Remarkable are the effects of political nepotism and delusional entitlement on the minds of despots. They’re inclined to see the public at-large as a great impediment to their doing exactly as they wish at all times. Psychopathic spoiled brats handed the mantle of tyranny by their psychopathic forebears maintain a relationship with the public for […]
Clamoring Hordes: Human Behavior in the Midst of Catastrophe

A man from San Francisco once told me that after an earthquake, even a minor one, alcoholic beverages disappear from stores within a few hours. It makes sense that people might want to settle their nerves (in moderation) and perhaps have “a little help” getting through the sometimes difficult hours and many inconveniences of the […]
doomsday prepper, dystopia, famine, fiction book, james tesar, pandemic, social psychology, survivalism, survivalist, ultimate errorWE HAVE SEEN THE ENEMY AND THE ENEMY IS WAR

Governments in South Sudan and North Korea focus on weapons and killing, while everyday citizens starve to death A popular rally cry these days is, “America shouldn’t be the world’s police force” and, while there’s some common sense in that, there is a price to be paid for enlightenment. Little of any significance (and NOTHING […]
famine, fiction book, james tesar, kim jung-un, money and power, north korea, north korean famine, potential widespread disaster, south sudan, ultimate errorA Tremendous Lifesaving Tool in the Horn of Africa

As El Niño wreaks historic havoc, system warns aid agencies of potential famine zones War. Drought. Refugee crisis. This is the “perfect storm” for famine. A drought, its worst ever to that point, was one of the stressors at last decade’s end that brought Syria to the instability preceding its civil war. Now, with nearly […]
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