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PoliticAverse

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1. Society didn't collapse as a result of the 1918 influenza pandemic
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 12:45 AM
Mar 2020

and that killed an estimated 50-100 million people worldwide.

> A week in and some shelves are empty. What about 90 days from now?

Production and distribution ramps up, more stores put limits on purchases to prevent someone from buying everything, people have a few weeks of food and toilet paper at home and panic less and the stores fill up again. How much food do you really think people want to have at home?




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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