People will not let themselves think about the ramifications of a social collapse, regardless of its cause. It has been so since the Civil Defense days of the 50’s. They said bomb shelters would protect us but no scenario I ever saw talked about how the population would eat 30 days later when most food sources had been exhausted.
People now who promote preparedness for events like Katrina and think about 3 days to a week. Ask them about a 60 day power outage and some have thought about it briefly but almost none have really thought it out. The author of the book “One Second After” was an optimist and in his scenario of a small town there was only a 25% survival rate after a year.
You are right. Preppers, what few there are, will inherit the earth. When the time for survival arrives, the time allowed for preparation is at an end, or, When did Noah build the Ark? Before the flood, BEFORE THE FLOOD.
If possible try to stock up for 6-12 months. You would be suprised at how quickly you can accumulate extra food just buying a few extra bags of rice and beans or canned goods each week. That is how we started out. Then we evolved into the whole 9 yards with the grain mill, the Big Berkey water filter, the bulk grains and freeze dried veggies and canned meats. Once you get started you will get more and more motivated. If nothing ever happens you can always just eat the food.
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Agreed on all points, except the survival rate. I don’t pretend to know what it will be, but I think people have an amazing capacity to survive. The biggest concern (not a fear, really), that I have is those who will attempt to move to tribes and feudalism, like in “The Postman.” A charismatic person has many times in history led people to do very bad things.