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If all computers in the US were shut down by the international jihad (which we are at war against) by hacking or EMP attack, could we survive this ? What would we do if our national electrical grid were shut down and immobilized ? – and most of our law enforcement and military functions.
What about our food supply ? And our factories that turn animals and plants into food, and the trucks and trains that transport the food ?
And what about our water supply ? Would water treatment plants still function ? Or pumping which distributes water to homes and businesses ? Would hospitals shut down, leaving patients without care ?
Maybe the big question is how far into the world of computers have we gone by now, in 2017 ? How much reliance on these machines have we put ourselves ? And are we completely invested (including our fundamental national security) in computer functioning, or do we have non-computer BACK-UPS that can keep us going in the event on massive computer failure, throughout the society ?
Those of us who have lived for years before computers came around, remember that all the things I just mentioned functioned perfectly well, completely in the absence of computers. We know that computers are not necessary to run everything. We even won 2 world wars, without computers.
So, are we ready to resume the non-computer nation, or have all our non-computer systems disappeared, in the transition of computerization ? I’d say if the systems have disappeared, and no longer available as back-ups. Then we need to get them to reappear, and quickly.
What about our food supply ? And our factories that turn animals and plants into food, and the trucks and trains that transport the food ?
And what about our water supply ? Would water treatment plants still function ? Or pumping which distributes water to homes and businesses ? Would hospitals shut down, leaving patients without care ?
Maybe the big question is how far into the world of computers have we gone by now, in 2017 ? How much reliance on these machines have we put ourselves ? And are we completely invested (including our fundamental national security) in computer functioning, or do we have non-computer BACK-UPS that can keep us going in the event on massive computer failure, throughout the society ?
Those of us who have lived for years before computers came around, remember that all the things I just mentioned functioned perfectly well, completely in the absence of computers. We know that computers are not necessary to run everything. We even won 2 world wars, without computers.
So, are we ready to resume the non-computer nation, or have all our non-computer systems disappeared, in the transition of computerization ? I’d say if the systems have disappeared, and no longer available as back-ups. Then we need to get them to reappear, and quickly.
