Posted on 11/05/2010 9:47:02 PM PDT by Kartographer
If you wanted to see the 12 Days of Christmas, then watching the ‘Glenn Beck Show’ on Fox News Channel was not the place to be today. Instead, Glenn Beck laid out a scenario on how the global economy could collapse in a mere 15 days. His guests were authors Damon Vickers (“The Day The Dollar Crashes”) and Brad Thor (“The Athena Project”). Beck emphasizes that he’s not doing this to create fear and panic, but to make people aware of potential problems to be avoided, or, at least prepared for.
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What if Glenn Beck is Right?
Frightening thought, isn’t it? That this country could be hanging on by a thread
mrkd
My best friend called me yesterday in a panic after listening to Beck. She was going to pressure her (very well off) parents to buy, “the biggest generator possible”.
They might as well paint a large sign saying ‘come rob me’!
Our skills may soon be put to the test rather we want them to be or not.
Preparedness/Survival ping!
Generators are not a good idea imho.
Just think about it—everyone around you has no power, and they hear a loud humming sound in the neighborhood.
When times get very difficult you need to pretend you have nothing and keep a low profile—that is far more effective than an arsenal of weapons.
I read an interesting fiction book on this by the Christian author, Larry Burkett a few years ago. It told a very similar unfolding of the collapse. I think the book was “Iluminati.”
Burkett added a comment in the intro that stated this was pure fiction and that he had no gift of prophesy. Was a pretty good, thought provoking book.
She should remind them to follow the genny purchase with something even more important: a large, underground fuel tank.
It’s worse than that, actually. Her parents live in an obviously expensive home on a handful of acres with an expensive barn, horse facilities, a greenhouse, a massive pool/spa area...all right on a main road just 4 or 5 miles south of the interstate in a heavily (illegal) Hispanic area. They’re sitting ducks with no way whatsoever to defend their home and property. Plus, they’re both over 70. A generator would be the least of their problems.
some wisdom from grandpappy;
http://www.grandpappy.info/honehour.htm
then expect this ;
http://www.survivalblog.com/2010/10/welcome_to_the_promised_land_b.html
If you not getting prepared now, you have started too late.
Soros and his mentors want the U.S. to be destroyed. Paniced and destroyed.
This is the worst mess we have had in my lifetime, but I think too many good citizens have been watching “Road Warrior” movies.
I am not sure about where you live, but the little community I live in is capable of surviving about anything. An EMP might be difficult, but it is possible.
Some of the families here have been in this county since before it was settled in the 1880’s. They were here before the railroads (now mostly gone) and they survived and raised their families. Many came to Texas after the Civil War and especially Reconstruction. That was a central government project that did not work out as they planned.
Prepare, OK. Panic, hell no. Be better neighbors.
“If you not getting prepared now, you have started too late.”
I wouldn’t say you were to late, but you better get on it an get on it NOW! Anything is better than nothing! But do your homework first the put togther a plan and get moving on it.
“Chance favors the prepared mind.” Louis Pasteur
Well in their shoes (assuming they don’t want to move) I would buy the generator and invite some well armed ex-military types to move in with me.
“I am not sure about where you live, but the little community I live in is capable of surviving about anything. An EMP might be difficult, but it is possible.”
You are lucky to live in such a good location, but how much of a percentage of the population lives in an area such as you do? 5%? I say far less and even if they want to how many could move to such a location and support themselves? another 1-3%? That leaves a whole lot of people in areas which could turn if not ‘Road Warrior’ at least ‘Watts Riot/Katrina’ like in a matter of days.
I read a book a few years ago...pure fiction.
Atlas Shrugged.
There’s some lines that I love from the movie ‘The Facility’ that go like this:
“Body snatchers is a story somebody made up, dingus. It’s located in the
fiction section of the library.”
“Yeah, so is Schinder’s List.”
Fiction often has a strange way of coming true.
If these people are only 50% accurate, NOW may be your last chance.
I don't know if or when this could happen but Glenn Beck used some of their stats on his Thursday TV show.
NIA Projects Future U.S. Food Price Increases
"NIA projects that at the average U.S. grocery store it will soon cost $11.43 for one ear of corn, $23.05 for a 24 oz loaf of wheat bread, $62.21 for a 32 oz package of Domino Granulated Sugar, $24.31 for a 32 fl oz container of soy milk, $77.71 for a 11.30 oz container of Folgers Classic Roast Coffee, $45.71 for a 64 fl oz container of Minute Maid Orange Juice, and $15.50 for a Hershey's Milk Chocolate 1.55 oz candy bar. NIA also projects that by the end of this decade, a plain white men's cotton t-shirt at Wal-Mart will cost $55.57."
No, I don't know when is 'soon.' Other inflation predictors show large price increases beginning in the first half of 2011 because they are already 'built-in' at the wholesale level.
Give China Taiwan, Let them have Guam and lastly Hawaii. Give them the far east and let the Koreans and Japanese dicker with them to keep what freedoms the reds will let them retain.
I don’t buy Becks One world concept. Other nations will not buy this? Will Russia give up their nationalism? Nyet, Will China take orders from the UN? Germany? Mexico? Never! Internationalism is always Trumped by Nationalism. Thats what wrecked Communism and thats what will wreck globalism. I see America going down a fascist path—Lots of Uniforms, flags, music, marching, and patriotism. Jobs apleanty, safe streets and Slave labor camps. All we need is a charismatic leader—one will come forward—do not worry. I only hope they are more Evita Peron than Adolph Hitler.
The last thing the "United States" needs is a dictator. Obozo is a fascist dictator want-to-be, but he is going down. Whatever happens from here, there are enough of us who will not allow what you suggested to keep it from happening. I will draw my last breath opposing such a demise.
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