Or redcoats or [insert tale of invaders told to frighten children here]. I find it stupefying how many people are just sheep. Easily frightened and easily led by the nose due to fear. So, we’re at threat yellow. Big f’in deal. We’re at war folks! Did you miss the memo? As I see it war means you and your populace are at a high threat level at all times. Do you think the folks in central Germany and the Ruhr were wandering about fat dumb and happy through 1943 and ’44? Nope. I bet they were as ready as the could be with the understanding that when the bombs started falling no amount of bottled water or battery powered radios would mean a good goddamn.
So, run right out and buy all the bread and water you can carry. Stock up on batteries and candles. Make sure you own a transistor radio. Hell, if you’re completely over the edge feel free to coat your house in duct tape and wander the streets in suits made of saran wrap. If the bombs or germs or vapors suddenly appear it ain’t going to mean nothing. There will be no warning. There will be no time to prepare. It will happen, people will die and then we’ll have to
- Clean up the damage and go on as after 9/11
- Hopefully realize how idiotic we’ve been since 9/11
- Understand there are bad people in the world who don’t hate us for our SUVs but rather for our beliefs, our freedom and the other intangibles we wouldn’t change if we could
- Finally get the lead out and begin the liberation of the Earth
No, I don’t aim low. Aim high, man, aim high. I seem to remember an old thought of mine: Always aim for the stars so if you miss, you end up with the sky and that’s a fair comprimise. I think in this case that means, aim to free all people, if we miss then we still have to deal with the French, Germans and Belgians but we’ll have a whole mess of happy new allies to back our play.