly, now is a time to strengthen community ties. In physical real world space predominately. But this can also be done remotely as well to some degree.
One person following mentioned, “Please talk about Municipal Farming as a way to build community power, and give the military no reason to enter our community and calm the fear.”
It’s probably too late to start a garden if you haven’t already, but perhaps you can offer help to someone that has one.
Something to think about is if the SHTF truly, any extra supplies you have can be shared with those around you. That includes money. My wife just pre-paid her hairdresser to help her out.
Be good to people. Your neighbors are not the problem.
Lastly, don’t be a spark.
There’s a big problem with us all just rolling over and allowing the trampling of our freedoms, their further erosion away as is happening here. BUT any violence towards National Guard, police, or your fellow humans is the street is unwarranted.
If you have other helpful suggestions, I’m all ears.