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Womp_womp 32 points ago +33 / -1

Truckers need to refuse deliveries to cities overrun by BLM. They are the only solution that is likely to work. Force the states to make blocking the freeway illegal and protect people who run them over from lawsuits and charges. Starve them out .

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CisSiberianOrchestra 23 points ago +23 / -0

I saw a post saying that without truck drivers making deliveries, the average large city in America would run out of food in 3 days.

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Ricky_CIA 14 points ago +14 / -0

Yep, everything operates on "Just In Time" inventory these days.

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Peacebears 4 points ago +4 / -0

Then people would really go bananas

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MapleBaconWaffles 4 points ago +4 / -0

I remember a few months ago, towards the end of the run on toilet paper, some guy posted on Twitter that anyone with more than 2 weeks of supplies in their home should be fined heavily. We should probably encouraging people to keep at least 2 months worth on hand instead.

The modern free market is an amazing thing, but if people take it for granted it does make things unnecessarily fragile.

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CisSiberianOrchestra 5 points ago +5 / -0

I was raised in a Mormon household, although I haven't been active in the church for years. Back when I was growing up, church leaders would encourage members to keep a year's worth of canned foods in storage in case of natural disaster or financial hardship.

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SordidPontification 2 points ago +2 / -0

Starving them out ought to be an option.

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Pau1F01ey 10 points ago +10 / -0

My Dad’s company still wants him to do runs to the Walmart in Minneapolis.

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PamelaCincinnatus 6 points ago +6 / -0

Yeah, that's the issue--trucking companies rely on cities for survival, eventually they'll pressure drivers by various means to drive so they can stay afloat or at least cut losses. To make a siege work you need to deal with this somehow.

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MapleBaconWaffles 3 points ago +3 / -0

If it gets dangerous enough then they'll have to pay drivers so much it won't be profitable. But unless that happens, yes, a "siege" is just wishful thinking.