The
Lonewolf's Rants
End of the World as We
know it, and I feel fine...
Yes, I realize that I am
somewhat morbid to have death on a massive scale as one of my topics,
but it is something near and dear to my heart.
You see; I am a firm believer that
most societies have chosen to shelter those people that before the
industrial revolution would have been weeded out by nature. Who are
these people? The ones that are dumber than a sack of hammers people!
You know who they are! As a matter of fact, I’ll wager you know some of
them. This topic so irates me I can’t even explain in my own words who
these fucking fools are. It is unfortunate that our planet is becoming
so grotesquely overpopulated with these morons that even with society’s
protection, some of them are managing to remove themselves from the
gene pool.
Thankfully, these people can get the
credit they deserve and are given the Darwin Award. Follow the link
(if
you haven’t already done so) and read about some of these people, it’s
funny stuff!
However, not enough of these people
are getting out of the gene pool. A good number of them are breathing
our oxygen, using up precious health care resourses (that could be used
to say, find a cure for many of the degenerative diseases that afflict
mankind), and spreading
their genes to the next generation and producing more idiots. However,
my thoughts are that the human race as a whole is well overdue for a
little “housecleaning”.
So, how will this be done? I’m not
99.44% sure, as there are so many different flavours to choose from
(not quite 31, but possibly Baskin-Robbins
introducing a 32nd
flavour could be an indication that the end is coming soon). Currently,
these are some things that could individually, or more likely in
combination, possibly bring about a near extinction of the human race
in the near future.
Climate Change
Oh, we know the planet is heating
up, that much is certain, and whether you believe it’s due to burning
of fossil fuel, or happens on a natural cycle, or a combination of
both, things are getting hot. And for a MFWG (Middle Fat White Guy)
like me, it sucks! However, on the bigger picture, this excess heat
generally results in increased weather phenomenon like draught,
tornadoes, hurricanes, hail, etc. Conversely, it could also result in
increased disease, falling economy, more burning of fossil fuels,
famine, and of course, military conflict. Or, it could start the next
Ice Age... The movie The
Day After Tomorrow expains this quite nicely, although (like
Hollywood in general) the events that take place are a *little* far
fetched. (snicker, snort)
Diseases & Epidemics
So how many good boys and girls are
taking a bath in bug repellent containing DEET before going out this
summer? Me neither… It’s not that I want a ticket to the Darwin’s, it’s
just when it’s hot, I sweat a lot, which basically negates the use of
bug repellent in the first place. And for the life of me, I am not
going to listen to the crack bunnies in the provincial government and
wear long sleeve shirts and pants in the heat of summer. It comes down
to this, die of heat stroke, or *maybe* die of West Nile… I’ll take my
chances with the little vampires… But I digress, where was I? Oh yeah,
West Nile, SARS, AIDS, Ebola, penicillin resistant bacteria, influenza,
these are just a host of modern “plagues” that have made headlines in
recent years. While some are easier to contain that others, the fact
remains that should the conditions become ripe for a wide scale
epidemic, it will happen. Many people forget that less than 100 years
ago, influenza carried off 40 million people.
Economic Crisis
Oh, the stock market is such a
fickle beast, and while I know little about it, I do know that when it
crashes like it did in 1929 and 1987 its effects can reach far beyond
those who had originally invested in the Stock Market. Before you ask,
no, it wasn’t raining stockbrokers in Manhattan after the “Crash of
29”. The suicide rate in October and November of 1929 was actually
lower than average. However, several investors did take their lives to
avoid repaying debts, but this generally occurred over a period of
several years. It was the average shmoe that had to bear the weight of
the Crash of 29, either by losing their jobs or taking nasty pay cuts.
People were desperate, and in Germany an individual named Hitler
promised, and delivered salvation… History has also recorded what he
delivered less than 10 years later.
Energy Crisis
Well, according to most experts, the
World’s production of oil peaked in 2003 and things are going to be
going downhill from there. Given the recent price of gas at the pumps,
I tend to agree. The problem is, the current rate of the proliferation
of renewable energy resources such as solar, wind and geothermal power
is not keeping pace with the worlds growing demand for energy, never
mind totally replacing oil in 2050 or so when it’s expected to run out.
This will create a global crisis which will likely lead to war, thus
draining those precious final reserves even faster. Just think of it,
society, as
we know it gradually grinding to a halt… I don’t believe it either… My
thoughts are the major oil companies are just trying to squeeze every
last cent of profit out of the ground before they “introduce” those
wonderful “new” types of energy that they have been buying off of
inventors and hiding from the general public for the past 50 years.
To Be Continued in Part II…
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