Quote from britefire:
Maybe.
"We now live in a nation where doctors destroy health,
lawyers destroy justice,
universities destroy knowledge,
governments destroy freedom,
the press destroys information,
religion destroys morals and
our banks destroy the economy"
- Chris Hedges, "Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt"
I read somewhere
that revolts start
when food prices exceed 50% of income.
"the timing of violent protests
in North Africa and the Middle East in 2011
as well as earlier riots in 2008
coincides with large peaks in global food prices.
food riots occur above a threshold of the FAO price index of 210.
"Where is the FAO index now? 213.
It would appear that unrest in the middle east is set to continue..."
Time to reinstitute deep OTM Put and Call Spreads as insurance I guess. Been awhile since I've done that but we may wake up limit down each day for a week. Who knows