. . .
K “Those who want to bug out to New Zealand seem to believe the island is ‘PLAN B’ on this planet.”
J “And yet the thoughtful folks who think about it observe that ‘There is no PLANet B’ in our universe.”
K “Not even Mars.”
. . .
K “When the funds run out to guard the compound, the guards will walk off the job.”
J “I would clear the runway and clear the plane to land, visually if necessary. The first aid kit, fire extinguisher and other supplies on the plane would come in useful.”
K “The P.I.C. should pack a readily available t-shirt proclaiming ‘Don’t shoot me, I’m only the pilot’ to stand apart and then stand apart when they land.”
J “When the kleptocrats deplane, they can be debriefed and disabused of their old ideas. They need to know that the rules have changed.”
K “The rules may be the same, just the participants will change. They depart a land where ‘Might makes right’ and land in a land where ‘Might makes right’ also. The difference is the group with the might has changed mightily.”
. . .
K “If I were the pilot, I would let the Kleptocrats know that the manifest has changed and take my family and friends.”
J “The ‘theory of efficient breach’ provides the inconvenienced Kleptocrats with a cause of action against the pilot for their inconvenience.”
K “That is a succulent use of a theory that was concocted to allow the wealthy to breach a contract that nuisances them and avoid punitive damages and the likelihood that the other party would be able to pony up the lucre in the ‘pay to play’ legal system.”
J “I would cherish the opportunity to inform the Kleptocrat: ‘Sue me’ and then part with: ‘I’ll see you in court’ as we run up the engines and begin to head down the runway.”
. . .
K “I asked him to forward the draft contract when they e-mail it to him. Is he as pilot obligated to be ready to leave in four hours or six hours or eight hours? How many family members is he allowed to take with him? However, when the Collapse comes, all contracts are advisory and voidable. The pilot can amend the manifest and take his family and friends to the promised land. That could be the plot twist for the third plane that actually completes the flight.”
J “We might ‘Immanentize the Eschaton’ in the new land, the New Z-land.”
K “Perhaps the most prudent strategy for the locals is to bivouac next to the compound, befriend the guards and be ready for the transition.”
. . .
K “Before takeoff, China will already have taken over both islands.”
J “Unless an earthquake devastates and cracks the runway first.”
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[Listen to this excerpt from Carl Sagan’s Pale Blue Dot (1994) ]
[See the e-commentary at “Bugging Out To N.Z.: The Movie (June 26, 2017)” and “Immanentize the Eschaton. Say What? (August 22, 2016)”.]
Bumper sticker of the week:
There is no PLANet B
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