Posted on 03/06/2017 9:23:47 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
I've written about this trend before: the liberal anti-Trump prepper movement. Unhappy with the results of the 2016 presidential election, a certain cohort of Americans have taken up "prepping" for fear a Trump presidency might bring about some kind of apocalypse.
Business Insider has some more information about this new and growing group of folks.
One such group started on Facebook and is called the "Liberal Prepper." Its purpose is to "combine minds and hearts, with an emphasis on preparedness, in a time where a progressive way of life has never been more at risk of becoming taboo or altogether ostracized."
The beauty of freedom is that people like this are allowed to form groups and associations; in fact, similar groups composed of people on the right have existed for years. But people in this country are not guaranteed that their life choices will not be considered taboo or ostracized by their communities. In fact, I applaud these folks and encourage them to live their progressive lives as long as they keep their progressivism out of mine. But that's not what progressivism is about and progressives want the force of government to compel their fellow citizens to also live progressively. No thank you. I can make my own choices....
(Excerpt) Read more at pjmedia.com ...
Thank you for posting the links to those books. Should be interesting and informative reading.
I happen to like prepper manuals disguised as novels. Maybe the quality of the writing is lame (or maybe it is genuinely good), but it is certainly more enjoyable than a dry manual with lists. They also get you thinking about various situations that may apply to you and/or friends in the future.
Thanks. It’s interesting to see topics become acceptable with progressives wheras previously they were made fun of.
YW!
It has been my experience that preparedness tends to lead to either conservatism or anti-statism.
With that in mind, I applaud this movement.
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