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Counter-culturally, I still believe that the usually supposed role of Armed Forces requisition is overestimated in extreme situations. At some moment, robbery costs is gonna outweight benefits. For sustainable robbery you have to do your harvests more carefully. Angry mob gives no profit. The blessed countries will be those where people start to cooperate and care for each other (for the ultimate outliving purpose) sooner rather than later.
by das monde on Sat Jun 9th, 2007 at 12:39:49 AM EST
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Acquiring food by force is an extremely tempting short-term tactic--the US Executive has already given Executive Orders for plans to do this--that rapidly leads to a severe overall reduction in food.  It is one of the fast-track down scenerios in the process of collapse.  

The Fates are kind.
by Gaianne on Sat Jun 9th, 2007 at 01:35:56 AM EST
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It is one of the fast-track down scenerios in the process of collapse.

Exactly. This is not the way to overcome a tough on skin change.

by das monde on Sat Jun 9th, 2007 at 01:59:18 AM EST
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Off the top of my head I can think of the French and Russian Revolutions where this happened.  It also happened in the US during the 30s with a bit of a twist: the Federal goverment came to farms and shot livestock in order to reduce the supply to bring the price of the remaining animals coming to market.  

didn't work.

The cost of this robbery is - as you say - it makes the problem worse.  Especially when they confiscate the seed needed for the next growing season.  

The blessed countries will be those where people start to cooperate and care for each other (for the ultimate outliving purpose) sooner rather than later.

I absolutely agree.  

And I'd better stop here before I start using the ... shudder ... "S" word.  

;-)

by ATinNM on Sat Jun 9th, 2007 at 01:57:58 AM EST
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