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  To amazngdrx

  Less desirable, eh?!  My, you're just full of hubris, aren't you?On More than peak oil or financial crash, I fear angry men armed to the teeth posted 1 year, 6 months ago 31 Responses

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  Good post!

  The people I network with would, and do believe in 'community' and sharing ideas, work and so forth.

  We believe, though, as I'm sure you do, that we don't have the time, money or energy to contribute to the idea that a few must be responsible for many - or what has become known as today's 'welfare' society.On More than peak oil or financial crash, I fear angry men armed to the teeth posted 1 year, 6 months ago 31 Responses

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  You're Kidding, Right?!

  I wonder if you've been watching too many movies - or have 'grasshopper' tendencies?

  I consider myself a 'survivalist', and am part of a larger network of good folks who have the same beliefs as I.

  I believe in being prepared for any situation as much as I can be.  I feel that I need to care for myself and those who depend on me - rather than waiting around for someone else to come along and do it for me.

  I enjoy learning how to 'do' things for myself - now, so that if those skills are ever needed, I will already have them.  I can garden, have family that know how to hunt and process meat, know how to sew, make butter, and so forth.

  Last winter when we had a major ice storm, we were able to stay in our own home with alternate heat sources, cook, have light to see by - while many of our neighbors went to the local shelter.

  People like myself are all around you, but you don't know it, because you have this picture of 'angry men guarding canned goods'.  I'm female, by the way.

  But let me add this - don't expect to come to my house to take long term shelter if things go bad.  I don't do all this for you and all those who refuse to prepare themselves.  I do it for those I love.  Everyone else needs to do the same - if you chose not to, that's not my problem.On More than peak oil or financial crash, I fear angry men armed to the teeth posted 1 year, 6 months ago 31 Responses