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This question is insprired by my NS1 country going to anarchy accidently, it made me wonder, what would I do if the US went into anarchy? What would be your reaction/plans if your nation went into anarchy?

Create a massive riot in my city and loot all the electronic stores. *nods*

Create a massive riot in my city and loot all the electronic stores. *nods*

Shut down the power stations. Just to piss off those who steal electronics.
*double nod and an evil grin*

I'd sit by the door with a shotgun and sip some long island iced tea.

Shut down the powerplants. Just to piss off those who steal electronics.
*double nod and an evil grin*

lol ;) Well, that would take care of some crime....

Shut down the power stations. Just to piss off those who steal electronics.
*double nod and an evil grin*

Personal generators FTW!

I'd sit by the door with a shotgun and sip some long island iced tea.
Quite seriously, I think I would start buying some guns if that happened....

Quite seriously, I think I would start buying some guns if that happened....

And currency would have value exactly how?

I would ask what you're referring to by "Anarchy", as I suspect it's rather different than I would think of.

And currency would have value exactly how?

I would ask what you're referring to by "Anarchy", as I suspect it's rather different than I would think of.

Well, accidental anarchy, some sort of disaster, war etc causing government collpase. I do know that you are anarchist, I find the philosophy quite intersting...

Create a massive riot in my city and loot all the electronic stores. *nods*

"Shoudn't that be gun stores?"

Quite seriously, I think I would start buying some guns if that happened....

See above about "looting", just change "electornics stores" with "Gun Stores"

And currency would have value exactly how?

I would ask what you're referring to by "Anarchy", as I suspect it's rather different than I would think of.

I hope I have helped ES and Wilgrove see the errors in their thinking.

Me, I loot all the guns in the area possible, whether I could use them or not, so as to be armed, and to keep as many others around me unarmed.

"Shoudn't that be gun stores?"



See above about "looting", just change "electornics stores" with "Gun Stores"



I hope I have helped ES and Wilgrove see the errors in their thinking.

Me, I loot all the guns in the area possible, whether I could use them or not, so as to be armed, and to keep as many others around me unarmed.
OK, I guess i wouldn't be buying the guns, maybe loot an old army base, and set up a 50. caliber machine gun in my front door to keep the looters at bay ;)

Get all my friends to my house (we have a good amount of land and several buildings), fortify the hell out of the buildings, and start setting up gardens on the roofs and securing power sources. Power sources would be car batteries and 12v solar powered chargers, we have dc to ac power converters already.

Basically be self sufficient and stay out of everyone's way. I have guns and ammo (as do my friends), but we'd probably travel as a group to the nearby to stores to secure more.

Get all my friends to my house (we have a good amount of land and several buildings), fortify the hell out of the buildings, and start setting up gardens on the roofs and securing power sources. Power sources would be car batteries and 12v solar powered chargers, we have dc to ac power converters already.

Basically be self sufficient and stay out of everyone's way. I have guns and ammo (as do my friends), but we'd probably travel as a group to the nearby to stores to secure more.

Interesting plan, I think I'll join your group in Pennslyvannia if the US govt. ever collapses ;)

1. Gather friends/family, technicians and handypersons preferred
2. Gather weapons
3. Fortify nearest Costco
4. Do something about electricity if it's shut down
5. Forge an alliance with the group in control of the nearest Home Depot, barter

OK, I guess i wouldn't be buying the guns, maybe loot an old army base, and set up a 50. caliber machine gun in my front door to keep the looters at bay ;)

The problem with that is that the people with guns probably wouldn't want to give away their guns for the same reason that you want them.

Get out of the country, any way possible. Then move to Israel.

Get out of the country, any way possible. Then move to Israel.

And which country would that be?

All the people who think they would set up defences with army machine guns and magically live without food and water are morons.

All the people who think they would set up defences with army machine guns and magically live without food and water are morons.

