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In the aftermath of the '03 blackout, NY'ers and the local media alike were surprised at how civil things remained (that is unless there was stuff that went unreported). Things were pretty calm in my neck of the woods here in Upper Manhattan (didn't deter me from hauling ass inside and battening down the hatches as soon as the sun went down ). NYC and NY'ers turned over a new leaf, all that good stuff....
.....Almost nine years and a recession later however, would the results be the same if we were hit with another blackout? I admit that economics is far from my for-tay, but I was curious about whether the city has indeed turned a new leaf, or if we got lucky that the '03 blackout didn't hit when the economy was (totally) in the crapper.
Thoughts? And sorry if this sounded like one of those cheesy Weather Channel promos.
Not for nothing but that was for one night...give it a few days to a week and we'd be nearing anarchy if not there already. I would expect the Bronx to turn into how it looked in New Orleans post Hurricane Katrina
well after the million pages of boring pros and cons of firearm ownership in the thread below i think many of those seeing no need for firearm ownership would be looking to those with firearms to look out for the well being of their own familes and themselves.
I think people would be surprised how little chaos there would be. Keep in mind the vast majority of people are all the same despite their superficial class/racial/religious/cultural differences: we all want security, a home, food, education, opportunity, good schools, safety.
Sure there will be some people taking advantage of the situation, as there always will be. But overall, as with the blackout in 2003, there will be far more examples of good behavior and people coming together than chaos IMO. Or maybe for my own sanity I prefer believing that.
The economy wasn't great in 2003, either. Unemployment wasn't as high as now, but we'd just come out of the 2000-2002 recessions (there was one in late 2000-2001 and another in late 2001 to 2002), and national unemployment was still somewhat elevated. The boom years were really just 2004-2007.
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). NYC and NY'ers turned over a new leaf, all that good stuff....
