The first that happens when a person reads the summary is that they ask where is the proof? Most don't even get that far, discounting the claims as exaggerated. The bottom line is that they don't want to do the work any more than you did.
You gave me the "put up or shut up" line with no idea with whom you were dealing. You need an education. It's all there. I suggest you read it. Try one, and I think you'll understand what I mean. Every one of those articles is worth your time.
Surviving when civilization collapses doesn’t seem like a viable strategy for defeating the GOPe.
It is once one understands the gravity of what has already been done. More importantly, preparation is like being armed or learning martial arts of self-defense. It means that certain risks are more tolerable. One is more quietly confident in dealing with conflict. We need that in dealing with the progressive left.
Amen.