I never said I would survive. If a society truly devolves into anarchy, chances of survival at all are really slim. I just wanted to have a drink before I died.

plan Get with freinds with guns.
Use guns to get food and generator.
as food runs out shoot people and eat them.
Establish myself and feudal overlord of a manor and use guns to force serfs to work.

I never said I would survive. If a society truly devolves into anarchy, chances of survival at all are really slim. I just wanted to have a drink before I died.

That's why it's important to have good connections with gangs, who would likely have the most authority in a post-anarchy society.

And which country would that be?

United States.

If it happened while I'm home in Seattle, it would be a simple matter of making it to the Canadian border. It would be slightly harder if I was at college in Florida. My best shot would be to hit the local marina, steal a sailboat, and set course for the Bahamas (after grabbing food, fishing supplies, and a map).

Fortunately, I do know a thing or two about sailing. So does my best friend (she could provide the fishing supplies), and her boyfriend was in the navy.

Well, accidental anarchy, some sort of disaster, war etc causing government collpase. I do know that you are anarchist, I find the philosophy quite intersting...

So what you're basically asking is "There is a total breakdown of society and social order: how do you survive?"

My (very vague) plan is basically the same one that is applied to any sort of similar scenario - arm myself*, collect together all the non-perishable food I can and work on acquiring more, go find a friend who I would want to rescue, etc.

*Improvised pollaxe - guns are for wimps.

Edit: that might be considered shorter term. In the long term, moving farther out and establishing a self-sufficient, egalitarian community is the obvious way to go.

*Improvised pollaxe - guns are for wimps.

1, it's spelt poleaxe, 2, one of those "wimps" will finish you off before you can do anything with your melee weapon.

moving farther out and establishing a self-sufficient, egalitarian community is the obvious way to go.

How do you propose to make yourself self-sufficient? Where are you going to find these people to form a community with? Who would be stupid enough to go and live in some sort of commune, when there are violent raiders all over the place?

1, it's spelt poleaxe, 2, one of those "wimps" will finish you off before you can do anything with your melee weapon.

1) Pollaxe is perfectly reasonable as a spelling - it's generally suspected to be derived from 'poll' - head. It is, however, a very archaic way of spelling it.

2) Please, I'm in the UK. Guns are very uncommon over here. Now if this was the US it would be a different matter.

Just to explain the choice, a pollaxe allows one to deal out very rapid and powerful strikes, control them effectively, and recover the weapon rapidly. Blows can be struck with a force second only to the sledgehammer, but it is far less tiring to wield, and far easier to recover from a missed shot or to engage another opponent. Combine that with the ease of fabrication for a rudimentary pollaxe, and it is an ideal choice.


How do you propose to make yourself self-sufficient? Where are you going to find these people to form a community with? Who would be stupid enough to go and live in some sort of commune, when there are violent raiders all over the place?

As I said, this really is a very rough plan. But for rough answers:

Farming, basically - producing one's own food is about the only viable long term option. For people, I know enough persons who think vaguely like I do, and who would be fairly receptive to the idea if needed. As for the raiders, the first and easiest move is to be out of their way - farther out into the countryside. Most people who are surviving by scavenging and raiding will stick to roads, remains of towns, and possibly any major activity they spot. Staying well out of the way for this would deal with most such problems.

I would lock all my doors, close all the blinds, and catch up on my unread books until some new government was put in place. People are crazy down here man!

If the UK went into anarchy?

lol I'd wait for 10 minutes until the Queen told everyone to pull themselves together and then live as per usual once more.

1) Pollaxe is perfectly reasonable as a spelling - it's generally suspected to be derived from 'poll' - head. It is, however, a very archaic way of spelling it.

I stand corrected.

2) Please, I'm in the UK. Guns are very uncommon over here. Now if this was the US it would be a different matter.

There'll be enough people with guns to give you a problem.


