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Food security is a silly argument…
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<blockquote data-quote="egbert" data-source="post: 9184606" data-attributes="member: 9965"><p>I'm not going to read all the thread, and I daresay it's all been said before.......however....</p><p></p><p>We live in a very densely populated country of 68 million entitled souls, who expect every convenience at the click of a button.</p><p>If any one of the dozen or more scenarios undoubtedly outlined already, occurs now, these 68 million won't all stoically await salvation. </p><p>I would guess the quickest trigger is going to be a heatwave/drought in a critical 'breadbasket', although goodness knows what Putin could do if he really finds himself cornered. Your presumption that a nuclear war would be global mightn't be what happens at all.</p><p></p><p>It's only coincidence that the Houthi's weren't firing missiles at boat loads of staples. A shortage of teabags could've been the least of our issues.</p><p> </p><p>China has seemingly eased off the buying spree now, having built up enough reserve to see them through a year or 18 months of sanctions, or 'crisis'. </p><p>But a moderate shortfall in supply would trigger them, or others to chase the market, and the 'Arab Spring' reveals what happens when that occurs.</p><p></p><p>Having seen how we react when the supply of bog roll runs short, I think it's reasonable to presume that when the 'pizza and chips' conveyor stutters, we're very few days from flying cobblestones, and not many weeks before we're eating each other.</p><p></p><p>Personally i couldn't give a flying doo dah. </p><p>As I've indicated elsewhere, I see the 68 million as 'surplus calories at need', and already have that in mind.</p><p>But not everyone has my optimistic outlook.</p><p></p><p>Good luck though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="egbert, post: 9184606, member: 9965"] I'm not going to read all the thread, and I daresay it's all been said before.......however.... We live in a very densely populated country of 68 million entitled souls, who expect every convenience at the click of a button. If any one of the dozen or more scenarios undoubtedly outlined already, occurs now, these 68 million won't all stoically await salvation. I would guess the quickest trigger is going to be a heatwave/drought in a critical 'breadbasket', although goodness knows what Putin could do if he really finds himself cornered. Your presumption that a nuclear war would be global mightn't be what happens at all. It's only coincidence that the Houthi's weren't firing missiles at boat loads of staples. A shortage of teabags could've been the least of our issues. China has seemingly eased off the buying spree now, having built up enough reserve to see them through a year or 18 months of sanctions, or 'crisis'. But a moderate shortfall in supply would trigger them, or others to chase the market, and the 'Arab Spring' reveals what happens when that occurs. Having seen how we react when the supply of bog roll runs short, I think it's reasonable to presume that when the 'pizza and chips' conveyor stutters, we're very few days from flying cobblestones, and not many weeks before we're eating each other. Personally i couldn't give a flying doo dah. As I've indicated elsewhere, I see the 68 million as 'surplus calories at need', and already have that in mind. But not everyone has my optimistic outlook. Good luck though. [/QUOTE]
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