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evertonfc

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Sun Mar 22, 2020, 12:39 AM Mar 2020

The virus won't cancel 2020 election but [View all]

civil unrest will. Self isolating will work for a few weeks, maybe a month. After that, not so much. As people become desperate and in many cases- dire, the shit will hit the fan. Social services will break down, govt structures will buckle and economic situation will worsen. If you think people can simply sit inside for 3 months, your foolish. It's one reason you see people grabbing guns and ammo. A week in and some shelves are empty. What about 90 days from now? Desperate people do desperate things. I'm less worried about a virus, that your probably not going to die from, than I am economic and social collapse. The govt is going to save you

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Society didn't collapse as a result of the 1918 influenza pandemic PoliticAverse Mar 2020 #1
1918 isn't 2020 evertonfc Mar 2020 #2
That's true customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #3
People didn't have a cabinet full of gunz and ammo then either nt durablend Mar 2020 #16
Post WW1, there were plenty of guns available. Also sarisataka Mar 2020 #21
Don't worry, dware Mar 2020 #4
Good! We need you! Initech Mar 2020 #5
Thank you MustLoveBeagles Mar 2020 #9
Thank you! HarlanPepper Mar 2020 #10
You are truly the heroes we need at this time. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Mar 2020 #14
Let's see where we are come April 15th. Initech Mar 2020 #6
When In Danger The River Mar 2020 #7
haha - haven't heard this one in a while Steelrolled Mar 2020 #19
This is at least the second DarthDem Mar 2020 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author zackymilly Mar 2020 #11
It struck me today HarlanPepper Mar 2020 #12
Seems to be a lot of that going around! nt Andy823 Mar 2020 #23
dware pdxflyboy Mar 2020 #13
... demmiblue Mar 2020 #15
Inclined to agree with you OP durablend Mar 2020 #17
Unlikely, to put it mildly. Steelrolled Mar 2020 #18
But I thought we were all unnecessary doom and gloom? Nt xmas74 Mar 2020 #20
Doubt it. Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #22
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