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Doreen

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14. Who do they sell it to?

Reply to SweetieD (Reply #10)

Mon Sep 11, 2017, 11:30 AM

Sep 2017

Most everybody is just as poor as they are and I am sure the rich people are somewhere else safer. If there is no food it does not matter how much you have because you just are not going to be able to get it.

I think people do it because they can and when things like this happen it either brings the best out or the worst.This type of thing reminds me of "Lord Of The Flies" because that movie shows how humans can really be in bad situations and it does not matter what age.

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Violence Erupts on Desperate Caribbean Islands: All the Food Is Gone [View all] brooklynite Sep 2017 OP

You know the petro-chemical corporations of the world and there users need to be held turbinetree Sep 2017 #1

The veneer of "civilization" is a lot thinner then most think Lurks Often Sep 2017 #2

How is looting appliances, vehicles, and electronics going to feed anyone? FLPanhandle Sep 2017 #3

Because you can sell that stuff to make ends meet. When events like this hapoen people lose jobs SweetieD Sep 2017 #10

That's a pretty lame excuse for overlook looting FLPanhandle Sep 2017 #12

Have you thought that there is food somewhere on that island being hoarded that may be able... brush Sep 2017 #13

Why avoid the more accurate "looting for food and water" with "breaking into...?" LanternWaste Sep 2017 #17

It's not looting to me to get food and water FLPanhandle Sep 2017 #18

During Katrina, white people "found food" & black people "looted food." CottonBear Sep 2017 #20

After Harvey in Port Aransas Tx - white morans that didn't evacuate looted the local liquor store jpak Sep 2017 #25

I had not heard that account, however, I'm not surprised. CottonBear Sep 2017 #31

here jpak Sep 2017 #33

When people are desperate they're going to do what they have to do JonLP24 Sep 2017 #24

I didn't see see the poster you responded to marybourg Sep 2017 #27

Who do they sell it to? Doreen Sep 2017 #14

trade for this and trade for that...barter when you need to dembotoz Sep 2017 #22

I posted 2 cell phone videos from 9/9 & majority of people are orderly. yes, the few stores were Sunlei Sep 2017 #4

holy damn i'm in love... Blue_Tires Sep 2017 #5

adorable girl with her family. 185MPH winds, its amazing buildings remained standing. Sunlei Sep 2017 #7

Thanks for posting this video... Stuart G Sep 2017 #19

+1 dalton99a Sep 2017 #6

welcome to a preview of the rest of the world in about 40 years. nt Javaman Sep 2017 #8

Too many people for the island to naturally support FLPanhandle Sep 2017 #9

LOL You've just rolled back civilization to the hunter/gatherer stage. procon Sep 2017 #30

I had no Delphinus Sep 2017 #32

Climate change will bring about the migration of people. jalan48 Sep 2017 #11

the Dutch will probably be there with relief shortly maxsolomon Sep 2017 #15

operative terms are probably and shortly dembotoz Sep 2017 #21

the new normal 0rganism Sep 2017 #16

Future archaeologists will know all about us FakeNoose Sep 2017 #26

of course, our evolutionary replacements might regard it as food 0rganism Sep 2017 #28

OK FakeNoose Sep 2017 #29

Deja Vu jpak Sep 2017 #23