Ask yourself one question as we get started: If society was thrown into chaos today, if the world was flipped upside down and you could no longer rely on the government to provide you with the means to secure the health and well-being of your family, could you survive for long?
I'm not a paranoid, not delusional, and I'm not a member of the "World Is Ending" crowd. Politically, I've been both a Democrat and Republican at various times during my life, and at this point I choose not to affiliate myself with either party. While my beliefs tend to lean more to the Republican side, the core beliefs the party was built upon, I no longer feel that party is centered in the concepts that have allowed this country to prosper, flourish, and establish itself as the world leader in nearly every social and economic platform.
My beliefs, which have only been strengthen and tempered by the current political difficulties this country is facing today, is that personal liberty and freedom is the most sacred right. I believe in a small Federal government, with fewer laws and interference in the lives of it's citizens, and I believe that our taxes should be minimized by changing to a national sales taxes. I believe in Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness--and I believe the Second Amendment to the Constitution is perhaps the most important section of the greatest document written in the history of mankind.
I'm a normal citizen. I live in a very nice, middle-class neighborhood, and I have a wonderful family. We do the same things nearly every family does; we look forward to the weekends, complain about the weather, go swimming at the pool, take walks and bike rides. My children are involved in sports, video games, and all the normal things kids do. We try to go on vacation to the beach every year, but like other families the economic problems have effected us as well. We spend the holidays with our family and friends, and our neighborhood is filled with wonderful people who look out for one another.
Basically, I'm trying to show you that I'm not some raving lunatic holed up in an underground bunker somewhere in the desert. I have a normal life, with the normal worries and concerns, with the normal hobbies and interests, and like many other Americans I'm beginning to feel as though that way of life, the country I was raised in and the country my children will inherit, is being threatened from numerous sources--both foreign and domestic.
I'm worried, and I'm not ashamed to admit it.
Right now in our country we are facing something we've never faced before in our history. There is a "Perfect Storm" on the horizon, and as the clouds gather and grow, and as the darkness sweeps forward and gains in depth, I've felt compelled to reassess my station, my future, and the security of my family.
Today we are facing political turmoil that we've never faced as a nation. The current president and administration seem hellbent on systematically eliminating our rights and freedoms by instituting law and policy that is socialist by nature and definition. Our very Constitution is being subverted and undermined for the purpose of political power and gain, and at this point is seems like a segment of the populace is beginning to awaken from a deep slumber and realize that the person sitting in the White House is not the man the public believed they were electing to the most powerful office in the world.
The political division among the citizens of our country is deeper then it's ever been, and the battle is just beginning. The "fundamental changes to the fabric of America" our president has spoken so boldly about in essence means the Federal Government will be instituting more control over your choices in life, taking more of the money you earn, and determining the very quality of life you experience---and this agenda cannot be allowed to continue unabated.
The potential for an incident on the political landscape which could greatly disrupt this country, tossing it back into the Dark Ages, is very real. And as this battle becomes further engaged on both sides the chances of an event capable of collapsing our society will become far greater.
Enough about the political landscape for now--that is just one of the storm fronts looming on the horizon.
Here are the others, and we'll examine each in turn during the next few day.
* Environmental Disaster -- we've seen this already with Hurricane Katrina, and we will see it again before long.
* Terrorist Threats --- Do you think this country is safe now from another attack?
* Nuclear Weapons --- Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia--scary stuff here.
* Economic State --- Things are bad, and we just spent $700 billion for nothing.
This is just the major issues we're facing today. Any single one of these has the potential to destroy our society as we know it--but the most worrisome thing is that all of these, with possibly the chance of environmental disaster, are intertwined. These current threats have always been present, but it's the scope and magnitude of each one individually that is cause for great concern.
I had to face the fact recently, thanks to the remnants of a hurricane that hit Ohio--yes, Ohio--and knocked out our power for an entire week, that I wasn't prepared for a major emergency or disaster. I wasn't prepared to keep my family safe, fed, defended, and secure should some unfortunate event cause the collapse of society. It took over two weeks for our government to get the first shipments of water to all the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Two Weeks! The city of New Orleans lost all semblance of law and order; police and fire workers choose not to show up for duty so they could keep their own families safe, riots and looting became commonplace, water and food became unavailable, mobs ruled the streets--shooting people for the few resources available.
And we watched it all on CNN and ABC news. People were fighting for their lives, the city was destroyed and underwater, and our own government was unable to correctly assess the situation and reestablish order until many needlessly died. Now, imagine an event of this type happening on a larger scale. Imagine a bio genetically created disease ravaging the populace--swine-flu, how much help do you think you're going to get?
My goal is to provide you with the things you need; the tools, knowledge, tips, techniques, and strategies, to give you and your family the best chance of surviving an event of this nature. You need to be prepared--your life, and the life of everyone you love, may depend on how well you can imagine the worst case scenario, and choose that should you will be ready, no matter what.
It's up to you--make that choice, and decide that you need to take a serious look at the world around you, and have a plan in place if the shit hits the fan. If you don't . . . well, the future may be much different then you could ever imagine.
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