Most folks haven't a clue how terribly fragile our civilization has become. Less than 2% of our population produce all of our food. That production is absolutely dependent upon electricity and petroleum and to an ever-growing extent the internet and GPS.
Disrupt the delicate balance of production, processing and distribution and our population centers will be WC (Without Chow) in a matter of days.
In any prolonged emergency; the two greatest threats we face are starvation and people behaving badly.
Those two threats are like fire and smoke; one goes along with the other. Hungry people become desperate people and desperate people have a tendency to behave badly.
How do we insulate ourselves from these threats?
First, have a substantial larder. Lay in a LOT of chow.
How much and what kind? Get a copy of the LDS Preparedness Manual and read it and take action.
Second, distance yourself from disorder. This means don’t live in the "hive." Cities are unsustainable without JIT delivery, the power grid, and a viable transporation system. An EMP can take all that out in a heartbeat.
For most folks this is a tough nut. If you were born and raised within 50 miles of any major east coat or west coast city, leaving is probably inconceivable. I get it. But if you stay in the hive and something goes terribly wrong, you’ll eventually fall victim to number two. There’ll be no pleasure in saying, “I told you so.”
If your plan is to “Bug Out” I’d urge you to reconsider. It’s not a good option. Running under duress and becoming a refugee is not a viable solution. If you are an East Coaster who didn’t “Bug Out” on 9/11/01 you’ll probably wait too long when the time comes.
Of course, your best bet is to become part of a small rural community in flyover country far from major population centers, where you are unlikely to see hordes of the unprepared in denial members of the dependent welfare class staggering like Zombies toward your village.
(Still it’s not a bad idea to have a pallet of concertina in the barn just in case.)
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