The Sky Is Falling…For Real…

I don’t know, but watching the liberal news media presenting reports of political strife around the world, economic instability, massive unemployment and useless politicians wringing their hands and passing the buck over government’s lack of common sense and epidemic spinelessness, I begin to understand why so many people in this country are not only pissed off, but are preparing for crisis mode.

Until recently, if you labeled someone a “survivalist” one did so with tongue in cheek and with a negative connotation. One imagined Rambo types hunkering down in remote places, ready to shoot anyone who stumbled on to their property. Camouflage, high-powered weapons, and the stockpiling of food and goods. Creepy….though logical today.

So what has changed? First of all, the title “survivalist” is politically incorrect. Too many past semantics for the new “Preppers” to handle. Yes, that is what they are called now. Preppers. I don’t know if I like this title or not. It does fall in line with: hippies, groupies, yuppies and other such designations, but falls flat when stood next to those Rambo types.

I spent some time researching the new “prepper” mentality and was amazed by the numbers that have taken to this concept of preparing. But preparing for what though? December 21, 2012? or a complete breakdown of society? Or for emergency weather conditions such as what happened with the blizzard that hit the East Coast last month? It all depends on what your present perception is to global problems. All you have to do is pick your favorite Armageddon scenario. No, I am not making fun of the survivalist..oops..prepper mindset. Actually, I have been thinking this way long before the movement morphed from surviving to prepping.

But here’s lays the problem. Though many people are realizing that preparing for an emergency, whether it is short-term or long-term, stockpiling all the goods you need to make it through a crisis they need to realize one important factor. Your mental stamina will be your most important tool and I do not believe many people have taken the psychological part of this seriously. Now is the time to do so.

Another impending problem is that the illustrious US government (specifically the FBI) is now labeling anyone who takes the precaution of stockpiling goods as potential terrorists. I find this incredible. Incredibly sickening. This is just another validation of where the direction the government is headed. Can anyone say “Control”?

Anyway, for those who still might be interested in the concept of preparing for emergencies, I have included a few websites that will get you started and for those who feel that nothing will ever happen, this false safety mentality is called the “Normalcy bias” and you can click here to read more.

Survival Quarterly

American Preppers Network

The Suburban Prepper

Supplies and Storage

Survival Psychology

Survival Magazine / Forum

ryeder.com   for Prepper 101