Some want to bring God's Armageddon into the discussion as if they know that it will be God's will should some catastrophe befall us. Despite the fact that the history of man is full of direr times which were cause by nature or man himself. Man doesn't need God to help them muck things up to a point were their fellows cry out for God to end it all and relieve them of their misery.
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 than many of the Libs. These types 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’. I also warn you of those of the ‘its God's will’ crowd who also will want to see you punished as they will see you as dodging God's punishment, these two groups will be among the first to report you so as to make sure you too suffer. The first group because you proved them wrong the second because you try to escape 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 people 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.”
I would ‘listen’ to some of these post and take warning at what they are saying.
Good post. There is nothing wrong with being prepared. In many cases, preparation can pay off even if there is not an apocalyptic calamity. Non-perishable food, precious metals, and ammo will probably appreciate in value anyways if current trends continue.
In fact, we are probably more vulnerable to calamity than ever before precisely because most people are not versatile enough. We are so dependent on specialization and complexity that basic survival skills are the exception. During the Great Depression, many people still knew how to farm and fix things. True, things may have been simpler, but that improved an individual’s chance for coping and survival.
I can tell you where there’s an entire, modern nation full of preppers. It’s called “Japan”.
Thanks for the ping to this.
Making a decision to prep or not is a judgement call. People choose to take different paths in llife. This is just one of many life decisions we all face.
IMHO anyone who would take the time to belittle and harange preppers has a serious character flaw.
Conservatives generally accept the fact that different people may have different beliefs and choose to live in different ways. We belive the world is large enough for that kind of diversity as long as it is not destructive to others.
But rabid Islamists, socialists, leftists, racists and many others cannot stand the thought of living in a world where everyone does not agree with their views and does not live according to their rules. Even though many of these people preach diversity the truth is they cannot abide true diversity of thought any more than do militant Islamists. These kind of people cannot just pass by someone engaged in an activity they do not agree with. Just knowing it exists gives them furor and rage.
It looks like we have some people like that on FR - people who cannot just let us have a constructive exchange of ideas and information related to prepping, but instictively become combative when they are exposed to ideas and choices they do not agree with.
Many of the pretribers will be shocked when the SHTF and they are still here.
I understand. I’ve seen it on other sites. There are three groups - preppers, those who put down preppers, and those who whine claiming they’d rather just die rather than provide any insurance to their kids and loved ones.