Farming, basically - producing one's own food is about the only viable long term option. For people, I know enough persons who think vaguely like I do, and who would be fairly receptive to the idea if needed. As for the raiders, the first and easiest move is to be out of their way - farther out into the countryside. Most people who are surviving by scavenging and raiding will stick to roads, remains of towns, and possibly any major activity they spot. Staying well out of the way for this would deal with most such problems.

Countryside = farmers who have shotguns and/or rifles and lots of food shooting people who get to near. There aren't loads places in the UK where you can be over a couple of dozen miles from a town, and the places where you can are the Scottish Highlands, mountain ranges in Wales and the Pennines in England. None of those are particularly suited to farming.

I'd sit by the door with a shotgun and sip some long island iced tea.

Substitute the Long Island Iced for a bit of sour mash and you've got a typical day in an Alabama trailer park..

I'd probably head to the hills. Literally. Get together with family, my girlfriend and a few close friends, secure some supplies and weather the storm from the comfort of the wilderness.

I'd probably head to the hills. Literally. Get together with family, my girlfriend and a few close friends, secure some supplies and weather the storm from the comfort of the wilderness.

Isn't that exactly what everybody else'd be doing?

Isn't that exactly what everybody else'd be doing?
Isn't this a ridiculous premise to begin with, esp for us in the UK?

Isn't this a ridiculous premise to begin with, esp for us in the UK?

Yes, but assuming this did happen, everyone would be heading to shops to get food, then out into the country.

Isn't that exactly what everybody else'd be doing?

Well, in theory. I've got the advantage of living in Western Canada, pretty much on the doorstep of some serious wilderness. Plenty of space to make your own up here..

Well, in theory. I've got the advantage of living in Western Canada, pretty much on the doorstep of some serious wilderness. Plenty of space to make your own up here..

What are you going to do for food? Shelter? Power? Fuel?

What are you going to do for food? Shelter? Power? Fuel?

Food and shelter would be fairly easy to solve.. I hunt, and have lived in a tent for months at a time on a number of occasions (treeplanter), I also have my framing ticket. As for fuel, I would most likely attempt to hijack one of the many unattended fuel reserves in central/northern BC. Power isn't so much of an issue provided that the other needs have been taken care of.

Food and shelter would be fairly easy to solve.. I hunt, and have lived in a tent for months at a time on a number of occasions (treeplanter), I also have my framing ticket. As for fuel, I would most likely attempt to hijack one of the many unattended fuel reserves in central/northern BC. Power isn't so much of an issue provided that the other needs have been taken care of.

But how would you access Nationstates? That's the ultimate question.

As for fuel, I would most likely attempt to hijack one of the many unattended fuel reserves in central/northern BC.

That's assuming they're unattended. For all you know armed gangs are occupying them.

I don't think I'd look good in chain mail.

I stand corrected.

No problem.

There'll be enough people with guns to give you a problem.

Doubt it - apart from the rifle club 5 miles away (which will mostly be little .22s), I doubt that there are many guns around at all. Even so, this also presumes that I go looking for confrontations, which has never been a useful survival strategy for me.

Countryside = farmers who have shotguns and/or rifles and lots of food shooting people who get to near. There aren't loads places in the UK where you can be over a couple of dozen miles from a town, and the places where you can are the Scottish Highlands, mountain ranges in Wales and the Pennines in England. None of those are particularly suited to farming.

Somewhat true - I do tend to play with these hypotheticals on a more post-apocalyptic basis, which leaves things a little emptier. Still, being far enough away to not prove an irritation wouldn't be too tricky.

One doesn't need to be dozens of miles away - if you have a vantage point to watch from, a couple miles cross country from the roads would be enough to make sure the vast majority of scavengers pass you by. There's not much of a point hiking cross country to find one or two people, instead of walking along the roads to find towns and villages.

Were I to need to do this, my likely direction would be out towards the Chilterns, which are fairly nearby. A day's steady walking should get me there - even allowing for quite a slow pace while walking. I have Ordnance Survey maps around somewhere, and the preferred location would be up on the slopes, south facing side, tucked away from any nearby roads or the like. There's enough space it shouldn't be too hard to find a good spot within reasonable distance. With a small group, we can spread ourselves out a bit in such an area.

