Survival » Collapse Of Society http://disasterandemergencysurvival.com A Survival Blog For Practical Preppers - Tips, Information, Resources And Guides For Handling Disaster And Emergency Situations Wed, 11 Jun 2014 19:48:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.5 Haiti Is Yet Another Example Of How When Society Breaks Down Evil Comes Out To Play http://disasterandemergencysurvival.com/archives/haiti-is-yet-another-example-of-how-when-society-breaks-down-evil-comes-out-to-play http://disasterandemergencysurvival.com/archives/haiti-is-yet-another-example-of-how-when-society-breaks-down-evil-comes-out-to-play#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:24:25 +0000 http://disasterandemergencysurvival.com/?p=452 Haiti has become yet another example (just like New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina) of how when society breaks down, evil comes out to play.  We have all seen pictures or video footage of the machete-wielding gangs and looters that have been ravaging Port-au-Prince since the earthquake.  If not for the U.S. and U.N. troops that have been inserted into Haiti, the whole nation would be an utter madhouse at this point.  But the point of this article is not to dump on Haiti.  The truth is that we have seen this kind of thing all over the world when society breaks down.  After all, have we forgotten the horrors in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina so quickly?  The thin veneer of civilization that we all take for granted every day only exists as long as society continues to function normally.  Once society breaks down, the truth is that the evil in humanity surfaces very quickly.  When humans feel their very survival is threatened, many of them will resort to all kinds of things.

But you would like to think that the people of Haiti would choose this moment to pull together as a nation.  After all, (Read more....)

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