Re: Anyone preparing for a diaster such as 2012?
First off...if you guys think the Mayans knew nothing then you may have forgotten that most of the scripture, and evidence of their society was eradicated by conquering tribes. Like the conquistadors, and Christian missionaries. SO any accurate information on their lifestyles, beliefes, or sceitific advances is lost through conquest, plundering, and destruction. I highly doubt we will fully understand what they truely meant with their scriptures after all thats been lost. Lets be honest we know very little about them.
Now I have in my possesion as of current two books about the Maya. One is by Michael D. Coe, Professor of Anthropology at Yale University (at least when this book was printed), and the other is writen by Dennis Tedlock a Professor of Anthropology at the State University of New York Buffalo. Even they say that interpatations of the Mayan way of life is constantly changing due to new archeological discoveries. It is changing at a rate so fast that several months from now our view of their way of life chould be changed.
I study these things more out of amusement because I find it fascinating that a society with nothing but stone tools, bare hands, and no beast of burden created a highly sophisticated society. They have buildings that are so pefectly aligned to the north, south, east, and west parallels that it rivels our technology. An amazing feat even by todays standerds.
Ancient societies add a bit more mystery to life at least in my opinion. Like pottery found off the coast of India that dates back to 30,000yrs....I could point to more but I'm starting to get tired of sitting down at the moment.
I doubt it would be the end of the world. More like collapse of modern society. These things happen every few hundred to thousand years or so.
Loss of power would mean an almost immediate loss of life for anybody dependent of life support systems in medical care. Access of information and communication would be left to word of mounth, or courier. Radios will probably be the first to be reestabilished when power comes back.
But the more important factor for any person, or society is the establishment of potable water, and food. Priority number one, and two. Then would be adequete shelter for everybody. This will help bring down the sense of desperation amoung surviving individuals.
When those things are handled you will then need to worry about establishing some form of economical system, and a judicial system to boot. Meaning an armed force of police enforcers, and military personnel. Merchants, farmers, docters, lawers, teachers, architects, and engineers being of equal importance after security of state is established.
Immediately after such a catastrophic event occurs realestate will be ripe for plicking, and I suggest the securing of all known sources lands rich in minerals for economic growth. Along with any/all stratigic locations like old ports, bases, surviving/prospering cities, electric plants, ect. Example being the Hoover Dam which provides a larg part of the electrical power to the west coast.
I suggest some of the more respectable members gain control of these locations, because some other warlord will probably do the same. And they may not be so noble in their choosen endeavers.
This is all hypothetical solutions for a hypothetical scenario. The situation at hand will dictate the actions taken, and those are unforeseeable.
Personally I'm not going to let any sort of disaster, manmade event, economical collapse, person, or thing get in the way of my aspirations. I take great delight in the idea orbiting cities, cybernetically/biologically inhanced humans, and intersteller space travel. Especially since mankind as a whole is approaching the ability to achieve such accomplishments. I may not be the smartest person on the earth, but I am smart enough that I know that all it takes is an abundance of resources, and a good scientific team to do so.
If that means joining the military and moving rank to do so then so be it. OR by becoming a major corporate financier in the scietific field. Life's trials will dictate my actions, but I will see it through regardless, or die trying.
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Now if you don't mind I need to put on my pink plastic wrap to replace my last pair of panties, because my left nut fell through. All I need now is a aluminum sobrero, with knee high stilettos, and I'm ready to party
Tungu reporting from the desert valley. I know you guys said Mount Fuji was just east of our last known location, and all I had to do was cross the great lake, but I can't find it. I'll keep looking and secure the location.
Tengu over and out.
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The strongest human survival trait is our ability to work together, and I plan on using it to its full potiential regardless of the situation.
