>>You’re the one making the 18th century claims. I’m merely describing things as they are and have been here all my life.<<
You have never visited the Big City? Most people live in one or near one.
>>(etc. etc. etc.)... Does the DC crowd dislike preppers as much as it dislikes creationists? Sounds like it.<<
Why do you think I am in DC? It is a neat place and all, but I only get by there a few times a year. I hit all the tourist places like the Smithsonian and try to find oddities like the Spy Museum.
You might want to look at my profile to guess my home...
And I have no idea where the creation thing or “preppers” thing is coming from. Prepare all you want. But don’t shut down those of us who think it is a waste of time and treasure to do so in the manner suggested by the OP. As disaster preparedness, sure. As a long term solution for complete collapse, not so much.
Which one? Been to most of them, US, Canada, British Isles and Europe. I have no interest in living in any of them. I like the space, being close to the land, living where my people have lived since, yes, the 18th century. A sense of place, of rootedness gives me a measure of peace and comfort. Pity you'll never understand that.