Post apocalyptic politics and government.

[finsobruce]

Nov 11, 2015 14:54:01 GMT neilm said:

I would be hard hit by a redhead wipeout- I've a penchant for fit gingers.

I suspect hair dye would still be available.....

[neilm]

It's not the same though

[finsobruce]

Nov 11, 2015 15:20:25 GMT neilm said:

It's not the same though

Post apocalyptic beggars can't be choosers...

[Pete Whitehead]

Oct 29, 2015 13:09:30 GMT boogieeck said:

Inspired by Gay News, I have a new scenario. Frankie Boyle tells a joke so offensive that it causes everyone who is a member of the mocked group to die of a heart attack. What are the consequences to the economy and society of their demise?

Left handed people; 10% of society, evenly spread across society. By far the biggest loss of life I shall contemplate and yet given the even spread, not very disruptive. Cricket becomes more aesthetically pleasing.

Red heads: 1-2% of global human population, but as high as 10% in Scotland and Ireland. Terrible personal loss to me, Includes Frankie Boyle.

Gay people. 1.6% of the UK population, but highest in London at 2.6% .Statistically this should be the least traumatic loss for our nation, but we can anticipate that it will cause the most angst on the BBC. No silences at football matches however due to the total absence of any gay footballers requiring remembrance. Virtually no impact on production of anything useful, but considerable impact on the production of that which is profitable. Light entertainment almost halved, hairdressing and hospitality badly hit. Supermarket replenishment unaffected, but checkouts a shambles due to losses among checkout supervisors. Political classes suffer losses approaching 25%. Many "straight" men forced to settle for the more limited menu of sexual practices on offer from their wife. Escort agencies report upturn in business. Candle in the Wind goes to Number One

The last would certainly have the most drastic and negative effect on this site, the only consolation being that Mersey Mike would be amongst the losses. The destruction of redheads would cost us far fewer but the losses would include Robert Waller and the permanent loss of Erlend

[neilm]

I suspect a lot of elected politicians would be killed off in that last scenario.

[john07]

Nov 11, 2015 14:54:01 GMT neilm said:

I would be hard hit by a redhead wipeout- I've a penchant for fit gingers.

Some headteachers don't agree:

metro.co.uk/2015/09/10/boy-sent-home-with-dye-to-change-hair-colour-is-sent-home-again-because-school-didnt-like-result-5385493/

[gwynthegriff]

Sept 25, 2015 8:29:17 GMT boogieeck said:

New scenario inspired by Carlton and his concern for farmers. is there any conceivable catastrophe that where the UKs ability to cope with it would be depend upon our ability to be self sufficient in agriculture? Does agriculture have any strategic importance at all beyond being a good little industry like whisky production?

British agriculture would be very severely damaged by anything which meant selective mortality among:

a) whingers
b) people who like wearing flat caps

[boogieeck]

I picked up a copy of Terry Nation's 70s novel "Survivor" on a swap a book shelf, proudly announcing that it was now a TV series. It holds up well and I have some plot spoilers.

1/ Abby leads a commune and after five years persuades them to move to Italy as the climate is more suited to survival and the commune faces a demographic time bomb as it ages and few children under 10 survived, so a gap exists.
2/ Abby is shot dead by her own son Peter, who is now a 16 year old looter.

No mobile phones and less "stuff" to loot/pillage than society now has. But as today is my first day is gave cause for thought.

[boogieeck]

what % of loss of life results in the cancellation of Brexit? What % causes the end of the EU?

[Pete Whitehead]

Nov 11, 2015 14:54:01 GMT neilm said:

I would be hard hit by a redhead wipeout- I've a penchant for gingers.

If you like the 'grab a granny' thing as well you could kill two birds with one stone

[boogieeck]

Grangela.

[neilm]

Nov 23, 2017 11:10:18 GMT Pete Whitehead said:

Nov 11, 2015 14:54:01 GMT neilm said:

I would be hard hit by a redhead wipeout- I've a penchant for gingers.

If you like the 'grab a granny' thing as well you could kill two birds with one stone

Only marginally older than me! And younger than yourself...

[boogieeck]

Time to dust this down

[Crimson King]

I’d had been thinking about this sort of thing as well (its a morbid gp thing) from what we know so far (presuming you are thinking about the current lurgi) the worst case scenario is that we get a 100% infection rate, with about a 2% fatality, possibly increasing should health services get swamped and people on the intensive care/dead boundary get pushed right.
I think that is unlikely on current facts - either the mortality rate is a lot less and there are lots of people with low grade symptomsso a high incidence, or the identified cases are most of them, in which case it isnt that infectious and is unlikely to achieve anything like 100% penetration. I think the latter is most likely, or we would have many more cases popping up all over the place.
but for the sake of arguement lets say we lose 2% of the worlds population with a bias towards older, less well people and in countries with poorer health services. What would this mean?

[boogieeck]

Extinction rebellion break out the Prosecco. The Libs Dems demand a vote on EU membership.

But in measurable economic terms, once the speculative stock market buying and selling by wankers playing with other peoples money works itself out, and the stupid panic buying in supermarket by tossers the net result is within margin for error of the square root of bugger all.

[boogieeck]

But seriously. Almost seriously.

Today my Radio Scotland Poll Tax Radio programme ran three pieces paid for by me under threat of state violence.

1/ defibrillators. Anus Sarwar MSP proposes to make it a criminal offence to posses a defibrillator that is not registered with the government. This he asserts could save hundreds of lives.

2/ Covid19, half of us are going to die

3/ climate change, it would be better for the planet if half of us were dead.

[neilm]

Mar 3, 2020 16:40:42 GMT boogieeck said:

But seriously. Almost seriously.

Today my Radio Scotland Poll Tax Radio programme ran three pieces paid for by me under threat of state violence.

1/ defibrillators. Anus Sarwar MSP proposes to make it a criminal offence to posses a defibrillator that is not registered with the government. This he asserts could save hundreds of lives.

2/ Covid19, half of us are going to die

3/ climate change, it would be better for the planet if half of us were dead.

I wonder how many people are actually saved by defibrillators. They're all over the place now, including in some places where they are no doubt useful (popular beaches that are some distance from ambulance stations, for example) but how many people have (a) a cardiac incident in Asda where (b) it's so bad it needs defibrillation and (c) they can't get ambulance in a reasonable time frame?

Are these data actually collected?

[boogieeck]

Fund raising for defib is a harmless form of virtue signalling

[neilm]

I was wondering about Korea earlier, following a comment from a former colleague in the Philippines. Then I came across this article:

www.cfr.org/blog/north-koreas-coronavirus-quarantine-more-effective-sanctions

I wonder if this might push the regime over the edge if the infection rate goes really high. I don't think the report about them shooting a sufferer is true but they might farm a load of people off to the gulags and wait to see what happens. Who picks up the pieces?

[Devil Wincarnate]

Just remember.  Once all human life is extinguished, the cockroaches will emerge.  Only to find themselves in second place, as Fianna Fail reappear.