I'd get out, then probably donate to charities providing humanitarian aid and argue in favor of political solutions that no one is ever likely to listen to (though I can always hope). I might try to help some other people I knew get out of the country as well.

What I would not do is stick around and risk getting myself killed, unless it was absolutely nessissary. Call me a coward if you must.

I might consider appointing myself cruel and arbitrary war-lord

Upload myself to the internet before the power cuts out.

Upload myself to the internet before the power cuts out.

You, good sir (you are now a sir, if your bits don't dangle) have just earned a theoretical place in my signature (it has been almost a year since I could be bothered actually changing my sig)

Riot.

Syndicalise

I don't think I'd look good in chain mail.

Is that your picture that you have set as your avatar?

Plan A: Gather friends/family and as much supplies as we can carry and go camping. Permanently. This would mean guns, bows and arrows, axes, matches, tents, etc.

Plan B: Gather friends/family, get guns and start or join a movement trying to restore the country, or found a new one.

Plan C: Leave? Naaah.

We'd probably carry on as usual, Mississippi is largely self sufficient when it comes to things like Food and Water...And Ammo...Hell, we even drill/refine our own Oil, lol...


We'd have to shut down prettymuch all schools, public institutions, etc...cause the federal money would be gone, but, hey, who needs that when the society is in Anarchy, lol...

Leather. Mask. Methane-powered dune buggies.

This question is insprired by my NS1 country going to anarchy accidently, it made me wonder, what would I do if the US went into anarchy? What would be your reaction/plans if your nation went into anarchy?

Leave. I have insufficient weaponry and supplies to survive the collapse of government thanks in no small part to the government encouraged racism against ethnic minorities for the past 50 odd years that has been steadily increasing in vitriol (imagine what would happen if a senator drew a weapon while in congress and threatened an entire demographic in any other country. He got applause.). Anarchy would mean another repeat of the ethnic massacres some 40 odd years back, but with the armed forces more willing to join the bloodshed than last time.

Thereby, the most logical thing to do to ensure survival would be to leave the country.

Gain control of the US's nuclear stockpile and threaten the rest of the world into doing my bidding, of course.

Then change my name and details and quietly retire to someplace sane where there's a real government in charge.

gather friends and family . . .specifically the 10 or so people I know currently in military service. Go camping/ move into the country.

Rally an army and use it to create a new and highly progressive government.

I would break into stores, hang up fliers while stealing any guns I find. Then, I would drive up to Bradshaw Air Force Base about 50 miles from where I live (Hilo, HI) and steal a few of their airplanes and helicopters. I'd then gather my army together, and take over Hawaii. Once I've taken over the entire state, I will crown myself King of Hawaii.

Seeing that my province is a island full of friendly folks who look out for each other and has pently of game,farmland and oil/windpower etc. Probably go through some rough time before the government/police put down the rioters and groups of citzens get together to help everyone pull through and live a normal live minus a huge lessening of the amount of power and hotwater I would normally use.

Move. After all the looting.

Hang out with mormons

settle down with my MRE's and other supplies, and watch it unfold on TV.

Knowing my luck, I'd be stuck in a Hegel seminar till the whole thing blew over.

That's assuming they're unattended. For all you know armed gangs are occupying them.

Believe me, there are countless lease sites sprinkled all over BC and Alberta, and I'm sure I could find one that wasn't surrounded by a makeshift militia standing guard. I have access to a ton of recent and detailed topographical maps of the area, which would help in that department.

Knowing my luck, I'd be stuck in a Hegel seminar till the whole thing blew over.

Could be worse. You could be stuck in an airplane to some other country just as yours dissolved into anarchy.

Put on my A's/Warriors gear and join the East Bay in a massive sacking and pillaging of Marin.

