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I'm into symbols. That big quake out of Virginia has cracked the Washington Monument so badly that it is closed indefinitely. I don't know about you, but that's a big wake-up call. The sight of al those office workers in the streets freaking out seems like a harbinger of ugly things to come. Reassurances from FEMA feel like little arrows of bad premonitions for tommorrow. Imagine a devastating series of massive quakes (and tsunamis?) ripping across the North American plate like Edgar Cayce's worst nightmare? We can't imagine the levels of panic and anarchy that would prevail as millions seek food, shelter, water, and some semblance of safety. No one was on the ball in D.C. though. They instantly evacuated buildings in total defiance of all earthquake safety procedures. Streets can be the worst place to be especially on the East Coast where buildings are not quake-proof at all. A huge shaker would send immeasurable tons of granite raining down on the crowds told to "evacuate". But what do Easterners know about earthqukes? NADA If just a light quake like this (5.8) can rock the world from Canada to Georgia, imagine an 8.8. Imagine a level of panic and fear so intense that people would be begging for martial law to restore a sense of order. The damage could be so great that there would be no way to distribute any aid. Imagine a mega-Katrina situation that blankets half the population. I'm no survivalist/screw the rest kind of person, but this quake is real food for thought. So is that cracked Washington Monument. And how about the timing as The U.S. basks in yet another bloody new war in the East? I fear this quake is a huge warning for America that there are higher powers at work on this Earth than the Pentagon.
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