Flash Mobs, Social Media & The New Plague

A new plague has hit humanity and it is worse than anything we have ever seen. No I am not talking about some new virus or toxin with out a cure, which kills within 48 hours leaving nothing of its victims more than a pool of slush. In fact, that type of plague would be of benefit to all of mankind in comparison to the plaque that is popping up in our most populated centers. Rather this plaque tears apart the very fabric of society and turns its victims into a form of locust. We are all familiar with locusts; they have been a bane on civilizations since before the bible. Traditionally locusts are a simply grasshoppers who go about their lives eating what they can, but doing no real damage, then one day without warning their population grows and they morph into an eating machine that destroys all they touch. This is exactly what this new plaque does to the youth of our nation. It transforms what are normal teenagers who spend their time being bored with life, into a mass of flesh that seems to have one purpose, destroy everything around them.

I can see your face now you don’t believe me! But the truth of the matter is that these human locusts do exist and have been seen tearing through the cities of our nation. In fact, one of the latest cases occurred in Manhattan. In this case what was called a “flash mob” crashed into a local Dunkin Donuts and began a rampage of destruction. They took what they wanted and trashed the rest. It occurred so quickly that the employees of the store were left stunned. Fortunately this plague did not physically hurt any of the employees but such an escalation is not beyond the scope of this new scourge. An example of such an escalation occurred recently in Egypt where a mob of human locusts attacked and raped a news reporter, leaving her for dead in its wake.

As these human plagues spread throughout the nation, we must ask ourselves what can be done to counter its destructive power? To date, no one has been able to prevent the damage that these mobs create and in the case of most human endeavors, the greater the success that they achieve the bolder they feel. Mobs of these human locust have been seen from coast to coast, ranging from Las Vegas to Washington D.C. one of the most secure cities in the nation. Many could argue that if the employees were armed that these instances of barbarism could have been avoided. I ask you, just how could they have been avoided. Even with a gun, you are no better than the farmers of old, who desperately tried to prevent the destruction of their farms, yet were unable to stop the destruction due to the mass of living flesh that was brought to bear. The same applies here, even if you had a weapon with an unlimited amount of firepower, the best that you could do is simply stop a few of the individuals, while the body of the locust continued on with its destruction.

So perhaps there is no actual solution to this problem and like in nature, the best we can do is bear the brunt of the damage and hope that at some point the simple dissipate on their own. If that is true, all we can do is watch as our society disintegrates into anarchy.

Enjoy!