Posted on 05/30/2015 4:41:16 AM PDT by HomerBohn
The thin veneer of civilization that we all take for granted on a daily basis is beginning to disappear, and a new era of chaos and anarchy is coming to our cities. I don’t know if you have noticed, but violence is increasing on the streets of America. Over Memorial Day weekend, 29 people were shot in Baltimore and 55 people were shot in Chicago.
But of course the trend that I am talking about is much broader than that. According to the FBI, the number of police officers “feloniously killed” in the line of duty rose by an astounding 89 percent in 2014.
We live at a time when Americans are becoming extremely angry and extremely frustrated, and this is only going to intensify as economic conditions worsen. But already we have seen some of this anger and frustration boil over into violence in Ferguson and in Baltimore. And you know what? The vast majority of Americans expect more of the same in the coming months. According to a Wall Street Journal/NBC News survey that was recently released, 96 percent of all Americans believe that there will be more civil unrest in America this summer. What we have seen up until now is just the warm up act. The main event is still to come.
If things are this bad already, how bad will they be when the next great economic crisis hits this nation and unemployment skyrockets and poverty is everywhere?
That is why I am encouraging people that currently live in the heart of our major cities to consider moving. Unfortunately, most Americans are completely dependent on the jobs that they currently have, so moving is not really a practical option for a lot of people.
For those that cannot move, you are just going to have to get prepared right where you are. That means making your home and your family as unattractive a target to potential criminals as you possibly can. The goal should be to avoid a violent confrontation if at all possible. So you will want multiple layers of security between you and those that would potentially harm you and your family. You want to try to deter the bad guys from ever coming on to your property in the first place, but if they do come, you need to be ready to deal with them.
At the moment, we are still in the midst of relatively stable economic times. But even in these relatively stable times, violence is escalating. Just consider what happened in Baltimore over the recent holiday weekend. A grand total of 29 people were shot…
Police say 29 people were shot, 9 of them killed over this weekend, adding to the record-breaking violence.
The shooting didn’t stop on Monday night after a 9-year-old boy and another man were both injured by gun fire in the 2900 block of Arunah Avenue. Police say the child was shot in the leg and another man suffered a graze wound to the head.
Overall, this past month has been the deadliest month for Baltimore in 15 years.
Things are even worse in the city of Chicago. Over this past weekend, 55 peoplegot shot…
Twelve people were killed and at least 43 — including a 4-year-old girl — were wounded in shootings across Chicago this Memorial Day weekend, police said.
The 4-year-old, identified by her family as Jacele Johnson, was shot about 8 p.m. Friday in the West Englewood neighborhood. She and her 17-year-old cousin Romare Wilson were inside an SUV in the 7000 block of South Justine when another vehicle pulled up and someone inside opened fire, according to their family and Chicago Police.
Early in April, I went on the record and specifically named Chicago and Baltimore as two of the cities where we would be seeing civil unrest. Since that time we have seen horrible rioting in Baltimore and the violence in Chicago continues to spiral out of control.
Other experts are issuing similar warnings. For example, consider what an assistant professor at New Jersey City University recently had to say…
Urban unrest expert Dr. Max Herman says that the United Statesis on the “cusp” of a wave of domestic disorder and that the country will see more race riots.
Herman, Assistant Professor of Sociology at New Jersey City University, told the New Republic’s Joel Gillin that the economic downturn, in addition to incidents of police brutality, have provided fertile conditions for civil unrest.
He sees the re-emergence of a 60’s-style “protest ideology” amongst black communities which will lead to more disorder.
“It’s very clear from studying history that these things tend to run in cycles,” said Herman, adding, “I think we are at the cusp of another cycle.”
Author Chris Hedges is saying similar things. The following comes from a recent article about him in the National Post…
The United States is primed for a rebellion. So argues Chris Hedges in his new book, Wages of Rebellion, in which the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and polemicist examines revolts from 1700s to the ending of apartheid in South Africa, as well as the “sublime madness” that drives the people at the centre of such rebellions.
When asked by the National Post why he wrote his new book, this is what Hedges had to say…
I didn’t write it as a warning or a prediction. I wrote it more as an assessment. I covered disintegrating societies like Yugoslavia.I know how they break down; I know what the warning signs are, so it’s familiar. I don’t think at this point there’s much dispute. Even just the financial indicators in terms of wealth disparity and chronic unemployment. The fact that Congress has a nine-per-cent approval rating. Where I’m coming from, the book is an attempt to explain where we are in this particular historical period.
But it isn’t just that we are entering a new cycle of unrest. Our “leaders” have made things much worse by the decisions that they have made. For instance, Barack Obama’s decision to leave our southern border virtually unguarded has resulted in a massive flood of illegal immigrants coming into this country. As a result, violent gangs that have roots in Central America and South America have mushroomed in size. So now major cities far from the border such as Charlotte, North Carolina are being absolutely terrorized by these gangs…
Recent busts of murderous MS-13 gangsters put the lie to President Obama’s sympathetic amnesty narrative of illegal immigrants as “workers who mow our lawns, make our beds (and) clean out bedpans.”
Authorities Wednesday rounded up 37 MS-13 gang members in Charlotte, N.C., on racketeering conspiracy charges, along with charges of murder, attempted murder and firearms violations. All of them are illegal aliens from El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. Several are round-trippers — illegals who broke in once, committed crimes, got deported and broke back into the U.S. — proving that our border is porous and unsecured.
