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I found this article and thought it was interesting as it points out that there are folks involved in prepping and self-sufficiency that aren't "preppers".
I've seen references in recent threads talking about villages for preservation of the species, and I thought this fit in with that line of thinking.
"The stereotypical doomsday prepper — the paranoid fearmonger stocking bullets and canned goods in a bunker — is a fringe figure, but a growing number of Americans have gained interest in learning survival skills and preparing for disaster."
I've met lots of people who are prepared. I've never met a "doomsday prepper". Preparedness begins with community, and it sounds like these River Bend people are on the right track.
I volunteer at a local Ag Fair, that supports the community of off-grid self-sufficiency homesteaders.
For three days we have 750+ one-hour workshops on every skill you would possibly need to homestead. House design and construction, solar power systems, organic farming, livestock production, for preservation, etc.
Around 1970 a network came together of communes focused on sustainable living from healthy soils.
A quote from the article: "True wealth is how long you can survive without money."
If our modern society collapsed, knowledge and compassion are going to be far more valuable than a stash of bullets & Bandaids. Nobody likes an arsehole, and they'll be quickly eliminated.
A quote from the article: "True wealth is how long you can survive without money."
If our modern society collapsed, knowledge and compassion are going to be far more valuable than a stash of bullets & Bandaids. Nobody likes an arsehole, and they'll be quickly eliminated.
Survival knowledge, and compassion will be a two-edged sword.
I found this article and thought it was interesting as it points out that there are folks involved in prepping and self-sufficiency that aren't "preppers".
I've seen references in recent threads talking about villages for preservation of the species, and I thought this fit in with that line of thinking.
In reality, the ones that don't want to be associated with the "prepper movement" or the "doomsday" preppers:
Those ARE the real preppers.
We do not have a TV in our home. I have gotten the impression from online forums that 'prepper' has become a negative phrase meaning crazy person.
When I see 'preppers' most of them live off-grid and strive for self-sufficiency. Perhaps the mainstream media now considers that to be crazy. I am not sure.
if someone is not mainstream as in going with the herd then they are considered extreme or crazy.
its all about controlling the masses.
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