[Geenie]

Originally Posted by LarryW

Disasters amplify the nature of the civil order that's already there (or isn't there).

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americ...ex.html?hpt=T1

I would contend that, no matter the society, this is only true up to a certain point.

To quote someone more knowledgeable than me

Originally Posted by The Reaper

90% of the nice Americans are about 72 hours from reverting to savages.

Take away electricity, clean water, flush toilets, comms, wheels, a full cupboard, a universally accepted currency, and stores full of things to buy and watch what happens within days.

See Katrina for examples.

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