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OK, this is another we have just been hit by a nationwide or at least very widespread set of attacks of a cataclysmic nature. Millions are dead, and many more are dying and wounded. There is out and out panic.
The aftermath of such an attack could be that we regain our feet and smash the attackers;, or it could be that we are defeated and the invaders take over; or it could be that the invaders do not take over but our so called allies see an opportunity and move in to occupy and "protect us". Life is a friggin shambles. You have made it to your hideaway if you have one, or you have stayed home, it does not matter. It is now 6 months later. Whatever happened has happened and you have survived. Control has been regained by either of the three methods above, and regardless of who is in control, you are alive and well, and THEY ARE IN CONTROL and I do mean CONTROL.
Then you realize you need to resupply because you only have a month of whatever it is you need to go. You cannot produce enough of whatever it is, in enough time, and it is an essential. There are no practical places to obtain supplies that have not fallen under the 'protection or control' of the authorities be they the previous authorities or the 'new' guys in power. There will be no sneaking up in the dark of night, with a canned rifle with its 22LR conversion kit, as all of the areas have seismic and infra red sensors and are heavily guarded to prevent looting by people like us! They will be no chance at a group assault on the depot because it is just to heavily fortified and to heavily guarded. All sources of supply in what had been the USA are now like this, everything that was left out has been collected by those in power. Yet they are not total tyrants and they have allowed the people to remain fairly unmolested, so you are ok except you need badly whatever it is you need.
Of course you can approach the authorities and offer to trade. They are fairly reasonable in that regard, and so long as you are not a wanted person they will allow trade, but the value they put to their goods may be more than you can accept to lose of items you possess. Of course they will also except 'monetary' payment, but it too will be high. Faced with this would you trade or buy?
Now before someone gets all blathered up and starts whining that: "Ooooooh, oooooooh, hmmmmmmmmmm, I told you but you did not listen, I told you your money would be no good"; let me say I beg to differ. Yes even in my scenario money, that is Greenbacks (or whatever color they currently are), US dollars, cash money of most pre-attack North American countries all would be no good; but I of course have an alternative - do you? Of course I am taslking precious metals and gemstones.
I think if it came to this, and there was no readily available or trustworthy black market nearby, and no one else who was willing to trade, and the powers that be were considered honest albeit very high priced in their trading, I would buy from the authorities rather than trade unless I had a huge surplus of whatever it was that they would accept in trade. I am betting that my currency would still be good, as it always has been in the past. I would probably buy a minimum of what they had, enough to last me another month or so so as to not tip my hand as to how much I had, but that is likely what I would do.
What say you, under the same circumstances as I have described would precious metals and gemstones be of value as a universal currency?
The aftermath of such an attack could be that we regain our feet and smash the attackers;, or it could be that we are defeated and the invaders take over; or it could be that the invaders do not take over but our so called allies see an opportunity and move in to occupy and "protect us". Life is a friggin shambles. You have made it to your hideaway if you have one, or you have stayed home, it does not matter. It is now 6 months later. Whatever happened has happened and you have survived. Control has been regained by either of the three methods above, and regardless of who is in control, you are alive and well, and THEY ARE IN CONTROL and I do mean CONTROL.
Then you realize you need to resupply because you only have a month of whatever it is you need to go. You cannot produce enough of whatever it is, in enough time, and it is an essential. There are no practical places to obtain supplies that have not fallen under the 'protection or control' of the authorities be they the previous authorities or the 'new' guys in power. There will be no sneaking up in the dark of night, with a canned rifle with its 22LR conversion kit, as all of the areas have seismic and infra red sensors and are heavily guarded to prevent looting by people like us! They will be no chance at a group assault on the depot because it is just to heavily fortified and to heavily guarded. All sources of supply in what had been the USA are now like this, everything that was left out has been collected by those in power. Yet they are not total tyrants and they have allowed the people to remain fairly unmolested, so you are ok except you need badly whatever it is you need.
Of course you can approach the authorities and offer to trade. They are fairly reasonable in that regard, and so long as you are not a wanted person they will allow trade, but the value they put to their goods may be more than you can accept to lose of items you possess. Of course they will also except 'monetary' payment, but it too will be high. Faced with this would you trade or buy?
Now before someone gets all blathered up and starts whining that: "Ooooooh, oooooooh, hmmmmmmmmmm, I told you but you did not listen, I told you your money would be no good"; let me say I beg to differ. Yes even in my scenario money, that is Greenbacks (or whatever color they currently are), US dollars, cash money of most pre-attack North American countries all would be no good; but I of course have an alternative - do you? Of course I am taslking precious metals and gemstones.
I think if it came to this, and there was no readily available or trustworthy black market nearby, and no one else who was willing to trade, and the powers that be were considered honest albeit very high priced in their trading, I would buy from the authorities rather than trade unless I had a huge surplus of whatever it was that they would accept in trade. I am betting that my currency would still be good, as it always has been in the past. I would probably buy a minimum of what they had, enough to last me another month or so so as to not tip my hand as to how much I had, but that is likely what I would do.
What say you, under the same circumstances as I have described would precious metals and gemstones be of value as a universal currency?
There were MANY reasons why the Jews were easy scapegoats in Germany, during the Depression era.
