Originally published at Notes from the bunker…. You can comment here or there.
,Rawles was getting some good press a few weeks ago when the rice-rationing episodes at CostCo were in the news. That sort of exposure leads to all sorts related articles. In this case, heres someone (presumably lefty) taking issue with a bunch of his stuff: Why Survivalists Make Me Want To Die.
This comes from the same school of “if you prepare to survive a nuclear war, youre inviting one to happen”. These people….argh…I simply cannot express my disgust.
I used to care about what would happen to the well-meaning-but-unprepared….not anymore. By and large Ive resigned myself to the policy that they had every chance to do that which was necessary to take care of themselves and if they choose not to then thats a choice Im going to respect – have a nice day.
However, to actively try to dissuade someone from doing things to protect themselves…well, thats a different matter. I suppose if someone is gullible enough to buy into that and sell the AR, sell the Mountain House stash and sell thegold then they get what they deserve.
Still and all, the article makes me wanna go over there and kick the guy in the ‘nads.
If you read a bit further in the comments you’ll find that their main objection is that their actual plan in case of catastrophe is to beg off those that prepared, and they don’t like realizing that they might not be welcomed with open arms.
I’ve got nagging worries about my lack of OpSec, but I also think that I’m better off if my whole community is better off, i.e., I’m trying to teach about food security and energy independence so that we can handle a grid-down situation better. I don’t feel an urge to proselytize about weapons (and in fact, prefer to keep that part of my preparations quiet for a variety of reasons) but I do want others to have more of a preparedness ethic specifically so my stash isn’t the only stash around.
hrmph!
they expect you to bail them out of trouble, yet one be condemed for being prepared.in a post aftermath, they will try to show up on my door, expecting me to turn over everything, yet same would shoot me to even try to say hi.
I can help others out, but there is a frinre line between helping those in need and those whom behave as locusts whom will give nothing or do nothing back for such aid.my help is given to those that help me, and those others whom want to take it all, well got some lead to donate to them, period.
in any case, most whom condem survivlists are those whom aim to be the only survivors in charge of everything. they just don’t like those whom might survive are prepared to defend themselves from these bastards than perish with the rest of the “underclass”. for them, a landmine under my welcome mat is a real asset. Wildflower 08