Comments on: We All Must Be Preppers

By: Sarah Rain@facebook

Sarah Rain@facebook — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 01:46:48 +0000

@stuffisthings What if we recognized that even with this in existence, we’d be more comfortable and put other people at less risk if we put some thought into taking care of ourselves?

By: Keck

Keck — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 21:45:45 +0000

I am appalled that the first instinct appears are be the purchasing of weapons – ’cause I’m pretty sure the intent is NOT subsistence hunting. We are only making this harder for ourselves people!

By: stuffisthings

stuffisthings — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:48:51 +0000

Oh I’m not against prepping for brief interruptions of daily life due to natural disasters. That’s a good thing to encourage, especially for people with the means. But the “preppers,” even the liberal-friendly ones profiled in this article, are not “prepping” for a long weekend being snowed in.

Logan actually zeroed in on a pretty good way to distinguish good emergency preparedness practices from crazy survivalist tendencies: does your “preparation” plan require large quantities of ammunition?

By: AconyBelle

AconyBelle — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:45:12 +0000

@stuffisthings Not even remotely total social breakdown, but having plenty of food and water stored, along with a propane heater and stove, has made being occasionally snowed in/flooded in/totally out of money much less stressful. Also, it enables me to do exactly what you suggest. I’m able to help out other members of my community when local food pantries aren’t open/available/stocked.

By: Sarah Rain@facebook

Sarah Rain@facebook — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:41:40 +0000

@stuffisthings Absolutely true. But the basis of that working also requires individuals to take some responsibility for themselves. Read this link: http://scienceblogs.com/casaubonsbook/2012/11/01/but-what-if-nothing-happens/
My favorite quote from it:

The message of “I prepared and nothing happened” is not “I wasted my time and resources” as our culture so often tells us. Instead, it is ”I was ready. I was ready to care for myself, ready to step up and aid others. I did all I could to avoid being a victim and thus endangering others (rescue workers) and placing demands on what could have been a strapped emergency system. I stepped up, so that those who cannot step up due to poverty, lack of a home, disability, age, ill-health can be protected.”

By: stuffisthings

stuffisthings — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:37:20 +0000

@NoReally At least she avoids media bias by only reading RedState and the Daily Mail.

By: wearitcounts

wearitcounts — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:34:43 +0000

@stuffisthings exactly.

By: NoReally

NoReally — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:18:51 +0000

Maybe you only need guns of you’re the kind of person who says shit like “non- mother, father, and God-centered family.”

By: stuffisthings

stuffisthings — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:15:25 +0000

I wonder, in the entire history of the world is there a single recorded case of one family surviving total social breakdown due to having a bunker full of beans and ammunition and a solar flashlight?

Every story of courage and survival during natural or man-made calamity that I’ve encountered involves communities coming together to help each other, not successful hoarding.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:06:44 +0000

Pretty much everyone just read The Zombie Survival Guide; good in non-zombie apocalypse scenarios too!