POLL: What Type of "Catastrophic" Event or Condition is Most Likely to Occur?

[smm345]

What do you believe might be the Most Likely cause of “SHTF” conditions that could affect a large portion of, or the entire U.S.? [Please feel free to provide your definition of “SHTF” and the: Who, What, Where, When, Duration, Etc.].

(Alphabetically): *Obviously they would eventually/immediately cascade into each other.

Economic: Increasing or Sudden conditions that are much worse than they are today.

Natural Disaster: Much more Severe or Never experienced in U.S. history.

Pandemic: Regional/National/Global in Scope.

Technological: Power Grid Failure/Oil Shortage-Disruption/Nuclear Power Accident/Etc.

Terrorist/Nation-State Attack: Nuclear/Chemical/Cyber/EMP/Etc.

OTHER: ________________________________.

[docsherm]

I ad to go with OTHER.



I think that the most realistic will be a combo. Such as; some type of pandemic/ health issue will lead to an economic fall and so forth. Or it could be an economic slump that causes a "Technological" (your definition).



See what I am saying?

[Battle*Hound]

I really think that economic issues will set it off. I suppose it could just as easily be a major attack of some sort. Either way, I do believe I will see it in my life. Everything, everywhere is just too f'ckd up.

[mallowpufft]

If the economy stays in the shitter and ol' Barry wins a second term I believe things are going to get interesting come January.
If Romney (the older, whiter version of Barry) wins, I give it maybe 13 more months.
I'm hoping neither of those two win but we've gotta wait out the republican process.
I'm mostly seeing the economy going down and ill prepared/inner city folks not being able to handle the uptick in grocery prices leading to riots and looting of said stores. Then we'll see further price increases as well as supply chain interruptions.
It's not the only scenario but I believe something like that to be very possible.

[Moose-Knuckle]

I ad to go with OTHER.



I think that the most realistic will be a combo. Such as; some type of pandemic/ health issue will lead to an economic fall and so forth. Or it could be an economic slump that causes a "Technological" (your definition).

I'm with the Doc.

[SMETNA]

(go go gadget tin foil!)

OTHER: NDAA is used by the DHS to black-bag and disappear prominent vocal critics of the federal governments' knack for subverting and abrogating the constitution. Pockets of armed rebellion break out.

Unlikely, but, they didn't pass it for no reason.

OTHER 2: This summer when the U.N. pushes for their small arms treaty, Obama gets enough senators behind him to pass the piece of shit. Within weeks, FFLs and manufacturers are raided and have mountains of property stolen to "comply" with the new law. People get pissed and pockets of armed rebellion break out.


All that stands in the way of that treaty becoming law here is 60-some-odd people. Pretty scary.

[Voodoo_Man]

Terrorist.

In my opinion we are more likely to see a massive terrorist attack than anything else in the time soon (this includes domestic)

[Caeser25]

Economic event that leads to WW3 because everybody is pointing fingers at each other instead of the system that was built to crash and lead to one world government.

[Moose-Knuckle]

Economic event that leads to WW3 because everybody is pointing fingers at each other instead of the system that was built to crash and lead to one world government.

I'm in line with this, but again why I chose "Other" is that I see a multi angled hit. False flag "terrorists" attacks, hard kill (pandemic), economical ruin, etc. The masses would beg for anyone to come to their "rescue".

Like lambs to the slaughter. . .

[Dave L.]

I think that the most realistic will be a combo. Such as; some type of pandemic/ health issue will lead to an economic fall and so forth. Or it could be an economic slump that causes a "Technological" (your definition).

I agree, but I believe it will be the current economic situation erupting in conjunction with, or because of, something else.