Obama's Presidency

[☭ Yeagger ☭]

Or, the calender could have ended because whitemen came to the Americas and changed the culture. We can hope. I think the most likely "End of the world" scenario is a nuclear war, or a large natural disaster.

[+ RJ]

Yeah. I really hope it doesn't end then though- I'll only be 17. I'd love to actually grow up first XD

[☭ Yeagger ☭]

Growing up isn't that special, really. Taxes really cramp your style. I hire people to do mine, if I didn't, I'd be in jail right now. Probably.

But, that isn't to say I want to die either. I wouldn't mind it, as long as I survived it.

[+ RJ]

I want the experience of going to college, getting a licence, being able to drink. Getting married, maybe. Possibly have kids?
More importantly have a career and travel the world and see things.

[☭ Yeagger ☭]

Look on the bright side. If it happens, and you live, and society rebuilds, you could still do a lot of that.

You could still drive (but you wouldn't need a liscense!), you'd be able to drink (whenever, whereever!), you'd still be able to get married (if everyone wasn't dead, of course!). You could get a career, as a trader or something, perhaps? And travel's possible with a horse and/or boat, depending on where you intend to go.

But, yeah, we'll probably all die if a nuclear war happens.

[Randy]

Apr 9, 2009 15:42:34 GMT -7 + RJ said:

I am having so much trouble deciding whether I still support Obama or not.
I mean, he sure sounds good in the news, but some of the things he does lately...
He's running this country like a tyrant; micromanaging everything.

A lot of people have been saying that now, actually.


Dude, if there's a nuclear war, I don't want to survive and have to live through the rebuilding of society! Death would be so much easier. So, I really hope we don't have the "End of the world" coming soon... Because I like living, really.

[☭ Yeagger ☭]

I think it would be quite nice to live during the rebuilding society. Fighting for survival, living off the land, scavanging in the wastes, my beard finally becoming socially acceptable. Good times, good times.

Of course, slavery would probably be reinstated - and I doubt it would be a matter of race - so it would really suck to get caught by slavers.

[Randy]

There probably won't be slavers in your lifetime(depending on the destruction rate), you're lifetime will most likely be fear, terror, and destroying ourselves like barbarians. It probably wouldn't start rebuilding for years to come. Panic like that takes awhile to get over.

[☭ Yeagger ☭]

You'd be surprised. I'd be willing to bet slavery would happen fairly quickly. Shit, slavery's already happening (in America, too).

I read somewhere that more people are enslaved today than they ever have been in the past, but a smaller percentage of people are enslaved than ever before. I think 100 million people, world-wide, are enslaved, in one form or another (including sexual slavery, forced prostation, and child labor). In America alone, there's almost 1 million slaves (mostly sex slaves from China or Mexico, who have been imported in).

I could see it escalating quickly after such a disaster.

[Clyde]

Yeah, i think the govermants of the world just try to cover it up so they look good.

[Randy]

If the slaver's don't fall into the same panic the rest of the world does. But yeah, I could see them and church taking control of the world, I just don't see it happening in the first couple of decades.

Clyde, we're talking about a nuclear war/Armageddon, the first thing every country with the nuclear missiles are going to aim for our the places where the government is the strongest. There will be no more government. (I hope that doesn't sound like I'm being mean or anything... Not trying to =/)

[☭ Yeagger ☭]

In reality, the panic would probably end - for the most part - within a year. People would still be uncomfortable and frightened, but I have little doubt they'd get used to it by then, especially people in more rural areas (which would be more likely to survive in the first place).

I'm sure that by the end of year one, people would have either mentally snapped or killed themselves, or calmed down. Chaos and disasters would no doubt continue, but people would get used to it to some extent. Sort of how people in third world countries "get used to" their situations. It's no better, they just don't panic anymore.

Within a few years, organisations would spring up again. During WWII, there was a town (I think it was some where in Russia) that was bombed, and seperated from the rest of the world. It was literally forgotten about (they even believed that the world had ended, and they were all that was left, aparently), but the people who survived the bombs (only a few hundred) quickly rebuilt, and even got electricity running again. Unfortunately, no one in the town owned a radio.

It was found about four years after it had been "destroyed" originally, when people finally remembered it and went looking for it.

But, they continued. And I'm certain society, as a whole, would as well after such a disaster. Certain areas would probably take longer than others, but small communities would rebuild quickly, and probably do fairly well. Power-hungry people would also be likely to start groups, or get others in line.

As far as slavery, and other such organisations go, I have little doubts they'd be the first things to return. Slave traders would find the shell-shocked citizens prime canidates, I'm sure, and rogue gangs would probably find the 'new" world a giant play ground.

I can't say that if such a disaster happened i'd be terribly upset for long. Maybe a month. Of course, I'm a loner by nature, and I've almost looked forward to it for years. My family? They're all like me, basically, and most of them feel the same. If nothing else, the Acker family would continue.

Of course, I know some of my friends would, as well. Some of them are looking forward to it more than me, and for all the wrong reasons.

Getting back on topic, most of the people who would cause trouble would already be hardened, sadistic creatures, or right on the edge of killing everyone in their office. They wouldn't mind, and would get back on their feet quickly.

Other people would pull together. you'd be amazed how some people can just get back up, and get over things.

[Randy]

Yeah, I guess I'm just a little pestimistic when it concerns human survival.

And don't forget the Church in the role: People(especially the more scared people) will go running to the Church(the big ones most probably) and they would most probably get control via that.

But yeah, I see your point. I'd give more of a description but I have a headache and can't think of anything intelligent to say. (The words "big bada-boom" keep coming to my mind...Yeah...) xD

[☭ Yeagger ☭]

Big bada-boom does sound pretty epic, so you're forgiven.

I have some doubts the church would regain complete control, but who knows?

[Randy]

Thank you, I am so relieved!(Not sure if that's supposed to be sarcastic or not... =/)

Well, I'm just looking back at history on that one. People came running to the church during the last dark ages, so, why wouldn't they now? I'm not saying everyone will, but enough will, I believe.