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Deuxcents

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9. I'm thinking if things got really bad, we'd need people who know what to do..organize, what needs to be done and where

Reply to Dan (Reply #7)

Wed Jun 24, 2026, 01:09 AM

Jun 24

Instead of scared people running around not knowing what to do, they’d have a better chance of survival. These leaders have spent many years and their experience would be valuable to turn fears and chaos into a positive outcome. This wouldn’t happen overnight so that why I hope they would use their resources and discretion

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