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I'm watching the news. The tube is full of reports of lootings, prison riots, and shootings in NOLA. It's fucking sickening. It's so hard sometimes, even when all these thousands of great people are mobilizing to help, not to feel disappointed in humanity. I've seen reports of carjackings, murders, theft, a cop being shot in the face by a looter, two gunmen shooting into a police station with AK-47s, and arsonists setting buildings on fire. I hate people so much sometimes.

The city is mostly underwater already and the water is continuing to rise, sewage is rising and poisoning the supply of drinking water, the city is completely torn apart, and things are only getting worse. Here's what I'm thinking...

Give up.

The city is below sea level. The only reason it wasn't swallowed by the Gulf long ago is because the levee has been holding the water back. Make no mistake, this will happen again. It's only a matter of time. Why set yourself up for the same problem? There is no way to artificially hold those waters back forever. The city is doomed one way or another. We should cut our losses and get out now, but...

Do it quietly.

Quickly and calmly gather up all the people worth saving remaining in the city. Let the animals have the whole thing. Then blow up the whole levee and sink it all. Give the whole fucking city an enema and don't look back. Rebuild elsewhere.

Ugh... Sorry for the pessimism, but this is really quite tiresome. Best wishes to all the people out there who make everything worth fighting for.