Actually, Yes, I Am Prepared For a Zombie Apocalypse
Rob is sanguine about the prospect of being Raptured up this coming Saturday, a bit less sanguine about flesh-eating infectious diseases. I note that the CDC is now advising America to prepare for a zombie apocalypse. They hold that proper preparation for a zombie apocalypse would place you in good stead should there be a natural disaster or a disease outbreak. (They're properly avoiding a discussion of preparation for the Rapture, although this post-Rapture pet care service looks legit to me, if a bit theologically confused. I say this as someone who thinks a lot about animal rescue.)
Obviously, the CDC has realized that everyone ignores them when they talk about disaster preparation, because no one likes to think about that too much.
That said, one commenter on their blog offers a common-sense challenge to their advice:
Seriously, guys. Everyone knows that the refugee camp is the LAST place you want to go in the event of a zombie apocalypse. Hasn’t experience taught us anything?
You can't argue with that.
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May '11
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I'm kind of stunned that someone with a sense of humor was allowed to blog this :)
If it goes up on Drudge, the blog will be removed, and the blogger will be fired......
Not a bad way to get an important point across, I live in Tokyo and as recent experience showed it is a good idea to be prepared, and we were prepared, even for Zombies!! :)
Edited on May 19, 2011 at 4:25amDec '10
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It's up on drudge! Haha
Aug '10
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There's a few pretty glaring flaws in the idea of suggesting that people prepare for the zombie apocalypse as a way of preparing for natural disasters in general. Is the CDC really suggesting that people:
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Misthiocracy: There's a few pretty glaring flaws in the idea of suggesting that people prepare for the zombie apocalypse as a way of preparing for natural disasters in general. Is the CDC really suggesting that people: · May 19 at 5:57am
What's your problem with that? Am I doing something wrong?
Re: Actually, Yes, I Am Prepared For a Zombie Apocalypse
"Actually, Yes, I Am Prepared For a Zombie Apocalypse."
I expect nothing less from you, Claire. Nothing less.
May '11
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Claire Berlinski, Ed.
Misthiocracy: There's a few pretty glaring flaws in the idea of suggesting that people prepare for the zombie apocalypse as a way of preparing for natural disasters in general. Is the CDC really suggesting that people: · May 19 at 5:57am
What's your problem with that? Am I doing something wrong? · May 19 at 6:07am
Sigh.... it will take me ten years and a lot of BS to get a license to own a shotgun here in Japan.... I guess I'd better get started and hope them zombies wait......
May '10
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Based on the penultimate episode of the first season The Walking Dead (returning this Fall!), the CDC wasn't exactly on top of the situation. Mainly due to a lack of solar panels. One of the rare events when those would come in handy.
I feel confident in citing fictional sources about a Zombie Apocalypse. Due to laws of physics, if you hole yourself up in an impenetrable spot with lots of supplies (oh, say, a shopping mall for instance), you can wait em out. They have to run down eventually. Sustainability is not their strong suit.
May '10
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The CDC also proved unreliable in The Stand. I don't trust them in dealing with fictional disease.
Dec '10
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I always love post-apocalyptic movies/books. The idea of a world where there is complete disintegration of society and civilization always paints a good picture of the most basic human condition; poor, nasty, brutish and short.
When there are no laws, no rules and no authority to hold one accountable, a man's true character shows. These sorts of films are usually less about zombies than they are about human nature.
I would enjoy seeing a movie that focuses on the initial outbreak, rather than the scenario as it plays out several weeks later (or 28 days later!). It seems hard to believe that the United States military would be so easily overwhelmed.
It's wonderful that there is actually a thread about zombies on Ricochet. I would like to formally request that James, Rob, Mark and Jonah dedicate a podcast to this subject. Peter can moderate, per usual.
My guess is that Mark is best equipped to deal with the zombie outbreak--seeing as he lives in the wilderness of New England--the first place that I'm heading to when the zombies come...
Edited on May 19, 2011 at 8:41amAug '10
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I love zombie movies and zombie fiction.
However, I think Cracked.com summed up perfectly the silliness of real-world Zombie Preparedness:
On the other hand, they also published this chilling warning:
I'll never fully trust my cat after reading that one.
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My brother is actually the family zombie expert. I wonder if I could get him to contribute a guest post with his best advice?
Aug '10
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Claire Berlinski, Ed.
My brother is actually the family zombie expert. I wonder if I could get him to contribute a guest post with his best advice? · May 19 at 12:16pm
Well, now, there is a vast difference between Voodoo Zombies and Romero Zombies (not to mention the third variety - Rage Zombies).
Voodoo Zombies, while terrifying, will not result in a Zombie Apocalypse, because their condition is not contagious.
Clearly, the CDC is negligent for not providing the public with all the pertinent facts where Zombies are concerned. I fear this CDC blog post will merely cause even more confusion and misunderstanding of the true nature of the Zombie threat.
I suggest that the CDC hire Max Brooks ASAP as their new Head of Zombie Preparedness.
Aug '10
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Well, the original Night of the Living Dead focused on the very first night of the outbreak. By the end of the story the local police appeared to have the situation under control.
The problem is that, according to the rules set out by Romero, every person that dies becomes a zombie. It's not just the people who are bitten by zombies that become zombies.
As such, you need to defend yourself from a) everybody that had died within the recent past (if they've been dead for too long they will have decayed too much to become ambulatory), b) everybody that dies subsequently of natural causes, as well as c) everybody that dies as a result of zombie bites.
That's an overwhelming number of threats to protect oneself from.
Now, different writers have their own rules for how Zombieism spreads. Even Romero changed the rules from movie to movie.
Edited on May 19, 2011 at 12:44pmMay '10
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Claire Berlinski, Ed.
My brother is actually the family zombie expert. I wonder if I could get him to contribute a guest post with his best advice? · May 19 at 12:16pm
That is a great article. I especially enjoyed all the conferences and back and forth between the local voodoo authorities.
Now if only they could do something about the darned djinn that seem to be running rampant in Persia.
Dec '10
Re: Actually, Yes, I Am Prepared For a Zombie Apocalypse
Claire Berlinski, Ed.
My brother is actually the family zombie expert. I wonder if I could get him to contribute a guest post with his best advice? · May 19 at 12:16pm
That would be smashing! I just started reading that article, I'll have to finish it up later tonight--perhaps over a dinner.
May '10
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Edited on May 19, 2011 at 3:21pmMay '10
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Claire Berlinski, Ed.
My brother is actually the family zombie expert. I wonder if I could get him to contribute a guest post with his best advice? · May 19 at 12:16pm
That would be smashing! I just started reading that article, I'll have to finish it up later tonight--perhaps over a dinner. · May 19 at 1:58pm
Obama figures heavily. Well, he figures anyway. And while Claire's brother half-heartedly voted for him, so did my sister (pictured), Cleopatra Licentia Smith.