Wannabefree said:
The breakdown is ongoing, and HERE, just not so in-your-face yet, so be ready just in case.
I agree that it's here, but it's going to get far worse. It's a combination of things actually. It's an ongoing progression of bad decisions by our elected officials. Bad decisions that do not represent the will of the people they were elected to represent, but serve the corporations that buy their votes. Then there's those people that
really believe in "entitlement". Over the life span of 3 or 4 generations, they have now come to expect the government (us, and our taxes) to actually take care of them while they sit on their butts as if the government was their mama. Look at those people in New Orleans with Katrina. They just sat there and complained that the government wasn't doing enough to help them. What did they do to prepare for what happened? Anything? That's the kind of people that will be the zombies during an "event" of any proportion.
Now, having said that, it is possible that they are ignorant of what they should be doing to prepare for any event. In their way of life and living conditions, who would have taught them? That's why when I'm in the grocery store buying for my storage and someone says something about the quantities, I take them aside and explain to them why I do it. I have yet for someone to disagree with what I am doing after I explain why I am doing it. It's hard and feels somewhat awkward, but every question about what we do is an opportunity to enlighten someone else about self reliance and self sustainability.
I try to share what others have shared with me. When I'm shopping and I see a person pick up a container of Hershey's chocolate syrup, I excuse myself into their shopping trip and tell them that Nesquik syrup has no high fructose corn syrup in it. So far, they have put the Hershey's back on the shelf. I share with people at the milk case that a particular brand is certified to have no RBGH in it. I had a woman stop me in the store and ask me why I was buying organic products. I took 15 minutes and explained all about the GMO nightmare that is being put upon the American people. She was surprised!
It's kind of like what the Bible says: "Don't withhold good from someone when it is in the power of your hand to do it." We have to assume that the other people just don't know as much about things as we do. And I don't mean that in a pompous way. We need to be more willing to share information so the masses will be enlightened as to how to protect themselves. The more they are prepared, the more we are insulated against the numbers that aren't prepared.
However, gangs will be roaming the streets when something does go down and the police aren't available. I'm not talking about people looking for food either. I'm talking about people that are going to TAKE your food whether you like it or not. It is at this point that I introduce them to my friends... Smith & Wesson.