Charlotte police discovered the rat’s nest of foreign gangstersafter some of them started shooting up local nightclubs and bars.
In 2015, it isn’t just our own citizens that we need to be concerned about. At this point, many of our biggest cities are absolutely packed to the gills with gangs made up primarily of illegal immigrants.
I discussed Chicago earlier. Did you know that it is estimated that approximately 150,000 gang members now live there?
When things start really breaking down in this country, those gangs are going to have a field day.
America is changing, and not for the better. And when violence starts sweeping this nation, don’t count on the government to come in and rescue you. After watching what happened in Ferguson and in Baltimore, you should know better than that by now.
It is time for the American people to prepare their own homes and their own neighborhoods for the chaos and the violence that is coming.
For the moment, things are still relatively stable so we have a little bit of time to prepare, but it won’t last for long.
Thank you!
Just have to put the materialism aside and embrace a simpler life. I’ve always been a Thoreau fan, so that made it easier for me. My hubby was a tough sell, but he finally came around.
The fascists/socialists will just steal any money accumulated if they get their way anyway.
Are you in a safe place if things go bad?
My #1 items on my list of wants was a basement! I really wanted to be able to ripen cheese in it. BUT it’s finished and isn’t cool enough, darn it! So my list for when hubby gets here is to dig a ‘dairy’, that’s what the locals call a small building set into a hill because generations ago, dairy products were stored there.
I didn’t get a creek. Or enough hardwoods. But even here, it was hard to find property away from neighbors that had it all. I have a dirty pond and only 5 acres of wood, probably not enough to heat throughout the entire winter unless we live in 1-2 rooms.
We each have to just do the best we can. I was setup in the middle of a city as well, with food storage, water, ammo, etc. But the neighbors worried me more there!
Are you in a safe place, Jane?
Compounds of like-minded people would probably be the best way to survive or better yet, fight. Too bad you can’t all just move to ‘Hardens Hollow’!
Uh, it looks like more than half of whites are Above Average.....
We need to concentrate on Congress.....
Pretty much....on acreage, out of the city. But, our next move would be to something a little further out and to downsize a bit.
Well, I’d surely love to be in a rural area in a nondescript house with a basement!
But, given the circumstances, DW and I are in pretty good shape.
Its my kids and grandkids I worry about. I cannot convince them that hard times are a’coming!
Hey, compounds with like-minded folks are best, so move to the holler when you can!
I can’t convince my son either. Sad thing is we could use his youth and strength here when the time comes, but he doesn’t want to live in the middle of nowhere. Hopefully our kids will figure it out before it gets too bad.
Yes, Congress is very important because they control the legislation and budgets, but the presidency is too because the president can veto legislation and issue executive orders bypassing the legislative process. That is why we are in this mess, because we have a weak congress, a liberal over-reaching president, and judiciary who will not strictly enforce the Constitution.
I believe the 2016 elections are the last chance to turn this nation around. This nation is well on to becoming a full blown socialist state with more people receiving a check from government social programs each day. People are drunk on socialism and cannot foresee the ultimate outcome. As more of the working poor join the ranks of the welfare poor, this nation is devolving into economic chaos. It is already in social chaos.
Ultimately the welfare poor will be fighting the working poor for the last remnants and crumbs of capitalism until there is nothing left of value. If the "good guys" are to survive they will have to stand and unite with those of similar cause and values starting at the very lowest levels.
Plan for the worst, hope for the best.
That is about all I can do.
“Are you in a safe place if things go bad?”
I’ve just completed the process of liquidating virtually everything I have for just the reasons we’ve been talking about. I’ve given everything I legally can to my offspring without letting the government take any of it. They, in turn have procured property in a location that would be as safe as any that we can flee to if the need arises. Being old, the only other contribution I could make is my extensive knowledge of how to live off the land and of primitive survival skills. The younger ones would have to implement them.
Even though the place we have to go to is isolated; we have discussed the problem of defending the perimeter if things get really bad. Hoardes of starving desperate people, some of which may be known by us(or worse, related) present us with many a sad discussion of how far we would go to protect the immediate family. It’s hard to know until and unless the time comes.
Regardless, we have the satisfaction of knowing we may be depriving a ruthless and increasingly lawless government of some of our hard earned money and that it won’t be financing deadbeats and sluggards.
“The fascists/socialists will just steal any money accumulated if they get their way anyway.”
This is so true! Families whose elders have worked all their lives building businesses for them are losing everything because of government regulations. Your teaching of the value of a simpler, less materialistic life might just be the most valuable thing you could give your family. “Enough is as good as a feast.”
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Sounds like you have implemented the perfect solution. I’m glad your kids are on board. I think having older, wiser people with the skills and know-how combined with younger stronger healthier people is the perfect combination. I worry that we are older and don’t have any of those youngsters around. Maybe my son will come around in time :-)
“Families whose elders have worked all their lives building businesses for them are losing everything because of government regulations. Your teaching of the value of a simpler, less materialistic life might just be the most valuable thing you could give your family”
we are going to open a couple of small businesses here, and just checking in to all the regulations and tax issues is overwhelming! And we’re pretty good with stuff like that – my husband is a compliance manager at a large power plant and I always do our own taxes because I have found other people tend to make mistakes. More than I do anyway. So I can imagine how overwhelming it will be for somebody who just wants to do the creative side.
I think by going simple might be seen as being eccentric rather than wise :-) I think it was when I was making my own laundry soap that my kids were just shaking their heads!
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