1. Gather friends/family, technicians and handypersons preferred
2. Gather weapons
3. Fortify nearest Costco
4. Do something about electricity if it's shut down
5. Forge an alliance with the group in control of the nearest Home Depot, barter

It would never work. Costco is like Asia in Risk.

Isn't that exactly what everybody else'd be doing?

It's a rather large country with a few heavily populated cities. Plenty of places to turn. As far as I know, no one's doing anything at all with Wyoming.

It would never work. Costco is like Asia in Risk.
Their baked goods section is their Kamchatka.

Loot the nearby grocery stores and markets, for food AND seeds, fortify my apartment,start going about taking over some of the building, through barter if need be. Loot some bookstores to keep my sanity, and set up an indoor garden so I could grow my own greens. Set up a bucket to get rain water depending on how bad it went. Get lots of knives and try to destroy the rest I could get my hands on and wait VERY quietly until people ran out of ammo. Get lots of bulletproof vests - one for me and several to cover my walls.

Australia wouldn't go into anarchy. We are to apathetic and laid back for that sort of thing. As a few old Greek men who have told me why Australia is so bad that is one of the things, we don't really get riled up about these sort of things.

It goes something like this. We just just open up another beer sit back and go yeah well I'm not going to loot are you? Nah mate, she'll be right hey Davo get toss me a beer. Yeah hold ya horses let me finsih this fag first.

What would be your reaction/plans if your nation went into anarchy?

Well, accidental anarchy, some sort of disaster, war etc causing government collpase.

The idea that the entirety of the US government at the federal, state, and local levels would be wiped out by a single event strikes me as a very unlikely occurence.


...that said, I'd loot jewelry stores for gold and precious gems. Better for barter.

What would be your reaction/plans if your nation went into anarchy?

I'd put the kettle on.

It would depend on what kind of anarchy my country went into.

I have friends that are organic farmers, so they'll still be able to produce food as the availability of pesticides/fertilizers declines. Tony and Fran are still using horses. I'd probably head out there; it's off the beaten track and they'd welcome an extra set of hands to work the farm/defend the homestead if necessary.

What would be your reaction/plans if your nation went into anarchy?

Simple, I'd take the next flight/boat to Australia.

This question is insprired by my NS1 country going to anarchy accidently, it made me wonder, what would I do if the US went into anarchy? What would be your reaction/plans if your nation went into anarchy?

Move elsewhere.

1) Stay away from any gun shops, gun storage facilities, military barracks, anyone who already has lots of guns, and any other area where people looking for guns might congregate and start fighting with each other for control of those guns, or fighting with anyone who already has guns.

2) Stay away from the supermarkets the rest of you will be fighting over, and instead raid small Asian shops for the high-protein tofu the rest of you will be ignoring.

3) Continue to grow my own vegetables in my hard-to-access (for strangers) utility space round the back.

From what I've read on this thread so far, I'd outlive the lot of you (except possibly Veblenia) if it wasn't for the fact that the sudden loss of hospital facilities will almost certainly lead to my leukaemia killing me more quickly.

I'd gather family/friends as quickly as possible and try to flee my country with them to a friendly stable country.

If I can't flee then I'd gather family/friends/handypeoples, steal a couple of vans and move out of Brum, looting abandoned stores along the way for seeds, canned goods and whatnots. Then try to set-up a small community away from any roads with enough farmable land to sustain us.

Although admittedley I haven't got a clue how to farm... and besides - what the hell happened to the Army/TA/Navy/RAF/Police? Big forces don't just dissappear into nothingness!
:p
I imagine refugee camps would be set-up in nearby countries due to the UK being a member of the EU/NATO, I would also imagine the EU/NATO or maybe even the UN =P would be trying to re-establish governmental control over the UK. I mean we still have a lot of politicians based in Brussels at the EU Parliament so they would be the next effective legitimate political leaders of the UK I'd think.

