How many Jews do you think while crammed into a cattle car on their way to some death camp didn't wish they had heed the signs more and prep for what was coming?
I want to warn you who prep, beware these pseudo-conservatives they will be the worse in someways more than many of the Libs. Many will want to punish you for being right and proving them wrong, they will even go as far as blaming you for the troubles because in their twisted way of thinking your prepping brought the 'troubles'. Some of 'it's God's will' crowd will also want to see you punished as they will see you as dodging God's punishment, they will be among the first to report you so as to make sure you too suffer what they see as the rightful wrath of God as if they know the Lord's mind.
OPSEC is not just for you Lib neighbors many that you think as being conservative thinkers will be just as dangerous.
We have talked a lot about safety in numbers and that is so true, just keep in mind not all enemies sail under their true colors.
Beware these people listen to their words carefully and keep in mind this quote from one of my favorite westerns:
"Most times a man will tell you his bad intentions if you listen, let yourself hear."
Please consider this our weekly Preppers’ Thread.
For later
Weird story, that mixed the issue of prepping with some loser who prepped then murdered his family then holed up in his bunker, where the constables blew the door off to find him a suicide. Well of COURSE it was in vain. Shed no tears for him.
Perhaps for himself so as not to be torn apart by the mob! (Not a very wise prepper.)
I suspect that the best “prep” is the silent prep.
I’ve been a sort of prepper since high school in 1960. One thing bothers me, as shown in the movie DELIVERANCE.
Several business men and a survivalist (Burt Reynolds)run the river and encounter hillbillies. The survivalist saves their bacon but in the next rapids breaks his hip and has a compound fracture. And he is scared! He is now totally useless.
What happens in a SHTF situation when the most prepared person is out of action?
The show is of mixed interest to me. It seems Nat Geo went way out of their way to pick some of the most laughable Prepper loons in existence. A few can be taken seriously, but mostly it is comedy.
On top of that, Nat Geo seems to have gone way out of their way to pick the Preppers with the lamest reasons for prepping. A few are believably prepping for economic collapse, but the rest is pretty farfetched compared to the main reason I find people prepping: fear of a totalitarian takeover attempt by a Marxist-inspired Federal government. Not ONE Prepper on the show, as far as I know, has ever come within a country mile of uttering a single syllable along those lines, despite the history of the last 100 years.
The show is of mixed interest to me. It seems Nat Geo went way out of their way to pick some of the most laughable Prepper loons in existence. A few can be taken seriously, but mostly it is comedy.
On top of that, Nat Geo seems to have gone way out of their way to pick the Preppers with the lamest reasons for prepping. A few are believably prepping for economic collapse, but the rest is pretty farfetched compared to the main reason I find people prepping: fear of a totalitarian takeover attempt by a Marxist-inspired Federal government. Not ONE Prepper on the show, as far as I know, has ever come within a country mile of uttering a single syllable along those lines, despite the history of the last 100 years, and the events rapidly unfolding before our eyes.
By definition, a prepper would not go on Doomsday Preppers or otherwise publicly broadcast their preparations. Why? Because that’s the opposite of being prepared. That’s setting yourself up to be one of the first targeted in the aftermath of a true doomsday scenario.
Interesting question.
Leni
I am going to have to tune in one of the prepper shows as they sound like a hoot.
This is not the first time we have gone through this prepper phase. When I was a youngster (1960s) many people built bomb shelters in their backyards to protect their family in the event of a nuclear war with the USSR. They spent huge amounts of money for concrete and ventilation systems and discussions of how to create a proper bomb shelter appeared in the popular press. So this is nothing new.
Oddly enough, we came within minutes of being in a nuclear war in the early 60s. It was a very real possibility and it nearly happened.
“Doomsday Preppers” is more enjoyable to watch than most of the trash on TV but it does have some serious shortcomings.
On the surface the producers present a seemingly constructive look at the prepper movement in general and individual preppers in particular.
But to me there is no doubt that an intentional secondary message of the program is to portray preppers as a somewhat loco fringe element.
That’s why producers have selected some subjects they can show as incompetent, or even dangerous, gun owners. And they also portray many as obsessive, disconnected and paranoid.
This has been a heated discussion among Evangelical Christians lately. What is unclear is how bad things are going to get before the Rapture and how long will it last. The Tribulation will bring more horror, violence, despair and destruction than man has ever seen. Just looking at history and the misery that has already happened in the past, one could see preparing for a terrible future even if it lasts a relatively short time. There is a wide range of opinions among Evangelicals - from preparing for a two or three week crisis due to extreme weather all the way to having a five year supply of food, water, meds, guns, ammo, etc. The struggle many Evangelicals have is spending tens of thousands of dollars on preps that could be given to the church or to charities. I don’t have the answer, but I can tell you that not all Evangelicals are critical of preppers and I can assure that no true Christian wishes God’s wrath on anyone. Maranatha.
Its simple.
Do think a SMART Prepper would allow National Geographic to tell the world he has a stash, and what he has to defend it with?