[BenLurkin]

What is a “survivalist?”

[MrB]

Oh, a “survivalist” is someone that they want to lump in all the preppers with to make it appear that everyone with an extra can of Spam on the shelf is just _this_ far away from going nuts and killing everyone.

[lightman]

What is a “survivalist?”

In this context, someone who can make the woods their home and live off the land.

Not a "prepper" in this context.

[Ray76]

A survivalist is “a dangerous bad guy”

[colorado tanker]

Authorities were led to Frein after a resident who was walking his dog in a wooded area 2 miles from the barracks spotted a vehicle slightly submerged in a pond and called 911. In the vehicle, police found shell casings that matched those found at the shooting scene, Noonan said. Investigators also found Frein's Social Security card, a Pennsylvania Game Commission range permit, camouflage face paint, a black hooded sweatshirt, two empty rifle cases and military gear, Noonan said.

Whatever this piece of crap is he isn't very good at it.

[Mad Dawgg]

"What is a “survivalist?”"

Any White person that didn't vote for Obama.

[ansel12]

In Houston we had a major night club designed on camouflage and the survivalist theme, that was during the 1980s when we were living on the edge of total global destruction every day.

[Whats-wrong-with-the-truth]

An extremely dangerous "Survivalist" is any member of the Tea Party or like minded Christian Conservative until he is discovered to be a deep thinking liberal icon like Ted Kaczynski, Bill Ayers or community organizer like the great Barack Hussien Obama then he will be heralded as a martyr for the cause.
Of course he'll need to be shot and killed before they can turn him into a martyr. We will never know if this guy actually did the shooting.

[NorthMountain]

What is a “survivalist?”

One of those eeeeevul FIENDS that owns TWO baby-killing Sniper ASSAULT weapons and A HUNDRED ROUNDS of COP KILLER AMMUNITION!!!!

[showme_the_Glory]

What is a “survivalist?”

right wing, tea party, christian, nra, capitalist, ..............

[babygene]

“What is a “survivalist?””

I was going to ask the same question. Why wouldn’t everyone who was interested in survival be considered a survivalist?

[Eleutheria5]

Relic from ‘70s and ‘80s. Believed Armageddon was imminent, so they were preparing for it, living out in the woods in camouflaged fall-out shelters with shot gun, canned goods, and macho looking military outfits, night black on faces. Armageddon is still imminent, of course, as it has been for centuries. But survivalism is out of fashion. Perhaps he’s gone retro and also listens to Disco.

[Caipirabob]

What is a “survivalist?”

Apparently someone who's dog does not get shot when the police show up.

[MaggiesPitchfork]

Apparently a survivalist is someone who lived with his parents until a few months ago. Yup, that’s in the story.

[rawcatslyentist]

What is a “survivalist?”

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