Worldwide economic collapse

When the economy collapses,

{you will lose access to credit.}

{Banks will close. } Maybe not

In the past, a run on the bank would use up all available funds

Now, they may just print more money

It would produce hyperinflation

Demand will outstrip supply of food, gas, and other necessities.

water and electricity might no longer be available

An economic collapse will create global panic.

It will create not just inflation, but hyperinflation

modern days, economic collapse is one of the most likely disasters

that people all over the world must contend.

Even in an economic stronghold such as the United States,

the possibility of economic collapse looms large.

In fact, many experts believe that the current economic downturn

is just the beginning and that the severity of the covid depression is yet to be seen.

And considering that the fundamental problems behind this economy

still have not been fixed, they are probably right.

Kidnappings Increase

Countries that experience an economic collapse

typically see a spike in kidnappings as well.

Kidnapping a person of wealth and demanding a ransom

is one way for desperate people to acquire money

when no other means of acquiring money are available.

It is not only the wealthy that are at risk, though,

as desperate kidnappers will take anyone they can

in the hopes that someone will pay the ransom.

Pets Go Missing

Even if you can afford to continue feeding your pets during an economic collapse,

there is still no guarantee that they will be safe.

Few people have the skills or resources to hunt wild animals when food is scarce.

Domesticated animals, however, make for much easier targets.

If people eating dogs and cats in order to survive sounds far-fetched,

there are plenty of examples that prove otherwise.

For example, just look at Venezuela where people are hunting dogs, cats, and pigeons.

Water Quality Drops

Private citizens are not the only ones affected by an economic collapse.

State and local governments feel the strain of economic downturn as much as anyone.

When the funds simply are not available,

even some of the local government’s most important duties

such as ensuring access to clean drinking water are often neglected.

People Riot In The Streets

When people are desperate and angry,

they often start rioting, and these riots can quickly become dangerous

as people take advantage of the chaos to get away with all sorts of crimes

from robbery to vandalism to murder.

If caught up in a riot, it is essential to make your way to a less crowded area

or indoors as soon as possible.

Carjackings Become More Common

In desperate times, robbing a person’s car is typically safer than robbing a person’s home

since the individual being robbed is much less likely to be armed inside their vehicle

than they are inside their home.

One common tactic used by carjackers is to throw rocks, bricks,

or Molotov cocktails at the windshield of a moving car in order to get the driver to pull over.

you are in a dangerous area when this happens,

your best course is to just keep driving.

Stopping for this tactic, or any other tactic that carjackers use

(such as standing in the middle of the road to try to make you stop)

could prove incredibly dangerous

Hospitals Become Overcrowded

Due to factors such as no garbage pickups, unclean drinking water, the spread of disease,

inability to afford medications, and a spike in violent crimes,

people tend to visit hospitals much more frequently during an economic collapse.

This leads to hospitals becoming overcrowded

and unable to take care of everyone who walks through the door.

Oftentimes, people die while waiting for treatment that would have saved their lives.

Gasoline is Rationed

In the wake of an economic collapse,

going to the gas station to fill up may not be a possibility.

Gasoline will likely be rationed, if it is even available in your area.

Of course, without gasoline, escaping a dangerous location or situation becomes much more difficult.

If you depend on gasoline to run a generator after the power goes out,

not having gasoline could be an even bigger problem.

Banks Close

One of the first things people do when the economy collapses is rush to the bank

in order to withdraw all their funds.

One thing many people do not realize, though,

is that banks do not keep enough cash on hand to pay out anywhere close to the amount of money they owe.

When there is a run on the banks, banks simply close their doors,

leaving people unable to access the money that is rightfully theirs.

An event like this could lead to panic and a sudden uptick in crime.

Terrorist Attacks Become More Frequent

When the economy collapses, the country’s enemies will be left smelling blood in the water,

Emboldened by the country’s economic ruin, terrorists are likely to ramp up their attacks.

Gang Activity Increases

Left with few other options,

more and more people turn to criminal activity during an economic collapse.

In addition to desperation, another factor fueling gang activity during times of economic downturn

is the fact that gangs know the city will have fewer resources available to combat their activities.

Of course, with increased gang activity comes increased danger in the streets

as rival gangs fight for control of territory in a time when making money is more important than ever.

Interstate Trucking Halts

Factors such as an oil embargo or a massive increase in robberies

could grind interstate trucking to a halt in the event of an economic collapse.

Unable to rely on trucks for transportation,

stores would quickly run out of food and other essential supplies,

leaving people who do not have supplies of their own stored up with few options for survival.

Martial Law is Enacted

In an attempt to curb some of the violence and chaos that ensues after an economic collapse,

the government will likely enact martial law

and turn over the governance of the people to the police and military.

In some ways, this could make life safer in extremely desperate times

In other ways, though, it would rob you of your most fundamental rights

and create a power-grab that the government may never come back from.

People Eat Almost Anything To Survive

Imagine being so hungry that you resort to eating a dead rat you found in the trash.

This sort of thing is happening in Venezuela right now.

They are even slaughtering zoo animals for food.

If it happened there, it can happen here.

what will bad guys will do after the collapse.

gangs of looters ransacking one neighborhood after another,

but we do not hear much about gangs of good guys keeping the peace.

That is what a sheepdog gang is:

a group of good guys with guns who will not tolerate lawlessness.

there are many types of sheepdog gangs that will form.

It depends on the type of people and part of the country where it happens.

I do not think you can count on any of those groups.

A lot of those groups will go every man, (family) for himself

I do not know if we can really say who will be the sheepdogs

and who will be the wolves in that kind of situation.

I imagine many of those groups could wind up being just as dangerous as the looters.

The analogy of wolves and sheepdogs is a good one

because wolves and dogs are not all that different,

and a sheepdog today could be a wilddog tommorow.

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