But again, what happened to our Armed Forces??!
:confused:

I'd be mobilised and brutally suppress any fun you plan on having so you may as well go to work (I will also get paid shit tons for this so its vagina all round)

...I may also raze Milton Keynes, Corby, Leicester and maybe Kettering

Is that your picture that you have set as your avatar?

pervert.

tits or gtfo

But again, what happened to our Armed Forces??!
:confused:

Gordon sent them to Afghanistan with orders to spell out, "[Heart] BARACK!" in Challenger 2s.

what the hell happened to the Army/TA/Navy/RAF/Police?

Navy and RAF would still be in bed (and it rains in England *whimper*)

Army...well fuck you lot if your going to be unreasonable I'm going pub

But again, what happened to our Armed Forces??!
:confused:

They got killed by all the NSG forumist that tried to raid the gun storages? :)

I maintain an extremely intricate survival plan at all times in preparation for the inevitable zombocalypse, so I'm ready to go at a moment's notice equipped with tinned food, medical supplies, a portable gas oven and a tent. No clothes though, 'cause I have fantasies of roaming the woods naked like a wild animal. Nobody else seems to want me to do that for some reason, though nobody will be able to stop me when the government comes crashing down!

1. Gather friends/family, technicians and handypersons preferred
2. Gather weapons
3. Fortify nearest Costco
4. Do something about electricity if it's shut down
5. Forge an alliance with the group in control of the nearest Home Depot, barter

6. ?
7. Profit!

Commit suicide? If the entire infrastructure collapsed, I'm nowhere near strong enough to survive, and so would probably end up starving. But luckily this isn't going to happen, so fuck you natural selection!:p

Secure my current location, then set to brewing beer, which would serve as a vital barter good.

They got killed by all the NSG forumist that tried to raid the gun storages? :)
In the UK? lolno

...I may also raze Milton Keynes, Corby, Leicester and maybe Kettering
Cool, get Blackpool on that list and you're onto something.

I would probably gather together my roving band of maniacs and pay each and every one of you a visit in our ongoing quest for entertainment. :)

pervert.

tits or gtfo

She wanted to know if she would look good in chainmail. It's hard for me to judge without a series of pictures providing me with virtual 3D view of her (preferably naked) body.

Navy and RAF would still be in bed (and it rains in England *whimper*)

Army...well fuck you lot if your going to be unreasonable I'm going pub

Aww... all our protector people are sleeping...
:(

Ah well, let's make some smex-love!.. Doesn't matter if it's dry or wet outside >.>
:fluffle:

Rebuild.

She wanted to know if she would look good in chainmail. It's hard for me to judge without a series of pictures providing me with virtual 3D view of her (preferably naked) body.

You guys are pretty perverse...

You guys are pretty perverse...

You have no idea.

Wait, maybe you do. Your location is "in my pants?" *checks*

Well, I'll be.

You have no idea.

Wait, maybe you do. Your location is "in my pants?" *checks*

Well, I'll be.

given the nature of the posts here, i figured it was more appropriate

given the nature of the posts here, i figured it was more appropriate

Well, you're probably right, and I doubt you'll get any complaints.

You guys are pretty perverse...

I take full credit. :cool:

But again, what happened to our Armed Forces??!
:confused: anarchy... The armed forces would be under government control. if the Government is fractured, then they would either be under the control of the president or their generals. National Guard may be taking orders from state or local leaders.

I take full credit. :cool: *Gives one credit to LG*

Philosophical anarchy? I'd party.

Violent anarchy as NS describes it? Well, I have my shotgun, a rifle, and access to a 4-wheel drive. This country boy can survive.

...I may also raze Milton Keynes, Corby, Leicester and maybe Kettering

Add Margate to that list and you might be on to somthing


As for the whole anarchy thing I doubt it would ever happen.But it might befun if it did.
Firstly I'd probalyget all my freinds that have got any weapons (or those that were forcited enough to get them B4 it all happend) and sucure the premisis. I'd probabaly get all the girls I know to come as well so we could repopulate the earth ( a handy excuse). I'd also (in foresite) buy as much food, and more importantly alcohol as I could. I live literaly right on top of a cliff so anyone looking to loot could only come frome one dierection (unless they would want to get wet and then climb up a cliff, whilst being shot at ).

