[allovernow]

Between the economy, the oil price war, the politicization of politics, and most pressingly the virus, 2019ncov is proving to be the potential trigger for wide scale geopolitical change and possibly insecurity. States are going to go into quarantine one by one with little to no coordination. Governments and law agencies will be commandeering emergency powers. We are sitting on a major pressure point and it's impossible to predict the outcome, but there is a high likelihood of political instability and/or violence, even within America.

If the economy doesn't recover soon, people are going to grow increasingly hungry and desperate without radical federal measures. It is prudent to be prepared to defend yourself now because this is shaping up to be the kind of scenario where you really cannot rely on first responders to protect you.

Edit: I meant "polarization of politics" but autocorrect may be hinting at something profound...

[HarryHirsch]

politicization of politics

That's a good one, it reveals an unexpected, deep truth.

[toomuchtodo]

> If the economy doesn't recover soon, people are going to grow increasingly hungry and desperate without radical federal measures.

This might not entirely be a bad thing [1]. Things will need to get worse so they can get better.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Deal

[mindcrime]

Exactly. There's no "panic" about it, it's just people being reasonable and taking prudent precautions.