[hiredhand]

We've evaluated preparedness from a standpoint of what we can realistically hope to handle. As far as something as bad as TEOTWAWKI, we're as prepared as we're ever going to be. I won't go into detail here because there's a standard list of "must haves" in the face of a systems collapse.

However, the problem is that NOBODY will fend off sanctioned intruders. At best, they'll do as my neighbor intends and kill perhaps a few of them. They might even kill them all. They MIGHT kill them all and live! But woe be to the FIRST ones who do this! They'll certainly be reported as domestic terrorists who possessed an arsenal of assault rifles and of course the usual compliment of anti-government propaganda (i.e. - a copy of the U.S. Constitution!) will be found on their premises.

You've hit on the root of the problem. NOBODY is ready. Because of the way most humans operate, most won't think about grouping together until they have a reason to act large scale in a manner which is self protective.

This thread is reminding me very much of things which a good many of us have read in the book "Enemies Foreign and Domestic". I knew that someday, the dissassembly of this nation would bring about similar things, but it's disturbing to think that we could be as close as we are. The signs are present, observable, and quantifiable.

[LegendHasIt]

Looks like some of the other blogs are starting to pick up on this: HERE IS ONE

[Travis McGee]

This thread is reminding me very much of things which a good many of us have read in the book "Enemies Foreign and Domestic".

And that's why I wrote it.