I'd try to go somewhere less, well, deadly. Failing that, set myself up with/as the local warlord.

Actually, make that not-local warlord. I want to be somewhere that Call to Power isn't going to burn down.

Cool, get Blackpool on that list and you're onto something.

if I'm doing any razing I may actually have to rape and pillage which won't get me that far in even the most civilized sections of the North :p

She wanted to know if she would look good in chainmail. It's hard for me to judge without a series of pictures providing me with virtual 3D view of her (preferably naked) body.

well if "she" (not on my internet your not) has any sense she will be wearing plate mail and well nobody looks good in that

*sits at top of a muddy hill awaiting knights attack*

Ah well, let's make some smex-love!.. Doesn't matter if it's dry or wet outside >.>
:fluffle:

thats the naval spirit!

You guys are pretty perverse...

well why else did you put that as your avatar picture? seems like your aiming to be the nerd queen of II :tongue:

Add Margate to that list and you might be on to somthing

but then where will our OAP's go for tacky flower shows?

I'd probabaly get all the girls I know to come as well

they would only slow you down, what you need is some big burly black men!

I want to be somewhere that Call to Power isn't going to burn down.

just sit on top of a steep hill and you probabaly have me in checkmate

You guys are pretty perverse...

I'm the tame one. :tongue:

Steal a new computer from Wal-Mart. That would end my slow computer problems.

Help organize the new government. What else are political scientists good for?

Start creating a standardized barter system.

1 Pistol = 1 mobile Hardrive.
Package of paper plates = 6 pack of beverage.
etc...

Oh and if the web still works we open up our own alliance between each other, become something like a warlord NATO.

Steal a Toyota Camry from the Toyota Dealer. Then, I'd drive it, though I don't have a driver's license (who needs one when it's Anarchy?). I'd outfit it with lights and a siren, and then pretend to be [what used to be known as] a police officer, stopping cars, giving them tickets, and going in chases.

You guys are pretty perverse...

Welcome to NSG.

Anarchy really cant be sustained. A new order would take its place. Even in Somalia anarchy cant be sustained. So basically people with guns would take over. I for one am one with lots of guns. I also have friends with lots of guns. So at least in my neck of the woods I would be in a position to take power with my mob.

I live about 50 miles outside of New York City. It would depend where I started from. From the somewhere in the city I would probably have to walk over the bridge as has happened before and wait for a ride from someone. If I was at home it would be a little better. It would also depend on the time of year. Winter I think I would like be in serious trouble.

Prioirties
Money - Assuming it still has value
Gas - Shortages will cause problems, Likely I will walk just about everywhere

Food - Stockpiling large quantities of food. Should not be too tough there is a stocked lake not to far from me. I would need fishing equipment.

Electricity - This would be a problem even generators would eventually run out of gas. I would likely go without except for maybe battery powered radio. I would have to get a wood stove put in for winter or bundle up if was already winter.

Phones and cellphone would be useless likely would not work anyway

I would try to work to restore order. Teamwork solves pretty much any crisis. Get enough people together you could probably restore order in small section until it expanded to other regions. Weapons would be pretty much useless as well as everyone has many weapons around where I live and a shooting it out is no way to live. They would be however useful for hunting, plenty of deer in the region.

Help organize the new government. What else are political scientists good for?

*restrains self from making modban-worthy smartass response* :p

Wait a moment - in absolute anarchy, there wouldn't be any moderators... :eek:

*restrains self from making modban-worthy smartass response* :p

Wait a moment - in absolute anarchy, there wouldn't be any moderators... :eek:

No NSG either. Jolt servers would go down once the looting begins.

All the people who think they would set up defences with army machine guns and magically live without food and water are morons.

Or potential robbers.